| Show THE NEW ORLEANS STRIKE NEW ORLEANS nov 7 governor poster foster bas baa the ane militia in readiness for immediate action but the belief is well grounded that i 0 steps will be taken until wednesday as any serious trouble before would not only complicate the election here but in other sections the idleness of such a large body of negroes neg roee and the desperation ensuing U upon poll lou ion of earnings is feared and the democrats will have a hurd hard time to maintain supremacy in consequence a as crowds of strikers and the absence of street care will serve to keep many of the better element away from the polls in the abe merd mean time the governor to ie using every means mean bobring to bring about an amicable termination having procured concessions from the merchant the governor referred the matter to the u unions alone and they took it under consideration and promised to give ive an answer by noon today up to tonight however nothing has been heard from them merchants carried on business today as well as they could und and determined to stand firm they received promises of support from other orders and organ izat ions and it is in said the executive committee received a I 1 letter ater from governor Warm ought taa the republican leader in the state and a large planter saying the planters desired the merchants to stand firm as victory for the unions would mean the organization oll of the negroes throughout the south the supremacy of the blacks blacke is a constant menace to business some borne of the claraest ri planters lantere in the state stat were in the city citi t aday day and said the strike meant so ao much to them that they were willing to answer the th first call for men or money sent out by the merchants As soon as election is over the real battle will begin and it is believed the city authorities will throw off a good deal of the iho lethargy charged against them governor poster foster has received an opinion from legal authorities that he be can step in to preserve peace without waiting to be called on by the municipal authorities Merchant osay a number of men are willing to return to workout work but do not propose to make targets for the union until they are ready for a vigorous defense and so they declined to take them back for the present the strike fails ails to effect newspapers to the be extent expected and the abe only paper which has ban so far failed to appear is the lim item the official organ of the he strikers although that to is expected to appear tomorrow during the morning a proclamation was issued by the mayor calling upon all persons to preserve the peace and warning the people that any disorder would be repressed by the st ernest measures the most moat serious feature of the situation is the suspension of the two lighting companies the gas and the electricity and some alarm was felt when the officers of the two electric companies called upon the mayor and said they thought they could furnish light if granted protection for the men engaged to take the place of the strikers this was wag readily promised during the afternoon the president of the sugar and nd rice exchange asked the mayor that protection be furnished those interested nearly forty thousand barrels of sugar molasses and other products lay ou on the levee at the mercy of the public and if the mayor could not furnish the force required the exchange he said would tender men man to be sworn in as special pedal officers the mayor agreed to commission all much men the board of trade also urged the mayor to do his utmost to bring about the resumption of the street oar car travel and to continue the supply of gas electricity water and aid other actual necessities in reply the mayor announced that his powers were restricted to the preservation of peace and that he could not force the men to work but he could anil and would maintain order A strong influence was brought to hear bear on the electric light wen as they being out was such a serious matter and they were finally induced to return to work the gas men are still out however as an are the telephone line men but the exchange bureaus are in bears as are the western westen union operators although efforts were made to bring brine them out the charity hospital appealed to the directors of the gas company for light today and offered to furnish the laborers required for the operation of the plant sufficient to furnish the hospital but the directors refused fearing for the safety of the plant it 11 the strikers were opposed the union freight handlers quit at noon nooD but the men employed in the cotton presses and yards are still at work but th the leaders claim the men mea simply worked the day out and aad will strike as soon as positive tiye orders order shall be given the CO cotton t ton exchange is in not involved but if the cotton trade trad to Is affected as proposed the cotton men will join in strong measures which employers propose to inaugurate 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