Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-22
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Present Condition Of Our Navy as
Shown blythe Chietoi the Bureau
Of Construction and Repair.
The Old Friendly Relations Between
Austria and the United States Have
Been Rc-establl, he'd.
Fins Point ~ the matter OF ,nterna
tionai Postal Cards-The Letter Va.
tho spirit OF tho Law.
NornINa no M rnorn or.


the bureau OF construction and rcrair,
In HE annual report, states that the steel
cruisers Atlanta and Boston are at the
navy yard at Brooklyn. They have been
locked and their bottoms have been
cleaned and painted, independent OF the
work which had to be done by the govern
mcnt TO 1t them for sea, and additions
are being made as called for
from time 10 time by the advisory board.
The Chicago Is at Chester and work on
her is now being pushed rapidly towards
completion. The chief OF construction
says the appropriation OF $3.50 made
under the act OF July 2s, go, not being
sufficient to complete the work on these
vessels, and In order that no delay In lie
prosecution may be occasioned by lack OF
funds, he has asked for an additional
appropriation OF SEQ, 900, which, it IS ex.
pected, will complete the vessels, pro-
vided no further alterations or extra
work involving any expenditure OF
money and time are recommended by the
advisory board. The Lackawannn IL now
az Mare Island navy yard, Cal. While
not yet condemned she cannot be repaired
for active service, and " is suggested
that she be converted into receiving ship
TO replace the old line-of.battle ship Indo.
pondence, which Is now unht for further
use as recelviog ship, The Tennessee
Is the only tltatratc wooden vessel In
active service, but few months longer
aud she win undoubtedly be In a very
bad condition, The number OF aeryiceablr
vessels IN the navy has thus been reduced
20 TWO first rate, ten second rate, twenty
third rate and seven fourth ratio vessels,
the latter cla'e Including two torpedo
rams. The Frsnkliu, Minnesota and New
York, all first rate ressels are sot down as
requiring eNtensiy repairs. The thirteen
iron.clads require acre or less repairs.
In addition TO thes vessels the naval list
comprises thirtee tugs and twelve
wooden sailing yes iels, used for receiving
and training-sfips, The new vessels
completed, building or authorized 10
be built, are summed up as fol.
lows; One, the Dolphin, completed, two,
the Boston and Atlanta, armament
Incomplete; five, the Chicago and the
Monitors, incomplete; Ave, the Baltimore,
Charleston, NEWARK and two gunboats,
under advertisement, and four, an
armOred cruiser, battle.ship, pneumatic
boat and torpedo ooat, not yet designed.
THE AUSTRIAN MISSION.
WAsHINGToH, Nov. 2i.-The statement
which Is attributed In cable dispatch TO
the Austrian minister OF state, that the
appointment Of minister from Austria
To the United States and from the United
States 10 Austria is Imminent, agrees with
the Information which IL obtained here
There has, as is known, been for several
months an unpleasant feeling between the
representatives OF our government and
the Austrian government The origin OF
this Misunderstanding has never been
officially explained, although the re.
iusal OF Austria TO accept Kelley IL
generally regarded as the chief reason
The publication In the consular
reports OF some communication
which was made TO our state department
by the Austrian minister, which the latter
gentleman did not Wish TO have published, |
is also IN diplomatic circles assigned as
another reason for the cooiness viii h |
for the time has existed; but u Is evident !
that whatever may baye been |
the cause for this temporary |
partial suspension Cf diplomatic |
good feeling tho old friendly relations
have been restored The first Indication of
this Ia the reappoiutment Of Mr.. Charles |
jonas OF Wisconsin TO DO cOnHni 1t
Prague, Mr.. Jonas was appointed 10 thls
position before, but the Aus /
trlan government Refused him an ex
equatur. This WAS due 70 belief on the |
part Of the Austrian authorities that Mr |
Jonas, who formerly had been prom |
inont man IN Boneniia, had beou active,
through the medium a bis newspaper
published IN Wisconsin, In melting dis
content among one Of the factions Ia
Bohemia against the Austrian govern |
ment. This subject had, however,
been very thoroughly Investigated by
our own consul general, Mr. Jnesscni AT
Vienna, and by the Austrian government
itself. The result Of this investigation
has been that the United States has
been notified that the exequatur would
no longer be withheld from Dir,
Jonas. Soon after this inf0rma
once appointed There are already many
candidates for the Austrian mission and
Included in the number are several con
aressmen who have lust failed Of re-elec
ton. What the Pregidenrs purposes
may be with respect TO this office It's not
AT present 10 discover,
Az INTERsATIoNAL PoIST.
WAsnIN6Tos, Nov q The poktoiilce
department mas Just had peculiar eApt-
rleuce with the British postofllee In the
matter OF international postal cards. The
Illinois Central Railroad company IN Oc-
tober sent 70 England a large num-
Der Of postal cards, the addresses
upon which consisted Of the ordi-
nary newspaper wrapper printed
labels, pasted upon the face OF the
card bY mucllsge. The postal cards
seem 10 have been addressed as newspa-
pers are addressed, by an addressing
label machine T G postal cards have
been returned 70 the postoilce depart
meni on the grour1 that they are monde
Iiyerable, 10 that they violate the proyis-
IOnacf the international postal agreement
which prescribes that nothing shall be
affixed or attached to the postal
card except postage stamp, Tho rost-
office department will request the British
postal authorities 70 reconsider their de-
aud Will ra4rr, fha faYdH with thu