The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-19
NEW ORLEANS STRIKE
LEvEE LINED WITH COLORED
sCREWMEN ANXIOUS TO WORK.
Slight Trouble Across the River soon
Adjusted-MiIitia Still ON Duty
Other Labor News.

negro laborers who crossed the river this
morning to unload the steamer Etolia, of
Elder, Dempster & Co., were met on their
arrival by a number of white men and
told they would not be allowed to work
and commanded to return to this side of the
river at once. They reported to the agents
of the line what had occurred. Later a
of three from the ~Screwmen's
Association, of Jefferson, same over to this
side, called on the agent and applied for
work on the steamer. Their grievance,
which caused the action of this morning,
was that labor was being imported from
another parish to work on ships lying at
the wharves in the parish of Jefferson.
They have always considered that they had
a lien on the work and always protested
against the Importation of labor, white
or black. The agent of the line warned
the men that they would not be allowed
to dictate who should be employed on the
ships and after a brief conference it was
agreed that the work on the Etolia should
be divided, the jefferson parish men TAX
ing one-haf and the negroes from this
side the other. No further trouble is an
ticipated at that point.
Governor Foster, accompanied by Gener-
al Fairies and other officers, visited the
levee this afternoon and inspected the
troops on duty. The whole river front pre-
scented a more decidedly lively appearance
this afternoon than at any time for the
past week. Cotton is arriving freely and
the men are busy at work loading ships
There is also a decided falling off in the
number of ~loungers along the levee, and
at the head of Jackson street, where there
is generally a crowd of white men, that
spot was nearly deserted. Even the presence
of the military has ceased to attract any
idlers has fallen off the number of ne
groes c~ongregated on the levee seems to
have increased; There are more idle ne
present troubles. At the uptown wharves
the colored labor of every class, both union
and nonunion men, did not wait for the
soldiers to put in an appearance before
going. to work this morning. Promptly at
there were no late corners. Unlike the la
borers uptown the men employed on the
steamships ea1 81 Orion Orion and Egineer. lying in
to work until the militia arrived.
Iron Scale to He Reduced.
PITTSBURG, March 1s.-There is much
speculation rife concerning the probable
outcome of the abrogation of the iron man
ufacturers' scale by the Ohio valley manu-
facturers. According to the terms of agree
ment either side could terminate it by
giving sixty days notice. The Ohio valley
iron makers gave the required notice, which
will expire on April 1. The exact amount
of the reduction they desire is not known
for neither the. manufacturers nor the
a-malgamated association will furnish any
figures. 1t has been stated that a reduc-
ton of 20 per cent. in all departments
will be asked, but as the pudding rate at
present is only "a per ton, with proper
tionate rates for finishing. it is thought
whatever reduction is granted the Ohio val
ley people will have to be given to man
ufacturers all over the country, so that
the result of this matter will affect all
iron workers in the Amalgamated Associa-
ton. President Garland was busy to-day
sending out circulars to the subordinate
lodges stating the proposition of the Ohio
valley manufacturers and requesting them
before April l.. If the lodges refuse to
grant the demands of the manufacturers
1T may result in another long strike, which
would be doubly disastrous, in view of
the gradual resumption of the iron bust
ness that has been going on during the
past few months.
MiIIers' Wages Reduced.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March 1S.-The
organization of the Millers' Union among
the operatives of the flour mills is the
source of some anxiety to the mill pro-
%prietors, who evidently fear trouble. The
reduction of wages by the Pillsbury-Wash-
burn Company, at the demand of its Eng
lish owners, was the cause of the organiza-
ton, which includes every mill and every
class of employees. The union has not yet
affiliated with the Knights of Labor or
with witt I tf federation ratio but expects to choose
discussing the matter to-day, said that
wage reduction had been put off as long
as possible until the winter should be
over and that it did not average over 10 per
cent. in his company. The other compan-
les have made no move to reduce wages
as yet. Mr.. Pillsbury adds that with the
Improvement in the water power to be ex-
pected with the opening of spring the mills
will run at full capacity and the men will
be able to earn as much as before the re-
duction.
Britain's Great Lockout.
LONDON, March 18.-The great lockout
in the boot and shoe trade in London be-
gan this morning and by this evening ten
thousand operators were out. The lockout
also went into operation throughout the
boot and shoe manufacturing districts of
the country. At Leicester thirty thousand