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EXCITING TRIP ( CAT How Captain George i Fenian Political Pri vict Settlemer Captain George S. Anthony, who commanded tne uaiaipa expeuuiuu to Australia in 1ST6 and who died of pneumonia in this city after an illness of a few days, had been in failing health for a number of years. Two years ago, while boarding a vessel in his capacity as inspector of customs, he fell down the hatchway and was severely injured. His sight had failed and he had been in poor physical condition for some time. To those familiar with Irish history the name of Captain George S. Anthony, skipper of New Bedford whaling vessels, recalls at once the career of John Boyle O'Reilly and the rescue by the ship Catalpa of six Irish political prisoners from' the convict settlement at Fremantle harbor, southwestern Australia, in 187576, when the escape of John Boyle O'Reilly, who had left Australia in an open boat February 18, 1869, was still fresh in the public mind. News did not travel fast in those days. Captain Anthony's brilliant fpat in rpspuinsr the men and in carry m ing them off under the guns of a British man-of-war caused a comparatively slight amount of excite ment, except among the Irishmen of this country who had financed the expedition. The Yankee skipper who gave the men freedom at the risk of his life and dared an international feud in doing so, went without further reward until 1S08, when he was presented with a gold watch. A year later he was given a present of $4 00. In 1875 the Irish-Americans of this country started a movement for the rescue of the six Fenian prisoners who had been sentenced to the convict settlement at Fremantle harbor. These six men, because of their activity of supposed activity in the Fenian movement, had been 'k ' ' " transported to Australia aboard one of the old prison ships. Among those prominent in perfecting plans fo? the rescue of the Fenians were John W. ftoff, now a New York judge, "who, like many others, was moved by the pitiful appeal 6ent to this country { by the men who had been unable to accompany John Boyle O'Reilly when the latter made his escape. Looking about for a ship, the agents came across the Catalpa, lying St.: on the slip at East Boston. She was purchased and Captain Anthony was engaged to take charge of the peril ous expedition. From this point on Captain Anthony afterward told the story of the expedition as follows: "After nearly a year at sea we reached our destination, the western coast of Australia. There had been on the ground at Fremantle, sent on ahead of us and playing the part of a moneyed American investor, John J. Breslin, who was to manage the land end of the rescue. "Long before the Catalpa had Teached the end of her year's voyage Breslin had communicated, at great risk', his plans and arrangements to the men who were to make their escape. Fast horses and traps were hired; revolvers and rifles and long linen dusters to hide the convict clothes were in the traps, and when all was ready the dash was made from the road on which the prisoners were at work. "Breslin's final order dropped to the convicts was: 'Get ready; we start tomorrow morning. We have money, arms and clothes. Let no man's heart fail him. for this chance , can never come again.' "The crisis came at 7.45 in the evening. Three men in prison dress were seen coming down the Rockingham road. They proved to be Michael Harrington, Robert Cranston and James Wilson. Breslin shouted to them to jump into Desmond's wagon, which was on ahead. Desmond wheeled his horses around and was ready to start when the other three came in sight. Breslin himself drove this team toward these and found they were Martin Hagan, Jas. Darragh and Thomas Hassett. "Then the daring rescue was on in earnest. The two traps made a quick dash toward Rockingham. I was down on the beach, having landed the night before'with my whaleboat and a crew of splendid men. Down the beach came the horses on a gallop. Breslin was leading and the other team was close behind. As the prisoners jumped from the traps their long linen coats blew open, showing their convict suits. In their belts each carried two six-shooters. They seized rifles from the buggies and then rushed for the boat. " 'Pull away, boys!' I cried. The boat was not half a mile from the beach when a squad of eight mounted police galloped up bringing with them a number of native bushtraekers. As we rowed out to the open DF THE ALPA IN 1875-76. >. Anthony Rescued Six isoners From a Conit in Australia. sea the waves were