The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-02
IN MIR. BLAINE's HANDS.

The Secretary Has Sole Charge Of Matters Re
lating to Fava's Recall-The Investigation.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The management
of the new state of affairs between the
United States and Italy, incident to Baron
Fava's recall. is entirely in the hands of
Secretary Blaine. although any action that
will be taken by this government will be
under the nominal authority of the Presi-
dent. The Assistant Secretaries of
State are entirely ignorant, officially and
personally. of the progress of affairs, and
they do not hesitate to admit, at the ex-
pense of that personal vanity which
prompts diplomatic officials to allow it to be
inferred that they are familiar with every
feature of case at issue, that Mr.. Blaine,
and Mr.. Blaine alone. is managing matters.
and that he has no c0nfidants among his
subordinates.
Secretary Blaine spent some time with
the President this afternoon. In determin-
ing what should be the character of the
governments answer to Baron Fava's note
announcing his intention to leave the cOun-
try. Mr.. Blaine. after explaining to the
President the nature of his reply that
should be made. returned to his home and
wrote the note made public tonight, and
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promptly Endorsed it in it's entirety.
phraseOlOgy and all.
Attorney general Miller said to q repre-
sentative of the Associated Press this after
noon that there need be no secret or mys-
terry in regard to the action taken by the
Department of Justice in the case of the
Italians recently killed in New Orleans jail
Early last week, almost immediately after
my return from the South" said Mr.. Miller.
instructions were sent to the United
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make thorough investigation of the case.
He was asked to report in detail the ma
tionality of each of the men killed, and
how many, If any, were Italian subjects
unnaturalIzed; what. if any, their connec-
ton with the murder OF Hennessy; what
evidence there was that any of them had
anything to do with the alleged bribery of
the jury. and, in short, get all the facts
and report them to me as soon as possible.
That is the present state OF the case, and l
am now awaiting the report" The Attor-
ney-general refused to discuss the diplo-
matte features of the question, but init
mated rather broadly that he did not re-
gard the issue as particularly serious.
Baron Fava has been the minister of Italy
to the United States for about ten years,
and by reason of seniority of service was
the dean of the diplomatic corps, succeed
ing Minister Preston, of Hayti. who was
superseded by the Hippolyte administers
ton. Previous to his receiving the Wash
lngton mission, Baron Fava represented
the Italian government at Buenos Ayres,
the capital of the Argentine Republic. He
was born In Naples in 1882, and has been In
diplomatic service a great many years,
entering the service of the Kingdom oil
Naples when very young man. He served
Italy in minor capacities in Switzerland.
Holland and Turkey before being sent as
minister to Argentine. His wife has not
been in this country for some time but he
has q son who is an architect and civil en-
Gineer in this city. and has become natur
allied citizen Of The United States.
Italy will have two official representa-
tives at Washington when Baron Fava de.
parts. The secretary of legation, the Mar
Quis Imperiali, Will have charge of affairs
and will be assisted by Mr. George Levi
the legation attache.. Both are we'll known
in social circles here. The Marquis is an
accomplished musician, and played the
first violin In the orchestra at the fashion
able amauteur performance of "L'Africaine'
in this city during the winter.
Senator Butler, of South Carolina said
tonight: Il do not regard the action o;
Italy as justifable. 1t has very much The
appearance of Italian gascOnade. If the
subjects of foreign governments were
harshly treated by our people
these governments ought to d.
us the justice to give us an opportunity Il
make amends. That proper amends would
be made in due time there could be NJ
doubt but when an effort vas made to drive
us to reckoning with indecent haste. W,
termination not to be driven"