Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-08
THE BIG STRIKE
AT NEW ORLEANS is ON AND THE
WHEELS OF COMMERCE


New Orleans, La, Nov. 1.-THE gem
eral strike is on to-day Every street
car in the city is still tied up and nearly
every branch Of trade is materially Grip
pled The city is to be partially thrown
into darkness tonight by a strike of
employees Of the gas company, and a
refusal, practically speaking, of the muni-
cipal authorities to furnish the protection
that is necessary in order to permit
the operation of the gas works. The gas
company has issued card to the public,
notifying the people that very serious
danger is likely TO result from the clos
ure.
The strike of the gas men particularly
aggrayates the public. Two weeks ago
they were not members of any organi-
cation, but since that time they have
been organized and attached TO the
Federation Of Labor. and induced, with
out any grievance Of their own. TO go on
a sympathetic strike In conjunction with
the electric light llnemen and employees,
thus throwing the city into absolute
darkness 40 far M gas and electricity
are concerned.
Telephone linemen also quit work at
10 o'clock this morning. They also had
no grievance.
Underwriters and insurance men are
very much interested in the situation to-
day.
There is strong probability that the
waterworks employees will also strike,
forcing a suspension of the work and
cutting of the water supply. In case of
eonllagrotion, whether due to natural
or incendiary causes insurance companies
would not assume liability for losses,
and the city would have to foot the
bills. The Marine Firemen and Staam-
boat Mates unions struck this morning
and this action laid up steamboats, for
want of employees, the only exception
was the steamer WHISPER which left AT
~ O'Clock with a union crew, including
the secretary of the Mates union. who
took strikers place.
Inc strike of the printers went into
enect this morning, The proprietors of
the Times-Democrat say if their men
return by three o'clock this evening they
will take them back, otherwise not
lhey WIN get out their paper as usual
tomorrow, as they use the type-settiug
machines almost exclusively. The pro-
prletors Of the Bee, a French dailv.
plso say they will issue tomorrow, Union
or no Union. The Picayune is depen-
dent upon type settlers. aud virtually
aunt that they cannot publish to-mor-
row u printers remain out
T, VI the evening papers of this city the
-" " NAlt luhuEtTS, IL closed
mEht and VIII not appear to-day. The
truth, which also panders to the labor
eiehent; is issuing one sheet extras sci
up py the proprietors who are practical
printers, aud will continue unless forced
70 desist The daily States is less MI
ieGted by the strike than any other io,ir-
nal as they have for the past six yenrs
employed Fraternity force of printers
who are not allied with any other labor
body here. '''V'
Governor Foster will have nm inter-
view with Mayor Fitzpatrick today
9uI VIII endeayor TO prevent shutting
uoNn OF the gus and waterworks. Tho
ggoVernor IS fully alive to the gravity of
lhe situation and It Is minated in some
quarters that II affairs do not improve
shorty the governor is likely TO step In
ana take charge without waiting for the
mayor to call upon him. Prominent
lawyers claim that he has full authority
under the constitution, to take such n
step. eN 3"
This would mean II necessary the
calling on tho Federal authorities for
assistance II rioting ensued.
Up to l o'clock, however, no violence
had been reported and In that respect
tne situation was encouraging. Notwitb- |
st9hding the repeated claims of central |
union leaders that cotton lahorers would |
JON the general strike, latest rcports |
70 the cotton exchange are that team |
Stefs cotton yard men, long shore men |
nhd screwmen are still at work. Whether
tney WIN continue after to-day, however,
so one can say.