The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-30
Leon; not alone have the men disputed

Flores, but against their respective hus-
bands. On Sunday the Cle1icals were
gaining, but Oh the following day, Mon
day, it was evident that the Liberals
were going to take their revenge. A
rumor was circulated that the parish
priest would he assassinated on election
day by the enemies of religion. who are
known as the constituents of DIR. Luis
Cordero. elected on Jan. % as president
| of Ecuador, to succeed General Antonio
Flores.
The discipline and organization of the
religious congregations of the vicarial
village of SaraQ,isi!i is vigorously auto
matte: everything moves ut the COM
mand of the vicar priest. As a conse-
| Nuencr, the false rumor of the intended
determination of the priest went out like
wild fire. and all that congregation OF
women. devoters and fanatics, who had
| confessed and partaken of the sacra-
ment that morning, came ont looking
pale. but with II wicked beam in their
eyes. Soon they surrounded the cleo
toral polls like IL quarantine belt: they
sworc that they would not permit any
oit " WY " wy INV Noil'ti'ttktC INV
Ponce: they pulled. pushed and forcibly
elected from the crowd of voters all sus-
picious looking men and those who did
not have II ticket given by DR.. Pinto,
local chief of the Church party.
Each one Of these furieS took hold of
their respective husbands and relatives
to treat them to the same kind of en-.
dearment. Wives pulled their hns-
bands, mothers their q N and sisters
their brothers. This revolution without
arms was Il veritable Bedlam: volley
after volley of scream and insults rent
the air, each woman seeking "a friendly
coat or collar to tug at.
In the midst of this tumult there ar
rived a man on horseback. who is one of
the most popular and adventurous in
the province, and who belongs I o the
Liberal ranks. Not without much dam
ger to his person he managed to reach
the polls. and stated to the committee
that aS there was no liberty of voting
there could he no elections. and caused
the polls to be closed.
The ONE now returned to their
homes. and behind shelter awaited with
sticks and stones in their hands the re-
turn of their heroic husbands: but these
had the good sense to remain ont all
night. i'll furtherance of the interest of
the National candidate. Dr.. Luis Cor
dero.-Lacatunga Cor. Panama Star
and Herald.
Women Gold SearchcrS in Colombia.
River bar washing is generally per
formed L.: women alone. February is
the driest month of the wear, and dur.
ing ii the rivers are very low. and
beaches and bars are then exposed
which during the rest of the year are
covered by two 70 four feet Of water,
with a current of five feet per second.
When a good paving bar is found the
news travels quickly. and women come
from miles around to work it. The only
tools used are the batea for washing.
cachos for gathering and almocafre for
loosening The gravel. The scene pre-
scented is oftentimes very animated. Ba-
bies are placed in baskets under the
shade of SoIna gigantic pichinde. The
older children play about the beach. and
even assist in the washing. The women
too old to work tend the fire and roast
%plantains for the MONDAY meal. The
dress of all is extremely simple. being
nothing more than two wards of "A coarse
WOODEN cloth tied around the waist. 1t
is II yard wide. and consequently while
touching the ground when worn bv a
short woman it I'M bat little below
tba knna. p-ha,, u-,,.p lu. , ,,1 ,,.
Some of the women tie IL CANDY hand
kerchief about the neck. leaving it fall
over the bosom; Others are naked above
the waist.
The work is begun by removing the
large stones on top; or rather the women
facing up stream throw the stones in
front and on each side, forming three
sides of a r~ectangle (burro). Then the
finer gravel and sand is loOsened with
the almocafre. and. dipping in their
bateas, they ill them from IL front by
the aid Of the cachos. When full the
batea is washed over the burro. tine re-
sulting metal being put in a gourd, kept
for the purpose, called mate.
The ONT frequently work when the
water is so deep that it is necessary to
dive, and then u fiat stone weighing
from four to eight pounds is tied to the
small of the back by creepers called be-
jucos. or gnasca. The work is carried
on in a very desultory manner, the
women frequently stopping to smoke
and gossip or to nurse their babies, so
that although the day is spent at the
place it is seldom that more than three
hours work is done, during which time
thirty-five to forty-five bateas of gravel
are Notwithstanding and Mining
Journal.
Hats Direct from Paris.
The hats! the hats! What marvels of
%colorings, what conglomerations of field
and loom products, yet withal what