Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-05
COUNTER CLAIM.
Blaine Hunting Up an Old
Claim Against Italy.
0'MALLEY MAKESASTATEMENT
President Harrison Jealous of Mr.. BIaine's
Prominence in the Italian Matter.
Supposed Attitude of Congress on Foreign
Immigration--The yigilantes Discus
sing O'aialley's Opportunity of
Blooming Into an Angel.
0'MALLEY MAKES STATEMENT
Harrison Is Jealous.

| Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON. April 4-The excitement
over the recall Of Baron Fava and the sud.
den public realization of the fact
very firm war basis as re-
cards guns, ships and Notifications, gives
rise TO the hope that congress will appro-
pirate money to place the United States in
position to defend ourselves against for
eign invasion. 1t may be that this incident
Will change the sentiment of the next house
on the subject OF expenditure for defence,
but up to this time the sentiment among
the new element which will have
VOICE IN THE HOUSE
after the first Monday in December, has
been against expenditures for this purpose.
and the general disposition among Demo-
cratic leaders is in favor of cutting down
appropriations for whatever purpose to the
lowest possible point. Patriotism may get
the better OF this if the sensation of the
shadow of the Malta still hangs over the
United States when congress meets; but
there Will be an element in the house op-
posed to every penny proposed for the navy.
The Farmers Alliance and George men and
all Changers, ever since the election last
November, have been talking about the
time when custom houses and the navy
should be abolished, They say
THAT THEY WILL FIGHT
every appropriation for naval establish
ment. These men will not possess q CON
trolling influence; but it is claimed by those
who do the talking for them that there will
be at least fifty new members of this frame
of mind. There can be very little doubt
that restrictions will be placed on foreign
immigration. The house will be much
more ready to deal with that branch of the
question than it viii be to consider the
question OF defense
Is has become evident that Harrison IS
somewhat jealous OF the praise that is be-
slowed upon Blaine on account of his man
ner of dealing with the Italian matter since
he has had time to repent of
HIS IMPUIsIvE LETTER
10 the governor of louisiana The friends
of President Harrison are now engaged in
trying to start the impression th-t ever
Since that first letter was written, Harrison
himself has supervised the matter, and that
the letter in reply to the recall of Baron
Fava was revised and made perfect by the
hands of the president. Between reciproc-
ity and international complications, Blaine
holds the attention of the public quite TO
the exclusion of the rest of the executive
family. Even Baby Mckee has dropped
out of sight and
WEBS ARE ACROSS
the crown of ''grand-fatehr's hat"
One thing in this matter which gives
Blaine considerable satisfaction is that by
the dacitic manner in which he has treated
with the irritable Italian premier, he has
had an opportunity to repudiate the title of
lingo" His friends say that whatever
criticism may be passed upon his manage
ment of this affair, it cannot be called SEN
satlonal or tinted with iingoiSm.