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never saw their heroes again until
their dead bodies were brought in from
the bloody battlefield. Wellington
was one OF the last to leave the ball
room, and ere he departed the lady
who has recently died fastened his
sword about him.
The National tribune., 1900-08-02

Capt. Liddell had filed charges with Pro-
ost-MarShal-G General Williston, seriously
duplicating Lara, which had been read to
him, and almost the very next day Lara
succeeded in bringing in Gen. Pio del
Pillar, a capture little less important than
that of Aguinaldo himself.
The best attested charge against the
willy Police Captain was that of cudSel-
ing 4 man who had previously peached
on him into giving false testimony, cir
cumstance corroborated by the bruises and
contusions on the "hombre'S' person; but
back of all that, according to Capt. Lid
dell, is the larger circumstance that Lara
has risen from condition of comparative
poverty TO be one of the wealthiest men
in the city through a system of levying
tribute upon criminal actions, more par
ticularly that of gambling. Capt or Judge
Lid.lell-for he exercises a judges pre-
rogatives-tells me that at recent game
in fashionable gambling house another
Police Captain dropped $1,000. l asked
the Judge where the Police Inspector was
at the time.
HE was in the game, too," was the
reply.
Assuming that the Judges charges are
well founded. the old adage of ''set thief
to catch a thief seems to be well Illus
trated in Lara's case. Maj. John l.. Iler-
non, Chief of Police, and, indeed, Col. Will
liston, iregard Lara as the most efficient
taking his qualities of courage, ability to
control, or ingenuity in ferreting out crime
and criminals where he chooses to do SO.
Whether Lara is more culpable in his
method of reprisals than officers of like
position in other large cities of the world,
not excepting a few in the United States,
/ leave the reader to estimate. That his
training has been in a hotbed of intrigue,
where corruption was the rule, may tend
to excuse him; and, in view of the fact
that the ost-Marshal-General does not
regard the evidence as absolute, it is not
likely that any action will be taken
against him at this time, or that he will
permanently adorn the inside of any prison
here, many Of whose inmates owe their
present places to him.
Capt. Liddell, who was a Major in the
9th Immunes, has the true qualities of a
judicial officer, and insists in regarding
matters of this kind from a strictly legal
point of view. He will doubtless succeed
Maj. John a. Hull, who has satisfactorily
filled the position of Judge of the Superior
Provost Court, when the latter goes to the
States. The Inferior Provost Court COM
mits prisoners for short terms only, 60
days and $50 fine being the limit. The ST.
periOr Provost Court commits for two
years as the limit and may impose a fine
of 5000, gold. These are the only courts
under the control of the Provost-Marsbal-
The National tribune., 1900-08-02
PRISONERS OF MANILA.
Changes Management Since American Occupation of the
Philippines.

northeast quarter of the city, is really a
series of prisons, including the Carcel Pub
leo, or Jail, for short-term prisoners, and
Preside, or penitentiary, for long-term
prisoners, in which, also, United States
soldiers convicted by courts-martial are
confined. 1t occupies a square piece OF
ground bounded by the level districts Of
Trozo, Santa Cruz and Sampaloc, and COW
erS some eight acres. 1t has 4 capacity
for 1,5OG prisoners, and just now contains
1.1GO, 994 being natives and 16G whites,
the latter chiefly American civilians,
sailors and soldiers.
OF the total number. .J3 are short-term
prisoners and All criminals serving long
sentences. There are 30 women, 1G being
in confinement for short term and 20 for
long periods. OF these 20 IS are murder
esses, nine of them being ratricides.
There are 60 murdererS among the male
convicts, some of them having committed
most horrible crimes, and the Supcrintend-
ent informs me that some of the most
atrOcious of these We're perpetrated by
American negro soldiers.
One hundred and forty-four convicted
soldiers were recently transferred from
Bilibid to San Francisco on the transport
Grant, and $50 have been sent to the
States altogether.
There are 10 wards in the prison
grounds, and one of the most pitiful, per-
hapS, is the beachcOmberS camp, which
contains hoboes, dcsertcrs and vagrantS,
brought to tScir present condition through
Indulgence in ''bino'' and other cxcesses.
The hospital, which has a capacity for
only 60, is ROW fully occupied.
CHANGES UNDER AMERICAN MANAGEMENT.
No visitor, it is safe to say, will fail to
be struck with the excellent sanitary con-
ditions of the wards, workshops and
grounds of Bilibid, and in this respect
there has been a marked change since
American possession, as well as in the
methods of treating the prisoners and gen
eral management. When our forces took
possession some 200 inmates were lber
ated, against whom there were no accusa-
tons of crime in their records, it being
possible then to incarcerate individuals on
suspicion without actual trial.
Formerly many of the inmates were
kept manacled and chained. Now, as Il
The National tribune., 1900-08-02
Character in Thighs.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.

