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FrRST OF NAVAL BATTLES.
It Was Fought in Maryland Waters
in the Early Colonial
Days.
April 23 of this year was the two
hundred and sixty-ninth anniversary
iof the first naval battle fought in
ican waters. On that date two
d forces met at the mouth of the
ftnoke river, within the boundaries
province of Maryland, and set
t least temporarily, the authority
rd Baltimore. The settlement at
iary’s had beer made but 13
ths when this test of arms oc
ed, says the Chicago Chronicle.
About three years before the lami
ng of the Maryland pilgrims under
Gov. Leonard Calvert, by virtue of the
grant of the territory from Charles I„
a trading post had been established by
William Claibourne, of Virginia, on
Kent island. It was not a settlement
Intended for permanent homes and the
tilling of the soil, but merely a place
fixed upon by Claibourne for conven
! ience of trade with the Indians. Kent
island was clearly within the jurisdic
| tion of Lord Baltimore, but Claibourne
j very foolishly resisted his authority
and refused to take out a trader’s II
iense from the proprietary’s govern
ment at St. Mary’s. This stubborn
stand of Claibourne resulted in the
capture early in the year by Capt.
Thomas Cornwaleys, one of the Mary
land commissioners, of a vessel be
longing to Claibourne for trading In
the waters of the Chesapeake without
a Maryland license.
Claibourne realized now that he
would either have to break down Lord
Baltimore’s authority by force of arms
or be compelled to submit to that au
thority. He chose to fight and, accord
ingly, he fitted out an armed boat, the
Cockatrice, which was manned by 30
men and placed under the command of
Lieut. Radcliffe Warren, who was com
missioned by Claibourne “to seize and
capture any pinnacles or other vessels
belonging to the government of St
Mary’s.”
This was a declaration of war and
when the news of the rebellion reached
Gov. Calvert he at once determined to
nui <4- 1_ _ _
" “i a, guvci mtl
whose rights are denied and whose au
thority is defied. Knowing the strength
of the insurgents, he wisely fitted out a
superior force, with the full determina
tion to crush the spirit that was giv
ing him no little trouble. So he
manned and commissioned two vessels
—the St. Margaret and the St. Helena
—placed them in command of the gal
lant Capt. Cornwaleys, with orders ta
search out and destroy the enemy and
reduce Kent island to submission.
The little squadron sailed out from
St Mary’s with the Maryland colors
flying from the flagship and animated
by the same courageous spirit that two
and a half centuries later inspired an
other Maryland naval commander in
his gloriously successful search for the
Spanish fleet in the waters of the West
Indies. Their course took them across
the bay and soon they were rewarded
by sighting the sails of the insurgent
Bhi; off the mouth of the Pocomoke.
Comwaieys skillfully maneuvered his
little fleet so as to prevent the escape
of the enemy and both sides cleared
for action. The insurgents delivered
the first fire, and so true was the aim
that William Ashmore, of the Mary
landers, fell to the deck, the first
American sailor whose life was sacri
ficed while in action upon the altar of
duty. The sight of their dead comrade
inspired the Maryland men to greater
determination, and made more deadly
their aim and threefold more terrible
their revenge. Their first fire killed
the enemy’s commanding officer—
Lieut, Warren—and two of his crew.
The insurgents having lost their leader
and two of their comrades and seeing
certain destruction staring them in the
face, were brought to realize that dis
cretion was the better part of valor and
therefore they wisely struck their col
ors and surrendered themselves and
their vessel to the victorious aMry
landers.
Kent island was afterwards subdued
and Claibourne stripped of his posses
sion. But he did not cease to be a
source of great trouble to the settlers
of St Maxv’a and more thafi once sue
ceeding in destroying, for a time, the
government of Lord Baltimore. But
that belongs to another story.
Thefts from Hotels.
A certain hotelkeeper in Washington
■ays that the people have no idea of the
small depredations that are committed
by guests, most of who are people of
money enough of their own to refrain.
He declares that not long ago he bought
700 yards of toweling for his rooms, and
before he had time to learn whether or
not the rooms had been supplied, the
whole outfit was gone, says the Washing
ton Post. “They are drummers, and
women and all kinds of people who took
them," said he, “and probably they did
not think it was stealing to take things
away from the hotel. As to downright
theft from rooms, or bilking in the mat
ter of meals, there is much less of it in
hotels than you would suppose; but
Lord! how they will crib the soap and
linen and spoons!”
Far from Home.
i Relative—I notice that you have at last
got acquainted with your next-door
neighbor, who has lived alongside of you
for the past ten years.
