davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19

The position Of Great Britain at the Close
Of the year I76l was one Of absolute dominion
Of the seas TO an extent hardly equalled
before or since. Possessing $50 ships-of-
the-line, besides fleets Of lesser vessels.
manned by nearly 5000 seamen, who were
at that period without any rivals, England
was perfectly secure at home, while she
held the commerce Of the ocean and Of all
transoceanio settlements within her grasp.
No other nation retained even the nucleus
Of maritime power; and all were debarred
from reaching such colonies as they still
owned. In our authors opinion, Had
George H. lived a few years longer,
and ha Pitt retained his health
together with his influence with the King.
Parliament and the nation, It Is quite prob
able that every possession OF France, Spain
or Holland outside Of Europe woule have
passed 10 the British Crown. and that these
countries would have been forced 20 make
peace on terms Of extreme humiliation
Everything points, indeed. 20 the conclusion
that, II Pitt had kept his authority and
his mental force for a short period longer,
he would have raised the ascendsDoy Of
his country TO "A point Of predominance
whereof modern history has but few ex-
amples.
In view Of the fact that our own genera
ton has long forgotten the real conditions
OF 1901 and has much overrated the blunder-
ing exploits Of Pitts puny imitators, Mr..
Harrison deems il we'll TO reproduce Macau-
lays famous peroration, the words OF which
are as literally true as they are eloquent
and just: The situation which Pitt o.
cupied at the close OF the reign Of George II.
vas the most envihble ever occupied by
any public man in English history. He
had oonciiated the King; he domineered
over the House Of Commons; he was adored
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19

ample, the most important insular crop.
increased from 500 O1s tons In 1900 30 .Os9 ~;
tons In 1904, the largest crop over harvested.
Although other products do not show cor
responding percentage OF increase, they also
exhibit gradual expansion. From an eco
nomical point Of view, however, our author
holds that Cuba has. as yet by no means
attained the prosperity which Is rightfuy
hers by reason Of her soil and climate.
We remark finally that, In view Of the fact
that the author has been a first-hand and
careful student OF the actual and prospec-
tive state OF things in Cuba, a good deal Of
weight attaches To his conclusion that
the island will become merged
politically with the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
what We Did for Cuba and what She Has
Done for Herself.

We are indebted TO Messrs. Longmans
Green a Co. for a book which il destined long
20 figure among the most valuable ma
terials for a comprehension Of Cuba's his
tory at a critical oonjuncture-a volume
entitled Cuba and the Intervention, by Al
BERT G. ROBINSON. The author was an
eyewitness Of the events that he describes,
and he brought to his task a mind quail
fed by education and experience for the
work Of observation. He arrived in Ha-
vana on Jan. T. 1899, three days after the
transfer Of Cuba to American control, and
he made subsequently two prolonged visits
20 the island He thus saw the beginning,
the middle and the ending Of the period
Of Intervention, he tells US In his preface,
what his book demonstrates that his chief
aim was to survey the situation from the
Cuban, rather than from the American,
point Of view. He did not limit his studies
TO the view presented from the windows Of
the Palace in HavanA-neither did be ac-
cept official statements as necessarily
accurate and final. He sought by personal
contact 20 learn the opinions Of the Cubans
themselves, and from resident Spaniards
also be derived much useful information.
During his journ in Cuba he was a regu-
lar or frequent contributor TO American
newspapers or magazines. but in the prepa
ration Of the book before US be has paid
no further attention 10 his published CORE
spondenoe than has been desirable in order
10 refresh his mCmory regarding special
incidents and special figures. With the
possible exception Of an occasional para
graph, the volume consists entirely Of newly
written matter In directing attention 10
this useful work. we shall, with an eye TO
the space at our command. pass over the
first five chapters, which discuss the causes
Of Cuba's discomfort, depict the historic
attitude Of the United States toward the
island, review the revolution Of 1895 and
sum up the immediate results Of our war
with Spain. Even az regards the sixteen
subsequent chapters. We must needs con-
fine ourselves for the most part to the au-
thor's interesting remarks on the manner
in which we discharged our duty 10 Cuba
during the years Of occupation and on the
use which the island has made Of its in
dependence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
"

