The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-05-09

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Monthly, a distinction rare then, if not unpre
cedented. Later he went to Japan, where fol
many years he was engaged in writing ant
teaching, contributing one or more serials II
Harper's Young People. He returned to thil
country and after remaining for a time fount
the climate did not agree with him, and finally
went back to Japan to die. While here there
was an exchange of "reminiscences by letter
which included many interesting and amusing
incidents of the Prince of Wales visit in 1860.
Mr.. Stedman's first newspaper assignment
of Importance was to report the funeral Of
Washington Irving for the New York Tribune
and he was expected to turn in four columns
and no doubt did so. This, of course, would in.
clude sketch of the life and review of the
writings of Irving, and for this work he was
paid the munifcent sum of ten dollars! One
can but conjecture whether this included his
in New York young lady of that city, and the
wedding for lavish expenditure and display ex-
ceeded that of any like function then known.
The newspapers devoted column after column
to it, including editorial comment that was not
altogether. complimentary Mr.. Stedman wrote
on the spur of the moment a satirical poem,
"The Diamond Wedding" which was published
in the New York Tribune and created great
sensation. few days after its publication
the parents of the bride sent to Mr.. Stedman,
as their representative, to demand an apology,
or other satisfaction, Capt. F. c. Adams, a re-
off ha6
army and the navy. He subsequently drop
ped out of the affair, and later Mr.. Stedman
and the then aggrieved parents became
friends. Mr.. Stedman had merely put into
verse what others had written in prose. Capt.
Adams was resident of Washington in later
years, writing for the press and publishing an
occasional pamphlet on army or navy affairs.
and was a valued friend of the writer. Many
a lunch we partook of together at Welcker's,
then the Delmonico's of Washington, now re-
called only by a few old-timers.
On Mr.. Stedmans return to New York from
vacation trip he found in his apartments
number of delicacies sent in by friends, and
with them bottle of wine, which he remarked
must be good as it came from Cozzens. This
was Fred S. Cozzens, New York wine mer-
chant, who contributed to the old Knicker-
booker Magazine "The Sparrowgrass Papers"
and "a Month Among the Bluenoses," which
later were published in book form. Mr.. Coz
zens had branch store in Washington at the
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and l4th street
and the sign remained there long after the
business was closed and Mr.. Cozzens had died.
In 1869 the Associated Press and Western
Union Telegraph Co. moved to this building
from Pennsylvania avenue near At street, and
this was the beginning of the widely known
Newspaper Row--long since thing of the
past--the newspaper offices then occupying
all but one of the buildings on the east side of
14th street from Pennsylvania avenue to F.
street. In one building Tim Sullivan had
bar and lunch room, and his broiled oysters
were much in demand by newspaper men after
thew had said "Good Night to their respective
The New York World was started in June,
1860, and Mr.. Stedman became contributor,
r eceiving then, and later, only IS per column
D. G. Croley was the city editor. His wife,
who used the nomme de plume of "Jennie
June" was the originator of the syndicate
fashion and society letter. Ten years later
Mr.. Croey was the managing editor of The
World and under him the writer had some i'm
portant assignments, as well as covering the
southern field from Washington, at double the
compensation received by Mr.. Stedman. This
increase was general, Washington correspond
ents making at that TIM from $4,000 to $4,000
a year, one $12,0 and another $4,000
In 1861 Mr.. Stedman went to the front as war
of the World and was at the
first battle of Bull Run. Writing in 1906 of
this experience he says: ait gives me pleas
ure to pay tribute to the energy and courage
of (then) young Uriah H. Painter, who was
my companion on the retreat from the Bull
Run battlefield on the afternoon of Sunday,
July 21st and on the homeward ride to Wash
ington, which we reached together somewhat
before sunrise July 22nd." Mr.. Painter was
the correspondent of the Philadelphia En-
quirer and represented that paper at the Ma
years ago. He engaged in various successful
business enterprises after the war, in addition
to his newspaper work, and accumulated
large fortune. He built the Lafayette Theater
on Lafayette Square, now under a different
name. Mr.. Stedman makes pleasant mention
of Mr.. George w. Adams. the resident Wash
ington correspondent of the World, one Of the
best known and most loved journalists. of his
day. He was born in Indiana, but came to
Washington at an early age and with Henry
Watterson began his newspaper career on
Washington daily as reporter at SIS per week.
Watterson was also reporter at the same
princely salary. Later, when Watterson be-
came the editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, Adams was the Washington corre-
spondent.
Mr. Stedman represented The World at the
front on various occasions and held for time
an official position at the National Capital, con-
tinuing meanwhile his correspondence with
The World. Later he severed his connection
with that paper, and, in fact, gave up all news
paper regular work, devoting himself to
literature, to trips abroad, and occasional So
journs in the country or at the sea shore.
Honors came to him, and with his ripening
years his fame increased and the circle of
friends and admirers widened, and when the
end came the tribuces to his memory were
worldwide, spontaneous and eulogistic.
C.. A. P.