Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-27
ITALIAN PROTESTS
Laid Before Blaine About the New Or
leans Arrests.

New ORLEANS, October 2G.-Gover-
nor Nichols has received dispatch
frow Secretary Blaine apropoS OF the
threats against the Italians here grow
ng ont of the Hennessey killing. The
Italian Consul at this city, Sgnor
Cont, after complaining to the munich
pal authorities, the Governor and 9TH
ers, laid the matter before the Italian
Minister at Washington, charging that
Italians were ill-treated here; that their
houses were entered and searched by
men without warrant OF law, and that
they had been subjected TO thor ndig-
mites.
The Italian Minister saw Secretary
Blaine, who telegraphed to Governor
Nichols. The latter refused TO give the
telegram to the press, but il is under
stood that it simply called attention TO
the complaints made and the possibility
of protecting the Italians against any
violence.
The ElySia arrived here to-day with
l,063 Sicilian immigrants aboard. She
will anchor in midStream, but the immi-
grants will not be- allowed to diSembark
before Monday Every effort has been
made to prevent their landing at all, but
the Federal authorities do not see how
this can be prevented.
The Committee on Safety is getting
itself all tangled up. The committee
was appointed by the Mayor and the
Hennessey case turned over to it. 1t
asked the papers to publish nothing
abont the case, but all would not agree
to this. 1t then ordered Detective
.O'Malley to have nothing to do with
the Italians, but he refused 10 obey its
orders, and as final resource IL called
a mass meeting Monday, with the idea,
1t is thought, of appealing to the people
and asking for extraordinary pow
ers; that is, the right TO
act as a sort OF vigilance
committee. The papers to-day oppose
the mass meeting in very emphatic
terms, and say that If it is held now IL
will inevitably result in riotous dem
onstratiOn against the Italians. IL is
understood that the Mayor has express
ed himself as opposed to the meeting,
and il is almost certain that the call
will be withdrawn. II it is not with
drawn, and the meeting Is held, trouble
is certain.
The mass meeting called by the Com
mittee of Safety for Monday nights is to
be held, and will be held without a dis
turbance, it is hoped.
Mayor Shakespeare waited on the
committee this evening TO object to the
meeting as likely to produce riot.
The chairman showed him the report
that would be presented and copies Of the
speeches that would be made, and salts
fled him that it would be a quiet and
peaceable affair. A number of mem
bers OF the City Council also came to
protest but went away satisfied. Final
ly the Italian Consul, Father Manori-
tia, of the Italian Church of st. An
thony, and the heads OF all the Italian
societies. some twenty in all, waited on
the committee to know the exact pur-
pose Of the meeting.
After hearing 1t he approved of ii.
The committee says that it will present
a plan that will bring about the punish
ment Of IIennesSy'S murderers and break
up the Malta and vendetta without mob
violence.
Nevertheless, as an extra precautIOn,
the entire police force will be on duty
at the meeting to prevent any disorders
on the part of turbulent people.