The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-27
Negroes Were Shot and Beaten in
New Orleans, One Dying.
Five Hundred Special Policemen and 1900
Miitiamen Are on Duty.
Mayor Issued a Proclamation Requesting all
God Citizens to Go Home and Remain There
All Saloons Closed-Quiet at Midnight.

New Orleans. La, July &c. -Disorderly
scenes following the rioting OF last night
prevailed throughout the city today and
resulted in the drafting in by the mayor
of 500 special policemen and the ordering
out of 1900 of the state militia upon orders
of Governor Heard, who responded prompt
ly to the appeal of Mayor Capdevielle for
assistance in suppressing the existing law
lessness and in preventing tonight re-
| currence of the violence of last night
| Throughout the day attacks have been
made by irresponsible mobs OF whites
before nightfal had been completely
chased from the streets. The effect of
the disorders was to put a practical stop
to business in the wholesale districts and
on the levee front As this meant a Sc
rious Gripping of the trade of the port
the business element rallied in force and
hundreds of the most prominent men of
the city responded to the appeal of the
mayor for assistance in preserving ORDER
A summary of the casualties growing out
of the disturbances last night and today
shows that one negro was beaten to death
six were badly wounded and their lives
are despaired, and about score of people
white and black, male and female, have
been more or less seriously wounded.
In order to prevent repetition of yes
terdays scenes the mayor ordered the
closing of all stores likely to supply
bases for the MODS and issued orders to
the police to close every saloon in the
city.
Colonel Wood. who commanded the First
Louisiana regiment in the Spanish war;
was placed in command of the special
police.
The police nave been practically help
less throughout the disturbance The
force consists of some 800 men, including
clerks and operators, and this is mani
testify force inadequate 20 the preserva-
ton of the peace of a city of $4,000 peo-
pie. But aside from this the fierce in
dignation among the members Of the de-
partment over the ruthless murders of
Captain Day and Patrolman Lamb by the
negro Robert Charles naturally made the
I NJ No.
pretended efforts to avenge the murders
The fact that there has been a strong
resen iment on the part of he working
people against steamship agents and con,
tractors in the employment of negro labor
to the exclusion of whites on public works
and on the levee fronts also contributed
| somewhat to he apparent Discrimination OF
che police to do their full duty.
Mayor Capdeyiole was at Ocean Springs
last night when the mobs swept over the
city, but when he arrived at his office
today he came with full determination
to iake hold of the situation with Arm
hand He found awaiting him a delegation
of the leading merchants of the city who
said the interests o. the community and
its commercial welfare demanded prompt
and vigorous action. About the same time
Lieutenant Governor Els opinel, who had
witnessed a scene OF outrage upon the
negroes on Canal street, Joined the CON
| ference at the hotel. He at once ad-
vised a conference with Governor Heard
at Baton Rouge. The long distance tele-
phone was used and the governor said he
would order out all available troops with
out delay he sent messages TO Colonel
Hogdon. commanding the First brigade in
the absence Of General Glynn, and had
| him Immediately order out the Washing
ton artillery. the Louisiana Field and the
First regiment AT twilight there were
1900 men congregated 10 the armories.
Al the same time the mayor, in "A procla-
nation. appealed for 500 special police.
Before 4 p. m. 400 Of the representative
/ citizens Of the community had been sworn
in. The mayor made requisitlon on the
leading hardware and ammunition estah-
lishments Of the city and the specials were
heavily armed and then sent to various
4 sections of the city
Hoodlums prowled the streets through
out the day and whenever they spisd a
negro assaulted him. In some cases e'-'-
Gems rallied the police and with their as
s!stance beat off the attackers. one OF
the most fragrant instances OF cowarhlcn
shown was that OF man who slipped INTO
the murgue and. pointing his pistol
through window. made an attempt 10
shoot one of the female negro prisoners
in the parish prison. Just after daylight
the remnants Of one OF the mobs gath
cred at the Spanish fort railway station
whence large number of negro iaSorers