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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26

dom NJ homo nowadays. He is loved by
oil rebel sympathizcrs. Those foremost in
the councils Of the rcyolutionists tcay all
knowledge of tho adyenturcr He has
never been soon in their company or
known 20 communicate with them.
The most exciting episode In which nc
has figured during the instruction. so far
rs known, was during the winter Of 1896.
when he ATTEMPTED TO pilot the Thrce
Friends To tho Cuhan shcrc. He did not
take command Of the boat until the coast
OF Florida had become n blur. Then the
silent man whoi. the mixed crew had ~
carded n an unwelcomc intruder do.Icd
his stylish derby hat, slipped on "A dark
blue scaman's cap and assumed entire
charge of thc rilothcuse. His knowledge
of southern waters is thorough, hut he was
unable to quickly avoid Spanish cruiser
which bore down upon the little filibrstcr.
Then hcfan n chase which finally ended
In Spanish humiliation, but not before il
had SEEMED certain that the Three Friends
would be blown out Of existence BIZ shot
and she'll The unframed crew of the
steamer were panic stricken. There was
hardly an American cmong them. Prayer
and cxhortation rose to heaven. O'Bricn
was the only thoroughly unalarrnod man
In tho little band. Hour after hour he
held the vessel to the course. calmly esti-
mating the comparative speed of pursued
and pursucr and mover ut;ering a word
that was not wisely planned command.
The weather was boistcrous, and O'Brien
was wet 10 tho skin. hut never for a mo
men. did his tired muscles relax their grin
ON the great spoked wheel. The Three
Friends solitary gun pointed useless from
the PROV. and a man-of wars man mem
ber Of the crew pleaded long and piteously
for "just one shot" mt the swift approach
ing cruiser. B.icn shook his head in re-
Spouse for several hours and then indul-
gently pulled hard on the wheel. The vessel
veercd oil, and a shot was sent over the
water 20 the rcar. 1t did no execution, so
Tar rs known. The Three Friends was
switched hack on her course and continued
her successful flight.
Captain u Bricn made mistake In try
Ing 10 reach Cuba with such a worthless
craft rs the Tillie, and il may be only his
judgment and not his luck that was at
fault. The Tiliie was commanded by Cap
tain Berry. The first night out she began
60 leak. The water oozcd in through the
propeller shaft. and before midnight tho
lower par II the hold was flooded. Mid
night found her 80 miles east VI Barnssat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26

fls stT1m pumps made no Roadway
againEt the incoming tide They were
either broken OF totally inadequate. Mean
| while the wind had risen to so mile gale
ind was blowing the watterlogged craft
calf Under ut every plunge. The one
thance was to keep the water out of the
furnaces. When the pumps broke down,
the crew and passengers alike were ordered
below and put to work battling with buck
cts. Nearer and nearer crept the water to
the furnaces, but they persevered, while
The Gremen worked harder getting in coal
than they had ever worked before. OF
course the bucket work was like sweeping
back the ocean with broom, and before
O'Clock Sunday morning passengers and
crew were working up to their waists in
water, and the furnaces were full of steam.
The water was actually up to the CRATE
bars and on level with the hot coal, and
the fire was kept up above it with great
punches of cotton waste soaked in kero-
senc. These blnzed furiously and kept
Steam up. For two hours this continued
The boat was kept headed for the Long
Island shore, the purpose being to run her
aground on tho beach or to get close
~'Sorh w ihunN ~ PoocAOAo W iVNSu tuC
shore in the boats
With the fires out and the waterlogged
vessel plunging and rolling and bucking
in a gale, there seemed little chance for the
lives of those on board. Then Captain
Berry ordered as many rs the boats could
hold into them and prepared to abandon
tho vessel Tho two boats were lowered,
nnd all but eight 20. into them. Captain
Berry remained with his ship The boats
dropped nstern of the Tillic, holding on to
her By lines, and lay there Their only
hope then was that they would BIO picked
up by some passing ship.
just ut this time the Governor Amcs'
topmast showed above the mountains of
water. She is a grca. Zig five mastod
! schooner, tho largest sailing vessel in the
American coasting trade. She was bound
to Providence from Newport News with q
cargo of coal. Captain Waldcmar bore
down on the disabled vessel, which was
utterly wreck by this time, and soon
made out the two ships beats full of men
on her Ice quarter. Tho Ames' course was
changed TO bring her within 100 yards of
the doomed vessel. He hailed the boats
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26

