The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-14
SHOT BY STRIKERS
FATAL RIOT ON THE LEVEE IN
'~r -. NEW ORLEANS. ~.
several Hundred White Strikers At
tack Negro WOrkers-Five Are
Killed and Number OF Others
Injured, Some Fatally,

behind which desperate white leyee Ia
Dorers gathered and which they pene-
trated with Winchester rifle hall,
hlned at the colored non-union men
at WORK on the ships. The attack was
maze at points several miles apart
just before the arrival Of the police,
and as O. result there are half q dozen
corpses and a 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 at 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 a share Of the work under an
agreement made secret cuts and VIC.
lated the agreement in order to OBJ
rain more work, and gradually crowd
eel the white men off. The white as
soclations then severed all ties with
the blacks and refused to work with
them or for the men who employed
them. The Write longshoremen joined
the screWmen in this. Since then the
steamship lines have been gradually
gong 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 accented
the offer, but the agents stood by the
steVedores. The latter offered to pay
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 superintend-
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 screwman; shot at Phillip street.
Jules Calico 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.
Inc 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 and both legs; will recover
Tim Persten, colored coal wheeler;
shot seven times, both legs and thigh:
may recover. Lunis Cast, colored, 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 it is believed were
drowned.
AOAAcc IO"eE1cSS.
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 leyee
was practically at a standstill, while
not a negro could be seen anywhere
among the shipping. The work of
rioting and bloodshed began at I
o'clock and continued for an hour All
is now quiet.
At 1870 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 a re-
porter what steps would be 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 was 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-
1ic. This determination was reached
to-day and communicated to United
States Attorney Hart ut New Orleans.
EARLY in the day Attorney Olney re-
ceived a telegram from Mr.. Erhalslt
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
4I~o ~