rising. I told , my men to set sail. The seas com- ; menced to tumble and toss the boat, threatening to swamp her. I felt j that my only chance lay in reaching ; the vessel that night. Miles away the ; ; Catalpa was barely visible. i "Suddenly with a crash our mast . ! went over the side. The boat nearly < capsized to windward, but I threw \ her head up to the wind and the i quick work of the crew kept her ; afloat. An hour after sunrise the ] sea began to calm a little and I felt j | sure we could board the Catalpa in ; short order when right behind us was j j seen the guardship headed at full 1 speed for the vessel. " 'There's the guardboat, boys; pass j out the rifles!' shouted a sailor. Ev- < ery man grabbed a rifle and the crew j put new vigor into the oars. Two miles from the Catalpa the lookout at the masthead made us out and our ! ship was seen to suddenly bear down ! on us, every sail set. For minutes it ?- At* ^ i V* a was a quesuon wuemei me &uaiu, boat would get us before we reached 1 our ship. Had this happened there ^ ' would have been a fatal conflict. "We won out. As we got within i hailing distance of the ship I shouted, 'Run up the ensign,' and the . Stars and Stripes were run up to the peak. The whaleboat was hoisted, j As I stepped over the rail the guardboat swept across our bowi The officer in command accepted the result e in good faith and, after a 'Good | morning' and a military salute headj ed his craft back to shore. We put j to sea. "At daylight the British ship was seen again in chase. As she came near we could see that she had severj al companies of soldiers abroad. I ordered the American flag hoisted. Pretty soon came the order from Captain Harvest of the Georgette: j 'Heave to!' " 'What for?' I asked. | " 'You have escaped prisoners on ^ ! board.' " 'You're mistaken; they're all free , e men. g " 'I'll give you fifteen minutes in ; which to heave to, and I'll blow your ' masts out unless you do.' . c j "Then I sang out, 'This ship is sailing under the American flag and she is on the high seas. If you fire on me I warn you you are firing on ^ the American flag.' - ,1--^ , 1 - J 3 +V> ^ " 1 ne diuh was caneu auu u?c l*>w ! vessels continued to swing out to sea. Finally the Britisher stopped. The | Catalpa sailed serenely on, with the American flag floating on the breeze.*' Captain Anthony rounded the Cape of Good Hope and landed the rescued men at New York, August 18,1876. Following this adventure Captain Anthony retired from active seafaring, for it would have been dangerous | work for him to have ventured in British waters. He was appointed to ! the custom house service and for j years was the boarding officer at New Bedford. In 1908 he was prej sented a handsomely engraved gold ! watch by the Patrick Sarsfield club of Waterbury, Conn., and a year later i the John Mitchell and Thomas Davis clubs presented him $400 in gold on j the thirty-third anniversary of the 1 j rescue of the Fenian prisoners.?New | Bedford Cor. New York Sun. ^mm FOUL MURDER AT KIXGSTREE. t ?? i Two White Men Held for Killing of } Highly Respected Old Negro. r Kingstree. July 31.?One of the t most outrageous and unprovoked t murders that has occurred in this f county for some time past has just i j been brought to light here. On Sat- c j urday night of July 12, while quiet| ly sitting in his cabin home meditat- t ing as the shades of evening thick- t j ened about him, old Billie Moore, ex- i | slave, thoroughly reliable and one o? i | the most highly respected old ne- ? i groes of the community, was shot 1 and mortally wounded, having died ] from the wound on Thursday last. The shot that caused the old negro's i j death was fired through a window of 1 | his cabin by some one passing his I house. Suspicion fell upon two young j white men, Tom and Larry Posten, of the Cades neighborhood, who were 1 j arrested and held in jail here until an 1 inquest. This inquest was completed 1 to-day and the coroner said that the ( evidence against the two white men was so strong that he has ordered 1 them committed to jail to await the 1 action of the grand jury. 1 The coal bill for one of the largest Atlantic liners for one trip was $25,- ? ! 000, or more than $15 for each pas- j ! senger. i About 2,400 men will be required ; for the operation and maintenance of j : the Panama canal. 