The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-03-16
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New Orleans Riot Likely 70 Cost
Her Heavy Damages.
8 Foreign Diplomats Meet and Deter
mine to ctEight Men Arrested
for lnciting the Riots. .

has resulted in the exchange of notes
II between Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
4 British ambassador, and the state de-
partment, and of kilograms between
the state department and the governor
of Louisiana. Tuesday afternoon the
ambassador made complaint to Act
ing Secretary Uhl, Of the state depart
ment, that British subject had been
shot by rioters at New Orleans, and MIR.
Uhl sent a dispatch of inquiry to Gov.
Foster; to which the governor replied,
giving the information desired.
Heavy Damages to Pay.
New ORLEANS, March l3.-This city
will have it's hands full paying dam
ages to foreign claimants as the result
of Tuesdays riot. The foreign consuls
held a meeting, which was not ended
r until late hour Wednesday morning,
at which it was decided to confer with
the various am bassadors and ministers
at Washington in relation to the steps
that should be taken in the matter of
securing the payment of indemnity and
prging the immediate punishment of
the offenders.
Collecting Evidence.
To that end full statement of the
riot and it's results was made out and
sent to the diplomats at Washington
representing the various foreign ma
tions interested. The British ambassa-
dor at Washington has instructed
his consul here to collect evidence con-
corning the murder Of Purser Balm, Of
the British steamship Engineer, to be
used in the suit which is to be insti-
tuted at once against the city of New
Orleans.
Arrests Being Made.
Up to Wednesday morning eight men
had been arrested on the charge of in
citing Tuesdays riot. The defendants
are all white men. The levee, the
scene Of Tuesdays rioting, pre-
sents peaceful aspect. Where
Tuesday crowds of excited work
men, armed with all kinds of
weapons, patrolled the river front
nothing is to be seen but squads Of
policemen, discussing the affair Of
Tuesday and its probable out
come The police did not wait until
actual shooting began before they took
ing. Their experience Tuesday was
one never to be forgotten.
Guarded by Police.
Word was sent to all precinct COM
manders Tuesday night to have their
forces on the river front at day.
&c. xht Wednesday morning. Conse-
! 1uently the police were on hand
in large numbers. A heavy fog
hung over the river all morning
and the police were under the impress
sion that the rioters would again take
advantage of this fact and commit
deeds of violence. But not a negro
put in an appearance on the levee.
No Federal Troops to He sent.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The United
States will not send troops to New Or
leans until it has been fully demon
strated that the city and state officers
are no longer able to maintain the
peace and protect the inter
state traffic. This determination
was reached late Tuesday after
noon and telegraphed to United
States Attorney Earhart at New Or.
leans. Earlier in the day Attorney
General Olney received telegram
from Mr.. Earhart stating that the city
was in the hands of a mob and sug'
costing that United, States troops be
sent forward at once.
developed into q Race War.
IThe trouble which started In September
the beginning Of the commercial war in New
Orleans and which originated over labor mat
ters has in time changed to bitter race war.
The white screwmen who load cotton on yes
sells, and who constitute one OF the strongest
labor unions in this country. have been mas
tiers OF tho cotton situation in New Orleans for
years. They decided that there was not enough
money in the business for them and the ne
groes, and prohibited the latter from loading
cotton vessels The negroes replied by reduc-
ing the rate Of pay, which had been five
and SIX dollars day for seven or eight
hours work, and In this we're supported
by the ship agents. The war has ragged
ever since The wharves OF the West
Indian line the first to use negro labor
were burned down by an incendiary fire with
q loss OF s250O00 Tho wharves OF the Texas
+ & Pacific, with Is 600 bales of cotton were de-
stroyed: loss. 100000 The ships we're In.
vaded by the white aborers, the negroes run
into the river and their tools thrown after
them The negroes we're fired on at Gretna
and Southport, bombs were placed in the cot
t ton and various other means used to frighten
them OF. I
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Lamoreaux Reinstated.
8 WASHINGTON, March 13.-Don. r.
Iamoreaux, of Wisconsin, son Of the
commissioner Of the general land Office.
has been reinstated as his father con.
fdential clerk, vice Courtey N. Lam.
{ oreaux, another son, resigned. The
former son first held the position, and
rave it up to attend college, and upon
completion Of his studies resumed his
old place. 5#
In Their Last Resting Place.
ssh PARIS, March u. The body of Vic.
tor Hugo was deposited in a sarcoph.
! aRus especially constructed for the
4 purpose, ii the Pantheon Wednesday
4 morning The only members OF the
family present were two Of Hngo's
/ ajRrandchildre Leopold Hugo and Paul Y
lderice.
Rnsebsry - Quit.
LoNDoH, March On authority
u which Isl consid ered sufficient 81 Is said
/. Lord Rose inne minister, owing
aaominal 10 the I,res state Of his