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The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
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The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03

No greater exhibition of heroism; no
braver defence; no more thrilling
chapter of war history has ever been
written than the deeds of the little
band Of thirty-one American soldiers,
who, intrenched in an old convent on
the Island Of Samar, stood off over
600 Filipinos armed with rifles and
cannon. The siege, which lasted near
ly week, is replete with individual
cases Of heroism, and only the bare re-
port Of the affair was sent to Wash
tngton by General Otis, but following
details were obtained from Felipe
Guardez, a Filipino prisoner. He re-
ceived slight wound in the arm dur
ing the siege, but managed to escape,
and subsequently made his way to the
beach and crossed with some other
Filipinos in boat to the Island of Lu-
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03

relief of the little band at the convent
was astounded at the sight that met
his gaze when he marched into the
city. There were dead Filipinos and
dying Filipinos and badly hurt Fill
pinos lying and crawling in every
street. The town seemed to have been
stricken by the plague.
All this had been done by thirty-one
American soldiers intrenched in an ex.
convent.
Was ever a more wonderful triumph
of man over wolf-pack recorded, even
in American military history, which
glows with deeds of men rather than
of armies, with sidelights of individual
achievement, with flashes of inspired
daring such as the world never sees
except when Americans go to war?
P. Seen. Macarthur has since re.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03

boat and jumped in were killed while
they were picking up the paddles. Both
of their sergeants fell in this rush.
They had nobody left to command
them. Every man acted for himself
and found his own shelter. In ten
minutes there wasn't an American
alive in sight.
But there were Americans there,
and they kept on shooting as though
they were never going to stop. Our
men had never seen such shooting, and
in moment they got afraid again.
They thought they should all be killed
before the last American could be
driven from his hiding place. So,
once more, we drew away and got be-
hind the wall, where they couldn't hit
us.
con the third day of the siege the
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03

One of the most unpleasant duties of
parliament is the voting every year of
a sum of money for secret service.
Every one knows that it is to be used
to bribe traitors and reward spies, and
there is nothing an Englishma2 so
much detests as traitor or spy, even
when he is working for our own gov.
ernment.
Consequently our secret service fund
Is probably the smallest in the world.
Last year it amounted to only $4,000,
and not very much bribery can be ef-
fec!cd vita that. But some years ago
it. was three or four times that sum,
and some authorities appear to hold
the opinion that the interests of the
state would be better served if 1t
amounted to s50O,000, instead of $685.
600.
The spending of this money is one of
those few secrets which are really kept
Parliament votes the money. It is paid
into the treasury. Then permission is
given to the secretary for foreign af-
fairs, the secretary for the colonies,
the home secretary, and the Irish Sec
retary to draw on it as they require it
each being allowed certain fixed frac-
tfon of the whole amount.
suppose our ambassador IN Russia
suspects that certain preparations are
being made to seize Persian or Chi
nese port, and he wants to get some
secret information, he draws whatever
sum is necessary to pay to spy, but
M one except himself knows to whom
he pays it.
Many M. P.'s have objected to the
public money being spent in this way.
and year after year they try to obtain
information as to whom it is paid. But
Of course to make the names public
would render the fund perfectly use.
less.
But the most suspicious taxpayer
may be assured that the money is prop
er1y spent. AS matter Of fact, not
much more than half of the money is
ever expended. the balance being re-
turned to the exchequer. Moreover, the
secretaries of state are under oath tc
spend the money honestly. When a
secretary of state is allotted his share
he has to take the following oath be.
fore a commissioners:
81 swear that the money paid to me
for foreign secret service, or for de.
tecting. preventing and defeating con.
spiracies against the state, has been
bona fide applied to the said purpose
and no other"
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
Re,uven.t,on Principle Discovered.

Rejuvenation Principle Discovered.
Professor Metschnikof of the Pas
teur Institute has just made COM
munication to the Academy of Medi-
cine which shows, says the Morning
Posts Paris correspondent, that his
discovery of principle whereby the
organs Of the human body may be re-
has taken step forward. A
lymph prepared by Prof. Metschnikoff
has been employed in certain cases of
leprosy treated at the institute, aud so
relieved the patients that they begged
for q continuation Of the treatment.
Prot. Metschniko6 does not. however,
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
Famous Clock at Paris.

