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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06

Chicago Herald: "The whole house
roared and roarcd again. There was no
let up on this merriment, aud amidst cat.
ca Is and slriil wnistling the curtains
had to go down" 1t was 1T a theatrical
agency on Clark street, and the speaker
was a young comedian in search Of an
early engagement for the fan. And
what was the cause OF il allY' queried q
bystander who had just dropped IN. 1T
was like this" he said. 1--WE were max
ing "a tou OF one night stands in Michi-
gan. One Of our most successful plays
was an adaptation Of Deborah There
is "A childs part in it. The little girl
who usually played it happened TO be
sick when we got 10 Battle Creek, 81 we
had to get the only available substitute,
q small boy, to assume the part. The lit
tie fellow was fresh enough. and not
likely to be embarrassed by the crowd
and lights. OF course he was put in
girl clothes. and with his piping voice
and small featured face he made as good
"A little stage girl as one could want. He
had snly a few words to say, and they
we're repea ed to him over and over
again, until he knew them thoroughly
The performance went Of all righ until
Debor Ii stood in front OF joscph's hous3
and was met at the threshold ny JOS
eph's little girl. His child? All. ! must
kiss the dear little girl exclaims De
borah. on, it's you poor woman?
Father is looking for you replies the
Oh Id. Deborah (imprinting a burning
KISS on the chila's lips: And what is thy
name my sweet chiid?' Here the little
pseudo girl, forgetting his lesson, or be.
W ldcrcd by the unusual situation, bursts
Out: Tommy OHoullhan, please,
nam His father keeping a particular
soloon intoan. and being known to every
body in the audience. u burst OF laughter
broke loose such as I've seldom heard in
a thetter. And that's why the curtain
finally had to 20 down"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06
ALL WORA AND NO PLAY
TWO Med Who Never Had q Days
amusement la Their Lives.


For a great many years two old men.
living together on a little farm nea,
ilainte.d. n. j., were known as the
'flalnfield hermits." Five weeks ago
there was only one Plainfield hermit, says
the New York Sui. The other had died.
Last week there ceased TO be any Plain
field hermit. The elder of the two men
who were brothers, had also died. On
Wednesday last he was buried, and then
the somewhat amazing fact was made
known that he had bequeathed to the
Scotch Plains Baptist church property
v~ariously estimated at from $500, 600 to
$500, 900.
The two Old men were Frazee Lee and
his brother Daniel II. Lee. They lived
all their lives in the house where they
were born, the house inhabited before
them by their father ana grandfather.
on the seventy or eighty acre farm known
as "The Two Bridges, three miles from
Plaintield. on the road TO Railway. Colder
or more hardy practical and %uueventtul
lives than theirs were it would be diff
cult to imagine From their youth thew
took up the burden Of a monotonous life
of unceasing labor. and they worked I'm.
I'll lhat life ended. SO far as is known.
not "A rleam of romance ever lighted their
~eNistei a. They simply ,oiled. saved and
died. : all who knew them speak
wei Of ION. John III. Jackson, who ia
one OF The rcutors Of the will Of FraZee
Lee, says:
Whatever ley agreed to do would in.
variabiy be carried out. Absolute de
pendence could be placed upon their
word, upon every word they said. They
were close in mai ing q bargain. but hay
ing made il, would carry it out To the let.
ter. They were great workers. They
would 20 out to the field AT sunrise. At
z o'clock the hired men would join them,
ard with difficulty could keep pace with
the Old men until : in the evening.
Then the hired men would stop
and go away tired. but the two
old men would work on until they
could see no longer. And the next day
they would go on just the same. II was
said of them that neither ever slept out
of his home a night in all his life. They
had 10 idea Of amusements. no vices, and
nobody knows-or knowing them would
believe-that either of them ever had "A
romance, or even "A passing thought that
such "A thing Was possible for him. They
were both members Of the Scotch Plains
Baptist church. to which their mo her
had belonged, and as long as the growing
intrmities Of age permitted them TO do
SO, were regular attendants there, but
latterly their visits to ,.e church were
infrequent, Their mother, who died ak
or eight years ago, kept house for them
as long as she lived, and after her death
they kept bachelors han. Daniel Ii.
was 81 years old when he died, and Fra
zee, who survived him only about five
weeks, attained TO the age OF 30"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06
Lifie At Nantucket.

