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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-16
INSIDE STORY OF A SURRENDER.
Richard Harding Davis Tells That he
Captured and Governed Coamo.


This is the inside story of the sur
render, during the Spanish war. of the
town of Coamo, as given by Richard
Harding Davis, in Golfers Household
Number 1t is written by the man to
whom the town surrendered. I'M
mediately after the surrender this
same man became military governor Of
Coamo He held office for fully
twenty minutes.
Before beginning this story the
reader must forget all he may happen
to know of this particular triumph of
the Porto Rican Expedition. He must
forget that the taking of Coamo has
always been credited to Major-Gen-
eral James II. Wilson. who on that
occasion commanded Captain Ander
sons battery, the sixteenth Pennsyl
vania, troop C of Brooklyn, and the
second and third Wisconsin volun-
teers. under General Ernst. He must
forget that in the records of the war
department all the praise, and it is of
the highest, for this victory is beloved
upon General Wilson and his four
thousand soldiers. Even the writer
of this. when he cabled an account of
the event to his paper, gave, with
every one else, the entire credit to
General Wilson. And ever since his
conscience has upbraided him. His
only claim for tolerance as a war cor.
respondent has been that he always
has stuck to the facts, and now he
feels that in the sacred cause of his
tory his friendship and admiration for
General Wilson, that hero of the Civil,
Philippine and Chinese wars, must no
longer stand in the way of his duty as
an accurate reporter He no longer
can tell lie He must at last own
up that he himself captured Coamo.
One of them spoke to me the few
words of Spanish with which / had an
acquaintance. He told me he was the
Alcalde, and that he begged to sur
render into my hands the town Of
Coamo. led him instantly to one side
was afraid that IL / did not take him
up he would surrender 1t to Paget or
to Jimmy. / babe him conduct me to
his official residence. He did SO, and
gave me the key to the cartel, staff
of Office of gold and ebony, and the
flag of the town. which he had hidden
behind his writing-desk e was
fine Spanish flag with the coat-of-arms
embroidered in gold. | decided that,
with whatever else might part, that
flag would always be mine, that the
chance of my again receiving the sur.
render of town of five thousand PEG.
pie was slender, and that this token
would be wrapped around me in my
coffin. / accordingly hid it in my
poncho and strapped 1t to my saddle
Then ! appointed hotelkeeper. who
spoke little English, as my official
interpreter, and told the Alcalde that
was now military governor. mayor
and chief of police, and that wanted
the seals Of the town. He gave me
rubber stamp with a coat-of-arms cut
in it. and / wrote myself three letters.
which, to ensure their safe arrival, |
addressed to three different places.
and stamped them with the rubber
seals. In time all three reached me,
and now have them as documentary
proof Of the fact that for twenty min
utes ] was military governor and
mayor of Coamo.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-16
HURT AT EXPO GROUNDS.
Three Men Fatally Injured by Fall of
Derrick

st. Louis, April 11.--Five men at
work on the mines and metallurgy
building at the worlds fair site were.
injured, three probably fatally, Ly the
falling OF a derrick with several tons
OF building material. The probably
fatally injured are: Fred. Anslinger.
john Murray and James Clayton At
the same time another man at work
on the transportation building
startled by crash of a falling derrick.
fell and was crushed by a heavy tim
Ter he was carrying.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-16
Course viii Be AZ Miles.

Weymouth, Eng, April lit was
decided last night that the course Tor
today's race between the Shamrock
snd shamrock III shall be AZ miles.
The shamrock will be allowed zen
minutes If the wind is fresh and 1914
minutes if it is light.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-16
To Launch Americas Cup Defender Soon

Bristol, April 1.-THE cup defender
Reliance will be launched this after
noon Miss Nora Iselin, daughter of
c. Oliver Iselin, managing owner, will
christen the vessel. The Reliance is
the sixth yacht which the Hereshoffs
have constructed for the defense of
Americas cup. Three, the Vigilant,
Defender and Columbia, defeated the
British challengers, while two, the Col
ombia and Constitution, did not prove
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-16
Revolt in Turkey.

