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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03
First Flag on en-
Nmericsn Worship

The first flag ever hoisted upon n
United States war vessel was hauled
to the masthead of the Alfred by Lieu
tenant Paul Jones. who became fa-
nous as the commander of the Bon
Homme Richard later i'm the revolu-
tionary war.
This first flag was made of yellow
silk and bore the device of a pine tree
and a rattlesnake. with the motto.
Don't Tread on Me-" The fleet over
which this emblem was raised was the
first armed squadron ever owned by
the United States government. IL
sailed from Philadelphia one frosty
morning In January. 1776.
The little fleet comprised eight ves-
sells and was commanded by Captain
Esek Hopkins. chosen for the post by
the continental congress on account OF
his patriotism. courage and varied ex-
p~erience as a sea captain. When Cap
tain Hopkins stepped aboard the barge
that was to convey him to his flagship
| the Alfred. the enthusiasm of the pop
ulace who lined the wharves knew no
bounds. Amid the cheering of the null
titude the barge made its way through
the ice foes. When Captain Hopkins
gained the deck of his vessel amid the
plaudits of the people n the booming
of cannon. Lieutenant Paul Jones
hoisted the first flag upon a United
states man-of-war.
This little squadron was TO rendez-
vous at Cape Henlopen, and then cruise
J along the shore and intercept the Brit
| ish fleet commanded by Lord Dunmore.
which had been devastating the coast.
They were. however. unable to find
! the enemy. and finally decided TO at
Jack the town of New Providence, Ber-
muda. where the British were supposed
to have a large Of stores and
ammunition.
The Americans bombarded the town
and then landed a body of troops under
! the protection Of the guns of the squa-
| drOn. and carried the fort by storm.
| After remaining in possession of the
I town Tor several days they withdrew.
The squadron carried away a large
| quantity of supplies. Including SO can
/ non. - barrels of g~unpowder n a
large amount of general ammunition
/ THE feet also took as hostages Gov
ernor Brown and other prominent cit
! liens. who were afterward exchanged
] for American prisoners.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03
They Braved
@eath to Wed

An Indian omance which almost RI
walls that of P~ocahontas and Captain
John Smith comes from Pine Ridge
agency. Recently william jacobson. a
young fellow in charge Of one of the
classes at Carlisle. eloped with Jealia
Beallard. an intelligent quarter-bred
Sioux. The couple rode from Pine
Ridge to Chadron, Neb., on their ponies
during the night, pursued by the girls
relatives all the way. They arrived in
Chadron in the gray dawn Of the morn
ing. thoroughly exhausted, and at once
proceeded to secure a license. Then in
the presence of friends OF the bride
they were made man and wife.
The couple met about two years ago
at Carlisle, where the young woman
was attending a private seminary, and
became enamored of each other. They
became engaged. when the girl received
a letter ordering her home to Pine
Ridge. The young couple kept up a
correspondence, fearing that their at
tachment would become known to the
parents OF the girl. who were very much
opposed To her forming an alliance with
other than a thoroughbred Sioux. A
letter to the girl was finally intercepted
by a young Sioux admirer and laid be-
fore the mother. Thereafter not a let
ter was permitted. Becoming alarmed
at not receiving an answer. jacobson
decided to go to Nebraska and investi-
gate. Upon arriving at the agenc ne
centrived a secret interview with the
girl, and arranged an elopement.
One dark night the girl stole forth.
and. procuring a saddle horse from the
corral, slipped a halter over his head
and led hin to the outskirts of the In
dian village. where she was met by her
lover in a lonely canyon near the his
toric battle-ground of Wounded Knee.
Mounting their ponies. they started on
their journey to Shadron. The road al
times winds around precipices and
rugged cliffs and through steep an
yons. where a misstep might plunge
the riders into eternity. For four hours
they rode on their ponies. expecting al
every m to near the cry of their
pursuers. When the lights of Chadron
appeared in view the pursuing party IN
creased their pace. hoping to overtake
the fleeing couple before they entered
the city. They failed in this attempt,
however. and the lovers managed 10
elude them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03
The Battle
Of the Keas

