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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-07

isn't the possessor Of a game rooster,
and they use some pretty wicked look-
ing gaffs, or steel spurs on them, too.
The regulars seem to like 1t over here.
A great many are re-enlisting when
they are discharged. This Is not such
an unhealthy place. With little care,
and forethought, one can prevent most
Of the prevailing ailments. Dysen-
terry is contracted from drinking bad
water, but In all towns where troops
are garrisoned they boil the drink
ing water. It's true there have been
one or two deserters, but In every
case their absence has been much
more preferable than their presence.
They were wanted either for rape or
| looting.
tAlh GAAMf LEI.
Pagan a colored deserter from one
Of the colored regiments, is fair
specimen of the character of the de-
serters. Only the other day with a
gang Of his bolo, cut throats they
| to "a a.. o,,h,,el e., fba +I,;otr ah,,,Iy,ar,y
along the Pasig river, and way-laid a
casco of merchandise, wounding some
of the crew. These fellows are fight
ing for their own gain and not for
the so.called Filipino cause. I'm
afraid Fagan will fare worse than the
Pagan in oliver Twist IL the boys
ever run across him. From the ap-
pearance of things, now, this war is a
long ways from being over. Our pres
ent location is about eight miles from
the coast on the Agos river.
CAMPING IN A CHURCH.
..This being the first time soldiers
have been in this town, we had nc
quarters, SO We're compelled to sleep
in a church 1t certainly looks like
most anything but a house of worship
since we took up our abode here. Over
in one corner a fellow has slung his
coat and cartridge belt over a crucifix
from the pulpit our presiding elder,
the cook dishes out our chow-chow, ol
meals, to us, and you can gamble that
we make pretty interesting congrega
ton. I used to attend the Y. M. G. A
meetings quite regularly, when in Ma
nila. ! don't think it was as much fol
the spiritual benefit derived there
from, as the writing material obtain
able free gratis I suppose there is
considerable excitement in the States
today, over the Presidential election
This is the 7th here, and we are day
ahead. ! read a short account of the
race riot in Akron, in the Manila
Times.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-07
Manila Freedom Com
ments on incident.
Crime Did Not Call For Mob
Violence.
Have Not Heard News Of the Speedy
Prosecutions.


Prosecutions.
The Akron riot evidently attracted
considerable attention the world over.
A copy of the Manila Freedom of
Oct. s, 1900, contains an editorial com.
menting at some length on the Incl
dent. The editorial was as follows:
MADNESS OF MOBS.
Mob madness seems to be roaming
the world. 1t finds place in civilized
communities. 1t isn't alone in China,
Boerland and the Philippines. 1t
seems, indeed, that the maddening po-
ton has entered the blood Of the peo-
pie in all parts of the world. We cry
out against Boxer atrocity--the mad
rabble in the wilds of these islands,
and yet scenes are witnessed in the
states which are most disgraceful,
without parallels in fact.
Only the other day vengeance was
the watchword in Akron, Ohio, the
news of which shocked the world
Stories of butchery in these islands are
even less revolting, because there the
boast is highest civilization" Such
scenes bring the blush of shame to the
cheek Of every law-abiding self-re-
specting citizen. A negro had commit
ted revolving crime, true, but that
gave no excuse for mob vengeance-a
taking of the law into individual hand.
The newspapers of the States say that
men ran the streets blood-mad, armed
with deadly weapons, wreaking ven
geance upon the innocent because of
the crimes Of the guilty.
The records state that fire arms and
dynamite We're useu without discrim-
ination; men were pummeled and
neighbor turned against neighbor.
Moreover million dollars in property
went up In smoke. This in our own
land--our land across the seas-boast-
ing a civilization of the highest type!
We are 10th to believe it, but we must.
The evidence Of the cowardly work is
beyond dispute or question.
The crime that was the incentive of
the riot merited swift punishment, but
not the terrible exactions of mob vio-
lence. America may have the right
to be severe but never brutal. We fail
to note an instance where 1t has been
proven that crimes against women
went unpunished In the United States.
Laws there are executed. The fury of
these mobs is evidence that popular
opinion is shared by all classes. Off,
GERS are doing their sworn duty in pro-
tecting the vile wretch In their charge
the contemplated victim OF the fury
of otherwise good citizens for the most
part and must perforce use weapons
But the burning and torture Of one
person cannot enchain the best of an
other. In all cases of this sort Amer
lean citizenship should unite for Wig
orous punishment, but by all means
vengeance should be kept within the
limit Of the law.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-07


