The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-10
BIG STRIKE
AT BUFFALO.
The Grain Shovelers Are Still OBJ.
durate In Demanding Abro.
CATION Of Contractors.
SIGNS OF A SETTLEMENT.
Lake Carriers Association Will.
ing to Make the Most Lib.
cral Concessions.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 0.-Whlle the
strike situation remains unchanged at-
ter a-day of great qhetness there Ia
still hope for speedy settlement of the
trouble The grain shovelers are obdu-
rate IN that they still persist that moth
ing will satisfy them excep: abolition
of contractors and middlemen. They
assert that they can furnish sufficient
bonds to guarantee that-they- them
selves can handle all OF the grain which
Is transported by the Lake Carriers
AssocIat tIon.
Tonight It was learned that the Lake
Carriers AssociatlonandC Contractor Con-
nors are willing to make concessions of
q radical kind to the scoopers, even
more liberal than anv yet announced.
Bishop Quisley, who was chairman of
the conference held last night. said to-
night that he had his report Of the pro-
ceedinss prepared and that It contained
no suggestion or propositions from him
other than those which were made at
the conference, and that the report
would be made public tomorrow.
Tonight at big meeting Of the grain
shovelers held at st. Bridgets Hall.
President McMahon made report of
the doings of the conference commit
tees. He stated that the proposition
submitted by the grain shovelers had
been laid on the table By the represen-
tatives of the Lake Carriers Associa-
tion. and that the latter had made a
counter proposition. The lake carriers,
Mr.. Mcmahon said had agreed to ac-
cept all Of the terms contained In the
proposition Of the grain shovelers with
the exception OF the abrogation OF the
contract which Mr.. Connors held. They
had agreed to take the entire supervis-
Ion OF the work out OF Mr.. Connors'
hands. to let Bishop Quigley appoint a
superintendent, to give the power to the
grain shovelers OF appointing their own
boss scoopera and they agreed to the
appointment of q local board OF arbltra-
ton. In other words the lake carriers
had agreed that hereafter Mr.. Counors
would be contractor in name only, and
that he would have nothing 10 do with
the men or the work withsthe exception
OF drawing his five cents per 900 BUSH
els
President McMalon announced that
the committee of the strikers had refus-
ed 10 accept these terms and had de-
ciared that they would have nothing to
do with the work unless Mr.. Connors
was relieved of the contract altogether.
Tho grain shovelers unanimously ap-
proved OF the committees action.
This afternoon Bishop Quiglcy. to
whom was delegated the task of pre-
pairing report OF the proceedings of
Mondays night conference. telegraph
ed the substance OF the report to the
representatives OF the lake carriers ar
Cleveland. Later the bishop was notI-
fled by the lake carriers that his report
had been accepted and approved.
No lntlmation was received from
Cleveland, however. as to what the fu-
turc course of the lake carriers would
be.
II was stated here to-day upon excel
lent authority that meeting of the
Lake Carriers Association Will be call
ed In Cleveland within n day or two
for the purpose of hearing and review
ing the report OF The work done by the
associations representatives. in the et-
forts to settle the trouble here, and that
the proposition made By the grain
Hhovelers Will be laid before the assocl-
atlon at that meeting.
The situation on the docks has not
changed.
Mr.. Connors claims to have more
men at work now than Mt any other
time this season. He gave out a state
ment to-day furnished bv the Western
Elevating Association, showing that he
had elevated more grain from May to
May this year. and urging the corres-