The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-16
SITUATION AT BUFFALO NOW
GRAVER THAN AT ANY TIME
SINCE TROUBLE STARTED
ALL CLASSES ARE COMBINED
PROBABLE THAT THE. GRAMMAR
DLING BUSINESS WILL BE COM
PLETELY TIED UP
FIGHT WILL BE TO A FINISH

Strikers VIII Not Resume Work I'm
Any Department Until Their
Terms Are Fully Agreed To-
Bishop Quigley Advises the Men
to Now Fight 1t Out to the End,
and Yield Not Another Point.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 15.-The dock
situation is worse tonight than any time
since the opening of the season. The
monthly men, the men who work inside
of the elevators, are out, and have agreed
to remain out until the grain shoyelers'
and the freight handlers strikes are set
tied. Tomorrow every elevator here will
be idle unless new men can be secured to
take the places Of the monthly men,
which is said to be improbable, owing to
the fact that 1t requires considerable ex-
perience in operating the machinery of
the elevators.
Bishop Quigley and the leaders of the
grain shovelers held conference today
that lasted until o'clock tonight. The
grain shovelers claimed that Mr.. Connors
had violated all the essential provisions
association had made with the union.
The bishop summoned many witnesses
before him. At the conclusion of the con-
ference the bishop addressed a big meet
ing Of the grain shovelers. He told them,
in view Of the course adopted by the con
tractor, he would not advise them to re-
turn to work. It had 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 handlers, coal passers, ore
handlers and hoisting engineers. to unite
and continue the contest until the griev-
ances Of each had been settled. He also
said that no settlement would be effected
until Contractor Connors agreed to en-
ploy none but union members of the grain
shovelers' union. If this demand was not
agreed to, Bishop Quigley said, the Lake
Carriers association would be asked to
abrogate the contract. No settlement of
the difficulty will be reached now until
all the boss scoopers employed by Mr..
Connors are discharged.
TO STAND TOGETHER.
The freight handlers, monthly men and
hoisting engineers have agreed to stand
by the grain shovelers and the coal
passers and ore handlers will make the
same agreement tomorrow.
The additions to the strikers today, be-
side the monthly men, were the local
branch of the International Union Of En-
gineers, many of whom are employed On
the hoisting engines along the dock. They
adopted resolution to assist the grain
shovelers.
Bishop Quigley tonight appointed limo
thy P. Donovan as inspector of the docks,
| in accordance with the agreement entered
into by the Lake Carriers association.
Mr.. Donovan will have access to all ele-
vators and vessels. and his salary will be
| paid by the Lake Carriers association.
| Contractor Connors said tonight:
"I have not violated the agreement
made by the Lake Carriers association in
| any particular. am not supposed to
| employ more men than need. The state
ment that required that all men seeking
! employment should present cards issued
| by me Is false. I made no such arrange
ment, and did not sanction any such ac-
| ton on the part of my bosses
LEADERS TO RETURN.
President Keefe, of the International
Longshoremen's association, has tele-
graphed that he Is coming back to Buf-
falo Immediately for the purpose of af-
filiating the new grain shovelers' union
with the Longshoremen's association. The
members Of the state board of mediation
| and arbitration also have been requested
to return.
| Harvey " Goulder, counsel for the
| Lake Carriers association, returned to
| Cleveland this evening. Before leaving
the city Mr.. Goulder made his report on
the grain shovelers strike to the officers
of the association and the latter tonight
| gave out a statement embodying their
| views. In this report the officers of the
| association state that when the strike
broke out an investigation was at once
| put on foot by them as regards It's cause
| and merits AS result of this inves-
! tigation the committee made the PROPOSE
| ton to the men embodied in the amend
| ment of Mr.. Connor's contract agreed to
| at Bishop Quigley's house on Sunday
night last There the part OF the Lake
Carriers association ends, and 1t retires
from the field, assuring the people Of
| Buffalo that whatever the result Of the
contest between the unions, or one union,
and Mr. Connors, it retains the authori-
| ty and will see to 1t that whoever con-
| trolls the shoveling the saloon business
| with it's attending evils shall be abolished
and such agreements as set forth in the
contract made last night shall be pro-
vided for for that purpose.
ASSAULTED BY WOMEN.
Boss Scooper Nevels was set upon to-
night while returning from work by a
crowd of boys. He drew a revolver and
fired two shots In the air. Before he
| reached home crowd of women num-
bering over 100 joined in the attack upon
him, beat him badly and took away his
| revolver. Nevels was rescued by the
| police. Trouble is feared, although the
| strike leaders have cautioned the men to
remain orderly
Gov. Roosevelt stated tonight that at his
suggestion the state board Of arbitration
would hold a public investigation into the
present strike trouble.