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are located. The lakes are fine
stretches of water ABOUT thirty-hvs
miles from Malabang.
I'VE camped at the latter place sew.
eral weeks awaiting the concentration
of the troops to move on the warning
Moros at the lakes. The lake tribes
had committed serious depredations,
and it became necessary to pacify
them. They had captured and killed
small bodies of our soldiers. They
blockaded roads and trails, and com
mitted crimes similar to those which
caused Weyler with his Spanish regi-
ments to try to force a passage to the
lakes some years ago, but which ex-
pedition failed. The Moros at the
lakes are supposed to be in strong
force. They occupy several of the
forts which were built by the Spanish,
but which the Spanish failed to hold.
At the time of writing this article
your correspondent is in the field,
about twenty miles from the lakes,
with the first American troops to go
there.
I'VE find barricades of all kinds
across the roads to obstruct the prog.
ress of the troops. Trenches of varied
styles are seen.
"The sketch here, cross section of
one of these trenches, shows the de.
vice Employed light bamboo GOV.
ering. Earth is placed on this cover
ing, and the passing troops are sup
posed to break through the top and
tumble upon the sharpened bamboo
points below. If the troops fell in
upon these points serious results
might follow, but care is used, and,
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be shattered freely with these pieces.
But the ingenious Moro finds a kind
of sandstone in the hills with which he
builds his barrlcade. This stone is Just
spongy enough to let shell penetrate
without breaking the material. The
natives secure a sort of a lime-like
product from the mountains with
which they make a cementing mate
rial to erect the masonry.
1.-THE Moros are as ingenious as the
Filipinos in the construction of
trenches and barricades of the abund-
ant bamboo of the country. Bamboo
posts are placed in the earth at inter.
walls. Then the necessary cross pieces
of the same stock of smaller diameter
are put through the uprights, and
these cross pieces are interviewer with
the divided or split bamboo. Then an.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-16

EFCHSiI-1dSAOH NC GdbCHdJs
and the other painters of the classical
and the romantic schools have had
their day and no longer rule supreme
in the Salon. The French landscape
painters OF the present time believe in
realism in the choice of the subject,
but not in the execution. Many of the
younger painters of the French school
have a strong leaning to the decorative
style, and during the last five years
some excellent works of that character
have been placed on exhibition.
Landscape painting in Germany has
been completely revolutionized through
the influence of the French impress
sionistic school. The famous German
schools of classicism and romanti-
cism, of which Rottman, Preller, Less
ing, Schirmer, and Blechen were the
most noted representatives had ruled
supreme for several decades. 1t was
due to the powerful influence of Nor
gen5tern and Gurlitt that German art
was led to realism. The new direction
of which the two Achenbachs, Herzog,
and Schleich were the first pioneers
was still followed by a majority of the
German landscape painters when i'm
pressionism was born in France
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Not AItoaether Wrona.

Congressman Payne, leader of the
house, was in the lobby of a Wash
ington hotel the other evening, when
Representative Lessler and his Z
year-old son came in. Go over to
that gentleman said Lessler to the
little boy, and say How do you do,
Congressman Payne?" The long
word was too much for the child, who
said when be came up to the emf
nent leader: How do you con men,
Payne?" and when his father ex-
planned matters to a laughing group
one of them remarked: We'll, the lit
tie chap wasn't so far wrong after
ALL"
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The Barrett House.

ssde," with it's study built on the roof
to insure quiet and retirement. Among
this little group of homes is the resi-
dence of the propagation of the Con-
cord grape, with its original vine still
protected as a cherished memento.
Turning back and proceeding by
way of the Lowell road. one comes to
the Edmund Hosmer house, a pictur-
esque representative of architecture
of 200 years ago. 1t is somewhat
weather-beaten. but all the more at
tractive to the eye of the artist for
that very reason.
On Liberty street. on the rise of
the hill. where the colonial troops
formed before marching down to the
North bridge, stands the fine resi-
dence of Mrs. E. S. Barrett, with the
river skirting the edge of the grounds.
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Traps for American Soldiers
Ingenious Devices Of the Cunning for the Destruction Of
Troops 10 the Philippines Js.sJsS