During the revolutionary war the
Americans planned a severe blow to
British shipping interests. Although
the plan miscarried. il turned into a
huge joke upon the British and was
afterward loosely called 1.-The battle Of
the kegs"
While Philadelphia was in possession
of the British in January. 1878. the
Americans in Bordentown planned a
novel method of warfare upon the Brit
ish vessels then anchored In the Della
ware.
Under the direction of Mr.. Bushnell
of Bordentown, who originated the
powder, Mr.. Bushnell placing in the in
terror Of the kegs machinery so ar
ranged hat when the kegs hit against
any object an explosion Immediately
followed. By his means the Ameri-
ans planned TO retaliate for the injury
and destruction of American
by the British. and thought they coud
d. so by blowing up the large ships
then at anchor near Philadelphia. I'm
fortunately for the American plans. the
British boats that very day had been
placed I'm dry dock for the winter, and
thus escaped destruction.
However. the Americans had the
pleasure Of giving the British a good
scare. from which they did not recove
IOr several udyS- Inc HOlilld - Kegs
with their deadly contents were set
afioat. and just as they reached the
city several of the kegs exploded and
gave the alarm.
An amusing ditty. written by Francis
Hopkinson, a signer OF the declaration
OF independence. became very popular
on account of its facetious tone. The
following verses are extracts from the
original. which contained % tanzas:
The reared from shore TO shore.
The small arms loud did rattle.
Since wars began I'm sure no man
Fer saw SO strange a battle.
The soldier flew. the sailor. too,
And scared almost to death, sir,
Wore out their shoes to spread the news
And ran till out Of breath, sir.
Such feats did they perform that day
Against those wicked kegs. sir,
hat years to come. il they get home.
They'll make their boasts and brags,
sir.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03
Persons Talked About.

Queen Victoria has read and re-read the
poems OF Scott so often that she knows
most of them by heart, and often. during
her drives, repeats verses descriptive Of
the scenery through which she is pass
ing.
The will Of the late Isaac A. Sheppard.
a stove manufacturer in Philadelphia,
contains provision for the payment of a
sum equal to two weeks pay to each
person who had been in his employ two
years or more.
Rev. ]. Williams. a colored preacher of
Mascoutah, ILL.,. has applied to the courts
of that place for a mandamus to compel
the county clerk to issue to him a license
to marry Miss Lavina Davis, a 19-year-
old white girl of his congregation.
Prince Bismarck is daily hoping to be
able to dispense with his bath chair. to
which he has lately taken a vehement
dislike. His sentiments and opinions are
always of a most determined character.
though his nurses say that he is (by rea-
son of will power a docile and good pa
tient.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03
Decatur's Exploit
In Tripoli Harbor

Our government. following i'm the
steps of European nations. paid trib-
ute to the rulers of Algiers, Tunis n
Tripoli prior to 1901, insuring thus, not
the friendship, but merely the tolerance
of those powers TO American vessels in
foreign waters.
In May, 1901, the hey OF Tripoli be-
came dissatisfied with the amoun of
his tribute money. IL being less than
that of his ~neighbors, and to give ex-
preston of his countenance. he cut the
Flagstaff OF the American consulate.
Commodore Dale, with a small squad
ron. was Immediately ordered to cruise
along the coast of Tunis and Tripoli.
One of the vessels, the Enterprise. en-
countered a Tripolitan c%orstar, and af-
ter a fierce battle, lasting three hours.
captured it. The Barbary powers be-
came somewhat alarmed.
Skirmishing continued along the Bar
barry coast until 1903. when the United
States determined to take decided ac-
ton against these pirates of the Med
iterranean, Commodore Edward Preble
being sent there with a fleet of seven
vessels.
One of the American ships. the Phil
adelphia, pursued a Tripolitan vessel
into the harbor of Tripoli. but had the
misfortune to ground upon an unchar-
ted rock. She was. of course, cas-
lily captured by the bey's subjects.
Captain cambridge and the officers
and crew were sold into slavery. Balm
bridge. however, managed to commun-
icate with Commodore Preble at Malta
and advised him TO recover the Phila-
delphia. and, failing in that. to destroy
her. as the Tripolitans were preparing
m arming the American vessel for sea.
Lieutenant Steven Decatur decided to
use a ketch he had captured for the re-
covery or destruction OF the Phiiadel-
phia.
The captured ketch was pressed into
service and named the Intrepid. In
this boat Lieutenant Decatur and "A
volunteers sailed for Tripoli. accom-
panied by the Siren slOop of war.
On a bright moonlight evening. Feb
ruary Is. 1904. the Intrepid entered the
harbor OF Tripoli. pretending TO be a
boat in distress. She occasioned no sus-
picion. and had placed herself along
side the Philadelphia before treachery
was thought OF. Decatu ard his men
boarded the Philadelphia. and killed
those who had not been driven into
the sea.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03
Their Fate IS
Still a Mystery

