The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-01

IL 10 one OF the honored tricks OF the
ammunition trade.
The second obstacle was the notori-
Gus swiftness OF the state OF New Jer-
sey In the matter OF Justice.
Down on the East river front, In the
kingdom OF ship chambers, divers,
wreckers, sailmakers and crimps, In a
little corner office whose address In
known TO many Central and South
American governments and to persons
VINO would like TO be Central and South
American governments. In that Office.
ntung with his feet on the $40 desk
That forms the sole furniture may be
found twhen he isn't busy somewhere)
tail, straight shouldered Irishman
with humorous wrinkles around his
eyes and Jaw that can set as sud-
denly az n trap.
Affairs In the far-ofr republic were
getting highly critical and the sacred
cause OF liberty. coffee and concessions
was suffering when the Irishman got
the problem to solve.
IL stood so: Given $4,000, ind one
buck OF captain, two mates. four gun
ners, bosn and twenty men. who can
night, swear and chew tobacco. Also
board the steamship - OF ouaran-
tine. without asking questions.
Luck and good management brought
forth prize In the captain line. We
Will call him Captain Dick Bascom. His
| real name In almost as well known as
the name OF the merchant. He was one
or the most famous OF the oldtime fast
clipper sailors In the days OF the roar
| Ing wind tammers-a terror of n cam
tain. too: one OF the kind that made
crews hugely averse TO shipping on
| American vessels unless they were the
smartest OF sailor men.
He was temporarily down on his luck
and his mild scruplcs were overcome
by the advance OF $500 AS bargain
money. With his aid two ''bucko"
mates were found and enlisted. Before
noon next day the gunners and crew
we're collected.
gunners and bos-ns insisted on getting
the FIRST months wage OF $40 ia adj
/ vance and the crew got $40 each. The
l ship broker thus stood to lose 81 OSO
/ cash " the gang skedaddied, and he
knew too we'll that gentlemen who are
not above filibustering are not above
running away with advance money.
But he had his plans laid by that
time. A soon AZ his little navy had
been duly gathered he marched them
out OF the South street meeting place
| straight abroad n tug that steamed TO
the Erie basin. The tugboat captain
had one sacred order IL was: Keep
/ water around them fellers."
The ship broker was not tImid per-
son. hut he had a deep respect for
New Jersey, and through n thought full
night ne had considered how he might
best get that guncottor without landing
In a cell.
when the solution came II was bril-
liant. IL included not only the safe re-
moval OF the stun but his safeguard
Ing OF his si.0s0 worth OF crew.
Some time before there had been n
/ public sale OF several old United States
monitors. relics OF the civil war. The
purchaser OF one had towed II down To
the Erie basin to break IL up for junk.
Jim Murphy. the ship broker. got the
! loan" OF the craft for 500.
He set half a dozen men TO paint
her during the night. When he arrived
with his tugboat of filibusters the mon
itor presented quite an imposing APP
! pearance.
soon she was under the tow. In the
! middle OF the bay, where the men could
not escape. they were transferred TO
4 the old craft. Some OF them had al
! ready shown distressing signs OF de-
sire To let the suffering South Ameri-
! can republic get along without them,
and when they were transferred To the
cheese box" they made vivid promises
to Jump the thing At the FIRST oppor-
tuuity.
| Arriving behind Liberty island the
/ tug stopped a few hundred yards OF
shore. and Jim Murphy brought out n
| fine American nag and hoisted IL at the
stern OF the monitor. Then he jumped
! into a small boat and went ashore.
Within twenty minutes he appeared
again at the end Of the pier and waved
HIS hand. The tug shot In and laid the
monitor alongside. But the fiibusters
did not jump the ship; for behind Jim