Says Harper's Magazine: Apropos of
Nantucket one hears some rather odd
sayings and some quaint happenings
there. You see, We are somewhat out
OF the way" said one of the islanders.
80 tramps seldom trouble rs, and it is
only when u summer visitors come we
think of locking our doors al night"
Last fall a mar was tried for petty lar
ceny and sentenced by the Judge 70 three
months in jail. A few days after the
trial the Judge, accompanied by the sher-
if, was on his way to the Boston boat
when they passed a man saving wood.
The sawyer stopped his work, touched
his hat, and said: Good morning, Judge"
The judge looked at him n moment.
passed on a short distance, then turned
TO glance backward with the question:
why, sheriff, isn't that the man | sen
fenced 70 three months in ~jail?' "Yes,"
replied the sheriff, hesitatingly, Eyes,
that's the man; but yOu-you see, judge,
we've haven't any Il in Jail now and
we thought it a useless expense to hire
somebody TO keep the jail for three
months just for this one man, so ! gave
him the jail key and told him that if he'd
sleep there nights it would be all right
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06
Her CpDnsHpaH.

There are few things more entertaining
than the knowing airs a young married
woman puts on over her unmarried
friend, says the New York Sun. There
was q delightful instance il the Broad
way cars yesterday. She was a lnc, fresh,
laughing young woman Her friend had
just come up from the seashore. Evi-
dently the most charming thing that
could happen had befallcn her during her
~sojourn. She had now come up to town
To get the "supremcit things" She held
in her hand a paper written over viii
.onG lists. over It the two heads pom
dered. and TOO interested 10 be ccnsciou,
Of the people about, who were pleased {
bc taken into their confidence.
ooh, you cXtravagant thingp' tn
Young maiden exclaimed. throwing bacl
ncr mead, Sven dollars for one MN N.
Then their heads fell together again
until tie communion would suddenly b'
broken.
'Oh, you make me 50 provoked; tn
idea. You don't need the half, not tn,
half. Cross ont the SILK stockings. Thos,
you have viii DO, A dollar apiece (.
handkcrchicfs! twenty-five cents il
enough. 1t is sheer waste. Don't spcn,
money ON them" raising her eyebrows
"A prayer book: Why, somebody
will give you one
Then they Eu-nUred nee more, anC
words significant Of frills and ruflies
tioatcd above the car bells jingle.
"Oh. you're too deliciously absurd, .
the little woman demonstrated again
Those things aren't of fanny consequence,
Get them cheap. You seem to think that
evcrything'-then their voices fell.
Al last she could hear 1t no longer.
"You are in~cOrrigiblc. Do let NE
make your list over for YOU. ] can save
a lot. ! know exactly what you need.
Put your money where it vii. tell she
added. convincingiy, waving her paraE0]
at the conductor to stop the car
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06

