AGAINST RIGHT AND REASON. they either have to give up their re- "Yours truly, "JAMES H. ANDERSON. "42 ISLINGTON, Liverpool, Feb. 18th, 1891." The whole city of Salt Lake is constituted one school district, and placed under the direction of a Board of Education. The gentlemen composing that body have determined to raise the sum of $300,000 for the purpose of building and extending schoolhouses, providing "SIR-Just a few lines if you please. the people sustain their movement at In your last issue I saw a few lines the polls. They consider this amount from Mr. Mincher. He says either Mr. Beard or Mr. Powell is untruth- only a moiety of what is needed, but ful. I say the same as my brother, think they can get along with it for the Mr. Beard, that there was not a mem- present. The school accommodations ber of the Mormon Church present at they desire are certainly needed, for the Mr. Ward's lecture, for we believe in treating all such persons with silent population of the city has increased contempt. Mr. Mincher wants to know very rapidly, and the argument in the reason Mr. Powell has been ex- favor of raising the necessary funds pelled from our Church. Well, I will by bonding the district is in brief that, tell him. The first lesson we learn on entering the Mormon Church is to as the benefits to be derived will be mind our own business. He also says enjoyed by posterity, part of the exif he were Mr. Powell, and the Mor-penses at least should be paid by posmons would not acknowledge him as terity. Considering the needs of the their own battles. Very good. Mr. times, and the manner in which those Powell is at liberty to fight for or against wants can be met, it is probable that a us as he thinks proper. He also says majority of the tax-payers will be 'Let us be honest and not seek to found in favor of supporting the proposition submitted by the Board. one of them, he would let them fight evade.' We wish he would remember that when he is writing the history of Mormons; I can judge for myself where he gets his information. It is from anti-Mormon literature of the basest kind, intermingled with his own erroneous ideas. Some honest-hearted person may ask the question-why do Christian ministers attack the Mormons in the manner they do? I will tell him the reason. It is because they can't do it in any other way. We defy Mr. Mincher, or any other minister in Christendom, to come and prove the principles unscriptural that the Mor mons believe in. They know they But a question has since arisen in connectien with this matter which we consider of far more importance than the fluancial part of the subject. The law provides that: Sec. 124. The board of education shall appoint three judges to conduct the election, and the voting at such meeting shall be by ballot, but no particular form of ballot shall be required, nor shall any informalities in conducting such election invalidate the same, if the election shall have otherwise been fairly conducted. At such election the ballots shall contain the words "Bonds Yes" or "Bonds No." The Utah Commissioners, however, have taken the ground that all elections of every kind in the Territory are, by the terms of the Edmunds Act, to be conducted by persons of their appointment. They have therefore designated the judges of election for the various polling places as follows: First Precinct-A. H. Parsons, J. H. Woolcott, William Fuller. Second Precinct-(1) A. H. Kelly, S. P. Armstrong, Louis C. Shaw, (2) James F. Bradley, Isaac Woolf, W. S. Burton. Third Precinct-H. Pembroke, John L. May, J. S. Tingey. Fourth Precinct-E. D. Hoge, Henry T. Ball, David L. Murdock. Shelley, Thomas V. Williams; (2) E.D.R. Thompson, A. L. Simondi, John R. Winder, jr. Fifth Precinct-(1) Joel F. Allen, F. B. When This position is different from that taken by the Commission in reference to school elections years ago. applied to in reference to such elections they held that as they were not political in their character, but very much in the nature of "town meetings," they did not come under the provisions of the Edmunds Act, and the people were left to the conduct of such elections, as provided in the Territorial statute. But this would not matter so much, perhaps, if a very important question of right and justice were not involved in it. If the Utah Commission may lawfully appoint these judges of election, instead of the Board of Education under the school law, can they not go further and require the voters to be registered electors? We understand that they do make this advance and declare that only registered voters.can cast a ballot in reference to the issuance of school bonds. Sec. 122. The board of education of any city may, when in their judgment it is advisable, or when petitioned by a majority of the resident taxpayers of the said district, as appears from the county assessment roll of the last preceding year, shall, call a meeting and