The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-05-16
BUFFALO
STRIKEI !
1t Has Resulted in Closing Down
All the Elevators.
ooNNERs VIOLATED AGREEMENT,

According to the Statements OF the
Men, But the Contractor Denies the
Charge Bishop QuiRley, After In
vestigatiou. Sides with the strikers.
Buffalo. May 16-The dock situation
Is worse today than at any time since
the opening OF the season. The
monthly men, the men who work in
side of the elevators, are out, and have
agreed to remain out until the grain
shovelers' and the freight handlers
strikes are settled. Every elevator
here is idle. Bishop Quigley and the
leaders of the grain shovelers held 4
conference yesterday that lasted until
9 o'clock last night. The grain shovel
ers claimed that Mr.. Conners had vio-
lated all the essential provisions Of the
agreement that the Lake Carriers as
sociation had made with the union.
The bishop summoned many witnesses
before him.
At the conclusion Of the conference
the bishop addressed a big meeting of
the grain shovelers. He told them that
in view of the course adopted by the
contractor he would not advise them to
return to work. IL has 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 han
| dlers, coal passers, ore handlers and
hoisting engineers to unite and con-
tinue the contest until the grievances
of each had been settled He also
said that no settlement would be eff
| fected until Contractor Corners agreed
| to employ none but members OF the
new grain shovelers' union. II this
demand was not agreed to, Bishop
Quigley said, the Lake Carriers asso-
citation would be asked to abrogate the
contract No settlement OF the diff
ficulty 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 ore handlers will
make the same agreement today.
The additions to the strikers yes
| terday, beside the monthly men, were
| the local branch of the International
Union of Engineers, many of whom
are employed on the hosting engines
| along the dock. They adopted a reso-
luton to assist the grain shovelers.
Bishop Quigley last night appointed
Timothy p. Donovan as inspector OF
the COCKS. in 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
| the Lake Carriers association.
Contractor Conners said: 81 have
| not violated the agreement made by
the Lake Carriers association in any
particular. | am not supposed to en-
! ploy more men than I need The state
ment that l required that all men seek
| ing 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 International
'Longshoremen'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 asso-
citation. The members of the state
board of mediation and arbitration
also have been requested to return.