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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-23
DEAD AND DYING!
The Greeley Party Found Starv
ing in the Frozen Seas of
the North
Sevem Living, Seventeen Dead-Hero.
&c Suffering Of the Brave Crew.!

1t will be remembered that in
1881 the Lieut.. Greedy Arctic Elk
petition sailed for the northern
seas. That having lost their YES.
sells in the ice, repeated expedi.
tions were sent out in 1882 and
1888, without being able to reach
the lost explorers.
The last expedition consisting OF
three well manned ships, was sent
out in May, and the telegraph
gives the first news of its success,
as follows:
New YORK, July 19.-The Trib.
unes correspondent at St. Johns,
Newfoundland, telegraphs to-
night as follows:
The Thetis met the Bear at Up
pernavik, on May 30, and both
ships left the same day for the
north. After constant and
severe struggle with the ice in
Melville Bay, they arrived at Cape
York on the morning Of June IS.
By order of Commander Schley the
Bear was now sent ahead, she be-
ing the fastest vessel. Lieuten-
ant Colwell was here landed, with
a search party. The Bear was Or
dered to push on to the Carey
Island, while the Thetis waited for
Colwell, and was then to search
the coast. The two vessels were to
meet at Littleton Island. The
Bear reached the Carey Islands on
June 81, four days after leaving
Cape York. The English cache
there was examined, and found to
be in good condition. Records
were left, and the vessel proceeded
to Litt,,eton Island. The Thetis
searched the coast from Cape York
to Littleton Island, and found no
trace of the Greedy party. They ar
rived at Littleton Island June 81
and were joined by the Bear on the
22nd.
A quantity of stores was landed
and both ships started for Cape Sa-
bine, after leaving orders for the
Alert. At Brevort Island the two
ships were tied to the ice, and par
ties were sent out to search for
records or cairns. When Greedy
and his men were first found, the
searching party in the launch was
obliged to cut through the tent to
reach the starving men. Lieuten-
ant Greedy was just able to support
himself on his hands and knees.
He was dressed in fur, with a red
knitted hood, which added to his
haggard appearance. His long
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-23

hair and beard, his wasted form
and deep sunken eyes, which shone
through his glasses with an in
creased brilliancy, his feeble voice,
which he strove to control, but
which plainly revealed his feel
ings, brought moisture to the eyes
of the strongest of the relief party.
On either side of MIN lay two of his
companions, both in a dying con-
dition-Corporal Joseph Ellison,
with both hands and feet frozen off
and unable to raise his head, and
private Maurice Connell, in his
sleeping bag, dying of starvation.
Greedy had been reading the pray
ers for the dying when the party
arrived. -Four of the party, Ser
geant Brainard, Privates Long and
Fredericks, and Hospital Steward
Biederbick, were first able to stag
ger out of the tent. A small guam.
tity of milk punch and ammonia
strengthened them, and soon beef
tea and warm milk were added.
All were stimulated by their rescue,
and their pleadings for food were
heartrending. But all solid food
was refused them, and they were
carefully transported to the Thetis
and Bear and tenderly cared for.
1t was with the greatest Difficult
ty that they were quoted. Their
long fast had left them like insane
men, and had they been allowed to
eat as they desired all would have
died. At the time they were res
cued their food consisted of boiled
sealskin boots cut up fine and
mixed with reindeer moss, rock
lichens and small shrimps, and
boiled into a soup. The shrimps
were SO small that it required from
twelve hundred to fourteen hun
dred to weigh an ounce. They
made tea fro.l saxifrage and Arctic
willow. An occasional seal would
be killed, but very few were Sc
cured when killed in the water, un-
less they We're drifted in by the
tide, as they had been obliged to
burn their boat, it being their
only fuel. The wood of the boat
was carefully weighed to make it
last. The failure to secure the
game after it was shot only added
to their misery. 1t almost made
them insane to see many seal, wal
rus, duck and gulls sporting in the
sea before them, while they were
starving.
The body of the last man who
died in camp, Private SCHNEIDER,
was found outside the tent. The
party was too weak to bury him,
and he was covered only with his
sleeping bag. For some days after
their rescue the men were in a pre-
carious condition. The great Joy
at their rescue was followed by a
depression both mental and physi-
cal. All of their minds were weak,
and their speech, like their move
ments, was very feeble and slow.
See narrowing particulars of sut-
ferings in another column.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-23

