Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-06-03


of these taxes. for they receive a per
centage, usually one-6fth, Of all the
revenues Of the colony, in addition to
money which the law does not allow
but custom never questions.
Masonry Spreads Socialism.
Masonic lodges were introduced into
the archipelago by socialists driven TO
| Manila after the instruction of Car
tagena. 1t is true that these people
closed their lodges as soon as the ere
oles and half-breeds showed their in
tention OF joining them, but the mis-
chief was done With the lesson. The
natives began to establish societies in
all parts Of the islands. and in a few
years had enrolled 10000 members. The
mysterious and symbolic attracts the
imaginations Of these people and the
opportunity Of secret meeting and dis
cussion Of grievances without fear of
betrayal was seized upon enthusiastic
ally. 1t is the custom for a new mem
Der to make a cash in his arm, and
over the blood he mixes with that Of
Each member therefore, bears scar
on his arm, and this mark makes him
a suspect Of Spanish authorities. It
has happened many times that a pris-
oner has been convicted and shot on no
other evidence than this telltale mark.
Many women associated themselves
In these orders. Sedtion has thus been
fCufapaH cfsrfI 1fcgfc and
military authorities, and a regime Of =.
liberty roughly formulated. The lodg-
es are most numerous in Caylte, the
principal theater Of the rebellion, while
in Batangas, Rulacan, and Pampanga
there are ten to twenty branches Of
the order, and at least one in each of
the other provinces. Their growing
influence and implacable hatred of the
clergy was a source of grave apprehen-
sion to the priests, who petitioned the |
minister to order General Ramon
Blanco, then governor general of the |
archipelago, now OF CUBA. to put an
end TO Freemasonry. But General |
Blanco was not energetic in carrying
out this command. being too much oc-
cupied in a contest against Mohamme-
danism In Mindanao. The government,
again appealed to by the priests, and
peculiarly susceptible to this influence,
peremptorily ordered Blanco to take
The rigorous measure of deporting 400
of the lodges.
This order was the direct cause of
he uprising in 1896, which began in
Manila. and extended to Cavite, Pam
'anga, Laguna and Bulacan, but not to
'ther provinces, because of the ancient
'iyalry of the races, the surest safe
guard Of Spanish rule. This is a fac
or in the politics of the islands that
he government fully appreciates. to
he point, indeed, of encouraging the
actional enmities. Before the con-
uest by Magellan the islands were ,
uled by warning SuItans and there !
till remain vestiges of numerous {
'ibes
Because of his inactivity and appar- =
nj indulgence to the rebels Blanco was q
enounced In Madrid by religious bod .
IS. What exasperated the priests G
ost was that he refused to kill Rial. :,
no was by them proclaimed to be the y
'incipal factor in the rebellion. AS a u
after Of fact, however, this does not /,
pear to be true and no just cause G
as given for such summary action. NJ
he clergy sought revenge upon Rial ~
ove everything else for his denun- 9,
alton of them to the people. al
Rirars Tragic Career. in
Rial was a pure-blooded Indian, who st
IS brought up by the Dominicans of d.
lnila. He went to Europe. studied vi
'dicine. law. sciences and foreign u
lgues. and returned to Manila hon W.
ID with the highest degree of con- or
entail universities, a Freemason, and tn
, memorable foe of the corrupt cler- ty
He was the author of novel no
led Mole Me Tangere, in which he an
WED the despotic. rapacious and de- m,
iched nature of the priests of the &c
ntry. This book was placed in the ma
ex Expurgatorius and the authors me
IDS confscated. his brothers deport- les
his aged mother banished, and him the
relegated to the Island OF Min an
ao. entirely peopled by Mohamme- brs
IS. mortal enemies of Spain. the
izal lived in this exile for several me
rs until he learned that physicians civ
surgeons were needed with the IN
Fps fighting in Cuba. He offered his II
ices to Spain, which accepted them. Wi
he embarked at Manila for BARGE str
/. When he arrived at the PENN "CC
and was ready to leave for Havana
was arrested. sent back TO Manila. Al
marily tried. and executed. This v
the work OF Governor Polavieia. ing