Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-09
DEATH Is ITS SEAL.
THE DoNOS OF THE x, K. ks.
IN PHILIPPINES.
The Society IL stepped In nio~d-Aa
InitiAtory Ceremony Terrible In les
Significance. with We've of Darkest
MsAninw.

The X. X. X, the abhorent secre,
society OF the Philippines. has thriven
like poisonous weed. surrounding it,
self with a mlasma of soulest crime.
Sunny Italy has her dreaded Mania.
whose siilletto-elaspins fingers reach
out even into other lands and claim
secretly doomed but unsuspeeting vie
Tins. Russia's Nihilis,s are haunting
terror TO her rulers and the hauxhtiess
and weslthiest OF her mobiles The
very name OF the organization strikes
with the chill OF death on hearts that
know no other fear. The Thugs of In
dia do their deadly work moved BY
common impulse. emanasinx from
central souree-the serpent-sise. ser
pent-xieked heads OF their murderous
order tina, live and die unknown. bu,
are obeyed as swiftly. unquestioninkls
and as surely as Azraei himself. Tbs
horrible scenes OF the Indian mntiny
and Tonssalnts tnsuFFsetion xer.
made possible by previous secret meet
ings, secret oaths and secret signals.
and 10 our own country the ku klux
Khan OF the south, the Mollls Maguirss
Of the coal region OF Pennsylvania aui
Ohio. and the White Caps OF the middle
vest. have all, with int@nt TO right
some real or faneled lnIary. banded
themselves together by hidden mysi1r-
les and worked In concert for some de-
sired end. To this class OF secret So
eleties does the X. X X. OF the Philip.
pines belong.
In the open story OF the Philippines
and In the various books and articles
which have been written about these
Islands since they sprung into unex.
pected prominence In the horizon OF
national affairs, the kAtlpanan ter
runsoualy spelled ca,apananl society Is
spoken OF as being merely a strong
political organization strongest
In the Philippines, In fact. but whtls
IL most assuredty Is this. It's secret
aims, achievements and potsntiailtiss
are such as to secure Tor II . position
In Its own peculiar way second 10 that
OF no organized aggregation o, op.
pressed. mutinoua and reysngsfui Ia.
mainly In the whole side Sogla
Death vas lts foundation tho.Eht.
death lts eountsrslsu, II. EN- blsm tta
seal, lts penalty and ita rsapon. In
the days when Il ras nrsg xradsingiy
Acknowledged by ths Spanish rulers Of
those long suffering MaIayaian Isl.
ands that this rapidly gro.iux ana
widely extended organization .as be.
coming menaetng power % ~hieh Il
was necessary to take serious account
In all their calculations and plans foe
the future. every member OF the order
vas legal outeaxt. lie was. in the
estimation Of the Spanish. a modern
Cain. except that he did not bear the
protecting mark Of Gods brand upon
his brow.
Prescribed. hunted aad psrzscu,sd
the katipunans held 10 thsIr belle.
and purposes Nth tsuaeity that bod
ed vi for their opprsasGrs They held
their meetings. performed their rights
and ceremonies. Initiated nsa mem.
hers, Invented nss methods Of action
inauguratsd ns@ movements. Isst,gs
nss orders and enforced them. despite
all the efforts of those in authority to
suppress. dispsrss and destroy them.
The kstipunans. though visible. ara
as elusive and mockinE as a ~ilt.ns.
the'wisp. They appear here aaa thsrs
"a ths fancy moves thsm-ilks the
isnas fatuns. proving by their very
existence the presence Of something
ho'soms and dssth-dsaliag. and leading
theiF Inflated pursasrs into tFaeklszs
morasses and dsep-sunksn pits whsrs
no hope of escape or rescue can exeF
come.
Under the Spanish rule the spirit Of
revolt grew strong tn every Filipino