Some twenty-five years were to elapse
after William Pitt became a member OF
the House of Commons before he became
actually First Minister" in a Government
nominally formed under the Duke Of Devon
shire. We pass over the intervening period
in order to concentrate attention upon
the achievements which made the years
Of Pitts first ministry the most memorable
in English history. To appreciate what he
accomplished IL is needful to recall that
at the close OF 1859 the condition OF Great
Britain was deplorable. not 20 say igno-
minious After half a century OF possess
sion, the island Of Mnorca had been lost
to the French; British army had capitu-
lated, and a British feet had been dis
graced. The Seven Years War had begun.
France, Austria. Russia, Saxony and Sweden
had at last united TO crush Prussia ninety
millions against five. They threatened
Hanover, the German patrimony Of George
H., who was now at last Frederick's ally.
England was at war with France, which
threatened TO become paramount in the
whole North American continent. The
French now boldly asserted a claim TO the
whole valley Of the st. Lawrence and its
tributaries, and to the whole valley Of
the Mississippi and its affiuents. They
insisted upon hemming in the British
on the Atlantic seaboard east OF the
Allegheny Mountains. That is TO say,
with the exception OF Newfoundland, Nova
Scotia and the Atlantic seaboard, as far as
Florida, the whole North American con-
tinent was TO be French. Had the am
bilious vision Of French statesmen-a
vision which BraddOck's defeat had seemed
to bring near realization-been fulfilled.
the English language would not he spoken
to-day throughout the vast American con-
tinent on any territory except a strip be-
tween the sea and the Blue Mountains,
little more than three hundred miles broad.
The issue was determined otherwise by
the energy and genius OF one man.
During seven years Pitts biography has
20 be read in the history Of the world His
influence was felt in Europe. in India and
in Africa as we'll az in America; from
the Baltic 10 the st. Lawrence and from
the Mediterranean 20 Bengal II Frederick
Of Prussia had been crushed in the Seven
Years War central Europe would have
become the prey OF Russia, Austria and
France What he owed 20 Pitt was we'll
known 10 Frederick. The latter wrote Of
the former: @C'etdit la meilleure 6te de
FAnoleterre.' Mr. Harrison reminds us
that had Duplex been able TO extend
and consolidate the empire which he was
40 near founding in Madras, not England,
but France might have become the suzerain
Of Hindcstan It is probable. as we have
said, that II Montcalm had succeeded In
establishing control Of the st. Lawrence
the lakes and the Mississippi Valley, not
Britain but France, ould have been the
mother country Of Amerca Different in
deed would have been the aspect Of the world
to-day. Il il certain, nevertheless, that
in 1853 all these three possible results were
far from improbable. In October, 1901,
on the other hand, when William Pitt re-
signed the post Of Secretary OF State, they
had become utterly impossible
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
I ] I.

As Mr.. Goodwin Smith has pointed out,
'only few flakes 'of his lChatham'sl fiery
oratory remain and, Of course, we have no
means Of calling up the tones, the gestures
and the look which filed them with living
flame. As regards, therefore, the direct
power Of Chatham's spoken words we are
forced to rely on the concurrent testimony
OF those who heard them. Il Ia certain that
Horacs Walpole's Memoirs abounds in
stories Of the abiect silence in which the
House would submit to Pitts mandates;
in anecdotes Of his opponents covering
under his invective. In our own day peo-
pie are won't TO sheer at the value OF elo-
quence, and to despise it as literary arti-
fee, 1t is undisputed that Chatham was
a consummate actor. A contemporary
pronounced him 'the Cicero and the Ros-
cius Of his age in ONE and his enemy,
Horace Walpole, said that he was equal to
Garrick. Maoaulay opines that ION the
stage, he would have been the finest Brutus
or Coriolanus ever SEEN IL he was an
actor, however, Chatham violated the rule
laid down by Diderot, for he unquestionably
felt the emotion which he conveyed with in
fictitious energy. Moreover, as Mr.. Harrison
reminds US, elowence il Of two kinds. There
II the verbose advocacy Of Cicero before the
PrRtor; there is the heroic appeal OF De-
mosthenes to his fellow citizens. THE
first is literature; the second Is statesman
ship. How does a state ,man achieve his
ends. unless It he by using words which
convince others, and I'll them with his own
convictions and spirit? Speeches may be
rhetorical displays; they may also be the
tr1impets OF battle, the springs Of action the
determining cause Of great policies and far
reaching deeds The speeches Of Mirabeau
Danton, Patrick Henry or Charles Fox were
not rhetorical exercises: tbey were strokes
Of statecraft and calls to action. So in the
main, were those Of Chatham What
conquered and dominated his hearers was
not 30 much the rhetoric, nor even the in
telect, but the moral power behind the
speech, the man himself The Duke OF
Cumberland said what Frederick Of Prussia
was 10 say, That IL a man. He was,
admits the Ssardonic Lord Chesterfield.
what the world calls a great man" or
no orator in ancient OF 10 modern times
have we more definite, cumulative proof
Of the tremendous impact Of his personality
upon those WHO beard him. John Wilkes,
whom Chatham despised and rebufied,
testified that "A manly figure with the eagle
eye Of the famous Condo. iKed your atten-
ton, and almost commanded reverence the
moment he appeared, and the keen light
ming Of his eye bespoke respect for his soul
before his lips had pronounced a syllable.
There was a kind Of fascination In his look
when he eyed any one askance. Nothing
could withstand the force Of that oontagion.
The fluent Murray has fHltered, and even
Fox has shrInk back from an adversary
fraught with fire unquenohable,' II may
borrow Mlton's expression A Catholic
lawyer who had seen Chatham recalls that
his voice was both full and clear; that his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19