.260x170 feet of land at the corner
of Ann and Elizabeth streets,
known as the Circus lots. Will
divide to suit purchasers. For sale
by ATKINSON.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-23

READ THE FREEMAN AND
HAND 1T TO A NEIGHBOR.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-23

Worms destroyed and removed
by Boreman's Sweet Vermifuge,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-23

BALTIMORE And Ohio RAILROAD,
nN and after Sunday, May 10, 1889
Opassenger trains will arrive and denar}
on the following schedule, Baltimore time:
ARRIVING.
st. Louis Express, No. 102. 10 :35ano
New York Express, No. 104.................2 45nnr
Cincinnati Express, No. LOG. 49, Ii :4On m,
Grafton Accommodation, ex. Sunday :l5nn,
way Train .........-.....--... =" 3:lOpm,
DEPARTING.
New York Express, No. 105...........3 ,OOaro
Philadel. and Ny. Express, No. 103 IS Soma
Grafton Accommodation, ex. Sunday -6 :3Oam
Grafton Acc. No. 1877, daily. 6 :9lnn1.
Way Train, No. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. :OOam,
WIN. CLEMENTS, M. Oft.
JOHN ADAIR, Agent.
G. K. LORD, General Passenger Agent.
JOHN ADAIR, Agent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
NEiRlIlesOIas

ST. PAUL, MINI, May 3.-In the Republi-
can convention the temporary organization
was made permanent, and Senator Sabin,
Ex-Governor CuShman, X Davis and q. b.
Gould were chosen delegates to Chicago. The
result of the convention is favorable for
Blaine, though it is not certain that all the
delegates large are for him. OF the dis
trict delegates Blaine will probably have SIX
and Edmunds four
The platform demands the protection of
citizens in the exercise of their rights in all
parts Of the country; advocates tariff laws,
which, while favoring labor and industrial
enterprise, shall at the same time not furnish
large surplus revenue, and Il revision of
the tariff on scientific principles; declares for
the double standard for the cur
rency of the country, and favors
issue of gold and silver certificates
based on the intrinsic value of the bullion in
the treasury favors restricting the power of
congress to make legal tender money; en-
dorses the civil service reform and President
Arthur's administration; declares James &.
Blaine the choice of Minnesota Republicans for
president and demands an apportionment of
ths votes in the national convention upon the
basis Of Republican votes cast for president
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
TELEGRAP1E!HIC.
BOOMING FOR BUTLER.
Gen. Weaver Thinks That "Bluff Old
Ben" Can Take the Honors;
And That the South Would Rally 80
His SuppOri--Sone Newspaper
Estimates -- More State
Conventions

CHICAGO, May 81 Just completed two
weeks speaking tour in Michigan" said Gen
j. B. Weaver, of Iowa, to reporter atthe
Palmer house, "elosing at Kalamazoo on
Wednesday. The meetings were all largely
attended, and much enthusiasm was mani
Tested. find the Democrats and Green
hackers full Of life and hard at wur...
There Is great harmony between them.
The convention at Kalamazoo on
Wednesday decided unanimously for Gen.
Butler and indorsed Governor Begole. Ii
the Democrats will endorse Governor Butler
they can carry Michigan by 25. 900 majority,
and he will probably do it anyway. tie VIII
no doubt be nominated for president by the
Anti -Monopolists on May H. in this city, and
there is every indication that he Will be
nominated at indianapolis on May 3S. 1he
laboring men viii nominate him everywhere.
l should think that the Democrats would
have wisdom enough to nominate him, espe-
cially since Massachusetts led the way ia her
convention on Wednesday.
1t certainly woult lie wise thing for the
Democrats to name such man and adopt a
platform that would consolidate the entire
opposition to the Republican party Butler
hodld Dc d tduilICdJe 10 accomplish That eiltl
The south would accept him as readily as any
other candidate. They know him to have
teen a formidable enemy in the war and a
broad, chivalrous and unfailing friend in
time of peace. He would make the best
president for all sections and classes of people
in the country that could be elected"
Whom do you favor for second place:"
personally, | favor Holman, of Indiana
What platform would the Nationals
adopt"
81 Judge that they would declare for rev
enue for tariff only. The workingmen,
| think, will favor that platform. The labor
rrs have protected the manufacturers, and il
is time the laborers had protection, which
they don't get from the present tariff sys
| lem"
Gould your combined opposing faction:
defeat the Republicans in Iowa"
! "They could carry Iowa by ~, 900 majority
with Butler, and could carry the state witt
any man. AT present the true Republican
majority is only 2,0D The state will moi
| poll as large a vote this year as last, The op
position will elect a majority of the dele
| gates in our state this year. They able
and intend doing it. ="
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
Arthur's administration and opposes reiuc-
ton of the wool tariff.

