Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-10

Cauley. They then mutilated his body
in a terrible manner. The excitement
among the Italians when they read the
particulars of the killing of their coun-
trymen was intense. No arrests have
been made.
The Official Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The following
correspondence between Secretary Blaine
and Baron Fava was made public by the
department of state last nights
ROYAL LEGATION OF ITALY. WASHINGTON,
March 81, 1so1.-Mr. Secretary of State:
BY my two notes of the 18th and 18th inst.
had the honor to call your eXcellencys
serious attention to the occurrences of eX-
ceptionai gravity which took place AZ New
Orleans on the 18th, whereby four subjects
of the king of Italy, who were confined in
prison of that city. were massacred by u
crowd under the leadership of two Ameri-
can citizens. After having formally pro-
tested against the unjustitiable conduct of
the local authorities, who were evidently
recreant to all of their duties on that occa-
sion, L reserved to the government OF his
majesty the right to demand such satisfac-
ton as it might think proper, since the
occurrences in question constituted a
patent violation of the Stipulations of the
treaty in force between our two countries
| which secures to Italian subjects residing |
| in the United States the same protection |
| enjoyed by American citizens, and which |
has always been extendcdto them in Italian
! territory.
| The reparation demanded by the govern
ment of the king, as have had the honor
| to inform you in our interviews held during
| the last few days, were to consist of the fol-
| lowing points: /. official assurance by the
| federal government that the guilty parties
should be brought to justice. 9. Recogni-
| ton, in principle, that indemnity is duo to
1 the relatives OF the victims.
| Your cXcellency was pleased to declare to
mt that as the federal government did not
think it could take this view of the case it
declined to take the aforesaid demands into
| consideration. Under these circumstances.
the government Of his majesty considering
that the legitimate action of the kings
minister at Washington becomes inetfica-
cious, has ordered me to take my leave. in
obedience, l have the honor to announce
that l am going to leave Washington as
speedily as possible, leaving Marquis Inn
periali, his maiesty's secretary of legation,
in charge OF the current business of the
royal legation. BARON DE FAyA.
Secretary Blaine's Reply.
Secretary Blaine wrote to the charge
d'atfairs as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.
c., April 1, 1s91.-NIarquis Imperiali di
Francavilla, Secretary of Legation: [ beg
to express the sincere regret with which the
, government OF the United States receives
! the intelligence of Baron Ifava's speedy de-
, parture from this capital. Though he has
= more than once intimated this purpose, the
government Of the United States has been
. unable to see any adequate reasons for such
4 step. The baron's service here for the past
G ten years has been distinguished at all
t times by the most agreeable relations with
n the executive department OF this govern
. ment. Regret at his leaving is enhanced
:, when, as the president believes, he has
been recalled under q misrepresentation Of
'' the facts by the government OF Italy. The
o cause of his asundering his diplomatic re-
n lations with this government is thus given
in his note:
= "The reparation demanded by the gov
eminent of the king, as L have had the
IS honor to inform you in our interviews held
70 during the last few days, were to consist OF
1t the following points: 1. Official assurance
d by the federal government that the guilty
n parties should be brought to justice. 2
Recognition, in principle, that indemnity i:
= due to the relatives Of the victims"
y The first demand thus stated by Baro1
% Fava is slightly changed in phrase from
lg that employed by him in his many verba
c. requests based on tho telegram from Mar
IL quis Rudin, which he left with me. Mar
Az Quis Rudini declared that 'sItaly's right t
~ demand and obtain the punishment OF tn
~, murderers and indemnity for the victims
ca unquestionable.' 1t is inferred that Baro
eel Fava's change Of phrase meant no chang
Sc of demand. have endeaVored to impress
I'd upon him in several personal interview
of with which he has honored me tina
va the government of the United States is ut
If terly unable to give the assurance whic
" Marquis Rudini has demanded. Even If tn
So national government had entire jurisd1c
or ton over the alleged murderers it coul
OF not give assurance to any foreign powe
is that they should be punished. Tho presi
n dent is unabl to see how any government
could justly give an assurance OF thi:
character in advance Of trial and verde
of guilty In the constitution of TIL
he United States It is declared that "ip al
be criminal prosecutions the accused shall en-
n ioy tho right to speedy and public tria
IN by an impartial jury of the state and dis
~ trict wherein the crime shall have bee
W. committed 1t needs no argument t
- prove that the jury could not be Impartial
" if it were in any sense or to any degre
eo bound before the trial of the accused, by a
n assurance which the president of the Unite
as States had ventured to give q foreign power
iii In the constitution of tho state OF Louis
lana, under whose immediate jurisdiction
the crimes were committed, substantial
the same provision is found, so the governo
at of that state would be as unable to give {
)H pledge in advance for the result of tria
at under the state law as tho president wouL
in be, were it practicable to try the leader
no | of the mob under the law of the Unite
49, States.
Ch In Baron Fava's second point he demand
ne recognition, in principle, that indemnity
to due to the relatives of the victims. He
he assuredly under q grave error when he de
il, clares that the United States government
declined to take this demand into consider
alton and shall regret if he has communi
~ Gated such a conclusion to your govern
r. ment. The United States, SO far from re
ly fusing, has distinctly recognized the prin
ed ciple Of indemnity to those Italian subject
10 who may have been wronsed by q violatio
~ of the rights assured to them under til
10 treaty with the United States Of Eel
- &c, 1871.
VI have repeatedly given to Baron FAY
II, | assurance that under the direction Of tn
&C. president all the facts and incidents con
n nected with the unhappy tragedy at Ne
va Orleans on the 14th OF March last should b
~ most thoroughly investigated. 1 have ais
= informed him that in q matter Of sue
gravity the governmental the United State
would not permit itself to be unduly hun
ried, nor will it make an answer to any dc
n mand until every fact essential to corret
10 judgment shall have been fully ascertaine
US through the legal authority. The impa
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