The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-19
.REPUDIATED
The BISHOP. .
The Buffalo Grain Shovelers Re.
fuse to Work Until Corners
Contract is Abrogated. y
ADVICE OF BISHOP QUIGLEY
In Spurncd...Many Sympathetic
Strikcs...Entirc Lake Com.
mcrcc In Danger.

Nt AiGASS III DauScTs ur
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 1s.-The prob
ability Of an early settlement OF the
dock strike was removed this afternoon
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 be-
tween the Lake Carriers Association
and Mr.. Corners is abroghted.
The situation is most peculiar. Yes
terday Bishop Qulglcy advised the men
to accept the terms offered by Contrac-
tor Conners and to hold themselves In
readiness to go to work when he gave
the word. The bishop also warned them
to hold no more meetings. To-day st.
Brldget's Hall, the headquarters Of the
strikers. which is owned by the Cath
ole church. was closed and locked by
order OF the bishop. This afternoon.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mt least
eighty per cent Of the strikers are Of the
Roman Catholic religion. a large num-
ber OF the grain shovelers publicly re-
pudiated the bishop. refused to accept
his advice and removed their headQuar-
ters to Fillmore Hall.
Refused to Go to Work.
Shortly after O'Clock this afternoon,
over 1000 grain shovclers formed In line
in front of St. Bridget's> Hail and
marched to Fillmore Hall, where they
wera Joined by about 1000 striking
freight handlers and other sympa-
thizers. and President McMahon, of the
union, was announced. When McMa-
hon appeared, the men voted unani-
mously to refuse to work, while Mr..
Conners holds the contract, and COM
mittec was appointed to reopen direct
negotiations with the Lake Carriers
Association.
Resolutions were adopted. dscharging
the committee that has been acting In
conjunction with Bishop Quigley, ex-
pressing confidence in President McNIn-
hon and refusing to pay any attention
whatever to any call for 4 meeting is
sued by the bishop, -5
+, Timothy p Donovan, the inspector
appointed by the bishop to represent the
men or the docks. and who had brought
about the last agreement with Contrnc-
tor Corners, was denounced.
Bishop QuiGley is out Of .own tonight
and no statement as to his future course
could be secured. He will return to the
cit: tomorrow morning.
Information was received to-day from
an authoritative source that the eleva-
to- men and others who have valuable
interests on the docks have determined
upon radical action. They propose to
exert every effort to secure men from
out of town to take the place OF the
strikers. The action Of the strikers to-
day. they say, makes it necessary to
Adopt some measures other than nego-
tiations in order to bring about re-
sumption of business here.
Lake Commerce Crippled.
The public investigation now being
held by the state board of mediation
and arbitration, brought out the fact
this afternoon that not only the port OF
Buffalo, but the entire commerce of the
lakes Is In dariger Of being permanently
crippled by the strike. Gibson c. Doug
lag. Of the Western Transit Company.
testified that vessel owners already had
sustained loss of over 100000, that
agents were refusing to load vessels for
this port and that the commerce was
being diverted into other routes. He
said that as n result OF the strike, west
crn grain shippers had discovered that
they could ship grain by rail from 1ndl-
ana, Illinois and other sections cheaper
than 1t could be shipped by boat to Bur-
falo. His opinion was thnt II the dock
troubles continued, good portion OF
the lake commerce would be per1na-
ncntly destroyed.
The association OF lake lines, Bishop
Qugley and the freight handlers union
committee held n conference at 1880 n.
NJ. to-day and discussed the terms of
the strike agreement. The line man
ayers declined to discuss the abolition of
the contract system for this season, also
the wage schedule on account OF pres
cnt contracts. but took up n new matter
presented by the strikers. namely, the
discharge OF Objectionable bosses. This
matter caused delay, and the conference
was adjourned until Friday at 10 n. m
All the members OF the nrenens
union In port struck ut noon. 1t was
stated that rs other trcmen arrived on
their boats they would Join the strike.
Secretary Foley, of the union, advised |
the men to keep away from the docks. !
As this Is purely sympathetic strike,
It will end rs soon as the scooper strike
Is adjusted.
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Recent Charters.
Special Dispatch to the ln,clllEcncer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. May lS-A
clar,or was Issued to-day. to the EH-
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