| Show THE STRICKEN NATION THE stricken nation Is ie the title of a pamphlet lately published by charles T baker of new york it la Is written by a person who calls himself stochastic it shows a thorough intimacy with current issues itis it is making quite a sensation in washl wash ug ton and in all the sea coast cities of the united st ites it purports tj be a history of the years 1800 1890 91 and 92 and of the relations between this country and england during these years owing to the vividness of its style and to the minuteness of detail which it embrace it has baa all the appearance of realism that is why perhaps it is to is creating so much comment the first chapter is headed the dream of security the peaceful condition of the united states is pictured in chaste language the foreign relations of our country were not disturbed by any symptoms of displeasure abroad the canadian fisheries caused some diplomatic correspondence but the mars maps of the people regarded this question without the slightest concern the domestic issues were mainly on revenue but were all satisfactorily sect beetled led tha national treasury was full to overflowing prosperity abounded capital and labor were at peace trade industry and commerce flourished the past was looked at with pride and complacency while the future was viewed with hopeful confidence this 1890 as portrayed by stochastic the administration of president harrison to is next touched on during 1891 all the domestic issues relating to tariff finance and the political rights of the negro were settled in this year james Q G blaine carries his pet project pan american reciprocity into practical force this latter scheme arouses the jealousy of france germany and england the commercial nacy of the uni united ted states not alone in continental america but in other climes is looked upon with dread by great britain the 1 chapter is headed 11 portents tents of the storm it opens with a sketch of the rise of british hi influence fluence in mexico and other of the latin A american m countries especially paraguay and honduras it next touches on canada and its contempt for the united states it dwells on the enthusiasm manifested by canadians in their wel come to britaina Brit ains princes in canada during 1891 new steamship lines were established by means ot of liberal subsidies waterways and rail mil roads were opened up with a view to strategic purposes in war at halifax and quebec great fortifications were built at victoria vancouver island a vast s was built capable of dominating the northern pact pacific this was quipped equipped with the heaviest artillery that woolwich could produce and by the close of 1891 canada was as impregnable as england thir ty elx powerful gunboats gun boats were secretly built in england they were constructed in sections and shipped to canada as ordinary merchandise and stored away till wanted the course pursued by canada towards american fishermen is sketched 1 in a manner which shows that the former was arrogant and aggressive rod and that the statesmen of the latter country were weak and indecisive but james Q G blaine came upon the board and then the whole british policy is changed britain and canada both prepare for war knowing that blaine wont take taffy when england and canada found ahm themselves elves in a position to be aggred si at ve with safety canada dema demands lads dominion over the seas in accordance with headline limits that is she wants control of the seas to the extent of the furthest limit of her headlands into the sea A direct line drawn from the extreme headland aint north rod south to be canadian territory in the behr behring ng S sea ea canadian sealers demanded full tight light to neb fish in ibis his manner matters go on until june 1892 when a yankee be behouner hooner the monroe was captured by a canadian cruiser the and the yankee captain placed in irons just at this point the american man mad of war bennington steamed on the scene acene and captured the and her prize taking them into portland this was the beginning nt rig of the war the third chapter to is headed the declaration of war it de the state of feeling in both countries england demands an apology she does not dot get it the british minister is recalled orator and minstrel are employed to arouse Ameri american eAn feeling ahe antipathy towards england in with every allusion to american liberty and honor A verse from one of the popular ditties ditis runs as follows follow the british boast scourge our coast prom i rom northern maine to texas ant and give us no bell with shot and shell and otherwise will vex us as I 1 1 l he coasting boasting knave I 1 lievre I scurvy slaves F om lands end to North umbria I 1 our oar yankee steel again feel well give ism em hall hail columbia on the of june 1892 england declared war chapter the fourth is beaded the terrible awakening and shows how the americans now realize their defenseless fen fensel seless eem situation the gunboats gun boats sent to canada in sec ftc eions were now constructed and placed to in the lakes chicago detroit cleveland and erie brie were at the mercy of the british ships chapter the 11 fifth fth is headed 1 I preparations for national defence the harbor and port of new york is surrounded by british ironclads iron tron it to is found that tha t new york city is wholly at the mercy of the british navy at the same time news reaches reathea washington that san Franc francisco francieco leco port laud land boston charleston savannah and other cities of the coast were confronted with british ships of war british cannon some of them sixty seven ton guns capable of throwing a 1250 pound shell a distance of often ten miles