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Valla B. 4ADD-M; WATERS Ar.aU JOt tins AMVCANCX Bocizrif or IBS hu OMMt Kna oy la ivrlttea by our Aeiur- oy 1S9Q, will flu4 It totbolr latecMt (a hetnsolTes wlttiour oni 0 tbe moil liberal contracts au- VOL. L--NO. 10. GALVESTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 3601.

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We. have this day bought out ihe firm, of Co. and will continue their business on the old stand and in the same line, We sha-1 be much pleased to meet all of Messrs. H. Marwitz old.

customers and friends, and promise them our best attention and service. DULLER, MOSLE CO. Referring to above notice, beg to recommend oar successors to oar old patrontf, and hope they will favor them as they did us during the post forty yean. AU our accounts nol yet settled will have to tepaid toonrsuceenon, anthorlzd to CQ FORJ51LIJL A complete barroom at Gonza.lea In running order, consisting of stock, fine fixtures and license, la- voicing about $2000.. la an excellent stand and good paying busl- nesa For particulars see or ULLMnNI, LEWIS Co TBZ.

A. A McQowen IRON BIIA8S WOHKfl, Houston, Texas Simpson, Hartwell Stopple, Mothltterr Iron Woria. HOUSTON, TEXAS. y. April Trldvj.

for. Tctax Fafr, on caul; Uxrta cfidtr. THE WEATHSR. wav red oondltloa of tha waatbsr at the polau oscned bMovr IhUmrfrnlcg, by Ualte-1 SUtw OtUVmaO'y Kort Dlil US 7. saso 80.9; tSliw IS! Uor.Uhrljcn...tlo.:d Mln.

Tern. do! tl'B. Dir .008 NWVloctly. C'l'-'-i- NY7jCI SAWS AND FILES IN JAILl A Xrostj'" Nofarloui Work--Primary Ci(y KleotJon. BOMIAM, April a nugro.

wlio was convicted at the last term of tho county court ou chargo of stealing a hog, aud who has been A truity bore 'ititelyat tho Jail, lies through the permission of the jailor been buying several things for the prlaouora, and iu somn salt ho cenlsd savem! fllo and saws. Tba ofllcors suspected something, and yesterday Offlcora Den Holland Taylor senrohol the large cage and only succeaded in getting one largo file. Tho prisoners woro plnced iu tho dotmltOi-v yesterday mbrnlng aud told that they would remain there without anything to ose or drink until they were willing to give up the flies and BHWB. Wuilo the reporter was there getiine this itsm Lho loader of the prisoners halloed to tho that they wero willlnK to give the things up, utter doInK without anything to cat atnce yesterday mornlnf. Tlioy handed OTB'n file aodrseversl saws.

Sheriff Chauey arrested and placed lu jail Sol Vaughn, who Is ohnrged with ing a man to death some weeks ago ou Ked rivor. The city democratic primary was tos day. The result fs as follows: For mayor, W. A. Bridges, 1S3; Uennett Cox, 120; E.

Hudson, 88; J. T. B. Joott, Ba Everything passed off quietly and the ie- EUlt is satisfactory to everyone. A Saootlur.

Foil'WORTH, April strange shooting affair took at the Fort Worth aud Denver ot lp o'clock to-night that no one xx plain. Jno. Hornby, foiriie; worker In the "Nps, went, into an outhouse Dearths main shops, and there some ons fired a. pistol shot through the aide a house, tbe striking Hornbv in the. bead lodging near the sar.

lie fell to the floor insensible, aud renlaluod In tnst condition nit til found by snothor nan lu the ahopH. On consoiounness Hornby could tell -nothing- only that ha hod been sliot by some man on the outiide of the bulldlug, und he tnrow no light whatever on tbo affair. The wound Is a but not necessarily Brenham BBENHAU, April a--Tuesday noon Tom Franklin called at tha bouse of Zd- Henderton, hear WashlDgton. A quarrel arose and Franklin drew bor pistol and began firing at his host, who in turn baat.K hasty retreat, but not before three had been fired. He Is shot through both arms.

Both parties are ne- Franklin was brought to town last night by ConstabU John Ewicg and lodged A 4-yssr-old boy named Moiby, a Brand" son of Mr, Charles Bryan, while playlug witb some othsr children yesterday id his left arm broken near tbe elbow. The limb was set and tb'e little fellow Is doing very To-morrow evening tbere will be 6 drill by the Brouham Light Guard at their Aimory, after which a handsome silk flag will ba presumed to tio company by Miss Lizzie Thornton, their sponsor. Hurt la Runaway. Fonr WOIITIT, April cupper tirao to-night the horses drawing bugpyln which were W. S.

