The Dickinson press., 1895-03-16
SHOT BY STRIKERS
FATAL RIOT ON rHs LEvEE IN
NEW ORLEANS.
Several Hundred White Striker. At
tack Negro Wcrkcrs-Eiver Are
Killed aud a Number of 9th.
ers Injured, Some Fa-
tally.
INTERNATIONAL ROW MAY RESULT
Among the Injured. Which
May Cause Trouble,

fne Purser OF British steamer IL
Among the Injured. Which
May Cause Trouble.
New Orleans, March 14.-The thir,,
ios In the early morning was the veil
nehind which desperate white levee la
Dorers gathered and which they pene-
trated with Winchester rifle balls
aimed at the colored non-union men
at work on the ships. The attack was
made at points several miles apart
Just before the arrival Of the police,
ana as a result there are half dozen
corpses and dozen or so wounded
men. The police saw the attack but
no arrests followed, they claiming
they were too few to cope with the
unexpected outbreak. The day before
the mayor said all was quiet and the
governor saw no grounds for inter.
ference, but to-day the business men
are denouncing these officials; the
militia is in readiness to move; an ap.
peal to the federal government has
virtually been made, and even the
foreign consuls have decided to Join
In the move for peace ut any price.
The causes which have lead to the
trouble have been of long standing
and grew out of. the attempts of ship
agents and others interested to re-
duce wages. The white screwmen
claim that the colored men who were
given share Of the work under an
agreement made secret cuts and VIC
lated the agreement in order to OBJ
tain more work, and gradually crowd
ed tile white men off. The white as
sociations then severed all ties with
the blacks and refused to work witt,
them or for the men who employed
them. The white longshoremen Joined
the screwmen in this. Since then the
steamship lines have been gradually
going over to the negroes. Lately the
white screwmen quit work on the lines
Still loyal to them, stating that they
would not work until the whole affair
was Strengthened out. Several more
lines then took on negroes from neces-
slty. The whites finally determined
to retaliate on the stevedores by Offer
Ing to reduce rates and deal with the
ships direct. Ships in haste accepted
the offer. but the agents stood by the
stevedores. The latter offered to nav
more than the screwmen asked, but
the screwmen refused to deal with
them. The agents offered to pay the
screwmen their wages and place the
stevedores over them as supcrintend-
ents, but the screwmen again declined.
Then the stevedores began importing
colored screwmen from Galveston. and
the whites growing desperate, broke
loose in riots.
The dead are William Campbell, col
ored screwnlan; shot at Phillip street,
Jules Calice Carrabee. shoemaker,
shot in front Of Lyons clothing store.
Unknown man, shot In vicinity Of
Crowell line. Leonard Mallard, col
ored scaleman, shot over right eye.
The injured are James A. Bane,
white. purser steamship Engineer;
shot in the head twice. once in the
arm: dangerous. Henry Brown col
ored screwman; shot five times in
both arms aud both legs; will recover.
Tim Persten. colored coal wheeler;
shot seven times. both legs and thigh;
may recover. I.unis Cast, co!ored, en-
ployed in sugar refinery, shot in hip;
will recover. Billy Williams, colored
screwman. shot in leg; will recover.
Frank Lighthall, colored driver for
cement firm, shot in leg; dangerously.
Robert Brooks. white longshoreman,
shot in right leg below knee. Two
negroes. names unknown, jumped into
the river and 1t is believed were
drowned.
Police POwer;ess.
The levee front, from Louisiana ave-
nue. to Vaudeville street, was in the
hands Of an armed mob. The police,
with their scattered numbers, were
powerless and unable to cope with the
armed workingmen. The white men
were completely in control of
things, and declared that no negro
should appear upon the levee front. AS
a result of this, all work on the levee
was practically at standstill, while
not a negro could be seen anywhere
among the shipping, The work Of
rioting and bloOdshed began at Z
o'clock and continued for an hour. All
Is now quiet.
At 11:3O Capt. Woods, of the British
steamer Engineer, called upon the
British consul and reported to him
that the purser of his vessel. Mr.. Balm,
had been shot and dangerously wound
ed by the mob. When asked by q re-
por--~ what steps. would he taken in
the matter the British consul declined
to say, replying that he would have to
lay the matter before mis- government
before he would be able to give out
any statement. He intimated. how
ever, that he thought the matter would
be serious one. as, from all accounts,
the shooting Of Balm vas deliberate.
Mayor Fitzpatrick, who went to the
scene Of the riot when first notified,
returned to his office at noon. When
asked what he thought Of the situa-
ton. he replied that he believed all
trouble was over. He did not think it
would be necessary to call out the
militia.
No Government Interference.
Washington. March q The United
States will not send troops to New Or
leans until it has been fully demon
strated that the city and state officers
are no longer able to maintain the
peace and protect the interests Of traf-
fic. This determination was reached
to-day and communicated to United
States Attorney Hart at New Orleans
Early in the day, Attorney Olney re-
ceived telegram from Mr.. Erhardt
stating that the city was In the hands
of the mob, and suggesting that
United States troops be sent forward
at once, The attorney general replied
as follows:
"Do not understand why state au-
thorities are not capable Of enforcing
the laws. If that We're done. national
commerce would resume it,; opero.
tions. Applications to state authori-
ties ought to be made and denied or
be proved unsuccessful before the
United States interposes."
BIG FIRE AT WAUPLN.