Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

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ton Briefs.
New YORK, April 3.-The ''bul ? ap-
pear to have regained their breath.
The apprehension regarding the ltal-
ians has partially subsided.
The scenes on the Stock Exchange
Thursday were the antitheses of those
of Wednesday.
Dealings were not over extensive, but
there is an unmstakable feeling of con-
fdence, and buying of stocks was excel
lent.
WASHINGTON, April S-The promi-
nent topic in private, as well as public
life, is Baron Fava's withdrawal. The
complication is just embarrassing
enough to excite universal interest,
without causing much general alarm.
During the second war with Great
Britain that nation deemed this city one
of the most strategic points of attack,
and there are not wanting good reasons
for anticipating that should Italy go to
SO extreme an extent as to declare war,
that the first attack would be upon
either New York or Washington, or
most probably simultaneously upon
both.
A well informed officer in the Nation
al Guard, from one of the western states,
after careful inspection of the means
of defense, saws that maritime power
equal in rank to Italy could easily cap
ture the city, break into the treasury
vaults, transfer the immense quantity
of coin and bullion stored there to their
feet and leave ruined city and a bank
rupt treasury ere we could successfully
oppose them.
What is true of Washington in this
particular is aim ost equally true of New
York. But nowhere else in the world
are there kept constantly In treasury
vaults so immense a sum of gold and
silver as in those of the treasury depart
ment, necessitated by our system of
coinage and certificate circulation.
The amount of money in the treasury
is not far from 100000, 900, aside from
the several hundred millions invested in
government and private property in the
city.
A working majority of both houses of
congress can be assembled under favora-
BILE circumstances in twenty hours, if
necessary to use extraordinary measures,
or it can readily be convened in three
days.
The transportation facilities are such
that in the neighborhood of thirty-six
hours, there could be force of ten or
fifteen thousand troops from the Ma
tional Guard modified in New York or
Washington. This would practically
constitute our available land force for
the first few days following an attack.
Attorney General Miller is not in
clined to take alarm at the action of the
Italian government His utterances
presumably reflect the opinion expressed
at the cabinet meeting:
There is nothing alarming in the ac-
ton of the Italian government in recall
ing Baron Fava. Coming as it does on
the heels of the New Orleans tragedy,
far different construction is likely to be
placed upon it than would at any other
time 1t must be borne in mind, how
ever, that the Italian government may
have had Baron Fava's recall under con-
sideratlon even before the New Orleans
affair occurred. / heard rumors in dip
lomatic circles three months ago that he
would be recalled. The mere recall of a
minister does not imply hostilities. 1t
must also be remembered that no de-
mands have been made upon the United
States government by Italy. If there
had been and this had occurred pending
reply, the case would he different"
NEW ORLEANS, April 3,-There is no
undue excitement in New Orleans over
the war talk of Italy, but the deepest
interest is manifested in every item of
news connected with the correspond
ence between the two governments,
Patriotism is the dominant feeling
here, and there is no regret for the pop
ular uprising against the assassins Of
Hennessy.
The governor is at the state capitol in
Baton Rouge, and the attorney-genera
says nothing can be done by the state
until the grand jury acts.
That body is busily engaged investi-
eating the attempts to bribe the jury,
and has already found indictments that
Will prove beyond the shadow of doubt
that the jury was bribed.
a close examination of the record of
the eleven alleged assassins discloses the |
fact that all but four of the eleven slain
were registered voters, either By birth