submit to a vote of the district whether bonds of such district shall be issued and sold for can't do it. Let Mr. Mincher come to the purpose of raising money for purNormanton, and bring his Bible, and we chasing school sites, for building or purwill find a man to meet him. Let it be chasing one or more schoolhouses, and Primitive Methodism vs. Mormonism. supplying the same with furniture, necThe law provides for a meeting of Let us see which is most scriptural. essary apparatus, and improving the the taxpayers to decide about the rate He will get such a licking he never grounds, and for liquidating any indebthad in his life with the very book he edness already incurred for such pur-of taxes to be assessed and on the quesprofesses to believe in. Would it not poses. tion of issuing bonds, and as to the be more Christian to attack us in that Sec. 123. The meeting provided for in way, instead of slandering, misrepre- Section 122 of this act shall be called by qualifications for voting at such meetpublishing a notice signed by the presi- ing, it says: senting and abusing us? We are quite dent and clerk of the board of education, willing for anyone to examine our doc-in a newspaper published in the district trines and compare them with the at least once a week for three successive Bible. In conclusion, let me say that weeks, or by posting said notice in ten Mormonism, as the world calls it, is the true Gospel, and it will grow and increase until it fills the whole earth and shines as the noonday sun, when all Mormon haters and their systems have sunk in oblivion's shade. "Yours respectfully, "HANNAH REYNOLDS. "SOUTH NORMANTON, Feb. 23, 1891."" Beckastrom sawmill in Dalarme, was burned down the other day. "SEC. 37. Every male person of the age of twenty-one years or over who has months and of the school district for been a resident of the Territory for six public places in the district for three weeks next preceding said meeting. the day on which any meeting is held for thirty days both immediately preceding Such notice shall contain: First-The the purpose of voting on the question of time and place of holding such election. levying taxes or issuing bonds for any Second-The names of three judges to school district and who has paid a Terriconduct the same. Third--The hours during the day (naming not less than torial or county school tax in any such eight hours) during which the polls will district during the preceding year or who has been assessed for any territorial or be open. Fourth-The amount and denomination of the bonds, the rate of in-county school tax in any such district for terest, and the number of years, not ex- held shall be entitled to vote at any such the year in which any such meeting is ceeding twenty, the whole or any part of said bonds are to run. Fifth-For what meeting." purpose it is proposed to issue the bonds. It will be observed that the school a law makes a clear distinction between is to be met by the taxpayers, without whole people with this genuine heroregular school election Like for the an opportunity for a large number of ism. the first Napoleon choosing of trustees, and an election them to approve or disapprove of the or Gustavus Adolphus, they imfor the levying of a tax or the deter- debt, is not to be let slip and pass into parted their own enthusiasm to mining as to the issuance of bonds a custom, which may bring additional their followers. And this was Only registered voters can take part in evils of a similar character and develop done through that divine Spirit of an election for school trustees, as pro- into a system of wholesale oppression which they were in possession. Docvided for in Section 30. But at a finan- and spoliation. We trust the Utah trine alone is not sufficient for the prescial election the taxpayers, who will Commission will weigh this matter ervation of a people. have to meet the expenses to be in- thoroughly before proceeding in opposicurred, who are pecuniarily interested tion to the statute and to the principles in the matter at issue, and who should of reason and of right. of right have a voice in its determination, are qualified to cast their ballots. Whatever may be said in regard to the justice or injustice, of excluding from an election for school trustees any of the parents of children to be placed under the direction of those trustees, it will not be denied that to levy a tax or issue bonds without the consent of the taxpayers is manifestly unjust and oppressive. A LESSON AT THE GRAVE. Now, it is comparatively easy to im part doctrines to the growing generation. This can be done and is done by faithful and diligent teaching. Men can learn, theoretically, the first principles of the Gospel; they can receive THOSE who have read the death an understanding of many theological notices of the past few weeks will have and ecclesiastical truths, and even seen that several aged