The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-05-09


iority of army and navy officers in the
two countries felt bound 10 admit that
the arts of war in which they had been
educated were things of the past. vi
course there were members OF the army
and navy in both countries who depre-
Gated the new state of things. But there |
were also men still living who deprecated |
the abolition of the old wooden seventy |
four gun ship.
A British artillery officer, conversing |
with q member Of the American syndl- |
cate at q London club, said to Him:
"Do you know that you made gre-to
mistake in the beg.aning of your opera
tions with the motor guns: If you had
contrived an attachment to the motor
which should have made an internal
thundcrclap and q storm Of smoke at the
moment OF discharge, it would have
saved you u lot Of money and time and
trouble. The work of the motor on the
Canadian coast was terrible enough, but
people could see no connection between
that and the guns on your vessel. IL you
could have sooner shown that connection
you might have saved yourselves the
trouble Of crossing the Atlantic. And,
to prove this, one Of the most satlStao-
tory points connected with your work
on the Welsh coast was the jet OF smoke
which came from the repeller every timo
she discharged motor. If it had not
been for those Jets l believe there would
be pcoplc now in the opposition who
would swear that Caerdaff had been
mined, and that the ministry were q
party to it,
Your point is well taken, said the
American. land should it"ever be neces-
sary 70 discharge any more bombs
which | hope it may not be-Wc shall
take care to show q visible and audible
connection between cause and effect.
The devil take it, sir!" cried an old
captain OF an English ship OF the line,
who was sitting near by. What you
are talking about is not war! We might
as well send out Goldfish trust to settle
national disputes. In the next sea fight
we'll save ourselves the trouble OF gnaw-
ing and crunching at the sterns CT the
enemy. Wen simply send Q note aboard
requesting the foreigner TO be SO good as
to send US lis rudder by bearer, which,
if properly marked and numbered, will
be returned to him on the conclusion OF
peace. This would DO just as well a;
twisting it off, and save expense No:
! sir, will not JOIN you III . Juiep. i
have made no alliance over new tangled
inventions! Waiter, fetch me some rum
and hot water!'
In the midst of the profound satisfac.
ton with which the members of the
American w:r syndicate regarded the
success of :.leir labors- labors alike
profitable to themselves and to the re
ccut!y contending nations-and Ill the
grati:ied pride with which they received
the ssarul,ir and official congratulations
y:i.;vi, were Ghowered upon them, there
Wa; hut one little cloud, one regret.
l.. of f1,o cEn1 ;ca I
WIZ q life had been lost. 'Tl,oma:
H,stci.i.s, while assisting in the loading
, Of coal On one of the repellers, was acci
; tlpnt@iiy killed by the falling of derrick
!.lc indicate gave q generous sum tt
IT, r,,l:,;iy of the unfortunate man, ant
,:.,.,.,,c, out tho United State. the occur
. .c..v> ucc;:sioned q deep feeling of sym
r@t,:tt;c regret. A popular subscription
! N..> strtcd to build u monument to tE'
. .....:::Iry Cf Hutchins, and contribution,
t ,.,,..:.. rot only from all parts of th
United States but from many persons i
7 Great Britain, who wished to assist L
the erection of this tribute to the ma.
who had fallen in the contest which ha
e Teen Of as much benefit to their countr
t | as to his own.
: Some weeks after the conclusion OF tn
!. treaty q public question was ralset
!, Which at first threatened to annoy tn
c American government, but it proved
s be of little moment. An anti-adminl
It tration paper in Peakville, Ark, asserte
= that in the whole of the published treat
there was not one word in regard to t:
s. fisheries question, the complications ari
I, ing from which had been the cause OF tt
6 war. Other papers took up the matte
n n and the government then discovers ae,. TN n;
y i'll drawing up the treaty the tisherl'
It business had been entirely overlooke
il There was good deal of surprise
1T official circles when this discovery W;
5. announced; but as it was considered tn
= the fisheries question was one whlt
II would take care OF itself, or be readl
II disposed Of in connection with numb
in of other minor points which remained
N be settled between the two countries,
ne was decided to take no notice CT the IL
st piled charge Of neglect, and to let Il
matter drop. And as the opposition par
We took no real interest in the questlon
ne lit;le more was said about it.