Day and a main companion frightened and ran away. They dslied down Main street for wveral blocks, Tft eaoh aian retaining hia as best he could, but both were Anally thrown out. The companion was but sligUtly Injured, being lightly scratched about'the face, but Mr. Day sustained a compound fracture of the right log, a large piece of tho hone trading through the flesh. It is feared alao that he was badly hurt internally, although his condition at t-his time precludes a astir- factory examination.

Mr. Day It In the employ of Ryan Ryan, real estato agents i From the Olty of the LJPKIX, Tot, April "City of Pines" bas been wry quiet for severaldays, the preconl sunshine has put new energy in the mill rnnn aud farmers, and they a.a making USD of It. There fans boon new postofflce established at tho mill of T. R. Iicjinor alx miles above bore, as Clawson, Wra.

M. "VinBon postmaster. -ilrs. Etelle Wootara of Crockett is visit- Inz friends and relatives herd. The Afsnonlo hall li aomplttlon, and 1) a beautiful building.

Violently Insane. March 18L--Bating laet wook Mr. Wfmberly, ranohman living fifteen miles of this place, became dangerously Insane and attempted to kill nne of his neighbors, a Mr. Jsckson, by flrlng a Winchester at him twice. News of the reached town, and Deputy Sheriff Brannm went down to bring him In, but Mr.

Wlmborly had already Into town, There was held. He was tried on a charge of Innacy and adjudged insane. He will be sent to Anstlu as soon as a permit arrlvro. Younsr Lady Bnrned to Death, Dl LIOH, April 'i--Miss Maltie Zaun was tut lc fiild suisW.lttS hor father, O. Jocee, bnrjiing bTml.

Her dotlilox took Ire and. tho very high sho was so badly bnrucd that thn died lo.dny, Ycsttiday ITM Jones' blrthda), belnu; 17. lr. tl. J.argo, an old Bnd highly reipeoMd cltiten formerly oC OalnitOD, very sick at ot air.

Heath. Arrested for Vetzerr. April Mftud who was accidenully f.rdav, llnueied throughout the ilcy end died IssC ovfnl.if.-. G. Nixon, cEnTrtod forgery, on a EMcn frato governor of Atk H- HILL'S TARIFF VIEWS.

He No Simp.thr with Sol cldal 1'olley of Trade. YORK, April Tliero was a froe trado meeting nnder tho acunlces of the Blnglo Tnx club at Coopor union to ueav Uou. Jorominh Slmpsou BUS. Thoro woro taauy lettera from men Invited, tuo notnlilg belnst from Governor Hill, who wrote in pert thus "I cnu not attend the mooting becttuio I haye no sympathy with Its expressed purpose. I had supposed that my oplu long upon tho question had been so frequently expressed lu publlo that nobody could expoct lao consistently to attend a mooting Intended to promulgate tho doctrino of rco trmle.

As a democrat I must respectfully decline to support any movement, no mnttr by whom Instigated or championed having for its purpose tho adoption of any such suicidal policy as is eought to be promoted by the meeting to which you havo Invited me. This letter was stormed with bines. Reference' to ex-President Cleveland's free trade vlsws was met with violent applause. Simpson's contained no utterances varying from those already heard elsewhere. I RECORD.

Two Rockdalt, KOOKDALK, April At 3 O'clock this XDOrninf Sre was discovered in the rear of I. J. Williams' saloon, a brick bulldlcg fronting Main street In tbe center of block 8. The Bleeping citizens were arousod, and by most creditable i.xertlons nhMkod the fire after It had consumed two buildings iu the block. which' was most remarkable from the faci that atrcp" "irther was blowing, Tbe building oca- by Williams was owned by Mrs.

ldatfckor oC Dallau, and the one Immediately adjoining, which was deetrojed, belonged to tbalssker Real EatRta association. The lattor WAS occu pied by Jacob Koch, a barber, aud Breeding Levin, publishers ot Backdate Messenger. Nothing was nved. Mrs. Goldsticker was red for ROD io.

tha S6 and S-500 in the Lancashire com- aniea, ttirdly oae-half the value of ouse. E. Breeding, owner ot the Messenger worth about 13000, was insured, for IllMlnthaPhconlxofBrooklyn. J. J.

Williams and Jacob Kooh had no Insurance, and nothing known as to tho Lasker building. Ths walls of the burned buildings all A defective flue in the saloon caused tbe flre, Sow ak WACO. April At 8 o'clock laat night, the north wind blowing a strong gale, Silrerman bakery and confectionery, located at the corner of North Sixth and WajblnEton streets, took fire. It was Immediately communicated to Wheoler Bojd's large meat market and then to tho house occupied by A. Zlmmor- mau as a boarding house and by Mrs.