have relieved of accumulations aud OBJ
structione
jabber between puffs. The men wear
nothing but breach, clout, or maybe
a shirt with the sleeves cut off. The
women wear a piece of dry goods
that's cross between pair of bloom
ers and q flower sack. OF course this
is the lower class of Japs. The
weather. class that Isaw We're all in
Jim rick shas; and Icouldn't watch them
as close. | bought few souvenirs,
an opium pipe, pair of chop sticks,
pair of Jap shoes, some pictures, etc,
and a large box made of split bam-
boo. I'll have it full OF relics before
1 come home. 1 got a piece of the
gate at Pekin, China, and some pic
lures from Tien Tsin.
AN INSANE SOLDIER.
We arrived in Manila on the seven
teenth of September, and the troops
landed in cascos, or big Filipino fat
beats, pulled by a steam tug. l went
ashore in the hospital boat with the
sick. One fellow was insane, so vio-
Iently so that we had to sit on him
to keep him down, We ran up the
Pasig river, and landed back of a
Spanish church. Here an ambulance
was waiting and we got the sick men
loaded and put the crazy guy in the
Loco ward and we We're driven
through the outskirts of Manila, along
streets of palm leaf and bamboo huts,
cocoanut, and bamboo trees to Santa
Mesa. / was in Manila about thirty
five days, and saw about everything
worth seeing.
A MANILA CEMETERY.
II visited Paco cemetery one day.
This is an old burying ground, and
is surrounded by moss-covered stone
wall. in one cornera squa, hoe was cut
I was curious to see what was on
the other side. Looking through,
beheld sight I'll fail to forget for
many moons. There was huge pile
of human bones In all stages Of de
cay, and. confusion. The skulls thai
were turned in every direction seem
ed to be laughing at my surprise.
didn't stay to do the Hamlet act,
however, but made myself scarce as
promptly as possible.
CHINESE FUNERAL.
There are a great many Chinamer
here, and they have cemetery Of
their own. A Chinese cook at one
of the hospitals here died while wa'
in Manila. / took in his funeral. The
coffin was placed on a carabou cart
All / the mourners hlked along in front
strewing pieces of paper around tina
was full of holes. They say the devi
has to go through each OF those hole
before he can reach the cadwer, ant
from the amount Of paper along th
line of march, it would take a livel.
and energetic little deyel to catcl
him. AT the grave they opened tn
box for a last sad gaze at the faithful
departed, at one cent per gaze, Al
old geezer, tenderly placed fan il
the hand of the deceased, and | re
marked to one of the fellows that
looked rather suggestive Of the eli
mate 10 which the aforesaid Chinl
! was going, He burst out laughing
r and we retreated in good order.
: THE TAKING OF BINANGoNAN
on Oct. 8, we left Manila on th
) transport Garonne and sailed half wa
around Luzon Island, We took Biz
> angonan almost without shot ou
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-07
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ROYAL ARCH.
Knights Will Elect Officers Wednesday
-Eiaht Candidates For Iniatition.

The local order of knights of the
Royal Arch will hold its next regu-
lar melting in Young's hall Wednes-
day afternoon, instead of the evening,
the time of meetings heretofore held.
Officers for the ensuing year will
be elected and eight candidates will
be initiated into membership.
Barberton, Kent and Cuyahoga Falls
liquor men are affiliated with the Ak
ron order.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-07
OPIUM JOINT
In Far Away Japan.
An Akron Boy Visited a
Strange Place.
Pit In One of Manila S
Cemeteries
Was Filled With CHASTITY,
Grinning Skulls.
Troops In Philippines Are 0aIY Half
CIo. he'd.

