The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-16
BARSOTTI WINS THE DAY.
TIE OTHER ITALIAN FACTION DIDN'T
GET NEAR BARON FAvA.

Kent ON board Untn Train Tin-.
Tho Barsotti faction In the dispute which
bos been raging in the italian colony and In
Tho columns OF the Italian newspapers OF this
citv scored a victory over their opponents yes
toranv morning by capturing Baron Saverio
Faya, the Italian Minister to the United States.
tho moment no sot foot on American soil. and
nv carrying him of on board a swift river
steamboat. which they kept in mid-stream I'M
tn t.n minutes before the Baron took the train
for Washington.
TpE Sun has already told how Chevalier
Harsottl, editor OF II Prooresso Halo Americana.
sunnorted by a part OF. the local italian
.ocieties OF this city and the suburbs. set on
foot n m movement to collect a fund to erect q
statue 10 Christopher Columbus: how the
cbeyal,or was elected President OF tho organ.
ization in charge Of the monument. and how
number OF other societies. together
with another italian newspaper. started
m opposition movement on about the
same lines. except thnt they did
not collect any money. The opposing
faction under tho leadership OF signor
Telire Tocc the owner Of LEO dTNalia at
temttea to persuade Signor Rivn. tho italian
Consul to accept the Presidency OF their
organization. which should hold u celebration
In honor Of Columbus during October next In
opposition 10 the one undertaken by Barsotti.
but the Consul refused to have anything to do
with it as long as the Chevalier was President
olanothcr faction.
When the Chevalier Barsotti learned that
Baron Tava was aboutto return to this country
as Minister nfter moro than years absence.
which was brought about by the New Orleans
riots. he called his forces together and de-
termincd to take a bold step to gain tho
Barou's official recognition OF his faction. He
hired the Laura M. Starin. and sold almost
1000 tickets at 25 cents apiece to tho Italians
OF this city. each ticket emitting the bearer
to a trip down tho bay to meet the French
steamship La Gascogne. which arrived here
yesterday morning.
Tho Laura NJ. Starin was advertised to start
from the Washington pier. North River att
o'clock yesterday morning. and long before
that hour the ticket holders began to go
aboard BY o'clock there were fully 900 men
on her decks. Most OF them we're In the uni
form OF the various Italian corps to which they
belonged. and they looked q thrifty lot OF peo-
pie. Pelusos military band stood on the main
deck dispensing music. while the excursion
lists decked the vessel with Italian and Ameri-
can flags until she was all bunting.
Shortly after o'clock the news came that
La Gascogne had been sighted and the gang
plank was pulled H. The committee In charge
of the party consisted Of Slgnori Ernesto
Tealdi. F. Greco. G. N. Nalferrari. Bettini.
Lemi. spinetti. Ncolo GRILL. Alamo. and Volta.
The societies represented by the passengers
we're the Peduci Patrte. Battaelie. Peduci and
Veterani Guardia Colombo. State Maggiore Of
a spina. forsnato Tasso. St Arsenic. italian
soccc e; AMMONIA. citadini ,PodalIesi. keaii
sisE Cub P e5s ..e ef Rs%
Club. and the Italian-American Club
Mho s
bay through the fog and met La dascosne
tee Sfs S q ssnSr Bar
sotti. Baratoni. starace. saeta. and Roversi.
With Viii k coileetor Hendricks. and had already
boarded, the French steamship 70 welcome
aD 70 Se .Sp th tso fns R
Baron. who stood on the deck waving his hat
and h bind an
to take AXE The! The Baron II Il asscosne. but tSs
the boat b. It. SO that she eareened in a way that
sS sst TIE mae nos
h to hsG d0 Nth the heat .S
r ,Gssceene got into her slip r pnG
he the
TnsFs
or arm and led him through the double line
Of soldiers toward the end OF the pier. The
ssss e s and
began shaking hands with tho Minister. say
s n ed The @ IN sson sss asa BUT as
As soon as the Minister got on the Laura NJ.
ort fhn mi MI Nun
qaIf t. sh dos
witted. Baron Fava was conducted TO tho
cabin where he was received by Mr. pIealdi;
then made speech welcoming him back to
America which was followed by an address by
the tn Oh. BarsottL Among other things
Il lax &
osI1osr next. This n9D1natiGn Vas ~. nnnim0u.y
as ..'ssss 81
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and It's incorruptible seal.
Cheers followed these remarks. and Baron
s tSy ava dsaef IN g chsnt 9a
s ssa Saron
Faya back to America.
The Baron made short speech also In Eng
Nsh. In which he said
II have great love, and admiration for. the
American press. 1t has always been fair to
tho Italians and shall never forget that IL
was one OF the tlrst t. recognize united Italy"
~ hope that tire Americans as we'll as the
italians will forget the affair Of New Orleans.
Let 9yGones ne bySoneS return to cement
lists between the two countries"
he SAID that Italy iu position in the Behrlng
HTnnlea9sa,ntness which had occurred. and said
coming Worlds Fair at Chicago. He said he
ton In 1898. " ~ '"'"''
He practically admitted that he had besn ro.
esllsl T. Italy by Minister Rrdini at the time
Qf the New Orleans riots. and that he lad not
loft Washington of his own volition' He wn m
pot deny that he was tho bearer Of important
letters from King Humbert to President Har.
rlson.
During this time the Laura NJ. Starin had
been stcaming stoadily up the Hudson On
reaching Spuytsn Duvvil shn wo ,,u. +,