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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-12
THE DANISH WEST INDIES.
What the United States II Buyin
From Denmark.

What the United States IL Buying
From Denmark.
What are we buying? One good har-
Dor, one cultivatable island, with few
sugar plantations, possible winter
resort and several unimportant rocky
islets-and to give the category it's
widest inclusion, we are also buying
the strategic opportunity to strengthen
our commercial and naval control Of
Caribbean waters. There has been lit
tie objection to the purchase in our
own country. Perhaps there would
have been more If the price-$5, ,000, 900
were not 80 low. The harbor Of st.
Thomas alone may some day be worth
many times that sum to it's possessor.
There Is, 1t Is true, a bargain counter
flavor in that view-the purchase Of
thing you don't want, because 1t is
cheap; but when a nation begins to
deal in islands the thing it may want
becomes the thing it does want. Com
mercial and military expansion means
the transaction of tomorrow's business
today.
The principal islands Of the Danish
West Indies are st. Thomas, st. Croix
and st. John. st. Thomas-area, %
square miles; population, 33,000-has
only one town, Charlotte Amalie, which
Is situated on the fine harbor. There
was time, and it was not so very long
ago, when Charlotte Amelie was busy
mart, with thronged streets and we'll
stocked emporiVms Of trade. Now
many Of the great wholesale stores are
empty. The reasons are not for to-
seek.
1t should be noted, first, that during
long periods when most Of the coun-
tries which had trade interests in the
West Indies were fighting Denmark
was neutral. The Danish port Of st.
Thomas, therefore, became neutral
port Of call, and its neutrality gave 1t
commercial advantage over the Brit
ish and French possessions near by.
The merchants of Charlotte Amalie
had extensive stocks, which were easi-
ly distributed to other 1slands. 80 81.
Thomas became prosperous. But the
development Of steam navigation and
the telegraph made the more varied
markets Of Europe and the United
States so accessible that the trade Of
st. Thomas suffered. Then the decline
in the price Of sugar, the great West
Indian staple, blighted the prosperity
of the Antilles, and as less was pur-
chased than formerly the larger mer-
chants gradually were forced out Of
business or compelled to deal on a
much smaller scale. Industrial fore
sight might have done much to save
them; some Of them did, indeed, prove
equal to the conditions, but in the main
their trade disappeared.-Great Round
WOr'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-12

A TERRIBLE MIsTAKE.-A celebrated
German physician was once called upon
to treat an aristocratic lady, the sole
cause Of whose complaint was high
living and lack of exercise. But 1t
would never do to tell her so, sc his
medical advice ran thus:
Arise at o'clock, take walk IN
the park for one hour then drink cup
of tea, then walk another hour and
take a cup of chocolate. Take break
fast at 3d.
Her condittSn improved visibly until
one morning the carriage Of the baro-
ness was seen to approach the physi-
clans residence at lightning speed.
The patient dashed up to the 1o:tor's
office, and on his appearing on the
scene she gasped out, "Oh, doctor, l
took the chocolate first!"
Then drive home as fast as you
can," calculated the astute disciple OF
Aesculap, rapidly writing prescrip-
ton, "and take this emetic. The tea
must be underneath" The grateful pa
tient complied and continued to i'm
prove.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-12

