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The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-27

Special Correspondence Of The sunday Republic.
Washington. April 25-I call them Uncle
Sans pirates because they now live cider
The American flag. / refer to the brlgands,
bandtti and thieves OF our Asiatic posses
SONS. They are 20 he found in one shape
or another in all parts of the islands. and
even in Manila Itself. We have there
good CORPS Of native policemen and thol-
sands Of soldiers with clubs and re"o!yers,
but nevertheless robberies occur every Gay
and the cuunterfeiters make false money
So fest that you have TO ring every dollar
10 see whether II is silver or not.
Manila has not only land thieves. but
vaIer thieves. Think Of an American city
containing moro than 10000 peop,e in
which there are professional pirates. The
place is cut up by canals. the Pssig River
flows through il and !ts waterways are rs
1thickly crowded with boats As those Of
Canton. a short time ago II WIS found
that these parts of the city were infested
by an organized band of thieves and pick
pockets Who made the boals their head
quarters and went out TO prey upon The
people They robbed the houses and bllalz-
mailed their brothers upon the boats An
additional force has been added 20 the
water police tn keep them In check, and
both harbor and canals are now being ra-
trnlled on the lockout for pirates.
A few weeks ago one of the Government
launches passed large boat on the River
Pasig in almost the heart OF the city IL
II was a native who waved his hand for
assistance. The launch stopped and il was
found that the man had been attacked by
pirates who had stolen the tobacco sugar
and cocoanuts which he was carrying into
Manila.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-27
Cowardly Natives Are
the Prey of Pirates.

On another boat the natives y
be greatly excited. The officials stopped
and were told that there was nothing
wrong They saw, however, that several
ropes were tied TO the bamboo outrisgers
OF the native craft and caught hold OF
them and pulled them in. At the other end
of each rope they found mauser rife
and later on discovered that of the men on
the boat four were pirates. They were
robbing the boat when the. Government
launch came up and had threatened the
owners with death if they informed upon
them Lr
It is this fear on the part of the natives
that makes it difficult to break up piracy.
The criminals are so organized that their
friends will take revenge upon infornors.
They blackmail the boattnen and carry on
their smuggling under the very eyes of our
Asldiers-
The worst place for pirates, however, is
in}the southern part of the archipelago. The
Moros have been pirates for ages. and they
have had their pirate settlements in Pala-
wan. AIindanao and the Sulu Islands. The
Sultan himself is a professional pirate, who
is only restrained by the fear of our Gov
ernment There is one pirate chief in North
western Mindanao who until very recently
has been sailing along the coast and collect
ing tribute from the villages at the mouth
of a cannon Shortly before our troops came
into Matt he entered that harbor and sent
word. to the merchants that he must have a
certain sum of money at once or he would
blow up the town The Presidente was a
Spanish eX-iieutenant, as brave as a lion.
He had several small howitzers. which he
+n,
his reply, telling the pirate to fire and be
hanged but that if he did the howitzers
would send his vessels 10 the bottom of the
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-27

banditti. There is no country where gucr-
rilla warfare can be carried more sue
cessfuly. You are seldom far from the
mountains. and the valleys are filed with
clunps of bamboo. The American Indians
had nothing like the opportunities that the
FiliDinos have in their warfare with US.
Indeed, 1 doubt IL our Indians could have
been conquered If their country had been
similar to the Philippines. There are places
for ambush within every few miles. The
rice fields interSpersed with swamps,
and there are many thickets in which the
robbers can hide. There are bamboo
elumps everywhere and many places where
the ground rises in hillocks topped with
thick grass. in which man can lie con-
cealed and wait for his prey.
There nothing but trails through the
mountains, and travellers often have TO cut
their own paths through them The woods
are bound together with long lianas that
they form a perfect mass of matted vegs-
tation. through which one must cut his
way. The Iowlands are unstable at certain
times OF year, and in the rainv season
they are impossible for horses or carriages.
The insurgents have of late worked chiefly
through ambushes. They assault only small
parties. killing from three to six at a time
This class of warfare will last until good
roads are made. Then the country can be
patrolled by police on horseback and the
rohbers hunted to their lairs in the noun
tsins. At present there practically no
roess ON some of the islands. Mndoro has
non. Jolo none outside of the town of Joio,
and in Mindanao the only roads are about
the chief ports- The Sultan lives at Mai
bun, on one side of the island. and the city
of Jolo. where the Americans are stationed.
is on tn. opposite side. When the Sultan
crosses the island he comes on horseback
by a bsldle path. A road will probably be
ma de between these two towns.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-27
,Moros Have Ravaged Southern
Coasts for Centuries.