The following letter, from a soldier
in the American army in the Philip.
pines, is taken from the New York
Times:
Serving as an enlisted man through
the Philippine war came across many
odd trenches, barricades, and block
AIDES erected by the ingenious FIJI.
ipinos, who always calculate These
Notifications with a view of retreat.
ing from them in the event of being
pushed by the American troops. Blu.
l never saw trenches and barbados
of the order of those utilized by the
cunning Moros.
"The writer accompanied the first
large expedition agains, the Moros, In
April, and had an opportunity to OBJ
serve the entrenching customs of the
Moro soldier. There is on the island
of Mindanao what is known as the lake
tribes, and these tribes, or part o:
them, are the tribes engaged in war
with the Americans. The coast anG
river tribes are friendly, and many OF
the members of these tribes were
hired by the American troops to carry
rations and ammunition on all expe.
ditions to the interior. where the lakea
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Would Not Have SAID achautteur.,

Would Not Have Said chauffeur"
yes, sir" he said to the group of
men who were listening to his re-
marks, that chauffeur uidn't pay one
bit of attention to me. but dashed
his old automobile bang against me.
and sent both bicycle and me into the
ditch"
what did you call that fellow?"
asked one of the crowd.
chauffeur. That's what they call
'em, you know"
"Humph," came the dry reply, "that
isn't what l would have called him. :"
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@ HERE are distinct and char
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LN acteristic types in the land
/" scapes of different coun-
tries. and no one will, for
instance, mistake a typical
~ Swiss for a Norwegian or
Scottish, a typical Breton
for an Italian landscape,
even If there is certain similarity in
the general character of the different
sceneries. Just as distinct and clearly
defined are the types of landscape
painting in the different countries as
represented by the various scools, and
no connoisseur will mistake a typical
work of a French landscape painter
for that of an English or German art
list. OF course there are exceptions,
but these only go to confirm the rule.
In painting, particularly in the paint
ing of landscapes, France stands at
the head of all civilized nations. 1t
was not always thus. Italy, Spain,
the Netherlands, Holland, Germany,
and England have alternately been the
leaders in landscape painting at diff
ferent times; now it is France. Ger
many's, England's, or Americas turn
may come next.
1t was in France where impressions
ism, that most important of all reyolu-
tionizing influences in modern
art, was born. Like so many other
new ideas, it was not at first under
stood. Imitators of Manet, Monet, Co
rot, and the other masters of impress
sionism sprang up everywhere and
flooded the world with immature and
ill-conceived paintings, usually poor in
drawing and even worse in color.
Those pygmies fairly out-did the orig
inators of impressionism in the most
daring color schemes, and, lacking the
genius of the pioneer masters, they
substituted mannerism for conscious
ness of purpose, eccentricity for origi-
nality.
Impressionism as fad has died out
In rance long ago, but its effects are
still visible in the work of the modern
French school. Luminism, the paint
ing of sunlight and atmosphere, has
taken the place of impressionism, and
it promises to stay.
The French landscape painters are
nearly all adherents of the new school
Robert, Berth. Valenciennes, George
Michel, Charles de la Berge, Cabat
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other partition like this is put up
about three feet back and the space
between packed with earth, sods.
brush, etc, resulting in a substantial
barricade, through which shot, as a
rule, cannot pass.
"All along the line or march to the
lakes one would see a man, every now
and then, fall straight forward, full
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III ID there. at least, is note
W worthy exception. Peace.
harmony. happiness-these
are attributes of the old
town. The river rather than the rail-
road typifies it-quiet, dreamy. wan
dering through the meadows, com
panioning with Nature. She shelters
neither the very rich nor the very
poor.
Things have changed since Concord
was the first town in New England
above tidewater. and when. as an iso-
lated outpost, she had little communi-
cation with the world
1t is not merely geographically at
tractive and congenial as a commu-
nifty, but it has a history which is
worth sharing. The very air of the
place is redolent of the essence of the
finest aspirations of American life.
Go back to the beginning of the
town and we find the Rev. Peter Bulk
eley bargaining with the Indians, aft
er the manner of William Penn. for
the peaceful possession of the land
on which he and his associates de-
sired to settle. They had subsequent
troubles with the Indians, to be sure.
but little that compares with the diff
ficulties encountered by other outpost
towns.
A sturdy lot was this collection Of
early settlers. They came here as
dissenters from the established
church, and insisted on the right to
worship in their own way. A certain
liberality marked their actions-a lib
erality that would be deemed narrow,
judged by the standards of the pres
ent day, perhaps, but which, for its
time. was a broader spirit than that
which marked the conduct of most Of
their brethren in the colony.
1t is interesting to note, Just at this
moment, when Cuba is entering upon
her life as one of the worlds repub-
lies. that nearly 200 years ago Capt.
John Prescott and fifteen other Con-
cord men enlisted in an expedition
conducted under the British flag for
the purpose of invading Cuba and
driving the Spanish out The purpose
| failed, and only three out of the origi-
nal fifteen returned.
The Concord known to the great
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Soon the influence CT the French
school of luminists began to be felt in
Germany, and, although the older and
many of the conservative young ar
lists refrained from emulating the ex-
ample of their brother artists ON the
other side of the Rhine, some of the
younger and more radical artists en-
Enthusiastically embraced the new ideas.
The secessionistic movement in Ger
many was the direct result of the inn
pressionist movement in France.
Fran Calame to Burnand and other
Swiss painters of the present time is
a big step. Calame was painter of
mountain scenery, and. although his
style was clear, his drawing perfect,
and his coloring strong and full of
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Especial letter.
ONCORD. Mass, is well
named. It is not often that
a descriptive title fulhlls its
mission after 267 years, but
here, at least, is a note
worthy exception. Peace.
harmony. happiness-these
are attributes of the old
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-16
Especial letter.

