Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-15
TO tell the story OF bis life with any

time he was in all parts Of Africa and
South America He was in the capital
of Madaga scar when the Trench cap
tain arrived. He had furnished the
rebel with arms, and the queen had
paid him for them. He wept tears OF
Joy when he saw Colonel Duquesne,
commander of the expedition He told
the general all his efforts had gone to-
ward dissuading the rebels from max
ing any fight, and even spoke of sac
rifices he had made and dangers he
had incurred in Frances behalf.
He went to Madrid during the late
war to see if he could not do some Sc
cret service work for the Spanish gov
ernment, and died in his hotel there OF
heart disease.
INDIA SWARMS WITH BANDITS,
India swarms with such adventures.
The governments secret service Is kept
busy following up their devices and
bringing them to book. The great am
bition of most of them is one day to
steal rajah's crown Jewels, and they
don't mind risking their lives in the
attempt. They smuggled in all of the
rifles that the Afridis had in the late
rebellion. The Mad Fakir of Swat did
not have so much confidence in religion
as a weapon as not to be willing to
give 5000 for a Martini rifle. The pen
atty of smuggling rifles to the natives
80 ont GTy1 a
fellows were caught in the act of Snug
Cling while the rebellion was in pro-
gress and were shot for high treason.
One of them was a discharged servant
of the British army with a good record.
Smuggling brandy to the rajahs, who
are not allowed by their religion TO
dring intoxicating liquors, is another
favorite trick. One old potentate in
brandy until it Was first put to his lips
by man who was a Scotchman by
birth, but rascal in all his thoughts.
/ The rajah liked it so well that he was
willing to pay any price to get 1t. pro-
vided the priests and his people did not
find him out The Scotchman promised
! that they shouldn't, and received
present of fine ruby for suggesting
that in a certain secret place he would
always find a bottle of Scotch, and for
200 rupees. At this rate of profit and
with the old rajah consuming nearly
| a bottle a day the Scotchman would
have become rich had not the rajah's
mother-in-l law, who was anxious to
| have the rajah off the throne, so as to
give his son a chance, not granted the
Scotchman a subsidy to encourage the
old mans appetite.
| AS a result the rajah lived only a
year. then the ScOtchman saw that not
himself but the mother-in-law had the
| best of the bargain, and cursed him
self for having killed the goose that
laid the golden egg just to please her.
| The old lady considered him such
dangerous man that she did not think
| he ought to live. So, as became an
oriental dame. she told him that she
wished him all manner of health and
happiness. and assured him that SO
dear a friend would always be well
come at court Then she gave orders
that the Scotchman be assassinated,
| but the assassin made a false move and
he escaped.
SECRET OF PHILIPPINE REVOLT.
The rebellion in the Philippines was
! incited by the adventureTs from Hong
! Kong as a speculation They saw ne
opportunity of embarrassing Spain
when she already had the REBELLION in
Cuba on her hands They furnished
Aguinaldo and his leaders with arms
and ammunition in promise Of share
| of the loot if they succeeded. and for
| a share OF the bribe money of the
SDaniards should settle with the lead
ers, while they nominally granted re-
| forms In order to appease the poor
fools who were AguinaldO's followers.
Spain chose to settle as we know.
and the adventurers made big stake
out of the bribe money. They got 1t
direct from the Spaniards. it is said, not
being Wiling 10 trust ASuIHdlOO W JIG
| liver It up Aguinaldo then went back
| TO Hong Kong with a fortune under
promise not to start another rebellion.
which he broke at the first opportunity.
| Many of the adventures in the Phil
| ippines are Germans and Frenchmen,
or those mongrel Europeans which are
peculiar product of the continent The
Spaniard was an easy prey for them.
They played an important part In the
efforts that Germany made TO embar-
rass our occupation of Manila. If they
are driven out by the establishment Of
stable government. they will go to
| China or somewhere else, where there
| is chance to play the poacher or the
| pirate.
| All the weapons which Meneiek used
| to defeat the Italians were furnished
by this same class. some of whom were
Russians ard in direct employ OF the
government They would unload hun
| dreds of rifles on the shores of the Red
sea in single night. and the next
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