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| LOCAL. B ~ According to advices of the S. S. Ko- - rona expected here homeward bound, it is not calculated that she ¢an arrive be- fore Wednesday morning. The closing of the mail for New York has, therefore, been extended to 4 p. m. tomorrow, 2nd. Fine showers fell here yesterday after- noon and again in the evening. The guage at the fort records this morning 5% lines. The Secret of the Submarine will be continued this evening when the theatre will as usual be the center of attraction for an eager and interested audience. It should be remembered that tue show is now starting at 8 o’clock. : The Vifginia arrived at Frederiksted late yesterday evening. The mails were landed this morning and those for Chris- tiansted will be forwarded by noon. There were sme 80 bags, packages . etc. There was a popular concert by the Navy Band last night. )wing to the | ~Bt weather only a few persons were I Zround. % F A refrigerating plant received by Mr. R. L. Merwin per the S. S. Parima last week is ‘being erected in Frederik- sted which will thus be rendered toler- - ably well provided ‘or in the line of ice, its present source of supply being“ this town <where the coosumption of ice is alleged to be three times as much as in Frederiksted. An electric plant has arrived for Law-- yer A. B. Stakemann for- hghting his residence and place of business. ' Today is the -fifth anniversary of the opening of the ‘‘Herald’’and the founding of the St. Croix Labour Union, on which oecasion a rural string band paraded the town this morning playing lively airs.- ~-A-gala day for which an elaborate pro- gramme has been arranged is planned to come off at Frederiksted. St. Thomas By Cyril Creque . SYNOPSIS .- Within the town limits of St. Thomas ave -centred three hills, presenting one of the most beautiful sceneries to the | onlooker;*When it rains, they are cov- “ered wit%.,v"ery lovely green carpets’” na- ture’s apparel. The harbor is landlock- ed and ihe entire island’is well envelop- Xlby bilis which stand like grim fortress- es' against any possible attacks from hostile forces. These hills in stormy weather break theviolence of the ~ngry 4 3 . i oy Advertisement. A LIMITED quantity of CHAR- COAL can be supplied from _the “Club’ Yard’’on the wharf be- tween 2and 4 P. M. dur'in% this week. Secure your bags before the rain season sets in e ~oc2an that would ruthlessly degtroy the land. Her days of wealth and happiness should* ne’er be forgotten, as there is hope that with the present change of government, the“island’s development will be but a matter of time. g St.. Thomas, built upon: three hills, . The harbor: with its land-locked arms, The balmy atmosphere that fills The visitor with its soothing charms, The scenery fair, the tropical growth, The moonlit waters which by-aight - Surround its rockbound shoresand both Sweet:mirth and-pleasure doth invite; May not these sights, these beauties rare Among ths grandest scenes compars? Phough but a dot the map doth show To represent this sunlizht land, Sofar from plains of fte and snow, And southern shores by zephyrsfanned: When eooled by sweet, refreshing show- ora, ‘ N : And nature dons her.garments green,: What sights amid this land of ours Morefair or beautiful, are seen? , ‘Or'where the sand upon this globe 9 - That boasts a more respléndent robe ? The lofty-hills that well surround This humble land of ‘peace and rest, As if with outstretched arms were bound The-precepts lodged within her breast 'l'o keep and ‘guard from dire ill, : : And so resist the ocean’s rage, When driven by a supreme. will . That fain the land would endamage; They seem eternal barricades Against all daring, hostile raids.. . Though yet within 3eejining years, There now stands forth a ray of hope That bids us banish all our fears, The chaos now in which we grope Shall vanish, and new life shall spread As sheds the sun her gentle rays, Diftusing light aßpve. each head,- And brightening dull and dreary days. " Why darken then reminiscenee Os past days’ bliss and afflupnce? The feeble author’s efforts here, Cannot her merits true describe Or with unerring vision clear, True forecasts of her fate inscribe; "T'wére better left to minds that will With wider foresight yet perceive, And deruonstrate with greater skill The Jestiny that time will weave. This tribute then, so richly paid, Is but a patriot’s geal displayed. .- ST. CROIX STATION. Marion, Ohio, Oct. 26th, ~Direct .e- --nial was made by Senator Hardin%etoday of reports reaching the State part- ment, that Mr. Vanderlip was acting as his agent in Russia. ‘I have never heard of Mr. Vanderlip’’, said the sena- tor, ‘‘he is not my agent and I have no agent. 1 know absolutely nothing about- -a matter-as is discussed in these. despatches and have no interest in it whatever. i : ; London, Oct. 26th. - Miss Sylvia Pank- hurst in a letter which she wrote to Ni- kolai Lenine and which is in the hands of-the Govt., is said to have made this interesting comment.. ‘I expeet six months’ imprisonment. I'have consider- ed the hunger-strike but lam afraid that weapon has been destioyed -since the Govt. is letting the Irish nunger-strikers die’”’. Miss Pankhurst was arrested last week charged wit: publishing seditiovs literature and was committed to jail « pending trial. e . London, Oect. 27th.—A- member of the miners’ executive body informed the conference of Trades Union delegates: here today that there was every pros- - pect of terms for a settlement of the - coal strike being reached tonight. ~ " - s London, Oct. 27th.—The United States ° shipping authorities here “said this morn- ing they esxpectea -that' the embarge imposed, with the inccption of the coal- strike, would be removéd today. The embargo which prevented coasting ves- sels from discharging coal cargoes, has .. been removed and _tt,)_is “was interpre- ted as meaning that the strike ne- gotiations had taken .a favourable trend. London, Oct. 27th.—A jury of 12med after ten minutes deliberation this morn- ing returned an open verdict at the inquest over the body of Lord "Mayor MacSweeney. The verdict was that the deceased had died from heart failure due to dilated heart and acute delirium following seurvey which was due to ex- }flaugtion fromi prolonged refusal to take ~ __San Juan, Porto Rieo, October 28th,— The Spanish’ cruiser ‘‘Espana’’ arrived here today for coal. Shehas on board™ Prince Fernando de Baviera ysßourbon, a brother-in-law of the King of Spain, the Duke of*Arces, Generals Alansis and Arrgiz and Minister Pia, forming a royal commission whieh -will repvesent Spain in the celebrations to be held in Chili in November on the occasin of ‘;’he discovery of the Straits by Magel- an. \ ; 3 London, Oct. 27th.—A new difficulty has arisen, delaying the complete settle- mert of the coal strike, whieh this after- noon was believed to have been attained - on the basis of an inérease in the miners” wages, set forth in the earlier announge- ment this afternoon, That the difficulty is serious is indieated by the fact that the cabinet has been summoned to meet’ear-