The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02

land took big slice. People come from
Holland and parts of England and. band-
Ing themselves together. finally called
then selves the United states.
In 1901 Spain found herself deprived OF
the continent She had discovered $50 years
before 10 great extent. The entire
eastern coast was gone. both IN North
and South America, and there We're aiarm-
ing iuroads In the centre. But spain sun
owned California. Florida. Central Am"rl-
ca and all the western part of south
America.
To-day she owns nothing. Cuba is
practically gone from her. She does not
govern H.. neither does she get lts pro-
ducts The rest OF North america has
passed away by conquest, boy grant or 10y
purchase. South America. true, has
Spaniafds living In IL. But they nave
formed Independent colonies ana are
known as Chilians Bolivians. leruVians
and Columhians. They love Spain. but
they love themselves more. They VIII
not pay direct tribute or JON ~ her GOV
eminent
Spain must now withdraw 20 the East
em hemisphere. where she has a 'oNey
little peninsula. an1 conhne helsct 10
that territory and "a few rich little ISLANDS
I'm the Pacific that still belong TO her.
In losing North and South America
Spain has shown not such bad AcheidI-
ship nor in the opinion OF her apFCi-
eigns such bad Judgment England ls thc
only country that has been able 10 ui-
vide herself gracefully and govern iahoS
across an ocean. she does III pN nioou
policy tina. allows home rule ana almost
absolute independence on the part OF tio
Governor General NictofiA i'c5lld
name is upon the official note paper anu
her head upon the money. but sne noys
not grind the people or cowpri 'nNiil
10 pay more than they Woui1 nave ~ '",
to their own gOYoinment il tn'y N0'0
cree
o., H. f..f,,, nm nor western lands
~ made some pretty good deals. Olhtrs
were not so good. The outcome or wy
Cuban war will ten whether sho mas ~
tied by the cuban struggle. III sue sttS ~
absolutely back IL Will De "e'a lo'S' ~, w
hold i'm "A state Of menial suulee'o" 10
,,unish and starNc for generations 10
come. But il she parts with u ana iliphts
81 self-governlng. as she now s4F9 sle
ready 10 do she Will not set we u.oV ~
from il which the war needs 10 pay 10
spain's frst loss in the early part OF
the century was the great Olstile' '",'lns
itself louisiana Spain had got Loui7l' ti..
in 1862 from the French, VINO yil5.'''i', .
discovered IL. But when Napoleon De
came Consul he got louisiana DAch, any
the big New Orleans territory, anu Us u"
,hc,, sacure This embraced all the
southern and middle portions or ne '.'
ed states. and was the largest ana n0"S'
piece OF land then known. ,h
The United States got II from wy
French in 1903 by paying FloV'vVVV. "''r
A Is said that the Spanish nave heN g.
ceased 10 mourn that they couiu ~ oi 'l.
held 20 until this purchase when Mo"su
have enriched their then diminishing c0'-
feis greatly. -, o.
SPANS next loss was Mexico by Con
Quest I'M 1918 On that date Mexico decldi -
I'd herself free. And then began long
series of wars ia which all countries Joiu-
"a but which resulted an Mexican lnue-
.pendence on hard and sure grouhus III
lSis Spain lost heavily by this war
Texas siill was Spanish territory. hut
by act OF United States Congress IN l>i9
Texas was purchased from Spain. III hdl
a debt of $500 000 which II seemed as II
n could never pay of. and Spain allowed
the United States TO take Texas II Il
would assume that deot, Ihete ~ds VIZ
orous opposition al the time as the coun-
trv was in a state OF financial distress.
Tut Congress insisted. and with what
good results the subsequent history OF
Texas shows.
snain bv this act lost territory OF SIS
O10 square miles and twice as large
as Ohio. New Yoak. and Pennsylvania all
three put together.
Florida meanwhile had been purchased
81 spain in 1919 for SjQlVO. There were
600 square miles. ana the "hole colh-
nv vas rich i'm vegetation and minerals.
lt'was called the floral region or tho New
World and was named Tor the SPANS
Easter. upOn which cay 10 was discovered.
England. an TINS whiic. hA1 ute4 ,aN'iS
pieces of country from inc oiisihal span
ism owners Part OF IT'S present canadian
territory IL got because The spanish want
Ell 10 ioin the English. Much II got from
the French. who had taken II iorcioY
from the Spanish. A little II got by pur-
chase
So rapidly aid the land pass out OF the
hands Of the Spanish Crown that, within
generation. the lower half or North
America from being a spanish country
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fornia was added 90 the United states In
ISlS after the Mexican struggle. II em-
braCed the immense tract that II now
diviccd up into six States. and IN 1873 u
became the Territory OF California. \
6sw men. now known as 'jha forty