Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-15
Complete Tie-Up of All the Eleva-
tors There Today.
SERIOUS v TURN TO SITUATION
Grain Skoyelers Refuse to Work
With Non-Union Men.
OTHERS QUIT IN SYMPATHY

BUFFALO, n. Y. May 15.-This after
noon 443 monthly men. the operators of the
machinery of the grain elevators, struck in
every elevator in the harbur, including
several not connected with the Western
Elevating Association.
Every elevator is completely tied up.
The grain shovelers, whose troubles were
believed to have been satisfactorily settled,
nave refused to go to work in the elevators
with the men who have been working and
whom the contractors refuse to discharge.
Kept Away by Police.
About 300 men assembled near the city
elevator. where they found between thirty
and forty men working. They became very
angry, and the. police, seeming trouble, re-
fused to allow them on the dock. Some of
the monthly men threatened to quit unless
the men a work We're discharged. After a
snort discussion Superintendent decided to
suspend operations, and the men We're taken
from the elevator. In the meantime the
STRIKING shoNelers had gone to st. Bridget S
Hall, where President Mcmahon in formed
them that the contractor had violated the
agreement. He advised the men TO keep
quiet, remain where they We're and await
developments. President Mcmahon then
then hurried away to see Bishop Quigley.
he returned shortly after noon.
Bishop Doing All He Could.
me bishop, he stated, was doing all in
ms power to arrange matters. Mcmahon
asserts that every elevator is now or soon
Will be completely tied up by reason of
tha monthly men going out. The freight
handlers. coal beavers and ore workers are
still out. Business is at a standstill at
the coal and ore docks. but the railroads
have men at work their docks handling
freight. Thirty-hve levee negroes from
Clncinnatt ware put TO work on the Central
docks today The monthly mem from the
elevators held a meeting and determined
TO order out all the men who manipulate
the eleva tor machinery, including the steam
shoVeis. The situation has not been so
serious before.
The shovelers claim that they were re-
quired to get cards from Contractor Con-
ners before they would be permitted to
work. and that, in addition to the objec-
uonabe shovelers at work, some of the
boss scoopers objected to We're working
Notwithstanding the agreemet reached that
they were to be suspended pending an in
vestigation of charges against them. The
shovelers marched to their headquarters
with their sc oopsfon their shoulders.
Bishop aufKIey Appealed To.
Bishop Quigley has been appealed to, and
is expected to address the shovelers this
afternoon. Delegates from the engineers
union from different ports are here watch
ing the situation
President McMahon of the new union has
summoned President Keefe Of the Interna-
tional Longshoremen's Union back from
Chicago. ..
Harvey p. Gouldier. attorney for the
Lake Carriers. said this afternoon:
The disagreement is owing to want of
confidence The best interests of all, in
Guiding the citizens of Buffalo. have been
conserved in the agreement reached. have
satisfied myself that the scoopers were not
told that they could not go to work unless
they had cards from Mr. Corners. 1t is not
NO to r6S
ment covers all the rights of the men If
they will only study It.