Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-12
TROOPS RULE NEW ORLEANS
Martial Law, Although Net Declared, Has
Practically Bees Established.
PLANS ARE MADE TO RUN CARS MONDAY
Many I%hauentIal Men Are strivine TO
Aid Governor aud Mayor in Set
fling strike. witch Has
Cost Many Lives.

NEW ORLEANS, La. Oct. 11.-Though
martial law has not yet been declared and
viii not be until the conditions In the street
car strike demand such extreme measures,
New Orleans is practically under military
rule, about 1.4OO soldiers, all we'll armed
and under splendid discipline, having al
ready reported for duty.
The presence OF the soldiers and the ex-
pressions OF frmness and determination in
Governor Heard's proclamation to the citi-
zens demanding a restoration OF order has
restored confidence in the authorities,
though the strikers are more sullen than
ever.
Plans are being laid to start the cars
Monday and Governor Heard says they will
continue to run. f''--' 81" 80
This afternoon at 4 O'Clock a subcom-
mittee of eleven OF the Garments execu-
tive committee called on Governor Heard
at the st. Charles hotel and remained with
him two hours. n ti
United States Senator Murphy Foster,
who settled the general strike in 1892 in
three days when he was governor. arrived
here this morning and. with w. S. Parken-
son, who gained national prominence in
1891 when he led the crowd which lynched
eleven Italians in the parish prison, has
been. endeayoring 10 bring about an amicable
understanding. They have made but little
progress so far. ,'
At 3 o'clock this morning a report reached
Adjutant General Jumel that an attempt
would be made to rush the armory of the
First regiment on Girod street, because of
the, supposed sympathy OF many members
Of the with the strikers, and
take possession Of. the arms and mmuni-
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Charles and Caronadolet streets, and no
one was allowed 10 pass unless he could
give a. good account of himself. Every
wagon passing was searched.
CItizens' Committee Formed.
A citizens committee has been organized
and efforts are being made to recruit in
dependent companies to support the state
troops. - ...
No efforts were made to run cars today
and 1t is the general impression that the
irst attempt under the new. conditions will
be postponed until Monday in order to
prevent interference by the mobs that
would certainly gather on Sunday, ,..
\ All negotiations between the state and
city OFFICIALS. the, railway comnany. and
striking. street. car employees came to on
end today when the car men refused to
accept the proposition mA1e by the COM
pany and the railway company refused the
proposition Of the car men to submit all
differences to a board of seven arbitra-
| tors. '' 'A.@
As soon as these conditions we're made
known to the geykFnor he issued the fol-
lowing proclamation:
TO the People scf. New Orleans: During
the past two weeks your. city has been In
Pa condition Of unnsuaf. and. grave excite
ment and frequently recurring causes for
apprehension of tumult by mobs and blood
shed have ensued. This condition has de-
Pressed trade, arrested public intercourse
and the peaceful pursuits OF the popula
ton. Thu greatest forbea rance has been
| vainly exercised b. the authorities and
every effort made TO, emove every cause
or pretext for complaint. The time has
now arrived to bring this abnormal condi-
ton of affairs to d close and by Arm and
vigorous means to r~e-establlsh order and
J., therefore,, request all peaceable citizens
not to copgregate in crowds on streets and
thoroughfares, and I urgs upon them to
discontinue all undue excitement and acts
of violence and to make known to officers
intrusted with the administers ton of this
law any breaches of the peace.
l hereby declare that the people of this
city must and shall be protected In the full
enjoyment of all their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and privileges, All the power vested in me
by the constitution and laws Of this city
peace, the maintenance OF good order and
the protection of the lives nj property
of the people of the city.
w. w. HEARD Governor, Louisiana.