The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-22
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Several HsnareA Waite strikers Al.
tack Negre werkers-Flvs Are
Killed aaa . Nanbee sf others
An5srea, Some Fatally.
New Orleans March 14.-rhe thick
.os IN the early morning was the veil
penlnd which desperate white levee Ia
Dorers gathered and which they pene-
trated with Winchester ride balls
naned ct the colored non.union men
at work on the ships. The attack was
made at points several miles apart
lust before the arrival Of. the police,
ana as result there are half dozen
corpses and dozen or 20 wounded
men. The police saw the attack but
no arrests followed, they claiming
they were too few to cope with the
unexpected outbreak. The day before
the mayor said all was quiet and the
governor saw no grounds for inter-
Terence, but to-day the business men
are denouncfng these officials; the
militia is In readiness to move; an up
peal to the federal government has
virtually been made, and even tho
foreign consuls have decided to Join
In tho move for peace at any price.
The causes which have lead to tho
trouble have been Of long standing
and grew out Of the attempts Of ship
agents and others interested to RI.
duce wages. The white screwmen
claim that the colored men. who were
given a share Of the work under an
agreement made secret cuts and vio.
lated the agreement In order to OBJ.
tain more work, and gradually crowd
ed the white men of. The white az.
sociatlons then severed all ties with
the blacks and refused to work with
them or for the men who EMPLOYED
them. The white longshoremen Joined
the screwmen In this. Since then the
steamship lines have been gradually
going over to the negroes. Lately the
White screwmen quit work ON the lines
Still loyal to them, stating that they
would not work until the whole affair
was straightencd out. Several more
lines then took on negroes from neces.
sity. The whites finally determined
to retaliate on the stevedores BY offer
Ing to reduce rates aud deal with the
ships direct. Ships in haste accepted
the offer, but the agents stood by the
stcved0res. The latter offered to nav
more than the screwmen asked. but
the screwmen refused to deal Will,
them. The agents offered to pay the
screwmen their wages and place the
stevedores over them as superintend-
ents, but the screwmen again declined.
Then the stevedores began importing
colored scrcwmen from Galveston. and
the whites growing desperate, broke
loose In riots.
The dead are William Campbell, col.
ored screwmnn; shot at Phillip street.
Jules Calice Carrabee. shoemaker.
shot In front Of Lyons clothing store.
Unknown man, shot In vicinity Of
Crowell line. Leonard Mallard, col.
ored scaleman, shot over right eye.
The injured are James A.. Rane,
white. purser steamship Engineer;
shot In the head twice, once In the
arm; dangerous. Henry Brown col.
ored screwman; shot five times In
both arms and both legs: will recover.
Tim Perstcn, colored coal wheeler:
shot seven times, both legs and thigh;
may recover. Lunis Cast, colored, EN-.
ployed In sugar refinery. shot In hip;
will recover. Billy Williams, colored
screwman. shot In leg; will recover.
Frank I.ighthall. colorcd driver for
ffte'BBs7et ftS'BBssFe Brooks. white iongshorcman,
shot in right leg below knee. Two
negroes, names unknown, jumped into
the river and 1t Is believed were
drowned.
Police PowerIess.
The levee front. from Louisiana AVE- 4
nue. to Vaudeville street, was lin the.
hands Of IN armed mob. The police
with their scattered numbers, were
powerless and unable to cope with the
armed workingmen. The white men
were completely in control of
things, and declared that no negro
should appear upon the levee front. As
result Of this, all work on the levee
was practically at a standstill, while
not negro could be seen anywhere
among the shipping. The work Of
rloting and bloodshed began at
o'clock and continued for an hour. All
Is now quiet.
At II 80 Capt Woods, Of the British
steamer Engineer, called upon the
British consul and reported to him
that the purser Of his vessel. Mr.. Balm.
had been shot and dangerously wound
ell by the mob. When asked by a re-
porter what steps would le taken In
the matter. the British consul declined
to say, replying that lie would have to
lay the matter before his government
before he would be able to give out
any statement. He intimated. how
ever, that he thought the matter would
be serious one. as, from all accounts,
the shooting of Balm was deliberate.
Mayor Fitzpatrick, who went to tho
scene Of the riot when first notified,
returned to his Office at noon. When
asked what he thought Of the stun
ton. he replied that he believed all
trouble was over. He did not think II
would be necessary to call out the
militia.
NO Government Interference.
Washington. March y The United
States will not send troops to New Or.
leans until It has been fully demon
struted that the city and state officers
are no longer able to maintain the
peace and protect the interests Of traf-
nc. This determination was reached
to-day and communicated to United
States Attorney Hart at New Orleans.
Early in the day Attorney Olney re.
ccived Telegram from Mr.. Erhar1t
stating that the city was In the hands
OF the mob, and suggesting that
United States troops lie sent forward
at once. The attorney general replied
as follows:
"Do not understand why state au-
thoritles are not capable Of enforcing
the laws. II that were done. nationa.
commerce would resume Its opera.
tions. Applications to state authorl.
ties ought to be made and denied or
be proved unsuccessful before the
United States interposes."
". G. eastman. aged sixty years.
the largest man In Henry county. No..
ls dead. He weighed 425 pounds only
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