Philadelphia Press: Human nature is
nowhere better illustrated than on the
street car. A courtryman with a freckled
raced boy, half standing up and half sit
ing on bis lap, occupied the corner Of q
South street car the other day. AS the
conductor approached him to collect the
fares a look Of determination settled in
his eyes.
Fares, please said the conductor ia
his most persuasive tones.
The granger handed out a nickle.
Fare for that child, please" urged
the conductor.
I'D like TO know what you want a
fare for; | didn't pay for him on the
steam cars"
That's different" replied the conduc-
tor. 'lou can go out to the depot and
get your money back if it's not right.
That child $ old enough to pay a fare.
How old is he?"
Hes not old enough to pay for
Il asked bow old he is?"
The passenger mumbled out three
years A smile ran around the car. for
the boy was about four feet high, clad i'm
knickerbockers and at least 6 years Of
age.
Children 3 years Old must pay fare.
You will give me 3 cents and settle with
the company if you choose afterward."
Seeing that there was 40 alternative.
the countryman felt through all his
pockets in turn and finally produced @
big roll o. bills from an inner pocket,
and taking a $40 note held it toward the
conductor.
One of the passengers said: Hes got
you now. Don't believe you can change
that"
The conductor was equal to the Occa-
sion, however, and producing five silver
dollars from one pocket, SIX half dollars
from another and four quarters and nine
teen five cent pieces from another he
handed them to the Disguised man, who,
realizing that he had gol the worst ofthe
bargain, accepted them in grim silence
amid the audible filters of the rest Of the
passengers.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06
At BOomOpOlis.

Tom y. Morgan in brakes Magazine
for September: After praying for the
usual generalities, a Kansas minister con.
tinued: And bless, too. with a mighty
blessing, the n. G. and 0. X. Il. r., the
A. N. and b. G. Il. r., and the p. ID. G.
4. r., which thou knowest are being rap
idly built toward our city. Bless, also,
the street car line that viii be speedily
built TO thine honor and glory and the al
vancement Of Boomopolis. Forget no
this congregation and the new church
which will have the tal'est stecple III tht
state. We would ask thy choicest bless
ings on the gas well to be began mex
week, the rich but undeveloped coal mine
the proposed telephone line, the electric
lights, and the many other improve
ments that will make Boomopolis tn,
| boomingest city in the state. And a,
thou lookest down on Highland, the moss
beautiful addition on the green footstoo',
| and selling at only 5000 per lot, We woulo
ask thee 10 bless the 100 new houses TO be
erected there this spring"
why didn't You pray for the poor
starving people out on the Buffalo Wal
ow 2" asked his wife after the sermon
my dear, the Bible says, The poor
We have always with you But ! am here
to say that eastern capitalists are alto
gether too scarce to waste. During the
first hymn Brother Hooks whispered that
three fussy old chaps in the cOrner were
New Workers and fairly lousy with
money. Me and Brother Hooks'u &c,
shut of that addition yet"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06
In Had n Clock.

Detroit Free Press: The other day the
passengers on a Cass avenue car were
startled by the striking of a clock which
a woman was carrying home in a basket.
Several smiles had begun TO show on sew
eral faces, when q man rose up and said:
Fellow citizens, this ~woman-the
owntr Of this clocks natural y embar-
raised over this incident. ] know Just
how she feels, and |, for one, sympa,hize
with her
He sat down, and the clock began again
and struck five times. He got up again
TO say:
While Ibis incident may appear laugh
able to some Of you, il is a very solemn
occasion to the woman. We are any of
MS liable to take home 4 clock. That
clock is liable 10 strike on rs. ! hope
n0nc Of "a will forget that we are ladies
and gentlemen"
He sat down and the hlushing woman
moved the clock AS SIT Fl 'geted about. Ii
Then Ievenged on her by Striking fourteen
time.
Really, ladies and gentleman said
the man AS he bobhed up for the third
time this woman would give a ten dol
lac note to be of this car, but she isn't of.
She must be as calm and placid as posi-
bic. knowing that il cannot always go or
this way. Upon al occasion J was taking
home a clock II began -"
she grabbed up the clock, looked dag
gers at the man, rang up four fares on
the register and jumped off.
'Ah! I see continued the man. 1T
was TOO much for her. even though all OF
Us preserved II gravity Of countenance.
| thing We did well-vcry well, indeed,
and ! believe the dny is not far distant
when she VIII bless Us, particularly me.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06

