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the state of affairs aboard. They, too,
were on to the game.
They boarded the Aloha a few miles
off shore. Captain Larsen received
them at the gangway with his habit
ual Christian smile and mild blue
eyes. But when the inspectors be-
held Three Fingered Jack, Lager Beer
Pete, Big Steve and their equally no.
torious shipmates briskly pulling in
braces, ye-ho-ing and Chewing up sails
in as orderly and shipshape man
ner as ever obtained aboard man-o'-
war, they swore aloud in their amaze
ment. Finally one of the inspectors
got Three Fingered Jack aside for a
moment.
-"I say, Jack, what happened?" he
asked. Didn't you everlastingly
bombast him?"
You're a child of wrath" retorted
Jack, Indignantly. We've learned the
ways of the meek and lowly, thanks to
our noble captain
ooh. come OFF, exclaimed the reve-
nue. man, lmpallently. DON'T come
any of that CUFF on me. What hap
pened?"
Go soak yer head" responded Jack,
with a return of his old-time manner
eye want to know more than what's
good for ye.'
And that was all the information
that was forthcoming. Big Trig Olaf
son smiled significantly as the board
ing house runners boarded in the bay,
and the crew refused to have anything
to do with them. The Aloha dropped
anchor off Mission Flat, and with sea-
manlike promptness the men furled
sails and cleared up decks.
The Lord loveth those who are in
dustrious," said the skipper. with
pious meekness, to the harbor officials
about him on the poop.
That evening Seattle Mike and AL
Black sat impatiently smoking big,
black cigars in the latter's establish
ment on Pacific street. They were
waiting for the appearance of the
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