One Of the noblest and most se~lf-sac-
rificing feats in the history of the Amer
lean navy occurred in September, 1904,
where Commander Preble attacked Tri-
poll. He bombarded the town for an
hour and a half, when. the wind. ris-
ing, he was compelled to withdraw.
1t was then decided to send eithe
an immense torpedo or floating mine to
destroy the Tripolitan cruisers in the
harbor. For his dangerous expedition
the Intrepid of Decatur's famous ex-
plot was again selected.
One hundred barrels of gunpowder
were placed under her decks, and over
these were laid shot and shell and ir-
regular pieces Of iron. Combustibles
were placed in other parts of the vessel,
to set on fire at a given signal.
This destructive sea monster was
placed in charge of Captain Somers.
who, with Lieutenant Wadsworth, had
been selected from the men volunteer
ing for the perilous undertaking. A
young officer Of the name of Israel also
got on the Intrepid by stealth. These
brave officers Were the only persons en-
gagged in the expedition. excepting sail
ors to row the two boats that were to tow
the torpedo into the harbor and carry
away the officers afterward.
At . o'clock September 4. 1904. an un-
Osuduy uoIh hiSuA, IA lntitprl was
towed into the harbor. Upon the Amer
lean w~arships eyes were strained trying
to pierce the gloom that closed in on
the Intrepid.
Suddenly a fierce light illuminated
the dark waters of the bay, throwing
into bold relief town, castle. shipping
and shores. Then came the report Of a
terrific explosion that made earth. sea
and air tremble for miles around Fiam-
ing fragments fell in a fearful shower
and then all was again silence and i'm
penetrable darkness. The situation was
one of anxiety and peril.
AL through the long night hours anx-
ious men paced the American vessels.
watching and listening in the direction
Of the explosion for the return of the
brave men who went upon this hazar
dous expedition. They. poor fellows
never came but of the harbor, nor have
they ever been heard of. Their fate
has been a profound mystery for near
~ a century. The corsairs OF the Tri-
politan navy. however. were destroyed,
and the sacrifice was not In vain.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03
The Firing
Of the Gaspee

Long before the American colonies
had declared war against England an
English man-of-war, h Gaspee. was
stationed at Providence. n the salu-
tation of the British flag by all boats
entering or leaving the harbor was de-
manded by her commander.
While cruising outside of Providence
Jun II. 1772, he Gaspee encountered
the little packet-book Hannah, en- route
to Providence with a load Of passen-
gers. The gallant captain of the Han
nah was Of the. opinion that the flag he
carried at his masthead was worthy of
more respect and loyalty than the
English jack. and he passed with his
flag al full mast and no attempt at
British warship's commander broke
forth in laundering broadsides. none Of
which touched the doughty little
American vessel.
The captain of the Hannah. when he
saw the Gaspee in pursuit of his ves-
sci, determined to trap the Britisher.
il possible. and for that purpose held
close to shore, which he could safely
do, on account of the size of the Han
nah. His design was to make the Brit
ism boat run aground in the bullhead-
edness of its pursuit. His trick sue
ceeded. and he had the pleasure OF
leaving the Gaspee fast aground.
while he pursued his course to Provi-
dence.
Upon the arrival Of the Hannah in
Providence the news Of the Gaspee's
plight was rapidly spread. and caused
intense excitement and rejoicing. They
decided to make the blow a much heav-
Ter one for England. n under the
direction Of Captain Whipple. a veteran
seaman, collected a number of whaling
boats n smacks. During the night
they sailed down the bay and sur
rounded the Gaspee.
The Americans boarded the Gaspee
so suddenly and in such numbers, n
carried the assault with such deter
mination. that the crew was instant
ly o-verpowered. without injury to any
except the commander. who was
wounded. The Americans took the
crew ashore and then burned the Gas
pee to the waters edge.
After taking the crew ashore the
Americans returned and set fire to the
Gaspee. She burned to the waters edge,
~whereupon the Americans returned to
Providence and private life.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03
Paul Zones
Famous DAttls

