The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-01

Il oped In and around Manila recent
~ hardly important enough 10
warrant the heavy expense or
cabling but none the less Interest,"
ing. The latest mail advlces. brought by
the government transport Garonne. which
arrived In port from Manila Wednesday
evening, tell of the bravery of a spanish
woman, held prisoner by the insurgents,
who has been called Castiiian Joan OF
Arc, whom all Manila is waiting TO
entertain. American soldiers are thought
to be Imprisoned by the rebel general. NAL
var, there is trouble among Spanish Of
ficers over native wives. and building
boom Is about TO begin.
The Switzerland hills Of the Tayahas
province have developed n second Joan OF
Arc. Among the wids of Mount Cris-
fobai Is a band of 700 starving Spanish pris-
oners, held by the rebel general. Marvar.
Led by this woman. early In February,
the prisoners charged on their keepers,
with only sticks and stones for weapons,
captured their guns and were upon the
very threshold OF liberty when the guards,
reinforced In overwhelming numbers, over
powered and reimprisoned them. Several
were shot and killed. The courage with
which this modern Amazon fought mas
electrified Manila.
She is Sonora Pedro Gamundi, wife of a
Spanish second lieutenant who fought at
her side. Her eyes flashed defiance ana
with her long, dark hair floating behind her
she dashed at the throats OF the guards,
as Arnold Winkelreid OF old hurled him
self at the Austrian phalanx.
Make way for llbertyl" she cried
Then ran with arms extended wide.
Most OF the Filipinos took one look at
the Circe MT the head OF the attack.
dropped their guns and bayonets and ran
away 10 escape being beaten to death. The
abandoned guns were turned on the re-
treating guards and for time a faint taste
of delicious victory was theirs. Malvar re-
organized his ratified hrelings and re-
conquered the prisoners by overwhelming
numbers.
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The mountain stronghold of Cristobai is
near the village OF Dolores In this place
are 500 prisoners, all the Spanish officers
now IN captivity being among the number.
and nine women with children.
Spanish circles In Manila are a-fiutter
over the reports OF the bravery of this
young woman. She Is scarcely % years
OF age, but has the figure OF woman of
80. She II wonderfully magnetic, though
her figure IL slight. She resembles an
American woman. Many stories are now
going the rounds about her. One of them
Is that Sonora Gamundi, desiring TO attend
mass one morning In the village of Tay-
abas. presented herself at the door.
Halt, No puedar entrar." commanded
the SENTRY.
"Sacrel' she screamed. and followed up
the exclamation oy finding the sentry's
solar plexus with a short-arm swing, sue
ceeded by swift upper-cut with her left.
While the sentry rested In oblivion she
entered the church and devoutly began her
devotions. After that the sentries came
to regard the beautiful captive with whole
some respect. and 10 let her alone. II Is
said that among the principal actors In
ha hfxafx a,.l.
seven American soldiers who have been
held ms prisoners several months.
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About 1.70o Spanish prisoners In all are
I'm the hands OF Malvar In the hills of
Tayabas. AL the other Spanish captives
have been set free by the Americans
Malvar hopes 10 win big ransom for
them from Spain, but he is said To have
bungled his cards, or emissaries sent
from Spain TO learn the condition OF the
eaptives he has named as his ransom fig
urc 100000 pesos-about that many dol
lars. This price Is Identical with that de-
manded by Aguinaldo for freeing all the
Spanish prisoners when the Maloios gov
ernment nourishcd. The Spaniards OF Ma.
nlla say that the greed Of Maivar will
never be appeased The food OF the zoo
prisoners In stroneholds IL poor and
scarce and their treatment by the ruarda
harsh and cruel The ridges and ravlnes
peaks and gofges extend on down past
Tayabas Among them the guerrilla Nal
var has stationed small horde OF bandits
TO guard the narrow trails which for a
long time they have been able 20 hold
against superior numbers. At least a
score Of American soldiers are among the
prisoners The captured men of the rhir-
fieth infantry have not turned up yet. and
neither have the engineers and sailors can.
turot from the ship Relief hut Tavahas ls
now In the hands Of the Americans as are
also all the principal towns near the
sirongholds. The relief OF the Spanish
and American prisoners and the routing
Of Malvar and his band arr expected soon
The spanish population OF Manila IL
hoping 20 give Sonora Gamundi a roval
reception when she shall be free
o G .
Rev, John Mcktackon Pvsrce. u. %. an
evangelist. VIII be the pastor OF the nr.t
Protestant chapel 60 be built In Manila
The church viii Dc INSTRUMENTATION ana
free Ter AT iar Pcarce VIII pay Tor ire
construction work. fixtures and library
az aeo volumes opt of his own rocket
The estimated total cost Is SiNloo Tha
cdsuce viii have steel frame. covered
With stone 10 Ne ausFrlcd En- the phillp.
pines, and slate roof from aango.. Nc
Construction work will saon OoEia
. Q Q
Three Fnipinos, representing thefns,l d, IS
60 DC . colonel, captain and lieutenant
went into a house on the Gale Mlscrt,or-
dia the other day and demanded tao for
abe "cauas.' The native 81 whom thc
money was demanded said he would 20
cut and set &C. but he went instead To ne
Santa Cruz police station When the t.,-
lice reached Jhe house the workers Tor
.he cause had gone
y . .
Those Spanish Officers who are about 70
ro home nnd the native wives thsy hays
taken hero undesirable excess barxaee .
Wives picked up ameng the Fllipiaos Il is
feared. would not shane with Sr~at brti.
hancy ia ghe exclusive society az ara
Spanish capital A lieutenant who IS
about 20 leave for Madrid complained 90
the hoard OF health Of Manila recently that