Evening journal., 1891-03-25
1T is FAVA'S TURN NOW.
What Will Italy Have the
Baron Propose?
GOV. NICHOLAS NEGATIVE NOTE

II Has Finally Reached Secretary Blaine
and the italian Minister, and Is Prin-
clpalls Remarkable for what II Does
Not Say.
WASHINGTON, March o. Secretary
Blaine has sent to Baron Fava, the Italian
minister, a copy Of the letter Of Governor
Nichols about the New Orleans affair
The next move must be made BY Baron
Faya, as the United States is powerless q
do anything in the matter while the action
Of the avengers Is being investigated bs
the New Orleans grand jury. Delayed
action or failure to hold any persons re
sponsible for the killing may decide Baron
Faya 70 take active means to bring about
some settlement satisfactory to the italian
government. lie will probably receive ad
vices by cable within a day or two from
Rome as to what course he shall pursue
Governor Nichols Answer.
The answer Of Governor Francis 4
Nichols Of Louisiana, to Secretary
Blaines telegram Of March IS in reference
to the New Orleans affair Is as follows
cat late hour on the 18th inst. re.
ceived a dispatch from you having refer
enee to the 'forcible breaking on the 18th
Of this month Of the Jail in New Orleans
and the killing Of eleven persons confined
therein under indictments found ia the
criminal district court for the parish Of
/ New Orleans
You stated TO me that It had been rep
resented TO the president by the minister
| OF Italy accredited to the government OF
the United States that among the killed
on that occasion were three or four sub
| jects of the king Of Italy
"fhe telegram disclosed an apprehension
on the part Of the minister. evidently
shared in by the president that the dis
| turbance was a continuous and swelling
disturbance, which might involve the ltai
ian subjects Ia New Orleans. / have reas
son to believe that the hope expressed by
the president that would cooperate with
him in maintaining the obligations OF the
| United States toward Italian subjects who
might be within the perils Of the excite
ment, and that further violence and blood
shed might be prevented, was based upon
that belief.
No Further Trouble Feared.
F''rhe president further expressed the
hope that all offenders might be promptly
brought to Justice on the 10th / tele.
| graphed you that there was no excitement
in the city at that time and that | knew
no reason to anticipate further trouble.
also stated that the action taken was
directed against particular individuals
and that the nationality Of the parties did
not enter as a factor into the disturbance.
A week has passed since the date OF my
dispatch, and the opinion then entertained
as to the termination Of the trouble LA.
4 tf,h htttt. haa sttf
Two or Three Were Italian Subjects.
"The men killed. as have stated, were
confined in prison under indictments found
in the criminal district court for the parish
Of New Orleans; the sheriff has made his
return Of the facts to that court, the Judge
thereof has charged the grand jury now in
session ia regard to the matter, and the
whole subject is, assume, now under in.
vestigation by that body. / am satisfied
that most Of the persons killed were Amer
lean citizens, but it is probable that two
or three were Italian subjects"
A Very Unsatisfactory Document.
Though the tragedy occurred ten day.
ago and Secretary Blaine the following
day addressed his communication TO Gov
ernor Nichols, the response bears date o.
the 2lst inst, or seven days after the mas
sacre. In nearly every respect the letter Il
a disappointment to the state department
officials, and 1t has aroused no little in
dignation at the Italian legation Il con
tains only bare statement Of already wei
known facts, expresses no regrets for the
outrage and gives no pledges that the
lynchers will be punished. Baron Faya
refuses absolutely to discuss IL, saying
that whatever his opinion may be he will
communicate il to the president and Mr.
Blaine. Legation attaches, however. de
clare that the communication was ia nc
way satisfactory
Secretary Blaine Is Reticent.
Secretary Blaine declines TO make public
his views. IL seems safe to assert, how
ever, that IN view Of Nichols very diplo
matte response that the federal government
will be called upon to settle with the Italian
government for the murder Of its subjects.
Congress will have to net before the amount
of the award can be fixed Therefore. it Is
very likely that the controversy will NOT
end until long after the Fifty-second con
gress convenes.
Baron Fava, il IS understood, has been
advised by those who do not desire any
friction between the United States govern
ment and King Humbert to await the ac-
tion Of the grand jury before again assum-
ing the aggressive The baron is ia almost
daily communication with Secretary
Blaine and he has repeatedly received as
surances that so far as the federal govern
ment is concerned nothing will be left un-
done to satisfy the Italian kingdom Of the
profound regret IL entertains for the brutal
work at New Orleans