Salonica, European Turkey, April
1.-THE inhabitants in some villages
in the district of Petrich have re-
volted. A detachment of Turkish
troops have been in a clash with the
insurgents. Reinforcements have
left Salonica for the scene of the dis
turbance.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-16

in their trials sufficiently reliable to
warrant their selection for the honor.
The Reliance will be tried out as
never a cup boat was before, for the
owner of the Columbia, jealous of her
magnificent record of two successful
defenses of the cup, will again be in
the field, while August Belmont, who
controls the Constitution, is keen to
retrieve the honor lost to the. Column
bia two years ago.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-16
Faust Jury pisaarees.

Carroll, Iowa. April 1.-THE jury in
the Faust murder case disagreed and
was discharged. Charles Faust is
charged with the murder Of his
brother James last December.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-16
DISASTROUS
EXPLOSION IN
HONG KONG

Hong Kong, April 11.--An explosion
has occurred at Canton arsenal pow
der factory. Fifteen hundred persons
are reported to have been killed.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-16

Flowering plants may be forced to
blossom at any time by exposing them
to ether fumes for two days twice,
with an interval of two days between,
and then placing for two weeks In a
hot house. ~
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-07
SCIENCE SETTINGS.

All over the District of Columbia are
scores of types of volcanic action and
all show traces of electrical energy.
Baffin Land is now known to be an
island, and one of the largest in the
world, having an area of 100000 square
miles.
Platinum is the only thing in the
world that is heavier than gold. A
cubic foot of this metal weighs 1850
pounds, to the 1926 pounds which gold
weighs. Next in weight come mercury,
lead, and silver. in the order named
DR.. Ludwig has melted carbon by
subiecting it TO a pressure of $4,000
pounds to the square inch. He kept it
liquid for some time, and, on sudden
" cooling, it solicited in the form of
gray powder containing minute dia-
monds.
The excavations at Nippur revealed
not only the Oldest sanctuary, library
and school that are known to the pres
ent time, but also the most ancient
archaeological museum. In an upper
strata of the library mound the first
museum known in history was un
earthed The collector lived about the
time of Belshazzar, and his specimen
were antiquities then.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-07
The Nexys Condensed.

The manufacturers have organized
an association for the purpose of bring
ing laboring men to Kenosha and in
order to encourage the movement will
build 100 houses, which can be rented
at low rates.
Right Rev. Frederick William Tay-
lor, of the diocese of Quincy, ILL.,, died
at a sanitarium in Kenosha of Bright
disease.
Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, was
stricken with heart failure and came
near dying before a physician arrived
and relieved him.
Mrs. Elizabeth Crandall celebrated
at Plainfield her one-hundredth birth
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Larson barely
escaped in their nightclothes and lost
all their savings in fire which totally
destroyed their home in Grand Rapids,
Some $3.50 in money burned.
Emma Kinney, aged IS, was granted
divorce in Milwaukee by Judge Far
rant from William Kinney, aged 72
years, of GAINESVILLE.
The state board of control has let a
contract to Nelson Morris & Co., of Chi
cago, for furnishing the state chart
table and penal institutions with meat
for three months, beginning May 1, at
1868 hundred.
Two children of Andrew Herman,
aged two and eight years, were swept
from wagon while crossing a stream
at Thorpe and drowned
William Gibbon, merchant and the
postmaster at Rewey, who was taken
to the sanitarium in Oconomowoc,
jumped into the lake and was drowned.
Frank J. Palica. a Racine business
man, was killed by jumping from win
dow while insane.
Sheriff Corbin vert to the home in
Baraboo of William Harmal. insane,
to take him to the Mendoza hospital
He escaped from the officer and jumped
into the Baraboo river and was
drowned.
James A. Wilson. a successful bust
ness man and pioneer, died of cancer
of the stomach in Menomonie
After nasquerading in the Burling>
ton hotel in La Crosse for two weeks IA
a dishwasher, in an effort to find her
husband Mrs. Peter Peterson, the de-
serted wife of a wealthy North Dakota
landowner, pounced upon him unex-
pectedly and caused his arrest.
Eighty thousand dollars has been
subscribed by citizens OF Madison for
the building of parks and pleasure
drives.
William Geuder. aged 81, member
of the firm of Geuder & Paeschke. man
ufacturers of tinware and sheet metal
goods, died suddenly of apoplexy in
Milwaukee while he was preparing to
take a bath.
Prof w. L. Carlyle, professor of ami
NAL husbandry in the state university,
has decided to accept the position Of
fered him as professor of agriculture
in the state agricultural college of
Colorado.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-07