Arthurs administration and opposes reiuc-
ton OF the wool tariff.
In the Florida Republican convention thele
was fight over the delegates -at-large, and
four Arthur men were selected. The dc
feated faction called another convention.
Resolutions indorsng the civil service re.
form were adopted
The Texas Republicans selected district
delegates of whom fourteen are for Arthur
and the balance for Blaine. The delegates
at-large are as follows: C. C. Brinkley, an
Edmnnds man; Richard Allen, all Arthur
man, ami Robert Tapp and n. W. Curry.
hiaho adherents.
North Carolina sends an Arthur delegation
10 the Jane COM cntiuu at Chicago. Rhode
lsiahd's repI esentatiNee are mixed IN prefer
enreN between Blaine, Arthur ana EdlnundS.
Oregon IS solid for Blaine. Wyoming and
Utah territories sent Arthur men.
III tanSNetn,,-ka 4 IT, aIes to the Repuh-
licaH national conveIl f,' are for Blaine a.
Their f'at choice, and some Of them are Tor
Aftthr as second choice. Ihe
deirseies at large are John NJ,
lhTst"n, Of Omaha; n. S. Har-
wood, ii Lincoln: John Jensen, of Fillmore
county, and George "a Brooks, OF Knox
county, They are all Blaine men-Jensen
ami Brooks declaring themselves such in
strong speeches. The resolution instIucting
Tor Blaine vas tabled hy a vote Of 22O to 2O7.
The sentiment Ot the convention Was against
any Instructions whatever.
In the Georgia Wing Republican conven-
ton the matter Of sending delegates to Chi
cagO was referred to the executive commit
tee, with power TO act The matter Of call
iHg a stale convention to nominate state
officers ani presidential electors was aist
htt u the executive committee. If con
venliuu is called, tho committee will pat oGt
ticket. The convention indorssd Gen
Longstreet for governor and adjourned. Il
is not EuoUn if Longstreet viii run.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
LYNCH LAW RULES.
Another Man Lyuched tn West Vir.
ginia and the Cause Booming.

CHARLESTON, W. Va May 3.-Word has
been received here to the effect that Jacob
Dodson, one Of the Hill boys gang, who
shot ex-SheriT Adkins, of Boone county last,
week. was lynched at Griffithsville, Logan
county.
The sheriff of Macon county, at Point
Pleasant, has telegraphei for cartridges, as
there was a prospect Of the mob lynching
James Rrby, who killed q man at Clifton,
and' who was fined 800 and sentenced to i'm
prisonment for thirty days. The people are
nfuriated over the verdict of the jury
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 5.-The Republi-
can convention at the afternoon session
selected their Arthur men for delegates-at-
large. here was a lively fight over the
matter, \ decided sensation was created by
resolution attacking Chairman Walter
Evans, offered by John d. White The reso-
lution congratulated the country un the de
feat of the whisky bill and said:
We regret the disposition by the commits
sioner of internal revenue, here present with
q regiment Of office holders, to control the
convention in the interest of Arthur, and We
denounce their action as hurtfuI to the best
interests of the Republican party, and con
trary TO the letter and spirit of the civil
service laws
Mr.. Evans refused to consider the resolu-
ton, and then followed great confusion.
Whites resolution was finally tabled amid
groans and his,es 1t was decided to send
the delegates uninstructed to Chicago
At the morning session of the convention
Walter Evans, W. o. Bradley, c. C. Culbert-
son and j. W Lewis were chosen for dele
gates at large to Chicago. The district dele
gates stand fourteen for Arthur, three for.
BlRine and the others unknown
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
INCREASING HIS LEAD.
Fitzgerald Leads RoWeil twenty cone
Miles.