"Jack" McCann, an Akron boy, is
the author of one of the most enter
tanning letters written since the Amer
can troops reached the Philippines.
He describes, in an interesting man.
ner the various places he has visited
and the experiences he has had since
J leaving this city. The letter was
written to George Kelly, son of the
Sheriff. Minus the opening and clos
ing sentences, which are personal, it
reads: s..
Binangonan, Luzon Islands,
Nov. 5, 1900.
eve have been out of luck since
leaving TT. Thomas. They have kept
us continually on the move. When
we reached San Francisco we were
hurried aboard the transport Sherman
and sailed for Hagaski, Japan, al
noon Of the same day, reaching thers
early on the morning of Sept. 10th
We stayed in Nagasaki three days fol
coal
l got pass and went ashore with 9
sailor of the Sherman's crew. He
had been there before and of course
knew the ropes. We rode in the "gin
rick-shas" around the city. They ART
the native vehicles, and are pulled b,
runners. '--
AN OPIUM JOINT.
We went into what looked to mt
like cigar store. An old Jap cam,
out from behind a bamboo curtain
bowling and rubbing his hands togeth
er, When they salute each other, in
stead of shaking hands together, the,
shake with themselves. The sailo
said something to him that could no
savoy, and he said Want to hitte
de pipeY After we explained to hin
that we didn't. care to indulge, h
took us back of the curtain into mar
row apartment, and from the fume
of the drug I knew we were in al
opium joint
The room somewhat resembled 4
Pullman sleeper, with hunks or berth
arranged around the wall. In tn
center, was a low table with the dop
outfit. The pipe consists of lon
narrow bamboo reed, with a sma
metal bowl at the end. The Jap take
a little opium and rolls it betwee
his thumb and finger into small ba.
about as large as a pea, which b
inserts in the bowl. The victim nov
takes the pipe and the Jap lights
from small alchohol lamp. He ge;
into a bunk, takes few puffs, an
it's all off. The faces of the victim
looked CHASTITY in the pale weird ligl
cast on them by the alchohol lamp
This impaired death-like pallor I
their skin, and opium has pauseatln
smell to it. don't know what kin
of sensation 1t is to smoke dope.
bad half a notion to try it just IL
fun, but the sailor said 1t wouldn't
to let the heathens get you at di
advantage. He says if you had dc
lar in your hip pocket they wouI
Just as soon cut hole through yol
leg and take 1t out that way as
roll you over to get It.,
COALING A SHIP.
It's interesting to watch the cooli
coal ship. The. coal is brought in
the bay in queer looking barges tur
ed up at the end like Chinamsn
shoes. The coolies, numbering son
dfty or more, line up in row aud pa
the coal TO the ship in small wick
baskets, holding about five poun
each. There are women and childr,
IN the line and they work for hou
without seeming TO tire smoking
garettes, and keeping up a rag,tir
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-07

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-19
ROOSEVELT AS A HUNTER.

When Roosevelt, dressed in his gau-
dy and personally selected hunting cos
tune. made his appearance among the
untrammeled citizens around Little
Missouri river, he was looked upon as
q tenderfoot Of q very elementary
brand. The toughs who proposed to
show him a thing or two arranged
among themselves, in their own ex-
pressive language. ito take some OF the
frills out of the New York tenderfoot."
A well known character approached
Roosevelt and asked him what he In
tended to do and what kind Of game he
was after. The New Yorker said he
was after grizzlies. and 1t was soon
noised about the camp that the -four
eyed teHlerfOOt" was looking for big
game. The hardest man In the vicinity
sent word to Roosevelt that he couldn't
shoot any grizzlies In that territory
and that If he attempted TO the bad
man" in question would be Informed
and proposed to shoot Roosevelt at
sight.
When this message was conveyed to
the blue eyed tenderfoOt, he seemed
greatly pleased. and, looking eagerly
through his glasses, he Inquired OF his
informant where the bad man lived"
Immediately upon receiving the desired
information Roosevelt rode over to see
the man who proposed to shoot him.
When he reached the camp Of the In
dividual In question, the bad man"
had forgotten why be intended to shoot
and was very much disposed to be
Hmiable with the tenderfoot from the
east.
Mr.. Roosevelt not only wore a cos.
tune which he considered appropriate
for killing grizzlies, but he actually
killed more bears than the best Of the
'bad men," and his unquestioned bray-
cry and fearlessness won him, as It al.
ways does with the Bret Harte type OF
man, unbounded respect and love.
What the men Of the west thought
Of the tenderfoot was shown when
Theodore Roosevelt called for volun
teers for the rough riders, among
whom were some OF those who tried q
take the frills of the New York dude
when he first appeared among them
and who today lovingly and lnrA'iI T'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-19
PRICE, 3 CENTS
BSCLUTEEY PURE

