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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
MURDERERS IN MANILA.
A Vendetta Vows to Kill an American Soldier Every Week.
DEPREDATIoEs OF OUTLAW BANDS.
Natives Driven Go Desperation by Spanish BAFbsrities - InsurEents Take Terrible Revenge Upon Their Former OPpressors Tragic Inei- deats In the Filipino Revolt.
 fCopyriEht. 1898. by the AuthOr.I

There are many native outlaw or ganizatious on these islands. and st trst we credited this outlawry Co the .stives as a class but we have learned .our mistake T ssy are not confined to any one class. foreigners as well as na- tives being members of the various bands
 Probably the greatest of these organ izations is the Maccabsbes. who are especially strong in Manila and on the island of Lnzoa. Almost every night these organized freebO0ters find victims in the city and suburbs. Chinese. Span iards, natives and Americans all fall prey to these outlaws Lately they have made a VOW to kill at least one Ameri- can soldier each week, and they have been succeeding in their resolve The death of the Maccabebe organization in Manila will be only the question of a few months. for our officials are now hot on the trail of its lssders There are other lawless classes of natives on these islands In many cases they are led by ''autiDg auting or charm men. and their system of robbery and plupder ex- tends over large districts A just ad- miuistrsiion will eliminate many of these outlaw bands. whose existence in many cases was brought about by the outrages of their cruel md oppressive Spanish masters,
 Lately have had occasion to learn much abo1t the inhumanity of Spanish officials ia the Philippines Every day these tales of barbarity are cropping out. It was ia tho collection of taxes that the STaniards were most unrelenting The natives were taxed for everything. even to their children. Out in Mslaban a native had three children. and when the tax-athtrtr arrived the native had but money enough to pay the tax on one child. He was given a choice of which this should be. and the other two were beheaded before his eyes Tbis is only one of many similar cases. It IS no wonder that the insurgents re- voted against their inhuman rulers. and their thirst for Spanish blood Is but natural in view of the circum- stances
 The leper colony of Manila is located in an old convent out on the Passe del NOrte beyond the Santa CruE district of New Manila During the turbulent
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
The Cuban assembly, it is said.

The Cuban assembly, 1t is said, will dissolve this week.
 Mrs. Frank WilsIck of Oliver, Pa, used kerosene in kindling a fire and as result she and her two children were fatally burned.
 All members of the Pennsylvania legislature have been subpoenaed to give testimony in the alleged brib- cry case.
 Frank Ainsworth, who shot and killed Frank Dempsey. while at tempting to rob c. B. & Q. train in Illinois, has been sent to the pen itentiary for forty-nine years.
 The famous American thorough bred stallion Hanover, fourteen years of age, was put to death at Lexington, Ky, by chloroform. He was affected with gsngrene n the left forefoot, the result of killing the nerves in 1t which rendered the destruction of the horse necessary. Milton Young declined sn offer ol S75,0O0 for him.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29

times of the siege and blockade vigilance was relaxed. and many of the poor wretches escaped from their prison and commenced wandering about the streets in search of food As soon as we entered the city the work of returning these lepers, some 200 or 800 in number. was begun. Every time one crept from his hiding place he was loaded on bull cart and taken back to his dreary prison to slowly rot away The appearance of the leper is repulsive yet pinful There are seen faces so contorted and disfg- ured by the terrible disease that every vestige of humanity seems to be lack ing; eyes from whose leaden balls comes no gleam of answering intelligence to tell that in that deformed and shriveled frame there still dwells a human soul I have seen bodies and limbs so shrunk- en, twisted and decayed that it seems a marvel that so battered hulk had still sufficient vitality to hold imprisoned the smoldering spark of life.
 Manila has no theaters worthy of especial mention, the Zurilla, the finest of the playhouses of the city. being at present occupied as barracks by our troops. The Philippine theater, down in the Suiapo district. is about the only playhouse whose doors are now open to the public. Here a number of native productions have lately been given which are certainly unique if not ar tistic specimens of the hisrionic art.
 Out to the north of Manila is situated a native cemetery in which is located a chapel with which is connected some stirring events of the late war between the Spanish and the insurgents. At the breaking out of the insurrection two years ago the Spsniards built block house, which is still in good condition and an interesting place to visit This blockhoqse stands about 200 yards to the north and east of the church and in an open field about half a mile from the Calle de Real It is built in the form of a hollow square, with coming towers di- agonally placed at the northeast and southwest corners, and seemed to be impregnable.
 However, in providing for an emer- gency the small Spanish detachment garrisoning the blockhouse forgot to secure a supply of water. They had only a small tank and were dependent upon the rains to keep up the supply. When the insurgent forces appeared upon the three sides at once, the garrison was not ir the least ,daunted. as plentiful
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
The Bright Side of a Station Agents S
 Life.