New YORK, May 3.-The interest in
the walking contest at Madison square is
growing every kour There was Il large
attendance by 8 a. m. Fitzgeraldls ad-
mirers say that nothing but an accident
can beat him. On the other hand, it is said
Rowell is hanging back in order to let Fitz-
gerald tire himself out Noremac is keeping
up well, and there are plenty who say he is
sure Of place, Following is the 3 p. N.
score: Fitzgerald. 5O5 miles, 4 laps; Rowell.
4S4 miles, laps; Noremac, 463 miles, laps;
Vint 400 miles, 5 laps; Panchot, 456 miles,
& laps; Herty, 453 miles, 6 laps; Elson, 42l
miles, laps; Nitaw, $50 miles.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03

CHICAGO, May 3.A special from Phila-
dei phia .avs Tie Press of that city publishes
the following estimates of votes secured by
the several Republican candidates for the
Chicago nomination; Blaine, 1853 votes;
Arthur, 2S2; Edmunds Z; Logan, 81; Sher
nan, l9 In the above estimate IA votes are
given to Blaine from Arkansas. The entire
delegation Is from Kansas, ? from Ken
turky, 10 from Maryland, Is from Michigan,
II from Missouri, % from New York, "a
from Ohio, and 46 from Pennsylvania The
Press says the total vote given above under
states rather than overstates the Blaine pros
pect
Tie Inter Ocean has special from Wash
ington City which says: Arthur now has
about $40 votes, or within Al of majority
of the Republican convention. Mr.. Blaine
has about 230, although his most sanguine
friends claim as high as 500 for him.
The News figures it out thus: Arthur, 33;3}11 !;
Edmunds, 1G7; Blaine, 27l; Logan 80; scat
tering AZ
A special from New York gives the follow
ing as The Herald's figures: There have
been elected, so far, 57B of the $40 members
of the Republican national convention. OF
these 800 are for Arthur l39 for Blaine, 49 for
Logan, 45 for Edmunds, and 70 for Sherman.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
Women Medical Graduates.

BALTIMORE, May S,-At the annual COM
mencement of the Womens Medical college,
Of Baltimore, the degree of doctor of medi-
cine was conferred on Mrs. Mayre NJ Pile OF
Pennsylvania; Miss Hattie B. Jones, of West
Virginia; Mrs. NJ. Elila English, of Mary
land; Miss Emily W. Fifeld, of Nebraska,
and Miss Gertrude Scott, of Virginia. The
first honor gold medal was awarded Mrs.
Pile Miss Jones received the secoat honor
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
THE WAY OF EARTH.
How Some Eastern Advertising Agpn.
cics "COme it" Over the Breth-
rem of the Country Press.

There is so much deceit and chicanery
going on in This world, that man is
never really safe till he is dead And
even then some ghoul may dig him up
and sell his cadavcr to a college, or, es
Gaping that, the red mouthed worm gets
in his work, But in the latter instances
it is all the same 50 far as the mortal
,man is concerned The brethren of the
press have much to contend with in this
life, more than fails to the ordinary lot of
man One of the longest thnrns in his
sides is the advertising agency The cities
swarm with advertising agencies There
are hundreds of them Out of these
there are perhaps dozen that do bust
ness on the square They pay a low
price, but they pay what they agree
to in cash. Even this square dozen
has its grades. The first grade sends the
money by return mail. The second grade
| any time inside of q month The third
must be dunncd at least three times
The fourth grade must be damned three
or four times, and at last responds by
| claiming to have not received from four
to twenty copies of the paper containing
the advertisement This latter class has
inspired this brief and fearful fussilade.
| We have them on our books now AbOnt
six times year we receive postal card
informing us that they have missed 50
many numbers. They must have these
numbers, or they cannot be properly
checked up on their advertising book
At the time the postal card is received,
| the first two or three Numbers they demand
are from one TO three months old Nine
offices in ten do not preserve a full line of
back numbers except the file copies.
These advertising tricksters take this fact
into their calculation, Not being in posses
sion of the copies required, there is nothing
for it but to make up the alleged omissions
at the end of the COntraCt. By this clever
dodge, the agency that pays for | year
advertising manage to get year and 3
months or maybe a year and or months
advertising for the cost of advertising
year 1t is gougc game We have nov
running an advertisement from an east
ern city. 1t WAS ordered in month II
has run that length of time. Twice VT
have received notice that papers were MOI
received The papers are properly ad
dressed, and go in bundle with the
papers addressed to the same city. All
our other subscribers in that city, and We
have dozen or more, get their paper
regularly. from the same bundle that in
cludes this advertising firms paper. The
object is to get ? months advertising il
return for l months pay. This causes Us
to repeat that this is a vile world, full OF
traps and calamties, and all manner ot
inquity.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03