were trained on new york city on july 3rd ard the british Adint admiral ral summoned the mayors of now new york and brooklyn as well as all the leading merchants to meet him they were told that unless new york city surrendered completely to british authority and paid a sum of the city would be destroyed before 24 hours houm this extraordinary demand could not be complied with and new york was waa doomed to destruction the sixth chapter is ig headed the destruction of new york it reads J as follows reddened by the glare of flames from hundreds of its buildings its streets drenched with wih the blood of thousands of its people slat slain n a mob of ten I 1 thousand housand of the scum of f its population delirious with drink and despair pil pillaging lali ing the pala palaces of its ii a millionaires and committing the most fiendish outrages upon the weak and helpless its splendid buildings crumbling beneath terrible missiles the era cra hof h of solid shot spreading ruin on every side tho th shri shriek ekof of shells leaving in their track death and destruction the hoarse shouts of a noble band who tried to save the city the cries and moans of the wounded df the yells yell 4 and screams of frenzied fugitives the roar of the oon con fla bralon which now raged from chambers street to madison square buch was the terrible tableau presen ed a by now new york city on the night of july isett the ariti british h admiral gave orders for a simultaneous attack and the dread hakoo began the booming of the great guns of such terrible monsters as the black prince and the Teme raire was followed by a combined roar of cannon fi from om the entire fleet and then there rained upon the hapless hailem helpless defenseless city such destruction as had not been seen on oa earth since almighty god visited his bis terrible wrath upon the fire swept cities of the plain there was no waste of shot or shell from the first the di distance stance had been as accurately judged as if the gunners were at practice on a stationary hulk bulk in portsmouth harbor it had been confidently fi believed that the guns of the fleet would be of insufficient power to reach new york city and that brockl brooklyn would be the first to suffer but butchi butthi ta proved to be a mistake at the begin beginning of the bombardment brooklyn escaped esca comparatively uninjured the elevation of the guns enabling now new york to be reached at every point from canal street down to the battery st paulw church the astor house and the city hall won were among the first buildings to be struck and then the great newspaper per offices on park row then shell he after g r shell began to fall in the densely populated poorer districts lying towards the east river kiver and an nour hour after the bombardment blin began a shot crashed into the new york end of the brooklyn bridge two hours later a fifty four inch shell exploded about three hundred feet from the brooklyn bide aide on the bridge and an hour later that vast structure had parted and was in ruins and now fire began to add its dreadful horrors to the scene fumes flames burst farih in a dozen different places the grea eat fire at this time being in m the centre of the dry goods district while further up town there were a dozen buildings burning in as aa many blocks it was now seen that nothing could save the city eily from total destruction the flames speedily pe edily got beyond all c atrol and were spreading rereading in all directions in the meantime tens of thousands of the poorer inhabitants had taken refuge in the upper part of the city believing that they were out of danger but their sense of security was soon rudely disturbed shots from the reet fleet in flushing bay began felling up as far as fortieth street and st patricks splendid cathedral was among the fir first at of the uptown up town structures to receive the shook one of its great towers had fallen crashing through the roof and killing hundreds of people who were praying in the vast temple chapter the seventh is headed the doomed boomed cities of the coast jl chicago boston philadelphia portland Ms Maine ine washington baltimore new orleans and ban francioco Fran circo are all either in the hands of the british or their citizens have fled to the interior the seat of government is removed from washington to springfield illinois universal sadness and despondency pro pre tailed among all classes of society chapter the eight is headed the treaty of peace the terms dictated by the british were harsh in the extreme A war indemnity of ten thousand millions of dollars was demanded the occupation of such american forts as aa her filer majesty may designate the abrogation of the treaty of 1817 the british to occupy the great lakes and the americans not to construct any cruisers except for revenue california oregon florida and louisiana to become british territory three british commissioners to have charge of the american revenues until the war indemnity be paid the stricken nation appealed to the mercy of its enemy the answer came that teat her majesty could neither abandon nor modify the treaty terms an appeal for delay would not be heeded finally congress fled to es escape cape an army of americans who had come from the west crying no surrender aud and vowing vengeance on the A american merl officials who had wrought the destruction truc tion of the country from the ruins of the united states republic a new nation arises the story of which will be published as a a sequel to the stricken nation under the title of the now new america by the same writer it is a most remarkable literary production and is in line with such su eb works as an the fall of ef the great republic s |