The following is an exact repro duction of questions asked one day recently at Prescott by Q woman who didn't even want to go to Whipple barracks probably, let alone Denver:
 What is a frst-class adult ticket to Denver.
 2-Whst is a second-class adult ticket to Denver.
 3-I want to stop of at Albu- querquei
 4-How many days can I stop of on the railroad with a frst-class ticketi
 5 5-How many days on a second class ticketi
 6-How much do you sell emi- grant tickets fori
 7-Do you allow POO pounds of baggage on an emigrant ticketi
 S-How many days can 1 stop over on an emigrant ticketi
 9-How many pounds over hund- red do you allow before you charge for another full hundred. 1 know l have paid on 140 pounds for 2OC pounds. If a box weighed 2l5 pounds would you charge for 2OC poundsi What is the smallest nun Der of pounds allowed over l0C pounds and under 200 pounds before you charge for another full hundred How do you charge for the odd | pounds any wsyi l0-What is second and third anC fourth class freight to Denveri
 1l-Can ship a mattress, springs chairs and box of books as fourth class freight to Denveri
 l2-What is a full adult ticker second-class to Albuquerquei
 13-What is third and fourth clas freight to Albuquerque, N. M.
 14-Will freight be any cheaper on June 1, 1S99i | l5-Will there be any excursion to Denver from here from May l tC Sept. l, 1899, so can get there an, cheaper than the regular second class ticketi
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29

cover of their guns the insurgents crept up and commenced the work of cutting a passage through the two foot stone wall which surrounded the cemetery and chapel The Spsniards could in no way cheek this movement, as there was no way of reaching the men on the out side of the wall without exposing them selves to the deadly fire of the insur- gents
 To cut a hole through the wall re- quired two days and then hole only sufficient to admit two men at a time was made Through this opening they hocked into the yard. and then. making a charge on three sides of the building, climbed in through the windows and killed the 2s Spanish soldiers of the garrison What a scene of carnage there was the next morning when the sun sent its golden rays through the gothic windows in the dome of the chapelI On the floor beneath lay the 25 dead sol diers, the remnant of the garrison of the ill fated stone fort. struck down be- heath the cross which had been the rod of iron used in tyrsnnizing over the poor and ignorant natives: surely a retribution on those. who. by their bru- tsity and uH-Christianhke abuse. taught their victors to know no pity
 When Cavite fell, a single Spanish officer escaped capture or massacre He sought refuge in small room which. like several of it's kind, opened into a court from which an arched passage way led out to the street His flight was observed at the time, but the in- surgents, busy with their bloody slaugh- ter, forgot him. But toward evening his flight was recalled. and horde was soon upon him. He had barricaded the door, and at last this was broken down. The officer then fought fercely for his life, and only after a great struggle. in which a number of natives were struck down, was his sword arm piecred by 8 bullet, and. disabled. he fell an easy prey to their thirst for Spanish blood. Finally his head was severed from his body, and one of the natives, bolder than the rest. set it up on a window and, falling down before it. shouted, ''Sextus gloriar' and thus the bloody work was christened the sixth glory
 When it is remembered that the established church of the Philippines has but five glories, the significance of this bloody work to the long op- pressed insurgents becomes apparent Finally one of the natives took up the head upon a pike and headed the pro cession about the room, and all shouted 'Sextus glorial" as they marched This was another dark day for Spanish rule in the Philippines, and countless others just as horrible can be recited Had Manila fallen before the hordes of Aguinaldo horrors more terrible than the modern world has ever known doubtless would have been enacted
 The church in the Philippines has been a great fomenter of evil It would be hard matter to tell just what the position of the church here Is at pres ent. It was established here coincident with the establishment of Spanish rule and is the established church of Spain. fostered by Spanish rule. supported by
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29

