Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-13


been to have been able to write these
four words: Out Of the scrape.'"
British Brag in Guimn..
An occasional correspondent writes
from Demerara in British Guiana unde,
the date Oct. p as follows: Since
nave been here l have heard a lot OF
nonsense about the Venezuelan and
Brazilian boundary questions that will
sound strange to readers in the United
States. think that have caught the
public opinion very we'll. have dined
In different hotels and table d'hote res
taurants, playing the part OF a French
man who cannot understand q word OF
English, and l have heard startling
opinions expressed in the latter Ian
guage. l have chatted with the prin-
cipal shopkeepers when l have gone to
purchase trifling articles and l have
found that every one is discussing the
chances OF war between the United
States and England. The Hon. Charles
Lus. governor of British Guiana, was
summoned by cable, and he. sailed on
last Thursday in the r. M. s. Solent
The English speaking people here ex-
press pity for the United States and
the conviction that they will be
smashed to pieces IL England goes to
war with them. So ignorant are these
British merchants here that this very
day in table d'hote, one of them stated
as a positive fact that the United States
navy possesses only one cruiser, the So
called New York, and that she would
be only mouthful for the Blake. This
English merchant went on to say that
the other ships in our navy were
schooners, and that they were armed
with guns that were loaded with petro-
leum and were of no use. Another
English merchant said that he knew
the United States had another cruiser,
the Columbia. and he had heard that
she was beauty. But OF what use
would it be?' he added. The American
sailors are lot of jumpers, and they
will jump overheard when the first gun
is fired. They have made a reputation
as bridge Jumpers, and as soon as gun
is fired they will make a reputation
as shin jumpers. They are of no use,
and II the United States doesn't stop
pretty quick, New York, Bos-
ton, and Chicago will be in ashes in a
few weeks This is the kind of nom
sense one hears in all the public places
here, and from the most influential of
The English merchants. They get good
deal of sport in talking about the Irish
regiments that would be raised in the
United States to repulse the English
IN case Of war. In another hotel yes
.erday every one was talking war. One
expressed the general opin-
on in this way: 1t is time to remind
Jonathan that he was once our
subject and that England makes the
avs for all Europe and for the civilized
world. 1t is time to call down the
United States In another restaurant,
more cosmopolitan, there was an Aus
rian and an Italian merchant last
light, and they were for arbitration.
leard talk that way thus far. And
shy arbitrator said the Englishmen
resent. Would your emperor or king
rbitrate about Vienna II Russia
laimed it. or about Turin II Switzer-
and claimed It? Then why should we
rbitrate about a land which belongs
D us? Yes answered the Austrian,
rho has become a British subject,
which belongs to US as the stolen
belongs to the thief
THE people here consider the Mon
Dc doctrine nonsense and sheer imper-
nence. They say that 1t Is the state
tent of single statesman who. In a
loment Of patriotic exaltation. de-
Jared that American policy must be
ne of neither entangling in the broils
Europe nor suffering other powers to
lterfere with the broils Of the New
7orld. This, they say. has nothing to
D with the present case, when Eng
lnd's rights are apparent and Just.
his IL the kind Of talk that I have
card here, and from representative
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