principal business is the instruction OF
trusts in the methods of evadng the
law.
Beck is a wonderfully bright young
fellow-hardly 40; and he is regarded
here as one of the most promising
lawyers of his day. The argument he
made in the Northern merger case and
the equally strong argument he made
for the government in the lottery cases
decided a few weeks ago by the SUI
preme court are in themselves sut1i-
cient TO establish his reputation. No
more important and far-reaching suits
have been tried in the federal courts
in genera ton and it was great trib-
ute to young Beck, first that he should
have been chosen to handle them and
second that he should have won out
But the thing that has most attract
ed lawyers to him is the originality of
his treatment, the freshness, clearness,
and homeliness of his pleas, making
the law plain even to the layman.
Beck was formerly a law partner of
William +. Harrity, of Philadelphia, at
one time chairman of the democratic
national committee. Cleveland made
him United States attorney at Phila-
delphia. In 1896 he became a republi-
can and has remained one ever since,
He owes his present position TO Nc
Kinley.
Now that he is going to join the
ranks of trust lawyers it will be inter
esting to see how he squares his new
arguments with his old
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-07

or retirement
chiefly by death--and yet the former
president is still an active factor in
politics.
Chief Justice Fuller was appointed
in the last year of Cleyeland's first
term. and he is now eligible to retire
ment under the provision which en-
ables justice to retire on full pay
after reaching the age Of 70.
There has been some talk about the
chief Justices retiring, but it is hard
" likely that he will do so.
In all the years that justices have
had this privilege very few have taken
advantage of it. They cling to- the
dignity and honor until death claims
them. In Chief Justice Fuller's case
there is no more reason now for his
retirement than at any time since he
was first appointed. He is TO ali ap-
pearances as young in mind and body
as VIXEN he took the oath of office. His
delicately cut face, his flowing white
hair and his striking white mus
tache. are the same as fifteen
wears ago. He is easily the most
picturesque figure on the bench,
and so he is likely to remain for some
time. He was appointed as democrat
and when he was appointed there was
only one other democrat on the bench
Justice Field-who was even then be-
ginning to fail. Now there are two 9TH
ers. White and Peckham, both APP
pointed by Cleveland in his second
term. LOUIS A. COOLIDGE.
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impre ssive, an inspiring thing, to know
that more than 10000 immigrants
landed in New York alone on a single
day of this month. They came be-
cause the new world is "a land of prom
iSe'
Take separately a single days list.
One shipload was Scandinavian. These
sturdy fellows went far west, almost
without exception. They came from
a country as we'll schooled as our own.
Most of them have read Shakespeare
in their own tongue.
Another ship brought Italians, most
of whom went to Buffalo and Pitts
burg. They were men mainly, sturdy
though small who carried their all
in handbags. Not one in thousand
will EVER be Il pauper.
The queerest load was mixed con-
signInent of Greeks, Italians, Arabians,
Turks and Persians. Greeks are rap
idly replacing the Italians, as Italians
replaced the Irish, in keeping street
fruit stands. Folks from farther east
weave and sell rugs or make Turkish
canGy, which is a good deal like gum
DROPS, or work in factories.
1t was straight to the mines for
$3.50 men who came on another ship
appropriately named the Pennsylvania.
They were Poles and Slavs. The Poles
are one of the most intellectual races
of Europe. The Savs are big and
strong and patient.
\ few Scots came on a steamer FRA
Glesea." Nearly all were gardeners.
Best gardeners in the world. they are.
too. We need them.
Tie biggest load-think of it! Two
thousand. five hundred and ninety
three people on a single ship: village
full at a bite-were Germans straight
from Hamburg.
cannot see which shipload we could
we'll get along without The difficulty
has been in recent years the tendency
of immigrants to stay in New York.
while they are needed in other parts
of the country. That matter is better
dealt with now by immigrant societies.
The government could not do better
than establish labor bureaus for the
benefit of immigrants and of labor
famine areas the country over.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-07
CALLS ON THE POPE.
Emperor william Pays Visit in
state to the Vatican-LOng Confer
ence with the Holy Father.