mines and River View mia sl e. Verde Dist.
 [ John Miller locates Gold Esnr nine in Black Rock district. VI t Cole locates Gro Emo pls lscer claim of 0 acres % Hassayamra FiFer.
 John J Lamb and MaikeW Cen held locate Yankee Girl. Rlseh Prince. Black Girl and Kangaroo mines in Black Rock distriet.
 Dassd Conner to Charley Shaw. deed to 4aA50 ts of lot 2 blk I. Jeroms. Sl.
 B C Williams and wlfe Co Thouss Larsen moffgAge on tot I. school house block, Jerome, 500 David ConnoF to Charley Shau. deed to lot 3, block 5arone. SF J W Ross to Jack Sims aad a.sf--s rei~sse of uaortgage of sepi SS. lS.fS, on iot and part of S, hlock { Jerome. E0Q J W Gunneli locates Copper Wave mine 10 Black Rnck district. Ihos Montgomery, Chas T Wifl- cntt and ! W 6ansll locate Climax mine in Black Rock distriet. Jack Sims and wife Co Frank D Riee, mortgage on lot : and part of $, block :, Jerome. S7OO.
 Sam r Powell, Al Smith and A Chiliers locate Abe Lincoln mine ia Black Rock district.
 Unitsd States to Martin L Osborn pate0t toSE I Sec 2, lS \, 5 E.
 J Milhken and wife Co Penn Gold Mining Co. agreement for f5 months on Golden Fleece No 3 aRd part of Golden Fleece No2 mines. Walker district, SI5.OO0.
 Alvin ( DAke 10 Joseph B Tom hnso0, lease for years on mill site and mill in Hassayampa district.
 Brown-DAke Gold Co to Joseph B TOmlinson lease for 2 years on Gro Flame, Gro GFande, Ohio, Ohio Extension. Mormon, Gold Bug and Amerlesn Eagle mines in Hsssa- yampa district
 Ckas Born jr, A E Born aud ChSs Born locate Hobson mine in Black Rock district.
 P B Warnekros to Whiting c Press and M Tullgler, assigns Sherid's certificate of sale on Storm Cloud, etc mines in Hassayampa district, S450.
 AW Robinson to Mrs Kez;ah : Robinson. deed to s ! of SE I Sec 3S, lS N. and lot and SE l of NE4 Sec 2, i2 \, 5 w,xl.
 Chas Fane,hi tS John Maggiora. power of attorney granting general powers.
 March 25.-J B Richman locates Merritt mine in Martinez district.
 John Agnoll, G H Francis and L Citadini locate Hobson and Almida mines in Martinez district.
 John Agnoll locates Jerome and ViAtte mines in Martinez district.
 E $ Howard. Joe Gibson and J E Harrington locate Snow Storm mine in Tiger district.
 Ezra : Gosney to F E aud E V Foster and Allen Doyle. releases mortgage of Nov 26. 1890, on lots 6. 2, 8 aud Q. block 34, Flagstaff,
 I D Dale sa al vs Lillian s and c B Upton, hs pendens, action Co de. bermine titie 10 Goloen Mountain side and MountAineer mines.
 American Gold Mining : and I. Co locate Red Hustler and Poiu Breeze mines ard Montgomery init site iD Humbug district.
 w H Greene locates Victor miue in Humbug district.
 Henry N Tharsing locates Neg Years Gift and Midnight mines iu Pine Grove district.
 Fl D Campbell files freman's ex- empticn from Mechanics H and l. Co No 1.
 American Baptist Home Mission society to Lone Star Baptist church. releases mortgage of Nov i3. 1882.
 c H Morse, W E Miller. ; J and E F Fleming and c H Morse Jr, in- corporate the Red Jacket Mining Go, capital stock S50,O00.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
FILIPINO AND HIS UMBRELLA.