The famous clock, LES LOWS
Graces,' now on view at the Paris ex-
position, was bought by Count de Ca
monde in 1881 for 100000. He has
been offered s25O,0O0 for it, but does
not care to sell it, as he has made it>
over in his. will to the Louvre Mu-
scum.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03

The reason this oath has to be talien
is that at one time it was suspected
that the secret service money was be.
ing used for electioneering purposes,
and for pensioning government favor.
ties.
At present most of the moneX is
spent by our, ambassadors in for IN
countries. In order to know what kind
of a foe she may have to meet, Great
Britain must be made acquainted with
the details of foreign armies, the power
and range of their guns, their new in
ventions in powder, shells, torpedoes.
submarine boats and. the like. The
country must also know what are the
intentions of other countries toward
her, and If antasonistic, endeavof to
thwart them.
Very valuable information of this
kind can only be obtained by bribina
an official of a foreign nation, and the
amount which one country will spend
to get such information may be gath.
cred from the fact that Great Britain
paid 100000 for a copy of the treaty
of Tilsit between France and Russia.
Foreign. countries, spend enormous
sums on secret service. France, Ger
many and Russia have their agents
everywhere, and there are very few
secrets of any nation which they do not
know, for it: is, unfortunately, the case
that in the employment Of all govern
ments there are men willing to bgtray
their country-for a consideration.
The sum spent by Russia on secret
service does not fall short of three
quarters Of a million annually. Ger
many and France each spend closA on
half a. million, Italy nearly qudftes
of million. and: Austria about the
same.
The expenditure under this head Of
smaller states, such as Belgium, Hol-
land, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Switzerland, Spain and Portugal 10
greater than that of England, the aver
age sum for each being about $500. 900.
Lord. Salisbury the other day said that
the Transvaal spent $4,000,O00 a year
on secret service. This estimate is
about one-sixth Of the total revenue Of
that country.
The whole amount spent in Europe.
Asia, Africa and America on secret
service cannot fall far short of $4,000.
600 annually. and it is not a pleasant
reflection for the honest taxpayer that
so much Of his earnings is expended in
trying to make traitors of men.-Lon-
don Mail.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
Monument to Sallust.

The Italian Ministry has made Z
grant toward the cost Of monument
to sallust TO be erected at Aauila. In
the neixhborhood Of Amit4rnum.
where the historian was born.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03

think his serum possesses all the spe-
cifc qualities requisite. At the same.
time, the experiments proved that the.
red corpuscles of the blood were re-
generated, greatly to the advantage Of,
the lepers, and this result in the case.
of an implacable malady authorizes. the,
greatest hopes for the future.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
Trouble Ahead for the Goat.

"say. Jimmy, we're goin' to have
circus. We've fed the goat bath
sponge, q dozen seid1itz powders, and
some dried apples. an now we're goiu'
to give him q drtnk.':
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03

ported the Catubig affair to Washing
ton. It is about as narrated above.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-25
CHAPTER Kill.