| IaDeTet, III ne were nere. Wouiu oe
pleased to see this. But what has be
come Of the mutilated prayer book
Can It have been burned? No. because
q heavy bound book Is not easily burn
ed. 1t is thrown in some corner"
NJ. verduret was interrupted by the
porter. who returned with the messen'
ger from Pigalle street.
"Ah. here you are" said the big man
encouragingly. Then he showed the
envelope Of the letter.
do you remember bringing this let
ter here this morning"
"Perfectly. monsieur. took partic
ular notice Of the address, We don't
often see anything like It."
"Who told you to bring it, a man or
q womanT
Neither, monsieur; it was porter"
This reply made the porter laugh
very much, but NJ. Verduret did not
even smile.
"a porter? Well, do you know this
colleague Of yours"
II never even saw him before"
"How does he look?"
"Neither tall nor short. He wore q
green vest and had on his medal"
"Your description Is so vague that it
would suit every porter in the city.
But did your colleague tell you who
sent the letter."
mo, monsieur. Putting 10 sous In
my hand, he said: Here, carry this to
80 Chaptal street. A coachman Oh the
boulevard handed it to me- Ten sous!
/ am sure he made more than l."
This answer seemed to disconcert M.
verduret. So many preca ltions taken
in sending the letter disturbed him and
disarranged his plans.
"Do you think you would recognize
the porter again?"
eyes, monsieur, If saw him."
"How much do you gain day as a
porter?"
81 don't exactly know, but have a
good stand. l suppose make from 8
to 10 francs day."
every we'll, will give you 10 francs
a day If you will go about and look for
the porter who brought this letter.
Every evening at 8 o'clock come to
the Archangel. on the Quai st. Michel,
give me a report Of your search and
receive your pay. Ask for M. Yer
duret. If you find our man, will give
you so francs. Will you do itf''
81 think will, monsieur"
"Then don't lose a minute. Go on"
| Although ignorant Of M. Verduret's
plans. Prosper began to comprehend
the sense of his Investigations. His
fate depended upon their success, and
yet he almost forgot this in his ad-
miration Of this singular man.
Monsieur" said Prosper when the
porter had left the room, do you still
think you see in this affair the hand
Of woman"
"More than ever, and pious woman,
too, and q woman who has two pray.
er books, since she could mutilate one
to write to you"
"And you hope to find the cut bookT'
"a great deal of hope, thanks to the
opportunity l have Of making an i'm
mediate search, which I will set about
at once"
Saying this. he sat down and rapid.
" scratched off few lines on q slip
Of paper, which he folded up and put
in his vest pocket.
"Are you ready to 60 to M. Fau-
yePs? Yes? Come on, then. We have
certainly earned our breakfast today"
TO BE CONTINUED.
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sUBDUING A BULLY.

How q Railway Conductor Finally
Got an Answer to a Proper Cues
tiOn.
The following story Of how a bully
was cowed on a railroad train by
nervy conductor Is told by D. Eldridge
Monroe, Of the Baltimore bar.
II was coming eastward over the
Santa Fe railroad one night in the fall
Of 1877. The train stopped at Dodge
City, which was then the most impor-
tant point for the shipment Of cattle
in southwestern Kansas. Some OF the
worst characters on the frontier made
their headquarters there. Quite a num-
ber Of passengers Of the true frontier
type boarded the train. Among them
was a fellow who particularly attract
ed my attention, because Of his burly
form and coarse, and could not help
but think cowardly, features. He was
dressed in typical cowboy style. He
wore a suit Of deerskin, profusely
adorned with tassels made Of the same
material. Bully was written in his
unattractive face and was shown In his
every movement. The conductor Of the
train, a very courteous and efficient
man, rather small of stature, named
Bender, some time after leaving Dodge,
came through the car collecting fares.
Bender had some nasal trouble, which
made it appear when he spoke that he
was talking through his nose. He
drawled out his words very slowly, and
altogether his utterances were rather
droll. He approached the Dodge City
bully and asked him for his ticket.
"'Got no ticket he surlily replied.
"Where are you going?' drawled
Bender.
"'Goin' where I please, and its none
of your business where I'm goin',' re-
piled the bully.
you've got to pay your fare or get
off this train; and want to know how
far on this line you're going again de-
manded Bender.
"I tell you I'm not tellin' you or any
one else where I'm goin', replied the
bully, at the same time placing his
right hand on one Of the two pistols
of large calibre conspicuously display
ed in the holsters attached to his belt.
1.-The bully during the colloquy had
emphasized his words with the coarsest
profanity. The other passengers in the
car became not a little excited and
were evidently curious to see what the
end would be.
when the bully thus threateningly
gave his ultimatum Bender eyed him
coolly for a moment IN silence, then
passed on collecting his fares. In per-
haps half-hour Bender came into the
car from the direction Of the express
car with a double-barrel shotgun
cooked, and before the bully had time
to offer any show Of defence, Bender
had him covered, the muzzle of the gun
being within two feet Of the bully's
face.
"'Now, where are you going?' asked
Bender, coolly drawing out the question
through his nose.
"I-Tm goin' to get off, replied the
thoroughly cowed bully.
"A brakeman pulled the bell cord and
the train came to halt. Bender, keep
ing his man covered with the cooked
gun, followed him until he saw him
jump from the steps Of the car into the
darkness, at least 20 miles from the
nearest station. Then the train moved
on and the passengers resumed their
normal quiet."-Baltimore Sum-.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-12
CHAPTER VII.