No be familiar with maritime af-
fairs on the Pacific Coast means
that YOU have heard Of the Ha-
waiian bark Aloha. The Aloha
has had many commanders, but
it is not worth while to burden your
memory with any Of their names ex-
cept that Of Captain Eric Larsen. who
I believe. sailed her until annexation
brought her under American colors.
Captain Larsen's name will be handed
down to local fame for many years to
come. When a master mariner has a
reputation II means that he is either a
most extraordinarily good seaman and
has a keen nose for fair winds, or that
he does thisgs aboard ship not pleas
ant for deceza shore-abiding people to
contemplate.
Captain Larsen's reputation was an
exception; it was not especially due
TO either Of these causes. His fame
was gained by his power to convert the
wicked Of heart to the true course of
righteousness.
Previous to Captain Larsen's advent
on the Pacific Coast as mate Of a large
British four-master the Aloha had
been commanded by a bold, hard
handed Irishman, who divided his
time at sea between drinking whisky
and committing assault and battery on
his sailors This latter pastime of his
made life miserable to the Marine Hos
pital officials in San Francisco and
Honolulu whenever the Aloha put INTO
those ports. That sort Of thing went
a good ways those days, when mari
time laws were vague and seldom en-
forced, but finally the Aloha became
too notorious even for those parts and
the owners were obliged by public
opinion TO remove Kanaka Hogan from
his command. From one extreme they
went to another. To take his place
they engaged the meek and gentle
Larsen
On the first trip he broke the Aloha's
previous records between Frisco and
Melbourne. and that placed him in high
favor with the owners. But by his
brother commanders Of other ships
Captain Larsen was regarded with su-
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taking place. A confused mass of men
were surging about the deck, but dis
tariee made it impossible to distinguish
just what was taking place. Suddenly
the .leee clew of themainsail, which had
been raised to the yard came down on
the run, and hid the scene of trouble
from view.
~Now, he's getting it," chuckled Sc
attle Mike.
AL Black seized the glass gleefully.
They'll be raising police signals
presently" he remarked.
Eyes, or squaring in for shore, .
prophesied Mike.
But none of these things happened.
To the amazement of the two board
ing masters, the foreyards Of the bark
were suddenly braced up again and
she ploughed on to the southwark,
sending out long foam whiskers from
her cutwater. Smaller and smaller she
dwindled, until she was hull down on
the horizon, beyond the Farallones.
Then al Black and his companion arose
dlQ iCthliiCo City Ndi W AAoNh ~ P-~<>
ed and not well pleased.
The Aloha was gone for almost a
year. The usual reports Of her safe
arrival at Melbourne and Port Ade-
laide were cabled by the underwriters,
but beyond that no news came to
Frisco of Captain Larsen and his
crew for long time.
One day the Hawaiian mail steamer
came in, and the passengers aboard
told that the Aloha had reached Homo
lulu. But more astonishing was the
report that she still retained the same
crew shipped in Frisco. BY this time
the game put up on Captain Larsen
was common knowledge among sea-
faring men all over the coast. But the
laugh seemed to be turning on the AL
Black gang.
Then one day the signal station at
Fort Point reported the Aloha standing
in for the Gate. The custom house Of
ficers started out to meet her in their
launch, impatiently anxious to learn
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pony uD san1e's the rest of EN-"
You bet" added Al Black, drinking
his beer with dark frown, I'VE doesn't
stand no foolin'."
Captain Larsen's mild blue eyes wan
dered wearily about the dingy office.
Twenty dollars shipping fee is too
much" he protested meekly. Il am will
ing to gif the men a months advance,
but Won't gif you more dan 81 apiece
as shipping fee. Dat is choost vat de
law allows"
1.-TWO dollars!" snorted Al Black saw
agely. We say $40, and we mean it.
If you don't come up with that price,
you get no men,
But they came to no agreement. The
Aloha's skipper returned aboard with a
war against the Boarding Masters AS
sociation on his hands.
Next day he opened negotiations
with Chinese Charley for a crew of Ka-
nakas and Cinnamon. The United
Boarding Masters smiled-that meant
trouble for Captain Larsen with the
union- For a while they decided to let
It go at that, but Seattle Mike con-
ceived plan whereby they might have
even a more complete revenge This he
at once communicated to his associates
and they grinned more broadly than
ever. 1t was game they had played
before, and always successfully. Per-
haps you have heard of the mutiny of
the Harvester.
Next day they sent a note to Captain
Larsen stating that they acceded to his
terms-a months advance for each
man. And nice Christian crew we'll
send you," added the note.
"WeIl give him Three-Fingered Jack
for bos'n," chuckled Seattle Mike sig
nificantly, and the idea sent the beer
down Al Blacks wrong throat.
AN Lager Beer Pete" suggested AL
Black, when he recovered. He gets
out of choky tomorrow; an We'll give
him six chaps off the Sioux Queen, an
Bill Simmons and Big Steve"
Whereupon the two plotters chuckled
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immoderately over their beer and
nudged each other in joyful anticipa-
tion of what a shore person would con-
slider CHASTITY joke
Next day the new crew of the Aloha
went aboard = sixteen notorious ruff
fans. Trig Olafsen, the Aloha'ss chief
mate. received them at the gangway.
Olafsen had been on the coast a long
time, and he knew; most of the men.
Perhaps he even then realized the
game that was being PLAYED on his
commander, but If he did, his stolid,
high cheekboned face betrayed no in
dication of the discovery.
That afternoon the Aloha was towed
out TO sea. On the glass covered
veranda of the Cliff House. overlook
ing Seal Rock and the Golden Gate,
sat two men, slipping brandy and soda.
Taking turns through brass binocu-
lar, theg were watching the Aloha set
sail,
They'll never get beyond the
Fara,lones,'' remarked Seattle Mike, as
tie Viz lOpSdliS OIL the <AlOiid were DeliIS
sheeted home
The tug had left her, and alone she
ducked to the big blue incoming rollers.
One by one her white sails were loosed
and bellied out to the northwesterly
breeze, driving her through the water
at increasing speed. All the square
sails were set; then. one by one, arose
the toDsails. The two boarding masters
watched them with keen interest.
Why tell don't those fellers begin
the fun?" growled Al Black, irritably.
His companion took the binocular.
They're at it," exclaimed Seattle
Mide suddenly. 1.-THE ball is openin'
upi'
Aboard the Aloha strange things
were happening. Her foreyards, braced
up on the starboard tack, swung loose,
swaying until the wind had them
aback. Through the binocular Seattle
Mike made out figures on deck in .yio-
lent commotion. The poop was clear,
but amidships some great event was
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

