The Indianapolis journal., 1891-03-20

Industries Lost Because Of the New Orleans
Riot-Naval Movements on the Lake.
Eugene Field In Chicago News


Industries Lost Because Of the New Orleans
Riot-Navsl Movements ON the Lake.
Eugene Field In Chicago News
The italian premier is also markeesy-
the same as our rich and respected towns
man, the Markeesy Di Pullman. The
premier's full name 10 Antonio Starrabba
di Rudlni and he 10 Palermitain. The
graph of the Markeesy Di Rudini he got it
in Rome some years ago when he happened
to meet with Di Rudlni and get quite
chummy with him during the carnival sea-
son. Di Rudini is about fifty years OF age,
blue eyes betray an expression ennui
When he was younger he was called very
handsome. With age he has acquired
certain air of superciliousness. "Bnt he
never put on any lugs with me- said the
around at the caffies in tho Corso together
every noon and eat macaroni with our
fingers Just, the same as If we were not
markeeeies."
Markeesy said: THE evil consequences of
that sad affair in New Orleans have begun
to overwhelm rs. Several Italian cooper
alive societies were preparing to migrate
TO this country In the spring with view
the approach of our worlds fair seeming to
offer unusually fine advantages. One OF
these was the numerous and enterprising
community known as the Order of Sardin-
ian Garroters, all skilled artisans OF large
experience. Another was the Stiletto Fra
ternity of Lombardy, and a third the Holy
Brotherhood of BologneSe Butchers. The
most distinguished acquisition we were
promised W as band of Sicilian brigands,
headed by the famous Ludovico Ripp0. au
thor of the charming little treatise entitled,
"A New System of Separating People from
their Intestines.' But the painful affair in
New Orleans will deter these desirable ele-
ments of society from identifying them
selves with our civilization. From Sig.
Rippo have just received cablegram as
surIng me that his admirable company of
artistic assassins feel disinolined to
leopard their health by exchanging the
salubrIous slums of Sicily for the miasmatic
lis 1t true, your grace, that you are
member of the Mafiai"
Il assure you. sir, upon the honor of an
1talio-American gentleman, that am not.
The only secret society belong to is the
Dancing Class"
But 1t Is rumored that the Dancing
Glass is simply one of the numerous
branches or chapters Of the Malta, and that
under q mask of social gayety and terpsi-
chOrean revelry the most hideous plots are
c0ncocted and promoted"
The rumor is maliciously false" said
the Markeesy. Il do not know where it
could have originated. except with Mar
shall Field and N. X. Fairbank, who have
ing class. Moreover, Field and Fairbank
have been doing ali they could to kill Ital-
ian opera in Chicago by booming German
opera. Neither of them shall ever ride in
my cars, without paying full fare. and
tipping the porter. too! So there"
In local marine circles all has been activ-
ity for three days, the rumor that Italy was
preparing to dispatch a fleet to scour our
waters and lombard our coast having
melted our vesselowners to precautionary
A han nf Ah~x,
have been put upon war footing, and
others are being overhauled and plated ss
fast as possible. At the admiralty Office in
South Water street 1t was stated yesterday
260 barges. 1853 fishing smacks and 913 skiffs
and wherries were already prepared to de-
fend our waters and our coast against the
Latin fleet
The Lucy Paxton, loaded with shingles.
arrived from Saginaw last evening. Her
reports that when of Dead Horse point
late night before last the foretopsail watch
deserted q craft bearing down upon the
schooner. 1t was q long. low. rakish-look-
ing craft. At once all hands were piped
on deck and preparations were made for
action. 1t was believed that the approach
ing vessel was an Italian gun boat, and
the gallant crew of the Lucy Pax
ton were determined to go to Davy
Joness locker rather than capitulate to
the hated foreign foe. Presently. however.
it was discovered that the forbidding
stranger was the Bridgeport Belle. the
well-known mudscow from South Chicago.
The Lucy Paxton continued in her course
and reached our port on schedule time.
In latitude 100 43', longitude 52o IA,
yesterday morning, the one-gun tin-plate
cruiser Prairie Warbler came upon what
was at first supposed to be torpedo set by
the Malta for the demolition of our mer-
chant marine. The object proved, how
ever. to be q dead horse. which had un-
doubtedly been washed by the combined
violence of wind and wave from the Michl.
gan coast.
Last Saturdays sad affair In New Orleans
seems to have paralyz zed the trade in olive
oil. This palatable luxury has suddenly
become so great a rarity that many of our
best citizens are now eating bacon grease
or melted lard with their prandial salads.
At q meeting of the West-side Doughnut
Social Club last evening resolution depre-
eating the ''murderous violence of the New
Orleans mob" was adopted by Q vote oi
7to4.
Yesterday afternoon Viucenso Dago, the
well-known freckled banana tramp of Blue
| Island avenue. forwarded to Secretary
| Blaine his written protest against the
| extirpation of his out throat compatriots IL
| the South.
DEsPoNpENcY, caused by diseased liver car