ROSPER BERTOMY had Deen
languishing in his private
cell for nine days when one
Thursday morning the taller
Bisbee daily review., 1902-06-19

The presumed general course of the mineral bearing ledge on this claim. as nearly as can be determined from pres ent development. is S. 4 deg. 35 min East from the West end center of loca- tion.
 The discovery cut. 4xl4xlZ feet. course 46 deg. West. bears from a point on line Al. 1s4 feet from cor. No. 1. North 6 deg 5 min. East. 360 feet.
 The location of this mine Is recorded in the recorders office of Cochise county at Tombstone. in ook No. 13. page No N. Records of Mines.
 Adjoining claimants are: On the north Number One Lode No. 15l7. Jacob Per rung. owner On the east. Boras Lode No. l473. Peter Johnson. owner. On the south. Allen Lode No. 151s. Jacob Per r'Ing. owner. and Space Lode No. 1858 Peter Johnson. owner. On the west. Sweepstake Lode No. 1893 and Catalina Lode. unsurveyed. Copper Queen Con Mining O., owners
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of said Night HawI, mine or surface ground are required to file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Tucson. in the territory of Arizona. during the sixty days per ] of publication hereof, or they will be barred by virtue of the provis ions of the statute.
 MILTON K. MOORE, Register
 First publication, April 20. 1902.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-06-19

given, N. W.C.H.C. l-l6l0. Whence U. s. LOG. Mon. No. 131s brs. N. 27 deg. 10 min. w. 1862 ft Thence s. 90 deg. A min. E. var. lf74 1t. to COT. No. ?. iden with To- cation a pine post in mound ol stone 1t. above ground. inches sq. scribsd SEE. CHG. 2-1610. whence a cross (X) and D. R. 2-l610 chiseled on limestone bedrock brs. N. 46 deg. 10 min. E. l20 1t. Thence s. 46 deg. 10 min. W. var l2 deg. 8 min. E. Cat l9 it. intersect Y. end line of fraction claim. unsurveyed). 609.7 it. to cor. No. 3. idcn. with location. a pine post in. so. it. above ground. in mound of stones, scr.bed S.W.C.H.C. 3-1610. Thence N. 30 deg. 40 min. w. var. F deg. 36 min. E. 3+0.3 it. intersect W. side line of frac- tion claim at s. 10 deg. 5S min. E. l46 1t. from N. w. cor 1474.4 it. to cor. No. 4. iden. with location also with cor. No. 3 of Tin Horn Lode of this survey. and scribed in addition N.w.C.H.C. 4-160. Thence N. 4S deg. 10 min. E. var. F deg. .S min. E. eos 1t. to cor No l. place of be- ginning.
 AREA.-Tin Horn Lode. 1871 acres.
 Head Center Lode. 2O07 acres. less area in conflict with fraction. 1.91 acres, 1s.16 acres.
 Total net area. sss7 acres.
 These claims are located in the Tur- quoise Mining District Cochise county. Arizona, in Township 19 s. R. g E. c. & s. R. B. & NJ. (unsurveyed).
 The presumed general course of the ledge the Tin Horn, as near as can be deter mined from present developments Is N. g deg. 47 min. w. from the S. end cen ter; on the Head Center. S. 90 deg. 42 mn. E. from the N. end center.
 The discovery shaft on the Tin Horn bears s. deg. Is min. E. 20 feet from cor. No. 1; on the Head Center. s. deg. deg. 20 min. E. 35 feet from N. end center.
 The amended location notices are re- corded in Book l5 of Cochise County Rec ords of Mines at pages 373-4-5.
 Adjoining and conflicting claim are Cyclone on the N, claimant P. B. War nekros; Hard Up" on the E.. claimants Casey and Holmes; Crowned King and Eclipse" on the E., claimants unknow n Fraction" on the S.. and Star" on the w, claimant Great Western Mining Com pany. Gall unsurveyed).
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of said Tin Horn or Head Center mine or surface ground are re- quired to file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Tucson, in the territory of Ari- zona. during the sixty days period of publication hereof, or they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of the statute.
 MILTON R. MOORE. Register
Bisbee daily review., 1902-06-19
MINING APPLICATION NO. 77o.
 SURVEY NO. I5s.
U. 8. Land Office, Tucson. Arizona