veterans have thereby be brought to conform with been called away from this sphere of certain outward ordinances, and yet action. Of those who were personally not receive of that Spirit which alone acquainted with the Prophet Joseph enables men to stand up faithfully in and took an active part in laying the the performance of the duties foundation of this latter-day work, not incumbent upon one who has many remain among us. And those made sacred covenants with God. who are still left are more or less physically weak. In the common course of events, we may expect that, in a few more years, none of these noble heroes will remain in the midst of us. They will be gone to reap their just reward among the Saints on the other side of the veil. For this spirit is not received by study or by research. It is given. It is im parted from on High. The life of the prophet Elisha, who was a faithful disciple of Elijah, affords an illustration of this fact. When this last mentioned remarkable champion of truth was about to be taken away This fact suggests a few thoughts and from the earth, Elisha asked, as a last sreflection of great importance. It is wrong in principle. It is opposed to every sentiment of fairness. It is anti-Republican in its very essence. And we believe it is contrary to law and would not be sustained by the courts. We do not think that the Board of Education can legally issue bonds passed upon in any such way. We believe trouble will grow out of an elec tion for this purpose from which large numbers of taxpayers are excluded- The growing generation can hardly We are sure that the question ought to realize, to the full extent,the beneficial be tested. It is of too much importance influence these faithful servants of the to be allowed to pass without a full Lord exercise among the people. Of and complete trial. It is a question of ancient Israel it was said that they right. It should be carried to the served "Jehovah all the days of highest court of appeal, if necessary. Joshua, and all the days of the Elders "That might hinder the building of that overlived Joshua, and which had schoolhouses." Perhaps so. But bet-known all the works of the Lord that fulfilled, however, because he sought favor, that two parts of the great prophet's spirit might fall upon him. Elisha was before that time duly instructed, but that for which he now asked, he knew he had not yet received; and they were both well aware that he could not receive it, unless it were given by Him from whom the the Spirit emanates. His desire was ter delay them for a short time than to he had done for Israel." But after for it in faith, diligently and earnestly. have a right like this trampled upon these first eye-witnesses to the estab- Another illustration is given in the and stamped into the mire. The ques- lishment of the covenant had gone to first disciples of our Lord. For years tion to be voted upon has no reference their fathers, circumstances changed. they had followed Him and been into politics or party. This is not an The people accustomed themselves structed in the principles of the Gos"election" in that sense. Careful more and more to the ways of the hea-pel. They had even, to some extent, reading of the two Acts of Congress then natious, and they became en- been impressed with the fact of His regulating election affairs in Utah and snared in the sins of their surround- divine nature and the work He had defining the powers of the Commis-ings, to their own cost. The influence commenced. Yet, when He was, as sion, will show that they relate to the of the first heroes was not there to they thought, for ever gone; when choosing of persons to hold official counteract the power of the adversary. they thought themselves sadly disapposition in this Territory. But this is Nor is this strange. Joshua and his pointed in their expectations, their another matter entirely. It does not cotemporaries had received not only moral strength was almost exhausted belong to the jurisdiction of the Com- the correct doctrines, which had been and they seemed to contemplate the missioners. It is outside of their pow-taught them by Moses, but they had propriety of again giving their atteners. They have no more right to med- also been imbued with that spirit, tion to their worldly pursuits. "Let dle with it than they had to formu- without which none can faithfully us go fishing" was the proposition of late oaths, and make "Orders," and continue to serve the Lord. They had Peter, one of the most devoted of the exclude from the polls ex-polygamists, been led on from trial to trial, and at disciples. They had been well instructas they did until brought within the the same time from victory to victory. ed, but they lacked as yet the gift of line of their authority by the Supreme They had been placed in circumstances the Spirit. When they became posCourt of the United States. where they were entirely