| Show BEADY preparations being male for war BLAINE MAKES an answer to italy last letter our coast defenses to ie strengthen e ST petersburg april 15 an fn pit of the peaceful utterances ot the gobern meat officials europe and everybody knows that russia is making preparations for war and that lier rivals are on 11 ii tide lucking coraier preparations jor a great which must booner or later take place been expending enormous suras in the construction of italic railroad sand in this and other ways for transportation of large bodies of russian troops to the austro german frontier is almost completed kapij washington april 15 secretary biarne completed liia reply to the last letter of the italian government yaster day and cent a copy of it to the imperiali last night for transmission to the marquia di Il udini it is ande will be a long and complete answer to all the questions raised iu the last note from italy being much more volum than any preceding letters secretary blaine in his note has not withdrawn in the least from his original attitude in declaring the law will take its course and cannot be hurried indemnity probably will be granted to the families of the men killed at new orleans in cates where it is known they were italian subjects and entitle thereto but this proof aust be d the federal government cannot trespass tre upon its prerogatives of the state which now controls action in the case coast NEWYORK NEW YORK april 35 the war department part ment is taking to secure s more ground in the vicenty of bew york cita for coast defenses proceedings are begun throughout alie nt of justice to secure title for the secretary proctor said yesterday we want more land at forts j hamilton and wadsworth orth for additional protection of new york harbor the government is taking to secure land for sea coast forts where ever needed the title to the land to be acquired as readily as possible there are appropriation of available for the purchase of additional bites for coast and mortar batteries PAP lh and washington the bulk of thia amount vill v ill 8 utilized for the purchase of land at tle three points mentioned near new york with minister portar LONDON april 15 the standards rome correspondent had an interview with porter united states minister to itala porter says the correspondent was balent within the limits of official etiquette he said he had not received any orders of recall and biad no reason to believe be would receive one both governments look forward to a peaceful settlement of the new orleans iii the only action open to the eton government lias been initiated though blame has not yet sent official note of the fact the rome correspondent of the daily bews yews telegraphs the italian government has not received blainer Blaine 8 alleged text which several papers have already published tha correspondent adds should the note be really formulated in the terms given by the newspapers the government would probably decline to insurer it ant would allow it to be by public opinion A trip the world YOKE april 15 special 1 I 1 murphy eon of col J T murphy of brooklyn started today to day on a unique tour around the world he left here to alay in a twenty seven foot yacht in to visit the principle parts of the british isles france spain the italian peninsula and the coast towns 01 the mediterranean thence across the black sea to odessa and through the hue canal and the indian ocean to china and japan and across thu lactic to sail francisco and hack to new york the nicaragua canal if it is completed murphy look with him one of Edia ons most highly perfected phonographs no graphs and several hundred cylinders and he intends to transfer to wax the voices of the various people he will meet particularly those of savages he nill also stop at the islands to ann back with him the story of the mutineers muti of the country he to complete aur the woolda fainn where his boat and phonographic records will be exhibited only two sailors accompanied him on 0 o the halt institute BROOKLYN N Y april 15 special ground waa broken today for an ad dit ional building to tie pratt institute a high class technical founded by charles pratt the need of a large ball and other facilities for the work of the institute early apparent and although mr had expended over in and adorn ine ahe school ho concluded to incest at least in the institution the architecture of the new oe gothic aud a massive square tower will be thy feature of the front on byerson street A areat auditorium with a beating capacity of 1200 will occupy the main floor and will be used lor lectures concerts and exer cisca it will bo made as nearly perfect as possible ana will occupy the height of two floors of the building oy era portion ot it will be the library a fund for which has already been formed A scientific and art museum and accommodating will a lecture hall third floor in the space of the occupy of the main floor there will be one wing small ball for dinners aid other a the connected with social festivities the construction work of the institute advance charka a distinct of this building institute in the facilities of tho model for those thich has served as a and chicago projected in philadelphia fire in leaion april 15 A fire which resulted in the loas of five elivea occurred at a housa in high road at nights bridee today to day |