At Taylor college. Upland. Ind.
one Of the buildings, The Maria
Wright Hail." bears the name of it's
donor on the corner stone. Maria
Wright is the wife of Rev. John K.
Wright, the president OF the college,
as we'll as president of the National
Association OF .Locat Preachers, a
familiar name, especially to Method.
lists. all over the country.
II anyone has known the luxury of
doing good. the beloved wife and CO.
worker Of the president Of Taylor
college has enjoyed her share. In
the same helpful spirit with which
che has helped many q poor. strug-
Cling student by Something more
substantial than good advice. Mrs.
Wright writes to the proprietors OF
Paine's celery compound. hoping
someone may be benefited by Paine's
celery compound, ss her letter show VS.
that she has been:
Washington, d. c., May "a, 1897,
1887 Tenth street, N. W.-Wells.
Richardson Company-Dear Sirs:
flod your Paine's celery compound of
much benefit as q tonic. Since tax.
ing 1t feel stronger. take pleas.
ure in recommending it. Respect
fully, MRS H. MARIA WRIGHT.
Every person who has ever taken
Paine's celery compound has observed
how soon it regulates the bowels and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26

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esnnrg Alresdy u 10 aiming 70. victims b,
,ne w a ssufs trruss ODD oc~a-. As IN ts, ps,t
sid : on eross y,ur thrcshhoid. We fer swsru
you end tel you ho. TO bss, pr ,p.r. f,r A
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p'ersrrd Tor the cr~ry vhsn he a:farks v m
Send tsrp for our - Pare boz which gives fuI,
.esfme =. syrpioms. etc We guarantee Dr
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Omshs. Ntb
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sssere es.e % lsg'ippc Ny lang. were yer,
soto, aud 10 ticking the Df. Rays Lnrg Balm /
FOUND Y stnifci any d, sire 20 cough OF o.cc.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26

and directed them to drop under the
schoonrr's stern ard catch lines he would
throw TO them. This was far easier said
than done in the violent seas raging, which
tossed tho heavily freightcd yawls around
like oggshells. Several efforts to catch
lines thrown them proved fruitlcss, and
Captain Waldemar had his seamcn make
bowlinrs out Of small lines, and these were
thrown to the men in the yawls, who.
making the lines fast around them, leapetl
into the sea ard one by ono were hauled,
half drowned, aboard the Governor Amcs
until II men had been taken literally out
of tho seas NAV. Eight men remained on
board the Tillic, including CAPTAIN Berry.
There had not been room for them in tho
ships boats. Captain Waidcmar called
for volunteers to save these. Second Mate
Lcccr and Seancn JIeQrgc Green. Potter
Nelson. Charles Lindquist and Frank Ii.
Bronz responded. They launched the Til
lies largest yawl. which had been swung
out on the Amos' stern davits, and made
their way back to where the Tillie, now
oil awash. was being buffetcd and rolled
by the storm.
IL was a wonderful ride. At times the
yawl WAS tossed so high on the crcsts of
giant waves that the men in il looked
down On their fellows ON the deck of the
Amcs. At o:Ecr times the watcry noun
tain3 loorucd so high before and behind
them that they thought there was no hope
and that they would be swampcd. still
they managed to hold their way and got
TO the Tillic. With infinite difficulty they
took on. Captain Berry, Frank Agramonte
and two otheTs-tbe yawl could hold but
nine-and made their way back to tho
Governor Ames. The rescued men were
baulcd on board the Amcs. and, though the
storm haG increased in violence. the vol
unicer crew started back to the Title
The wind Ind risen to 20 miles an hour
II blew the tops off the waves and mnde
the work OF rescue impossible The five
men in the boat kept il up until they were
almost exhausted. They could not reach
the Tiilie and were forced to put back. It
was marvel that they ever reached their
ship. Another boats crew volunteered to
make the attempt, but Captain WaIdemar
realized that to send men out again would
only add to the total of the lost He had
done all that man could do and more than
most would have attempted. Reluctantly
ko headed the Governor Amos back on her.
course. and she Tillic with her four doomed
men was left alone in the storm. The last
seea OF her she was almost all under waser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26

