The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-30

the behavior upon the part Of his
daughter caused him to settle back in
his throne and expire. The princes de-
ciared Briggs to be the king Another
accident happened to the thrice lucky
Briggs. Whether overcome with joy at
having found some one to love or stir
red by grief of her fathers death, the
princess began to sob so Violently that
within few hours she was dead.
/ Then Briggs sent-for the Fourth ave-
nue. shop girl and made her queen.
He is reignings today in Bera-Bora, a
wise and crafty old king with the same
penchant for making money that char
acterized King O'Keefe, of Yap.
T. King If cocos.
He had moRey~~to burn--tfe Don
Jose chap who once was pirate king of
the famous Coces islands, out in the
Pacific ocean. Itsisarea was only about
seven square miles, but. experts on
pirate loot said i'll was rich with treas
ure. The oldd buccaneere king, who
made it his headquarters, died So sud-
denly that no WIFI was left or any
description Of Where the millions were
hidden, though maps of it were said to
exist. The government of Costa RIGA,
which claimed sovereignty over the
island, eexcaXa ted rfor the eegold until
1875. A prison was established there
and the convicts made to dig for the
hidden wealth. SILL no one really be-
lieved that it could be found, and 1t
remained for an Anglo Saxon to un-
earth the ancient Golfers of the pirate
king. s.....s 81 ss5.iT.
Augustus Whidden reported, in 1897,
that he had located the treasure on
5Cocos island, gem Of a place in the
Pacific, 300 miles southwest Of Pana-
ma. The total amount was estimated
at $30,000,000.
The first hint Of -the exact location
OF the money was leard in San Fran
cisco in 1871 from a swarthy piratical
looking man, who was in the last
stages of exhaustion. He was as black
as an Indian chief, and said he could
make men rich IL they would give him
steamer, with men and derricks to
hoist out the ancient bullion.
Later, two men, Harris and Hart
ford. of the English navy, went there
on a schooner. but, getting out of pro-
visions, only Hartman survived. He
found enough gold to load a ship to her
gunWales, and still leave the main
body of treasure intact, he said He
estimated that the Great Eastern would
saying nothing. Of scooping in the big
gest coins, which lay fathoms deep In
vast caves:
Hartford was too weak to handle so
much money, and he was glad to get
away alive. He was picked up by a
rnan-of-war, and ia his delivery gave
the story away. But no one would be-
Heve him, and 1t remained for August
Whidden to find the long, hidden
wealth. He refused to give particulars
merely said he had discovered it and
would protect his rights. He was five
years in his search and little was
learned of his lonely cruises among the
Pacific isles until he reappeared at
Vancouver with news of his wonder
When Henri ,Msnier, the chocolate
king, took POSSESSION of Anticosta is
land, which he Bought from bankrupt
English company for 100000, he gave
the Canadians of Quebec a political
shock The island. 81 miles wide and
lao miles long, Hes lin the mouth Of the
st. Lawrence river. occupying a strate-
gle position and being of great value.
to the fishermen of Newfoundland pur-
suing their perilous industries.
That Frenchn1an should get mil
lion dollar island for a song, fill it with
French colonists, machinery and guns.
with fast foreign yachts in it's llarbors,
and forbid natives to- land was some
thing for loyal y fishermen to think
about. Wild reports were sent broad