Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02
vrRy LIKE ITALIAN oIscoNApF.
THE FAvA-BLAlNE CORRESPONDENCE
ItaIy's Demands-The Minister'S With
drawal-Position Of This Country.
lBy telegraph to tho Dispatch J

llly telegraph 10 tho Dlspatch.I
WASHINGTON, April THE following cor
re,pondonCe between Secretary Blame and
Baron Faya is made public by the Depart
meut Of State tonight:
RoYAL LEGATION OF ITALY
WAsHNoToN, March 81, 1891.
Mr. Secretary Of State:
By my two notes of the 18th and 18th l
bad the honor 20 call your Excellency's Sc
nous attention to the occurrences OF ex-
repuoual gravity which took place at New
Orleans on the 14th, whereby four subjects
Of the King of Italy who were confined IN
the prison of that city were massacred by
a crowd under the leadership of two
American citizens.
IrALY's PROTEST,
After having formally protested against
the uuiustifable conduct of the local au-
thonties, winch were evidently recreant to
an their duties on that occasion, Preserved
H. tho Government Of his Majesty the right
10 demand such satisfaction as II might
think proper since the occurrences IN
question constituted patent violation OF
tine stipulutiOns Of the treaty III force be-
tween the two countries, which secures 10
Ia,..n subjects residing in the United
States the same protection that IS enJoyeu
by American citizens, and which has a.
WAYS been extended to the latter in ltai-
ian territory.
THT PREPARATION DEMANDED.
The rcparation demanded by the Gov
crument OF the King, as / have had the
honor 20 inform YOU in our interviews heid
during the last few days, were TO consist OF
the following points:
I. An official assurance by the Federal
Government that the guilty parties should
br brought 70 justice.
q The recognition, in principle, that
an indemnity is due the relatives OF the
victims.
ORDERED TO LEAVE.
Your EXccllency was pleased TO declare
e. M, that. as the Federal Government did
not thluk q could take this view or the
case. u declined 10 take the two aforesaid
demands into consideration, and, under
these circumstances. the Government OF
BE- Majesty, considering that the legitl-
mate action of the Kings Minister at
Washington becomes inethcaolous, mas
ordered me 30 take my leave.
In obedience to the instructions which L
have crcc,iyedI have the honor to announce
- your rAccliency that am going 70 leave
Washington rs speedily as possible, leaving
the Marquis lmperiali, his Maiesty's Secre-
ta-y ot Legation, in charge of the current
business Of the ROYAL Legation.
DE pleased 20 accept. MIR. Secretary OF
state the renewed assurance OF my high
c,t cop.i ilcrat,op. FAvA.
Ills Lto, tHcg James 6. BlatnC, Secretary J
NG,, E.c., Etc. Eo., WGshtH9toR
SECRETARY BL,INE's RESPONSE.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON. d. G.. April l, 1889.
Tbe Marquis ImpriaA. charge GABdirs, DC. !;
Su.-I have the honor to acknowledge
D.. p a.. g aVdQ
from Baron Faya. who has lett the ltallan
legation IN your charge. -,
byg 10 express the sincere regret Win
which the Government of the United
States received the intelligence OF Baron
laya's speedy departure from this eapitai;;
Though he has more than once lntimateu
tbs purpose the Government OF the
United States has been unable to see ade-
ouate reasons for such step. The Baron's
service here for the past ten years mas
been distinguished at all times 10y the
most agreeable relations with the Execu-
tive Department Of this Government The
resret al his leaving is enhanced when, as
the President believes. he has been re-
called under a misapprehenSion OF facts
10y the Government OF lpiy.
cAusE oF TIE SEVERANCE OF RELATIONS.
The cause of his sundering his diplomatic
relations with this Government is thus
given IN his note: The reparation de-
iuanded by the Government of the King,
o. have had the honor 20 inform you In
our interviews held during the last few
DAYS, were to consist Of the following
pOiuts:
Il. An official assurance by the Federal
Government that the guilty parties should
be brought 10 justice.
2. The recognition in principle, that
an Indemnity is due to the relatives OF the
victims"
The 6Tst demand thus stated by Baron
faya IN slightly changed in phrase from
that employed by him IN his many verbal
requests based on a telegram from the
Marquis di Rudini which be left with me-
The Marquis di Rudini declared that
itdlg's eight 20 demand aad Cbi0f,s pnstshDss1st
of Dc mterolTrs and az, usdsnusitg for the cio-
Inns Is il.ylaestionablen II sinferred that Ba-
ron Faya's change OF phrase meant no
change VI demand.
POSITION or TIE UNITED srATEs-
have endoayored toimpress upon him in
the several interviews with which he has
hoacfed me that the Government OF tho