clears the whites Of the eyes OF that
yellow jaundiced look. Another wit
ness Of it's invigorating capacity that
may escape the notice Of persons not
accustomed to ordinarily employing
this test is its effect on the pulse.
Observethe firm regular. full pulse
that was before uncertain, fluttering
and feeble.
The great susceptibility Of woman
to worry Is heightened b. te I OF
that she leads more confioed, mon
otcnous life. narrowed down to the
four wallis Of home the greater part
Of the day. Paine's celery compound
Is Just what such nervous, depressed
persons need to restore their nerves
to energy and to lift them out OF
their constipated, dyspcptie habit Of
body.
Paine's celery compound counter
acts the exhausting strain OF work
by its strong induOement to the deli.
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plainly induces the nerves and brain
to feed themselves more literally :,
and has thus saved countless men
and women from chronic neuralgia,
rheumatism, sleeplessness and failing
mental power.
No remedy has been discovered 90
rich in fssh.formiug and energy-pro.
ducing constituents % Paine's celery
compound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
DAREDEVIL Or THE SEA.
Dynamite Johnny a Filibuster
For Forty Years.
HAS HIS GOOD LUCK CHANGED,

Friends and Ncig!ibors o: the Dann.icss
Skipper Imagine That Ee Broo,is Owe.
The Loss Of the ril,ie-Tracic Story CT
the Wreck.
Has Dynamite johnny los. his luck.
Will the tragic loss Of the filibus.er TTllic
end the daring career CT this mort remark
able OF MGR.
The friends and neighbo-s of Captain
John OEricn Of Nenrry, " J.. Imagine
that tho d1untlcss skipper has taken tp
heart the recent catastrophe which marks
the first serious failS-c i'm his ycnturesomc
carer Of 40 years.
Captain O'Brien Is now al,out 60 years
old. lie acquired the name OF Dynamite
Johnny when he successfully navira,cd
the old schooner yacht Rambler, laden TO
her deck bcams with dynamite. from this
Port to Ia Guayra, oil the Venezuelan
coast. His Practice on that yoyaye was 10
soak his cargo with water. and then. hay.
ing pumped out the yachts bilccs, no
would calmly sit on hatch and smoke his
ripo. Dynamite Johnny was In command
OF inc niibustcTinc steamer John ". Haw-
kins when she was wrecked Of Barnegnt
In 1896. lie also took out the steamer Der
muda In two filibustoring trips from this
port, and later on he had charge Of the
steamer Laurada, used by the Ci,l,ans fer
the same purposc-thc transportation of
nrns and ammunition TO the Cul,an coast
IL was hardly month after the present
Cuban revolution began before Captain
OBficn was hCard from. No one expected
him to restrain himself. How many ex-
petitions the strange. white haired nan
has guided t. snug haven on the Islands
coast is matter Of conjecture lie is sci.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
Administrators Notice

Dptses ~ tnsisir g,r.cnhtrvn. deceased
fhe uessrs,grsd tsvins h~en scpv,.us-a -.
mlristraffia with the ell answered os N.
estate o. lndwig ,.ls-cnhsgsu. Lac q the
ssunu ~ ksea tslsns. ssAs- 81 hno...
deeeased. hereby sfvss notice tnsf 81 ON Ar
peU bcfsrc the county eourt % kcck t.isf...
county, 81 the county court rom 10 the
eitv u kces Island. "a the Apyil terra on
n,tided ana rcgness~d to sftsrs, for Tie p,rpu,s
% having the same adjusted.
An psr-ous lpdebted " said estate srv rsSues,-
81 - nAss iEasdsss payment 70 TIE sndss-
psted M. lita dsy ~ reeru.ry A. n. ,sos.
Msstr nEiss>s. Adnini-trstrix,
With Will anreasd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
Executors Notice .

E-tase II Csthsriae murray, ser.ss,d.
The uuders,unsd having neer appofu,sd srsru
t,r 20 the lsst oil aud testsuent 20 ,a,hs ms
narphy. h'e ~ the t.auiy 20 Rpck Isisnf. stat.
~ llhno's. dcces-ei. hereby gives no,ife tia, 10
VII epp.sr hefs-e the ennnty cnnrt ~ hok To
s-d cnuntv. o. the euunty court room, w the ci,,
OF kcck Island. a. the Nay term on the Grst Nor
ssy IN Msy nest. AZ wich time al D r-oas bsv
ing els,rn- sgsirst AT estate are no.tied am
rtsne siia-'ed All person. inslek,ed 70 .ais o..
tate arc re9ne-'ed % MAKE immediate ysymeni
t.ihc uudersisne
Dated TN. slh dsy ~ F,s-usry. A. n, isas.
fHitLIr CRoNt~, Execufos.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
Rhsumas,sm Cured In - Hours.

