The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-27

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NEW ORLEANS. La. July AIN The
rfofing Of last night and today one negro
was beaten to death. six were 80 badly
wounded that their lives are despaired OF,
and about score Of people, white ana
black, male and female have been more
or less seriously wounded. Disorderly
acts. following the disturbances OF last
night. were committed throughout the
city today and resulted In the swearing
In by the mayor OF 500 special policemen
and the ordering out Of 500 state militia
upon orders of Gov. Heard. who respond
ed promptly TO the appeal OF Mayor Cap
deville for assistance In suppressing the
existing lawiessness and In preventing
tho recurrence Of violence last night.
Negroes Fly IN Terror.
Throughout the day attacks have been
made by irresponsible whites upon the
black element, and the negroes before
nightfali had been completely chased
from the streets The effect OF the dis
orders has put a practical stop to busi-
ness I'm the wholesale districts and the
river front, and thiaD means a serious
cripping of the trade OF tho port The
business elements rallied In force. and
hundreds OF white men responded to the
serving order.
Col Wood. who commanded the First
Louisiana regiment In the Spanish war,
was placed In command OF the special
police
Police Were HelpIcss.
The police have been practically help
less throughout tho disturbance. The
force consists OF 300 men. including clerks
and operators. and this Il manifestlY =
.AS..
IN a city Of xo.oo0 people nut aeids
from this was the Indignation among the
members OF the department over the kill
Ing OF Capt Day and Patroiman Lamb
by the negro. Robert Charles. Further.
there Is strong resentmept on the part
OF the working people against steamship
agents and contractors because OF the
OF white labor ON public works and on
the leyee fronts.
Prompt asd Vigorous Action.
Mayor Capdeville was at Ocean Springs
last night when the mobs swept over the
city. but when he arrived at his ONCE to-
day he came with fun determination
TO take hold of the situation with Arm
hand. He found awaiting him a deiesa-
tion of the leading merchants OF the city,
who said the interests OF the community
and its commercial welfare demanded
prompt and vigorous action. AT the same
time Lieut.. Gov. Estopenal. who had wit
messed scene of outrage upon negroes on
Canal street, joineS'the conference at the
hotel He az once advised a conference
with Gov. Heard. at Baton Rouge. The
long distance telephone was used. and the
governor said he would order out all
available troops.
Troops Ordered Out.
without delay he sent messages TO Col.
NJ fss---
and had him Immediately order out the
Washington artillery the Louisiana field
artillery and the First regiment. Al twi-
light there were ]. 800 men IN the aruories
At the same time rho mayor IN a procIa-
nation. appealed for $40 special police Re-
fore o'clock soa representative citizens
had been sworn In. Themayor drew upon
the leading hardware and ammunition es-
tahliahmenis OF the city. and the specials
we're heavily armed. and then distributed
over the city.
Hoodiuns Assault Negroes.
Hoodluns prowled the streets through
out the day. and whenever they Spiea q
reRrn. assaulted him. In some cases citI-
gems ralited the police. and with their as
sistance, heat on the hSodlums. one %
tho most fragrant instances % cowardice
shown was that of a man who slipped into
the morgue ard, pointing his pistol
through a WlNNAHs Ut8NF an attempt 10
shoot one Of the female negro prisoners In
the parish prison. Just before daylight
the remnants ~ one ~ tho mohs gathered
~ the spanish fort railway. when a large
number ~ negro iaboreTs daily leave Tor
their work az ChAimstte They saw =
crowd az darkles approaching and start
cd 10 chase them Louis l-appYard Kaf In
their way. and received bullet IN the leg
Later IN the fcreaoor a negro ernp,iei hts
pistol into downtown house and wound
"a a child AZ II O'Clock a mob marched
through Lafayette square, which Is op-
poSlte the city hail. aud, discovering Sorns
negroes In the park. Jumped on and beat
them un;il they made their escape
Riot RriEns supreme.
An hour aftegwarSi a white man saw
negro named Riss a, the corner % Ia
fayp,te aud DryAaes streets. and tiret his
gun al him Those on the street fsd ir
every direction. and then the negro raAda
his escape shortly after j O'Clock Jo-
sephiua WIG. a child while seated In
front 0f her home, caught stray bgl-
tef IN taa face Two hours later NQrso
Fratano and Tony Michael Italians. got
Into a dispute as 60 whether the mob Was
right or wrong In running down and whip
ping the negroes One had knife and
the ether gun Frstallo was badly
wounded
wounded Negroes Everywhere.
one Of the most sensational incidents OF
the DAY vas the discovery Of two negroes
unundea almost to death in a bnx car