The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-15
WORK PARTIALLY RESUMED
Though Still Strained. the Situ-
alton Is Improved.
Military Vigilance VIII BE Mafntaln-
ed Just as Long the Officials May
Deem 1t ecessary-Goycrn0r F'os-
ter Regrets Tint Harsh Measures
Must Be Resorted To-No Positive
Assurance of Safety,

New Orleans, March 14.-The stormy
scenes along the river front of New
Orleans have been succeeded by a
calm and something approaching the
normal conditions of affairs is re-
stored
Work was resumed on the W1larVes
today, at least partially, but it was
only the colored screwmen who took
up their tools, and then only under
the protection of an armed guard.
Where there We're no troops there was
no work. The white 5creWmen held
aloOf. preserved a threatening silence,
but none made a move which would
cause the militia to use force to sup
press it.
Though still strained, the situation
is much improved tonight. Governor
Foster is still in the city, and has an
nounced his determination to remain
here until the trouble is finally settled.
Negotiations are in progress which
may produce this happy result, but
their outcome cannot be predicted at
present.
Taking No Chances.
Meanwhile. the state authorities are
taking no chances. The troops who
have been on duty al day ara sleeping
off their fatigue and are under orders
to report for duty tomorrow morning.
when work on the shipping Will be re-
sumed.
BY 6 o'clock this morning all were
astir in the armories where troops
have been quarteTed for the last few
days. Marching orders We're received
from headquarters at IL a. m. and the
militia, divided into three sections.
were marched to the levee and took up
positions at the Harrison line Wharf at
Third street and Sixth street. The en-
tire force numbered something over
600 men commanded by Brigadier-Gen-
eral John Glynn jr.
The men were in full service uniform
with cartridge belts filed with ugly
looking missiles At the point where
the greatest danger was aDprehended.
Hotchkiss and Calling guns We're I'M
lin1bered in such positions so they
could be quickly trained I'D or down
the wharves on advancing rnobs.
Howitzers in Position.
The headquarters Of the screwnnen At
the apeX of the FTeAc.- market trl-
angle, in the upper stories of which
were stored quantities of ammunition,
was surrounded by Washington battal-
ion artillery, whose howitzers we're
trained on it. prepared to destroy 1t at
the first hostile movement Stationed
along the river front at intervals were
picket lines of police, mounted and dis
mounted, who were under or iers 70
! cooperate with the troops. ana Who
/ seemed to be in hearty sympathy with
! them Occasionally crowds gathered
| at one point or another, and the police
were called on to disperse them, which
| they did without trouble. Not shot
! there
any violence. The negro screwmen W nj
! to work without hesitation wherever
troops were stationed. They also
started to work at Outhport during the
morning, but as neither militia nor D0'
! lice were on duty there they soor
abandoned the work, though there was
no prospect Of trouble.
finished their days labor. aud the
troops we're ordered to report again az
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The con-
ference of delegates of m re ntiIe
| bodies resumed its session today, but
took no action, having practically de
cided to leave the settlement of the
trouble in the governors hands.
Harsh Measures Necessary.
Discussing this evening. referring
particularly to the calling out o
troops, the governor said it was very
| unfortunate that 1t became MS duty II
use such harsh measures but there die
not appear to him and to many other,
any practicable AMI effective ! lan t
adopt. His e1celloncy reiterated hi
statement OF yesterday that no matte
what happened he would prote tn
lives Of citizens and commerce at thi
port at any cost
'"This step was decided upon las
night late" said the governor, "a te
every phase of the situation had b2el
thoroughly considered by the polo
board and other bodies 1t was the al
most unanimous opinion o. the boar
that it was the only tn ng to do, an,
It was generally the opinion Of all othe
bodies affected by the disturbing an
rioting element. Although cveryth NJ
is now quiet on the levee, there is still
no assurance Of safety felt by the la
borer as he goes about his work. There
fore, for the present, it is quite neees
sary to keep the soldiers on duty
How long do you expect to main
tain military Vigfance?" Queried tn
reporter.
L cannot say. but as long as may a
all seem necessary"
Governor Foster is quite unwell, an
Just able to be up. but will remain /
the city if his health is no worse unit
all trouble has subsidized and confidenc
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