The Presidente was in charge of the port
when General Bates called, and General
Bates gave him an American flag. He ac-
cepted it, saying that he would use it at all
times except when that pirate appeared.
Then" said he, Il Will raise a black flag
above 1t. just like that used by the pirate
This means, We will fight to the death and
give no quarter"
The pirate vessels Of the Moros have raw
aged the southern coasts of our possessions
for more than two hundred years. In times
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-27
Superintendent of Prisoa
l. an American Soldier.

Bilib!d is nov. Az American penitentiary.
and the sarrote and all cruel punis shInents
are done away with. The superin tendeIt OF
the prison is an American soldier, who has
put 1t into The best sanitary condition. 1t
is to-day as clean any prison of the
United States; its walls have been scraped
and whitewaShed. the irons knocked of the
inmates. and most Of them put to work.
q / found the prisoners engaged in all kinds
of labor. Some were making baskets and
chars. others were working on the roads
ard others were busy carpenters. max
ing bedsteads tables and other kinds of fur
nitUre One man. was cutting at n lathe
turned BY a fiywheel manipulated by two
Filipinos; another was carving, and others
were making; trinkets which are sold to Wis
it1rss- f2Ich man gets{a percentage of what
his product sells fof.s amounting among the
best workfnen to afout 81 per month. In
addition to this every prisoner is given
cents week 10 Buy his cigarettes, for
smoking is allowed in the prison.
1 went through the quarters where the
men stay at night They are long halls.
lined on each side with sloping tables or
sielyess as high as your knee. The tables
are each about six feet wide and eight feet
n length. but they are so joined that they
make long shelves running from one end
of the room to tine other. On each table
three or four men sleep at night. They
have mattresses and no pillows. and
only such bed clothing as they bring in
themselves.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-27
A Visit to Bilibid, Our
Manila Penitenfiary.

While in Manila 1 visited the chief peni-
tentiary of our Asiatic possessions 1t Is
known as Bilibid prison. 1t was full at the
time we took possession, and hundreds of
men were imprisoned against wnom no
crime was charged on the record Many did
not know why they had been incarcerated,
and they had been there for years awaiting
t.ial All were in chains Some had heavy
irons fastened to their ankles. The prison
sas filthy; its walls were then covered with
aecayed vegetation. As went through the
p.,.itentiary l was shown the irons which
b I'd been taken off of these men. Some OF
them weighed many pounds. and they must
have worn into the flesh. l was shown the
gsrroting instrument used in capital cases.
and paid one of the prisoners % cents to
out his neck in the collar while held the
sc.ew to get a photograph of just how II
wss lone.
t., prisoner sat on bench with ils
hands and feet tied so that he could no,
move His back rested against a post ana
his neck was inside a collar of brass "hich
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-27

could be so frightened by a turn of the
screw thaG.it could be broken or smashed
TO jelly Indeed. if the executioner wished
the neck might be cut from the shoulders
by means Of the screw. Death comes. / am
told. InstantauCuGsly. for one turn Will
break the spinal cord. During executions
The Spaniards shrouded the heads of the
victims. and it was 1T the waving OF the
sword of the chief prison official that the
crank was turned which brought instant
death
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-27
Colonel Smiths Jail
of Steel Rails.

Prisons will have to be established in diff
ferent parts of the islands. So far there -
nothing of a sanitary nature in existence.
and our soldiers have had trouble in ind
ing quarters to incarcerate criminals One
of the queerest jails of LuDon was that
built by Colonel Jacob H. Smith of tho
Seventeenth Infantry at Bautista. Colonel
Smith had been ambushed. but had cap
tured the ambushers. had killed twelve Of ,
them and taken a number Of guns. He
brought his prisoners to Bautista. but found ,
no adequate Jail accommodations for them
The town is on the railroad. and there
were some unused rails lying beside the
track. He solved the problem by making a
Jail of these rails, laying them up in the
shape of a diamond. forming an inclosure
about fifteen feet wide. The entrance was
by an alley of rails so narrow that only q.
one man could pass through at tins.
Other rails were put over the top, ana
into this iron cage the insurrectos were
brought There were fifty of them In the
cage when 1 photographed them. and b.
harder-looking set Of Filipino brfsands I
have not seen. :
FRANK G. CARPENTER
Copyrighted. 1859, by F. G. Carpenter.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-27
Every Prisoner Has to
Eat With His Fingers.