7. J. BlackmOre, Of Halter &
Blackmore. Pittsburg, Pa, says: IA
short time since ! procured d bottle
Of Mystic Cure. It got me out Of
the house In "a hours. I took to my
bed with rheumatism nine months
ago and the Mystic Cure is the only
medicine that did me any good. I
had five Of the best physicians in the
city. but l received very little relief
from them" Sold by Otto Grotjan,
1901 Second avenue. druggist, Rock
Island; Gust Schlegel & Son, 220
West Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
EIecutos's Notes.
n.,.ls ., Anna oal~eIisr. deceived.

ustAis Of Anna Ohl~ciisr. deee sped.
rae undersigned having ben appointed ere,
~. 81 NE lest ON sad testsnsnt 10 Anna Oh
tnncis, d~essped heresy Kivts nssiee thai On
CIV appear sescre the county esart n RneA Island
eosnev q the ecany coar rroa. IN
tss ety % hcch inland. 81 the April term, o..
TIE erst ucsdsy IN April next. Or which tine
eh y~rsuns having claims against .ald estate ere
scsaed and rslnsstsd N stfsrd. fos ths puspnss
- hsv'ns tn same sAiastsa
Al p~rsons indeht.d 70 said estass ars 70
dsrsirscd
Dated Ms ssts dsy o. Jsnasry. A. n fss
Jsas OaLwaLEs Sxscusos.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26

Statistics show that thousands Of
infants and children yearly die Of
meEbraneous Group. We do not ex-
sggerste when we state that everyone
of these iunocents could have been
saved had Foley's Honey and Tar
been given them in time. Can You
afford to be without it in your house
hold? For sale by T. H. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26

What's the secret Of happy. Wig.
oro1s health? Simply keeping the
bowels. the stomach, the liver and
kidneys strong aud active. Bur.
dock Blood Bltters does it. Sold BY
Marshall & Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
LS0AL.
Esscusor's Notice.

anns ~ John ". Potter asssassd.
sr 81 sss q: I'm ma ':.s = are
fe,tsf. late o. he eounty % noeh lslsn
49, % f1ifnoisI dsres>ed. nsrsby sfvss aosf
hst shs ON sppesr bsssrs the esansy e.srs
nsss issnd e.ssts. e Ne enan;y esas
urun, On TIE ars nescsy IN Apr
nsst. q watch tine ell psrsrrs hsvinx slsirss
aoAinst said estHis ere ncsiied sna rraaesssi n
sassA fcr the purpo-s Of having the sxns a
rs0a Al ref-on- tnfs bed n said essste srv
eprv1sned.
rssss this s,h day 81 vesrussy. 4 y. fSs
MINIS Z. fsrrrR. Erscutr.x.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-03
NEWSPAPER HuMoR.

Rev. DIR. Minot j. Savage. OF New York,
recently delivered in the Smoky City an
excellent lecture on American Wit and
Humor." and In the course OF his remarks
he paid the newspapers OF the country a
handsome compliment by saying tina.
some OF the brightest and most mirtE-
provoking things ever seen appeared IN
their columns. The sum OF his observa-
tions was that American wit and hunor
are founded on English wit. but have been
improved by the environment Of vigorous
nature and quickness OF appreciation by
the Yankee" settlers. The development
and maintenance OF American wit and
humor. he claims, must be credited prin-
cipally 10 the newspapers Of the country.
He has seen some OF the most sparkling
specimens in the newspaper paragraphs.
The genial parson himself appears to
lack no ammunition for smile-provoking
sallies. and he delighted his hearers with
n number Of excellent Jokes which al
most made them forget ht was preacher.
He expressed the opinion. that Mark
Twain and the late Artemus Ward were
the princes of American wit and humor.
Talking about the latter and mis-
work, the lecturer said that Andrew
Lang. the eminent English critic. hal
said not long ago that while the Ameri
can people were waiting for the grea'
American novel to be written, Marx
Twain had written It, and its title Is
"Huckleberry Finn"
Dr. Savage maintains that the highest
grades of humanity ,augh the most. Bar
barians are always grave, and the eN~
IRENE of gravity is found in the idiot.
We gracefully acknowledge the Doctors
compliment to the newspapers and VIII
not coyly assert hat it is undeseryei.
The saddest of all things about the
Journalists work s that it must so soon
be forgotten and that at best the write
can hope for but scant praise.
But it is rather a surprise to us that We
have to thank our English brethren for
our wit and humor. 1t seems that We
have held our borrowed treasure so long
that now they even fail to recognize 1t.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-03
ANTI-yIyIsECTION WAR.

