Pennsylvania, who recently sailed for Italy from New York, directing that the case be brought to the attention of the Italian authorities with a view to arrest and prosecution of Campoli in Italy.

Note verbale to foreign office, June 9, 1905, making above request.

Note from foreign office, June 30, 1905, stating that Campoli has been arrested on landing at Naples and asking that the papers containing the evidence be sent as soon as possible.

Telegram to Department of State, July 1, 1905, giving information received from foreign office.

Telegram from Department of State, received August 30, 1905, stating that the papers in the case were transmitted to the Italian consul at Philadelphia, who forwarded them to the ministry of justice at Rome.

Note to foreign office, August 30, 1905, stating above information and asking to be informed if papers have been received and are acceptable.

FRANCESCO LUONGO.

Instruction No. 15, of May 31, 1905, directing the embassy at the instance of Mr. Rockwood Hoar to find out the result of the trial in Italy of Francesco Luongo, an Italian subject, who committed murder in Massachusetts in 1901, and fled to Italy and was there arrested.

Note to foreign office, of June 26, 1905, asking for this information.

Note from foreign office, July 7, 1905, stating in reply that Luongo was sentenced on May 13, 1904, to 4 years 11 months and 28 days solitary corfinement, the court finding extenuating circumstances; and also that the accused was partially mentally deranged at the time the crime was committed. An appeal was taken against this sentence and was rejected on June 30, 1904, and the sentence thus became res judicata.

Dispatch No. 41, July 10, 1905, gives the above information.

GIUSEPPE CALANTE.

Note to foreign office, September 12, 1906, stating that the sheriff of New Castle, Pa., has asked for the arrest of Calante, an Italian subject charged with murder in Pennsylvania, and requesting his arrest upon his landing at Naples. Telegram to Department of State, September 12, 1906, asking for instruc

tions.

Telegram from Department of State, October 1, 1906, directing that the arrest of Giuseppe Calante be requested for trial and punishment in Italy on a charge of murder in Pennsylvania.

Instruction No. 134, of October 3, 1906, transmits documents in the case. Note to foreign office, October 12, 1906, making further request for the arrest of Calante.

Note from foreign office, November 6, 1906, stating that he has not yet reached Italy.

Note from foreign office, August 14, 1907, stating that Calante has not yet been arrested, and requesting further details as to his probable place of concealment.

Note to foreign office, August 27, 1907, stating that further information has place of concealment.

Note to foreign office, August 27, 1907, stating that further information has been requested of authorities at Washington.

NICOLA LEONI.

Instruction No. 160 of January 18, 1907, inclosing original papers furnished by governor of Massachusetts asking the arrest, with a view to trial by Italian courts, of Nicola Leoni, charged with murder in Massachusetts, and asking that the department be advised when Leoni is arrested in order that the evidence may be sent.

Note to foreign office of February 2, 1907, requesting arrest of Leoni, and saying that the papers furnishing evidence will be sent in due course.

Note from foreign office of April 12, 1907, stating that Leoni was arrested on January 13, 1907, and that the penal examination is now proceeding, and includes two interrogatories which have already been submitted, transmitted to

the Italian consul at Boston for the execution of which the good offices of the embassy are required.

Dispatch No. 40 of April 19, 1907, giving above information.

CARLO ROSSI.

Note from foreign office, October 14, 1907, stating that the prefect of Naples is in receipt of a letter from the head of the Italian section of police in New York asking for the arrest of Carlo Rossi, now in Italy, for murder committed in New York. Evidence and information are requested in order to proceed against Rossi.

Note to foreign office, October 17, 1907, acknowledging above and stating that information has been requested.

Dispatch No. 191 of October 17, 1907, transmitting letter from foreign office requesting said evidence and information.

Telegram from Department of State, November 21, 1907, stating that the district attorney of New York desires the prosecution of Rossi and that the evidence will be drawn up and forwarded.

Note to foreign office, November 21, 1907, communicating contents of the above-mentioned telegram.

Instruction No. 113 of January 15, 1908, transmitting evidence against Rossi. Note to foreign office of February 1, 1908, transmitting evidence against Rossi.

GIOVANNI LABAGNARA.

Note from foreign office of November 2, 1907, states that the prefect of Naples has received a letter from Paterson, N. J., advising him of the arrival at Naples of Giovanni Labagnara of Guardia Lanframonte, who is being sought for by the authorities, and requesting information as to the wishes of the American Government in the matter and at the same time stating that Labagnara is under surveillance.

