The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-12
FORTUNATE VENTURE
A Ruined Colorado Politician Has the
Best Layout In the Philippine
Islands.

: Best Layout In the Philippine
: Islands.
I. ]. Tarsney, once adjutant genera
OF Colorado, is the veritable King Of
Corregidor island, in Manila bay. wheT
: this man was tarred and teatherNd al
Colorado Springs in 1899 by portion
! of her people. who imagined they would
rectify a grievous wrong they accused
him of working upon them during his
: conduct OF the Cripple Creek campaign.
none toresaw or even suspicioned that
he would live TO become king in the
Orient.
Neither did his hundreds Of acquain.
tances throughout Colorado and Ohio,
where he formerly resided. ever con-
slider that the march OF time would
witness his following in the wake OF an
army as sutle..
Yet this has come about. Returned
volunteers declare that nothing but the
worst Of luck will prevent his being
fully as absolute master Of an island
in the Bay Of Manila as Is the Prince
Of Monaco. the autocrat OF the greatest
gambling resort Of the world.
Tarsney had concluded TO search for
gold when he left Denver about two
months previous to the. departure Of the
first United States troops from san
Francisco. He had been buffeted
around Colorado until ne was well-nigh
discouraged. From The time his off,
cial term under former Governor
Waite expired he had vainly sought
TO retrieve a law practice which he
possessed previous to joining fortunes
with the Bloody Brides chief exc
cutive. The panic had made such ef-
forts difficult Of satisfactory results
and prejudice against all men whol
We're affiliated with the Waite regime |
operated against Tarsney particularly
hard. He had decided to emigrate to
Mexico when the Philippine war prom
ised opportunities for venturesome for
tune seekers and the Mexican project
he had ent artained was abandoned.
As a young man he had witnessed
fortunes made by the sellers Of provin-
der to the soldiers OF the war Of the
rebellion and here seemed an opportu-
nifty to him.
Il am not young" he explained to an
acquaintance in Denver, but 1 feel
that this is my last chance and will
take advantage OF it."
The next day Tarsney was on for
San Francisco. The Colorado boys
found him there ready to serve them.
He charged exorbltant prices for goods,
but what else is a sutler for? That
was what he went into the field to do.
Four miles from shore In Manila bay
there is an island called CorTegidor 1t
is the only spot in the entire region ,
where immunity from mosquitoes is
almost perfect There is a comparative
freedom also from the maIarial condi-
tiOns which beset the main portion OF
the Philippines. and altogether the spot
affords an ideal location for a resort
for the sick and the wealthy who can
afford to pay for the comforts OF lux
uriOus surroundings.
This is what I want" said the pros
pector He secured a concession from
the authorities to erect on CorregidOr
as large and commodious retreat as $
his funds would provide and obtained ]
also exclusive rights for such business. q
How legal these are the returned Col y
Drado boys do not profess to know, but r
they declare that his project is one OF n
The best any American has instituted. a
II meets a long-felt want Of the Ma Il
nilaites, who patrJnize It TO it's capa- v
,ity for Accommodations and Tarsney's II
place is becoming the most noted in v
All the country. +
Tarsney is now in the United States 0
capital to develope his island
Institution. His scheme includes the d
,rectlOn Of mammoth hotel on the ISL -
md, TO be conducted upon the most 4
approved American plans and the es-
ablishment Of all the accessories there
Q that are usually found at the most
amous resorts Of the world.