New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-11
A CITY'S TRADE PARALYZED.
BUSINESS FRUSTRATED IN NrW.rRLEANS
BECAUSE OF THE STRIKE
4 PROCLAMATION FROM GOVERNOR FOSTER
COTTON LABOREEs REFUSE TO QUIT
wORK-A PROPOSITION FROM
THE STRIKERS.


Orleans Nov. 1O.-As midnight approaches, tie
sound Of mounted patrols galopng through the hushcd
streets can he heard Here and there, under the
few electric lights that the strikers have allowed to
be operated. groups Of men discuss the great strike
which has parlyzed the city. since daylight It has
been period of terror. No one has known what 10
expect Thousands and Thousands of negroes and white
men have blocked the Sidewalks. while business
at Il ,tandstl Every one hoped for the best, bat
everywhere citizens got their in adiness, and
there was talk of lynchng the striker com
mittre which has brought the disaste: upon New
Orleans.
Governor Foster, after patiently waiting for the
municipal authorities to do something. issued the fol
lowing proclamation. after first having everything In
readiness TO back 1t up:
New.Orloans, La, Nov. TO- 1892.
ro tie People q New-Orlcans:
The condition Of GGairs prevailing In Your city during
tho p,. ten day. the danger Icacc and good order
~ this community arising from The Iaalys ~ Industry.
,rade and commerce and from thr SUSPENSION o M usual
mean, Il sIoridon the insecurity Of life and property
caused by pc'turbed a'' of tie public mind aesa-
yaied bv closing Of the aud electric hch work.
thus hollnx Incentive to criminal, to ply t"ir
oc,or In darkncr have not escaped my attention ond
have caused me deepest socitude. Therefore request
all peac,aMc citizens not - congr'o1t- IN ooNG'
unon the streets and and urrc upon th"m
10 discontinue all undue excitement, and cct' Of vio'nc"
and 10 make known 20 The officers entrusted with me
sdminstr ition OF tc law any bTeache> OF tn Pere
hereby dc .are that The peopl' n os city must and
shall b. protected In the ian eno'men' OF all t"'' con-
,;itution1l rrh- AID privileros M ' power Ns'eI IN
ME by tie oustution and laws n this stat" shall be-
.yotea - the proservaon Of the peace The maintenance
q, erA order and protect OF the lives and property
Of the citizens.
MiEPiIY y. FOSTER Governor OF Lnuisiani
Al noon the Governor scnt 70 the CIV Hal for
Moyo- Fitzuarick and remained clooi"d with him q;
If, bcadouarter, IN the s. Cbsrcs Hotel. for an houT.
during which time The Mayor gwen 10 understand
that h. wa not dony his dny. and n h" dll moi
propose 10 do IT he should sAy 50. lie evidently
dd say So. for shortly afirrvard III Govern 'r
called his staff ccther and consulted With e." At
,orncy General Five minute later the above procamh
ton given ont.
Late lat might an effort was made ~ the Amn'ca
mated council TO r'oprn the question ~ f'it'"u"n
lm, 1t fell Hat. - the merchants today decided IN
remain finn I'm their position. which. from pr '"n'
Indications Is he ionunuor oi colapr o. The
unions. Desrr.ns have been quite NUN. ro'@. "a d
,he leader have ,oir hand, fan irving 20 keep 'hr.r
men I'm line. Thi' D. "1dcnc" oi tie trnh OF me
assertion james Leonard, the president of the Am'l
camatcd Council. Il mcn!cr o. tho T. -l-tnli al
Union. and tha' organization I, ouy kept irom return
ing 10 wnrh through the efforts 90 irr'- -hl'
element Of the orlarla ion. Joha N."'n /. m nh
N lie Co.mittc. o4 Ilyc. and hi, otn.lT i'N. L'
scrcwmcn have dcc'!ued 70 s',1' and ai' 'ii az "iR
Andrew NJ Kicr +, The rcpr sentative Of the boiler
maicr, tie (uIiilite" nl i've. dllp l' I"Hh "''
1lc OF his body IS also Lcyo ond , control und remain
at work
jim" Porter the NEGRO leader, who represents INC
loncshorcmen on the Committee Of I've is hKr"l-t
unable 10 control ms men. and th"y have de'hh'l "
stnic. The conservative element l. rare on u''
COMMITTEES OF IIgc. which J., .-P.u-iblc fos th'
urc,cut state % Affairs. ?ud the rumof t. current
among the striker. that it would NOT 'ak' ru'n To
start lynching bee Ia their honor Di-tr',s l. al
| ready beginning 10 be- fct
The people her, look upou T." siIike ns III" result
Of mgr, domination u thr am,irauai'd q. '"' i'ns
The white Incn taken rs body. vote against s,inIh
thriie strike Oh such colossal pro?or'ion- but t'S
were overrulcd bv the LclHo.s The Old spirit is
allazc. Il le white again. i!a'll The -htii+t oni
break mchf result u au appalling riot. Bu.incs, men
nre m1dd ned by thc Jos o.! fra 'r. The c'l'f ''
ar, certain that the s'riEr win collapse II >, i'1
huge: II strikes 100 many Tread tray, u array
| ever. businr.- Interest Against H. -
Uncle ha- 'ak l. hand ~ the matter. too 10
day rniird it',- Dl-tfl.f A.io.trh "...- pi
behalf of "a" merchants, hl'd lu tc lHf'd ri"'c
Circuit cart petition calDining The AhHIf1nAi'
C,uncl H., cNr.Itiyc Clminttco. Jane lHHu1i!
| chairman. John l,rrn John VI. Caii'rl?u. j. T.
inJvilunIE '1iulcg them from further in'r, Iin-
with tlc tho and commerce q t" ctN. The pet tlni
f. made irtul u'i'i' Ou saturday. IN" lfN '"N u
| lection Gl7 Of 'hr Revised e'atutrs 81 loo
Inrkrr-on. the lawyer VINO l'd ID" movement mn
r.si;lted I'm the lynclng Of s ltaan murd r'r'. has
headed another movement thrt hrournt ~" -h"iN and
Merchant Conu'tcc together 10 rl"i iu iu" pre- -'rf
~ Governor Foster. Tn eIilcr- agreed tp ,nrrid'i
On condition tl1 The Oh "np ly". b." roti"rcd II =
morally certain that the m'rclr nts will accept