The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-17

feeling in the matter. He declares bluntIy
that Patterson aud bis associates did Just
right.
ibid you take any measures to prevs mt
the tragedyF'
mo"
Don't you regret it!n
DESERVED HANGING.
mo, SIR" cried the mayor belligerently,
"I am an American citizen and am not
hanging. We expected disagreement and
he'd made arrangements for a re-trisl.
When / heard Of the verdict / was frozen
to my seat"
"Couldn't you have punished them by
lawful meansn
''They were punished by lawful means
The men who did it were all peaceable and
laW-abiding. The Italians had taken the law
into their own hands. and we had to do the
same. 1t was what they did In Italy. The
Malta got too strong for them, and what
happenedl The sovereign took hold Of it
the king. Here the sovereign also took hold
OF 1.-THE people"
"Have you any doubt as to the guilt Of
the victimsP
"None whatever Chief Hennessy once
received an anonymous letter, telling him
not to sit at the window of
his office, or he would be &shot.
though, that would have been too open.
A second letter came afterward, saying that
he would be slain by certain men. The
names were these Of the men who were
lynched. Palermo, an italian alderman,
received letter not long ego, telling him
that DIR. Hincks, a good American and
member of the Patriotic Order of the Sons
If America, was getting evidence against
Italians. and advising Paloerno to assassin
ate him."
BRIBING OF THE JURY.
Northern people," said, "have seen no
evidence that the jury was really bribed "
perhaps not; there Ia not much doubt
about it,"
"Are you sure the jury was bribedg
positive. The trouble is, these men
had too much money, and they used it all
to clear the prisoners; none TO convict the
culprits"
Have you positive evidenceW
well, no, not positive; but we are find
ing out gradually, and when we are good
and ready we will tell what we know"
"Do you anticipate any new uprisingF
mo; but if / or my secretary were
people would take it up, and there is no tell
ing where the thing would stop"
Ibid you approve of Saturdays workp'
Certainly. | think that fifteen months
from now the Italian populace will be
thanking us heartily for whaJ we have
dOne.n
His honor concluded by referring to the
Italian consurs complaints against him,
saying the consul is himself in pretty bad
company, meaning the italian priest re-
ferred to by Provenzano.
A STORY ABOUT MAcHEcAL n
WASHINGTON, March 16.-A congress-
Macheca was n man worth $1,000 He
had control Of the fruit trade Of New Or
leans, and ran line of fruit steamers. 81
think he was q native of Louisiana, proba-
bly, half Spanish aud half Italian. He could
speak English as well as you or / i aud was a
jolly good fellow in his manners Some
fifteen years ago some American set up a
rival fruit business in the city. Macheca
had control Of all the little fruit stands in
the city. The American opened a large
fruit store on the style of some in Chicago
aud New York, with bar in the rear. His
wife was an Italian who could speak hardly
any English, and he could speak no Italian.
MACHEcA TOO FAMILIAR.
'Macheca used to be about the store a
great deal and got to be rather more
friendly with the American Dealers wife
than was agreeable to the dealer. Macheca
was told that he must keep away, or it
would not be well for him. He took the
warning and left the store, but before going
told the American that he would come back
and take both the store and tie wife, and
this he did in a very short time. He estab-
lIshed the line Of fruit steamers and got
absolute control of the carrying trade, SO
that the American could not get stock for
his business, and was driven to bank
ruptcy. Then, when the Americans store
was sold out, Joe Macheca bought the prop.
erty, opened his store in his own name and
took possession of the mans wife, as be had
said he would.n
BLAINE TRIFLE HAsTY.
Secretary Blaine wrote his dispatch to
Gov. Nichols of Louisiana Yesterday rather
hastily. He regrets now that, with char
acterIstic fervor, he used the word "mas-
sacre" and several others which might be
used against the administration in the fu-
ture. He is the more regretful since he has
learned that the Italian government has
very little feeling in the matter and protests
perfunctorily against the summary taking
off of her sons who left Italy for Italy's
good.
TRYING TO CALM THE ITALIANS.
During the first excitement among
the Italian residents Of the United
States, Baron Fava yesterday sent to
he Italian consul general at New
ork the following telegram: II learn
from the papers that excitement is prevail
ing in the Italian colony on account of the
New Orleans events. / have to resort to
your influence and authority to urge upon
the Italians of New York thai they
should be dignified, calm, and by
strictly legal behavior show themselves
in these circumstances worthy of their civ
ilized country. Relying upon your incon-
testible authority as well as on the D atriotic
feelings Of the colony. / am sanguine that
this advice will be followed. [Signedl FAvA,
Italian minister"
1t is understood that similar instructions
have been sent by Baron Fava to all the
other allan consuls in the United States in
order TO calm and avert, by this means, to
the fullest extent possible all undue excite
ment
RESTING ON THEIR OARS.
No further action will be taken by the
federal authorities at Washington in regard
to the shooting Of the Italians at New Or
leans until after the receipt of Gov.
Nichols reply to Secretary Blaine's tele-
gram stating the position of the govern
menJ in the matter. 1t was stated by
officials Of the department of justice and the
war department in explanation of why the
government had taken no steps to prevent
mob viole ce that the federal authorities
are powerless TO act in cases of disorder in
the states except when called upon for aid by
the special protection OF government prop
erty.
NEITHER CONTINGENCY AROSE.