Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1896, and the Annual Report of the Secretary of State

Mr. Rockhill to Baron Fava.

[Telegram.]

Department of State , August 13, 1896 .

Referring to my telegram of yesterday [August 11], I have now to say that the governor of Louisiana reports, under date of the 11th, that he has “no information of the lynching except what is contained in the newspapers.” He promises, however, to ascertain the facts and advise the Department later.

W. W. Rockhill,
Acting Secretary.