Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-05-28


long lei men from one warlike invention
to another. Every one Who had con.
structcl u new kind of gun. new Kind
~ annOr or a new explosive thought
that be had solved the problem Or was
on his way 90 do eo. The inventor ~ the
instantaneous motor had done IT,
Tho tuaiy provides that all subjects
concerning hOstilitiss h,twcCn either az
10th ~ the contracting pOwUr and other
nations SHOULD H. rulcTrCd toa joint high
commission. appointed by tlio two pow.
crs, and u war should H. considered
necessary, II should bc prosecuted and
conducted 10y the Anglo American war
syndicate. within limitations prescribed
10y the high commission.
Tho contract made with the new syndi.
cate was of the most stringent order. and
contained every provision that ingenuity
Or foresight u man could invent " sug.
get to make II Impossible for the syndi.
cate o. transfer Ia any other nation the
usc of the instantaneous motor
Throughout all CLASSES In sympathy
With the administrative parties Of Great
Britain and the United States there was
a feeling of iubiiant caiiun on account
II the alliance and The adoption by The
two nations IT thc means ot prohibluNe
warfare. The puhlic sentiment acted
even upon the opposition, and the ma
iority of army and navy officers In the
two countries f,lt bound o. admit that
tho arts II war In which they had bccn
educated were things of tho at OF
course there were members ~ the army
and navy In 10th countries Wlo dcprO-
catcl the new state II things But there
were also men still living whodCpTCCaicd
tho abolition II the old wooden seventy
four gun ship
\ British artillery officer. conycrsing
with a member - the American syndi.
cato at n London club. said 10 himi
"Do you know that you made gral
| mistake In the beginning of Jour opera
1 tions with the motor gunsi II you hal
contrivcd an attachment 81 tho motor
which should have made an internal
thunderclap and n storm - smoke at the
moment % dischlTgc. 70 would have
saved YOU lot of money aud time and
trouble The work Of the motor on the
Canadian coast was terrible enough, but
pcoplo could $40 no connection bstwocn
That AMI the guns on your vessel III you
could have sooner shown that connection
YOU might have saved yourselves the
trouble ~ crossing the Atlantic. And.
20 prove this, ono ~ the most satisfac.
tory points connected with your work
ON tho Welsh coast was the jet of smoke
which came from the rcpcllcr every time
shc discharged motor. II IL had not
been Tor thoso Jets h,licvo there would
D. pcoplo now In tho opposition who
would swear that Cacrdaf had been
mined. and that the ministry were
party 10 IT,"
Your point l. well taken" said the
American, ''and should IL ever b. noccs-
saTy o. discharge any moro bomls-
which ! hope 10 may not bo--wo shal
take care tO show Visible and audible
connection between cause and elect"
The devil take II. SIR cried an old
captain of an English ship of the line,
Who was sitting near by. What you
are talking about l. not waTi We might
as well send out goldfish trust a. settle
national disputes. In the next sca fight
well save ourselves the trouble % gnaw.
| ing and crunching at tho sterns 20 the
enemy. Well amply ssud "a note aboard
requesting the foreigner % H. ~ good as
| tO .cnd w. his nlddor by bearer. which.
II prOpcIly marked anl Numbered. will
10 returned 10 him On the conclusion of
peace. This would do Just a. well as
twisting IL of. and ave cxpcnse. No,
slr. viii not Join you Ia a Julcp.
| have made no alliance over new tangled
Inventions! Waiter. fetch mo tomc rum
and hot waierf'
In the midst % the profound satisfac-
ton with which the mcmbers u the
American var syndicate regarded the
success ~ Sieir labou - labors alike
profitable 10 Themselves and to the ~
Gently contending nations-and in tho
| gratilied pride with which they received
the popular and official congratulat.ins
which were showerc'l upon them. there
was but one little cloud. one regret.
In the course of the great syndicate
war life had bccn lost. Thomas
| Ilutchlns, while assisting I'm the loading
u coal on one of the rcpcllcrs. was acci.
dentally killed by the falling 81 a derrick.
Tho syndicate gave a generous sum tO
| the family % the unfortunate man. and
throughout tho United States the occur-
renee occasionod "a deep feeling of sym
pathetic rcgr,t. A popular subscription
was started tO build "a monument o. the
memory - llutchins. and contributions
rame no, only from all parts of the
United Siats-s bat from many pcrsons IN
Great Britain. who wished t0 assist IN
thc erection ~ this tribute to tho man
" ho had fallen Ia the contest which had
been of AZ much benefit 10 their country
az Ca his own.
Some weeks after the conclusion OF the
treaty public question was raised,
| which az iirst threatened tO annoy the
American government. but u proved Ia
L., of little moment. An anti-adminis.
tration PAPER In Pcakville, Ark, asserted
that In the whole of the published treaty
there was not one word In regard 10 the
fisheries question. the complications aris-
ing from which had bccn the cause OF the
war. Other papers took up the matter,
and the government then discovered that
In drawing up the treaty the hsherics
business had been entirely overlooked
There was a good deal 81 surprise In
| official circles when this discovery was
announced. but as Il was considered that
the fisheries question was one which
would take care of itself, OF bc readily
| disposed 81 In connection with number
OF other minor points which remained TO
b. settled bstwccn the two countries, u
was decided 10 take no notice of the Inn
| plied charge Of neglect, and to let the
matter drop. And as the opposition party
took no real interest In thOquestiOn but
little more was said about IL.