The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-06-28
great fertilization with "a little more ap-

grasp. 1t was not to be expected that
the ordinary mind could appreciate the
difference between the action Of an in
stantancous motor when imbedded in
rocks and earth, and its effect, when op-
posed by nothing but stone walls, upon
or near the surface of the earth.
Early the next morning the little fleet
OF the syndicate prepared to carry out
its further orders The waters of the
lower bay were now entirely deserted,
craft OF err4y lesliiption having taken
refuge in the upper part of tho larbor
a%%iN'~nd above the city. Therefore as
sosl,as it was light enough to make OBJ
servations Repeller No. did not hesitate
to discharge a motor bomb into the
harbor. mile or more above where the
first one had fallen. This was done in
order to explode any torpedoes which
might have been put into position since
the discharge of the first bomb.
There were very few people in the city
and suburbs who were at that hour out
of doors. whero they could SEQ the great
cloud of water rise toward the sky, and
behold it descend like mighty cataract
upon tho harbor and adjacent shores;
but the quick, sharp shock which ran
under the town made people spring from
their beds, and although nothing was
then to bo seen, nearly everybody felt
sure that tho syndicates forces had be-
gun their days work by exploding an
other mine ....... 4.,".ar... nI....
4 lighthouse, the occupants of which
had been ordered to leave when the fort
was evacuated, as they might be in dan
ger in case Of bornbardmcnt, was 50
shaken by the explosion of this motor
bomb that it fell in ruins on the rocks
upon which it had stood.
The two crabs now took tho steel net
from its moorings and carried it up the
harbor. This was rather difficult on &C
count of'the islands, rocks and sandbars;
but the leading crab had on board q pilot
acquainted with those waters. With the
net hanging between them, the two sub
merged vessels, ono carefully following
the other, reached a point about two
miles below the city, where the net was
anchored across the harbor. 1t did not
reach from shore to shore, but in the
course OF the morning two other nets.
designed for shallower waters, We're
brought from the repellers and anchored
at each end of tho main net, thus form
ing a limo Of complete protection against
submarine torpedoes which might be
sent down from the upper llarbor.
| Rcpeller No. | now steamed into the
| harbor. accompanied by Crab A, and
anchored about quarter of mile sea-
| ward of the net. The other repeller,
with her attendant crab, crused about
] the mouth of the harbor, watching
I smaller entrance to tho port as well rs
the larger one. and thus maintaining an
effective blockade This was not a diff
cult duty, for since the news Of the cX-
,raordinary performances Of tho crabs
had been spread abroad. no merchant
vessel, large or small, cared 20 approach
that port; and strict orders had been
issued by the British admiralty that no
vessel of tho navy should, until further
instructed, engage in combat with the
peculiar craft Of the syndicate. Until a
plan of action had been determined
upon, it was very desirable that English
cruisers should not be exposed to useless
injury and danger.
This being the state of affairs 4 mes
sage was sent from the Office of
the syndicate across tho border to
stated that the seaport city which
had been attacked by the forces of the
syndicate now lay under the guns of its
vessels, and in case Of an overt act OF
war by Great Britain or Canada alone,
such as the entrance of an armed force
from British territory into the United
States, or a capture of or attack upon an
American vessel, navel or commercial
by British man-of-war, or an attack
upon nn American port by British yes
sells, the city would be bonharded anG
destroyed.
This message, which was OF course III
Etantly transmitted to London, place.
the Hritisl, government in the apparen
position Of being held by the throat by
tile American War Syndicate. But i
the British government or the people o
England or Canadn recognized this posi-
ton at all it was merely rs Il temporar,
condition In short tilno tho mos
powerful men .of-war of tho royal navy
as well as feet Of transports carrying
troops, would reach tho coasts of Nortl
America, and then tho condition o
affairs would rapidly bo changed. !
was absurd to suppose that q few nc
dium sized vessels, however heavl
aunorcd, or a few new tangled subnla
rine machines, however destructive the.
might be, could withstand an armada Q
the largest and finest arnored vessels il
, the world. a ship or two might be dis
: abled, although this was unlikely, no1
: that tho new method Of attack was uE
derstood; but it would soon be tho port
Of the United States, on both the Pacifi
and Atlantic coasts, which would Ii
under the guns OF IN enemy.
!. But it was not in the power Of thei
navy that the British government IN
the people of England and Canada place
their greatest trust, but in the incapacit
OF their petty foe to support its ridicu
lous assumptions. The claim that tn
city lay under the guns Of tho America
syndicate was considered ridiculous, fo
few people believed that these vessel
had any guns Certainly there had been n
evidence that any shots had been fire
from them. In the opinion Of reasons
bic people tho destruction OF the for
and the explosions in the harbor ha
been caused by nnines-mines OF ne
and terrifying power-.which wero tt
r work of traitors and confederates, II
destruction of the lighthouse ha
4 strengthened this belief, for its ia
4 was similar to that which would ha'
a been occasioned by great explosion u
y der Its foundation.
. But however terrifying and appalli1
:. had been the results of the explosion
10 these mines, it was not thought probah
ot that there were any moro of them. III
D. explosions had taken place at expos
IF points distant from the city, and Il
a most careful investigation failed to d
as cover any present signs Of mining ope1
- To be continuedl
One Hundred and Two.
ne The eldest minister of the Gospel III acti
cr service is tho Rev. William Stoddart, OF t