The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08


 burned the capital city before leaving. Later he returned to Nicaragua, but soon turned his attention to Honduras, where he took the fort at Truxillo. pro- claiming that he made war on the government not the people, of Hondu duras. Hdgwas captured by a British war ship, turned over to the Honduras government. In September. 1860. his career cama to it's logical conclusion when he faced a, firing squad of barefoot ed soldiers, and, with his back to an adobe wall. shouted with his last breath a defiance to the "greasers.'
 Sir Edward Morris, Premier of Newfoundland, who recently vis- ited the United States and Eng land. was born in St. Johns if fy-dva years ago to-day, May 8, 1858. Sir Edwards trip to Wash ington in March was for the pl1p- pose Of initiating final steps for disposing Of the Newfoundland fisheries questions, which has long been a bonea fish-bone-- of contention between John Bull and Uncle Sam. There have been
 
 John and Sam threatened to take off their coats and go at it to set tie this dispute but wiser counsel prevailed and in 1910 this dis turbing question was adjudfcated by The Hague tribunal. The award settled the vexing matter, but several pecuniary claims re- main to be passed upon. The cladnhs. growing out of the alfeg- ed illegal seizure of American fishermen, the collection of light dues and duties on fishing sup piles, lines for violation of the bait and custom laws, and other matters, involve about $200, ,0OO, and will soon be submitted to ar bitratfon. Sir Edwards mission to England had for its purpose the negotiation of loan for rai1- road development, to which his government is pledged
 Sir Edward. who Is still Ned Morris to the intimates of his youth. won the honor of knight hood decade ago, and has been Premier of the colony famed for it's fisheries and it's dogs since 1908. For many years ne has the island which Is the north ern outpost of American cfviliza- ton. He was educated at Bona venture College in St. Johns and. the University of Ottawa, Cana da, and began his publis career thirty years ago.. when he was admitted a solicitor of the Nav feundland Supreme Court. In 1885 he was returned to Parlia- nent for St. Johns West. his na- tive bailiwick. A quarter of a. century ago he entered the cabi- net of Sir William Whiteway. Tn 1895 he went to Ottawa as a del- egate to discuss confederation foundland into the Dominion of Canada. When the Dominion was launched in 1867 Newfound- land held aloof, bub in 1895 the colony was in sore straits and knocked at Miss Canada,s door, asking admittance. On that i'm portant mission MT. Morris was accompanied by Sir Edward Bond, later his political opponent. Miss Canada may have been a bit gelid to the advances of her Island wooer. Tn any event, the deputation returned to St. Johns and told the people that they would have to get along as an in-
 
 longer. Since then the confede- ration scheme has occasionally been revived, but without eeffect. since Newfound1and is now pros- porous and progressive and get ting along nicely The American tourist crop, now numbering about 5 1000 year, is a source of 5 considerable profit, and some of 5 the visitors have talked of the an nexatfon of the colony to the United States. but Sir Edward, on his recent visit to New York, de- clared that this was merely con yersati on.
 .sNotwfthstandin our appre- citation of your people and insti- tutfons of the empire of which we form part. We could not enjoy greater freedom if we were an independent state than we have as dependency of the Brit ishs crown
 After serving in the cabinet of Sir Robert Bond. Sir Edward anticipated Roosevelt by organiz- 5 ing a Peoples Party He cam paignGd the colony from one end to the other in 1908, and over turned the party in power, suc- ceeding Sir Robert Bond as pre- 1riier in 1909