thrown upon sessed of this precious gift, on the day the omnipotent arm of their God, and of Pentecost, they were enabled to they had through their wonderful ex- face the world, and they became perience, learned to trust Him. This mighty men of God. had made them heroes of faith, and they inspired, by their very presence, the As we have said, the appointment of the judges of election is a comparatively small matter. It might be passed by without much resistance. But the issuance of bonds, the interest on which The trouble with Israel was this: Joshua died; the Elders, who had been "Sons of Does it fill eye-witnesses to God's wonderful works day. But these figures only include of New York" or the in delivering the people and guiding one of the gas companies of London. Nevada," be established? them through the wilderness, died; There are several others the figures of any want? Has it any mission? None. and the growing generation, although which if obtained correctly would be It simply says, "we the sons of Iowa being well instructed in principles, did in accord with those given. Inde- are better than any other in the counnot, like Elisha, seek to be imbued pendent of gas, there is a vast outlay in try; therefore we have organized to with the Spirit that dwelt in those who oil and candles that cannot be even maintain our superiority intact and expassed away. And because they neg- approximated in the matter of compu- clusive." This is just what every lected to seek for this Spirit they be- tation. So that in light alone the cost society of a State, or of a race, or of a came a weak people, notwithstanding of twenty-four hours of fog in London political or religious character says. their instruction, and notwithstanding will run into the hundreds of thousthe temporal blessings they enjoyed in ands. the land of promise. River lighters tie up. The Chicago News of March 10, 1891, commenting on the multiplicity of Railway companies have to bear vast these societies, says that it is not at all The Latter-day Saints have great expense in the way of detonating sig- an encouraging sign of the times. promises in regard to this important nals. In fact they have not figured the Within the past day or two there have matter. To them it has been said: amount exactly, but they admit that it been organized several societies of a "Ask the Father in my name, in is gigantic. However, the greatest secret and political character, throughfaith believing that you shall receive, evil wrought by a fog is the out the country. One of these is enand you shall have the Holy Ghost; total cessation of labor on the titled "The Naturalized Sons of which manifesteth all things which are Thames; steamers, barges, America," and another, "The expedient unto the children of men." and boats of every kind must Knights of Reciprocity." An analyAnd again: "Pray always, and I will This means suspension of work sis of these will well illustrate the pour out my Spirit upon you, and great on all the riverside wharves and quays, nature of the whole. The natualized shall be your blessing; yea, even more and it entails hard times and suffering sons are those who have been admitthan if you should obtain treasures of for laborers. ted to citizenship in this country. earth and corruptibleness to the extent They are of foreign birth, but are perthereof." haps good Americans. "The Patriotic Sons of America" are supposed to be native born, and their object they claim is to preserve the Republic. Their method of deing this is by discriminating in religion and in nationality. Their object is to exclude certain religious beliefs, and persons of foreign birth from the privileges of Many out-door trades and occupa- American citizenship. But the worst tions must be entirely suspended dur- feature of this society is, that its meming a fog, while most of the in-door in-bers are not entirely of American birth. dustries are seriously hindered. Paint- In fact the leaders and organizers are ers, color-printers, and even artists of foreign birth. have to suspend work sometimes during Shopkeepers lose immensely by fogs. While they have to keep their stores lighted and to pay all their help, yet there is no business doing. Nobody wants to go shopping on a foggy day. Cabmen, omnibus drivers and jehus of all kinds suffer great losses through fogs, not alone in the way of fares, but in broken vehicles and in injuries to animals. Indeed, the purpose of the Almighty in establishing this Church has more than once been solemnly declared to be that it should never be destroyed again, as it was in previous dispensations. The Spirit of God will not be withdrawn from this people. Yet, it is all the more important that those who are called to take the places of the departing Saints, whether they are born in Zion and reared under the influences of the Gospel, or come from lands afar off, should seek earnestly, by