The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08
THE BUFFALO STRIKERS
Urging a Bishop to Assist in End
ing the Contest,
CONTRACTOR IMPORTING MEN.


However, Deserted En- Route and
After Arrival-Claimed That They
Were Deceived.
Buffalo, May S.-President Johnson,
Of the state board of mediation and
arbitration; H. D. Goulder. OF Cleve-
land. attorney for the Lake Carriers
association, and Mr.. Douglass. repre-
senting the Western Elevating asso-
citation, called on Bishop Quigley, Of
the Catholic diocese of Buffalo, yes
terday ana asked him to endeavor to
induce the grain shovelers to accept
the proposition made by Contractor
Corners
The result Of the conference could
not be ascertained 1t is understood,
however, that Bishop Quigley request
ed time for consideration and consul
tation with the priests in whose par
ishes the trouble is centered. The
fact that Mr.. Goulder intends to re-
main over in Buffalo until tonight is
believed to indicate that Bishop Quig-
ley will make known his answer some
time today. Nearly all of the grain
shovelers are Ifishmen. and attend
the Catholic church 1t is thought,
therefore. that suggestion coming
from the bishop would carry with it
great weight
The monthly men at the elevators
held a big meeting yesterday after
noon. Resolutions we're adopted eX-
pressing sympathy with the cause OF
the grain shoyelers, and it was unani-
mously voted that whenever there are
any signs of growing strength on the
part of Contractor Corners strike
will be declared The monthly men
thought it would be best to stick to
their elevators so long as Mr.. Corners
is unable to obtain sufficient num-
Der of shovelers to unload the grain.
A delegation from the grain shovelers
anion was present at the meeting.
Contractor Couners is beginning to
import men from other cities to take
the place of the striking grain SHOW
elers. One of his boss shovelers, Peter
Dalton, has opened headquarters in a
saloon at As Bowery, New York, and
is hiring men to work on the docks
here. Dalton started $50 men for Buff
falo at midnight Saturday One hun
dred and seven deserted at the ferry
landing in New York. The rest were
put aboard a Delaware. I.ackawanna
and Western train. On the way to
Buffalo a stop was made and the men
were given rs cents each for break
fast Only 20 OF the 40 came back to
the train. When the train reached
Buffalo delegation of strikers who
had received notice Of the coming OF
the New Workers., appeared at the de-
pot and enticed all but Is of the new
corners away. The Is who stuck were
taken to the Marine elevator in bus
guarded by two patrol wagons full of
police. No attempt was made to modest
them.
Last night a delegation of grain
shoveIcrs waited on the superintendent
of police, the mayor and the superin-
tendent of the poor for the purpose of
having the New Workers sent home at
the expense Of the city. Last night
they were lodged in the grain shovel
ers' hall They claim that the situa-
ton here was misrepresented to them,
anu 'ilVy nave apHL n lClV Gil " lIVll
friends on the Bowery warning them
to keep away from Buffalo.
The situation along the water front
remains unchanged. Only seven ele-
vators were working yesterday. 1t is
estimated that when the big Duluth
fleet, which began to arrive this morn
ing, is in 1t will take several weeks,
with full force of shovelers, to clear
the harbor and catch up on the work.
Late last night IL was given out that
the grain shovelers will present an III
timatum to the Lake Carriers asso-
citation today. The substance of the
ultimatum will be that if the strike
is not ended this week the 'longshore-
men all along the chain of lakes will
be ordered ont, and that the entire
lake traffic will be tied up, and that
for every week hereafter that Mr. Con-
neis holds the contract the grain SHOW
elers union will add 80 cents to the
contract price. The union is willing
now to take the contract for 81 fiat
per thousand bushels.
President Keefe, of the Interna-
tonal Longshoremen association,
came here yesterday. The impression
that Secretary Henry c. Barter, of the
association, created here by his signed
statements that the association would
not support the striking grain shovel
ers' union was dispelIed by Presi-
dent keefe Mr.. Keefe said
"The only way by which the trouble
can be ended is by the abrogation of
the contract which Mr. Corners holds.
The Lake Carriers association cannot
hope to bring about . compromise. The
Old union, whose officers are now
working for Mr.. Corners, has ceased
TO be recognized by the longshore-
mems association. The new union has
lHhcu ~ place"