P. A. Eelgb ni a millinery establishment, and nlu upstairs by a Mexican who dealt in tbo edibles of that nation. The contents of Mio bakery and meat market insured, Ths effeota of the occupants of the third honse were not Insured. The ontlro row, Tith nearly all It4 contents, was consumed.

Tbe buildings belonged to George Tbcy were not Insured. The satire loss will exceod tSOOO. at XJrealiain. TlnENnAii. April Tho residence of W.

H. Colbert was entirely conuumcd by flre at coon The family was at dinner when. they discovered the kitchen on flre. There- was a high wind blowing and the florae" spread rapidly- Very few household effects wore saved. A BftflMsnct.

CoBSIOANi, April The dwelling belonging to aud occupied Mr. E. Bprigi kr.d family was destroyed this morning by flre. sboat $14(Ki covered by $1000 In- In tho Soutuern of New Orleans, at Blotiom, BLOSSOJI, Aprils. -About srmdowu M.

K. caugbt fire, and thn wind was so high that all efforts to put It out were unavailing. His loss Is about $2000. No Insurance. Iho Burclar Got tho Boll, DBKIEOS, Tex, April a-- Last night burglar entcrod tbe reildenca of ex-Con-' duotor Cross and secured (640 in cash, Mr.

Crois had on the previous evening, drawn. the money from tha bank preparatory to go- Ing north to accompany, home his wife and child, who had been spending a few weekn with relatives aud friends, and on retiring for tho night placed his pants conn talning tits- money under his pillow. The buritlar entered the building by cutting away a window screen and raicing tbe sub. This morning Mr. Cross found his pants, with the pockete turned Inside out, lying on a wood ic ths backyard.

Carved a Coon. AtiiiJtTA, April 2. -A boy named McAdam, while paioinga field near town yesterday where a negro boy plowing, got Into a disputa.wltb the 1st Mr, and not Hktng something the negro said climbed ov-sr thu itvct and procosxJad t-o carvo lilm up, cutting blm in the right arm and side, from which ths negro caaie near dying a physician could gel to him. JuoAdum was incstod end placaJ uudar bond. County Beat Ooatroreras', GAII, Borden County, April commlisloner'i court of Howard county bu ordered another election for county Mat in 'Ms county to be April 21.

believed that elect oC thin county should have ordered tiou. and that th. to Lbls bas attsciod hsd aolh'ma to da oliid la far cicoulou lu iac THAT LITTLE BOF No Very Startling Development! in the Italian Affair, A MESSAGE SENT FROM ROME An Importftnt Paragraph In the treaty Made at; Florence Brought to Light! LOOKING AFTER OUR ML Oiitnlnns KiprtMBd by Proralnint Tho Kooordl of tile Dead Italian. Not the In the ITorhl. is, April a--ScoroUvy Dlalne was at the depareiuent of stnto this morning, trnns.ict'.Dg routine bnolneis arid prepared to rocoivo usunl Thursday diplomatic visitors.

Thoro ia nothing now in tha Italian situation to-ildy. Baron Kava has not yet madenppllcntlou for a passport, nor has Marquis Imporlnil acknowledged the receipt of Elaine's latter, which was sent him 'yesterday evonlnir. i tho Drst callers on ths secretary wero tho British minister, Sir Julisn Pauncefoto, aud Sir Charles Tnpper the doinlcioi. of Canada, wio talked wltli tho secretary for an hour, presumably about tho seal fisheries, reciprocity and othor mat- tors uow 'uppermost lu the mind" of Canadians. BJ.AIJiE'S LITTER COMJfEimED.

Secretary letter to Marquis Im- perlall Is very strongly commended by men of all of and ths opinion Is.widely a I i bring tho Italian government tq calmor consldx oration of the matter. There Is conilder- public Indignation expressed at the. attitudo Ukcu tH by Italian. Americans who have long been olttiens of the United Ststss sud tiow taklnir aides with the Italian govermment and demanding Is a feeling that If theso men are American: citizens taken the oath of allegiance te -the United States, they no 16n'ger liibjeots of Italy, whose duty'It ia tsks uJarms'lB her defsaic. A lo April Marqols'; Italian sent anather cable message to the United on tbe subject of tho Ktir Orleans This message addressed to Marquis de Fran- olavlll, secretary of tht ItsJiam legation at Washington.

