Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-03-21
SHOT DOWN LIKE DOGS.
RacsS Var in New s5r,eans : Five Men

NF|W ORLEANs, March a. There were
tWosepa rate and dist1nrt riots here
|sFaesday both probably resulting
from the same plan. One occurred on
the river front, near the French mar
ket, where the ship Engineer was
loading Tor Liverpool. The other oc-.
CURED about miles distant, in the d.
reetlon of Carol lton, at the foot of
Philip street. Only one man, William
Camp Ell (coloredJ was killed ii the
latter affair.
The names of the dead are: William
Campbell (colored); Jules Carrabee.
Ieonord Mellard and two unknown.
negroes, who have not been identified.
Az total 70 Eeightg we're wounded.
Doubtless number of other negroes
We're slightly wounded, but ran away
and cannot be identified.
The riot was far more serious than
1.-the loss Of slifeindic ated sforAit showed
1.-The mob To- be III complete controland
able toedefy and overrides the police
and hold the commerce of the city
completely at its mercy. It marched
along the entire city front, some
or 10 miles, in two armies,
equipped with rites, shotguns and
pistols, dispensing all Companies
Of negroes at work there and shooting
all who opposed it without the Slight
est check or hindrance or the least at
tempt at resistance on the part of the,
laborers. or police. The mob was com
pletely master Of the situation, firing
right and left at all who got in the
way and at many points even the yes
sells lying at the wharf received show
ers of bullets.
The negroes were taken completely
by surprise. They ran about like q
lot of wild animals, and their cries
were pitiful. Many sought refuge
aboard the ship while some ran
down the wharf and made. their
escape One negro, it is stated,
| jumped under the wharf. 1t lis
impossible to estimate the num-
Der of shots fired, but. it is said
that there were about 200 The firing
was reckless on all sides, not caring
whom they shot. After their bloody
work the attackers hurried off as fast
as they had come, moving along the
levee up town unmo1ested.
THE trouble which started In September,
the beginning OF the commercial war in New
Orleans, and which originated over labor mat.
| tiers, has in time changed to bitter race war.
The white screwmen who load cotton on yes-
sells, and who, constitute one OF the strongest
| labor unions in this country. have been mas
tiers Of the cotton situation in: New Orleans TO:
/ years. They decided that there was not enough
| money inthe business for them and the me-
groes, and prohibited the latter from loading
cotton vessels. The negroes replied by reduce
ing the rate Of pay which. had been five
and SIX dollars a day for seven or eight
hours work. and In this were supported
by the ship zagentS.asssThe war has ragged
ever since The wharves Of the West
Indian, line. the first to use negro labor.
We're burned down by an incendiary fire with
| a loss OF $3.50, GOO The wharves OF the Texas
s Pacific with $4,000 bales OF cotton were de-
stroyed;. loss. 100000 The ships we're In
| vaded by the white laborers. the negroes run
into the river and their tools thrown after
\ them. The negroes We're fired on at Gretna
! and Southport, bombs were placed in the cot
! ton and various other means used to brighten
| them on 4 fss.si slysfs tt.ssl IA
New ORLEANS, March 15.-This city
will have its hands full paying dam
ages to foreign claimants as the result
of Tuesdays riot. The foreign consuls
held q meeting, which was not ended
until late hour Wednesday morning,
at which it was decided to confer with
{ the various ambassadors and ministers
at Washington in relation to the steps
that should be taken in the matter of
securing the payment OF indemnity and
urging the immediate punishment Of
the offenders.
| To that end full statement of the
riot and its results was made out and
sent to the diplomats at Washington
! representing the various foreign ma
tions interested. The British ambassa-
dor at Washington has instructed
his consul here to collect evidence con.
corning the murder of Purser Balm, of
the British steamship Engineer, to be
used in the suit which is to be insti-
tuted at once against the city Of New
Orleans. 5F{
James Bane, the purser of the steam
ship Engineer, who received five bull
let wounds, rests easily and the sur
geons of the infirmary declare the
chances are in favor of his recovery.
NEW ORLEANS, March l6.-Thursday
morning the Washington artillery,
commanded by Col. Richardson, and
consisting of two Hotchkiss guns and
! about 1870 armed men, proceeded to the
site of the disturbance. The Second,
Third and Fourth battalions of state
troops were sent up town in the direc.
ton of Carrollton and stationed at
various points on, the levee. front. I'm.
der the protection thus afforded many
4 colored men started to work at clock,
and no further trouble occurred.