Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-16
THE CRESCENT CITY.
EYIl Effects Of the Labor
Disturbance.
VESSELS GO TO GALVESTON.
work OF Negro stevedores Under
Military rrotecton-It Does Not
Amount TO Much-6rand-Jury In
vcstIgntion of Troubie-Arrcsts.

NEW ORLEANS. March . -One OF
the evil effects the labor disturbance Is
having on the commerce OF this ci'E
was shown today, when II was iuiH"reu
hat when the steamer Niagara anisnes
b Unloading she viii not remain al his
& port 20 take on her cargo OF cotton
put will 20 10 Galveston Tor H. Ihe
b Niagara Is lying Of the wharf near ihe
S<head of Philip street. and IN the vicinity
Eof the place where the party OF rioters
.Esred upop the negroes and killed one
IA thcu' last Tuesday. Yesterday she was
unioadcI by non-union men, and
~ is expected that the unloading VIII be
korcluded to-day.
q Elder. Dempsicr & Co. are agents for
#,he vessel. ana as the rumor got abroad
that the craft was 10 be sent to Galveston
for her cargo Of cotton. the inquiry vas
made OF that firm If the vessel was
70 be loaded there. and the reply was
IN the Affirmative The question vas
asked II the labor troubles on The levee
were the cause OF this action being
taken. and the answer was. Partly be-
.ause Of the situation: and Il was added
!hat the steamer Is 10 leave her moorings
tomorrow ana start out for the port on
ihe Gulf Of Mexico. Nothing further
could be learned.
INVESTIGATION.
The riot OF Tuesday morning is now
being Investigated by the grand jury
The ipqusltorial body met this morning,
with Foreman J. A. Chalaron and thir-
teen members in attendance. and went
into session with the matter II the lots
before them for investigation. A large
number Of witnesses have been sLm-
moncd from the police force, and among
them the negro screwmen, who we're
present at the scene and whose bodies
we're made the targets for the revolvers
md rifles Of The attacking party.
AZ o'clock Judge Noise sent for the
grand jury and delivered a special charge,
urging them 10 probe the affair to the
bottom in order 20 discover the perpe-
,rators Of the outrage.
Those who went 10 the uptown river
'front.' this morning by 7 o'clock in an
licipation of either witnessing u bloody
riot or the entire resumption Of the
usunl activity on the levce were sCrely
disappointed. for neither one nor the other
occurred Although u was known nat
the State militia would be on the scene,
work was not begun at o'clock-not
because Of the absence Of nc-ro work
men. however. for they were ont IN creat
numbers hut rather because the eoldiers
ala not put m an appearance until some
time after O'Clock.
As early as fifteen minutes after
o'clock the street corners in the vicinity
Of Mondays and Tuesdays disturbances
were thr0nged with white men. pre-
sumahly screwmen and lcvee laborcrs.
but these did not talk 81 riot or trouble.
The coming of the militia was the one
topic discussed. and 1t was admitted on
all sides that no turbulent scenes were
likely 90 take place as long as the
hoys IN blue were kept on duty along
the river front
MILITIA LAUGHED AT.
Many uncompumcntary remarks were
made about the soldiers. as 10 heir ability
a. DO battle. and whether they would run
A a mob I go strong should come up the
lcvce. but ~ 10 safe To- predict that no
mob viii agree 20 face the soldiers
rlnes
The police were patrollng the levee
carl~ this morning. nni thc ony notlce-
abb, activity among them was when
batch would hc cent 90 breakfast ana theh
when th,v returned another batch would
he relieved ir order that they might eat.
II IS needless 90 say the officers look
forward 10 the meal hour with much de-
urit. and when they are relieved they
hurry Of - their howes as fast as Their
two lee9 WIFI carry them on the way
back tl duty the same pace Is not ms
Co,uahlc. aud this leads one 10 believe
ti.y l.4vc with more gladness than they
return 60 the river 'front.' Almost hs n
whole. the police wish the screWmen's
trouble was al AN end. and the hour
when thry pfr returned t0 their old
boats VIII be- welcomed with much JOY.
pAEKIES DUBIOUS.
II was as late az c.5 when the first
rang Of negroes 90 work on the vessels
arrived ana when they had reached
WATER and Si.th streets they halted and
looked up prd down the street, and one
OF them asked "a hv-standcr II the mill
tin had arrived. When he was informed
That they bad not some turned ana
walked out sixth strct. and others went
over 20 the wharf and stood behind
number of police Tho negro who had
asked n tnc militia had arrived was one
0f the number that turned to go back to
his home lie was asked where he was
r-olng and his answer was Home lie
said he was not going 10 take any
chances on the " harf THE soldiers might
he an right" hc said. hut would
not feel safe working on that wharf.
ami as I have "a wife and two children
|
T. got work at something else until the
t,oulle "a over. hut | won't work on the
lcvrc now"
"You Win b. safe from harm as long as
the u..lita is here"
"It b. not here now. and I'm not going
70 take any Ch1nces.'
lie caught up with his companions. who
wcr, aeon lost 10 view by turning into
street some distance away.
II wa~ amusinC 10 watch the negroes
who came to the ltvce on cotton floats
As a crowd on n corner was passed II
would ln stoadfasty ga2ed upon, and
when the float had passed on M the
street the men would turn around every
SECOND. presumably TO noJice what move
mont the crowd Of white men would
make once on the wharf they would
stand in a group behind an officer or
sl~ OF cotton. or some other protection,
auI 10 seemed they were afraid 10 cN-
pose themselves Goats were not removed
prl hsnd9ua handkerchief containing
( food was not laid aside Apparently they
knew not what 20 do. and II looked as
" they would not attempt work until the
4 soldiers should come.
MILITIA APPEAR
At a quarter past7 the Fifth Battalion,
under command OF Major l.. L. Bouche-
4 r'8u appeared ~ jackson street and the
/. l,vee. aul. Turning down. marched 20
n Morr-'s ,ain-housc Celeste street and
4 the leyc" aui was met there by the
a Fourth battalion. under Major Elmer +.
q Woods The 'wo entered the bath-house.
which ie being utilized as an armory.
q Hri l1itf pictcts were placed around n.
81 THIS ceremony occ3si0ned considerable
lauFhtor among ~ crowd Of men and boys
q who Bad gathered. as the pickets were
relieved ~ novels from the inside coat
pockets and newspapers from the hip
pockets. which they brought with them
% pass away The long and tedious hours
The appearance Of the militia enlivcned
Il the riNtI-front 90 some extent. but not
as much work WAS begun as was expect
od. and this was said 20 be on account OF
the late arrival Of the soldiers. In the
course OF an hour or two sufficient men
arrived. and were put 20 work loading
the vessels. Everything proceeded quietly
until $50 when the negroes knocked of
and went home and the militia returned
- their armorics.
Numbers Of arrests have been made Of
persons who participated In the rioting
bat % Is extremely doubtful II a Jury
can he gotten which viii convict a soli-
tdry individual.
AFRAID OF NEW ORLEANS