The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-16
BUFF'ALO GRIM STRIKE.
situation Worse Last Night -BishoJ
Quigley Upholds the Men.

Buffalo, May 15.-The dock situation
is worse tonight than at any time since
the opening of the season. The monthly
men, the men VIII owork inside 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 owing to
the fact that it requires considerable
experience TO operate the machinery of
the elevators
Bishop Quigley and the leaders of the
grain shovelers held a conference to-
day that lasted until .o'cclok 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 and at tie
conclusion of the conference the bishop
addressed a blg~meeting of grain show
eiers. He told them that in view of the
course adopted by the contractor he
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 shovelers
monthly men, freight handlers, coal
passers, ore handlers and hosting engi-
neers to unite and continue the contest
unit 1.-THE grievances Of each had been
settled. He also said that no settle
ment would be effected until Contractor
Conners agreed to employ no one but
members of the new grain shovelcrs'
union. If this demand was not agreed
to, Bishop Quigley said, the Lake Car
riers' associa ton would be asked to alb
rogate the contract. No settlement of
the difficulty will be reached now until
all the boss scoopers employed by Mr..
Conners are discharged.
The freight handlers, monthly men
and hosting engineers have agreed to
stand by the grain shovelers and the
coal passers and freight handlers Will
make the same agreement tomorrow.
The additions to the strikers to-day be-
sides the monthly men were the local
branch of the International Union Of
many of whom are employed
on the hosting engines along the dock.
They adopted a resolution to assist the
grain shovelers. Bishop Quigley to-
night appointed Timothy p. Donovan as
inspector of the docks in accordance
with the reement entered into by the
Lake Carriers association. Mr.. Dono- |
van will have access to all elevators and
vessels and his salary will be paid by
the Lake Carriers association.
Contractor ConneTs said tonight: Il |
have not violated the agreement made |
by the Lake Carriers association in any |
particular l am not supposed to en- |
ploy more men than | need The state |
ment that | required all men seeking I
should present cards issued /
oy me is false. | made no such agree /
nent and did not sanction any such ac-
ion on the part of my BOSSES"
President Keefe of the International |
association has tele- !
,raphed that he is coming back to Buff
'alo Immediately for the purpose of af-
iliating the new grain shovelers' union
With the longshoremen's associat ton.
The members of the state board of me
liation and arbitration also have been
'euuested to return.