The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
TAGAL RULER OUT OF A JOB
RAGGED SON OF a OPPOSED OHIET
APPEALS TO THIS GOTERN11BNT.

HAV"hD DUN UT ~ Dhf OOhD OHAhA
APPEALS TO THIS GOYERN11BNT.
Smoked the Cigars Of United States 0fncss
at Hong Kong While Reciting His Woe
A Woman In the Case with An Adapted
Chief-"Hoir" Wants Them Apprshonaed.
When We got through with the Philippines. end
maybe before there will b now Gold for tho writ
ers OF our country" said en- army otIsoer now a.
homo Tor rcst and some other mstspm in oonnoc
ton with hts return, which entities bis request tor
no prominence TO be respected,
Il recall Incident and doubt mot thers
arc many OF similar character OF, pcrhnpA dt1er-
Ont OF moro interest
while was waiting orders in Hong Kong That
an audience with chap who said that no had been
ouchrod out OF his place ruler. He was stmp.
ping fellow, good looking those people 70, AID
q native He knew the islands IN gonor& w.?
and could navigate the archipelago with ease and
certainty, as l was told learned whom was in
the Philippines NOT 70 believe all heard, and o:iy
hall that saw. no did not bokoye everything aha
ruler without Job told me Hesucceoded in sca h
ing my qunrton by hypnotiBing my orderly, ID
when demanded to know who he was he said with
hauteur that quito fetching, Z am tho son O .
Tagal chief
I an AFRAID was not overcome with his aner-
ton. ion asked thoughtoosly. How is tho CHI -
The hoir-I presumed him TO he suok-answo-os %.
He is dead
II looked the young man His ragged ap-
pare did not impress me The old silk has Which
he wore had nothing IN It's appearance to rumind
enc of a CROWN When no told mo his fathnr wss
dead. however, Il dnwnod ON me that was IN f-ou,
OF rulers son or what possed for such ousfh ,ro
asked him to have a campchair. and ofiorudhf
cigar. had novur had tho honor Of smoking with
one OF his kind. Unjust soy for him that no pu, 90
no unnecessary lugs, II yuu viii pardon tho -ro,p-
ago Of tho private He biz of tho end of HE rar
tho same you and do And am sure ho~spuld
have lighted the match We do oxcopt for asclro
ity Of cloth In his make up and my furothouehtln
lighting II for him. owed him that much rospoc>
Not knowing what else to say ! asked how kong
the late ruler. or chief had boon dead
THE SUCCESSOR replied IN signs which thotnte--
prefer said referred 70 several suns and mo- us.
l reckonod the thing rapidly ana concluded tina.
tho death was recent Then. delicately a.
could, for you never know wnon you are tread NJ
on corns in that country Of intrigue and rovolup
! asked the cause Of death The s,cressor 7eu ID
that II was glorious ending o! q brave potent, c.
But afterward learned that the late ruler d,es q
very neasly death, the shutting having beer h,.,-
ried by the failure OF the commissary to suppiya
necessary quantity Of rice for the cuisine.
ITO make sure / the right trail ! sA:.t
the young man II he holding down the Job
| other. which he accepted with an alacrity tha I
construed as a compliment To the brand smolseC
learned that he entitled to the lob HAMS
down. but the spouse next to his Lataneas ne
adopted husband whom she installed az succes-
sor, and she had the natives on her size In sd,
Of the fact that the sta temcnt was e -parte fumi
| myself believing H. and my sympathy was for u.
man with the hat without tine throne Thon
constituted myself an investigating committee. l
LAS nSStN h.tA .s.rtl, :.
had not shown that zeal for Agunaldo and hhn
cause that had been zpectod, ent tn al they has
had ten days to move Rather shor: notice in
| some countries In Montana they give a man ten
minutes II no has good mount
Il learned that she had disappeared with her
adopted and burned the bridges as abe travelled
| with her entourage The young heir my gueS
| had tried to get back to his domain to nudde the
wreck, and begin business where his father lefs
of but the royal geoerapher had made all his maps
alike and the heir coudn tall his realm from that
of the other fellow, and he ordered out Of sew
cral ssamps for trespassing. l leave It to you II
that wasn't tough know Of no rightful sucoes-
sor to place in this age who has been SO ham
pered in his hunt for what is coming to him as this
young man.
| when looked at my watch I saw that my time
| for departure was In sight / asked the young
! man what he wanted me to dc. This was his pro-
| position: For our Government to send troops to
intercept the woman who 'usirped his rights arrest
her and her adopted man and turn them over to tho
| rghHul heir I was curious TO know what he want
| ed with them. and made bold to ask the question.
| do not know what the reply In Tagal would havs
been, but It interpreted It was quite exprao-
sive and to the point That's my business
| but you want your iob'' asked
| "He shook his head and gruntod. He did not OK
| pect that He said he would give up that 10 tho