Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
APPEALED TO BLAINE.
The Italian Consul at New Orleans
Asks Uncle Sans Protection.
SAFETY COMMITTEE In A TANGLE
A Mass Meeting Called That is Likely to
Result in Bloody Riot.
ORIGIN OF THE MURDEROUS MAFIA


NEW ORLEANS, November 25.-GoV-
ernor Nichols received dispa tch from Sec
retary Blaine apropos OF the threats against
the Italians here growing out OF the Hen
nessey kill ig. The Italian Consul at this
city, Signor Cont, after complaining to the
municipal authorities, the Governor and
others, laid the matter before the Italian
Minister at Washington. charging that the
Italians were ill-treated, that their houses
were entered and searched by men without
warrant by law, and that they had been
subjected to other indignities.
The Italian Minister saw Secretary
Blaine, who telegraphed to Governor Mich
OILS. The latter refused to give the telegram
to the press, but it is understood that 1t
simply called attention to the complaints
and the possibility of protecting the Italians
against violence.
SICILIANs IN MIDSTREAM.
The Elysis arrived here to-day with ,O63
immigrants on board. She will anchor in
midstream, but the immigrants will not be
allowed to disembark before Monday.
Every effort has been made to prevent them
landing at all, but the Federal authorities
do not see how this can be prevented.
the Committee of Safety itself is all
tangled up. The committee was appointed
by the Mayor and the Hennessey case turned
over to it. 1t asked the papers to publish
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 re-
fused to obey its orders, and as a final re-
source 1t called a mass meeting for next
Monday, with the idea. it is thought, of ap-
pealing to the people and asking for extra
ordinary powers, that is, the right to act as
sort of Vigilance Committee.
WILL RESULT IN A RIOT.
The papers to-day oppose the mass meet
ing in very emphatic terms and say that il
it should now be held it will inevitably re-
suit in a riotous demonstration against the
Italians. 1t is understood that the Mayor
has expressed himself as opposed to the
meeting, and it is almost certain that the
call will be Withdrawn. If it is not with
drawn and the meeting is held trouble is
certain.
The authorities of this city are just learn
ing the true character and history of the
dread Maia. Its existence was no secret
previous to the assassination of Chief Hen
nessey, but no systematic effort was ever be-
fore made to 60 to the bottom Of the facts.
The story is here told in print and for the
first time.
The Malta was originally an Italian polit-
ical organization, which taught the doctrine
of assassination as means for getting rid oi
objectionable persons. To prevent treachery,
it became necessary to bind its members to-
gether with the strongest oaths, and those
who disclosed the secrets knew that they
were
SACRIFICING THEIR OWN LIVES
by doing so, that some one would be chosen
10 kill them, and that they would be tracked
to their death, wherever they went, and
would find no place where they could con-
ceal themselves. How many lives We're thus
lost it is impossible to say, but the frequent
assassinations in Italy. 80 years ago, show
the activity Of the Malta.
When the present Kingdom OF Italy was
firmly established, the Government set to
work to suppress the murder society. There
was only one way in which it could be done
by great harshness, cruelty and even bru-
tality. Thousands of lives were sacrificed,
for the authorities showed no mercy to the
Maiaists. They finally succeeded in their
great task, and many nj the members o. the
society, finding Italy too hot to hold them,
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in New Orleans. where there was already
large Italian colony
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