The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-14
QUIET ON THE LEVEE.
No Negroes Try to Work,
Hence None Is Killed.
MILITIA TO Be ON DUTY TO-DAY.
Colored Men to Work Under Guard
A ssrfke or street Car Em-
pioyes Avefsed-

New Orleans. March a-The day after
the riot found everything quiet In New
Orleans The police were on hand on
the river front in large numbers TO pre-
ven, a repetition of yesterdays bloody
affair. There was fog hanging over the
river all the morning. and the police were
under the impression that the rioters
would again take advantage Of this fact
to commit deeds OF violence. but this
belief did not pan out. for the simple
reason that no negroes put In an appear
aEce on the leyee- The ship agents de-
cided. in view of the present unsettled
state OF Affairs. that Il would be bad pol
Icy 10 attempt TO work with colored Ia
borers. They realize that the white screw
men had been worked up to a pitch OF
fury, ard IL an attempt was made 10
work today more blood would be split
The result was that all ships being load
ed by agents employing colered laborers
are undisturhed today
From appearances ali troubles on the
levee is over and unless something I'M
usual happens there viii be no repetition
OF yesterdays ricting. Gov. Foster today
reiterated his assertions of last evening
that he would maintain peace at all haz-
ards. He. however. advised agents not
to attempt TO work coiored laborers to-
day. believing that IL the negroes kept
of the scene twenty-four hours the fight
ing spirit OF the whites would die out.
There was rurnor that street car en-
ployes would strike today. For some
time there has been trouble over the
question OF hours. Should strike be
organized IL would greatly Intensity the
feeling among the labor element Pres
ident Shaw, OF the screwmen's associa-
ton, attending a railway employees meet
ing last night and made a very incendi-
airy speech. He advised strike. Gov.
Foster has requested another meeting OF
all the exchanges. various military COM
manders and other interested parties to
discuss the situation.
Washington City, March BIN reply
TO a message from Acting Secretary of
State Uhi Gov. Foster, of Louisiana, tel
egraphed that vigorous steps were being
taken by the municipal and state author
tiles to afford full protection to life. prop
erty and commerce. British Ambassador
Pauncefote is satisfied that the local au-
thorities will give the British subjects
the same protection as Americans at New
Orleans.
The agents of the foreign steamship
companies held a meeting today at the
Office of Edwin lie Blanc. agent of the
Harrison line. whose wharf was the scene
OF Tuesdays riot The proceedings of the
meeting were carefully guarded, and all
OF the agents who took part refused to
state what had taken place or to discuss
the situation, Numbers Of negro screw
men were gathered about the cotton ex-
change during the day and 1t was under
stood 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 II Is positively announced
that a number of the men will commence
work tomorrow. A company of state
troops Is stationed at each ship to be load
ed. The agent of the White Screwmen' S
Association says work Is going on on all
ships which are being loaded by that as
ISOLATION. except one or two, which are
out of cotton and waAing for fresh
supply.
| 1t has been apprehended that the local
| labor situation would be still further COM
| piicated by the strike OF the street rail-
way employees. whose demands have not
| yet been acceded to by the presidents OF
| the railway companies and whose cases
| still hang fire between the board OF arbi-
| tration because of the injunction recent
| ly ISSUED. All officials of the union met
| today and decided to allow the question
| OF strike TO remain In allegiance for the
| present.