The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24
,..voxhs. 1855. III. .. 9. Mcclure Co.

srs.s fness Ii tbs narrative are gwen ~
1sres 1Akrsy AoSs.s ~ NJ soos, ,.ss
"a myself and the NlcArzguai.s.
- a he three IL the biggest liar the
sSsr mrss j1dge for aisnscsr-k- ID
- ~sses naval officer came into this
~.vz NTH two eyez and two arms; ne
- 4 via bat one OF each. but the re-
/ sstslre sys was ever quick to see, ard
- reuaair.ag arm ever strong TO seize.
I - hfs bind eye became assfni On
- htsto1icai occasion. But the loss Of
-. or arm was NJ nothing 10 the con-
ear1; Ioas OF iaas heart, which often icd
- ~ nasid Ia the finding 81 X: van
eriuhed Uhsu hs INST tho women: tn
xnr.h,s when he met the men: In truth.
: noss human hero. aao 50 va Al love
hek, The We. In this instance. as the
~ toks hAs It. embracing the women.
Il . she ysar 17S Britain ordered Col.
putson 70 Invade Nicaragua The task
& ncoeAd ca the gaisaE. colonel was not
"a orssoas one. for the Nlcaraguaas
pSyer carsd 70 secure fsr themselves the
military reputation Of Sparta. In fact,
nms years Afssr this. single American.
Waiker. With = few California; rifles urs~
em hi command. conquered the whole
naison md made himself president OF Il,
81 psfhzps would have been dictator cf
Nicaragua today IL his own country had
~ Iaid h3m By the heels. II II no viola
/ tea Of history 10 state that the entire
Britain hest was not engaged In subduing
Nicaragua, and that Col Poison felt him.
opif amply provided for the necessities of
\ ths crisis by ssilsns into the harbor Of Sam
5sAH del Nerts with one small ship.
Thsrs were numerous Notifications nj the
ooath OK the river, and In about an hour
sstsr lardihg the colonel was In posses
eoH Of taem all. The flight Of time, brief
- u was, could not be compared n
ssisrfty with tae flight Of the Mica. aguans,
shg hssoek themselves 10 the bAckwoods
With an impetuostty seldom seen outGde
II q race colirse. There was no loss OF
ksA 20 far az the British were concerned.
and the only Casualties resulting TO the
xscaragaaIs were colds caught through
iae ovsr-heatinx of themselves In their
fsserish desire to explore Immediately tho
Interior OF their beloved country. HE
Another day" was the motto Of tho Mica
fasaanA So far. 30 good. o. % bad, a.
The case may be.
The victorious coion& now got together
ncstlla OF some half score of boats, or
nafe. and ths fiot!iia was placed under tho
ecnmand OF the young naval officer. the
nero OF this story, Tho expedition PRO-
eesced cautiously up The RIVER San Juan,
WHICH runs for eighty miles, or there
eboats. from Lake Nicaragua 10 the salt
water. The voyage was q sort OF marine
hen'c. Luxurious vegetation on either
SIDE. ana no opposition TO speak Of even
from the earrest OF the river Itself, for
LaEs Nicaragua IL but 10 feet above the
seA level. ard 10 feet givss little ran,ditv
10 river eighty miles long.
A the nosiftn apDraa rhsa thn ar.raa~>
TO The lake. caution increased. for II was
not Known how strong Fart San Carioz
might prove This fcrt. PERHAPS the only
eas IN the country strongly built. stood
~ once on the shorx OF the lake ana the
bank az tbs stream. There was one chance
n thousand that tae speedy retreat OF
The NlcaraEuans had been merely de-
Wee TO lure the British into the center
OF the country. where tho little expedition
a. 20 sailors and marines might be ami
sisasea. In the1e circumstances Cot. Pol
sen thought IL Well, besore coming in
ssht or the fort. 30 draw up his boats
alcng the northern hank Of the San Juan
hssr. sending oAt scouts 10 bring in nsces-
saFr Information regarding the strong
bad Ths ycnng naval officer all through
Bis life vas noted for his energetic and
reck.sss courage. so Il was no. TO he wor-
dsted at that Tire age OF % found him
impatient with the delay 10th to lie In
s~ssve IN his beat until the scouts re-
turned, 10 he resolved upon an action tha.
sca'd have justly brought cour.-mar,fai
upon his head had a knowledge OF IL come
70 his F.perier officer. He plunged aiors
'n'o TIE tropical tsiekes. srnisd only With
,so pistols and catiass. determined 10
ssfss nS way through the rank vegeta-
tea alans the bank 81 the river ans! r.-
sehsoitsr Fort San Carlos for himself.
= Re had given any thought 10 the mat
sI. which IL ~ more than likely he did
rs. nc must have known that he ran
sssfy Fisk ~ capture ard death, Tor the
ssuse OF Central America. then as now.
50 rarely showa any hesitation ahou,
ssaoctns prisoners OF wa. Oar you-g
snsha therefore had slight chance FOR h.s
ass sat OF from his comrades and in
se circumstances even civilized nation
ssa.d have bern perfectly within sts r,gh,
" executing him as n shy.
sher issNing thu lake. the River San
nAh seaes south ard then north again.
sas scouts had taken tbs direct raufe 4,
-. toys ACROSS the land. ha. the young
meeVy was that II the Nlcars-
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sasssS atiastsd ard defeated. This the
80. nan argued. was wha. ne hiy.srl-
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sac Sea had suggested itself TO tina
rseean. az San Carlos.
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