mans thighs interest me in any mood
and at any time. While you may get a
mans character from his face, you can.
If you will, get his past life from his
thigh. 1t is the walking beam of his To-
comotion, controls his paddles, and is de-
yeloped in proportion to its uses 1t in
dicates, therefore, mans habits and his
mode of life.
If he has sat all day with one leg
Tapped over the other, arm on chair, head
on hand, listening or studying preachers,
professors and all the other sedentaries sit
like this-then the thigh shrinks, the mus
cles droop, the bones of the ankle bulge.
and the knee joints push through. If he
delivers mail, or collects bills, or drives
muscles of the thigh are hauled taut like
cables, the knee muscles keep their place,
the calves are full of knots-one big
bunch just below the strap of his knicker-
bockcrs, should he wear them.
If he carries big weights on his back
sacks of salt, as do the poor stevedores
in Venice; or coal in gunnies, as do the
coolies in Cuba; or wine in casks or cof-
fee in bags, then the calves swell abnor-
mally, the thighs solidify; the lines of
beauty are lost, but the lines of strength
remain.
If. however, he has spent his life in the
saddle, rounding up cattle, chasing In
dians, hunting bandits in Mexico. ankle
and foot loose, his knees clutched tight
ly, hugging that other part of him, the
horse, then the muscles of the thigh round
out their intended lincs-thc most subtle
in the modulating curving of the body.
The National tribune., 1900-08-02
MARK TWAIN, CAMPAiGNER.
How He Introduced Gen. HawIey at Polii
ical Meeting.
Will II. Clemens in Aiuslee's.

Only once did Mark Twain appear in
public as political speaker AS con.
scientious Republican in his political pref
ercnces. Mr.. Clemens took an active in
terest in the Presidential campaign of
1880. While visiting in Elmira. n Y, in
the Fall of that year, he made short
speech one Saturday night, introducing to
Republican meeting Gen. Hawley, of
Connecticut. In the course of his re-
marks Mr.. Clemens said:
Gen. Hawlcy is a member of nv
church at Hartford, and the author of
Beautiful Snow Maybe he will deny
that. But | am only here to give him a
character from his last place. As a pure
citizen, respect him; as personal friend
of years, l have the warmest regard for
him; as neighbor, whose vegetable gar
den adjoins mine, why-why, | watch
him. As the author of Beautiful Snow
he has added new pang to Winter. He
is square, true man in honest politics,
and l must say he occupies mighty
lonesome position. So broad, so bounti-
fIl Is his character that he never turned
away tramp empty-handed from his
door, but always gave him letter of in
PRODUCTION to me. Pure, honest, incorrup-
tible. that is Joe HawIey. Such a man in
politics is like bottle of perfumery in
glue factory-it may moderate the stencil.
but 1t doesn't destroy it. / haven't said
any more of him than l would say Of my
self. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Gen.
HaWley"
The National tribune., 1900-08-02

