The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-27
new ORLEANS
IN MOB'S HANDS
Militia Finally Called Out as Pc.
lice Were Helpless.
SCORE KILLED AND WOUNDED
Business Suspended ia Wholesale District
and on River Front Regular Race
War-NesrOes Finally Driven
From the Streets.

NEW ORLEANS. July 2s.-In the
rioting last night and today one ne
gro was beaten 70 death. six were 80
badly wounded that their lives are des-
paired Of. and about score Of people,
white and black. male and female, have
been more Or less seriously wounded.
Disorderly acts. following the distur-
bances Of last night. were committed
throughout the city today. and resulted
in the swearing In By the mayor OF
900 special policemen. and the ordering
cut OF 800 state militia. upon orders
Of Governor Heard, who responded
promptly 70 the appeal OF Mayor Cap
deville for assistance in suppresslng
existing Iawlessness and ia preventing
recurrence Of the violence Of last
night.
Throughout the day attacks have
been made by irresponsible whites up
on the black element. and the negroes
before nightfaIl had been completely
chased from the Streets The effect OF
the disorders has put practical stop
to business in the wholesale districts
and river front, and this means SER
ious crippling Of the trade Of the port.
The business elements rallied in force.
oud btudr..5.. - rvhtfa ..,..,. ..-..-..... I. a
to the appeal Of the mayor for assist
ance in preserving order.
The police have been practically help
less throughout the disturbance But
aside from this there was great lndig-
nation among the members OF the de-
partment over the killing Of Captain
Day and PatroIman Lamb BY the ne
gro. Robert Charles
Further there IS strong resentment on
the part Of the working people against
the steamship agents and contractors
because Of the employment Of negro
labor to the exclusion OF whites on
the public works and on Ievee fronts.
NEW ORLEANS. July 2s.-After be-
ing in the hands Of lawless mobs for
several hours. with the police appar-
emily powerless 10 maintain order. New
Orleans. at daybreak. again assumed
a peaceful and orderly condition, the
violence apparently finally ceased. The
last disturbance occurred about
O'Clock. when a white baker. whose
name is unknown. was shot in the leg,
while crowd Of rioters were chasing
a gang Of negroes.
The mayor. police and citizens are
today to take precautions
against a recurrence Of last nights
scenes Of disorder. The mob was com
posed of boys and noodlnms, and was
without leader. The rioting grew out
Of the intense feeling engendered by the
murder Of Captain Day and Patrol-
man Lamb and the wounding Of Off
Ger Mora by desperadO Charles. The
Of last night are greatly
deplored by the best elements Of the
community. They represented, in no
sense. an uprising Of an outraged COM
munity against wrong One man was
killed. three othars will die md fifteen
were wounded.
The dead: Unknown negro, dubbed
and shct to death.
EafoIlu IN p51tr.aI. Il o,,f., TI...t,..
ored. shot four times; Baptiste Fill
eau. colored. aged rs years, shot; JOS
eph Nelson, colored. skull fractured.
The injured: T. P. Saunders, color
ed. aged S5. stabbed and shot; Esther
Fields. colored. aged 45. stabbed; os-
wald Mcmahon white, aged 16, shot;
Frank Shepherd. white, aged 43. shot;
Alexander Ruffman. Pullman car por-
ter. shot; Joseph Deeds. white, shot;
Fred Davis. motorman. shot; ]. Cluny.
conductor. clubbed; George Morris, col
pred, cut and shot; Joseph Lewis coll
bred. aged II. clubbed; Daniel White.
,olored. shot; Henry Daurin. white,
7ANtf " AiAeAhA COlOlEuf
shot; unknown baker. white. shot.
A delegation Of citizens today went
to the city han and asked the mayor
either to call out posse Of citizens
or appeal to the governor to order out
The militia. The mayor decided to
prepare a proclamation calling for 500
volunteer citizens to assist the police
n preserving order
Wild reports have reached police
headquarters from various sections OF
he city giving information Of the
beating of negroes. Work on the levee,
where negro labor is largely employed,
has been suspended The dig grocery
md produce houses are also practically
ioing nothing. because they cannot get
heir negro drivers TO risk their lives.
Mayor Capdevilla communicated with
Governor Heard. who viii immediately
all out the militia to preserve order
T. the city.
NEW ORLEANS. July 2s.-About
''clock this morning In the French