Merchant Traveller: "Ah, Clawence, /
see that Wichahd Mansfield dwew a vewy
lahge house al his first performance Of
DR.. Jckyll and Mr.. Hyde in London"
Did he wcally?"
Did YOU. see the play while it was
heah?'
ooh, to be suah. All Duh set went"
''And how did you like it,"
why, to tell you the iwoth, | couldn't
get the straight Of it. | cawn't tell to
this day which Of those fellows was Mir.
jekyll and which was Doctah Hyde"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06

Six years ago work was begun on a new
palace for the Mikado Of Japan, and now 1t is
about finished. 1t has 400 rooms; the dining
room will seat l27 p, rsons; the furniture for
the state department all ca me from Germany,
and In one OF the reception rooms Is an
American piano.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06
This Is Worth q LAUGH.

Pittsburg Dispatch: Miss Amy You
know everything, MIR. Smith. What does
a debonnair mean?
Smith (stuck)-Debonnair? Oh, yes,
deb, IA debit" omar oh, never; oh,
ne'er-you see-the whole thing means;
Never get in debC"
Amy-Thanks, awfully.
Exit Smith for a dictionary. After
reading it, sails for Cape Town.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06

The statement OF :he Baltimore 4 Potomac
abroad for August shows, as csmpared with
he same month last year, a net increase Of
SO. 0g1.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06
III VOICE OF Gop

commandipg YOU TO shake hands. The
custom is ~ cd as the Bible. any how.
Jchu SAID 10 Jeroaadah: is thinC heart
right as my heart IS with thine hCartf II
il Dc, give Inc thine hand" When hanas
JON in Christian situation 3 gospel cleo
tric,iy thrills across the paliu from heart
to heart, and from the shoulder Of one to
the shoulder Of the other. Shake hands
al around. WIFI the timid AMI for their
announcement, shake hands. With the
troubled and in warm-hcartcd sympathy.
shake hands. With the young man just
entering business and discouraged AZ the
small sales and the large expenses, shake
hands. WIN the child who is new from
God and started on uncnding journey for
which he needs TO gather great supply Of
strength. and who can hardly reach up TO
you now, because you are so much taller
shake hands. Across cradles and dying
beds aud graves, shake hands. With your
enemies who have done all to defamc and
hurt you, but whom you can afford to for
give, shake hands. Attic doorof churches
where people come in. and at the door OF
churches where people 60 out, shake
hands. Let pulpit shake hands with
pew. and Sabbath day shake hands with
week day, and earth shake hands with
heaven. Oh the strange. the mighty, the
underlined. the mysterious, the eternal
power OF an honest h~andshaking. Tb'
difference between these times and the
m"illennial times is that ROW some shake
lands but then all wilt shake hands,
throne and foGt-stool, across seas nation
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07
ES Ell MAS BARATa.


fsIto para lAs EseaslAs de % Iass
de Puerto Raco ssgAn De<rssC as
kIemo. lima sf. Uel.po de- sss.
D.6essas ID. jean Ar,oaic iAnag En- II
10 parAsness Dc lsSo, , paelleAAo o.
al BsLsssA EsAslAsEaes sa L. De Knsss
Ia lssi. sas disc a~is
iA~seAEa@5 ssx4aias, ssgan 60 sm pcf.
sAn<aA fss asess, 10 ssaaaasxAAs asa IL
EseAEza0 as II Dos ssssA LsasGAAaA 4 Es.As
eanss Ss s~fsssGAs, ssnAGse 60 asrAAFN'
sanEass As Isxlo EAsN . DAea&s :
aatag@o Y psf@AAs Ia.@~Aszss sl /
AiFAa4a sss fsasas as - s~4exs@ -
sa@ss. sNx Fsv&4s - 80 ssaxAalns ;
sa@<Asas Fssx@@AAa r FpagasstAa - s4
go tsAa 3s - s<sak&zss sASslsSA res
sasa4a 4 n ssa . sass ass ts@sAA IA
ssAAs Ess ss saass4 = aAaAA.ss l.
- taasAaas IeAs~sA
FaAF2a -~ Z sAaTs A&s Is gxs ss<s
- = a. 80 sH~aaA
ts ssaaAs 80 10 larxAxsA, AamAess
30 FAss6 ' IxsAaasA 8sl noAwsxs Ma.
sASsa fwsAassA 81. ? 80 % - n tema
assIkasa Es~s, FsssAAssa ~. ~
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07

