Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20
WAR TO A FINISH NOW
Striking Grain Shovelers Deter.
mine to Have All That They
Have Demanded.
BREAK OFF ALL NEGOTIATIONS,

And Denounce Mcmahon for Making a
Proposal That Conners Rejected-Bishop
Quigiey Repudiated. and the Trouble
Likely to Exten .akp the SaiIors-Pana
Troubles Again said To he Ended, the
Mine Operators Surrendering.
Buffalo. May 2o-The grain shovelers
iAst night adopted resolutions repudiat-
ing all agreements made with the Lake
Carriers association and demanding the
unequivocal abrogation Of the contract
with Corners. The striking freight
handlers at their meeting voted to
ignore the advice OF Bishop Quigley
in which he urged them to return to
work under the terms granted by the
associated lake lines at the conference
yesterday afternoon. The action taken
NJ tnese two meetings it is thought will
end for some time to come the negotia-
tons which have been in progress for
ever two weeks to bring about a settle
ment of the dock troubles. The grain
shovelers will refuse to make any fur
ther proposition to either the lake car
riers or to the contractor, and as the
lake carriers some days ago decided
to withdraw from the conflict the in
dications are that the strike will be per-
United to wear itself out.
Proposal Rejected by Corners.
The final conference between Con-
tractor Corners and the men was held
yesterday afternoon. The men an
nounced before they took part in it that
II it did not result in some agreement
they would break off negot'ations. AZ
this conference the strikers proposed
that there be inserted in the agree
al " cd wit q T.al %
riers' association a clause governing the
appointment of boss scoopers. This
clause provided that the grain shovel
ers should submit the names of ten
mon for each elevator. out of which list
the contractor should select his boss
scoopers. Corners refused to agree to
the proposition, and the men left the
conference.
Strikers Denounce Mcmahon.
At 8 o'clock last night President Nc
Mahon reported to meeting of grain
shovelers the result of the conference.
A wild scene ensued. The men poured
out their wrath upon the president and
the committee for having attempted to
make such terms: declared that they
would have refused them even if the
had accepted them, and, in
the midst of denunciations of the con-
tractor. the committee, and even Bishop
lgulSley, resolution was aOOpteO 10
the effect that the executive committee
representing the strikers should estab- |
lish an office and wait there for the
Lake Carriers association to come to
them and agree to break the contract |
with Corners.
May Extend to the Sailors.
Another resolution was adopted pro- |
the officers or the executive |
from negotiating further |
with Corners or making any advances |
20 the Lake Carriers association. Yes |
-erday afternoon Bishop Quigley re- |
opened st. Bridgets hall for the use of |
he men, The grain shovelers. however, |
refused to occupy it, and established |
elsewhere. The Interna-
ional Seamen's union is to take part |
n the struggle. 1t is claimed that the
,rews on the vessels are assisting in /
he work of unloading grain here. A
of members of the union is
o begin work Immediately for the pur-
rose of inducing the crews of lake ves-
els to leave their ships.