Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-09

even upon the opposition; and the ma
iorfty of army and navy officers in the
two countries felt bound to admit that
the arts Of war in which they had been
educated were things of the past OF
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 member of the American syndi-
cafe at London club, said to him:
T aDo you know that you made a great
mistake in the beginning of your opera
tons with themotor guns? II you had
contrived an attachment to the motor
which should have mado- an internal
thunderclap and storm of smoke at the
moment of discharge, it would have
saved you 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. If you
could have sooner shown that connection
you might have saved yourselves the
I trouble of crossing the Atlantic. And,
to prove this, one of the most satisfac
tory points connected with your work
on the Welsh coast was the Jet of smoke
which mcfrom the repeller every time
she discharged a motor. If it had not
been FOR those jets | believe there would
DO people now in tho opposition who
would swear that Caer(aff had been
mined. and that the ministry were u
party to it."
Your point is well TAKEN" said the
American, land should it ever be neces-
sary to discharge any more bombs
which hope it may not be-we shall
take care to show d visible and audible
connection between cause and effect"
'The devil take it, sirl' 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 crunehing at the sterns of the
enemy. Wen simply send q note aboard
requesting the foreigner to be SO good as
to send us his rudder by bearer, which,
if properly marked and numbered will
be returned to him on the conclusion of
peace. This would do just as we'll as
twisting it off, and save expense. No,
sir, will not join you in julep. l
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 tho
American war syndicate regarded the
success of their labors - labors alike
profitable TO themselves and to the re-
Gently contending nations-and in the
gratilied pride with which they received
the popular and official congratulations
which were showered upon them, there
was but one little cloud, one regret.
In the course of the great syndicate
war life had been lost Thomas
Hutchins, while assisting in the loading
of coal on one of the repellers, was acct
dentally killed by the falling of derrick.
The syndicate gave generous sum to
the family of the unfortunate man, and
throughout the United States the occur
renee occasioned deep feeling of sym
pathetic regret. A popular subscription
was started to build monument to the
memory of Hutchins, and contributions
came not only from all parts of the
United States but from many persons in
Great Britain, who wished to assist in
the erection of this tribute to the man
who had fallen in the contest which had
been of as much benefit to their country
as to his own.
Some weeks after the conclusion of the
treaty a public question was raised,
which at first threatened to annoy the
American government, but it proved TO
be of little moment. An anti-adminis-
tration paper in Peakville, Ark, asserted
that in the whole Of the published treaty
there was not one word in regard to the
fisheries question, the complications aris-
ing from which had been the cause Of thu
war. Other papers took up the matter,
and the government then discovered that
in drawing up the treaty the fisheries
business had been entirely overlooked.
There was a good deal of surprise in
official circles when this discovery was
nnnounced; but as it was considered that
the fisheries question was one which
would take care of itself, or be readily
disposed of in connection with number
of other minor points which remained to
be settled between the two countries, it
was decided to take no notice of the inn
piled charge of neglect, and to let the
matter drop. And as the opposition party
took no real interest in the question but
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