rule, except when obstreperous, all are
kept free from irons and required to work
policing the grounds and in other sanitary
duties, and in occupations for which they
are adapted in the shops. Their manu-
factures of furniture, mats, hammocks and
other articles from bamboo and hemp are
surprisingly good. Canes, combs and yari-
Gus curios are made from carabao horn,
and their carving in wood and work in
the metals, considering the inferior tools
with which they work, eyinces remarkable
skill.
Work begins at in the morning, rev.
ellie sounding at $50, when the prisoners
are lined up and counted. Then follows
breakfast, after which the quarters are
cleaned, the grounds poiced, and the pris-
oners begin work at their yocations in the
shops. The dinner hour is u, and work
is resumed at 2 p. IN. and continues till 8
o'clock, when supper Is served. The i'm
portant ceremony of the day occurs nj
$50, when the prisoners are paradcd in
military fashion, tl:c prison band of II
pieces playing national airs. all dOfIing
their hats at the playing of The Star
Spangicd Banner" and the lowering OF the
flag, when they are marched to their cells
and locked up for the night.
At one time under Spanish rule 700 OF
the prisoners in Bilibid were formed into
n disciplined battalion and sent to Min
The military spirit seems to have remained
in the place. and the repute of convict
valor was such that when the boast of
Aguinaldo reached the ears of the Off
cials that be would march down the Du-
lambuyan read, capture the Preside ard
then attack the town the number of guards
was greatly increased, and every prccau-
ton taken to guard against surprises from
without as well as outbreaks within. Now
A soldiers of the 14th t. Inf perform all
the guard service. Except at the entrances
the sentry boxes are located much higher
up on the walls than formerly, and the
reason for securing these higher ranges
of observation is of curious interest. Some
thing over year ago, when the prisoners,
as was the custom at an interval from
work, were in groups about the grounds,
pitching pennies. In the center of one
group hole was dug very quietly but
quickly down to the sewer, through which
eight prisoners, despite the narTowncss of
the aperture and the slime it contained, es-
capped. This led TO the construction of a
ccmented duct for the sewer and raising
of the guards stations for observation. An
incident illustrative of native temerity oc-
CURED when this duet was near compile
ton. y guard WAS stationed beyond the
opening where only a few feet of the sew
er remained uncovered. A native convict
was passing very lcisurely in front. when
suddenly, before the guard could raise his
The National tribune., 1900-08-02
Railway Mileage.

On June 80. 1899, the total single track
railway mileage in the United States was
1S9, .66 miles, an increase during the
year of 2,S9S.34 miles being shown. This
increase is greater than for any other
year since 1893. The States and Terri
tories which show an increase in milcag ge
in excess of 100 miles are Alabama, Ar
kansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas. Arizona,
New Mexico and Oklahoma. The aggrc-
gate length of railway mileage, including
tracks Of all kinds, was 52,3G4.48 miles.
The distribution of this aggregate mile
age was as follows: Single track. 1S9,-
29f.G6 miles: second track, 11,546.54
miles; third track, 1,047.37 miles; fourth
track, 1927 miles; yard track and sid
ings, 496SJ.64 miles.
The National tribune., 1900-08-02

he threw up his hands. faced about and
seemed rather glad than otherwise to be
placed III solitary confinement for 4 time.
AMERICAN OFFICERS IN CHARGE.
George y. Wolfe, formerly Lieutenant
and Ordnance Officer of the ID Ore, was
appointed Superintendent by Gen. Otis
June II, 1899, and is entitled to much
credit for the improvements which have
been made. The bungalo occupied by
Mrs. Wolfe and himself, constructed en-
tircly by prison labor, including furniture,
screens and mating. is {: fine exhibition of
native skill. Capt. +. +. Crowne, of the
:3SJth Inf, is in immediate charge of the
military prisoners, and Capt. ii. G.. Pur-
ington. of the 10Th Inf. is Superintendent
of the Carccl. Senor Bcnitas is the senior
of two Alcaldcs, who have the immediate
direction of affairs in the Carccl. Charges
were recently made against Senor Benitas
for malfeasancc, but they are believed to
have been due to jealousy and spite on
the part of an individual intent upon Sc
curing the position for himself. Senor
Benitas was formerly a prominent busi-
ness man in Manila, having been prOprie-
tor of flourishing music establishment.
The Governor of Bilibid Prison, doubt
less well known to many readers of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE as a veteran of the
civil war, is Maj. William i. Rogers, of
the Goth Inf. He was the second American
to take this position after the Spanish
Governor, Maj. Bean, of the 18th Mimi,
having been the first. Maj. Rogers owes
his position as a Regular Army officer to
his record for distinguished bravery dur
ing the rebellion. He lost an arm at the
battle of Spottsylvania while serving as a
non commissioned officer in the Maryland
Brigade. He received commission at the
close of the war in the 18th Inf. and never
missed an engagement in which that regi-
mcnt was involved for 80 years. He was
in many combats with the American In
dians, more especially the fighting Sioux.
He was in the engagement against Sitting
The National tribune., 1900-08-02