And now indeed came for Marshall
Dean time in which he could see a
divided duty. A camp of wood-chop-
pers in one of the deep, sequestered
valleys of the mountains had been sud-
denly set upon by host of mounted
Indians that seemed, like the warriors
born of the dragons teeth, to spring
up from the earth, and yelling like
fends bore down upon the little guard.
Happily for the woodchoppers, but I'M
luckily for Lo. the commander was a
cool-headed veteran of the late war
who had listened time and again to
yells as frantic and had withstood
charge after charge ten times as de-
termined. Most unluckily for Lo the
infantry company was armed with
the new Springfield breech-loader,
and when the band came exultantly
on, having, as they supposed, drawn
the fire when full four hundred yards
away, they were COMPOUNDED by the
lively crackle and sputter of rifles
along the timber in front of them, top
ping many a dashing warrior to earth
and strewing the ground with slaugh-
tered ponies. That charge failed, but
they rallied in furious force. There
were only 40 soldiers; they had
500 braves, SO on they came again
from three different points, and again
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did Powell's sheltered blue-coats scat
ter them like autumn leaves before the
storm. Thrice and four times did they
essay to stampede the soldiers and
sweep off their own dead and wounded.
and each time they were soundly
thrashed, thanks to cool courage and
the new breech-loaders. And Red
Cloud, cursing his medicine men, drew
off his baff1ed braves and the hills that
night resounded to their vengeful war
whoops and echoed back the wailing
of the Indian women mourning over
the slain. "All well enough so far,
lads" cried Folsom, when he heard the
news. "Machpealota is unmasked. It's
war to the knife now, so for Gods sake
send all the troops you can muster to
the aid of those already up there in the
Big Horn. Next time he hits he'll have
all the Northern Sioux at his back,
you mark my words!''
But, who the devil is John Folsom?
said the bureau again. Arrest Red
Cloud. Bring his band in prisoners,
were the orders to the agents, and the
agents called for troops to go and do
their bidding. It's one thing, as I've
had occasion to say before, to stand
off with breech-loaders thousand In
dams armed only with old percussion
cap muskets, squirrel rifles, bows,
clubs and lances; it's another thing
for soldiers armed even with the best
the market affords, to march into an
Indian position and arrest an Indian
chief. There were not soldiers
enough north of the Platte to do it,
and the war department knew it if
the bureau didn't. Hence the muster
ing in force along the river, and the
mounting in hot haste of perhaps ten
more troops and companies, nowhere
near enough for the work in hand,
but all the nation had within
months march that could possibly be
spared from other work and work
more important.
And there was wrath at Emory,
where the colonel found himself or
'dered to send all his transportation to
Frayne forthwith, and all his remain
ing troops except one of foot. Dam
nation! I've only got two companies
of foot" he screamed, in the shrill
trebel of piping senility. "And they
metn to rob me of my cavalry, too!
'C' troop is ordered to be held i'll
readiness for special service"
The transportation, consisting of
three wagons and two ambulances,
with the somber company of infantry,
started next day, however, and Dean,
with eager expectancy, kept his men
in camp, cooked rations ready, am
munition pouches filed, arms and
equipments overhauled and in perfect
order, horses examined and reshod,
ready for the word that might como
any minute and carry him-he knew
not whittier. Folsom and the girls
had to drive back to dinner without
him. Despite the permission sent by
the colonel, he would not leave his
troop and go in town. So back they
came in the soft moonlight and spent
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] CHAPTER KIT.