The story of how the
boarding house crimps
of San Francisco at
tempted Iste revenge
themselves upon the
piOus captain of the
Hawaiian bark Aloha,
who had refused to
pay blood money They
gathered together a
crew of notorious West
Coast rufiians and palm
ed them off on the ullsls-
pecting skipper as Chris
tian sailors-ARticipat-
ing a fight aboard as
soon as the ship left port,
the boarding masters
watch her depart from
the Cliff House, expect
inc TO see. her put back in
diStresS-But the ship
sails on and is gone a
year-UpOn her return
Seafaring San Francis
cans are astOunded to
find the original ruffian
crew aboard, very meek
and subdued.
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preme contempt. A religious master
mariner is never respected, more espe-
cially if he belongs to the Salvation
Army as did the good and pious Lar
sen.
When the Aloha lay loading or dis
charging in Honolulu Captain Larsen
spent his evenings ashore at Salvation
Army headquarters, and he even
Joined the red-shirted soldiers of Christ
in their street corner demonstrations.
There the seafaring population of Hon
olulu would often behold the A.oha's
skipper. his bare head and broad shoul-
ders towering above his fellow Saliva
tionists.
To the popular disgust he would
sometimes step forward to deliver his
testimony. bashfully at first, later
warming up enthusiastically, exhorting
the scandalized seamen to mend their
ways and be saved. He invariably be-
gan thus:
Dearly belofed bredern and ship
mates: 1t is almost impossible to ex-'
press de JOY Of true salvation. 1 haf
never been so happy as since 1 found
Jesus. Vunce vas q bad man, far from
de road of righteousness. Vunce 1
drink visky and use bad lanvidge, and
vas not good to my sailors. but now,
tank der Lord, have found salvation,
and don't be so wicked any more
Naturally, such sentiments could not
be we'll received by West Coast skip
pers. That a sailorman should declare
whisky and swearing wicked was, to
their minds, nothing short of treach-
cry to the brotherhood of seamen.
In San Francisco Captain Larsen's
piousness proved equally objection
able. He always insisted that the
boarding masters send him Christian.
God-fearing seamen who never swore,
and would not object TO prayer meet
ings in the dog watches. Such men
were naturally scarce, but so long as
the Aloha's owners stood good for the
large shipping fees. they tried to hu-
NOR the eccentric Norwegian skipper
Those were the days of blood money.
But one day there came change of
management in the office of the Alohas
owners, and. among other things in
volved, Captain Larsen must hence
forth manage the financial part of ship
ping his crews himself. That was the
cause of the trouble. The religious
scruples of Captain Larsen and blood
money fees wouldn't mix in the same
pot
In those days the boarding masters
= of Frisco stuck together as thick as
thieves, and the shipping commission
ers stood in with them. All this was
for mutual benefit. Any skipper that
, refused to put up their price brought
upon himself their united displeasure,
and that was something no sane skip
per ever cared to do. Then it was
usually to a skipper's advantage in a
financial way to stand in with the
! boarding masters; il was another case
of mutual benefit
But Captain Larsen conceived the
: idea that blood money did not chime
in with the moral scheme of things,
so he gave voice to that opinion just
about as he voiced his testimonies on
the street corners of Honolulu
He met Seattle Mike and Al Black.
president and shipping master of the
Boarding Masters Association, in their
) Office partitioned off in the Fair Winds
saloon.
Two months advance for each
) man." demanded Seattle Mike. Just
) $4O-twenty for US and twenty to square
UP the mems accounts. You've got to
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

In a recent article about the
brilliant career OF Albert SON
nichsen. the young author OF this
series Of deep-sea tales, there oc-
Cured the sentence, Purhns
away at one of the big cigars tnat
his Filipino wife taught him TO
love-" That was grievous ana
to Mr.. Sonnichsen very annoy
ing typographical error, and one
which The Sunday Call. for the
young mans peace of mind, takes
pleasure in correcting. 1t should
have read. His Filipino lie
= taught him to love-" etc. Mr.
Sonuichsen is not even married,
much less being the husband OF
/, Filipino woman.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

Copyright. 1904. by Albert sonnich-
sen.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
IN M NTAINS
MINES BEING OPENED WHICH
ARE RICH.
The Railroad People Become Inter
ested and viii Build a Spur to
the Mines Where Minerals
Exist in Large Quantities.

The Ardmore Mining and Smelling
company have a crew of dozen men
at work IN their mines in the Ar
buckle mountains and the products,
as fast as taken from the mines, are
being shipped tu Chicago by the
santa Fe people. The railroad com
pany has made assays or the orc
and have sent experts 20 the field
with view &C investigating the mat
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
BURGLARS Are Plentiful.

The drug store Of ]. B. Wall was
burglarized "Wednesday night and
cash to the amount of s31 taken from
the register. The culprit gained ad-
mittance through a window in the
rear, the mode of entrance being ex-
actly the same as at Westheimer <
Daube's and the Waters-Pierce Oil
company's office the night previous.
Rumprs are plentiful Of night prov.
lers around private residences dur
ing the past week and prompt action
by our people should be taken to stop
II.
The Ardmoreite has repeatedly ad.
vocated a shotgun policy in such
ceses and has no hesitancy in doing
so now AS few worthless thieving
carcasses, be they white or black
should be injected with some bird
shot 1t will speedily put stop to
this kind of work. Get your gun
and lay for him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
Big Dinner.