Back of the tables are tin pans, each of
which looks just like the top of a four
gallon bucket. Every prisoner has two of
these; they are his Only eating utensils.
He has no knife, fork or spoon. but eats
with his fingers. The meals consist of rice
and a stew of vegetables and fish. The
prisoners are fed by contract. and it costs
about 5 cents of our money day to supply
the food of one man Notwithstanding this
low rate, they are, am told. we'll satisfied
with their rations,t They drink only water.
and each prisoner has for this p pose a
canteen consisting of a bamboo tube about
two feet in length.
The daily life of the prisoners is as fol-
lows: They are called at $50 a. M, and
counted, After this they have breakfast
and clean up the grounds. At Z o'clock
they begin their regular work and continue
at it from then on till II 80. At 12 all squat
down for dinner. and after that take ST.
esta until 2. From until $50 they are
again at their work, Then comes supper.
and then a parade. at which the prison band
plays the '"Star-Spangled Banner and the
convicts salute the United States flag. Aft
er this the prisoners are marched back to
their cells and locked up for the night.
Upon Sundays there is no work. and the
chaplains hold services, at which all the
att
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-27

each ~ fifty lashes upon his bare back.
and he .,,l them 60
An enormous amount of thieving prevails
t. the country districts of Luzon and the
other large islands. The mountains are in
tested with bandits. who make raids upon
the planters. Many of the insurrectos have
Joined these bands. and they rob
Americans and natives alike. The planters
sf NsRros have recently formed union to
protect themselves against such brigandage
They have made I'D lists of all the men Of
the island and have recorded oposite each
mans name his character. They are trying
20 keep a record of every mans doinss. as
u is believed that many of the brigands
spend part of their time under the guise of
espectable citizens.
There are many banditti in Mindoro. They
have existed there for years the Spaniards
never attempting to break up their settle
EIeuts. Dean Worcester mentions Negros
bandit named Martin. whoswas a fiend in
carnate. He took children and tore them
to pieces and the natives. so it is said. be-
lieved that he feasted on the livers of his
victims.
Valleys Are Filled
With Clumps of Bamboo.
The hills Of LuZon seem to be made for
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-27
THt GARo1E q bluIBID
WITH MR CARPENTER As
EyEtUrNMFR

ences with tE.Ulnsurgents. At one time
he came upon a party Of Filipinos whom he
supposed to be insurgents out for supplies.
He asked them II this was not the case
They replied that they had been insurrectos.
but they were now tired of fighting and
wanted to surrender. Captain Rowland
asked one of the natives who he knew was
friendly to Us whether he thought the men
were telling the truth. The native replied:
Luzon Country Districts
Are Infested With Bandits.
How can you tell whether they tell the
truth or not until you castigate them? The
Spaniards always castigated US when they
wanted to get the truth. Give them a good
thrashing and you will he sure to learn
what they really think. Any Filipino will
tell a lie until he is castigated."
Captain Rowland. however. did not feel
Ike taking the responsibility of ordering
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
CITY NEWS
j. ]. HILL TO APPEAR
lie Is Subpoenaed for Examination
in the States Merger Case
Tuesday.
A Glyndon Farmer Testifes That
Demurrage Was Charged While
He Repaired Cars.

At the conclusion of yesterdays ses-
sion the hearing in the states suit
against the merger was adjourned until
Tuesday. Subpoenaes have been issued
for James j. Hill. President Harris and
Vice President Miller of%the Burlington, to
appear on that day for further examina-
ton. If they are secured this, will close
the states evidence. The defendants eX-
pect to put on several witnesses to con-
trovert the states testimony.
Ewad Wiedermann,. wealthy. farmer
near Glyndon, Mimi, testified yesterday
afternoon as to his treatment by the
merger railroads. He has ALSO acres Of
land under cultivation, and ships sew
enty-fiye Or more carloads Of wheat and
other products every year. EiC" is con-
,venient to the Great Northern. but the
Northern Pacific is also accessible. I'm
til this year, the freight Representatives
of the Great Northern made him regular
visits, and he was supplied with plenty
of cars. This year there was great delay
in getting cars, and when they came
they were many Of them coal cars, not in
condition to haul grain He had to build
doors for them, and the company charged
him demurrage for holding them while
he made the repairs. He had lost fully
$500 by this trea tment, and his complaints
were very colly received. -
Jonathan Wagner, a large farmer living
near Moorhead, told a similar story. Until
this year he had always been solicited by
Great Northern agents. anxious to secure
his business. This year none appear ed
and there was delay and inconvenience ir
getting cars. When he complained he was
told he would have to do the best he
could.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
ALL GONE TO RACK
Tombstones Of Forgotten Dead Kick
ing About Near Old Maple
Hill Cemetery. y
Many Bodies Have Been Removed,
but Remaining Graves Are
Neglected.

