The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-14
QUIET ON THE SURFACE.
No Further Warfare Between
White and Colored
LaborerS.
UNCLE SAM rs INTERESTED
Repr of England Make
Inquiries Relative to the KILL
Ing of a Briton.

New ORLEANS March 13.-The agents of
the foreign steamship companies held a
meeting at the Office of Edwin lie Blanc,
agent OF the Harrison line, whose wharf
was the scene of Tuesdays riot. The pro-
ceedings of the meeting were carefully
guarded, and all of the agents who took
part refused to state what had taken place
or to discdss the situation. Numbers of
negro screwmen were gathered about the
Cotton Exchange during the day, and it
was understood that the steamship officials
were arranging with their stevedores to
put them to work as soon as the requisite
police or military protection is assured
them.
This evening it is positively announced
that number of the men will commence
work tomorrow. A company of State
troops is stationed at each ship to be
loaded. The agent of the White Screw
mems Association says work is going on on
all ships which are being loaded by that
association except one or two which are
out of cotton and are waiting for fresh
supply. 1t has been apprehended that the
local labor situation would be still further
complicated by the strike of the street
railway employees, whose demands have
not yet been acceded to by the presidents
Of the street-railway companies and whose
cases still hang fire between the board of
arbitration because of the injunction re-
Gently issued.
All officials of the union met to-day and
decided to allow the question of strike to
remain in allegiance for the present. A
general meeting of the union will be held
on Friday, when the entire matter will
again be taken up for decision. The COM
mittee of the Commercial Exchange, of
which s. A. Trufant is chairman, called on
the Governor about noon and were in con-
sultation with him several hours. Soon after
the conference adjourned the proclamation
of the Governor was issued.
The police were on hand on the river
front in large numbers to prevent repeti-
ton of yesterdays bloody affair. There
was heavy fog hanging over the river all
morning, and the police were under the
impression that the rioters would again
take advantage of this fact and commit
deeds of violence. But such was not the
case for the simple reason that not negro
put in an appearance on the levee.
The ship agents decided, in view of the
present unsettled state of affairs, that it
would be bad policy to attempt work with
colored laborers. They realize that the
white screwmen have been worked up to
pitch Of fury, and if an attempt is made
to work to-day more blood will be spilled
The result was that all the ships being
loaded by the agents employing colored
laborers are undisturbed to-day.
From appearances all the trouble on the
levee is over, and unless something I'M
usual happens there will be no repetition
of yesterdays riots.
Governor Foster to-day reiterated his as
sertions OF last evening that he will main
tain peace at all hazards. He, however
advised the agents not to attempt to work
the colored laborors to-day, believing if the
negroes are kept off the scene twenty-four
hours the fighting spirit of the whites will
die out.
The following who participated in yes
terday's riots were arrested to-day: David
Kehoe, Morris Ryan, Salvador Moreover,
alias Tornado