The good people of New Haven, Conn,
have recently l,een engaged in petty
war, in which Yale students, the police,
and the town ats and dogs have been
engaged. For some time past there has
been a sentiment against the vivisection
Of domestic animals, which has been 90.
ing on in the scientific and medical schools
there, and quite number of per-
sons have esp used the anti-vivisection
creatures was aggravated when they dis
covered that The janitors Of some of
the schools have been in the habit OF
buying the needed animals from boys,
and for a long time women living near
the educational institutions have been
missing their pet Tables. And 1t was
further discovered that the agents who
aided these scientific investigations with
fresh material were not discriminating III
their selections, and captured any small
quadruped which came their way.
The disappearance of a fine fox terrier
was the spark which caused the explo-
sion, and when the dog was missed its
with notified the police. The blue-coated
constabulary, determined to rescue the
four-footed victim of science, raided the
dissecting-rooms of the Yale University.
In the Sheffield School a dog answering
the description of the one supposed to
have been abducted was found, and
snatched from the jaws of what would
have been novel, but most unpleasant,
death. The police refuse TO say whether
the dog they saved was the missing ter
rier or some plain, everyday cur, and II
is doubtful if The humane society can
be induced to prosecute the matter
further.
1t is stated that the vivisectionists, who
experiment chiefly on dogs, cats, and rab-
bits, handle their victims very tenderly,
though the views of the suffering quad.
rupeds might be different from theirs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-03
MAY ARREsT JUDGE pooLrrT, =
Federal Auhorities Threaten =,
Imprispn state Officials.

ClfahbESTN. W. VA. November
There Is no telling where the trouble p.
tween the Fedda and State cour,.
end. Judge Sul,s. representing Henry r.
KING New fotk client, Is still in ja.I a,
Logan, COMMITTED by Judge DooHttle 20,
the state circuit Court. for cortempt r.,
Court judge lpouttle has refused n
listen to the manttes OF n superior court
ana now is conir'nted by question o.,
releasing Judge Stiles peaceably or bo,,..
him released by force OF arms and him.
self brought 20 Jail
The clash is due "a Judge Stiles'g h,,,i,.
appealed to the United States Com,
an injunction 20 prevent the sale M lana.
belonging to his client. Judge Dooii,,-1
ruled that he had no right 20 20 ON, y,
the Jurisdiction Of tho State .cour, NM.
the circumstances, and called ~ ...
tempt. Judge John lay Jackson ma.
granted the injunction. also issued N.Y.
OF habeas corpus for the release OF Ind.
Stiles.
This Judge Doolittle ignored and r,A.,
Jackson declares that he will send ar,,'s
deputies 10 Logan to releyse judge s,r.-
and arrest Judge Doolittle and hls l,.,-,
officers. The Attorney-General OF rN
State asked Judge Doolittlc 10, rsl,.-.
the prisoner, as he was IN the wrong rb's
appeal has not been heard from ana -
the Judge does not grant this roo,,s.,
Judge Jackson will order the t-,,.,
states Marshal 10 proceed at once d, ~.
gan with a sufficient force OF men ,o o,.
cute the orders OF the court.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-03
"he Methodists' Twenty Millions.
New York Herald.

The MethOdists have a very large con-
tract on hand. At their meeting in Spring.
field, VI ass, a suggestion was made which
the audience received first with wonder
and then with applause. If they were
startled by the magnitude OF the project
they were also proud Of their ability to
carry II out.
Ii was proposed 10 raise between now
and the beginning OF the twentieth CEN
fury the sum Of $200O0,000 as a thank
Offering" They expect to have the money
in the bank by January /, 1901, and the
chances are they will succeed.
This enormous amount OF money will
be safely invested and the interest APP
piled TO educational institutions already
connected with the denomination and to
building others.
will find a hearty response i'm all parts of
the country, and that the dollars will
pour in like corn into grain elevator.
The Methodists have very taking way
with them. They are a persuasive folk,
and they give with generosity which
has no limits. Like the Catholics. they
are to be found in every crack and corner
of the country. in the thickly- ed
cities, and on the far frontier. II they
were in secular business we should call
them hustlers, but as they are engaged
in a religious enterprise perhaps It would
be better 10 say that they are In dead
earnest"
The twenty millions ARE n dream iust
now, but as we approach the twentieth
century It will crystalline and become
a splendid reality.