Tomb stones in Maple Hill cemetery,
the old burying ground of ST. Anthony
afford a sad satire. Gone, but not for
gotten has been turned to jest at the
hands of Father Time. Altogether the
snow has mercifully softened the sa tire
this old Goods Acre is full of staggering
tombstones, some of which have leaned
to rest against adjoining trees or on the
mounds which mark a sleeping place;
others drunken with age have fallen
prone, and lie dismembered, the cap,
shaft and base, having broken the asso-.
Citations of years. - :
This condition is not one of design to-
foil Gabriel 1t is the work Of time. In
three pieces lies an old fashioned grave
stone. :, One piece shows that the young
man went to war at the age Of IA. An
other that upon his early death his moth
er, perhaps herself now gone, erected the
memorial tablet. The, third bears the
statement that he is "gone butsnot for
gottensn From an adjoining burial plot
the headstone has fallen into the street
and on the footpath near by lies the foot
stone with the initials of some one.
Some such appearance as old Couu' 8
Hill BurYing ground in Charlestown
might have had following the encamp-
ment Of the British officers who watched
from it the battle of Bunker Hill is af-
forded by Maple HILL, The one modern,
Of appearance seems out of place among
it's, fallen sneighbors. The graveyard
'savors thoroughly of the past. A ''Gray's
Elegie' might be written here A few
hundred feet away all is the din and bus-
| tie Of railroad yards; an neighboring quar-
sryman has 'httched to the trees: huge
cables to- support his derricks;3zover. Z a
humble grave an unthinking child, from
the neighboring school yard has swung
from a. gnarled oak a rope swing; oyer
another lot grown round with an old, I'M
trained hedge a EMinnetonka man has
nailed the definite notice on pine splint-
| err that it belongs to- him: but. yet all is
peace, and very clearly defined peace at
| that. - - EA,set
Nine years ago the city decided that it
must carve some streets out Of Maple
| Hill. Notice of removal of the dead was
| given and from all parts Of the GENE
| terry remains were removed by friends
and relatives until the plot was a most
CHASTITY. place, marked by open despoiled
graves and remnants of cerements; and
caskets. Wagon loads ;.of jurnbled bones
were hauled to the f}qauranttne sta ton
burial pit. Persons from distant cities
came attra cted solely by curiosity. : not
withstanding stringent !? rules against
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
''IYERs0N NAMES STAFF
The New State Auditor Makes Up
His Force Of Official
Helpers.

S. G. Iverson, state auditor-elect, has
announced the names of those who will
constitute his official staff for the four
year term. The new appointees with their
salaries are as follows: Deputy auditor,
A. w. Thompson, Preston, $500 ac-
countant Claudius Bomlback, ST. Paul,
$1,000; clerks auditors department, w. A.
Cowing, Fergus Falls, $1,000; H. S. Dab
len, Detroit, $1,000; Matthew j. Desmond,
Rushford. $1,000; Charles Orr, Princeton.
$1,000; chief land clerk, S. E. Atkins, Elk
River, $1,000; assistant land clerk, r. II
J.. Jewett, Faribault, 81, 200; clerks in land
department Frank Pracna. Minneapolis
$1,000; Claude S. Brown, St: Paul, $1,000;
stenographer, Ada j. Iverson, st. Paul
$780,; timber estimatOrs. w. S.. Dedon
Taylor's Falls, $1,000; James Mckenzie
Spencer Brook, $1,000
Messrs. Bomback, Cowing, Orr, Atkins
Jewett, Dedon, Mckenzie and Miss liver
son are members Of the present force who
hold over. The announcement confirms
the report that Messrs. Finn, Patterson
Molander and Miss Gibbons will retire
State. Auditor Dunn makes no secret OF
his displeasure at Miss Gibbons retire
ment .-'..-sa@. ~. M
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
POINTERS FOR THE TABLE
They May Be Had at the Food ShoW-Tt
Night One of the "Open"
s ..lFI#a EVAntnnS s-7 49, d