Marquis dlKudlna instructed Marquis Imperlall de Franolavlll to hand message referred to to The message Is la reply to Blilne's last and In the Marquis 'dt Rildlhl says that Italy has asked nothing hub the prompt Institution of regular judicial proceedices against the guilty at New Orleans. adds hat it would have abanr-l to claim Dunishmeut for offendero'withoat snsreu- tces afforded by trlnL The dlp- omatlo inbldenl, the Marquis di Rudlnl cdatlnulng says can only considered cloud when tho federal government has declared In preolse terms that the croieoutlin will be comniencud. Jn the meantime tho Italian government takes cognizance of the federal government's declaration acknowledging the fact that compensation Is due to the famlllos of tbe victims by virtue of tho treaty existing between the HatUn 1.00k Brlcbter. WABniKQToS, April vfas.aald tonight by parsons who taken (treat deal of Interest in this diplomatic entanglement, but who have boen disposed to look on the bright side of tho'case that rage of Marquis dl Rudlnl, the substance of wblch was given In Associated Press dlipatch from Borne, olsars the situation some extent and opans a. way for tha establishment of the former amicable rela- -Jons between tlio two governments.

If Italy doos not Intend to carry the matter (ho last eitremity the tons of ihe message would Indicate chat representations of the attitude of the Unltsd States madtinSecretaryBlaine'slettertoUarquIi 'mperialland explanations of tho status jf Rfrelrs which It Is presumed ilinlster Porter made to Italian foreign office had well re- Mlved by the Italian ministry, and that disposed to await regular and jrderlr procedure of the judicial constlta- of tBJs country. An ZmportBnt WAeniNOToN, April a--The Post saya: Tho treaty with Italy to whloh Daron t'ava alludes in his letter to Secretary DlaSne was at Florenco in 1871. It is quits engthy document aud contains tho follow ng Interesting paragraph: Article 20. If by any fatality which can nol be exoected, and which may God avert, he two contracting parties should be engaged in war with each othsr they hava agreed, and do agree now for them, that hero' ahall be allowed the Urm of sir months ta uiorahants of 1 coast and in ha ports of each other and a terra of one to who dwell In the Interior to their, and their ffecti wherenr they with conduct necessary to their property until they arrlva at tie ports or their and all iromsn and blldren, soholars of every faoultv, cultl- uf tho earth, artisans, mschauics, jianufactaron and fishermen unarmed and fortlfUd towns, villages or end In eotuval all coapitlocs are for tte oontcifta ubdiatuce and benefit of mnkind hall bit alloirnl to continue thtlr ripccix VA amploymoats, and ahall not molested thslr peraous, nor ahall their or ooda bf. burned and deitroyod.

.07 the'r flsldi waited by armed force of hebelllKDrent- In whosepoworbythe evsnts Trur they may happen to fall, but If it bo iscoMsr? Chat anytblcg should Ukou rota thein tot ihe use of sf-ou hi same shall be petd for at nuonablo rices; and it Is rleolarsd that neither the that tvnr dltiolvfj trentlo.i nor any ther pretext rrhttover rhall bo red i annullidR or suspending this article, but a tno contrary state of Mar hat for which it If provided and du'iaa which iw ore-jUioju tc served ns tlio rnott aoknovrlnlftcd obllgu- tlonnln the lawcf imtlous." Tlieozislcuceot this article wns not generally known by diplomats and otLers to whom It was -howii lat pijjlit, but souio express the opinion that It would not stand A mouiout in case oC war. notwithstanding All its solemn and sacred protestations, llatnlltou FI.U'S Qilnton. NEW YoiiK, April oltl- zen of New York, who a friend of Baron Fnva, declares that the report that Marquis lludlni Is unfriendly to tho minister and hss ujlzed tho presout opportunity to get him out of tho war Is unfouudod. "lu fact," 113 talil, "tlio present premier, contrary to tho general belief In this country, Is moro friendly to JFava than wns Crlspl, Had he boot a fsrorlte with Crlapl ho would not have licon obliged to remain in Washington, lie w.ia entitled flvo years a position of etnbrssador. notrled Ills boat to sooaro recognition of that right from Crlapl, but his eilorts were In Vain.

This particularly unplcawnt when is remoinborod that the nironoss Is, on acs count of her health, obliged to live In EuruDO. Sbeisiiowlirllcme. He ploiided CArntitly to bo removed on this account when ho left Itnly. Crlspl in fact may have something to do with this matter: ha IB Sicilian, HucltnliBa countryman ofKira." Hamilton Fish, whoso public sorvicesand great experience in state craft entitle his utterances to consideration, was in a sophlo a ot mind. Ha laughed at the oaro mentions! wnr.

