The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-21
MAFIA FURIOUS.
llans in American Cities
Threaten Bloodshed.
40 HoXLs FOR VENGEANCE.
n,,os Meeting In New York City
rsly Becomes Riot sharp
y ealing tho stilettos.

fHMFHfe, Tenns March W-lne much.
sst.for New Orleans detective, O'Mal-
sss 1. Is the city. He says he has been in
! sanloy Of the Matranga faction Of the
s1isns and will return to New Orleans
- xeek. He will expose the Malta
Sgeuxhly. He declined to talk about
.hFibing.
ooxro, March 20.-In reply to : conn
ieafion from the United States,
5eel Bssso, an Italian interpreter here,
- Canada can be depended upon to
- 100 armed Italians to avenge the
Il filled in the New Orleans jail in the
q the Italian government failing to
: redress from the United States gov
ent.
Ssx,spuRc. March CA general mass
s6tinS Of Italian residents of this city
-. held at Turner hall tonight. The
80 holds about 5000 people and was
ssnrded to the doors. Several representa-
~ merchants addressed the crowd in
IN Italian and American, and their re-
rsrks were evenly tempered but severe in
lrnunciation of the action Of the New Or
EIrens people The speakers counseled
Eeu;af and observance Of the laws of their
e GaUUEoU CUuHtAy W OIL iuCdirs Jul ~ WdS
Z seted thst resolution fiercely condemn
~ s.the murder of our New Orleans
arsdbezs,r ETC., and asking the United
eln11e eovernment to punish 1.-THE perpe-
tuna the outrage" were carried with
y1k6ence that was unanimous.
Nm 1oRK, March 20.-Cooper Union
- p51 with $500 Italians Of New
Yort u Seinity tonight. called together
s 11noee last Saturdays tragedy in
Neef 1nns, and outside, notwithstand-
II q 1zixzling rain, more than as many
nan uere unable to gain entrance to the
In Shortly before o'clock the crush
oalsids broke the doors down, and num-
81 " people we're injured in the rush.
0ns hundred and fifty policemen were kept
busy.
Ihe presiding officer was A. de Angelo.
ne speeches were nearly all in Italian,
md the denunciations Of the New Orleans
tragedy were almost terrifying in their
yshemence. To pacify the crowd without,
& vas addressed from the balcony by
.number of speakers. When President
Angelo stepped to the front of the plat
jbSm and raped for order there was a
hIl in the noise of hall. He said quietly
md impressively: Italia" Then a cry
II abravo'' burst from thousands of
Italian throats. The applause was
n1istless in its vehemence for fully
~ minutes, and so it was through the en-
tils meeting. Every man was excited to
~ highest pitch, and but word was
necessary to transfer them into a throng
4 demons. The committee in charge
6emed to realize this, and took every pre-
ontion to avoid any treble. Near the
1l6se Of the meeting, when the resolutions
uere being read. several persons in differ
Ut parts of the hall arose and asked to be
1lowed to speak. These requests were re-
hsed by the chairman. The men
Fho wanted to speak then appealed
b their fellows, asking them if they meant
D sit there inactive, and urging them to
yet and revenge the wrong done in New
)rleans. The instant they began TO talk
n this way prominent men on the plat
orm urged the audience TO be quiet and
rderly. Meanwhile the police had taken
he riot meters in hand and hustled them
ut of the hall.
1t was critical moment. and the lead
ng men of the meeting acted none too
DON. They admitted after the meeting
hat had they allowed any of those in the
audience to speak for few minutes,
'loodshed would have followed, as the
nen present would have been so wrought
lp that they would have started . riot
Without knowing why.
DIR. Assetta in his speech said the mas
acre was a deed not done by the American
,eople, but by villains. He condemned
he French press for their hostile attitude,
md criticised their attempts to justify the
The French were their worst
lnemies. If war broke out the French
sould not be spared.
Resolutions deploring and denouncing
Ne tragedy and demanding rcparation
Eere passed and ordered Sent TO President
Harrison and Italy's premier.
ROME, March 20.-It is semi-officially de-
nied that sealed orders have been sent to
the Italian squadron in consequence of
the lynching of the eleven Italian pris-
oners at New Orleans last Saturday.
ST. LOUIS, March m.-Dispatches from
Texas say that the New Orleans Malta are
sending threatening letters to persons who
have expressed disapproval of their
methods.
0rrAwA, March oo-Antonio Scarpelh
. contractor, is represented as having said
today that he had received a letter from .
prominent Pennsylvania Italian, asking
that all Italians possible be secured to join
IN army of 1900 men which it was pro-
posed to send, under certain contingent
cies, to New Orleans. The letter said
promises have been received from Italy
that 1900 stands of arms would be fur
nished.
RICH DETROIT MAN ABDUCTED.
Driven Auav I'm n COupe Mt NfRht--At.