Meantime "Old Pecksniff," as COM
mentators of the day among the
graceless subs were wont to call Col.
Stevens, was having his bad quar-
ter of an hour. Leaving his team
with the orderly, John Folsom had
stamped into his presence unan-
nounced, and after his own vigorous
fashion opened the ball as follows:
Stevens, what in the devil has that
young fellow done to deserve ar
rest?"
"Oh, ah, shut the door, Mr.. Adju-
tant." said the commanding officer,
apprehensively, to his staff officer.
"and-d I desire to confer with Mr..
Folsom moment whereas the adj
jutant took the hint and then hied
himself out of the room.
Now, ah, in the first place, Mr..
Folsom, this is rather long and-d
painful story. I'm-m-ah, ah-in a
peculiar position"
For Gods sake talk like e man and
not like Burleigh," broke in the old
trader, impulsively. 1--WE known you
off and on over 20 years, and you
never used to talk in this asinine way
until you got to running with him.
Come right to the point What
crime is young Dean charged with?
Those girls of mine will have to know
it. They will know he's in arrest.
What can l tell them?"
"Crime--ah-is hardly thu word.
Foistsn. There has bee.A nafsunder-
standing of orders. in short, and he
was placed under arrest before-ah-
before l had been furnished with a
mass of information that should have
been sent to me before
SWELL, what fault is that of his?
See here, man, you don't mean to say
it is because he didn't get here three
days ago? That's no crime, and
haven't knocked around with the
army the last 40 years not to know
the regulations in such matters. Do
you mean without ever hearing what
kept him ana What splendid, spirited
service he rendered there along the
Laramie, that you've Inundated that
fine young fellow and put him in ar
rest?"
Pecksniff whirled around in his
chair. Really now, Mr.. Folsom, I
can't permit you to instruct me in my
military duties. You have no concep.
ton of the way in which I've been ig-
nored and misled in this matter.
There are collateral circumstances
brought about, er-forced on me in
fact, by injudicious friends of this
young man, and he-he must blame
them-he must blame them, not me.
Now if you'll permit me to glance
over this mass of matter, can the
sooner do justice in the premises"
And over his goggles the colonel
looked pleadingly UP into his visitors
irate features.
"Read all you like, but be quick
about it," was the angry rejoinder. IT
want to take that boy back with me
to town and confront him with one
Of his accusers this very day the
man ! believe, by the ghost of Jim
IS
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SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS.
Chapter I. = Time: Summer Of '6s.
Dgallalla Sioux grow restless. Capt.
cort for commission which is to locate
new army post in Big Horn country.
Chapter H.--Brooks taken i'll, command
comes upon Indian village moving to the
mountains.
Chapter III.-Already friendly Indians
had given warming that ogallallas meant
;l uhl e., 9uartermaster Maj. Rurle.gh;
helplessness at shout of Indians"
Chapter Iv.-Indian braves pass by
without demonstration, but at post they
learn IN, that II Red Cloud is known 70 be on
escort and fresh horses for Frayne.
Chapter Y.-Commander at Frayne
sends myv ta troop BY long de.ogr back e
latter place old John Folsom, noted from
uersman. Is preparing for homecoming
OF mis- daughter er nor and
Fletcher. army officers widow from
Omaha, installed as housekeeper.
Chapter vI.-Hal Folsom, whose ranch
was not ia. far fro, from Gate City had disap
married an eastern girl. Burning Star.
a lover, and two brothers swore ven-
geance for Hats treatment OF Lizette.
Dean reaches this ranch on his march
to Gate City. Smoke signals are seen on
Laramie Peak.
Chapter vII-One of the ranchmen
rides up at this moment. Hal is cor
raled by Indians two miles away. G
troop goes to the fight. In the meantime
bad stories copcerning Dean are being
circulated by Burleigh, and "Old Peck
sniff" commander at Emory, Is Tuning
about what he considers Deans unneces-
sary delay.
Chapter vIII-The troop has met the
raiders. killed Chaska, Lizette's eldest
brother, and wounded Burning Star. Hal
has been safely rescued.
Chapter Ix.-Ennor arrives home with
her friend. Burleigh manages to ingra-
tate himself with old Folsom, but Pap
poose does not like his attentions, and
Capt. Newhall. Burleigh's friend. seems
as heartily disliked by both girls.
Chapter X.-Burleigh's insinuations of
unsoldierly conduct are plainly annoying
to Folson's daughter. Ned Lannion
comes from Halls ranch to tell of raid
and the timely rescue by Dean and his
troop. Dean arriving at Emory. is
placed under arrest at Pecksniffs orders.
Chapter xI.-Burleigh. already $4,000
short. Is confronted by an unexpected de-
nand for the Immediate dispatch of S10,-
600 to Warrior Gap. Folsom takes girls
to see Dean, but does not Let them know
that he is in arrest
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-25
CHAPTER XIV.

Another day Dean and Troop Cwere
held in camp awaiting orders for spe-
cial service, and no orders came.
"Old Pecksniff" had an eye for pretty
girls, a trait by no means rare in SOL
diers old or young, and prettier girls
than Pappoose or Jessie he had never
met. Mrs. Stevens was accordingly
hidden to invite them to luncheon that
very day, and Dean and LOOMS were of
the party, as were other young people
of the post, and, despite the rising war
clouds in the~north and the recent I'M
pleasantness at Emory and an odd
manner indicative of suppressed ex-
element on part of both Dean and
Loomis, a very joyous time they had
until the damsels had to drive home to
dress for dinner. Folsom had named
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-25

and handed Burleigh Geographic
message which, with trembling hands,
he opened and then read with starting
eyes.
"My heaven, Folsom!" he cried. 81
ought to have known something was
wrong when got orders to have every
mule and wheel ready. Everything's
to be rushed to the Big Horn at once.
just as you predicted, Red Clouds
band has broken loose. There's been a
devil of fight not eighty miles from
Frayne!"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14
MOANA FROM COLONIES.