Spanish grants of land. its priests be- ing paid from the money extOrted from the natives through excessive taxation and customs fees The church as it ex- fists here today is not the true Catholic church. There are many ecclesiastical orders here, some of them being strictly native and naturally in sympathy with the insurgents It is to some of these ecclesiastical orders that the real cause of these native uprisings is largely due
 WILLIAM GnBKRT IRWIN
 Manila
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
"hs Never Touched HIm.,

A dealer of a stud poke game in one of the west side plaza resorts. and the crap dealer in another one, met today at the Union saloon about noon. wheh a quarrel arose over some matter. leading up to blows. The poker dealer seemed to have the best of the game, having his oppon- ent on tie floor, when the latter asked to be let up. No sooner had he regained his feet than he grab bed a pistol and fired three shoGs al his adversary, who retrested to the street followed by the crap dealer who took a parting shot at Jim after reaching the sidewalk. All of the shots went wide of their mark and Chief of Police Prince, who happen ed to be in the vicinity, arrested the shooter and placed him in the city jail.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
ANOTHER BATTLE WITH THE
 FILIPINOS.
The American Boys Score Another Big Victory and Crowd the
 Enemy Back.

Manila, March 26.-Twenty-siI dead and one hundred and fifty wounded ID the hospital, is the lat est statement of the American losses in the engagement with the Fiji pinos. Today's fighting furnished a specimen of the difficulties with which the Americans have to con- tend.
 The FilipinOs never, except at Malabon, permitted their opponents to get within several hundred yards of them. They would fire 6 few volleys from their cover and then scuttle back to another, repeating these tactics for miles. Many of the trenches and gullies and con meeting paths through the cane and brush enabling them to retreat un- seen. The problem the Ameucans have to face is to drive or lure the insurgents to fight in force. Their trenches seem thinly manned, except Iu the vicinity of Mslabon.
 The Americans, fighting 8 hidden foe, suffered greater loss in propor- ton, than did the enemy. The loss of the Filipinos had formerly been estimated from the number of bod ies found scattered ID the swamps and through the brush. A larger per centage of the enemy's wounded died. than of the Americans, many of them perishing from neglect, the Americans naturally attending 10 their own men first.
 The wounded, after treatment in the field hospitals were brought 10 the Manila hospital by train. Several trips were made from Caloocan to the city. The first load to start for the city was composed largely of baudaged soldiers who shouted "Give them hell, boys"
 The gunbost Helena and two army boats command Malabon, but the authorities desire to avoid smashing the town, there is much valuable property belonging to foreigner and where are located the ware. houses of most of the Manila firms General Otis Brigade to the Front
 Los Angeles, March 25.-The fol lowing cablegrams touching upoL today's engagement near Manila sent by Bngadier-General H. G Otis, have been furnished the As sociated Press through the courtes, of the Los Angeles Times:
 Manila, March 9, 6:05 a. ID.
 Times, Los Angeles: My brigad, has pierced the enemy's countr, after brilliant advance and sever, engagement. The rebels were stead fly pressed back all along the line The battle is still in progress. Foul brigades are engaged. The enem,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
Col. Mccord Maze. Ilonnsn,

Col. M. H. McCord's speech in Pksnix on the return of the regi- mental flag of his regiment Wss one of the best oratoricsl efforts of the numerous good speeches made by him. Speaking of statehood be said:
 "In view of the record that Ari- zons has made in this war who shall say that she is not entitled to admis- sion to the great sisterhOod of states. The lamented gallant O'Neill asked ~Who would not gamble for another star" meaning who would not tak6 the greatest of all gambles, tle- chances of laying down life that aI- other star might be placed in the flag by Arizona becoming 2 state. It is true thst Captain O'Neill mace the great wager, but the fate of war was against him and be paid the for felt with bis life, yet if We are to judge by the way the gallant sold iers have been treated by the people of Arizona, will people not ask: V not Captain O'Neills sacrifice % reckless and unappreciated O, Even the first Legislature that e Vened after bis giving bis life i, another star refused tO allow C public treasury to contribute ever pittance to recover bis remains u.l erect a monument tO his nemOry.
 SArizona. measured by any and standards, Is entitled to admissi as a sovereign state"
 Touching on imperialism and pansion he said:
 Imperialism, which means gra and imposing, has DO terrors for and expansion, which means broaden and grow great, Is equa. teFrorless. The vices that exist our own country and m our ov midst, are far more 10 be feared thi Ia imperialism or expansion and if pes'- pie who profess to see danger to orr country in imperialism would devote their time and energies to correct ing the evils in their midst. they would serve their country better"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
A Battle With Outlaws.