Rome, May 4.-Emperor William was
received by the pope Sunday. He had
conference with the pope of 40
minutes duration and then returned
to the residence of the Prussian minis
ter to the holy see. The day was
bright, and as the emperor and his
suite traversed the streets of Rome he
was enthusiastically acclaimed. His
majesty presented Prince Frederick
William and Prince Eitel to the pontiff
At the vatican the emperor was re-
ceived with military honors by the
palatine guard and a platoon of gend-
armes and he was welcomed by the
high dignitaries of the pontifical
court.
Upon his three previous visits to the
vatican, Emperor William returned di-
dect to the quirinal. This was not
liked by the vatican, as it was thought
he should first return to neutral
ground. 1t was appreciated, however.
by the quirinal, as to do so is consid
cred somewhat of a slight upon the
pope. King Edward followed this
course. Sunday Emperor William re-
turned from the vatican to the Prus-
sian legation accredited to the holy
see, where he changed carriages, his
cuirassiers remaining at the legation.
This course is supposed to imply that
his majesty wished to pay particular
Difference to the feelings of the vatican.
There was another new departure dur
ing this visit of the emperor. Previous
ly Cardinal Rampolla had returned the
imperial visit to the vatican at the
Prussian legation, and had found only
the Prussian minister. On Sunday.
however, Emperor William waited at
the legation and received the cardinal
most cordially and had long confer
ence with him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-07

L,ineyvoman Of the railroad men, anu
nv a simmons little Frenchwoman who
speaks broken English. a tea-room IL
is in reality. the smoking being sloe
issue. except for the few men who drop
in. In a week somebody will Kill some
body else under distressing circum-
stances, or the New York Basebal cluD
will win a game, or something eXtraof-
binary will happen to drive the whole
thing out of peoples heads.
When / was a district school-teacher
in the country, boarding round the
neighborhood, [ often met an elderly
woman. Of good colonial American
stock. who got satisfaction out OF a
corncob pipe. There are such women
to-day. | do not believe society wom-
en- Of New York, using the term IN IT'S
broadest sense. smoke as much tobac-
90 in proportion as farmers wives did
80 years ago A great deal of nonsense
is talked about it.
Women do smoke. ! know four who
burn with enjoyment, not cigarettes,
but big black cigars. They are all
literary or aristOcratic in their work
OF the more Usual domestic type OF
women, ! have never seen even sin
gle one who by cigar or pipe matches
the farmers wives in the country of
years ago. Cigarettes, an occasional
one for freak, hardly count.
There are women who do smoke in
a businessike manner, though, and
i'm public. New York is cosmopolitan.
IL.
tearooms are generally either Russian
or Spanish. Smoking is common among
women in Europe, especially in the
farther east. 1t is not in New York
among native Americans Of the gentler
sex. nor is there likelihood of its so
becoming.
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Hempsted has purchased whole
square mile of land, where the biggest
racing establishment of the country is
being prepared.
The new track will be a ''right-hand-
ed one like most of those in Europe.
There will be exercising tracks in adj
dition, furnishing several complete
courses. Work need never stop even
during the hottest race.
The grand stands are to aceommo
date 1000 people. The club house is
of solid masonry as If for all time anC.
contains the luXuries of a city club.
A roof garden is one of its attractions.
The paddock building is to be almost
800 feet long. The jockey house is Il
mansion 100 feet long, suitable TO the
capitalists who ride horses TO victory.
No announcement Is made of the date
of opening. The track may not be
ready this season. When completed it
will be one of the maryels of the
sports of kings" in country which
has none. OWEN LANGDON.
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y
zette, and Wynne handled the special
wire that came into the office. One day
Wynne was rash enough to get mar
RED A few weeks later while he was
busily ticking off dispatch his fingers
suddenly refused to work. He recog-
nized the deadly telegraphers' cramp.
I'm all in he said gloomily as he
rose from the ticker. ''My operating
days are over
1t was a pretty tough outlook for a
struggling fellow with a young wife.
But Boynton had been watching him
and saw that he had good stuff. He
told Wynne that he needed an assist
ant in his newspaper work, and that
was the way Wynne entered the pro
fession which he adorned for 90 years.
His latest newspaper work was as
Washington correspondent for the
New York Press.
He was president of the world ia
NOUS Gridiron club a year ago when
Postma ter General Payne decided that
he was the man needed to fill the va
cant place of first assistant postmaster
general When he entered the depart
ment he found queer state of affairs.
Subordinates who had been in office
for years had built up machine that
enabled them to control the depart
ment. They were strong with Con
gressmen for whom they had done ia
vors and nobody cared to interfere
with them. Wynne would not stand for
that. He undertook to take the reins
in his own hands. The subordinates
resented it and tried to Dust him. But
Wynne is an Irishman and fighter.
He determined to turn the searchlight
on the department, and the Postmaster
General stood by him. The result is
the investigation that promises to
bring about a complete reorganization
of the postal service.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-07
Gossip Of New York
~u.~a1 1rh;nss of Passing the East
Metropolis.

