Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-16
DOCK MEN STAND TOGETHER
United Labor Interests Sustain Shovelers in
Renewed Strike,
DIFFERENCE STILL FAR FROM SETTLEMENT
Claim Agreement Is violated
in Retention of Obnoxious Hosscs
aud other workmcn En-
dorsc the View.

BUFFALO. y. Y, May 15.-The dock silt
uation is worse tonight than at any ttme
since the opening Of the season. The
monthly men, those who work inside of
the elevators, are out and have agreed to
romain out until the grain shovclors and
he freight handlers strikes are settled.
Tomorrow every elevator here will be idle
unless new men can be secured to take the
places of the monthly men, which is SAID
to be improbable.
Bishop Quigley and the leaders Of the
grain shovclers held a conference today
that lasted until . o'clock tonight. The
grain shovelers claimed that Mr.. Corners
had violated all the essential provisions of
the agreement that the Lake Carriers as,
ISOLATION had made with the union.
The bishop afterward addressed a big
meeting of the grain shovelers. He toln
them that in view of the course adopted by
the contractors, Re would not advise them
to return to work. 1t had been decided, he
said, that the only way to win a victory
that would have any material results was
for all the laboring men employed on the
docks. including grain shovelcrs, monthly
men, freight handlers, coal passers, ore
handlers and hosting engineers, to unite
and continue the struggle until the griev-
ances of each had been settled. He also said
that no settlement would be effected until
contractors agreed to employ none but
members of the new Grain Shovelers' union.
If this demand was not agreed to, Bishop
Quigley said, the Lake Carriers associa-
tion would be asked to abrogate the con-
tract.
No settlement of the difficulty will be
reached now until all the boss scoopers
employed by Mr.. Corners are discharged.
The freight handlers, monthly men and
hosting engineers have agreed to stand by
the grain shovelers and the coal passers
and ore handlers will make the same agree
ment tomorrow.
The additions to the strikers ranks to-
day beside the monthly men were the local
branch of the international Union of En-,
gineers, many of whom are employed on the
hosting engines along the dock. TheS
adopted a resolution to assist the grain
shovelers.
Bishop Quigley tonight appointed Timothy
p. Donovan as inspector of the docks, ln
accordance with the agreement entered
into by the Lake Carriers association. Mr..
Donovan will have access to all elevators
and vessels and his salary will be paid by
tho Lake Carriers association.
Contractor Corners said tonight: Il have
not violated the agreement made by the
Lake Carriers association in any particu-
lar. l am not supposed to employ more men
than l need. The statement that | required
that all men seeking employment should
present cards issued by me is false. / made
no such arrangement and did not sanction
any such action on the part of my bosses"
President Keefe of the Internationa.
Lcngshoreman's association has tele-
graphed that he is coming back to Buffalo
Immediately for the purpose of affiliating
the new Grain Shovelers' union with the
Longshoremen's association. The members
of the State Board Of Mediation and Arbi-
tfation also have been requested to return.
Boss Scooper Novels was set upon tonight
while returning from work by a crowd of
boys. He drew a revolver and fired two
shots in the air. Before he reached home
a crowd of women numbering 100 joined
in the attack upon him, beat him badly and
took away his revolver.
Newell was rescued by the police. Trouble
is feared, although the strike leaders have
cautioned the men to remain orderly.
Governor Roosevelt stated tonight that at
his suggestion the State Board of Arbitra-
ton would hold a public investigation into
the strike.
After hearing the report of the counsel,
Harvey b. Goulder, officers of the Lake
Carriers association tonight gave out a
statement in which they say that after in
vestigating the strike they made the propo-
sition to the men embodied in the amend
ment Of Mr.. Corners contract agreed to
at Bishop Quigley's house Sunday night
last. There the part of the Lake Carriers
association ends and it retires from the
field, assuring the people of Buffalo that
whatever the result of the contest between
.lo ,,,iop. mr. hot uapD nnV union and Mr..
Corners it will positively see to it that who
ever may be employed shoveling grain at
Buffalo, the saloon boss system, with It's
attendant evils, shall be abolished and such
safeguards as are set out in the contract
made last night shall be provided for that
purpose.