St. Louis. March 27.-A special to the t-Dispstch from Dexter, Mo, says: A pitched battle was fought eight miles north of here yesterday between Charles Hendriekson and 6 gang of thieves, of which he was the head, and Sheriff Evans and a posse of officers. After a ten minutes pitched battle, during which about loo shots were fired, Hendrickson was killed, receiving a bullet in the head, his daughter, who was an ac- tive participant in the battle, was perhaps fatally wounded in the left breast and Deputy Booth was slight ly wounded. Hendrickson and his gang are fugitives from Franklin county. charged with a number of robberies.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
What the Twentieth Did.

In reviewing the work of the twentieth legislature the RepublI- can says:
 They passed acts dividing the county of Pima and creating the new county of Santa Cruz; provid- ing for codifying and revising the territorial laws; eIempting reservoirs and canals and "all other property used in the development of water for mining, manufacturing and development purposes for term of fifteen years; exempting railroads to be constructed within a certain time from taxation for term of ten years; increasing the tax on insurance companies; providing that a citizen of the territory must first pay a poll tax and hold a receipt therefor before he can vote; provid- ing for the normal school north, situated at Flagstaff; aPpropriating for the completion of the capitol building, and several unob- jectionable laws of minor import ance.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29

With two-thirds democratic ma jority iu the legislature, a sufficient number to pass any bill over the governors veto, the charge that ''the best legislative work was de fested by Governor Murphy" a re- publican governor, seems to an in- telligent man good deal like plead ing the baby ac'.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29

Because there is a little disorder here and there in Cuba is DO reason to suppose that things are not get ting better on the island all the time. The surprising thing to those who know ;he character ol the populs tion over there is that there has been so little turbulence since Americans took charge.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29

Governor Murphy has been charged with preventing the recent democratic legislature from fulfil ling its promises aud pledges to the people. The governor has been charged with almost everything i'm imaginable, but this alleged hypno- tism of the Arizona democracy is a dew one, and the governor ought to be ashamed of himself to have pre- vented members of the legislature from exercising their personal and intellectual freedom.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29

Every yellow journal in the coun- try began to show fits as sOon as it was known that President Mckinley Senator Hanna, and Speaker Reed were to be on Jekyl island at the same time, and we presume they wIll keep them up until a new mares nest is discovered to distract their attention.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29

The lines are tightening around Aguinaldo, and unless he plays in wonderful luck, be will soon have an opportunity to quietly think over how many kinds of a fool he has made of himself since last May.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
Westward the Star of Empire.

St. Paul, March 2l.-The home seekers half fare rate on transcon- tinental hnes went into effect today, and the Northern Pacific and Great Northern were compelled to double facilities. Not less than five thous- and people took advantage of the low rate aud the Great Northern sent out an extra train at noon, while the Northern Pacific was com pelled to add a second section to its through trains. Railroad officials report that many of the travellers bought only one way tickets, which is taken as an indication of intention to locate permanently in the west.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
PRESCOTT ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 1889

supplies of food and ammunition were stored within the strong stone wallS For four days and nights they kept the insurgents at bay, but the water supply was gone, and there were no signs ot rain as it was the dry season
 Two days longer the garrison held out and then retrested under cover of darkness to the cemetery chapel, no doubt believing that they were safe from the vengeance of the natives un- der the sanctity of the cross The insur- gents closed in and occupied the block house deserted by the spaniards This position commanded the north walls and windows of the chapel. and under the
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
Death Of c Well Known Pioneer.
 From FridAy's Daily.

H. D. Aitken received a telegram today announcing the death in Los Angeles fast night of Hon. Lew Bashford. Deceased was ID the s6tb year of his age. He came to Pres colt in Jfe early sixties and reside here during all the years since with the exception of the past two IT three years which he and his Wifa have spent in Caliiornia. Duriu the early days of the town he a quired 8 great amount of proper here which he still owns He w . the founder of the mercantile e>
 lIshment which is now known as rt. BAshford-BurmistsT company. ht started the business in an uupTet-i tious manner on the east side of tE. plaza, afterwards moving tO MoUfe- Zuma street and thence Co the pres ent location of the above compaB- in a two-stOry brick building erecter by him. He sold his interest in tbi mercantile business several yuaT ago,
 He was also the first revenue c1i lector of this territory, coming [ Arizona in that capacity and vase important factor in the developmeE growth and history of the territorY