prayer and faith, to receive the same Spirit which enabled Joseph and Hyrum fogs. Except to the thief, the rogue to be faithful unto death, and which and the garotter, a London fog is an inspired their successors to continue abomination. The dishonest and the the grandest work that was ever com- vile and wicked regard it as a boon. menced on earth. This seems to be the great lesson conveyed to the surviving Saints at the graves of those who have already departed. THE LONDON FOG. THE London Leisure Hour enters into a mathematical consideration of the fog question. Everybody has heard of the London fog, and of its cheerless, disagreeable character. It is rare, that one hears anything of what it costs. During one whole day of fog in the month of January last, the "Gas Light and Coke Company" sent out 90,000,000 cubic feet of gas. This was 35,000,000 cubic feet more than that sent out on the corresponding day of the year previous, an increase of 37 per cent. The price of gas was then three shillings, or about 75 cents, per thousand, hence the public had to pay £5,250, or about $25,000 for their extra gas for one INCIPIENT DISRUPTION. DAY after day, the newspapers report the birth or establishment of new societies from every quarter of our vast republic. These' socleties are of every imaginable type. Some are secret, some semi-secret, while mostly all are in the main political. Some are ostensibly for social, and some for religious purposes. A great many are of a national or race character. People from the different countries of the world, who have come to make their homes here, and to become citizens, are also inclined to segregate into the distinct peoples from which they first originated. And, perhaps, the saddest feature of all about this society business, is, the tendency of native-born Americans to organize according to State geography. For what earthly good, or for what object can such a society as the "Sons It is not at all difficult to predict what the outcome of such organization will be. Society and even industry would soon be arrayed in two hostile factions, and the home, the church, the workshop, and even the pleasure ground would become scenes of strife. The Knights of Reciprocity is a society which owes its birth to Kansas. It sprung up shortly after the last election. Lately its growth has been phenomenally rapid. Its object is to oppose the Farmers' Alliance, though its principles are practically the same. But it dwells particularly on commercial reciprocity with friendly foreign nations, and between the different States at home. Just fancy the absurdity of organizing a secret political society for such objects, and in this Re public too, where free thought, free speech, and a free press are supposed to exist. The Chicago News holds unequivocally that the existence of these societies bodès evil for the institutions of this Republic. It says: "Speaking generally, it may truthfully be said that political societies of the secret kind are a menace to the free institu tions of the country. It is amazing take his place; and in a fire depart- Square. Doors and windows were that in this day of enlightenment ment above all, where an emergency thrown open, women and children crowded on the galleries to encourage those who profess to be political reform- is likely to arise at any moment. those who were taking part and to witers, such as the agriculturists, should This is a matter that should be grave-ness the scenes. pattern after the medieval societies ly considered by the authorities of all of political plotters in their methods. towns and cities where a fire depart-reached the prison, there had already Freedom of discussion is the glory of ment is maintained at the public exrepublicanism." Can any sane man, for a moment think, that this Republic and its institutions can be preserved and perpetuated by having its people divide up into races, nations and States? Can any sane man predict the preservation of society by organizing secret orders, the members of which must have certain prescribed qualifications? No. If this Republic is to be preserved, it must be by an organization which admits to brotherhood, people of every race and clime, and which absolutely and categorically sets foot on race and on sectional secret societies. In a community where Celtid and Saxon, Teuton and Sclav, Semitic and Caucasian are at war, what harmony can exist, what accomplishments for good can be effected? None. Within this broad domain we are all Americans; then why strive to perpetuate the feuds and factions which have convulsed Europe for centuries. If we cannot meet face to face as Americans, for goodness sake let us not meet like the savage clans of prehistoric Europe, or like the fallen aboriginal tribes of this continent. CULPABLE OFFICIAL NEGLIGENCE. ON THE 14th inst. one of those fearful holocausts which from time to time surprise the world