Show Blaines Reply Has not Been Sent WASHINGTON April l3But two facts could be added today 1o the public stock of information respecting the diplomatic entanglement en-tanglement with Italy growing out of the New Orleans tragedy One of these was that the state department has not received any intimation from the Italian government govern-ment that its last note must be answered before a given date Nor is such an intimation in-timation expected for the department feels that it is acting properly and it would be avery a-very unusual course for a nation engaged in diplomatic negotiations to question the motives upon which correspondence proceeded pro-ceeded The second fact is that Secretary Blames answer Marquis di Rudinis last note has not yet been forwarded I was probably tho secretarys purpose to accompany ac-company his reply with an official statement state-ment touching the nationality of the New Orleans victims and ether facts that were expected from the officials of the department depart-ment of justice in New Orleans These reports have not yet reached Washington Unless the secretary is prepared to send his letter without these facts it is not likely to go forward immediately |