The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-21
WITH WALKER IN NICARAGUA

Of all The volumes recently issued
rome IL more timely than ihat littles
booe entitled With Walker in Me
aragua," Ny Gen. J G. Jamison OH
Guthrie The recent troubles in that
Central American republic have
caused Students ard readers to take
itS hlstoy and traditions. General
Jamisens book will be d new ana
thoroughly authentic source Of iu
formation, iar he II one of the few
SURVIVORS of the famous Waller ex-
petition OF 1857
The book tells In most interest
ing way Of the battles Of taose days
ana from the accounts given one Is
led to believe that the encounters Of
the regolutionists in recent years
were mere 'tenpests in teapot"
compared to chose in which General
Iamison pa ticipated, The book con
tains some useful and entertaining
descriptions OK the country, while Of
particular interest is the chapter de-
voted to social life in Nicaragua
Sook Teens Win Romance.
The publication of this volume is
rare contribution to the written
history of one Of the most romantic
ana disastrous undertakings THAT ey-
er appealed to the Imagination ofany
man in sea ch of ren0wn and fortune
The "fllibustering' expeditions of
Gen William walker Q citizen Of the
United States. TO Nicaragua in the
late 5Gs and the carly COS, We're a
| notable epoch in the history OF his
! own country and that OF the Central
American republics. By his personal
1 magnetism and the afl0r of his am
/ bition, he drew to him hundreds of
/ adventurous Americans who enlisted
under his banner IN Nicaragua, and
later NoTred cut their HOOD and gave
/ UP their lives IN countless battles in
desperate attempts to make lrne his
! imperial dream of emDire, with him
self as Caesar aud for which he gave
up his life on the sands Of Truxillo
when HGnduran aoldiery sent their
volley Of rife fire into his breast
History records no greater havoc
! of war, bloodier executions. nor more
8nnallnG destruction by fire and
sword than overwhelmed the Mica
] raruan pennle and the American phs.
lHrv, as Wake s army was called
| Walkers men found time, iowevet,
for other things than constant battle
I with the enemy. They fought AMONG
themselves and the frequercv al
! dnellirg finally became 50 menacinp
tn The armv that General Walker for.
bade it--nei in express terms for he
| believed in the code--but by declar
ing that all survivors Of duels would
be shot Nicaragua. with its trop
ical climate, It's nyuiant vegetation
its towering mountain neaks its
beautiful women and the love of lux
rry aTcng its inhabitants. offered
countless pleasures to the Ameri
c7us, into witch they threw them
selves with abandon
Jaroison, hdventurer
General Jamison then a Young man
about iwentv-four wears or age was
native Of pike county Missmrl and
( had gone wes ia fhe california gold
felds IN 1s49 Tie had great pivsica
/ strength and hungered for adventure
Tire lure Of Walkers expedition was
! Irresistible and JamisGn sailed from
San Franeisco IN 1855 to take service
4 under Walker in Nicaragua. He was
aDnointed 10 a lieulenaucy immedi
4 aieiy upon his arrival and soon was
promoted TO he cantain. He was
! prostrated ~ fine time with wound
received in battle. but he remained
with his chieftain until the Ameri
] cans were transported back to thc
. United States
General lamison afterwards served
IN the Confederate army in Tho civil
war He was adiutani general O
/ Missouri under Governor John Mar
madnke He came to oklahoma whei
that country was opened to settle
I ment aud organized the 0klahoma
National guard. and was It's drsi nd
iutant general under Governor YIN
4 G Ronfrow Though now 80 vear'
\ Of ere, he is q nan Of vigorous mind
and lives in retirement at his country
4 home near Guthtie.