The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-09
~eaking Of COnner's Contract In.
sisted On.
vi r. :.
Lake Carriers Assn. Re
fuse to Comply,
Bishop Quigley Declines to
Counsel Men.

Buffalo, N. Y. May s.-Ths strike
situation tonight is practically I'M
changed. All offers mad. to bring about
settlement have been baked by the
refusal of the strikers to consider any
proposition that did not include the
nbrogation of Contractor Oonner's con
tract, and the refusal of the Lake Car
riers' association to cancel the contract.
Bishop Quigley had consented to re-
ceive delegation from the different in
tsrests affected by the strike, and at 8. 80
O'Clock this morning the State Board of
Mediation and Arbitration. together
with Harvey ID. Goulder, attorney for
the Lake Carriers association, Ca pta in
Thomas Wilson, James Oorrigan and ID.
DOLBY of Cleveland. members of the
Lake Carriers association and Gibson c.
douglas of the Western Transit company,
waited upon him at his residence.
The Bishop was asked to advise the
men TO accept the terms offered by the
contractor. A delegation from the Grain
Shovellers' union, headed by Preside mt
McMahon, it was learned, had been at the
Bishops residence earlier in the morn
ing. ssa
The conference lasted until noon.
In reply to question the Bishop said:
Nothing but the fundamental
principles of the situation we're discussed.
We did not go into details. / have no
proposition to make to the men,"
At the conclusion of ths conference the
Lake Carriers association asked the rep
Nft hn ST. ktn<
submit to them a proposal which would
be considered at IA second conference to be
held at Bishop Quigley's residence this
evening.
President McMahon of the Sooopers'
union reported to meeting Of the strik-
ers and a committee Of nine was named
to draft an agreement to be submitted to
the Lake Carriers association. The COM
,nittee WAS given full power to enter into
IA contract should its proposition be &C.
oepted. At this evenings conference re-
marks and suggestions were made by
almost all of those present aud when the
conference closed, Mr.. Goulder stated that
the Bishop would prepare a report of
The conference and would submit 1t to
the parties interested tomorrow.
1t was learned that the proposed
proposition submitted by the striking
shoveilers provided for the abrogation of
the CONTRACT with Mr.. Corners and the
Jtlliuk VI dnObucT W tno
Shovellers' union at the same price bid
by Mr.. Corners. 1t also provided for the
appointment of a paymaster not connected
with any saloon interests and the APP
pointment Of local board of arbitration
with power to settle all differences in the
future that might arise in connection
with the contract or among the men.
The proposition also provided that this
board should consist of three members,
one to be appointed by the Lake Car
riers' association, one by the Shovellers
and the third by the other two. The
proposition wes rejected.
Attorney Goulder on behalf of the
Lake CARRIERS declared that Mr.. Corners
could not be deprived Of his contract and
that ID also would be unwise to attempt
TO do business directly with 1000 grain
sEovellers composing a union.
h Tfre members of the Board of Mediation
and Arbitration and the representatives
OF the Lake Carriers association individ-
ualiy polluted out to the grain shoveilers
that the terms which Mr. Corners had
offered were extremely fair and that 1t
was unreasonable to refuse them. The
Lake Carriers suggested that Bishop
Quigley appoint a general superintendent
of the grain shovelling business with
pow3r to supervise the work and guard
the interests of the men, but the PROPOSE
ton was rejected, the represen uatives Of
the strikers declaring that nothing but
the abrogation of the contract would do.
The conference ended at ten O'Clock.
Late this afternoon, the grain shovel
lers and the striking freight handlers
held parade. About $500 men were In
line.
The superintendent of police had re.
fused 10 grant d permit for tine parade,
fearing some demonstration that might
lead TO trouble. but the men psraded
nevertheless. There was no tr ouble.