"Italy has Rrcnt unTy." lie rennrked. "bat is practically without money and thutnlouo would a almost Impossible for her to no to wnr. Her inouuy troubles wero tbe cause of tbe recent overthrow of Orlspi and his government-. 11 "But could she uo5 rely upon Germany and Austria for financial support under the treaty of tho triple alliance?" knows the of that treaty, but I do not i tS at all probnble that Germany and Austria would assist Italy in a war wltb the Unltbd States. My own opinion Is that tha triple alliance for mod for tho protection of thrco powers against Franco on the one sido and Russia ou (he other, and that the terms of the treaty do not extend to A msrica." "Are you of the opinion that our goverc'- ment hits pursued the proper course in this mattorf" "Yes.

Mr. Dliiine's Mfcsr wxs courteous, dlgntfledaridinanly.Thefederalgoverp.mout has not been In a position to take action in tho matter. Is a state affair. I that the remaining Italian prisoners, fire in number, confined in the parish pi I son for corapllolty In tbo murder of the policeman hara been released on ball. That I regard as conception to Italy, and it shows a proper spirit.

The affair Is a nasty one, I but 1 Ultcve there wilt be no serious trouble." "Do you any politics lu this thing?" "I do not know what kind of mav Qorer-, nor Nicholls bnt It may be that he li try- Ing to brlhg discredit Upon tbe repusiicia lulmlnlitratlon, to which his party naturally Is antagonistic." YOBK, April a Hear Admiral Bralne ot the Newport naval station says an Italian -fleet might easily blockade New York nod thatifreat JIdo of now daily ebU Wirotish ths 'What are our was "Well, with the exceptltn of ths Mlaij- tonomab, tbero Is not a ship wahaveauoat that could face In fair' fight one of tha groat battleships of Italy. I hope that the crisis, if ft is a crisis, will force upcu tho pjoplethe necessity of bulldinR flghtlnK ships. I trust that the matter Is not so serious as it appears from earlier dlipatches from Washington, and that war wiil not coma till we are beytor prepared for It." What Italy Can Do. PATU3, April E. --The counselor of the Italian embassy here, Son or Kelsmann, In rn Intervlow with an Associated Press correspondent in regard to the recall of Baron FaTa, said: "If Mr.

Dlalne has hedged himself In with the a poisumus and bus to satisfy Italy's demands Baron will recelvo unlimited leave o'. absunco and nothing further will transpire, 't hat Is the extreme limit o( action r-o which a EuropeAU government can hare recourse whon It desires to show that ii, Is dissatisfied. With the United BUtes Italy will not make war." "SoBiwliM LONDON, Aoril In an interview to-day Bignor Bonaolna, president of ths Italian chamber of commerce In this city, aharao terlzcd Bivron Fava's action as "somewhat prtolpltatod. It was a mro flash In tbe pan whlca would end In nothing." Dane Up IB Bine, NASHVILLB, April Yestsrdiy morning's newa of Baron Java's recall ap- pea.od iu the American. In tue afternoon i meetiuR of Frank Chsotuam bivouiio Confoderate veterans was called and the following letU: addressed to the secretary of war: ION OF CoNrtDtnATE VETERANS.

TENXES.IXB Drvisiox, NAsnvir.tE, To Hoa. J. n. Proctor, Secroury ot War, Washington, D. Eeardlr; Incnaeof Anysorl- au a couipllflitjons with ItflJy, Frank Clienthum jlvouna Confederate floldlorfl, Tenncsaeo division, atronir, hereby tender its sor7lces to United Btatc9.

13r order ot lllvouac. J. W. MolInnnAV, JOHN P. HICKIIAN, President.

gecrotitry. The letrer was written on Blvopao letter bead with the flnit of confederacy displayed across the top. It was scaled with seal aad dono up In blue ribbon. OQTorsd Barrlnea. Oios, April The spirit of war las Invaded tho for west, and tho flrst offer of voluntenrs for ser rice Incase of trouble with Italy came to hand at the war department to-day In the shape of the following telegram treolved by Secretary Grant: llotn.DEn, Mont, April Secretary of War: We hereby tender you 600 mountaineers from Jefferson county, In cue of war with thelUllan government, JAMES T.