In his review Of The First Year Of Oc-
cupation' Mr.. Robinson draws a sharp
d 'stinotion between the effect Of the am
biguous attitude maintained by the Wash
ington Administration on the one hand
and the straightforward, honest and efficient
administration Of the insular Affairs by
Major-Gen. John r. Brooke on the other.
Il Is pointed out that when the occupa-
ton Of the island began, with the COM
mencement Of 1899, the terms Of the Joint
resolution Of Congress Of April IS, 1898
Oncluding, Of course, the sslf-denying
ordinance embodied In the Teller amend
ment). were fresh in the public mind. The
American people, considered as a whole,
accepted that resolution a. the definite and
reversible Encouragement Of the Ameri-
can policy. The fact IL recalled by Mr..
Robinson, however. that notwithstanding
the specific remuneration uttered In that
resolution American oficials, both political
and military, openly asserted during 1899
that the American flag would never be
hauled down In Cuba. We have no rea-
son 70 doubt the authors avement that
visitors to the island, few Of whom pos
sessed even a shadow Of competent inforTna-
ton, returned to the United States with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19

or with blame, with sympathy or With Sor-
row, on the lonely chief who broathed now
soul into his oountrymen. who planted the
saplings which have grown into a mighty
forest, and who inspired that passion for
transoOeanio expansion which has given
birth TO 80 much energy, 40 much misery,
so much heartburning and 80 much glory.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-28
AN ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
TO HANDLE FIRE LOSSES

New York. July 2s.-The establishment
or an adjustment bureau more economic
aIlv 70 handle losses I'm tho east, was dis
cusesd here Yesterday ~ large attended
meeting Of men representing nrc insnr-
ance companies. doing business in the
eastern field
A plan was presented 20 tho underUrit-
ers suggesting tho formation OF an incor-
porated company 10 carry on the bust
ness Of adjusting the losses.
Under this scheme IT was proposed 10
invite all the reputable fire insurance
companies operating In the eastern
states 20 become member. BY taking
stock In the name OF the company and
thus gaining representation These gen
eral outlines were thoroughly discussed
and resolutions adopted appointing p
committee OF seven upon which the ad-
justment committee OF tho national board
shall be represented. 20 consider 'hs
question and draft a form ~ agreement
FOR tho creation Of an adjustment bureau
for submission To tho companies
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-28
JURY BRIBER
SENTENCED
TO PRISON

Boston July 2S.-A sentence Of from
four to five years in state prison was
imposed today upon Thomas j. Scollans.
the former Boston teaming department
official, who was arrested in New York
city, for attempting to bribe a Juror dur
ing previous trial OF himself on the
charge OF fraud.
Judge Bond OF the Superior court, who
announced thu punishment Apaeiaed- :
IN" frs, three days OF the imprisonment
shall be in solitary confinement Scol-
laus was arrested iu New York as a fu-
gitive from justice from Massachusetts
where he had been indicted on the charge
In connection with his administration Of
the Boston city teaming department
Upon his return to Boston 70 was de-
vided TO try him FIRST upon the charge
of attempting ~ brbe q iurvman. Re-
fore the disappearance of SCollans there
had been two attempts 20 try him on the
original charge ~ fraud. bat iu both
Instances. the case Nas taken from the
jury. tho hrSt because oc alleged OBJ
iectionable headlines in \ newspaper and
secondly because ~ the alleged effort to
influence a iuror Ivy Scoliaus himself
MOI having been arranged ~ 20 a third
trial upon tho fraud allegation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-28
The News Of the State
BRISTOL.
PAUL Danaski Defendant In
Suit for $4,000 for Alleged
Malicious Prosecution.

Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Phila V.
Cady served papers on PAUL. Danaskl
in a civil action brought by Peter Mitch
ell charging her with malicious prose
cutlou. Damages are placed at so" ana
the writ Is returnablo 60 the Superior
court at Providence. AUS. 2jth next Ed
ward q. carr Is attorney for the plain
tln Max Makowsh acted a. bonds
men for Miss Danask Mitchell has
been running candy store which joins
the building where the defendant iS a
clerk for her bondsman. who IS her broth
cr-in-law.
Mr. aud Mrs Vine of Ashvile y. g."
are visiting william H. Thompson ana his
daughter Mrs +. y. Brownell. Jr., al
their home on Franklin street. They ar
rived yesterday.
Alexander Tucker. living un Griswold
avenue. had one of his feet badly jammed
yesterday by a wagon tire.
John Wright. a colored lad, was arrest
ed yesterday for vagrancy and sentenced
to the state farm for six months
The hop last evening at the De Nolt
Inn was well attended Dancing com
menced at $3.50 and lasted until near mid
night De Wolf Inn orchestra furnished
the music.
Edward Costello for disturbing the occu-
pants Of the Bristol hotel.
The moonlight excursions 10 Rocky
Point every evening by the steamer saga
more are becoming very popular
Miss Nellie Orthman ~ Melrose. Mass g,
is visiting her aunt. Mrs carl \. G..
Newman on catherine street.
The civil service examination Which
will take plsce on August g in this town,
40. al selecting
carrier. but for tho purpose OF choosing q
clerk carrier II IL not known as Yet
whom the examination FOR the rural &c
livery will he held.
Lille Duprees. the infant daughter oi
Napoleon and clara Duprees, who reside
on Thames street. died Yesterday and the
funeral was held this morning. Burlai
WAS at 81. Mary's cemetery.
Miss Mauran Of Providence has rcntel
the summer residence on Ferry IiilL
which was formerly occupied by +. IT,
Potter's family of Providence.
Leon Kenney, an employe Of the Mar
ragsnsett and Bristol County Electric
Lighting is spending his vacation In New
York John Callan is hlling the position
during his absence.
Bristol Commaudery. order of the cold
on Cross. l. making arrangements for
the celebration Of its 18th anniversary on
August Il
The sloop Hera which was badly dam
aged 10y the explosion Of naphtha on
Tuesday last has been raised and towed
to Newport. whore SHE will be repaired.
The funeral Of the Infant son Of Ed
ward Hatfield took place yesterday after
noon. The services were conducted pN
Rev william r. Trottcr. rector OF Trim
ity church
Al the electrical plant pier yesterday a
girl about years old was fishing out
sticks ~ wood from the water and fell
headforemost. She was going down the
third timc when a man by the name "f
Mason rescued her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-28
WOMAN DETECTIVE GETS
EVIDENCE AT ASBURY PARK

