The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

mark offers for sale She would prefer
70 have the United States buy them hut
In case that proves impossible there
viii be a chance for others to acquire
he property.
There is little likelihood that Uncle
Sam will purchase these three sections
u tho West indies. so the islands can
practically be fairly considered as In
The market Il will be no ordinary real
estate purchase. this bargain In islands.
cities. towns and villages are included
In each instance. The purchaser could
20 there and be- a king or an earl or
baron. like those Of the feudal days.
He might assume any title he liked
and there would be no one to gninsay
him.
lie could hold court and knight his
friends. could build a navy design his
own dag. aud. II he chose call himself
q king and his island the kingdom OF
Brown-of course TO limited extent
with the approval OF hls subjects. he
could cruise about In one Of bis war
ships and be- The recipient OF all sorts Of
honors that iall 10 royally'f lot Por-
haps. should he meet him. the Prince
OF Wales might call him dear Old
chap" and thus add the capsione 70
his monument OF greatness
This ls the second time these Islands
have been ON the bargain counter OF
nations. Their first appearance Ia this
role was In 1865. when a proposition 90
the United States % buy them w4s re-
looicd. The present offer 10 sen b. due
TO the fact that Denmark is too poor
10 afford colonial Injuries. u costs
$4,000 a year TO maintain the govern
mcnt OF the islands aud 10 has been
definitely declared that this OXpCnl.,ur,
mus. cease. The people % Denmark
object to a European power securing
control OF the islands Neither rs tht
proposition to give them liberty regard
ed with favor. as following the forma.
tlcn Of a local government the hrsu
step taken BY the Islanders would, 6, ..
believed. be a petition Tor an English
lTrcteclorate. as most Of them are Brit.
I ish hy birth. descent or sympath.es.
Suppose a rich American should de
eide TO buy one OF the islands So
I Thomas. US that Ia the largest and mos
Important After concluding the pur
chase from Denmark he would hnd him
I self the posscssor OF an island thirteei
miles long aud four Wide. OF great sCeni
beauty and containing a population o
/ 1900. he would only be 1900 mile
. from New York His kingdom. or what
ever he Nigh, be pleased TO call 4,
would be- found 10 ne directly In On'
o. the great arteries Of ocean commerce
/ ard the harbor. NJ the head Of whicl
bis capital city. Charlotte Amalla. lies
would shelter the largest navy In th'
world.
II the new monarch cared 10 FORTH
this harbor he could almost bid def
ancc to the world. for there IL no posi-
bllty OF landing an invading force q
any other point as the island
thoroughly protected by reefs wAlel
render navigation oven To- a row
beat extremely dangerous
Thus. with fortihcatlons a, the en-
trance 10 the harbor. a small and wei
organized army and a liberal system O
government that would bind the peopl
10 him. the transplanted poteu,ate nee
bow his head to none. What more al
Turing prospect a'n be Imagined 70
the citizen who longs for royal honor
and has heretofore found his ambitlo
checked by insurmountable barriers?