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Show I I BARON FAVA IN TROUBLE- gl m, i'gly Charges Against the Italian oil Minister at WaHhington, I I IffASHiNGTON, Oct. 11. The fact that I liron Fava, who has been the minister Fk Inn Italy to the United States for the 3 I Lt decade, is about to leave Wash-6 Wash-6 is I I'totion an extended leave of absenco m (looked upon here as positive proof 4 12. 1 pat the statement printed sometime to to the effect that Mr. Fava has tw I ten recalled is well founded. Last 3 I iir'i!ig "lore was a very un' ! I feasant sensation published in the pa-w pa-w I Irs of Rome and Florence and other j I tilian cities, which set forth with a oi I peat deal of circumstantial detail that l!5 I r. Fava, together with Mr. Riva. the Q,l align consul-general in New York, w 'l InlSenor Sesmith Dodo had been en- I Ijred in a conspiracy to defraud the I Julian government on a tobacco con-I con-I tact which had been perfected by Fava I lid Riva for the Italian government. I she Italian government has a monop-u monop-u I)'0'"10 tobacco trade in Italy, and '""'I liys large quantities of the weed in the I tnited States. It was claimed that I tiog Humbert's representatives pnr-ets, pnr-ets, rased the supply needed of Kentucky Irs I I'bacco at tho rate of 72 francs per I luintal and they charged tip to the gov-I gov-I Irnment 115 francs per quintal. The S, I lecounts were said to have been passed I Ir tbe minister of finance, who was I subsequently removed from ollice. ar-1 lira went home on a leave of absence est I lad has not yet returned, although he 72. 1 las been gone nearly six months. I low Fava is packing up . I lis trunks to get out of town, oo I lad it is reported that his sue-ler sue-ler I lessor has been appointed. Among the I llher charges brought against Fava at I lie time was one to the effect that ho I lid been engaged in selling Italian of I lecorations for cash in connection with st I I iva, and further, that the two gentle-, gentle-, I liea were interested in the padrone I stem, which has been flourishing to )n I Inch a great extent and which the Ital-r Ital-r I Ian government is trjdng to break up ir I It New York. Whether or not the re I Ibarges are true it is difficult to ascer- I lain at this time, hut everybody who n. I Inows anything about the matter is I lositive that Fava would not return to I (lie United States as the accredited rep-I rep-I lesentative of the king of Italy. |