The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-03

NO. orders, the only Americans
who ever went hunting ad.
venture In the Central
SaS American republic. The
state department IL full OF
records of insurrections and expedi
lions which had to do with Nicaraguan
affairs and the United States connec.
ton Herewith.
II is said in Washington that there
was living at last reports a man named
p. NJ. Baker. who is PERTAINS the sole
survivor or the famous. or notorious
as you will. Walker nlibusterlnr expe. {
dition into Nicaragua more than half a '
century ago.
MI. Baker at last accounts was iiv.
ing IN the city Of Chicago. where his
friends Knew him as Dad" Baker. The
tull story OF Bakers Central American
adventures 10 told by a man who re-
Gently saw Mr.. Baker and heard the
story OF the Nicaragua expedition from
his lips.
DAD. Baker was a forty-niner. He
ieft with a party from Dayton. O.. ana
IA ~ Gays reached Independence. Mo.
from mat place the expedition. 12O
meu suong. started across the plains. I
"hen the heart OF the Rockies was
reached there were Just five men ,eff
In Bakers party. the Others bavtnr y
died. or deserted for other carav.,s
on the way When part way across
ana before the dlsintegratlon Of tbs
uutn'' unere was a hard fight with the
iuulahs' Who attempted 10 stamna5s
tus STOCK This fight lasted for como
WIN heaVy losses to both sides
guy me hght. so Mr.. Baker saws Mo-
80 severe as was that which
me- encountered when thew str,eE
-o-- Ever When a man has
mountain fever and nothing 10 eat hTt
- oread and bacon. he has the aebt
I'M ne ana Tor HIS life" Is the wav
Dad" Baker put It. way
1 shaved death then he ..A
die until after l had reacbod Ctw.y
MA. There. In company vJth Hn"
OF otners, | had smallpox. We voso
ounks IN huts and we had vor
oeleVe' none OF the delicacies :, a.
sVAson' IL was there that I ,diad ~
u"0tor was oVerworked ana NM
Oouha 70 die anyway he simnIv -.
SWING me medicine and told ona - sooppe
ny was not yet stricken down g. ~ ooS
We IN a comfortable position ana H. 20 ~
1 heard this bit OF cheertuI Ing al
sven bat was at that low ebh vha"ueuo
TsAes death as a relief. BY ana h. ma
Lou may not believe this when Won e
strong and healthy l look TO-DAY I'M ~ 10
~ : was dead and all the others &c.
"Hm' MY Jaw was set and nv evss ne,
! ien dead. and yet, withal. I bad
49, that somewhere about m
as Tar away as my toes. UNCUT 0
1 was laid out there and
suDeonseious way TO hear soon ~.
DISCOURSE out then all at once I beVan - e.
symptom OF returning life. SomstbinV Iu,
-" came over me-and IN a few mJnyto
Hau stIehgth enough to wink and NOVA M
Jaw II Is my belief that they were inst an,
70 oind up my Jaw as they do aftar naonI
nave died. When I literally gave ,ham -
WINK that ] was alive some Of then -
pretty near dying themselves 7 thI,L ~
niadaest man Ia the party was the doctor !
doctors had been plentiful in those digv,nS
uuis one would have lost his practice then an,
mere tor by coming TO life after being orr
nouneed dead by him I nearly ruined hts mad
oSA reputation When you are getting read,
70 ~ JUST ask some Trustworthy friend q
ssoN pins into you or do something else Tx,
that after the doctor has prononncod -,
dead. TO see II be knows his business tor
give you the word OF a man who has nee,
there that It's not pleasant TO be "onc,alvi
dead to be unable TO move a muscle and 70
70 realize, even though dimly. that you ma,
soon hear the oloda falling on your CONN I'D
After hr. Baker came back % life he tool
up a mining claim. Hs worked It a day-Mop
day-and saw but comparatively uttie pros
poets OF success ahead. Monday night tw,
Dutohmen offered 5000 for the claim. Bake
gave Il TO them and took the money. TNuesda,
the purchasing Dutohmen took out g25. 90,
worth Of gold. Then Dad Baker became
bit disgusted aud struck out for San Fran
cisco and Il was not long before be made Or
hts mind To cast his lot with william Walker
and see what he could do IN the way OF Dick
ing up some money At Nicaragua.
Il is a good many years since the niibus
-lering expedition started for the Centra.
American state. oatunsibly TO aid the popular
side In a civil strife waging In that country
but in reality probably TO see how much
money could be picked up loose in the
streets"
William Walker was a newspaper man. d
lawyer and a physician. but primarily. intrin
sically and before all he was an adventurer
In the yeaF 1858 be started out 10 capture
Sonora from the MexicRns. lie actually sue
ceeded In getting q grip on lower California
and probably would have succeeded IN takine
Sonora but for the fact that his supplies gave
out. Notwithstanding the fact that Walker ao
tually invaded Mexican territory with an
armed force. he was acquitted by the United
states court by which he was tried after hi,
arrest, Of any violation OF neutrality laws
After his a%oquittal IN San Francisco he be
acquainted with Mr.. Baker, who. "a has
been said. 10 probably the last surviving mem,
Der Of the expedition into Nicaragua.