The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-02-22
FLoORED
An E%ngIishman Quails Before an
American Consul.
Captain Lloyd OF the British Steam
ship Cambria Insults Uncle Sam
and Is Forced to Apologize
by u Plucky Yankee.

Santiago de Cuba, Feb. 18.-An inter-
esting incident growing out of a dispute
on the Venezuelan controversy occur
red here a few days ago. Although the
United States sanitary inspector for
eastern Cuba is attached to the Amer
lean consulate at this place the consul,
Pulaski F. Hyatt of L~ewisburg, Pa,
exercises supervision over bills of health
granted to vessels bound for the United
States from this port.
In the morning Captain Sherborne,
an Englishman with big Whiskers. mas
ter of the British steamship Anerly,
chartered by the Earn Linz Steamship
company. of Philadelphia, to carry iron
ore, called for his bill of health, bound
to that port, and while at the consulate
engaged in an earnest, but not unfriend-
ly bout with the vice consul on the Mon
roe doctrine, as a principle of interna-
tional law. and its application to the
present dispute.
When Captain Sherborne left the con-
sulate he evidently felt that he had got
ten the worst OF the argument, for he
returned in the afternoon with Captain
Lloyd. master of the British steamship
South Cambria, when the latter came
for his bill of health. The consul. who
is ordinarily very genial, is also a
staunch Yankee and a firm believer in
his countrymen, regardless of party. He
talked pleasantly with both men, when
Captain Sherborne again introduced the
Venezuelan question and the Monroe
doctrine. and. as though the matter had
been previously c~oncocted, Captain
Lloyd, with a sneer, burst out, saying:
That Monroe doctrine is q game OF
bluff on the part IF the United States;
but If she wants to maintain il, England
will easily find a way to thrash the no.
ton out of her head. The last war
America had was between the north
and south. England will whip both
combined and not stop until she has
taken the whole of Venezuela"
Captain Sherborne applauded and
said that these remarks had the true
English ring about them.
The consul had taken no part in the
discussion of the morning, but this lam
guage was more than he could stand.
Turning to Lloyd lie said, calmly but
firmly: at is not my intention to dis
cuss the Monroe doctrine with you. o
the relative strength of my country and
England in case Of a war between them.
but l will excuse o from using IL
more such offensive language in his
Office
"Bah!'. replied Lloyd: "Cleveland him.
self is no statesman. He is only u fish
ermua and duck hunter-a lingo of the
jingoes. Why, he hasn't brains enough
to stand OF his feet and make a speech.
T~hetruthis there is no American states
man of today who would more than
compare to a second rate member of the
house of commons"
The consul turned squarely on Lloyd.
and although under perfect self control
6. CLEAN of Indignation shot from his
eye. Not one more word of that kind
from your lips, Captain Lloyd he com
manded. Il want you to understand
distinctly that you are in the American
consulate, sir. j would not permit my
grandfather to come md speak disre-
specially of the president OF the United
States and my government, and it is GER
tain that ! would not tolerate for one
instant such language from the master
of an English vessel. Sir, you can apol-
ogize, or you will be compelled to leave
this office at once"
When Captain Lloyd found he had
mistaken his man he apologized and so
also did Captain S%herborne. Several
Americans were in the consulate when
the incident happened.
o." H. .