Mrs. D'Avnoo—Yes, we were iniro
i 4uced to each other at. the Pyramids of
Egypt, and I found her a delightful com
panion. We became very intimate.—
London Tit-Bits.
His Limited Circle.
Solon was inventing his motto.
“What do you think of ‘Know thy
self?’ ” be asked.
“Fine,” they answered, “but can’t you
get acquainted in any better circles?”
Sadly he began to search gfor a new
trade-mark.—N. T. Tribun*.
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PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE
Tonnage of Last Year Exceeded by Six
Million Tons That of Any
Previous Year.
The year 1903 stands as the high
water mark of prosperity in the
anthracite coal trade, as the tonnage
for that year exceeded by more than
6,000,000 tons that of any previous
year, and the demand for coal was so
good as to make it possible to dispose
of the product at prices which
brought a fair return to all con
cerned in the industry. Some signifi
cant figures in connection with the
production of Pennsylvania anthra
cite during 1903 have been collected
by Mr. William W. Ruley, special
agent of the United States geological
Survey, anJ will be included in Mr.
E. W. Parker’s report on the produc
tion of coal in 1903, which is a regular
feature of the survey’s annual volume
on the mineral resources of the United
States.
At the commencement of 1903 there
was practically no anthracite in stock,
as the amount which had been mined
after the strike of 1902 had gone
directly into consumption. All that
could be mined during the first three
months of 1903 was in immediate da
xnand.
With the opening of navigation and
a reduction in price on April 1, dealer*
at all points endeavored to lay in an
ample supply of coal to meet their fall
and winter requirements. This made
a brisk demand for the product dur
ing the spring and summer months,
with the resultant accumulation ol
stocks in dealers’ hands. The early
arrival of cold weather, however, and
the prolonged severity of the wlntei
created an unusually brisk demand
for coal.
In connection with the large pro
duction, it is interesting to note th«
Increase in the shipments of the small
sizes of coal during 1903 over those of
previous years. This is especially
noteworthy on account of the opinlos
generally expressed at the close of the
anthracite strike, that bituminous
coal had largely supplanted anthro
cite for steam purposes, and would
continue to hold this trade to till
exclusion or tne small sizes or the lat
ter product. On the contrary, how
ever, the consumption of these emallac
sizes of coal increased 2,468,694 tons is
1903 over 1901. It would seem that
the only cause which would serious!7
affect the prosperity of the anthracite
business is the general condition 01
the entire country. As long as thi
people at large are able to buy anthr*
cite, it will not want a market
It is also of Interest to note as
Increase of 16 cents in the average
value per ton for coal at the mines
The total production was 66,361,711
tons, valusd at 8159,036,446. The aver
age price per ton was 82.60; the num
ber of men employed was 150,483; an*
the average number of days that each
man worked was 206.
Tables are given In the report which
■hows the production by counties foi
the years 1902 and 1908; also the ship
ments of anthracite and the propor
tion of sizes shipped. A tabular ar
rangement of the various sections sf
the anthracite fields Is given, with S
list of ten railroads that enter the ten
ritory.
The anthracite fields comprise an
area of somewhat over 480 square
miles, and are located in the eastern- j
middle part of the state, In the coun
ties of Carbon, Columbia, Lack* !
wanna, Luzerne, Northumberland, j
Schuylkill and Susquehanna. They j
are classed under three general divi
sions, namely, tha Wyoming, Lehigh
and Schuylkill regions. Geologically
they are divided Into fields or basing
which are again subdivided into dl*>
tenets.
The Bernice Add, in Sullivan wo*
8f. is not included in any of theta r*
fciaas. The classification of the prod
net of this field is a matter of some
contention. The fracture of the coal
and floom ef its characterls^cs are
more like those of som# bituminous
or semi anthracite coals than striae
anthracite, but on account of its htgte
MrrantAirA of AtpH r*nrVtos snl Imt <
percentage of moisture It is classed as
Stith recite by the second PemSyV
renia geological surrey, and the
prodaet is so included in tigs report.
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All pain in any disease is
nerve pain, the result of a tur
bulent condition of the nerves.
The stabbing, lacerating,
darting, burning, agonizing
pain that comes from the prom
inent nerve branches, or sen
sory nerves, is neuralgia, and
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ABOUT THE SOUTHWEST.
The Western Trail magazine
offers six prizes aggregating in
value $300 in railroad transporta
tion for letters from residents of
Arkansas, East Colorado, Mis
soun, Kansas, Indian ierntory,
Oklahoma, Texas and New Mex
ico.
It wants letters that will in
duce energetic and ambitious
men and women to settle in the
great and growing Southwest
and there engage in farming,
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growing and similar pursuits.
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Southwest.
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