 U. S. Land Office, Tucson. Arizona.
 April F. 1902. Notice Is hereby given that Harry Mo Mahon. NJ. J. Cunningham and H. R Haninger, whose postoffice address is Bisbes. Cochise county. Arizona terri tory. have this day filed their application for a patent for 1159.6 linear feet of the Night Hawk mine or vein, bearing copper and other metals, with surface ground 500 feet in width, situated in Warren Min ing District, county of Cochise. and ter ritory of Arizona, and designated by the feld-notes and official plat on file in this office as Survey Number 157s. approxi- mately in township No. g S., Range No 24 E.. of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian; said lot Survey No. l57s being as follows:
 Beginning at cor. NJ l, the N. W. COT. identical with the s. e. cor. unsurveyed Catalina Lode, a pine post 1t. long. { lns. sq., scribed 1-157s-N. H. L., whence cor No. Allen Lode No. 15l9 bears N. 56 deg B min. w. 11s.2 1t. and U. s. M. Nj No bears S. deg Is min. W. 2O42.4 it Thence N. n deg. 55 min. E. s2s it. to cor stake Lode No. 1893 and No. 1. Number 35 min. E. 115s6 it. to cor. No. 3. identi- cal with cor. No. 2. Number One Lode No l517. Thence s. 17 deg. 55 min W. 5So it to cor No. 1. Identical with cor. No. L Space Lode No. 1858. Thence N. 5s deg 53 min. W. 2Oo.3 it. te COT. No. 2. Allen Lode No. l5l9. l1fs.1 it.. same bearing to cor No. 1. the place beginning.
 Magnetic variation Il deg s min. East Area l5.1N acres.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-06-19
MINING APPLICATION NO. 774.
Survey No. 161o.