CAPT. JAMES NJ. LIDDELL,
Judge OF the Inferior Provost Court, Manila.
General. There are four native Justice or
Police Courts and four Courts of First
Instance, also presided over by native
Judges, the latter trying cases sent from
the lower courts, including such from the
Inferior Provost as relate TO natives and
do not affect the U. S. Government.
Through these courts and officers, not for
getting Lieut.. Trowbridge, who efficiently
controls the Secret Service Department,
convicts find their way under proper escort
into Bilibid and other prisons here.
PRISONS OF MANILA.
There are numerous "carcels' for hold
Ing convicts in Manila, nearly the entire
wall Of the old city being constructed with
dungeons and cells underneath, which not
infrequently under Spanish rule were com
pletely filed. Their grimy looking inte-
riors, now vacant, where doubtless many
q ghastly scene has been enacted, suggest
the wall structure now used is near Fort
Santiago, at the northwest angle, which
contains MacstrarZa Prison, where cap
tured Insurrectos are confined, and pris-
on at the Postila Gate containing lnsur-
gent officers. This class are also confined
In Santa Potencia, prison on Gale Pa
lacio, walled city, while political prisoners
and InsurScnt officers of high rank are
kept in apartments in the upper portion
of the Anda Street Police Station. The
Quartet de Espana, also in the Old City,
Is military prison for United States sol
diers awaiting trial and in confinement
Tor short terms.
Bilibid, located on Gale Iris, in the
The National tribune., 1900-08-02

by the Oriental carccl It's whitewashed
walls. orderly arrangements, clean swept
avenues. archways, tropical foliage, pic
turesque garden containing indigenous
plants and bamboo ar5or and electrical
lighting by night all combine to convey 4
very favorable impression. Improvements
have also been made in the methods of
correction and punishment, processes of
torture and questionable methods having
been wholly discontinued, as has been the
mode of execution by sarrOte. There have
been 10 executions in Bilibid since our
forces took possession.
HYLAND G.. KIRK.
The National tribune., 1900-08-02

Bull at Big Bend on the Cheyenne River
in 1872, and also in the campaigns of 1889
and 1890, including the battle of Wounded
Knee. In the Philippines he is known as
the hero of Cainta, having led his bat
talon in the capture of Cainta and also
Pasig. He was promoted from Captain
in the 18th to Major in the Goth Inf at
the beginning of the war in the Philip
pines, and joined his command n few days
prio to the advance Of Gen. Wheaton in
his movement from Guadaloupe beyond
Pasig.
The original "Carcel Publico y Preside
de Manila" was begun by the Department
of Spanish Engineers in 1865, and com
pletcd five years later. 1t then occupied
ground where now stands the Monte de
Piedad." Or Mount of Pity, which was
used by the Spanish Government as a
pawnbroker's shop. The destruction of
the prison by fire shortly after its cree
ton led to the selection of the present
site. The buildings were again destroyed
by an earthquake in 1880, only the soli-
tary- y-confnement cells and officers quar-
ters now remaining of the original struc-
lures. The wards, barracks and shops were
speedily rebuilt, and have been improved
from time to time since. While it must
strike the visitor as an excellent place to
keep out of as residence, and while its
walls present from the exterior n some
what forbidding aspect, its interior by nc
means appears as the gloomy, threaten.
ing aPpendage to civilization suggested
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gun, the man sprang head first into the
sewer and was on his way out. 1t hap
pened that Superintendent Wolfe was en-
gagged with a detail on some work near
the mouth of the sewer when the convict,
covered with slime and painting for breath.
emerged. At sight # the Superintendent
The National tribune., 1900-08-02
This VIII Interest MANY.

F. W. Parkhurst, the Boston publisher, says
that If any one who Ois afflicted with rheumatism
in any form, or neuralgia, will send their ad-
dress to him at box 1901, Boston Mass, he will
direct them to Il peri, ct cure. He has nothing
to sell or give, only tells you how he was cured.
Hundreds have tested it with success.
The National tribune., 1900-08-02
Special Correspondence to TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
MANILA, P. l.. June 2S.