The Proprietors Of the " Bolettn
MercantI +" have the honour of re-
questing English advertisers to hand
their orders to Mess. AMEpEE
PRINCE \ c. who are the sole
Agents for all English T. FrAsxb
Advertisine.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07

no produce cQiQnlbrsS, nlfuttgu dei este
mage, nj dtQrreQ nj eStrsH.n7ieHtO dc
Oientr6. Mo tieRs nL1eua S0bOr nj 0LOF
milo e0I7HnicG al 0L7O. al aqua nj d cNQl-
Quier 0trO NqUidO con el CN0i puSd0 to-
MarSR. JAlNAS EHKEfREcE los DIEN7ES.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07
PRECIos DE sUsCRIPCIoN
AMIGOS DE TODOs
PILDORAS HOLLOWAY.

nillsnss do psrsonaa, On todAs las parties
mundo, reeemiendan dinhas Pildoras coma
nsjor restaarativo do Ia sAlsd qus &C ccnocs
klIas csrAn todaa laa aisccisnss del corAx6u
dsl higado, del ssscmago, dc los riAones
los intestines, femsevsa Ia aernonia, IL
natHlsnoia , ID oArdlsleiA, expalSAnds do Ia
sansrs soda lnpsrsSA, fortAleciendo conpls
tAmsats sl sistsma nSrvioso daads "a tsas
sdabls lA orgsniE.ci6n EsasraL
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07

los ColOrea pAlidos, 1fscciOR tan rene
FQtzdd1 Sntre las j6DeHeS On si perlOd0
dc SNf0F17QciOR; Ia QAnemia. Ia Cl0r6sis,
OfscurSOFGS del mayor nQn7er0 do 0fec-
clOn6S crdRtcQS, Sc c0nabQt6n efcuz17sntS
cen u aDlPlse regular dsf fRlERRo BRkVAIS
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07
I1IBROS.

Se han recibido en estA IEpten.
q, por el nltimo vspoe-eorreo dc
Ia Penfasala los siguientes;
LEY do Rnluici.uien.o Civ.
ano,adA y ercnsdcrnAda en as,a
. $50 elrnsp NJ.
ObRAS dr Amiv.a.
VkTkRlNAElA. pos Araso.
TACTlCAS dc lass a,araA.
HisTuRiA nAserAi, pcs Pc
rrsia-
ctRIoslDApEs ,ramAn, =
e. eos AaFsiacs Garrla.
HACIENDA municipal gor
Ah~ "A.
obAAS soanplsA. Dc Nora
TIE.
uALkRiA ae ruyerv. eelchrus
poe daaa Nara dsl tslas ssaues
as Mssva.
HisToaiA as IA asags<a. sos
Mas
kL CATOLlCisho e. pre-
ssa&zA Il sas aAsAsssss. vas klaA.
saaEsx.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07
Unguento Holloway.

Ests mArsvilloso pilramo ssna ictaliblsmes
70 Les hsridas aatgaAa, LA llAgas, y los male
Dc pisrnss y do poOho. For medic do 81 lna ~ sr
cia las alcsras yirslsntas toman usy Pronts
IN aspscto ooavLscsssts y dssaparscsn. Ja
mis dsjs, este xagusato fsrrigeraRts, de pre-
dsslr ana cara peEtseta ds las aisecionss d. 10
misl, lea eeAssipadcs, les tosss , el rss rata
no, Axn esando - ne aosi.4s ss vsae to
dos lcadan1s remedies
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07

