Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-11
SOCIETIES OF MURDER.
The Mala Vita of Italy, a Counter
part of the Dreaded Malta,
CONTINUES ITS BLOODY WORK.
Germany Jealous of the Pope's Favor of the
French Republic.
a COSBY CABLE LETTER FROM ROME

ROME, July 9-It will be remembered
that last year large number of persons
were convicted at Bari of belonging to the
Mala Vita Society, an association of some
what similar character to the Chimorri of
Naples, and the Malta of Sicily. There
are now being tried at Trani, 212 persons
charged with being connected with the
Mala Vita of Andrea, from which it may be
inferred that the convictions at Bari were
not sufficient to suppress the organization.
The accused at Trani have been divided
into q number Of groups, each group having
Its own trial, The first group to be tried
consists of % members From the testi-
mony brought out, it appears that they met
In the catacombs of Santa Margherita,
where their mysterious rites were per-
formed before an image of the Madonna
The constitution of the society, consisting
of 20 articles, with its oaths and penalties.
has been discovered and laid before the
the court 1t is expected the trial will last
several months.
The Silk Crop Smaller Than Usual
According to the reports received at the
Minister of Agriculture, the silk crop of
1892 is completed. The crop is somwhat
smaller in quantity than that of 1891. The
price of cocoons, as far as established, is about
6715 cents per kilogram- In some sections,
especially about Comasco, high rates are
demanded.
At recent conference of the italian
High Council of Health, there having been
discussed measures that have been
taken by various States adjoining
Italy, to prevent the introduction of
Italian cattle on account of their
alleged unhealthy sanitary condition. 1t
is alleged that the prohibition is really a
protectiouist measure under the guise of
the sanitary condition of the cattle. The
council resolved to take every measure pos
sible to ascertain the condition and promote
the health of cattle in Italy, and to ask the
Government to insist upon international
regulations being made to regulate the pro-
hibition of the importation and expectation
Of cattle by the various powers interested.
Germany's Tiff Against the Pope.
The language of the German clerical Jour
lance has produced a lively and unpleasant
sensation at the Vatican. An eminent pre-
late, In discussing the subject, said the
German clerical press has been inspired
lately by disgust with the policy of Leo
XIII. toward France, which shows him to
be partisan of the Republic 1t was not,
therefore to be wondered at if the German
press and especially the clerical portion,
under such circumstances, could not con-
ceal their dislike of the course of the Pope
The Francophile policy of Leo KILL,
pushed to an excess, naturally displeases |
even those Germans who are devoted to the |
Pope and to religion.
The Propaganda has just finished the new
missal for the use of the Slavo church in |
Montenegro. This concession to the Slavs,
demanded by Manager Strossmayer in 1886, |
is an important political act, as tending to
draw into the Western Catholic orbit the |
Slav people of the Balkans, and to act as
counterpoise to the Russian Pan-Slavism.
The Vatican on the Uganda Aff,ir
The Vatican and the Propaganda have re-
ceived from London assurances that the
will take prompt measures in
the Uganda affair as soon as the results of
the inquiry into the alleged outrages on the
Catholic missionaries has been ascertaiued.
These declarations, which appear to have
been made to gain time, begin to be weari-
some and excite disgust.
The Council of the Congregation on ex-
traordinary ecclesiastical affairs have met
at the Vatican under the Presidency of
Cardinal Rampolla, to discuss the situation
in France. The presence of Archbishop
Ireland in Paris, with his public addresses
there, has produced excellent effect here.