Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-19
STRIKE RENEWED.
Buffalo Trouble Farther Than
Ever from Settlement.
The Strikers Repudiate Bishop QuigIey
and Act for Themselves.
Lake Commerce Suffering and Western Rail.
roads Scooping the Business.

Buffalo. n. y. May 1S.-The posi-
billty of an early settlement of the
dock strike was removed, this after
noon, and, tonight, the end Of the
trouble is apparently farther off than
ever before. The grain shovelers have
once more declared their intention of
refusing to return to work until the
contract between the Lake Carriers
Association and Mr.. Connors is abro-
gated.
The situation Is most peculiar. Yes
terday, Bishop Quigley advised the
men to accept the terms offered by
Contractor Connors and to hold them
selves in readiness to go to work when
he gave the word The bishop also
warned them to hold no more meetings.
Today. St. Bridget's hall. the head
quarters Of the strikers. which is
owned by the Catholic church. was
closed and locked by order of the
bishop. This afternoon, notwithstand-
ing the fact that at least so per cent.
of the strikers are of the Roman
Catholic religion. a large number of the
grain shovelers publicly repudiated the
bishop, refused to accept his advice
and removed their headquarters to
Fillmore hall.
Shortly after o'clock this afternoon.
over 1000 grain shovelers formed in line
in front of St. Bridget's hall and
marched to Fillmore hall. where they
were joined by about 2000 striking
freight handlers and other sympathiz-
ers. and President Mcmahon Of the
union, was summoned. When Mcmahon
appeared the men voted unanimously
TO refuse to work while Mr.. Connors
holds the contract and a committee
was appointed to reopen direct nego-
tiations with the Lake Carriers Asso-
citation.
Resolutions were adopted discharg-
ing the committee that has been act
ing in conjunction with Bishop Quig-
ley, expressing confidence in President
Mcmahon and refusing to pay any at
,ention whatever to any call for a
meeting issued by the bishop.
Timothy +. Donovan, the inspector
appointed by the bishop 10 represent
the men on the docks and who had
brought about the last agreement with
Contractor Connors. was denounced.
Bishop Quigley is out of town. to-
night. and no statement as to his fu-
ture course could be secured. He will
return to the city. tomorrow morning
Information was received. today
from an authoritative source that the
elevator men and others who have val
liable interests on the docks. have de-
termined upon radical action. They
prpose to exert every effort to secure
men from out of town to take the
places of the strikers. The action OF
the strikers. today, they say, makes it
necessary to adopt some measures
other than negotiations in orderto bring
about resumption of business here.
The public investiga lion now being
held by the state board of mediation
and arbitration brought out the fact,
this afternoon, that not only the COM
merce of the port Of Buffalo. but also
the entire commerce of the lakes is in
danger of being permanently crippled
by the strike. Gibson c. Douglass OF
the Western Transit CO.. testified that
vessel owners had already sustained a
loss of 100000. that agents We're re-
fusing to load vessels for this port and
that the commerce was being diverted
into other routes. He said that as a
result of the strike Western grain ship
pers had discovered that they could
ship grain by rail from Indiana, Hi
nois and other sections cheaper than
it could be shipped by boat to Buffalo.
His opinion was that if the dock
troubles continued great portion of
the lake commerce would be perma-
nently destroyed
The Association Of Lake Lines. Bis
hop Quigley and the Freight Handlers
Union committee, held a conference, at
100 A. NJ. today. and discussed the
terms of the strike agreement. The
lake managers declined to discuss the
abolition of the contract system for
this season. also the wage schedule on
account Of present contracts, but took
up a new matter presented by the
strikers. namely. the discharge Of OBJ
jectionable bosses. This matter caus-
ed delay and the conference was ad
journed until Friday, at 10 A. NJ
All the members of the Firemen'S
Union in port struck, at noon. 1t was
stated that as other firemen arrived on
their boats they would join the strikers.
Secretary Foley of the union, advised
the men to keep away from the docks.
AS this is purely a sympathetic strike
it will end as soon as the scoOpers'
strike is adjusted.
4 coroner's jury, today. declared that
Boss Scooper VIM. +. kenney. who
was recently fatally injured in an af-
fray on the docks, came to his death
premeditated design at the
hands Of John Skinner. George Skinner.
George Arye. John o. Brien and others
unknown. The men are under arrest
AT 1130 o'clock tonight President
of the Grain ShoyelIers'
Union. while testifying at the public
stated that in his opinion
if clause had been placed in the agree
ment between the Lake Carriers and
the men protecting the men against
possible discrimination in the future
they would go to work Attorney
Hoyt, representing Contractor Connors
agreed to the insertion of
such a clause and said he would permit
the attorney for the men to draw if M.
Mr.. Mcmahon agreed to call A meet
ing of the union. at 9 O'Clock in the
lay the proposition before the
men and report the action taken
by them before noon. II think they
Will accept it, said Mcmahon. tonight.