The Salvation Army will serve a
dinner in a vacant building on West
Main street Saturday noon, proceeds
to pay the rent OF the hall used by
the army.
Everybody is invited to come, buy
their dinner and help on the great
needed army work in the city.
Tickets on sale at army hall and
will be sold up to noon Saturday.
STAFF Captain Cowan of Oklahoma
City, accompanied by his wife, are
expected to arrive ,in the city Friday
morning in the interest Of the corps
here.
Special meetings are TO be the fea-
ture of Saturday and Sunday, with a
fine junior demonstration Saturday
night, All are asked to attend, Come,
bring others with you.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
Carter Avenue Me..lna.

The protracted meeting at the Car.
ter Avenue Methodist churc Is pro.
crossing nicely under the direction
of Rev. j. c. Scivally of RdvIa The
attendance is good and much inter
est is being manifested. T.o:e were
two conversions last night All are
earnestly requested to attend and
help in the services.
Preaching this afternoon al z
o'clock and $3.50 tonight,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
WANT COLUMN.

a Advertisements under this head will
be received at the rate of fve 90
cents per line. No advertisement
received for less than fifteen (1J)
cents. Special monthly rates, fur
nished on application. The notice
may contain any matter OF Lost, "
Found" For Rent" "For Sale, "
stolen" "Strayed," or any purpose
without display lines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
The New Jail.

The work Oh the new United States
Jail is progressing nicely. It will be
a strong and at the same time a hand
some structure. There are sixteen
cells, six of which are 12x30, the 9th
er ten are 5x9. The larger cells will
have sixteen hunks in them and the
smaller ones two The part of the
building containing the cells will be
made entirely of iron and brick.
There will not be a piece of woodwork
in it, The building will be thorough
ly heated by steam, The contractors
hope to finish the building and turn
It over to the United States sometime
between the 1st and the 18th of Aug
ust. There will be room in the cells
for about 1875 prisoners
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08

= PERSONAL NOTES. +
s+%St ++++ 80

J Dougherty is here from Durant.
II. E. Flick Of Durant is in the city.
W. H. Norton of Marietta is in the
city.
n. w. Palmer of Chickasha is in
the city.
c. r. Smith Of Gainesville came up
yesterday.
o. T. Berry Of Marietta was here
yesterday.
Simon westheimer is in the city
from Marietta.
r. l.. Richard of Alex was in the
city yesterday.
J. T. Morrow Of Ada was in the
city yesterday,
H. H. rBown is in Tishomingo on
business today.
W. b. Stuart OF Ada Is in the city
on his way to Foster.
Theo. Coleman made I business rip
to Borwyn today.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Mccoy have return
ed from Tishomingo where they went
to file on their lands
w. T. Washington OF Hagerman
~ NJ, is in the city.
r. NJ. smallwood Of Houston was
in tho city yesterday
c. p. Abel Of Kansas City was here
yesterday on business.
Fred j. Roennes and wife of Port
Lavaca, Texas, are in the city.
c. II. Robnett Of Conway, Ark, is
in the city on a prospecting tour
Miss Fannie Campbell from Dough.
erty is in the city visiting friends.
o. r. Nation OF Oklahoma City was
here yesterday doing business with
our merchants.
Berry Ball went to Wynnewool TO.
day to work on the telephone linc up
there for a few days
Mrs. Medina Dougherty of Cleburne,
Texas, is in the city visiting her per
ents, Mr. and Mrs. d. F. Cox.
Mrs Maud Farthing and little
daughter, Louise, are visiting reia
tives and friends in Tishomingo.
Judge c NJ. Campbell, wife, daugh'
ter Miss Ray, and Mrs S. T. Simp
son left this morning to enjoy an out
ing at Oil Springs.
c. f. Faulkner, a banker of Tnita
Iowa, is in the city comforting with
real estate men with view of buy
ing both country AMI city realty.
b. F. Kemp of Adamsville, Tenn
is here prospecting. He will go to
day to Duncan and will in all prota
bility return to Ardmore and embark
in business
Hugh Cathey returned this morning
from Oil Springs, where there is 6
large crowd of Ardmore people camp
ing. He says they are all having Q
fine time and catching plenty of fish
Miss Oro Shelby, who has been EN-
ployed at ]. j. Stolfa's establishment
for some time, left this morning fol
Van Alstyne Texas, where her moth
er is very ILL., She win return wher
her mothers health will permit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
Territory Ball Games.

