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Show SKCKETARY BLA INK ACTS PROMPTLY A Telegram to Onvernor NlehoU The Demand De-mand of Huron lie Fava. Wasjiini-.ton, March 15. Last night Secretary of State Hlaine sent the following fol-lowing telegram tho Governor Nichols of Louisiana: Hts Kxcelli'iiey, Frawls T. Nlnhols, Governor Gov-ernor of Louisiana, New Orleans It has henn represented to the president by the minister of Italy aecreilit d to this government, that aiming thn vlrtlms of the deplorable massacre vvhioh took pla -o In tho elty of New Orleans yester.lay were three or more subjects of the klngof Italy. Our treaty with that friendly government (which, uminr the constitution. Is tha supreme, law of the laud) guarantees to Italian subjects domicile! In the United States the moat codtant protection for their persons and property, making them amenable amen-able on the same basis as our own citizens to laws of the United States and the several states in their due and orderly administration. The pr?s!dent deeply regrets that the pltiens of New Orleans should have so dlspuraL'ed tho purity aud udeiiuai y of their own judicial tribunals tri-bunals as to transfer to the passionate judgment judg-ment of a mob a question that should bo adjudged ad-judged dispassionately and by the settled rules of law. The government of the United States must give to subjects of friendly powers that security which it demands for our own citizens when temporarily under foreign Jurisdiction. It is the hope of the president tnat you will cooperate co-operate with him in maintaining the obligations obliga-tions of the United. Stales toward Italian subjects sub-jects who may be within the perils of the present excitement, that further bloodnhod and violence may be prevented aud that all offenders offend-ers aialnst the law may be promptly brought t0jU.-.tlCB. .lAMKS (i. !ll,Al.NE. This telegram was tho result of a conference con-ference between the president and sec-sccretary, sec-sccretary, Haron DeFava, Italian minister min-ister having previously called on Secretary Secre-tary Hlaine aud earnestly protested against the killing of his contrymeu. Baron DeFava iu his protest to Secretary Sec-retary lilaine said the local authorities of New Orleans not only failed to prevent pre-vent a meeting which had been publicly announced and was known to be hos-tilo hos-tilo to the Italians, but also held an attitude at-titude purely passive during the massacre. massa-cre. He said ne was obliget to reserve for his government the right to demand any aud all reparation it judged necessary. neces-sary. The third assistant secretary of state, Mr. Adee, speaking of tho matter tonight to-night said: "'I his case is without precedent pre-cedent in the diplomatic history of the country. Of course I cannot predict the outcome nor discuss it. It is not easy to predict what will be the course of proceedure. |