The de~predations Of the English uDon
our during the ~revolutionagy
war became so annoying that the young
colonies decided to purchase q sQuAdEoa
of swift sailing ships and harass IT,
English in their own waters. with tAis
in view. they secured a number Of veo-
sells in France and sent the amous Paul
Jones over there to take charge q
them as commander-in-chief. His 49,
cha mission was to intercept the Baltic
fleet. en- route to England.
Inside of a month Jones had captured
10 vessels. On the Esd Of September.
1873. Jones, in command Of the Boa
Homme Richard. was cruising In IL
neighborhood of Flamborough head
His vessel. through . misunderstand-
ing. became separated from the rest Of
the fleet, and while thus separated
Jones met the Baltic fleet. The mer.
chant vessels were conveyed by theS -
rapis and another man-of-war.
Although the Bon Homme Richard
was single-handed. her COMMANDER
never hesitated. but Immediately at
tacke the British war vessels
The Americans fought like demons.
and finally. when some OF their gun
became disabled. they grappled The
British ships. and removing the gum
diAu ccikiuS upon fuutSS. Oo8rutuB R4nCo
and whatever they could lay hands
upon. they fought their way through
the port holes, which were unusually
large. inc they waged q deoper0te
hand-to-hand encounter in an attempe
to board the nemy.
Finally. after four hours. the SerADlo
surrendered to the Bon Homme Rich
ard. but SO thoroughly cowed were IT,
British crew hat none of h callers
would a down the vessels co1ogo
when SO ordered by the captain. H1n
ally, Captain Pearson was compe1oo0
to execute his own command
The Bon Homme Richard was 3 ~
plete wreck. n rapidly sinking. Jonas
ordered her crew, together with ,
wounded. removed to the Scraps. 81
is "a afterward the gallant ~
Homme Richard sank in Br5dlingtoo
bay. Jones. with the remainder a ~
squadron n prizes. sailed for HI.
land. He was made much oG ~ hoono
for his action. which carried toCEog -
the hearts Of English sailors
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-06
BRIGHT AS MONDAY sun.
Nikola Tesla Announces that He Has Made a
Great Discovery.
by Means of Vacuum Tubes Ho Has Pro-
duced n wondrous Light, Equal
to That of the Sun.

New York, Jan. 6.-Nikola Tesla has
announced an important discovery. He
says that he has perfected vacuum
tubes, of such high Illuminating power
that they may be used in lighthouses.
and that they will enable the photo
grapher to work by night as well as
day. The results which Mr.. Tesla has
attained have been achieved by the use
of his vacuum tubes and his oscillator.
The light which he is able to produce
by this means is as bright as that of
the MONDAY sun. BY its use every line
of the object photographed may he
made to stand out clearly and distinct
ly. 1t is well known that 1t is diff
ficult to secure light which viii pene-
trate fog. 1t is believed that light
from the vacuum tube will eventually
be used for this purpose. 1t Is likely
that practical experiments will soon be
made In some lighthouse on this coast
for the. purpose of demonstrating the
practicability of Mr.. Tesla's invention.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-06
GOLD IN THE NORTH.
Hudson bay Company Knew of II Forty
Years Ago, but Would Not Tell.

Denver, Coll, Jan. 6.-Dougald NJ.
Dodd New York travelling man, in
an interview here said:
The rush of miners and prospectors
to Alaska and northern British Ameri-
ca last year, and that which will fol-
low the opening of next spring means
the loss of many thousands of dollars
to the Hudson Bay Trading Co.. which
controls the fur business In that coun-
try. This results from the driving
away of the game from which the
company makes its profits.
Forty years ago my father was one
of the hundreds of men whom the
Hudson Bay company employed to
hunt and trap game in the far north
He had followed the business for
twenty years and during that time
hunted over all the Klondike region
lie knew of the rich gold deposits
there. and now have at home nuggets
which he picked up in that country.
lie has many times told me that some
day that would be the greatest gold
producing region in the world. He
claimed that the gold deposits extend
IRON the Hudson Bay to western
Alaska, and are to be found on all the
northern islands.
'The officials OF the Hudson Bay
company knew of the gold. but for
bade their men telling OF it for fear of
Just such rush of people into the
country as we have now SEEN"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-06
THREW OUT A RODBER.
Two Men Attempt to Loot Passenger in
Train.
PASSENGERS SUCCESSFUL RESISTANCE
Ono Robber is Hurled from the Train, and
Body Supposed to be His, Picked
Up Sest Morning.