The r. NJ. S. Moana, Carey COM
mander, arrived in port and hauled
alongside the Oceanic wharf at about
o'clock this morning after a very
pleasant trip from the Colonies. Pur-
ser Hodson very kindly favored the
Bulletin with the following report:
The Moana left Sydney at 1880 p. m.
August 20. Cleared the Heads at 2:15
p. m, arriving at Auckland at 1925
p m. on the I'd inst. Left again at p.
m. next day, arriving at Apia at 1880
a. m. on the eth inst. Left Apia at AS
p. m. Saturday. Experienced light 70
moderate variable winds with cloudy,
dull weather and smooth sea between
Sydney and Auckland. Thence to ar
rival at Apia, had light, variable north
west winds with cloudy, showery
weather rand smooth sea. After leay-
ing Apia, experienced light easterly
winds with fine, clear weather unfll
the 10th inst, changing to moderate,
variable winds and sea with heavy rain
till 18th inst. Thence to arrival ENE
trades with fine weather.
The Moana brings a clean bill OF
health and reports OF no plague at sgd
ney for three weeks previous to depar-
ture from that place.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14
Boer Flag To
Annoy Britishers

Bar Harbor, Sept. 5.-Just after the
British warships dropped anchor In
the harbor yesterday mofning, an incl
dent of more than Ordinary interest
occurred. Near the shore path Edward
Van Ness of New York swung TO the
breeze from a staff on his lawn large
Boer flag and addressed his friends In
denunciation of the British. The nag
raising made the people angry aid I;
dozen volunteered to cut down the
pole without further ceremony
Charles II. Wood, charman OF the
Board of Selectmen, called on Mr.. Van
Ness and politely requested that the
Gag be taken down, but hr Van Ness
refused to grant the request.
Chairman Wood, together with Or.
J. Madison Taylor, representing the
Board OF Trade, and TWO police officers
afterward renewed the request to have
the flag removed. Again tho owner oil
the flag refused and defied the officers
TO remove it. Mr.. Wood thereupoh ar
piled the knife to the halyards and the
Boer standard floated to the earth amid
the cheers Of those 'mblsd.
Mr.. Van Ness vas one Of the COM
mitee to receive tho Boer Commission
ers when they visited this country. He
has been requested to resign from the
Gentlemen's Club.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14
Annual Pension Report.

The annual report OF the Commits
sioner OF Pensions, just Issued, shows
that the number OF pensions allowed on
original applications during the year
ended on June 80, 1900, was i0,6i5, and
the number restored to the rolls OF a.
344. The number OF pensioners drop
ped from the rolls during the year by
reason of death, remarrlaga, and other
causes was 43,334, showing an Increase
OF 900 on the rolls, as compared with
the close of the fiscal year 1899. The
number of pensioners on the rolls June
80, 1893, was 991 ,5l9 and On June 30,
1900, 993,529, The annual 1ost OF the
rolls at the close Of the year 1893 was
sl3l ,6l7961, while at the closo of the
fiscal ended June 80, 1900, 1t was
tl3l, 5Sl,544.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14
Overdue Wachusett.

San Francisco, Sept. 6,-The shin
Wachusett, owned in this city, hiss
been placed on the overdue list at tie
Merchants Exchange. The vessel Is
out ll6 days from Newcastle, N. s.. W.,
for Kahului with coal, and 80 per cent
reinsurance is quoted on her. The Wa
chusett is an old vessel, but has here
tofore had a successful career.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14
TERRITORY OF HAWAII.
EXECUTIVE NOTICE.
PUBLIC LANDS NOTICE.

On MONDAY, Oct. ~, 1900, at IL
noon, at the front entrance Of the Judiciary
Building will be sold at Public Auction,
lot of u acre at Pouhala, Eva, Oahu,
being portion Of the old Pouhala fish
pond, lying mauka Of and adjoining the
line of o. R. & L. Co.'s track.
Terms: Cash, u S, Gold Coin.
For plan and further particulars apply
at Public Lands Office, Honolulu.
J. F. BROWN,
Commissioner Of Public Lands.
Honolulu, Sept. IA, 1000. I635t3
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14
ARRIVE

Weather Bureau, Punahou, SeDten,-
Der iI.-Temperature - Morning mini
mum, 75: Midday maximum, sc.
barometer at 8 a. m. 1908. Steady.
Rainfall .O3.
Dew Point 6jF.
Humidity at 3 a. m. 5Si er cent.
Diamond Head Signal Station, sep
TENDER l4.-Weather hazy; wind fresh
Ne.