Administration du B0Ietin Mer-
Santu = phonneur de prier Messieurs
DO Annonciers franeais de vouloir bien
ssmsttfe leurs ordres de Publicite 4
Mn. AMEDEE PRINCE g. Gle, qui
ont les Agents uniques ct exclusifs
10 es journal pour IA PablseiK FraneaiH
a \Neloise.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07
TES0RO De LOS PlRATAS
PoR d. JOSs PEREZ Morris.
AderSaas esa kas /stesysfs -. As-
tw Y k1RiassJ

VSndese 4 so ctys. en- stsuea =
e2 idem ercuaderrado en- In I'm
prenia del BoLxTIx MEAoAnrn
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07
S0BREs PARA CARTkS.

arAa sartia De tc1as siasss J sssssOs
SobreS o 20 eert2vos 100.
Id. 4 80 Id. i'd.
Id. 10 un 1ohles 4 90 ID. id'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07

La OIENCIA DE TENEDURIA DE
L1BROS 81 lplihcada por la apllcaclon de
una regla b lnbls para AceEta," deuder
y sl acreedoi, aoompahadA dc meroeos
eiemplos de cAloulos mercann.ee, por O
O. Marsh, traducido DO |. go sdloion In
glesa por A. @. Beck, baio 10 Immediate
snPeccion del sntor. On tomo elegants-
ments sncuaasrnado ss-sS, en- 10 In
del Bolcsa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07
ENCUADERNACTON
DEL "B0LETIN MERCANTILE. y

Rn esta secci6r de la casa, montada con
todos Ice elementOs necesariOs prOyista de
materiales de primera cIase, sc hacen enc,,a-
dernaciones en- holandesa, cartonG, pasta. "a.
pamela, piei de levante con relieves, todo ner.
fecto y precios redncidos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-09-07
BlBAlOTRUA
De COMERCIANTE.

HISTORIA DEL COMEROIO do
das las naclones, desde los tiempss mas 70.
motoe AASta nuestros dias por Mr. EcAwv-
traducida del francis por los alumRos Dc II
c'ase dc este ldioma estableclda en- el At
MO Arca.M Dc Madrid, y publlcada sx.
pensas de la misma asociacaon,
Dos tomoe gruesos, pasta espahola, %
On 10 Inprentl del DOlctis
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-16
BASE BALL.
New England League
AT LOWELL

Lynns, z; Salems. 10. Batteries-B Blac
rien; Mitchell and Knowlton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-16
AN AMBUSCADE IN kAMTCHATKA.
English otter Hunters Shot by Armed
Natives.
Did the Alaska Commercial Compa-
ny Furnish the RIfies7
An Affair That May Call for Formal
Investigation.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 15-Advices receiv-
ed by the steamer Belgic give an account Of
murderous attack made by natives upon
the crew Of the British otter hunting schoon-
er Mems, off Copper Island, ON the coast Of
Kamtchatka. The Mems sailed from Yoke
hama last April. on her usual hunting voy-
age. On May Goth, while off Copper Island,
Capt. Snow had three boats lowered to pull
around IN the vicinity of the vessel to look
fol otter. The boats were manned by Jap
anese, Capt. Snow being the only white In
the party. While the boats were approach
ing large rock, fire was suddenly opened by
q concealed party upon the captains boat.
A bullet struck Capt. Snow in the hand. He
Immediately ordered his men to pull away.
Bullets then began to fall like hail, Several
men rolled OFF their seats, and when the
boats reached the vessel It was found that
three men were mortally wounded, dying a
few hours later. Three others received very
severe wounds. The small boats were full Of
bullet holes. An inquiry afterwards, before
the British Consul at Kanagwa, showed that
the attack was unprovoked. Capt Snow be.
lieyed that his assailants numbered dozen
at least. The investigation brought out the
fact that 1t was the general belief that the
rifles had been furnished the natives by the
Alaska Commercial Company, to guard the
coast against the depredations of seal hum
ters; but it Is stated that the natives who
made the attack could not have used this as
an excuse, as it Is well known fact that
there are no seals in these waters till months
later