occurred seven miles from Nashville, Tenn. This was the burning of the Central Insane Asylum, an institution which had 400 inmates. After the fire, half a dozen charred bodies were found in the debris. The report states that it was pitiful to see the inmates huddled in outhouses, chattering and wailing, and uttering all kinds of expressions of grief, terror and alarm. It is said that twenty-five of the lunatics made good their escape from the place. The lamentable feature about this fire is, that when the Nashville fire de partment was telephoned for, the chief was absent, and the members would not move without their chief. It was two hours before that officer was found. He proceeded then to the fire, with two engines. pense. THE NEW ORLEANS TRAGEDY. When the main crowd from Canal collected a dense throng, all eager to take a hand in whatever might happen. When the vanguard of armed citizens reached the prison, that grim old building was surrounded on all sides. Sheriff Viller, armed his deputies NEW ORLEANS, March 14.- New and then started on a hunt for Mayor Orleans struck the Mafia a death blow Shakespeare. The Italian consul today. It rose in its might almost at and Attorney-General Rogers joined midday and wrecked horrible venge in the pursuit, but his honor does ance upon the Sicilian assassins who not reach his office until noon and relentlessly slew David C. Hennessy, he was not to be found at any and there are eleven men dead tonight of his regular haunts. The gov who were happy yesterday over their ernor had not heard of the upvictory in the greatest criminal trial rising and had not sufficient time the city has ever witnessed. The chief to act and the police force was too of police was slain on October 15th. small to offer much resistance to the and that very night evidence began to army of avengers. Superintendent accumulate, showing that his death Gaster had ordered an extra detail of had been deliberatly plotted by a secret officers to be sent to the jail and the successfully by tools of the conspirators. the old building clear until the great tribunal and carried out boldly and small crowd kept the sidewalks around The trial lasted twenty-five days and multitude, swelling all the fail to convict. like a mighty roaring stream, Last night a body of lawyers, doc-surged around the door and crowded tors, merchants and political dealers the little bands of bluecoats away. Capquietly met and decided that some actain Lem Davis was on guard at the tion must be taken, and the people's main entrance with a scant force of justice, swift and sure, visited upon those whom the jury had neglected to punish. This morning a call for a mass meeting at Clay Square on Canal Street appeared in the papers, which editorially deprecated violence. A significant closing sentence of the call was: "Come prepared for action." time deputies. They were swept away like chaff before the wind and in an instant the little ante-room leading int the prison was jammed with eager, excited men. Meanwhile the prisoners were stricken with terror, for they could hear distinctly the shouts of the people without, madly demanding their blood. The call was answered by the populace. At ten o'clock there was a crowd Captain Davis r fused the request of several thousand people congregated to open the prison, and the around the statue. They hardly knew crowd began the work of batwhat was going to happen, but they tering in the doors. Neighboring seemed ready to go at any length, and houses readily supplied axes and batwhile there were, of course, manny of tering rams, and willing hands went the lower element in the throng, a to work to force an opening. This did large proportion were leading people not prove a difficult task to the tremof the town. There were three ad-bling, but determined throng. Soon dresses, short and pithy, and business the door gave way, and in an instant like, and the assemblage was soon keyed the armed citizens were pourup to the highest pitch, demonstrative ing through the small opening, in its denunciation of the assassins. After denouncing Detective O'Malley, who is alleged to have tampered with the jury, the speakers announced that they would lead to the parish prison, Mr. Wickliffe concluded with "Shall the execrable these words: Mafia be allowed to flourish in this city? Shall the Mafia be allowed to cut down our citizens on the public streets by the foul means of assassination? Shall the Mafia be allowed to bribe the jurors and let the murderers go scot free?" to By this time the crowd had swelled 3000 or more and before anyone could realize what had happened the great throng, gaining recruits at every step, was tramping down the streets to the neighborhood of the prison, stopping only once and that was at the arsenal, where double-barreled shotguns, Winchester rifles and pistols were handed out to the responsible and reHere is a clear case of