Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-04-10
The Great War Syndicate.
By FRANK R. STOCKTON.

buS'ithA\Hs cue.
lCupy:E.HtCd by p +. Collier, OF Cr!er's Once
q Week. %El published by special arrangement
with Ei.A tkrouEh tho Amcrican Press ASsocia-
ton AL lights reServ2lI
Repcller No. now strAG.rl into the
harbor, accompanied +, Crab y. and
anchored about a quarter Of mile sea-
ward of tho net. The Other r>prller.
with her attendant cr2!.. cruisoI about
the mouth of the Hlvllor, watching q
smaller entrance to the port as well as
the larger one, and thus maintaining an
effective blockade. This WAS not a diff
cult duty, for since the news of the ex-
traordinary performances OF tho crabs
had been spread abroad. no merchant
vessel, large or small. cared to approach
that port; and strict orders had been
issued by the British admiralty that no
vessel Of the navy should, until further
instructed, engage in combat with the
peculiar craft Of tho svnlitatc. Until a
plan of action had been determined
upon, it WAS very Gosiratle t&&v English
cruisers should uot t. rN,>r%'I ~ V"l!ess
injury and danger.
Inns pC.:2S ti!S Sl>!-| - tt-4,.-.' =. {! 1-.ES-
sage WAS sent from t..@ c...>> Of
the syndicate 2>vrs3 tHH l>~>,cv to
the Dominion G>Tt".-.:.> -, ,.:-A
stated that the S>@.>>"c q - "2.-2l
had been alt2cAII j." ~ i~:,.> - tAe
syndicate ROW lay U.>sH: H. G.-...,> Us
vessels, and il case Of al c:-.; ,2c Of
war by Great britain or l'@::,.~.A ,..~nr,
such as the entrances {. 81 ,".HEN i>"ce
from British territory I~.N tie -..>'I
States, or q c2i>,''E>' g " ;.;t">-> ~ " ~
American vessel '!-.\>I G: HN.,.. y >.--l-'
by B1!:~A i,,.;!->--"-;:,. %E =. Is. ,,,-h
upon aA .\nl'r1t>" !'~.!- : :.-.,- -. vs.
sells, TIE rI;T ">>;::I = tH...:.> -.>.I and
destroEei
This sage, "";>.-: ..,:.. =, = IL
stant!T transmitted = 80. ~, ~ 81
the i':I>iA 2>'N>.-..-.<..- =: >>.> NJ
poS!t!%A 4 tH"., -..,. ,...>>,> ')E
the AmeE:>.1A },a' S...->.t*...'. -.~E II
the BRITISH goVe1Ei&r,.s or -, ,:-E.'-e OF
England or CANADA rccoG.2--~Nt >..-' POSI-
ton ut all 1t was mercy IS Z tr-.2I 'lE2ry
CONDITION. IN q snort tANe >I.e AIost
powerful men-ot-"2r CT tie r>E.'I navy,
as we'll as Il Meet OF tS;,-1S!..>.l S-s:-' ing
troops would reach the coasts cI North
America ana theH ~ H$:.,-,;.(H OF
affairs WcNld r2IIIlE - CARP 0J.\'. IL
was absur.! to 5upDe5? i'm. = T." ne
dun sizes vessels !:S,"o "l1 -:~.,'ii,'
arnlored, or few IsW l&,loIrL 5,->'.-22-
rlne machines, ho"e|@T >,,S,.U>.i|>' ;-seE
mig ut be, could "ltAst&:.>, ~ :. s....>.,- ct
the largest ana i-N~@t 2''.,.N re- - IS IL
the world. y sap O: Two i@:...! ,.> as
abled, although t--i5 W>.5 l.....-.. +, :-1T'
that the new !@cIH>.>. ~ az. '.-s' I'LL
derstooI; o'it II N>Ht'! sem .-,5
OF the Cnl'>d States on co;A L. - ne
and Atlantic coasts "h-cA ',~>:.. t.e
under the suns q 81 enemy
But 1t W@5 nj II TIE pony. T., '-->ls
navy that tie h:lI!5A S2TS!-.,-->-:c >-lu
the PecpIec t-n9!anlI ana l>,i1.>.,. !.:->-eI
tnelr greatest 1Et,'t DIV III '4'> - ,~-tl
OF thelf peas ice - SuIf0t' IL, ---'1c u
ious 2Ssunglie25' IAo gam MA, II:
city lay under the suns OF u: american
synulcate WAS Ccn3l.,eEeu I-t,IS''l'oS' l9r
Few people oellc7c4 MAT tn2sc Te@seI5
nao any guns, Certainty tAcre ma, ~ec,l 10
evidence that any sAo1s h2d o-en 4lSe''
from them IN the opinion OF feos0na-
bic people tho destruction OF the l0rts
and the explosions IN the maroon hao
been caused by nl1nes-mines OF ne"
and terrifying poWer-Whlch were the
work OF traitors and contederates' Inc
destruction OF the lighthouse mad
strengthened this belief for its fall
was similar to that which would have
been accustomed by a great explosion I'M
der its foundation.
But however terrifying and appalling
had been the results of the explosion CT
these mines, it was not thought probable
that there were any more OF them. The
explosions had taken place at exposed
points distant from the city, and the
most careful Investigation failed to dis
cover any present signs CT mining opera
tons.
This theory Of mines worked by con
federatos wa5 received throughout the
civilized world, and was universally con-
demned. Even in the United States the
feeling was SO strong against THIS app2r-