The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-20

by certain interested parties who were de-
sirous that the Office should follow the old
Spanish custom and farm out the coHec-
ton of the markets and slaughter house
receipts.
MARKET MASTER IN HARD LUCK.
Finally the collection OF the market
taxes and rents was. as an experiment..
farmed out to Crespulo Leus for the period
of one month at a rate much I'm excess OF
any that the Office had up to that date
been able TO collect. AS the inmates of the
markets could not see any particular rea-.
son for keeping them even ordinarily clean.
and regarded the payment OF imposts OF
any kind as a relic of Spanish ran
Mr.. Leus did not make his fortune during
the few days he posed as a government
contractor. During the time he was not
wrestling with the responsibilities of his
job or lodging missiles round the outskirts
Of the markets, he spent his time telling
hard-luck stories to the head of the bureau
and thinking over the morrow. One after
noon, four or five days after he had been
awarded the contract, he hastily entered
the office and closed the door just in time
to keep a vociferous and indignant COM
mittee of market people from intrudine on
the quiet of the Office. The smoothness OF
the back Of his white coat was relieved by
chunks of mud and other adhesive SUBJ
stances until IL a group or vol
canic hills IN an Arizona desert. Az soon
as he recovered his breath he confessed TO
having that tired feeling and asked TO b
released from his contract, and as he was
evidently rather the worse for wear his re-
quest was granted and the incident closed.
Mr.. Leus, previous TO his contracting ex-
perience, was somewhat of an oracle among
the Tagalos. but for some reason they ~
pear to have lost confidence in him, and the
only excitement he's had since the war
began was to be confined in AnGa-street
station for a few days and subsequently
figure as principal to the groomsman In =
shotgun marriage.
AFTER Leus gave up his contract the
markets were again under the direct admin.
istration of the bureau. which appointed
native collectors for the several markets,
but these were continually harassed ana
intimidated In the performance OF their
duties by the Katipunans and other ennis
saries and protagonists of the evolutionary
government at Malolos. rendering IL ire.
quently necessary TO call upon the guards
stationed In the several markets TO brig
recalcitrant stall holders 70 time.
ION one occasion one of the soldier fn~
spectors from the provost marshal's omco
found an insurgent second lieutenant and q
rest a native marketman who had turned
a deaf ear TO the siren songs OF the insur~
gent tax collectors. The soldier didn't do
a thing to the lieutenant but kick him out
of the market and then turned his atton-
ton to the squad. After a short skirmish
their own clubs. when the remainder took
TO their heels. That particular market was
not bothered for some time afterward ~
any direct interference on the part OF the
insurgent authorities"
l The markets now are under the direct
control OF the military, and Corporal Har-
ris is I'm charge. According 20 the Manila
papers ne has worked a great reform.
Things are now clearly and orderly. and 9
new market building is shortly TO be built