official negli-spectable citizens of the party. gence, and there is every reason why The starting of the crowd had that chief should be arraigned for an electric effect the people murder. It is a strange kind of dis-Soon the streets were alive with people, running from all directions and joining cipline too, that when a chief is ab- the main body, which moved down sent, has no provision for anybody to the rampart to the jail, near Congo on while a mighty shout went up from 10,000 throats in glad acclaim. There was resistance for the intruders, however, but it, too, was soon overcome with a huge Lillet of wood which the men carried. Then the turnkey was overpowered, and the keys taken from him. By that time the excitement was intense; none the less so when a patrol wagon drove up with a detachment of policemen, who were driven away under a fire of mud and stones. When the leaders inside the prison got possession of the keys the inside gate was promptly unlocked, and the deputies in the lobby rapidly got out of harm's way. The avengers pressed into the yard of the white prisoners. The door of the first cell was opened and a group of trembling prisoners stood inside. not the men who were They were wanted, and the crowd very quickly, though with remarkable coolness, burst into the yard. Peering through the bars of the condemned cell was a ter ror-stricken face, which some one mistook for Scaffedi's. A volley was fired at the man, and he dropped, but none of the shots struck him, and it was subsequently found that he was not one of the assas- In a moment the key was produced. Then the leader called for some one who knew the right men, and a volunteer responded, and the door was thrown open. The gallery was deserted, but an old woman said the men were upstairs. A party of seven or eight quickly ascended the staircase, and as they reached the landing, the assassins fled down the other end. Half a dozen followed them. Scarcely a word was spoken. It was a time for action. When the pursued and pursuers reached the stone courtyard, the former darted toward the Orleans side of the gallery and crouched down beside the cells. Their faces were blanched, and, being unarmed, they were absolutely defenseless. In fear and trembling they screamed for mercy, but the avengers were merciless. Bang, bang, bang, rang out the reports of the murderous weapons, and a deadly rain of bullets poured into the crouching figures. Gerachi, the closest man, was struck in the back of the head, and his body pitched forward. Romero fell to his knees with his face in his hands, and in that position was shot to death. Monastero and James Caruso fell to gether under the fire of half a dozen guns, the leaden pellets entering their bodies and heads. surrounded until dark, by a motley feeling increased until it found vent in The coroner empaneled a jury, and after viewing the bodies rendered a verdict in accordance with the facts. NEW YORK, March 14.-Le Cod Italia, one of the representative newspapers in this city, issued an extra edition on the New Orleans killing. The story was followed with the following editorial and appeal: "Without words, we want satisfaction, in full and complete. If the minister at Washington has not at this time made his word good, 1,000,000 of Italians residing in the United States will know what to do. If the massacre that we have witnessed in this free republic is allowed to go unpunished, we will denounce it as an assassination. Our word is quickly pledged. We never repent. Vendetta." NEW ORLEANS, March 14.-A meeting of the Cotton Exchange this afternoon was called to order by President Chaffe, who stated that he had been called upon by a large committee of members with a request to convene a general meeting for the purpose of adopting suitable resolutions endorsing the action of the citizens in the deplorable event of the morning. Chaffe said, inasmuch as all were familiar with the events, it was not necessary to dilate upon them. They knew the facts and the necessity of the situation following, and these resolutions were then unanimously adopted: Whereas, The 'deplorable administration of criminal justice in this city and the frightful extent to which bribery of juries has been carried rendered it necessary for the citizens of New Orleans to vindicate outraged justice; therefore, be it times resort to violence, we consider the Resolved, That while we deplore at all action taken by the citizens this morning to be proper. NEW ORLEANS, March 14.