New York. July 2s.-Ashury Park hoiel
men and restaurant proprietorS who were
thought 10 maintain quiet little rooms
whore the thirsty patrons could indulge
in something stronger Than iced tea, de-
spite the prohibition law In tho New Jer-
sey resort havc been thrown into a state
OF CONSERVATION by the arrest yesterday
OF IA OF their number. II WAS declared
that ~ more warrants will he isued today
or tomorrow.
Securing evidence upon which warrants
could be issued has. up to tho present
time heen q difficult problem for tho dis
trict attorney. Thirsty looking detectives,
sent ont by tho prosecutor woro greeted
with a blank stare when they hinted that
their lives might be saved by violation OF
the Ocean Grove mile limit law.
Sportive looking men who arrived az the
various hotels with a flourish and began
limiting about aridity hlnted 70 deaf en-
ployes.
A pretty young woman detective from
New York was finally called I'm ana
through her efforts. the needful evidence
was easily pFeeHFed.-AN those arrested
pleaded not guilty and were placed under
bonds for trial
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-28
THE FIELD
GsssE :asslsseD IS
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight
Plumbers, Labor Temple
Electrical Workers. 25S. Exchsnge
Place.
Irons Workers. Labor Temple.
Plaster Tenders. Labor Temple.
Central Trades and Labor union.
Carpenters Council. Labor Temple
KEARNEY WON OFT.
Last evening after "a spirited contest
lasting FOR about two hours the palm ~
victory in ono OF the best fights for the
position that has been made for some
time fcll 10 Mr. Thos +. l<earny and up
on The man Who has been one of the most
faithful OF tho serNitors OF the working
men that this city has known
Popular as bee was, however, he had no
easy time n winning tho honors that
were thrust upon him for i'm Mr. w r.
Dewdney he had a worthy opponent and
when the votes were counted this man
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-28
ENGLAND
CHANGES
NAVAL PLAN

London. July 2s.--In The course ~ 2 die.
cussion OF the vote for naval works u
tho house of commons TODAY. Lieut.. COT
Arthur Hamilton Lee. civil lord Of th"
admiralty. announced that tho admiralty
had decided not 10 proceed with tho Chat
ham dockyard extension. but instead TO
push work on the new base at Rosyth
Firth of Fortn. Scotland
The Chatham extension scheme as ex-
planned in 1903. contemplated the ex-
penditIre of S32J0Co1 Explaining the
reasons FOR this step Lieut.. col. Lee said
there was probability that warships IN
tho future would be fewer iu number ond
greater On individual power. Hence the
Jcrthing and docking space must be- OF
the largest size.
The admiralty had decided that Rosyth
possessed greater strategical and other
advantages than Chatham The civil
-azd-nf the admiralty probably mindful
OF the sensation caused iu Germany by
his speech at East Leigh I'm February
last. added that ne dii not wish 90 enlarge
ON th" strategic advantage ~ naval
base on the east coast. ~ a. must hr
patent IN everybody The plans he said
had been prepared FOR naval base of the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-28

most complete description. so that ox-
tensions could b" carried out as required.
The initial works would complete In them
selves cost Of sl25ro OOu.
In speech 1T dinner OF railway mon
Ion East Leigh, Feb .. Col. Lee was
quoted a. having said that n the recent
distribution uf Great Britains naval
strength England had not so much 90
keep her ewes ou France and the Moditcr-
rancau. but 10 look with anxiety towards
the North sea. and that the fleets had
been So distributed as 10 enable thom 20
deal with any danger i'm that direction.
should "a occur.
Under existing conditions he added The
British navy would get It's blow in FIRST
and he maintained that "by the recent
naval reforms Great Rrtain's strength rs
q naval lighting power has been prac-
tically doubled during the past few
weeks"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-28

A Young man named McAvoy, a rest
dent OF Riverpoint. who with friends are
camping out at Camp white, was seized
with hiccoughs early in the week At
first Mr. McAvoy and those I'm the camp
with him did not pay much attention TO
the trouble, but it became So serious that
Dr. Seymour was called. Shortly after
the doctor left the camp. which by the
way Is known "a Camp Guild Mr.
McAvoy found that he had been relieved
ar the distressing sickness Sergeant
Bickford. Who had been notified OF the
msnts 10 have Mr. McAvoy sent TO his
home at Rivccpont Today the young
man X enjoying his usual good health
Those who have been at work politically
20 have = new postoffice and incidentally
now postmaster have been quietly In
formed thai tn, Riverside office still I'm
gers under the title OF fourth class and
the present postmaster was appointed for
four years. 40 long as his accounts with
the postal authorities are square ne cam
not he removed and no can tuck the post
office into any little spot that suits his
convenience. He has however. decided
To give the patrons OF the office one Of
the cosiest little rural offices in New Eng
land Mr. Penniman OF no Arm OF Penni-
man a. Cruubwhas decided 20 cut of
ono corner ~ their now building which
he fitted up with new and up-to date pos
tsl furniture Tho room Will be 23X12 and
will In no way ~ connected with the
store Tho room is OF sufficient size 50
as to care for free delivery. which Is
looked for IN the near future.
Al the meeting OF Riverside lodge
knights Of Pythias Wednesday evening
the rank 81 page was conferred upon two
candidates.