The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-11
NEA AIRING A SETTLEMENT
Their Leaders Advise the Grain
Shovelers to Compromise.
STRIKE VIRTUALLY OVER
Bishop Quigley Acts as Chairman at
Conference at Which Proposition
Submitted by the Lake Carriers
Is Favorably Considered.

Buffalo, N Y. May 1O.-The trouble
between Contractor Connors and the
grain shovelers is. nearer settlement
tonight than at any time since the
shipping season opened. The prospects
are now that before the end of the
week the whole matter will be straight
ened out, the grain blockade will he
raised and the men will be at work
again.
Between the time when the meeting
of the grain shovelers, at which Bishop
Quigley submitted his report of the
Monday night conference with the lake
carriers, ended this afternoon, and at
10 o'clock the situation changed COM
pleteiy This afternoon the grain SHOW
elers and their leaders and advisers
were apparently firm in their deter
minajion to accept no compromise.
Tonight the leaders were prepared TO
make terms along the lines laid down
in the last proposition made by the
lake carriers, which provided for the
appointment of general superlnteno-
ent, who would have entire charge OF
the unloading of grain at this port and
what would be a big point, BlshOp
Quig1ey said. to be paid by the lake
carriers
This change of attitude was brought
about by a conference held at Mr..
Quigleys residence, at which the bist
op. the Rev. Father O'Connell. Presl-
dent Keefe of the Longshoremen's as
sociation and the officers of the Gram
Shovelers' union were present.
The conference began shortly before
o'clock. Bishop Quigley acted as
chairman. The situation was discuss
ed fully. President keefe advised that
the proposition made by the Lake Car
riers' association be accepted. he
pointed out the fact that if the offer
made by the lake carriers be spurned
all might be lost by reason of the pos
sibIe inability of the leaders to hold
shovelers together and prevent them
from accepting the terms individually.
The leaders of the grain shoVelers eX-
pressed doubt as to their ability to IN
duce the men to agree to any terms
other than those proposed by them
selves
John M. Hennessey, a member of the
committee. was delegated to wait on
the shovelers and ask them if they
would agree to the proposition made
by the lake carriers. He returned some
time afterward with the informant ton
that the grain shovelers had voted not
to return to work unless the contracts
were abrogated.
The conference lasted until 1880
O'clock Before adjournment it be-
came evident that the leaders of the
grain shovelers were ready to advise
the men to compromise After me
conference Bishop Quigley said: The
indica tions are that a settlement Will
be reached very soon. The leaders are
in a much better disposition and ap-
pear to be prepared to accept reason
able terms. Two propositions to be
made to the lake carriers at a con-
ference to be held soon were discussed
but no final decision was reached. The
committee will meet here again to-
morrow night. l think that it is likely
that arrangements leading to a set
tlement of the trouble will be made
4 them
It was stated tonight that in the
event of the lake carriers refusing tc
abrogate the contract the grain SHOW
elers will ask that Mr. Connors' share
of the contract price be cut down tc
21s cents per 1000 bushels. The con
ference with the representatives of the
lake carriers. it is understood, will be
held on Friday.