J. c. Land omce. Tucson. Arizona.
 May 2. 1902
 Notice Is hereby given that Alexander Casey. whose postofice address Is Tomb stone. Cochise county, Arizona. has made application for a patent for 1886 1t. of .he "Tin Horn." and 1f4 it. of the Head Center" Lode Mining claims. bearing sil- Ter and copper, situated in the Tur- quiose Mining District. Cochise couu- ty. Arizona, and described in the of- dciai plat and field notes on file in this ofiice. as follows. vix.:
 Designated by the surveyor general as M. 8. l6l0.
 TIN HORN LODE.-Beginning at cor. No. Identical with location. a pine post { it. long, in. So. in mound of stone. scribed N.E.C.TH. 1-1s1o. whence U. 8. LOG. Mon. 1919. brs. N. i5 deg. 6 min. W. e4s.6 1t. Thence 8. g deg. 47 min F.. var A deg. 35 min. E. 1866 it. to cor. No. 2, iden. with location, a pine post it. above ground. in- so. in mound of stone, scribed SE.C.T.H. and 2-1s1O whence a cross Cx) and B. R. 2-1sl0 chiseled on lime stone reef brs. N. 74 deg. 10 min. W. I0.s it. Thence S. 4S deg. 10 min. ". var. F deg. B min. E. 6ns 1t. to cor. No 2. identical with location. a pine post 3 1t. above ground. in. Sd. fin mound O. stone. scribed S.w.C.T.H. 3-l610. whence a cross CX) and R. R. 3-1s10. chiseled on limestone bed rock. brs. N. g deg. q min. W. 153 1t. Thence N. g deg. F min. var. 12 deg. 8 min. E.. 1886 1t. to cor. No. {, a mound of stone in center of sand wash 15 it. wide course E.S.E. es- tablish a witness corner S. 4S deg. 10 min. ". 15s ft a pine post { ft long 1 in. sd. in mound of stone scribed, N. W. cor. T. H.w.C. 4-lsl0 from true cor. a cross Cx) and B. R. 4-16l0 chiseled on porphry rock fx2 1t. 6 in. above ground. brs. 6. deg N min. E. 35 feet. Thence N .46 deg. 10 min. B. var. F deg. 3 min. E. eos st. - ro-. N~. l. the place Ct beginning.
 .. rEP LODE -Beginning 1t ... en- With iocahon. and lden. - . e, 70. of Tfnhorn looe of this survey, a post in mound of stone scrioei in addition to the description already
Bisbee daily review., 1902-06-19
MINING APPLICATION NO. 777.
 Surevey No. 16O0.

U. s. Land Office. Tucson, Arizona.
 June 16. 1902.
 Notice is hereby given. that L. C.. Shattuck and Mary E. Denn, whose postoffice address Is Bisbee, Cochise county, Arizona, have this day filed their application for 6 patent for 1500
Bisbee daily review., 1902-06-19

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 Street car fare rate on the O K stage line. %1S-tf
Bisbee daily review., 1902-06-19

First publication, June 1Stth, 1902.
Evening star., 1902-09-04
PACIFIC COAST DEFENSES.
Inspection to Be Made by Gen.
Miles,

Lieutenant General Miles intends to make
an inspection of the artillery defenses along
the Pacific coast before embarking for the
Philippines. The date of the generals de-
parture from Washington for the west is
still undetermined, but it is now the gem
eral Impression that in view of the special
meeting of the board of ordnance and for
tification, and number of other matters
which General Miles desires to close up be-
fore leaving the capital, he will not be able
to leave Washington before the latter part
of next week. He will time his departure
so as to sail on the transport Crook, which
is scheduled to leave San Francisco for
Manila on the Both.
The general has for some time cherished
desire to personally inspect the defenses
will make quite an extensive tour through
Washington, Oregon and California. The
artillery defenses on the Pacific coast are
divided into four districts-the district of
San Diego, the district of San Francisco,
district of Puget sound and district of the
Columbia.
Casey and Vancouver barracks. Washing
artillery companies are stationed, are Forts
Walla Walla, Candy, Worden, FIagler
Casey and Vancouver Barracks, Washing
ton; Forts Baker Mcdowell and Miley, San
Diego barracks and the Preside of San
Francisco, California, and Fort Stevens
Oregon. General Miles is expected to visit
each of these places. or, at any rate, as
many of them a s possible.
Evening star., 1902-09-04
Observation-Disclosures No Trouble
From Bruises.
GOES OUT RIDIN G.
STARTS FOR THIS CITY ToMoR-
ROW.
Investigation Of the Accident at Pitts,
field Attracts but Little At
tention There.