Dispatch No. 207 of November 7, 1907, stating above facts and asking for information.

Note to foreign office, November 12, 1907, acknowledging receipt of above note and stating that the matter has been brought to the attention of the American Government.

Instruction No. 106, December 13, 1907, stating that it has been learned from the governor of New Jersey that no charge exists against Labagnaro and inclosing copies of various letters on the subject.

Note to foreign office, December 26, 1907, transmitting above information. The above cases cover the last five years, with the addition of the first three months of 1908.

File No. 12426/4-7.

The Acting Secretary of State to Ambassador Griscom. No. 175.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, July 3, 1908. SIR: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your No. 358 of May 12 last, in which you transmit a report of the cases within the last five years in which request has been made by this Government upon the Government of Italy for the trial in Italy of Italians for crimes committed in the United States.

In reply I have to say that the department desires to be informed of the outcome, that is whether the accused was convicted or acquitted in each particular case noted in the list of those reported by you. In those cases where the embassy's records do not show the outcome of the proceedings and in which the information can be obtained from the Italian Government, you are directed to make such inquiry of the Italian foreign office as will elicit the facts.

I am, etc.,

ALVEY A. ADEE.

File No. 12426/3.

No. 417.]

Ambassador Griscom to the Secretary of State.
AMERICAN EMBASSY,

Rome, August 26, 1908. SIR: With reference to the department's instruction No. 175 of the 3d ultimo, relative to the report transmitted in my dispatch No. 358 of May 12 last, giving a summary of the correspondence on file at this embassy with regard to the cases within the last five years in which request has been made by this Government upon the Italian Government for the trial in Italy of Italians for crimes committed in the United States, I have the honor to inform you as follows:

The report covered 12 cases, of which the outcome was stated in 6 only, namely, the case of Romeo Magnotti, in which proceedings were suspended owing to his escape to Argentina; the case of Stefano Bonnano, who was acquitted by the royal tribunal of Palermo; the case of Rev. Luciano Mondo, in which proceedings were discontinued owing to insufficiency of evidence; the case of Giuseppe Calaute, in which further details as to his probable place of concealment were requested of the department, without any reply having been yet received by the embassy; the case of Giovanni Labagnara, in which the charge was dropped by the American authorities; and finally the case of Francesco Luongo, who was convicted.

The archives of the embassy have failed to disclose the outcome of the remaining 6 cases, but in accordance with your instructions I have requested the aid of the foreign office toward procuring all possible information in regard to the outcome of the proceedings in the above-mentioned 6 cases.

I have etc.,

File No. 12426/4-7.

No. 464.]

LLOYD C. GRISCOM.

Ambassador Griscom to the Secretary of State.
AMERICAN EMBASSY,

Rome, November, 19, 1908. SIR: With reference to the department's instruction No. 175 of July 3 last, and especially to my No. 417 of August 26 last, relative to the outcome of the trial in Italy of Italians who have committed crimes in the United States, I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of a note from the foreign office, together with a translation thereof. From this it appears as follows:

In the case of Nicolà, and not Vincenzo, Aldovasio, the court decided that a penal suit could not be brought because the said Aldovasio had not returned to Italy. A copy of the court's decision, which was forwarded to the embassy, is forwarded herewith.

In the case of Alfonso Cavallaro the court declared that the said individual could not be tried in Italy for crimes committed in Australia and the United States, because no criminal action had been brought by the injured party. A copy of the court's decision is inclosed herewith.

The case of Nicolà Leone on the point of being sent before the court of assizes, and the embassy is promised that it will be informed of the outcome of the trial.

In the case of Carlo Rossi a warrant for his arrest was issued, but so far all efforts to find him have proved fruitless.

Finally, it transpires that the outcome of the two remaining cases, namely, those of Enrico Pelizzari and Giacomo Campoli, has already been communicated to the embassy by the foreign office, and the embassy, in its turn, duly informed the department of this outcome, with reference to Pelizzari, in Mr. Hitt's dispatch No. 159 of March 31, 1906, and with reference to Campoli, in Mr. Hitt's No. 109 of January 20, 1906, the accused in both cases having been sentenced to a fine of 175 lire and 10 months' imprisonment, respectively, for their several crimes committed in the United States.

I have etc.,

LLOYD C. GRISCOM,

[Inclosure. Translation.]

The Minister for Foreign Affairs to Ambassador Griscom.

FOREIGN OFFICE, Rome, November 11, 1908.

