The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-02

they had eone for the government was
beyond estimating. The mos, aensvc.ens
Impulses 81 the human heart hal new xrsh
in their breasts and compelled then. To
tFcesssnt sail for the fslIew nan and their
&C asgnoa country.
There was John d Rockefeller. who
ewrs ahaut s.acs olst cs total OF f,.au
shares ~ stock in sne ae the most ruth
less and unscraspussras ncHopalses TN the
country. There was J. Fserpsns Morgan.
the eminent hond broker. Charles Laaier.
the banker. Cornelius y. Bliss, who he's
something - do with the cabinet: n X.
Fasrasnk. George Gould. Calvin s 8rsee
formerly \ senator from Mark Hanna's
state ard tssSs as goot a enc as Hanaal.
Jim Hiil. % sae Great Northern rail.
read ard Pierre f.ortllard. who gathers
his Money IN America and makes Il circu-
late in England
These naen were members OF the Jekyi
Island club. saa 30 the island they
paired when Il WAS necessary to recuper-
ale mental ard physical energies exhaust
ed IN telling fer tha people. Tssas's what
they kept 1ekyl stand for. and the ciah
thought II war should ccEne the services
% its members 10 humanity ought TO en.
title II 10 3ae best proseStsen the govern
ment could afford. There were no guns
ZOO good ard no troops too tane 10 defend
Jekyl island from the Sransaris.
one simple lieutenant from = little home
In Alabama with "a mortgage on {, has
made Jskyt Siara as safe as Posey cosin-
~, Indiana Patriot Rockefeller No longer
fears for hss summer home. Pagrio; I.ars
Hard says The country il toe coarse snr
him and goes 20 England. Patriot J. Pier
pnnt Morgan returns te his ticker and
tries 10 figure 0ut whether there will hs
enough bonds left over from the popular
subscription 10 yield him hts legitimate
profits Everything ls quiet al Iekyl lss-
and. The summer houses are safe.
David H. King. r.. has mansion on
Jekyi tsiana anl he offered II 10 the
Red Cross society for hospital for sick
and wounded soldiers The society Was
about - accept the csfsr when the other
Jekyl island patriots began to object and
smart and growi and complain. ana finally
the club refused ~ allow an unslghtiy
lot of wounded soldiers TO set foot ca
s,a piece Of ground. even lf Mr., King did
offer hts house. Old blue uniforms and
brass buttons are not the proper dress
for the island.
The Pressure Mr. King.
They were not asked to give up their
palaces-MF. Kings was enough. and Mr..
King offered II. freely and generously.
The crly burden TIE offer tended 70 i'm.
pose on Mr.. Kings fellow miIianaires waa
the proximity fer a time OF few Amert-
can soldiers and sailors who had been
wounded by the bullets Of the eSeuny
from whom the directors a few weeks
aso we're irupierlng the government 20
protect their property. Yet Mr.. Kings
/ offer must be- withdrawn
''Jekyi island IS free TO Jekyi Islands
defenders. hat II Is not open 10 the eoun-
try's defenders Soldiers can 20 there
with coast defense guns 10 protect u
| from the Spanish. hut they cannot go there
tn rsf an AZ sh.sxe tstrfi orr Ard
| crippled with snanish BULLETS nor 10 rest
this. fever acked bodies that have fol.
/ lowed the eo,intry's flag In the tropical
/ swamp o. Cuba. Men that have offered
| their lives To their country and suffered
| wounds and sickness for IL are not coed
| enough TO exist the same piece 81 earth
| with the peerless patriots Of the John D.
| Rockefeller and the Calvin Brtce stripe.
| mo history ~ the war will be quite
| complete without an account os these
great and generous men. whQ Remembered
/ that literally and hguratyefy. they were
| patriots frss and nlilllonaires afterward.-
Franklin H. Head. o. Chicago. who
every year or two writes a hoax for
| private circulation ana the fun Of X. is
| the author ~ a very remarkable History
| Of Jekyi Island n history that contains
| excerpts from the private correspondence
OF Mrs. Governor oglethrope ana details
| OF John wesley's frultlesa attempts 70
| about the island topogr ashicaiiy and In q
social way II II good fur any man
| 10 know. He visited theirs some years ago
and gave his impressions 81 the life he
| islanders lead 20 the New England Maga-
zine, Mr.. Head said:
'T found the March climate Of the island
invfgoratng and delightful: the bride.
paths ard roads leading through the for
est Wisely planned and charming, the
drive Of n dozen miles upon the FIRM ana
shining beach The Joy Of lifetime, Tire
absence Of the Lac deer. the quail ana
the ferragan vas explained by tho state
men. that Tire committee Of three. who
vkstsd the island prior to the purchase.
had eaten them. although tradition IL
sliu current Though doubted BY sone}
that on a certain Sunday terrapSn 1smp
vas served 20 some OF the early lnhab-
ltants The clubhouse was well planned
fer it, purposes. the company choice and
IN every way agreeable. All members ~
the c,u,, worthy az their exalted heritage
were basily employed in doing nothing. and
in doing {, Thoroughly ana we'll A few
rleryi,ryx whe--sere looking about for
something 20 20, who watched anxEousy
far the nswsi3g y.Ts srf snugh, tn efuf.
,srats The a;rasesyhsrH II the island With
the cares az .te outer world. We're frowr-
81 anan and their expulsion woald have
heen considered except that thH consider
alton ~ even 80 setf-esidsuf necessity
would have required m effort. The Wee
president and acting executive, 81 diwnf-
Hed and stately presence. vas a man ~
sary energy. which wes exercised hourly
IN The putting oT gnsn tha day after
tomorrow the things which should havs
heen a0re today. The visitors during ny
stay were largely 81 middle iifs. npen
whsm ease with dignity sat Peacefully"