HWKSTOX. Uncle Sam'j Nary, NETvYoHTt, April Some of the published yeaUriiay In connection with the possibility of serious Iron- bis between Italy And tbe United Btates gave an erroneous Idea, of the strength of tho United snd ton navy. of sUteinunts would mritHsioa tna'. tho Ittllan olods could come across the ocean itnd put entire American cnatt nndor conttlbu- that ttoy could enter Botton and York harbors, pass up ths Dalawaro river and destroy Philadelphia, outer If amy and Iny Norfolk out, run up he rivet Knd Now Or- catiD and do nil of tbls without any ompt to slop them by Unlisd States vosiols a a of submarine mtaes ncd peclos Ui check tho jirORHflS of tha Utthnai. AtlirlcAn r.pvy only roocbixl bo callod tin nslidlc potat of opmcut, but It Is not without effective warships.

Iu 18OT tho navy department, ur.dcr Seo- rotsry Chandler, mndo a usw departure ftud began the construction of four ships-- theChlcnRu, Boston, Atlanta and Dolphin aud thcuu four vesaols, now in nctlve service, compare favorably vrith thoac of similar slzo tvttnlncd by forulgu uavles. The ne.xt atep was the construction of the Nowark, li.iltlinor-.', Yorktowu, Churleitou, Philadelphia, Concord, Petrel nud Benuing- All of thcso excepting tho Banning- ton are now ill commission. The Baltimore-, PhlladelDhia, Nuwark, Francisco, and In fact all the cruisers hitherto constructed followed clctoly the models used abroad. Tlioy have apocd and heavy batteries for i class, but thsy have a limited coal 311- iluranco, limited at tbo most to 0000 milo. In addition to these ves- aela tlio reconstructed double turrot monitors MUntonomah, Puritan, Monadnock and Tow or and Amphttrlto are a could compete with auy ironclad vessels afloat.

Tbe Mlnntouomnh is at the KewYork navy yard and is praotlcully ready to be put Into commission. Tho four others ere varSuua toward completion, hut it would take six months at leaat to flnlih them. Tbo ftcope of thdfr design would umko thorn extremely uatful Jfor defeuslys operation lu tho event of war. Tho thirteen sliiKlu-turrotod monitors, most of which are In the James river near mond, might; be fitted out with ccuns Iu tho course of two time, but they would not bo avallnblo except for harbor depute. The other now vessels built and In commission are tho dynsmlW cruiser Vesuvius and the torpedo boats Gushing and Stilletto.

The torpedo boat Alarm originally built lu 1874 has recently bven refitted and could do oftcctlva service in her w.iy. Of the old navy there are six iron steam vssssls of various displacements and six wooden vest SOIH. not contain go many ships as tha navy of England or tiistol Franco It has probably somo of t'ja most geneially efficient vessels nlloat. But tho one sorlons question in tlio ciua of war with tho United States would be: Where could theytiot new supplies of coel aCor 3COO or 4000 miles across the Atlautlor The national policy of Italy for twenty years has boen to obtain great war. ihlps, arm them with monster guns nod give thtm of.

prodigious power. So well eded that she has she succeed has war vessels In size and which bnve tew equals. Sha bas either Sniahed or near completion twenty-two armored ships, ten of them being of modern size and with a displacement of 11,000 tons or more sscb. They have a speed of about 1SX knots and carry ths heaviest gnus afloat Her nnarmorod navy afloat Is twelve cruisers aud ten gunboats wltb seven Two ot -her largest and most powerful battle ships are Doudolo and Dullo.both of wblcb w.ere built seveuteeu year? and bavs a displacement of 11,000 tans each. Their coal endurance at a len-knot speed is about 3700 knots.

One of Its most effective vessels, taking into consideration thac tbe menacing of an ensm'y would -D6- is ths Permoatf. She Is ft commerce destroyer, a Bant to. run and destroy, but not to ht. Her battery is composed of torpedo and rapid firing cuns, the largest being of She Is of 8500 Jons displacement aud bas a cruising ranga of 18,000 knota hoar. Besides thos'6 named fchere Is in construction iu this oouiicry'ttiree battle ships, two oommerce-destorlnK ernisers (the biUlo Buipi iltino nt 66X8 tool and 6300 toes), the 'coast vessel armored 'stMl orniscT New York, proteoUd two ttfrel gunboats, and tbe steel pngllu Tbo six Iron and sixteen wooden steam vessels of tbe old navy referred to are armed mostly with smooth bows, thirteen icoultors could be fitted wltii brewb load-, Ing rifle and machtDi guns on short notice.

Kear Admiral Blalne. commandant of ths naval station of New York, was seen at the Brooklyn navy yard last night by a Tribune reporter. When Informed that the Italian minister hail been withdrawn the admiral looked serious aadeald: "We are not well prepared for war. if that is what it means. I can not think that Italy would seek a war with this country, but if she decs will not find us wholly onprooared, I have tt tha navy yard now one of tne most formidable fighting ships afloat, the monitor Miantonomah.