The Durant.Farmersyille game at
Durant yesterday was a 16.inning
game, Durant winning by a score Of
3 to 2 For eleven innings neither
team scored. Batteries-3urant,
Washington and Sims; FafmL"syi! e,
Nethery, Washam and Lane
The South McAlester-Ada game at
Ada resulted 8 to 2 in favor OF South
McAlester
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08

Sam H. Nolan, proprietor OF the
Racket store and enc of the leading
merchants of the city, has filed a pc.
tition in bankruptcy through ais at.
torney W. e Murrny. Liabilities
$500. assets Gainesville
Register.
Prior to moving 10 Gainesville sew
erT years ago Mr. Nolan was a sue
cesslul business man of Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
Notice to Contractors,

Bids for the erection of Elks' hall
will be received up to and including
July 10, 1904. Plans and specifica-
tions can be obtained from J. p.
Thayer. The directors reserve the
right to reject any or all bids. BY
order of j. G. ABERNETHY,
Cat President
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
John H. Morgan Camp, U. c ".

The regular meeting of John II.
Morgan Camp will be held at the city
hall Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Delegates to the Nashville reunion
will report and Comrade j. c. Bouch-
er will repeat the address made by
General Joe Shelby to his troops at
Corsicana, Texas, in 1865 on their re-
turn from the war.
The ladies and the Camp of Sons
OF Veterans are invited to meet with
us. ]. w. GOLLEDGE, Com.
G. II. BRUCE, Adjt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08

There are number OF visiting
Elks in the city who will attend the
Elk lodge tonight when a number Of
candidates win be initiated into the
lodge A general ioliihcation meet
ing will be held.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
Very Choice STEAK.

All lovers of choice beef steak
would do well to call on Clyde Fraser
at New Central Market. Mr.. Fraser
makes a speciality of fine steak. Be
sure and see them. 25-lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
SONS WILL MEET.
J. r. Mecslls OF Marietta viii Be
Present.

J. r. MecsIla OF Marietta viii Be
Present.
Camp Sam Davis, Sons of Confeder.
ate Veterans, will meet Sunday af-
ternoon at 2:3O at the city hall where
some important business will be
transacted and the camp at O'Clock
will accept the invitation of John II.
Morgan Camp to meet with them in
the same hall.
], r. McCalla of Marietta will be
present and address the veterans and
sons. A cordial invitation is extend.
ed everybody, especially the ladies',
to be present ERRET DUNLAP,
Commander
HAROLD WALLACE, Adjt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
Railway Conductors Picnic.

The order of Railway Conductors
of Haileyville and other places will
give a big picnic at Tishomingo July
20. Very low excursion rates will
prevail on the railroads. Three thous-
and people from Ardmore and South
McAlester will be in attendance and
fully an equal number will be on the
ground from intermediate points.
The Ardmore and South McAlester
teams have been engaged to play ball
and a purse of $500 wrr7 be gwen the
winning team.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
Attention, Elks.

The regular meeting of the Elk
Lodge will be held in the Elks hall
Friday evening, July s. The bug will
hop. ]. l.. ABERNETHY, L r.
r. L. SANDERS, Sec.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Joseph B. Wilson of Purcell an.
nounces himself a candidate for rep
resentative OF Pontotoc county, on
the McLish ticket, at the coming elec.
ton August 10.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08

The children of the c. p. Sunday
school will observe children's day
Sunday at II o'clock. Rev. +. A.
Brown of Tishomingo will preach
Sunday night. Everybody invited.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08

John Reayes, who has been very
low with fever for two weeks, is re-
ported improving today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08

Big line Of mems shirts, new ant
up-to-date, at actual first cost for ten
days at the
so ARDMORE DRY GOODS co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08

Several wagon loads Of Johnson
grass were brought n this morning
from W. p. Poland's farm and sold
on the streets at 20 cents bale.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08

All of our summer underwear at
actual first cost for ten days.
SO ARDMORE DRY GOODS CO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08

Farmersyllle, the crack team Of
Texas will be here Saturday Sunday
and Monday Don't miss the series.
Ladies free. 50
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-08
HAROLD WALLACE, Adjt,

Ladies free to the big games with
Farmersyille Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. 80