Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-10
no CHARGE AT BUFFALO.
Carriers Offer Compromise. But Shoyelers Will
Have Nothing 10 Do With Connors.

Buffalo May 9-Whilc the strike Sit
uation remains unchanged after a day
uf great quictncss there IN sun hope
Of a speedy Settlement ~ The trouble.
The grain shovellcrs still persist that
nothing will satisfy them except they
succeed in ubolshing the existence ~
contractors and middlemcn. They as
scrt that they can furnish bonds to
guarantee that they themselves can
haHdI" all the grain transported hy the
Lake Carriers Association.
Tonight. it Was learned that the
Lake Carriers Association ana CON
tractor Couuors are willing to make
mere radical concessions I'd thu scoop
trs than any yet announced. Bishop
4uEley. Who is chairman Of the con-
ference, last night, suId. tonight. that
H. had his report Of the proceedings
prepared ana that Il contained no sus-
gyastiuns or propositions from him other
than those which occurred III INC con-
frrences that it would be made public.
.1morroW.
Tonight. at big meeting of the
grain shoVellers. President McMahpn
made q report of the doings Of the con
ference committees. He stated that
tn" propositions submitted by the grain
shovellers had been laid or the table
by the representatives. Of the Lake Gar
I,crs' Association and that the latter
had made a counter proposition. The
Lake Carriers. Nj. Mcmahon said, he'd
agreed To accept AL the terms con-
tanned in the proposition OF the grain
shoyellers with the exception of the
nbrogation Of the contract which Nj.
ConnOrs held They have agreed to
tal.c the entire supervision Of the work
out Of Mr.. Connors' hands. to let Bis
hop Quigley appoint a superintendent,
Up give the power TO the grain shovel
Grs OF appointing their own boss scoop
crs and they agreed to the appoint
mcnt Of local board Of arbitration.
In other words the Lake Carriers had
agreed that hereafter Mr. Connors
would be contractor in name only and
that he would have nothing TO do with
the men or the work with the exception
Of drawing his ; cents per 1000 bushels.
President McMahon announced that
the committee of the strikers had re-
fused to accept these terms and had
declared that they would have nothing
to do with the work unless Mr.. Con-
gether. The grain shovelers unani-
mously approved Of the committees
action.
This afternoon, Bishop Quigley to
whom was delegated the ask of pre-
pairing a report Of the proceedings of
Monday nights conference. telephoned
the substance Of the report to the rep
resentatives of the Lake carriers at
Cleveland. Later the bishop was no.
report had been accepted and APP
proved. No intimation was received
from Cleveland. however, as to what
the future course of the Lake Carriers
would be
1t was stated here. today. upon eX-
cellent authority that a meeting of the
Lake Carriers Association will be called
in Cleveland within day or two, for
the purpose of reviewing the report of
the work done by the associations
representatives in the efforts to settle
the trouble here and that the PROPOSE
ton made by the grain shovelers will
be laid before the association at that
meeting.
The situation on the docks has not
changed. Mr.. Connors claims to have
more men at work now than at any
other time this season. He gave out
4 statement. today. furnished by the
Western Elevating Association show
ing that he had elevated more grain
from May l to May s. this year. than
during the corresponding period, last
wear.