Mr. AMBASSADOR: In reply to your esteemed note of the 26th of August last, No. 292, I have the honor to inform your excellency of the result of the cases tried in Italy for crimes committed in the United States by six individuals named in the above mentioned communication.

1. Aldovasio, Nicolà, and not Vincenzo Adovasio: A decision dated April 19, 1906, herewith inclosed, of the council of the court of Larino, has declared that a penal suit could not be brought against Nicolà Aldovasio, because he had not returned to the Kingdom.

2. Cavallaro, Alfonso: A sentence, copy herewith inclosed, dated July 9, 1906, of the court of Monteleone, has declared that the said individual can not be tried for the crimes committed in Australia and continued in the United States, because no action has been brought by the injured party.

3. Pelizzari, Enrico: A reply concerning this individual has already been sent to the embassy in the note of the 26th of March, 1906, No. 1678-21.

4. Campoli, Giacoma: Also for this individual a reply has been sent in my note of the 19th of January, 1906, No. 2026-7, whereby I informed the embassy that he had been condemned to 20 months in prison for theft of gold bullion. 5. Leone, Nicolà: The penal proceedings are over and the case has reached the incriminating section of the court at Ariano di Puglia, in order that it may be sent before the court of assizes. As soon as the trial is finished I will inform your excellency of its result.

Rossi, Carlo: A warrant for the arrest of this individual for a murder committed in America was issued, but the researches made to find him have proved so far fruitless.

Please accept, Mr. Ambassador, the assurances of my highest consideration. BOLLATI.

DESTRUCTION OF TOBACCO BELONGING TO THE ITALIAN

GOVERNMENT.

[Continued from Foreign Relations, 1906, p. 949, et seq., and 1907, p. 745, et seq.] File No. 2976/16.

Memorandum from the Italian Embassy.

[Translation.]

PRO-MEMORIA.

ITALIAN EMBASSY, Washington, February 15, 1908.

By a "memorandum" dated December 23 last, the Department of State was pleased to advise the royal embassy that it had received assurances from the governor of the State of Kentucky that there was no further danger of a recurrence of the regretted disturbances

affecting the stores of tobacco belonging to His Majesty's Government. The governor himself had also added that he had taken steps to have the situation thorughly inquired into, and should protection be found necessary, he would not fail to take immediate measures for the protection of the Italian Government's interests at the places named.

In fact, while the state of things would at present appear to be more reassuring, the serious attempt-happily balked by the watchman of the property-to destroy, in the night of the 28th to 29th of January last, the factory of the Royal Government, of Madisonville, Ky., by fire and petroleum, and other damages inflicted by well-known assailants on various tobacco planters, leave room for a suspicion that the present truce is but transient and that, a few weeks hence, when the stores are well stocked with tobacco, grave occurrences will again take place unless the protective action of the State authorities be effective and energetic.

As in Kentucky, the situation in the State of Tennessee appears to give cause for serious apprehension. Indeed, facts of special gravity have quite recently taken place there, among which it may be well to recall, for instance, the attempt of three negroes-probably acting for others to destroy by means of petroleum and dynamite the Royal Government's factory (Hayes Sory Tobacco Co.) at Clarksville, Tenn., in the night of the 21st and 22d of January last. Fortunately, they were discovered in time by the watchman of the place and the criminal act, which might have caused enormous loss of life and property if carried out, was energetically defeated.

His Majesty's Government having four large tobacco factories in Kentucky [Tennessee] (Clarksville, Springfield, Martin, and Paris) finds in these threatening prospects serious reason to apprehend injury to its interests in that State also. The royal embassy, therefore, while renewing its appeal to the Federal Government in order that it will by all means at its disposal urge upon the proper authorities of Kentucky the continuance of the measures of prevention and protection they have initiated and promised, earnestly begs that the attention of the governor of Tennessee be promptly called to the alarming condition of affairs hereinbefore set forth, so that nothing be omitted on his part to avert by prompt and energetic provisions the apprehended occurrence of unpleasant incidents.

File No. 2976/16.

Memorandum to the Italian Embassy.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, February 21, 1908.

The Department of State has received the memorandum of the Italian embassy, dated the 15th instant, in which the embassy states that it has reason to apprehend attacks by night riders on tobacco, the property of the Italian Government, stored at certain points in Kentucky and Tennessee.

The Department of State has communicated copies of the memorandum to the governors of those States, and has requested them to urge the proper authorities to use all precautions to prevent the infliction of injury on any property of the Italian Government in those States.