Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-26

the world, except that which owed al
lesance to Rome in the Zerith of It's
splendor. Most uf the fairest ard ricn-
est portions of continental Europe, thu
pick and the bower ut the lands of tll,
newly discovered American continent
the teeming and fruitful and b beautiful
Islands of the Atlantic and Pacific oceaLS,
all poured their tecming treasures into
his Golfers.
Not satisfied with his heritage, Philip
stroye to increase, and, glutted with
power and pride, imagined he could add
England and Germany and Holland IT,
lis dominions. AT the close of his l.
years war. his armies defeated. his
naVicS destroyed and his resources en-
hauSted, he purchased tranquility by
the Cession of Il long list Of provinces too
ru:Ee.ous to mention. ndcr his reign,
and that OF the sue, essve Philips who
cume after him, disastrous wars necessl-
tated the surrender uf territory 10 suc!!
an extent tnat scarcely II sembianco CT
the once great empire Was left, and not
a cent OF consideration for and of it,
Ia The first half of the 18th century,
beginning with the reign f Charles the
Second, spain recovered some of its
psHstig" and some Of its territory. But
It's downward path was hot long ar
ested. and from that time forward until
he Present time it has been one con
tinued experience of dismemberment and
decay. In 1905, at Trafalgar Eng tunG
for the second time destroyed The naval
power of Srain. In very few !edi :
afterwards Mexico and the other Cent! al
and South American colonies Of El@i;
wrested their liberty from it's clutches
Spain ceded Louisiana to France wit,:
out any equivalent. and France turi.eI
around and sold it to the Unit, d States
for $l5,000,O00 She ceded San Domi go
to France and Trinidad to England and
would have been laughed 1T if she had
asked any money. England has hold
Gibraltar all this time, but never paid
for it,
In 1898 the navy of Spain was for the
third time practically destroyed, upon
this occasion by the United States, but
we offer to pay penalty for our prowess.
Boston. Nov. 23.-Robert p. Porter.
special commissioner for the INT i
States to Cuba, arrived in this city last
night. accompanied by his secretary,
Leonard Darbvshire, and his Interpreter,
George H. Finay. He will sail tomor-
row for Santiago on the Admiral Dewey.
Mr.. Potter goes to Santiago at the wish
ar h., !, II
Wood, commander of the American
forces in the island, and for the purpose
of receiving a deputation of repres en
tative bankers and merchants of San
tiago and vicinity, who have been cot
lecting data and putting into shape a
report containing their views upon the
needs of the business interests and in
dustries of that portion Of the island.
Mr.. Porter was asked to express his
views upon tn" statement made by Gen
cral Garcia, who has JUS, arrived IN
New York.
General Garcia" said Mr.. Porter. SIS
entirely right when he declared that the
first move of the United States govern
ineat should be toward the Industrial
reconstruction oI 'he isiaii"' ana lhti-
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