st. Louis, Mo, Jan. 6.-Charles Day
ton, who is supposed to have lived at
lis Fourth avenue was found dead I'M
der a railroad trestle across Canokla
creek In east st. Louis, his, today. He
is supposed to be a robber who was
thrown from an Illinois Central train
last night after attempting to rob q
passenger in the smoking car.
The two men got in the train at
East St. Louis just as it was pulling
out from the relay depot, and took n
seat at the back OF the smoking car
After the train had passed the Via
duct and was going at considerable
speed, the men arose and approached
n prosperous looking man who sat
about the middle of the car. They
asked him to change bill, and when
he drew n roll of money from his pocket
for that purpose. one of the robbers
grabbed II. In the fight that followed
between robbers and passengers, one
of the former jumped from the train
and the other was hurled to the ground.
The conductor was informed of the
robbery, but did not stop the train.
Only $12 was secured by the robbers.
Dayton, who was Identified - memoir
anda found in his pocket, Is supposed
to have formerly been a property man
for some theatrical company.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-06
TELEGRAPHlC BREVITIeS.

The schooner Donna l.. Briggs OF
Stonington, Conn, at present In New
Haven. Conn, harbor with a cargo of
lumber had been libelled as a filibuster.
The Illinois state board of agriculture
IS holding its annual meeting in
Springfield. II is estimated that the
the recent horse show in Chicago.
Charles A. Towne, chairman of the
Silver Republican committee, has ar
rived in Washington to remain some
time. He viii make arrangements for
the coming congressional campaign, IA
the Silver Republican party has do
termined TO push its cause with vigor.
David Lay, prominent farmer Of
Knobnoster Mo, entered the residence
Of Or. .. r. kernoodle last night and
began shooting at the doctor The doc
tor returned the fire and shot Lay just
above the heart. Physicians pronounce
the wound fatal The cause of tina
shooting was an alleged insult by Ker-
noodle to Mrs, Lay last Saturday
Mrs. Lay was with her husband in the
fight.
Insurance superintendent Van Cleave
of Illinois has rendered q decision that
il was "A violation the law for an in
surnnce company to print upon tho
back of it's policy or upon It's adver-
Using matter any other than It's CoT-
porate name. and that II Il is a joint
policy issued by two or more companies
il can only use on It's policy and adj
yertising matter the corporate name %
the several companies issuing such po-
Hey
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THE FIRST CONGRESS.


scribner's Magazine: To the courts
of Europe. engaged at the moment in
meaningless lntriCucs. either foreign
or domestic, and all alike grown quite
dim now. this colonial congress was
not even obscure. 1t was not visible at
all. Yet thoughtfully regarded, it de-
served consideration much better than
anything which just then engaged the
attention OF Europe. Fifteen years
later it's utterances We're to be quoted
as authority, and its example emulated
in Paris when an ancient monarchy
was lettering to its fall. II was the
start of a great movement which was
to sweep on until checked at Water
loo. This same movement was to be-
gin its march again in 1880 In the
streets of Paris and carry the reform
Of the British Parliament two years
later. 1t was to break forth once
more in 1Sis and keep steadily on id
Vancing and conquering. although its
work is still incomplete even among
the nations Of western civilization.
Yet, no one in Europe needed 1t at the
moment, and they failed to see that
1t meant not simply a colonial quarrel,
not merely the coming OF nation.but
the rising of the people to take their
share in the governments of the earth.
1t was in fact the first step in the
great democratic movement which has
made history ever since. The great
columns were even then beginning to
move, and the beat OF the drums
could he heard family in the quiet
Philadelphia streets They were stlll
distant. but they We're ever drawing
nearer, and their roll-roll was rising
louder and louder, until at last they
sounded in the ears OF men from Con-
cord bridge to Moscow.
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the Isle of Wight, where Christmas for
the last fifteen years has been passed.
the queen drives out to the Christmas
tree grove. Here grows famous
olump OF llra. Of which two are selected,
one to Ice sent TO Saudringham to the
prince al Wales The other goes to
Osborne, and when the trees are cut
down two new, fine specimens are put
In their place.
Literally all the year round Queen
Victoria works Mt her Christmas list.
There are something like 1000 names
SCI down on it and nearly every year
adds n grand or great grandchild or
two.
IN the spirit Of generosity the queen
believes In remembering all her rela-
ives and dependents from the heir APP
parent to her last scullery maid. In
the spirit Of economy she also believes
IN not pampering either her domeatics
or royal linspcople with extravagant
GIFTS, so that TO nearly every individ-
ual whose name appears on her list
some hand and home made useful
present goes.