The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-23
STRIKE ENDS
AT BUFFALO.
Agreement Has Been Reached
With Contractor Corners.
THE ELIGIBILITY OF SC00PERS.
win Be Determined by a Committee From the
Old and the New Unions.
Mr.. C0NNERS WILL SUBMIT LISTS
Action Of me Committee Is to Be- ffnsf and The
Contractor Agrees 10 Employ None
But Union Men.
win Be Determined BY a Committee From the
Old and The New Unions.
MR.. C0NNERS WILL SUBMIT LISTS.

lers strike was settled at 2:iJ this
morning when an agreement signed by
Contractor Conners agreeing 10 with
draw all men now employed by him as
grain shovellers and to submit the
names of his old men TO a committee
OF five composed of two members each
from old and new locals 81. with Presi-
dent keefe OF the Longshoreman's as
ISOLATION as chairman. who shall de-
eide upon the eligibility OF such MEM
bers 10 join new local 81 was accepted
by President Keefe and Rev. Mr.. Al
bertson, who represented the striking
shovellers.
The agreement was announced to the
strikers this morning. but as the com
mittee which conferred with Mr.. Con-
ners had full power TO act IL Is belieVed
there will be no further hitch and that
the men will resume work tomorrow
morning. In the meantime 1t is expect
ed that the freight handlers and oth-
ers who struck out OF sympathy Tor
the scoopers will return To work.
Following are the articles signed by
Contractor Conners early this morning.
II, William j. Connors agree that all
men now employed by me as grain
shovellers shall be withdrawn from the
mittee on membership. which commit
tee is provided for in another docu-
! ment bearing even date with this, and
signed by me.
Il do also agree that / will employ
| as grain shovellers only those belonging
| to the organization represented by +.
| J. Mcmahon and presenting cards bear
| ing his signature. j furthermore agree
| that ALI bosses 10 ewhom objections
| were made i'm the document signed by
! Bishop Quigley and James Corrigan,
| the list of whom is now I'm possession
! of said bishop. shall be suspended un-
| til their status is fixed by the COM
| mittee provided for in the said agree
| ment between Bishop Quigley ana
/ James Corrigan
! II further agree that the places made
| vacant by the suspension of the bosses
| above referred TO shall be temporarily
| filled by bonafide monthly men at each
1 elevator where such suspension takes
place and that the men employed shall
be hired by the temporary or perman-
| ent boss scoopers, except in cases where
| the boss is suspended. i'm which case
| Mr.. Conners will designate a man for
| that purpose.
Csigned). 'w. J. CoNNERs."
Buffalo, May % 1899
81. william ]. Conners. agree to sub
| NIT the names of such Of my employees
as are practical grain scoopers and as
have worked FOR me or Mr.. James Ken.
| nedy last season and are now working
for me to a committee of five. two mem
bers OF which shall be from old local
No 81 and two members of the pres
ent grain scoopers organization repre-
sented by r. j. Mcmahon, and the fifth
member Mr. j. Keefe, who shall act as
| chairman of said committee, and III saio
committee discover among the number
OF names so submitted by me those OF
any men who were not bona hde gralr
shovellers prior to April 8, 1889, theS
may be rejected by the same commit
tee whose decision I'm this regard shall
be final and all names not rejected b,
said committee shall be admitted I,
membership i'm the new union and vii
L employ none but members OF said orga
nization and said committee. OF which
Mr. Keafe is TO be chairman, must holC
a session within As hours from the dat,
of adjustment of the present labo
trouble II Is mutually understood ant
agreed between myself and the new
union that unless the men return 4
work on or before the hour OF a. m
MAY % 1899. this agreement Is TO b
null and void and the paper returned
"W. ]. coNNERs."
Buffalo, May 22. 1899.
In the settlement OF the strike Con
tractor Conners practically concede
everything the men asked In his ef
forts TO end the trouble excepting th
abrogation Of the contract, but includ
ing the abolition OF the so-called saloo
boss system.
The final agreement limits the dat
for returning to work at a. M. Ma
25. next Thursday. but ~ is confdentl
expected that a majority OF the me-
i viii be at work tomorrow morning an
that the work OF unloading the numer