Evening journal., 1892-11-08
new ORLEANS TIED UP.
The Crescent City Raralyzed by
a General Strike.
ALL BUSINESS Ar A sTApDsTnL

ALL BuSihbSs AT a siAkDellLh +
No Light, Hread. Conrcyances or Newspa-
pers and the water supply threatened.
No Violence rs Yef but the Armories
Are An Under strong Guard.
NEW ORLEANS. Noy s-This city is in
the throes ithe greatest strike 1T has ever
known and the situation Is becoming de-
oidedly serious and promises 20 grow worse
Business is practically paulyzed, and the
city is in darkness wiohout bread and
newspapers and at q standstiu
The strikers are in complete possession Of
the city having succeeded in closing up all
business.
There are now the following unions strik-
ing; Rice Workers., Painters, Horse
shoers Carpenters, Coal Wheelers', Grain
Shoyelers Printers, Clothing Clerks,
Transfers and Lumber Yardsmens, Ma
rine and Stationary Firemens, Musicians,
Coachmen's, Steamship Scrapers', Factory
Girls, Paper Hangers, Scalesmen's, Car
Drivers, Tailors', Bakers and Confection-
ers', Retail Shoe Clerks, Mail Clerks and
Newspaper Carriers and Freight Hand
lers
The decision Of the Typographical union
TO join the strFmg phalapx has Reryed the,
other bodies which were neutral in the
matter, and-all OF the labor unions Which
signed the call for Che general 'stfiRe are
now out except the Cotton Laborers'
The latter are a most important part Of
the Amalgamated council, but i'm the face
Of an idle summer, the loss to labor which
strike would entail aad the opposition Of
the powerful Cotton exchmge which would
be aroused. the cotton unious have been al
lowed to remain AT work.
it is understood, however, that the men
are ready to quit work when the commit
tee gives the word although the insruc-
tions are that even If the order comes the
men must finish any work which they have
begun Not q street car is running, no
no work is being done and the only sign OF
activity is IN the wholesale grocery district,
against which the strike is principally di-
rected.
Little Violence Yet.
The new men there are willing TO remain
at work until violence is so general as to
make it unsafe for them to continue. The
stopping of their labor would lead to the
closing Of the wholesale groceries I'LL The
strike IS wen over, the merchants saying
that they are ready to close for from thirty
to ninety days and fll their country orders
from the west.
The strike Of the printers has the effect
of closing an tho newspapers except The
Daily, which the printers lege been fight
ing for several years. There We're reports
that an attempt would De made TO stop The
paper from appearing, but the place has
been well guarded and the paper win nc Be-
sued as usual.
The proposition made through the gov
ernor TO arhitraIe the question of hour
and wages. but 80 leave lhe question o
union. sm entirely ai1ue, has not yet beer
responded To- hy Sac labor side. bot BID +
hardly thought tlat IL viii De accepted e.
the cry OF unionism is made Zoe raNyin'
cause of the labor bodies The merchant
also say that they VIII not fecede further
Said President Odendahi, of he board @
trade, a short time ugo. "It is not union
ism wa aie fighting. but the abuse OF uu
ionsm and the dictatorial domaud tina
none but union men be employed
THE governor is Keeping bis staff within
call and the militia is ready to come ont q
short notice. There is but little violence q
any kind as yet, and nothing to warran
the sending OF troops to Ie-enlorce th
police
No Light and Water m Danger.
Considerable CONSERVATION was cause
by tho information that the men employe
by the water works company were to follo'
those in the gas works. lf the water sul
ply is cut Off there viii be great dang,
from confagratons whether due TO na
ural on incendiary causes. The governor il
terlsted himself, and il was announce
that the water supply of The city would n'
be cut of.
The simultaneous strike of the stret e.
men and carriage drivers has left the pc
pie without means OF getting from one pa
of the city to another The bakers WEI
out. leaving the people without bread.
1he gas companies abandoned the he
this morning, and announced that the
would be unable TO supply the city
private residences with gas and the q
company gave notice chat there was gre
danger of explosion, due to the miXing
gas ana air in the pipes and warmed q
persons to light no gas jets.
The electric light workers, despite orde
to the contrary, also went ont. so that Ne
Orleans viii DE without light of any kii
I'm It's streets The arms OF the militia coi
panias have been removed TO places
greater safety. A guard is stationed at 6
armories TO protect them.