She la ready to go into commission and would give 'any vessel afloat bard flBht Then thare at the jnrd dynn- mito cruiser Vesuvius, with her capabill- of throwing groat masses of dynamite; the old monitor, Nentuckel; the Alarm, with her torpedo tubes: the Concord, the Bennington and ths Terror. Tlia Mlsn- tonomnh Is, bowevor, tha only flghtlug ship now at the yard. I have no fear of an Italian ship lying outaldo Sandy Hook and throwing shells into Now York. EU-JS on the battle sblps of Itsly aro mounted in such a manner that It would bo Impossible to olovata them su(- clontly to put lato New York. They might reach Brooklyn but not Hew York.

II doubtful if a Ereatltallan tmttloship would dars to forca ths entrance of New York and steam elchuen miles up to tho city. easily be placed in the narrow channol which would render tbo entrance of au Italian Meet 1m-- posilble. The army has a complete system of submarine mines with, whfcn the entrance of Throcgs neok Is already defended, and It would take little time to plant them In tbo lower buy. Wltb tbu licit could master and the obvU-uo'Soos we could place It would bo an extremely dIDl- cult thing for Italy to lay Now York under contribution. The great weakness of New York Is by the way of Long Island sound.

The forts at the piuaige o( Throgg's neck are Indefensible anA that passage once forced New Yolk would be at tho mercy of sny hostile man-of-wnr. But the value of a hidden bnttcryin as one to 100 agalrutf. known one and where tbosp batteries would be la of i-i known to no one. An Itallai: fleet mlRht easily, bloekade New York, bowovsr, aud stop that great tldo of commerce which now daily obbs and flows through tho narrows. What nre our nsvsl resources? Well, with tho exception of the Miantonomah, there is not a ship wo have afloat that could face In fair fight of great battle ships of Italy.

I hope that ihe prosone crisis, if It is a crlslt, will force upon the people tbengcesaltyof bnlld- Ing fighting ships. I truit that ino matter Is uot so serious as If. appears from the early dlspstehssf rom WashlngtOE, aud that war will not como until we butter prepared for It." lUeord of nanr, NEW OBLKASS, April a-- A close aulnatlon of the record of ths alleged easilns discloses fact thnt all trat fonr of tho eleven slain were registered voun either byblrth or naturalization. 1'htfour others whom Consul C'orte claims t-ltled jjcofiotic-n of tb? lulloti KC-Tt-j-i- raent are: TrAlnua. Monisto-rio And Gomltvr.

Tbe flutnnincd in found to hare bce4 rotor in fcho parish of St. Uliarleti. Bagneito is proved to a fugltlre murderer and th Kiposito of biahwAjmec. Macheea wss A veteran ot QHrlbaldl's bat lied from Palermo while charged with rnur- fotaale. Trahina m.w slto A robber In Sicily.

Of nobody to know A Vordl. of Not Quiltr. UESTIIEYTA, April 4-- The Jury tn Ihscnja of the itsto vs. Sltek, qa tbo charged murder, a Tfr.liti for defendant. THE ALASKA REFRIGERATOR Has a Dry, Cold Air Circulation, per thiu otter Write tot J.

SONS, 47,49 51 Main St, HOUSTON, TEX, GEN. ALBERTPIKSDEAD, THE GREAT MASON GOES TO REPORT TO THE ARCHITECT. 6k I oh of Works of the Dli tlDEulihta of the Myitlo SUrJne. OiTien'Wlio llkvo BWer. April Albert Pike, grand commander uf Scottish Kite Masonry ot tho southern sucl chief 01 tho Royal Order of Scotland foi? this CPU try, died at 8 o'clock thla evoa- Jng, It is uld that General Pike appointed Jos tati H.

Drummoud of Mai DO an bis cursor aa of the Hoy si Order of Scotland, and 1C li probftbU that hli aaccwior In the tlih lllta will be either Surgeon General J. 4L Broimfl of the nary, Thomas CM we 11 California or Thornaa M. Dudley of Kentucky. Albert. Piko waa well known toall persona Interested In FreaniRaonry, having helu the highest offices In the cutler nod wrlltou rnnny rrorka In regard to It.

