The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-24

-,,D',,,ngton Post is authority lot
the following: Titan, efforts to
SEM 'o -. official recognition oil nv
oD'ain Crhans brings TO him every
80 49, and scores of letters app 10
49, oo,,rse and speaking III 10 p'ea- 1.lt
-. ~ ~ his colleagues who are ulspo111
g. o., .be Cuban cause. one OIL NC
49,, - which the Senator receiver -
49, bad more than usual lhtei 90 ""
s,co,,rt Of the story told by the Wil'.i'
M senator's correspondent sdlu .Aa'
- Ii,.ed i'm the upper part OF Ne" iOiN
State and added that he was inc s scl.
~. 81 Thomas william Ward, or leAas.
Tsverv Texan will remember fes-L'5
NNard as he used TO be called. he Wa ="
.,t1ier i'm the war which achieved the III
deneudence Of Texas. and was nero a.
tho hattie Of San Jacinto. lie was an
freshman. without the Vvacity ana soou-
nature common TO his race but MS VI"
erv and loyalty made him popular Al an
anniversary Of San Jacinto ms les ""S
nlov,, o0 bv a cannon. and after that he
wore a wooden substitute IL "ds 'o,s
and straight limb, without any joints
whatever and he used TO swing ii around
I'm great fashion.
In course OF time Ward was made con-
sul to Panama While ne was there an
American citizen was put into prison.
Ward heard Of the outrage. His patriotic
blood was stirred. and he sent note 10
the Governor demanding that the Ameri-
can be released. This was a matter, OF
course. for the Minister, not the Consul.
hut Ward was not a man 10 stand upon
etiquette No attention was paid TO the
demand. and Ward grew furious. 81 sent
Won a note" he wrote 10 the Governor
again "some three hours ago. politely
asking the release Of an American from
prison No reply has been received This
IS 10 warn Won that n he Is not set free
hv o'clock this afternoon the United
States sloop % war Mary. which is In
the harlor. will lombard the town" Long
before 4 o'clock the man was set free
and an apology had been rendered.
Such was the story which Senator MOT
cams correspondent told Of his father-in-
law. owe ought 70 have such people
-,owadavs." said the Senator and Senator
Mills. who remembers. when little boy.
having seen "Pce-Leg' Ward also sighed
for something If the enthusiasm which
stirred The old Texans soul
Senators Morgan md Mills NAV have
said what IS attributed 10 them here IN
Jest. but their speeches IN the Cuban
business and upon the arbitration treaty
indicate that their settled opinions run
in the line OF what they are here credited
with.
'pes-Lee" Ward came out OF that piece
of business all rlght, but that IS not the
spirit that should inspire our foreign
representatives. Three hours was no
time 10 give foreign power TO lcok into
the facts OF case and determine wheth-
or a man arrested by its officers was
wronefully held. II "Peg-Leg" could do
that with little Panama. he would have
been bound TO DO it with Great Britain
also. and II he had tried 1t with her he
would possibly have ended with two peg
legs instead Of one, and very possibly
no head to be carried on his two peg
legs"
This spirit Of bully and bravado IS I'M
worthy Of a great country like ours, and
II IS to lie regretted that many OF our
public men are so much inclined 10 ap.
prove OF IL.