fine and well-paid branches. Painting
is equally subdivided. ] have paid $40
day for short hours in my own house
for stucco work upon ceilings. 1t was
well worth it. Few men can do such
work quickly, rapidly, or by the eye
alone.
Sometimes funny things happen in
labor quarrels. We have been having
a dispute between two rival unions
of carpenters The wages and hours
are the same. 1t is question of rec
ognition. The contractors, who have
unfinished buildings many millions in
value, would pay almost any sum to
have things hustled. The fact is la
boris opportunity; and that makes
strife short. There is too much to be
gained by settlement.
When land sells from $14,000,000 an
acre down, when old buildings have
been torn down, as in the case of the
new Stock Exchange, and new ones
cannot begin earning rents until
workmen finisE them, wages are land
of right ought to be- good. 1t is the
usual custom uron these great build
Ings to work three shifts, using cleo
trio lights the 24hours without pause.
Meanwhile, five miles from the city
hall to the east in some corner of
Brooklyn, one will find carpenters Of
the good old-fashioned, all-'round sort.
who can do anything, from turn
stair-raiI to making a door-putting
up houses just as they might have done
half century ago, except for the
larger use of ''mill-stuTf."
The troubles have brought to New
York upon a flying witt one of the
ablest men in the couItry, President
Gompers. Of the Federation of Labor.
Mr. Gompers has been keeping an eye
upon the carpenters and trying at the
same time to settle some differences
of the sheet metal workers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-07

room respectively. Electric light
stands have been placed at intervals
along the terraces so that at night
when all is Illuminated the effect is
beautiful.
The roof gardens are intended for
the use of the presidents family and
their guests and as soon as the warm
weather arrives they will be delightful
retreats with the cool breezes floating
up from the Potomac. The terraces
are far enough removed from the
street to afford absolute privacy, and
they will be admirably adapted for gar
den parties and for evening entertain
ments during the open air season.
For the first time in generation the
white house is at last adapted for the
home of the family whose head hap
pens TO be the president of the United
States. They can live at last in as great
comfort as other American families,
and will no longer be crowded and buff
teted by the hordes of politicians, Of
nee seekers and sightseers who used to
sweep over every available portion of
the white house. At the same time
there is even more for visitor to the
white house to see than in the old
days. The East room and the CORR
doris are always open to the public and
those who take the pains to arrange it
in advance cam see all the lower apart
ments during certain hours.