MANILA, P. J., June 2S.
at is curious circumstance re
marked Capt. James NJ. Liddell, of the
Inferior Provost Court, TO me recently,
"that every time l attempt TO round up
Capt. Lara, of the police force, for some
of his misdeeds, he will capture a promi-
nent Insurrecto, and that fact will be her
aided in all the papers"
At the time this remark was made
The National tribune., 1900-08-02
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CONSTITUTION.
By LIEUT.. WIN. W. DAVIS. Co. K, 29tt
Mass, RoNbury, Mass

By LIEUT.. WIN. W. DAVIS. Co. K, 10th
Mass, RoNbury, Mass.
"Old Ironsides," Nations pride,
Preserved from weight of time;
See Ocean roll, in glory dressed,
This treasure to enshrine.
Thou art lands recorded theme,
Thy name q household tie;
Once more thy ribs of oak shall float,
In peaceful age to die.
\ relic from the battle strife,
With palms of victory crowned:
Fame's clarion music greets thee now
From earth's remOtcst bound.
A patriotic ORDERS love
Rebuilt thy ancient frames
Thy pennant and thy starry jack
Wave proudly once again.
Prcble and Bainbridge brought thee fame,
BY deeds of glorious might;
Stewart and Hull inspired thy crews
TO strike for freedoms right.
A fleet has tried thy power to tame,
To strike successful blow;
Thou broke the navies like a reed,
And sent their ships below,
Old England's flag thou wouId'st not wear
TO triumph DER her foes
The banner thou hast graced so long
Must wrap thy last rcpost.
Hark to the shouts that millions raise;
List to the cheers that rise
While cannon from thy portfolios sound
Their echoes through the skies,
Hail, Constitution! Speed thy way
Like n triumphant power;
Thy starry ensign floats on high,
To rule i'll pcril's hour.
sBy an act passed by the last Con
gross the Construction and Equipment
Departments are making estimates on the
cost of restoring the old fiigate Constitu-
tiOn to her former condition. The work
will ncceSSitatc the manufacturing of spe-
cial fittings and will be quite an expensive
undertaking. The Daughters of 1912" will
defray the cost of the work The writer
lately had letter from Mrs. Nelson V.
Titus, President of the Society, who de-
clares that the matter shall be accom-
plished. and these lines are therefore com
posed in anticipation of the event.-W.
w d.
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-14
How to Cure Group.


Mr.. Gray, who lives near
Armenia, Duchess county N. Y,
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have ever used. 1t is a fine
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as soon as the child becomes
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-14
Wedding Bells.

The marriage of Miss Mary Lei.
la Hardin and Mr.. Marshall Camp
bell was celebrated Wednesday,
Dec. -, $50 n. M. at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Matte McDougal.
A tinge of romance is given to the
happy event by the manner in
which they came to know each
other. Rev.J. J. Stowe, pastor of
M. =. Church, South, pronounced
the ceremony in happy impress.
i've stye. The bride was hand
somely gowned in a castor travel
ing suit; the decorations were ev-
ergrecns, trailing vines and chrys.
anthemums. The bride is the
daughter Of Mr.. Worth Hardin, a
prosperous farmer Of this county,
and is a handsome cultured young
woman, her popularity was attest
ed by the large number of friends
assembled to wish her godspeed
The bridegroom is popular
young man of a prominent family
of Memphis, Tenn, and is Trans
fer Agent of the Railroads of tina
place. The presents were numer
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space for congratulations, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Campbe left for Memphis
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-14
Land Sale.

D. A. & T. J. WEIGH VS. w. II. Wesson.
Nos. 10 and II. In the Circuit Court of
Hardin County Tennessee.
BY virtue Of an order Of sale issued to me
by the Circuit Court OF Hardin Cuunty in
each Of the above cases, will, on Monday
Dec. cath, 1900, at the court house door in
the town of Savannah, Tenn, sell t o the
highest bidder for cash, at public outcy, the
following tract Of land lying in the 4th civil
district Of Hardin county Tennessee, being
the bottom land and the hill land assigned
to w. H. Wesson in the division Of the lands
of his father ], w. Wesson in the Chan
Gerry Court Of Hardin County Tennessee;
also W.. II. NELSON'S one seventh I'M
divided interest in the tract of land upon
which he lived Oct. grid 1899, the date
ofthe levy, known as the Wallace Hays
home place. The two first named
tracts will be sold subject to the homestead
right. All Of the said land will be sold as
the property Of w. II. Wesson. This Nov.
Fl, 1900. I. J. Sawner Sheriff.