The herald., 1895-03-14
THE RIOT IN NEW ORLEANS
The Third Day Found Matters Quiet in
the Crescent City
Ship Agents, in View of the Unsettled Con-
ditiOn of Affairs, Will Not Use
Negro Labor

| New Orleans, March 13.-The day after
the riot found everything quiet in New Or
| leans.- There were no negroes on the
levee. The police were on hand on the
river front in large numbers to prevent
repetition of yesterdays bloody affair.
There was a heavy fog hanging over the
river all the morning, and the police were
under the impression that the rioters
would again take advantage of the fact and
commit deeds of violence. But this belief
did not pan out, for the simple reason
that not a negro put in an appearance
on the levee.
The ship agents have decided, in view
of the present unsettled state of affairs on
the levee, it would be bad policy to at
tempt to work colored laborers. They
realize that the white screwmen have been
worked up to a pitch of fury. The result
was that all ships being loaded by agents
employing colored laborers are undis-
turbed today. From appearances all
trouble on the levee is over. and unless
something unusual happens here will be
no repetition of yesterdays riot Gov
ernor Foster today reiterated his assertion
of last evening that he would maintain
peace at all hazards. He, however, ad-
vises agents not to attempt to work
colored laborers today, believing that If
the negroes are kept Off the scene twenty
four hours the fighting spirit of the whites
| will die out. There is a rumor that street
car employees will strike TODAY at noon.
For some time there has been trouble over
the question OF hours. Should a strike
be ordered it would greatly intensity the
feeling among the labor element Presi-
dent Shaw of the Screwmen's Association
attended a railway employees meeting
last night made a very incendiary speech
| and advised strike. Governor Foster
! Ioe tod anpthQr ootinp Nf all th q
exchanges. various military companies
and other interested parties today to dis
| cuss the situation.
Late this afternoon Governor Foster is
| sued the following proclamation:
To the Citizens of New Orleans: Armed
| bodies of men have for the last few days
| congrerated on the levee and the ap-
proaches thereto and have there engaged
| in riot, resulting in the wounding and
| killing of number OF persons, and have
thereby been guilty of offenses against the
peace and good order of the state and
| threatening the commerce of the port;
and
Whereas, The offenses may be repeated,
now, therefore, l, Murphy j. Foster, Gov
ernor OF the state OF Louisiana, by virtue
of power vested in me by law, do hereby
is lie this my proclamation, commanding
all such assemblages to Immediately dis
perse, and warning any and all persons
against continuance OF such acts,
| whether by secret meetings or overt
action, and do further counsel and adj
wise all law abiding citizens to refrain
from frequenting places where viola
tions OF the public peace are likely
to occur and to abstain from all acts
which may serve to excite the public
mind, and hereby declare that as the
Chief Executive charged with the consti-
tutional duty of reeing that the laws Of
the state are faithfully executed, | will,
through the proper law officers, see to it
that the participants in the late riot are
brought 20 justice and prosecuted to the
full eXthent of the law.
And | further declare that | will use the
entire power OF the commonwealth, civil
and military, to suppress and disperse all
riotous assemblages and to maintain
and uphold the law and to sus !ain all
persons IN the enjoyment of their con-
! stitutional and legal rights and to pro-
tect ther1 in life, liberty and property,
and to xhat end | invoke the aid and
assistance of all good citizens and invite
to cooperation of all who have at beart
! the true interests of the state.
(Sgnsd) Murphy J. Foster.