The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-21
ABOUT PEOPLE,
stranger ia ths City ana WiosliRE PEG.
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william Tecumseh Crawford, Of this
city, a private in Company n, of the
First West Virginia, returned yester-
day morning from Camp Poland on
sixty days furlough. Young Crawford
has been for some time attached to Gem
eral Brooke's stan as orderly. and went
with the general to Porto Rico calling
from Newport News on board the trans
port Massachusetts, July %, and landed
at Ponce on August 2. Just as the bhip
entered the harbor the inspiring signal,
Ponce has surrendered" was received
by the Massachusetts,. After securing
horses, young Crawford accompanied
General Brooke across Porto Rico via
the military road. ON the summit OF
the mountains 500 Spanish soldiers turn
ed out and saluted the American COM
mander and accompanied the party to
Arroyo. Two days later the Ohio troops
captured Guyana after slight Skin
mish. on the third Of September Sem
eral Brooke and party entered San
Juan, the first Americans in the capi-
tai Of the island.
The Porto Rlcans, says Mr.. Crawford,
welcomed the American invasion with
the greatest enthusiasm. AS the troops
passed through the towns in their VIC
torious march, the people turned out
and offered fruits and drink to the
Americans, and were most eager to get
hold Of the dag. on his voyage back
to America on the OLDHAM, young Craw-
ford had an exciting experience. In the
Windward passage the coal bunkefs OF
the ship were discovered to be on fire.
and It was necessary to put back into
Santiago, where the fire was extln-
guished.
The Porto RIcans, says Crawford, are
far superior to the Cubans and Will
make good Americans, being Industrious
and easily governed. He does not be-
lleve II viii be necessary to keep more
than one regiment there to maintain
order In the entire island. The Cubans,
on the other hand, are treacherous and
''shIfty," and It will be necessary TO rule
there with an iron hand. During his
stay in Santiago he pronered a mer-
chant a paper bill for purchase, but
II was refused, and upon inquiry It was
learned that come inscriptions mol
yldual had passed about $500 In WORTH
less Confederate paper. Crawford added
that there are many good gold standard
arguments in Cuba and Porto Rico,
where the silver standard money y
worth Just one-half the same amount IN
American currency, either gold or sill
yer.
w. B. Caldwell. Rattlesnake, IS
Windsor arrival
]. L. Newman, Of Littleton, was at the
Howell yesterday.
E. c. Blayney and Mrs. c. W. Blay-
ney of Good Intent, were stamm guests
yesterday.
H. w. Roberts and H. S. Crawford,
of slstersvllle, registered at the Mcclure
last night.
Mrs. James PAUL and Mrs. s. o.
PAUL. OF wellsburg, were shopping IN
the city yesterday.
Miss Hattie Burns. who was visiting
South Side relatives, has returned to
her home in Parkersburg.
Michael Owens, OF Toledo, has re-
turned home after a visit to his father,
John owens, OF South Jacob street.
Mrs. Mamie Kenney, of Slstersville.
has returned home after visiting her
brother, Thomas, of South Eoit street.
Mrs. Louis Zeldt, jr., of Washington,
Pa, yesterday was visiting her father,
squire C. s. Greer. who Is III at his
home on South Eoff street.
Mrs. S. A. Cockayne. and Mrs.
Charles Schwobe. OF Moundsviile., are
visiting Mrs. Cockayne's daughter,
Mrs. T. II. Meighen, Of South Jacob
street.
Edgar W. Hennig, who was so badly
burned bV a gasoline explosion several
weeks ago, is slowly recovering. He Is
sim confined in the Wheeling hospital,
but may leave next week. II will be
some time before he will be able to at
tend to business.
City Engineer A. L. White, who has
been confined to HE home on the Island
with a severe attack OF nervous pros
tratInn, was at the city building yester-
day afternoon for the first time. His
friends will be pleased to learn that he
is ON the highway to complete recovery.