There will. be special music and other
attractions this evening at the food bazaar
on the fourth floor Of the GoodfelloW build
Ing, Seventh street and Nicollet avenue.
The City Salesmen's associationin charge
of the affair has brought together most
appetizing and artistic collection Of food
product displays and the affair is proving
attractive to those who take pleasure in q
we'll spread table. : Either in the prepare
ton thereof or in the disposal of the good
things thereon. The good housewives OF
the city are attending the show in search
Of pointers as to dainties for the family
table and the husbands drop in now, and
then justgto see whether their own boards
ares upplied with the latest. Few there
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
No Need Of MESSENGERS.

Telegraph companies adopted a novel
method during the recent storm, when tel
egraph communication was cut off with
Chicago. in notifying the twin city job
bers of an advance in sugar quotations in
been telegraphed to take effect at 5 clock
Thursday morning, but, as the wires were
all down 4 Wednesday afternoon, it was
impossible to get such a message to the
brokers in this section. Consequently
they put messenger boy on one of the
night trains out of Chicago and he arrived
in the city early Thursday morning, and
the advance was ordered for the follow
ing day The perfected heating plant
manufactured by w. F. Porter & Co.. 521
Second avenue s., ddefies storms OF every
sort, and the very Coolest weather. Write
to them for particulars. Il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
ACTIVE ST. PAUL RETAILERS
They FoI'ow the Example OF Minneapolis
-',- Merchants and Form an Asso- -.

Following the example Of Minneapolis
merchants, st. Paul business men last
evening organized the st. Paul Retailers
association. Membership will be limited
to 10O,< and the aim will be to bring the
dealers closer together for the considera-
ton and support of matters of mutual in
terest. At least fifty firms will be en-
rolled by the first regular meeting, Jan.
13. The temporary officers are: Presi-
dent B. F. Goodkind; vice president,
Jacob Dittenhofer; treasurer, Frank
Schlick; secretary, c. B. Bowlby. 81
Among the firms represented were
Mannheimer Brothers. W. H. E. Singer
& Co., the Boston, Field, Schlick & Co.,
George D., Lennon, H. Stein & Co., Ban
non & Co.. w. r. Matheis & Co., Wes-
sci & Noble, Smith &; Farwell Co., Ran
som &, Horton, Floan & Leverdos,
Browning, King &. Co.. Schuneman &
Evans, and the Palace Clothing Co.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
QUEEN OF THE BALLET
The Roosevelt Club Has Winner In This
Years Show. ~

The Roosevelt Club II Has Winner In This
Years Show. I.
Bigger and better than ever'' will be
the elaborate annual entertainment which
the Roosevelt club will put on at the Met
ropolitan theater March 2, 8 and a. 1.-The
Queen Of the Ballet is the"vehicle through
which the talented young men of the club
will be given ample opportunity to display
their histrionic versatility. The piece was
written by r. A. Barnett, the author OF
the extravaganzas. .'1492.' "Jack and the
.Beanstalk.' and miss Simplicity "The
Queen of the Ballet has been put on with
marked success in Boston and other east
ern cities and is likely to take quite as vel
in Minneapolis. Several "dear girr' parts
offer rare opportunity for the talented
female impersonators of the club. The
musical numbers in the piece are catchy
and up to date. Robert Gale will direct
the production. Gilbert Byron and B. N
Holcomb will assist in staging the comedy
The club will, show in Duluth, West SUI
perior and other cities
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
TONS OF OLEO
Nearly Million Pounds Have Been Sold
In This State Since

Internal revenue records show that since
July l the ten wholesale firms licensed
to sell uncolored oleomargarin or but
terine have sold 100000 pounds of this pro-
duct in Minnesota. The government coll
lects tax Of one-fourth of a cent a pound
on uncolored oleomargarin sold, and a
license fee Of 5000 year. is exacted from
the wholesalers Most of the oleomar-
garins thus disposed of went to the north
lumber camps, to the large cities and the
mining districts. There are now 166 re-
tail dealers in Minnesota. st. Paul has
forty such dealers and Minneapolis has
fifty. There are two wholesale firms in
st. Paul and three in Minneapolis The
high price of good butter is said to have
stimulated the demand for limitations