him, with the river SO filed with oyster
boats that the steamer had to pick her
way, we asked him about the supply OF
oysters on the RappahannOck. Turning
in his quick, emphatic style, he said
You asked me that question two years
ago and told you unless something was
done the supply would beexhausted in ten
years ! am more strongly convinced Of
it every day There are twice az many
boats and men dredging the rocks as
there were five years ago, and the catch
il not ~ great a. il was then. To give
you an idea OF how little profit sAere is
in it for the men who work on the rocks
/ will cite an Illustration: Last week, he
said, " | unloaded - boats, which had
been out all day These boats averaged
two men and boy in each [ paid 45
and zoe. per bushel for the catch, and
the total was $llS Counting two boys
as equal TO a man, you will readily see
that they did not make a dollar a day,
and out of that they had TO pay the ex-
pense of repairs To boats and sails. Oys-
ters, said he, ARE high and they will be
higher"
When we reached Carter's creek the
smoke from the big fish factories and the
smell from the fish, which were being
ground up into fertilizer and oil, made us
leave the deck OF the steamer and seek
refuge below Ii costs the company who
operate these works $500 per day. When
fish are scarce money il lost rapidly, and
when they are plentiful il is made equally
az fast We were told that the steamers
are coming in every night loaded down
with alewiyes, and the season is a good
one At the wharf az lryington we met
Mr. John f. Gouldman Jr., who is as-
sistant cashier and boOk-keeper Of the
bank there, and Dr. W. }. Newbill who
was one of the most active Swanson men
in the State The Doctor was there to
meet his wife who was on the steamer.
John GOuldman said lrvingtOn was all
right, but he liked fredericksburg best.
At River View we met our old friend,
Treasurer R. NJ Sanders, who cordially
invited us TO stay over with him, which
we regretted we could not do. Here Mrs.
f. NJ. Campbell and children, OF Washing
ton, got on board en- route for Balti-
more Mrs Campbell had been with her
relative, Mrs Hathaway, who is a niece
of her father, Rev Dr. I. 5. Dunaway.
After delightful ride up the Bay we
reached Baltimore Saturday, where we
first learned the news of President Mo
Kinley's death, and in three hours we
were at home and wishing we had TO
take the trip again.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-19
Stafford Writings.

The following is a list OF writings
which have been admitted 10 record in
the Clerks Office OF Stafford county since
the August term, 1901:
Deed for land from Bernard Stevens ct
TX. to John o. Hall Deed for land from
Edgar Armstrong ct ux. TO Alex. Ried.
Deed for land from Bette Withers ct ais
to Edgar Armstrong Powerof attorney
from Angelina Hanes to J. n. Harper.
Deed for land from J. W. Brummett 10
James Brown. Deed of trust from Thos.
Baker ct ux. to VI. d NJ. r. B. 4 L. Asso-
citation. Deed of trust from Jas. Brown
ct ux. to f. b. Association. Deed foE
land from Sallie Williams, etc, 20 f.
Beaner. Deed for land from l.. Beaner
ct ux. to Seth Fout. Deed for land from
r. p. Wallace, commissioner, to James
A. Wine. Deed for land from A. II. Green,
administrator, etc, to h. b. Carneal.
Deed for land from j. +. Huffman ct ais
to W. D. Huffman. Deed for land from
W. d. Huffman to S. A. Huffman. Deed
for land from ". d. Huffman ct ux. to
J.W. Huffman ct ais Deed for land from
r. +. Lunsford TO T w Berrey. Deed of
trust from James 4. Wine to +. B. Asso-
citation. Deed of trust from John Berrey
ct TX. TO NJ. & NJ p. b. & l.. Association.
Deed of trust from L. p Carneal TO A. Il.
Embrey
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-19

There was some soreness over the
nomination of J. Boyd Sears in portions
OF Essex. not because they loved Sears
less. but because they loved Blakey more.
But that has all passed away, and the
Democrats are preparing for big can
vass. Mr. W. II. Lawson, the candidate
for the House for Essex and MiddleseX,
was present, and shaking hands with
the people. He is man Of fine personal
appearance and Of sterling qualities. But
the Republicans are not going to let him
have a walk-0ver. 1t was stated that
Mr.. Lewis Jones, ex-Treasurer Of Middle
sex. and one of the most popular men on
the Southside, would be an independent
candidate, and that the Republicans will
endorse his candidacy. II this transpires,
he will be formidable candidate. There
is some opposition to this among Essex
Republicans, who favor the nomination OF
Capt. J. II. ROssler, a straighout kepub-
lican. 1t was whispered that at Repub-
lican headquarters Jones is the favorite
because they think he can win, and the
seventies will be put on so that he VIII
be endorsed. What they will try on
Lawson will also be tried on Sears.
The Senatorial convention meets ut
Saluda, and several Republicans are
named in connection with the nomina-
ton Fielding Lewis Taylor, OF Glouces-
ter, Robert Bristow, of Middlesex, and j.
G. Cannon, of Essex are among them
1t was stated by prominent Republi-
can that nomination will be made.
The question of the iudgeship is excit-
ing much interest. Judge Wright is a
great favorite in his own county and
has friends throughout the district.
Judge G. Taylor Garnett is also strong
in Mathews, but il certain contingencies
arise, there will be another Richmond in
the field, who will bea formidable candi-
date. He is Judge John G. Dew, OF King
and Queen. fit proves to be triangu-
lar fight it will be a pretty one from
start to finish, and each man will go to
the post two to one shot" for the
race.