OYSTER BAY. y. Y. September 4-Dr.
Lung. President RooseveIts official physt-
elan, said this morning that he anticipated
no serious results to the President from
yesterdays accident. Before retiring last
night the President left word that he de-
sired not to be disturbed till about 10 o'clock
this morning
The Grand Duke Boris will be the Pres
ideuts guest at luncheon today. He will
arrive al Newport in Ogden Mills yacht
and Will be accompanied by Count Cassini.
the Russian ambassador, and three mem
bers of his suite. also by Ogden Mills and
Assistant Secretary Of State Peirce.
Starts for Here Tomorrow.
The President VIII leave here tomorrow
on the Sylph. preparatory to starting from
Washington on his short southern trip. He
Will leave Jersey City in private car at
tached to the ia pm. train over the Penn
sylyauia railroad. He will leave Washing
ton at : 80 pm tomorrow on a special train
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
Chattanooga. where he Will attend the an
nual convention Of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen on Monday.
Secretary CorteiyOu, who passed last night
at his summer home at Hampstead, is re-
ported to be much better this morning. He
Will accompany the President on his south
ern trip President Roosevelt is receiving
a large number Of kilograms cabegrams
and letters. COngTatulating him on his es-
cape from serious injury in yesterdays ac-
Cident
President Roosevelt was much better this
morning. He took a drive before receiving
Grand Duke Boris and party.
Evening star., 1902-09-04
Details of Loss Confirmed.
LAKES WATER RECEDES.
Peculiar Phenomenon Along Lake
Front in Chicago.

CHICAGO, September 4.-The lake front
has been swept by another seiche. The
waters of the lake receded nearly three feet
and in scores Of places exposed the sand
bars and shoals far out from shore.
The disturbance was particularly noticea-
BILE along the north shore in the vicinity of
Evanston. Members Of the life-saving crew
took measurements of the ebb and flow of
the tide. The crews sloOp was left strand
ed as the waters swept eastward and for
nearly 100 feet from the natural shore line
the bed of the lake was exposed.
The recession cf the water was a repeti
tion of the phenomenon of the same kind
which occurred some weeks ago. The wat
ers would rocede and then in a few min
utes they would return. The average time
from the beginning of the ebb to the flow
was about eleven minutes.
Evening star., 1902-09-04
GEN. GRosVENoR HERE.
Good Prospects for Republican Victory
in Ohio.

Representative c. II. Grosvenor has lust
arrived in the city and reports the pros
poets for republican victory in Ohio this
fall as first-class. He says: We are going
to have a democratic hppodrome perform
ance in which Thomas L. Johnson and John
r. Mclean will be the star actors. This
Will only help make the campaign interest
ing. Our democratic friends are still
clingins to the old free silver anti-progres-
sive doctrines Of the past. They are very
much dissatisfied when there is prosperity
and growl when there is none. | think,
however, the majority In the state of Ohio
are pretty sound in their Judgment
General Grosvenor says he is going to be
present at the coming encampment of the
Grand Army. The roll is getting shorter
every year" he added. MY comrades are
marching to slower music, the pathos of
war becomes more impressive as | look
around and see so few of the survivors of
the great parade Of 1865 retaining their
places in the ranks. You will certainly
have great gathering here next month and
you had better get ready for it. The people
throughout the country want to see Wash
lngton more than ever, and | am sure will
be greatly delighted at the evidence Of
progress they will see on every hand"
Evening star., 1902-09-04
Admiral Coghlan's Report.

Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling
has received the following telegram from
Rear Admiral ]. b. Coghlan, second in
command on the North Atlantic station,
giving report of the accident which be-
fell his flagship, the cruiser Brooklyn, in
Buzzard's bay yesterday:
NEW BEDFORD, Mass.
September g. 1902.
Secretary OF the Navy, Washington.
While Withdrawing from maneuver at
tack here today Brooklyn struck and ran
over an uncharted obstruction. Examina-
tion of ship shows that about six frames
under A. 9S and A. 80 are bent inward,
inner bottom plates bulged, and compart-
ment making some water; also under No.
i fire room, port side, frames bent inward
from six inches at frame 35 to at frame
80, but only making little water at frame
81; bearings taken and position accurately
determined every few moments. Do not
consider blame attaches to any person
concerned. Recommend that ship 90 TO
navy yard for docking and examination.
Have ordered investigation and informed
commander-in-chief. Shall proceed 10
Block Island and IL he tAdmiral Higgin-
SOM cannot be found, will go to Tompkns-
vile for orders. COGBLAN.