Mr. Sherman to the Governor of Pennsylvania.
Washington, December 10, 1897.
Sir: Adverting to my letters of October 11 and November 12, 1897, and to your replies of the 13th and 17th of those months, respectively, I have now the honor to say that the Austrian minister called at the Department on the 9th instant, and personally urged me to request that the promised report of your investigation in regard to the killing and wounding of 21 subjects of Austria-Hungary, near Hazleton, September 10, 1897, be immediately forthcoming. In your letter of November 17 you state that the “investigation is not yet completed, Gen. J. P. S. Gobin, who commanded the troops in that vicinity, not yet having made his report.”
I sincerely trust that you will give this subject prompt consideration, and that I may be immediately placed in possession of the facts upon your investigation of the occurrence. The desire of the Austrian minister seems but natural in view of the time that has elapsed since the incident took place, September 10, 1897.
Respectfully, yours,