The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-15
The ITALIAN CASE
The New Orleans Incident is
Finally Closed.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS RESUMED
The United States Pays Twenty five Thousand
Dollars Indemnity for the Sake
of Comfy.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-InQuiry in this
city confirms the statement from Rome
that q complete amicable settlement has
been reached in the international difficult
ties between the United States and Italy,
growing out of the New Orleans tragedy.
1t appears that the government of the
United States voluntarily took the initia-
tive in closing the breach, and without
committing itself to the recognition of any
claim for indemnity, bat simply as an act
of justice and from motives OF comfy,
placed in the hands of Marquis Impeiall,
Italian charge diaffaires here, SIS, 100 for
distribution among the heirs OF the
| three Italians killed at New
! Orleans found to be subjects Of the
/ Italian government. 1t is understood the
money was taken from the annual appro-
priation of $4,000 10 enable the President
/ TO provide for unforeseen emergencies in
the diplomatic consular service, so IL will
/ be unnecessary to call upon Congress for a
specific appropriation. By this action on
the part Of the United States government
/ dlSagreeable complications in the relations
of the two governments, it Is believed,
have been removed ana within g short
tine diplomatic relations between them
will be restored to the amicable status ex-
listing before the New Orleans tragedy,
Minister Porter returning to Rome and
the minister from Italy taking up his post
in Washington.
The full text Of the cores pondence is
made public tonight. The first letter is
from Secretary Blaine, April -, to
Marquis Imperial, Italian charge d'atfaires,
concentrating him the difficulty grow
ing out of the lamen table massacre at New
Orleans is about to be terminated, and say
ing the President feels there should be
ample indemnity for such injury and in
structs him to tender 1885, 600 francs, to be
distributed by the Italian government
among the families of the victims. Blaine
says: while the injury was not directly
inflicted by the United States, the Presi-
dent feels it a solemn duty, as well as a
great pleasure, that the national govern
ment pay a satisfactory indemnity and
hopes the Presidents instructions may
efface all memory of the unhappy tragedy
and that the Old and friendly relations be.
tween the United States and Italy be
restored" In closing Blaine assures
Imperiai his services are grateful and &C
ceptable TO the United States.
1mperiaii, acknowledging Blalne's note,
expresses the pleasure of his majesty e
government TO learn the United States
acknowledges d solemn duty and at the
same time great pleasure to pay an indem-
nifty to Italy, and accepts the same without
prejudice TO any judicial steps which 1t may
be proper for the parties to take, and sees
no reason why tie relations between the
two governments should not again become
intimate cordial and friendly. Under in
structions from Premier RudIni and in the
name Of the Italian government, Imperial
declares to Blaine the diplomatic relation:
between Italy and the United States are
fully re-established from this moment, anC
pending the minister's return to the CAPT
tai advises him he will take charge Of The
royal legation in the capapacity of charge
dlaffairas.