The Portland daily press., 1899-05-16
COMPLETELY TIED Up.
Dock Situation Worse
Than Ever.
Inside Men Will Strike Until Matter
Is Settled.
Ia
Iai
Contractor Charged
With Bad Faith.
Bishop Quigley Advises Men Not
To Go To Work.

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situation is worse tonight than ut any
time since the opening of the season. The
monthly men, the men who worked In
side OF the elevators, are out and have
agreed to remain out until the grain
shovelers and 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 ow-
ing to the fact that 1t requires consider
able experience to operate the machinery
of the elevators.
Bishop Quigley and the leaders Of the
grain shoyelers held conference today
that lasted until nine O'Clock tonight.
The grain shovelers claimed that Mr..
Conners had violated all the essential
provisions of the agreement, that the
Lake Carriers association had made with
the union. The Bishop summoned many
witnesses before him. At the conclusion
Of the conference the Bishop addressed
o big meeting of the grain shovelers He
told them that In view OF the course
adopted by the contractor he would not
ad wise them to return to work. 1t had
been decided he said, that the only way
to win q victory that would have any
material results, was for all the laborinR
men employed on the docks, including
grain shovelers, monthly men. freight
handlers, coal passers, ore handlers and
hoisting engineers, to unite and continue
the contest until the grievances OF each
had been settled. He also said that no
settlement would be affected until Con-
tractor Conners agreed to employ mona
but mem bers of the new grain shovelers
union. If this demand WAS not agreed to
Bishop Quigley said the Lake Carriers
a4sSeiation would be asked too abroRate
the contract. No settlement of the diff
Guilty will be reached now until all the
boss scoopbrs employed by MIR. Conners
are discharged.
The freight handlers, monthly men and
hoisting engineers have agreed to stand
by the grain shovelers and the coal pass
ers and freight handlers will make the
same gIeement tomorrow.
The additions to the strikers today
besides the monthly men were the local
branch of the International Union Of
Engineers, many of whom are employed
on the hoisting engines along the docks.
They adopted u resolution to assist the
grain shovelers.
Bishop Quigley tonight appointed Tim
othy p. Donovan rs inspector of the
docks in accordance with the agreement
entered into by the Lake Carriers asso-
citation. MIR. Donovan will have access
to all elevators and vessels and his salary
will be paid by the Lake Carriers asso-
citation. Contractor Connors said to-
night: 81 have not violated the agree
ment made by the Lake Carriers associa-
tion in any particular. / am not supposed
to employ more than 1 need. The state
ment that I required all men seeking EN-.
ployment should present cards Issued by
me. is fslse.
81 made no such arrangement and did
not sanction any such action on the part
of my Bosses"
President Kssfe OF the International
Longshoremen's association has tele-
graphed that he Is coming to b uffalo inn
mediately for the purpose of ffiliating
the new Grain Shovelsrs' union with the
Longshoremen' s association. The men,
bers of the State Board OF Mediation and
Arbitration have also been requested TO
return.
Boss Scooper Nevels was set upon to-
night by crowd OF boys. He drew o re-
volver and fired into the air. Later over
100 women Joined in the attack upon him
and beat him badly. Novels was rescued
by the police. Afterward a soooper named
Clifford, employed by Mr. Conners was
set upon and compelled to draw q revOl-
yer. The police arrested him for carry
ing concealed weapon.
Gov. Roosevelt stated tonight that he
State board of arbitration would hold a
public investigation OF the strike trou-