11 \ CURIOUS CUSTOMS IS SIMLA. Where Water is Used to Send Babies to Sleep. The people who live in the mountains round Simla have some very curious customs. They believe, for instance, that children benefit by having cold water poured on their heads, though they are unable to state wherein the benefit lies. Babies, from shortly atfer birth to the age of four or five years, are daily put with their heads under a small stream of water, remaining there for several hours. The baby is so disposed that the water just hits the top of its head and then runs off without wetting its clothes. The water has a decided soporific effect, putting the child to sleep almost at once?which may be the explanation of the popularity of the practice. One or two women usually remain in charge of a bunch of babies. The only answer the correspondent in the August Wide World Magazine could get to his question as to what good the process did was :hat "it kept the babies' heads cool." This is doubtless true, as the water is generally bitterly cold, and the operation goes on winter and sumner, regardless of the temperature. STRANGE NIGERIA LAKE. Pish So Tame They Feed From Hand of Priest. A remarkable discovery has been aade in Nigeria by P. Amaury Talbot, i district commissioner, of what is tnown as the "Sacred Lake of Life." 5ome months ago, when Talbot reurned to England after an extensive journey of exploration through the mknown parts of Nigeria, he anlounced that he had discovered a nysterious lake, which was held in jreat awe by all the native tribes hroughout the adjoining country, rvio cpoho nhnnt the lake, he said. vas full of mystery. The surface of lie water was absolutely still, and 'ound about were ten-feet-high bushis bearing what looked like great ufts of creamy plants; these, howiver, proved to be nests of tree frogs. The place was a sanctuary for all vild life, as no hunter ever dared to >enetrate within many miles of the acred waters. The natives had many >eliefs and were held by many supertitions in regard to the lake. Nothing was ever allowed to trouble he water, or even to touch its out>r edge and here dwelt forever the hades of the departed Ekoi. Talbot's latest discovery is in hap>y contrast to this description. He [escribes it as the "Sacred Lake of jife." The knowledge of the existence of the lake, had been kept a -ery jealously guarded secret from ill Europeans and not even natives, rith one exception of the high >riest, had ever been allowed to ap>roach the sacred water, the sup>osed dwelling place of the great*st deity of the race. Access to the ake was through a grove of trees so :unningly planted that any one not mowing of its existence might pass aumx/ln nf tho Vinlr nnnl V 1111 ill H 1C? > ai uo ui buv uvi.i vithout suspecting its existence. Talbot, when guided to the spot, ound that the water was full of great ish, on the welfare of which de)ended the prosperity of the Ibibio. The fish were so tame that they fed rom the hand of the reigning high )riest, the only native human being . illowed to look upon the water.? London Times. ' iOPES TO EXTEND S. C., PLANT, j Assistant Secretary of Navy Says Department is Planning Improvements Washington, July 30.?Represenative Byrnes took up with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt today the imjrovement of the disciplinary bar acks at Port Royal. Some time ago he secretary of the navy stated Ti-cc enmo r>nmniflint hv thp of .JLldC ?? CAO ovuiv ^ ^ - ? ? - ? ? ? icials in charge of the government jroperty there as to the sale of liluor on the island. Maj. Hatch, who is in charge of he institution, has recently reported ;hat conditions have been remedied, md Mr. Roosevelt states now that it s the intention of the department rreatly to increase the number of nen and erect some new buildings at Port Royal. The report of the examining board naking specific recommendations will >e sent to congress in a few days. A Last Resort. A farmer near Corning, Kansas, vhose son w-as an applicant for a position under the Government, but vho had been repeatedly turned ^nivn eo i rl -X ^ XX f ouiu "Well, it's hard luck, but John has nissed that civil service examination igain. It looks like they just won't " ave him." "What was the trouble." "Well, he was short on spellin' ind geography and missed purty fur n mathematics." "What is he goin to do about it?" "I dunno. Times is mighty hard, md I reckon he'll have to go back to eaching school for a livin'." Bailey Military Institute Formerly the S. C. C. I. of Edgefield, S. C. A Christian military institution offering instrucfp || tion in classical, scientific and commercial courses. ? & Large new brick buildings. 3Iodernly equipped, r I Steam heat. Electric lights. 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