New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
BUFFALO STRIKE RENEWED.
SITUATION ON THE DOCKS MORE SERI-
Gus THAN EVER.
THE CONTRACTOR ACCUSED OF VIOLATING
HIS AGREEMENT-BIsHOP QU1GLEY AD-
VIsEs THE MEN TO REMAIN OUT


HIS AGREEMENT-BIsHO QUIGLEY AD-
vIsEs THE MEN TO REMAIN OUT.
Buffalo. May 15.-The dock situation is worse
tonight than at any time since the opening
OF the season. The monthly men, the men who
work inside Of the elevators, are out. and have
agreed to remain out until the grain shovellers'
and the freight-handlers' strikes settled. To-
morrow every elevator here Will be idle unless
new men be secured to take the places or
the monthly men, which is said to be improb-
able. owing to the fact that 1t requires consider
able experience to operate the machinery of the
elevators
THE BISHOPS ADVICE TO THE MEN.
Bishop Quigley and the leaders of the grain
shovellers held a conference which lasted until
o'clock tonight The shovellers asserted that
Mr.. Conners had violated all the essential pro-
visions Of the agreement the Lake Carriers AS
sociation had made with the union. The Bisnop
summoned many witnesses before him. Al the
close OF the conference the Bishop addressed a
big meeting of the grain -shovellers He told
them that, in view Of the course adopted by
the contractor, he would not advise them to
return to work. It had been decided. he said,
that the only way to win victory that would
have any material results was for ali the labor
ing men employed on the docks, including grain
shovellers, monthly men. freight-handlers, coal
passers ore-h handlers and hoisting engineers, 10
unite and continue the contest until the griev-
ances of all have been settled. He also said that
no settlement would be effected until Conners
agreed to employ none but members OF the new
Grain Shovellers' Union. II this demand was
not granted, Bishop Quigley said the Lake
Carriers Association would be asked to abrogate
Mo of he diffiCulty
be reached now until all the boss scoopers en-
ployed by Mr.. Conners are discharged
The freight-handers. monthly men and hoist
ing engineers have agreed to stand by the
grain -shovellers and the coal-passers Will make
the same agreement tomorrow.
The additions to the strikers to-day besides
the monthly men were the local branch or the
International Union OF Engineers many or
whom are employed on the hoisting-engines
along the dock They adopted resolution to
assist the grain-shovellers.
Bishop Ouigley tonight appointed Timothy
P Donovan inspector Of the docks in ac-
cordance with the agreement made by the Lake
Carriers Association. Mr.. Donovan VIII nave LAY,
access to all elevators and vessels, and his sal
ary will be paid by the Lake Carriers Associa-
ton.
STATEMENT OF THE CONTRACTOR.
Mr. Connors the contractor, said tonight Il
have not violated the agreement made by the
Lake Carriers Association in any particular
l am not supposed to employ more men than
I need The statement that required that all
men seeking employment should present cards
issued by me is false. l made no such arrange
ment, and did not sanction any such action on
the part of my bosses
President Keefe OF the International Long
shoremen's Association has telegraphed that he
is coming back TO Buffalo Immediately Tor the
purpose of affiliating the new Grain -Shovellers
Union with the Longshoremens Association
The members of the State Board Of Mediation
and Arbitration also have been requested 10 re-
turn.