-The following is given as a clear statement of the actuating causes which led to the tragedy enacted this morning: On an October night in 1890, at about 11 o'clock, D. C. Hennessy, chief of police of the city of New Orleans, while going from his office to his home, was way laid and shot to pieces by a band of Italian assassins armed with such blunderbusses as could only have been used for Resolutions of a similar purport were the purpose of assassination. The indignation and excitement also adopted by the Produce Exchange, was such that mob-law and lynching the Sugar Exchange and the Stock were about to be resorted to. The enExchange. tire community felt that in an endeavor to reach the guilty parties innocent Italians might be sacrificed. Joe Machera, who was charged with To allay the excitement and assist being the arch-conspirator, had his the constituted authorities the mayor of back turned, when a shot struck him the town appointed a committee of fifimmediately behind the ear and his ty representative citizens to take death was instantaneous. Scafodi, charge of the investigations and to aid one of the most villainous of the as in the trial and conviction of the assassins, dropped like a dog when sassins. a bullet hit him in the eye. Old man Marchesi was the only man who was not killed outright. He was struck on the top of the head while he stood beside Machera and, though mortally wounded, lingered all the evening. Pollitze, the crazy man, was locked up in a cell up-stairs. The doors were flung open and one of the avengers taking aim, shot him through the body. He was not killed outright, and in order to satisfy the people ou the outside, who were crazy to know what was going on within, be was dragged down stairs and through the doorway by which the crowd had entered. Half carried, half dragged, he was taken to a corner, a rope was provided and tied around his neck and the people pulled him up to the crossbars. Not satisfied that he was dead, a score of men took aim and poured a volley of shot into his body, and for several hours the body was left dangling in the air. This measure arrested vioJence. The committee entered upon the work and at a mass meeting subsequently held in front of the city hall, the actions of the committee were ratified and they were encouraged to continue their labors to secure prosecution and trial by the courts. At a meeting of the Stock Exchange the action of Foreman Seligman of the Hennessy jury, who is a member of the exchange, was discussed. following resolutions adopted: were The quickly Whereas, J. M. Seligman, a visiting member of this exchange, has by bis action in the Hennessy case, evidently contributed to defy justice, ignore the laws, and scandalize the community; be it Resolved, That he be hereby expelled from this exchange. Seligman has also been expelled from the Young Men's Gymnastic Club. ROME, March 15.-The Italian Government has instructed Baron De After months of preparation and Fava, Italian minister at Washington, trial, which continued three weeks, to present a vehement protest to the and in which distinguished counsel United States against the action of the assisted the able district attorney, the mob in New Orleans yesterday, and jury, charged to have been bribed and the United States has promised to corrupted, in the face of established make an investigation. Baron De guilt, rendered a verdict of mistrial as Fava, in a dispatch to the Marquis Di to three assassins, Scaffedi, Monastrie Rudini, Italian Premier and Foreign and Pollitz, and acquitted three as- Minister, states he has protested asassins, Machera, Marchesi and Bag-gainst the inaction of the local officials netto. Three more were on trial and in New Orleans, and that Mr. Blaine, were acquitted because of insufficient American Secretary of State, expressed evidence, these being Matranga, Inco- horror at the acts of the New Orleans mona and the boy Marchesi. mob, promising he would immediately The acquital of Machera, the chief take orders of the President in the matconspirator, and of Marchesi and Bagter, and that a decision would be comnetto, and the mis-trial as to Pollitz, Scaffedi and Monasterio, fell like a thunderbolt upon the community, and Bagnetts was caught in the first rush impressed law-abiding citizens with up stairs, and the volley of bullets the conviction that the laws had been pierced his brain. He was pulled out violated; and their verdict invited by a number of stalwart men through assassination and the ingrafting of the the main entrance to the prison and Italian Mafia upon American institu- His Excellency, Francis T. Nichols, Govfrom the limb of a tree his body was tions. ernor of Louisiana, New Orleans: suspended, although life had already The feeling grew strong that for It has been represented to the Presiself-preservation, the people must as-dent by the Minister of Italy accredited to this government, that among the victims of the deplorable massacre which took place in the city of New Orleans yes gone. The Italian Consul declined to sume the authority which they had say tonight what action, if any, delegated to the courts, and which the he will take. The prison was courts were powerless to enforce. This municated to the Italian Government. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, |