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Show BLAINE rnMWl The Italian Gsvernnituit is Informed That tha Demand of Baron Di-Fava Was Pre poster jus. MINISTER PORTER AT KOLIE. I i Hd Has Pmo Much to P.toify tha Italians The English Frees Very Generally :d.-3 With DoFava, I . Washington, April 2. Secretary Blame is transacting routine busings. There is nothing new m the Italian situation. sit-uation. IWrou Fava has not yet made application for his passports, nor lias tne M;tr.iiis Impcralo acknowledged the receipt of liiailie's letter Sent lum yesterday, Among the first callers on tho secretary secre-tary were the British minister and Sir ( h ii'les Topper of Canada, w ho talked with the secretary an hour, presumably about the seal tislierics, reciprocity aud other matters foremost in tne miuns of Canadian. Komi:, April 2. It is learned from reliable re-liable sources that I'niled States minister minis-ter Porter-has done much to pacify the Italian government and w on over to his way of thinking other ministers, several sev-eral of whom have been trying to induce in-duce the Italian premier, Maiviuis de Kmlini, to be less hasty. Tho idea of war is scouted in diplomatic aud goverumeut circles. 1-Aen Fava's final withdrawal with-drawal has not been definitely ileeiil.nl mi. ,n 1 1. 1H S:iid that even if Fava is withdrawn, it will bo done only as the most forcible protest know n in deplomacy and not as a forerunner of a conflict between the United Slates aud Italy. The Italian cabinet ministers are in receipt of a large number of cablegrams cable-grams aud letters from prominent Italians in 'ew York urging moderation. modera-tion. The Marquis de Kudmi, the Italian premier, today sent another cable message mes-sage to the I'nited States on tho subject of tho New Orleans trouble, addressed to the Maniuis Imperial! tie F'rancavill, secretary of the Italian legation at Washington, to be handed to Secretary lilaiuo. The message is in reply to Hlaine's last note. Kudini says Italy lias asked nothing but the prompt institution of regular judicial proceedings against the guilty parties at New Orleans. Ho adds, it would have been absurd to ciaini ptinisument for the offenders of-fenders without the guarantees afforded by a regular trial. The diplomatic incident, tho marquis says, can only bo considered closed w hen the federal government has declared de-clared the precise terms upon which the prosecutions will be commenced. In the meauliniH tho Italian government govern-ment takes cognizance of the federal government's declaration, acknowledging acknowledg-ing tho fact that compensation is due the families of tho victims by virtue of the treaty existing between tha two countries. |