deceased, General Albert rJko, grand Commantlcr of ifco thirty-third Scot- rllo MBBODS, tlie provincial EranS muter of tlio grand Jodtfo Order of Scotland and the most HUOB in the wosl- eru bemlspberCt was bora la Doitoa, DocemUer 29. JSOy, he hadoatored upoa' his eighty. jwconcl year. A akaCcti of lila early yeara enyi that when be was 4 years old fa-mlljr movvd to New port, He entered Harvard collect) 16, but being unable to support iilm- uolf at Cambridge he bocamo a teacher. In 1S31 lie for the ivcit and south, spending" Botnetlme at Snnla, In op tomb or, 83 2, went vrlth a company ot bound for tbo Hed and Brazos rivers, bat from lha ntty.with four and traveled 603 milwoii oot to Fort Oral to, Tho cnaut og winter ho ougagod lu In the meantime he contributed roemc to the Jjlttle Rook Advocate, of which he tecruoo part proprietor, ami in IS8( butigbt the ollluo of that isper.

wilt- ing tho rmper ho Jludleil law rind, was ivd- muted to the bar InlWG. nml then LodovoteS his entire attention to hit profession. servoain the Mexican 'war a volnnlcer with distinction, and on the breaking out of the Into civil war organized a band of Cherokee Indices (clvIlUad) and fouffht with tbom at tho battle of Pea-JUdgo. HlB chief lorvlco to the confod- eraoy wtp tu miklnr treaties with the Indiana ftjclrting the confederate territory. In ha ad Hed tbe Mcnnphla Appeal.

TndlUoa days he wia connected with no IMS than sixteen papers as editor or principal contributor atone time or another, fie WKI man of rescues rind hernia forou life of travel aau reHdcQCu In 'tbe southwest Wai rich In adTon-turoiiS no! dents which may furnlth theme for manr Interesting of UloRtaphr, blatory and romance. He was grand example with hand, flowing looks and ample and Jtut ID character, leareu, judiciona, dovldtdj an orzanlzer of Ulenj. Two years wo LnftL a newspaper man called upon him on the afternoon of hla birthday, at lila NVaaliiniEtou cltT and bnd if old uilfc Library, he among hli pot birds, aid pipes, with a i hEa iiand. Asked spent the day, he In his was- found flowcre, Looks In my rdauliiifvSpa wHtintr, sts on oiter I rmVer 'much. now.

Tho years cbaie and tro niucU fasi'uf tban they once did. 1 Only WiRb. went bockrrard: In tbe TV eat years pionth seeined longarthan 11 When naked II ago and hcaltli Imu thronch any partlotniv "Not union the I In hunting' fiihlng IP tha In the vreit lias conduced to Dnrincc hfi literary General PI care to the world many- admired he publlahtHl Urinnt to the Gotii. which waf reproduced la In 1633, anil In of Prose and Poeaif, Other works of hts are of in UM fiuprome of five rolurufts, 1840-45; The Arkanaaa Korua Book, 1S15; Bututes and Laws of the Ancient gcotiliU Rite. 1659.

During the a i ho waa in tranBlatfn? the Rlc Veda, liflnrt ATMta and other sacred works oC and Persian literature. Orer a year ago It wae learned (hat he had completed UTen- of handsomely bound, and plaod thorn Jn library of the council. lu thfiie works -5 proofs that the Bymbollsma of "the blue locsira" (Scottish Itlte) Wore dfcrlvcd from Aryan myitoriss, bsneoliilly oxplalDBd In the Zend General Pike tras tbo hckd of bcottlth Rite Masons sin eel MO, and held the poaEMon for life, aa he did also that of irranil master of the. Roy Order of Hcotland. Thorn Daring-, RoyE, April SL--ThomM G.

Barinc. ona of the partners In the honhejof ing Brothers Co-, boudon, died this evening of exhaustion following a surgical opb eratlon. As the death of Thomaa Baring likely to affoct publlo confidence ic the projffeaa of the consolidation of the nevr companri it aanonncad that the capital tu be lartaUd will not be withdrawn, O. Joan, at AtBlAKDEU, April C. Jones, merchant and editor' of tne Alfrxani dor Alert, died this morning.

Mrs. Jmmei. OLEDDRyH, a-r-Mra. wife of Walter Jamet, to-day. Ice for "uvaldo.

UVALDE, April The UvlcU Tee, Glii and Milling company, capital stock $20,000, was orgrinlzod to-day, 0. Ellis, prealdont; A- A. Dial, Ttca prsaldant; O. W. Watt, treasury; Jl P.

and John H. Clark, directors. The oljlaeryfor the Ice. plant la here. Work will beelu to-morrow and the plant will bain operation with a 5-ton capacity by 10.

DaraaffM for Lout MAHBHALL, April tha caaecjf Benedict Gcbonhart, a of $1000 datn- HRM was rendered agMnat the TOIM and Faclfla Scaonhait had hU lift leg cut off by train. SEALDFHOIITUCilllOLINH" OTTO? SMOKING TOBACCO. Marburg Bros,.