The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-22

/ in an excited state Of mind. They saw
no regal possibilities.
on the following day Hickey
Z made new discovery-there were goats
on the island. He rose with the sun and
I continued to explore He found a de-
serted Portuguese settlement, and this
I perplexed him somewhat.
He was at a loss TO know who owned
| the island, but after cogitating for a
I while, he concluded that II the last POrtu-
guese had left the island over a hundred
years ago. the place might be considered
to be 10 let. so he annexed 1t. Several
/ goats were present when he proclaimed
/ himself king, and none OF them seemed
/ to object. After browning himself he re-
/ Joined his comrades. ana found them wav-
/ ing TO a passing steamer. which stopped
/ in her course and took the shipwrecked
men on board.
The baron at once began to make pre-
/ parations TO establish his kingdom. When
/ they reached Brazilian port he made a
search Of numerous records. and found
| that Trinidad was discovered by HALEY
/ in 100; that in 1913 il was visited by Am
/ arc Delano. and in 1880 that Commodore
| owen dropped in to see how things were
| going on.
Armed with his proofs the baron came
/ 70 New York and officially began 20 set
I up his throne. At that time MIR. Flagler
/ lived at No. Is West Flfty-second street.
/ and the baron concluded that that would
| be a good spot to start a chancellierie. He
/ ordered reams of official paper embossed
with the new arms Of Trinidad. and va
/ rious gorgeous crests, and then officially
/ informed all the powers that he had an
/ nexed the island, latitude 20 degrees 30
minutes sOuth-longitude % degrees 20
minutes west. With true kingly courtesy
| he asked the various countries If they had
\ any objections to make and none were
\ forthcoming.
Some of the smaller powers dropped a
/ line to the baron, and said they were
/ rather pleased, and that If he would erect
| a light house they would consider him an
/ al king. But the baron was not dealing
/ in light houses at that time. He gathered
many New York friends around him. who
gave him friendly tips on the latest i'm
provement in colonizlng and after due de-
| liberation he announced that the form OF
/ government would be a principality. The
official laguage was to be French. He
| framed several laws, which were to be
| administered by a dictator. who was to
/ be known as the Prince of Trinidad.
Having got this far in his official pro-
| gramme, the baron's fertile brain turned
/ to the financial side Of his enterprise He
Issued a circular embossed with the arms.
crests, etc, which announced that the
state would issue bonds to the extent OF
/ $1,000 francs. represented by bonds Of 1000
| francs each.
The circular informed the public at large
that any person would be allowed to sub
scribe to ten bonds. and by doing so
would be entitled to transportation to
/ Trinidad and free bed and board for
| twelve months, provided he submitted
unreservedly to the laws and regulations
| laid down by the prince. Kickers would
of course, be severely dealt with
A simple sum In arithmetic will show
that the baron was thoroughly fitted for
the king business If he had issued all
his bonds he would have had fifty new
made Trinidadians to board for a year,
and 100000 francs to do It with. which
/ would amount In American money to
\ about $40 a week head.
The baron endeavored to extend his
/ financial operations in other ways. Duke
| doms, 1t is said, were for sale at $1,000
francs each. o man could be a marquis
for 1000 francs. Earldom fetched 250OO
francs. barons We're in the market for
10000 francs. without. of course, free bed
and board
Five thousand francs would make man
baronet, while others could be whaclSed
on the back with the fiat of a sword and
| rise as Sir knights Of Trinidad for the
modest price of 100 francs Whether this
enormous reduction in the price of titles
would have induced sharp competition OF
not is not known. for her majestv's gov
eminent decided that although Trinidad
| was almost solid rock, II was Stlli pictur-
esque, and would be useful as a cable sta
ton. 1t consequently buncoed Baron Har-
| den-Hickey and annexed the island This
was in January. Goats were not present at
| this annexation.
Then the Brazilian government entered
into the field, holding that as Trinidad
was Portuguese 200 years ago. it should
be regaraRd as such still. A heated diplo-
matte correspondence ensued between
England and Brazil and the King Of Trlni-
4 dad was left to reign at his chancelieife
! in Fifty-second street The latest news
Of the controversy between England and
Brazil is that Lord Salisbury's govern
ment expressed a willingness to give up
the island if Brazil would agree to occupy
| it permanently.
Excitement has been caused in Rio de
Janeiro by the news that the direct Ar
gentine cable has been landed on the is
land of Trinidad. Monument Rock and SUI
gar Loaf Rock are two of the principal
features of this little spot on the ocean.
Thesformer is $50 feet high, while Sugar
Loaf Rock, which is at the southeast end
towers 1,l60 feet above the level OF the
sea.