DEL RIO, Tex, May "a cyclone struck
this town Thursday evening, The new Epis
copai church, the Southern Pacific saloon and
number Of small cabins were swept away
and many new buildings We're twisted out of
shape. Five persons were severely injured
and one-Ch aries Schwack was killed The
property loss to the town is $1,000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
Settled Dollar for Dollar.

CLEVELAND, Ohio May 3.-The assignee
of n, VI Taylor, president of the Cleveland
Paper company, has made final report to
the court and has been discharged. The as
signee OF tho paper company will make a
similar report within ten days. In each case
all accounts were settled dollar for dollar.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
4 German Professor on American
Pork.

BERLIN, May 3-Frofessor Nirehow says
the t;lchinasis in Germany, caused by eat
ing imported American meat, is confined to
few isolated cases at Bremen. He points to
the dangers connected with rearing pigs, and
urges a compulsory examination of German
and Americas pork.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
RICHARD HIMSELF AGAIN.
&eene Calls on His Creditors TO
Bring I'm Their RfIIs.

NEW YORK, May 8. 3.-Keene says that there
ID nothing new to give the press concerning
his affairs, which are gradually being
Strengthened out, and showing him to be in
apparently perfectly solvent condition, He
has just notified the holders of privileges
against him to present them for adjustment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
Mecsiu~ of ufchIpan EeIecttcs.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 3-The eighth
annual meeting Of the Michigan State
Eclectic Medical and Surgical society WILDE
held i'll this city, commencing on Wednes-
day, May Is, at II o'clock a, m, and con.
tinue in session two days.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
Programme of the independents.

New York, May 3--Word comes from
Albany that the Independent Republican
leaders are arranging for meeting which
shalt map out the course to be pursued
1t Chicago by those who are connected
18th or sympathize with the movement.
The meeting will probably he held in
this city or Brooklyn within ten days. In
gitations have been issued not only to avowed
independents, but to delegates from this and
aeighboring states who have expressed no
references with regard to candidates. 1t is
i'eiegate Packsrd's idea, seconded by As
cniblyman Roosevelt These gentlemen be-
-'avo that, if properly organize's they
ran have as powerful a voice in Che proceed
ings NJ Chicago as they had at Utica They
have determined to go to Chicago in condi
lion not only to withstand raids by frioni,
of the leading candidates, but to assert them.
selves and receive the recognition to which
they think they are entitled.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
RniIway n.viaend DecIared.

CHICAGO, May 3-The directors of the
Chicago & Alton declared a quarterly divi-
dend of 50 per share to stockholders of record
May 10, payable June :, on both preferred
and common stock
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03

TORONTO, May 3.--There are new no devel-
opments ill connection with the dynamite plot.
The cabinet council decided to offer re-
ward of 81, 900 for the arrest and conviction
Of the parties who put the cartridges where
they were found.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
Send Money BY American Express Co. Money
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
Rock Island, April 10, 1884.

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03
-soldiers, Homo for NIichfgan.

WASHINGTON CITY, May s.-The house
committee on military affairs has agreed
favorably to report the bill providing for the
erection of a soldiers home in Michigan, t.
cost 500 900
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03

The helpless are never so helpless as
when stricken by rheumatism. 1t tor
lures the body, and palsies the hand that
should be winning bread. Aremedy like
Athlopboros speedy, sure, and not in
furious to the system is powerful and
to the ministrations of those who move
about bearing balm TO the afflicted. Rev.
]. E. Searles. pastor Willett Street NJ. f
Church, n. y, writes: Have not used
Athlophoros myself, but have administer
ed to those who We're helpless with In
fiammatorv Rheumatism. In "a hours
they have been free from pain ana attend
ing 10 their duties
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-03

Colorado Republicans send Blaine dele
cation to Chicago not officially instructed,
but each was required to pledge himself to
support Blaine, The platform compliments