Especial Letter.)
HERE are distinct and char
acteristic types in the land
scapes of different coun-
tries. and no one will, for
instance, mistake a typical
Swiss for a Norwegian or
Scottish, a typical Breton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-28
AT BOTTOM OF LAKE
STEAMER SYLvANUs j. MACY SUNK
DURING A STORM.
Went Down I'm Lake Erie and Proba-
bly, Carried with Her Crew of
Eighteen Persons.

DETROIT. Mich, Nov. 27.-In a furious
southwest gale on Lake Erie Sunday night
the steamer Sylvanus ]. Macy sprung leak
off Port Burwell. Ont. and plunged to the
bottom. probably carrying her entire crew
with her The barge Mabel Wilson, which
was being towed by the Macy. broke away
from the steamer in the darkness and sue
ceeded in sailing UP the lake to Amherst
burg, where she arrived this afternoon. The
only names of the crew obtainable at the
office of the owners of the Macy are as fol-
lows: M. w. Gotham, Richland City, Wis,
captain; = Gotham, son of captain, mate;
f. Gregory. Detroit. first engineer; George
Webb, second engineer; John Nugent, AL
gonna, wheelsman. AS the personnel of the
crew of the steamer changes at nearly every
port visited complete list is not available
in the Office. The crew of the Macy prob
ably numbered eighteen, as that Is the num-
Der necessary to man ship of her size.
The Macy was owned by p. j. Ralph &
Co.. of Detroit. and was insured for Sl6 500.
She is one of the older type of wooden
steamers. She registered 552 tons. She
was built in 1881.
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MEDAL FOR A. D. WHITE
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR AT BERLIN
HONORED BY THE KAISER.
Humorous AllusiOn by His Majesty to
President ROOsevelt's Hard Luck
in Hunting Bears.

BERLIN, Nov. 27.-Emperor William, in
his farewell audience OF Ambassador White
to-day, presented him with the gold medal
of the empire for science and art, which is
given once a year to a person, either a
German or foreigner, who in the opinion
of the government is best entitled to it.
Emperor William said that. while it was a
pleasure to make the presentation, he did
so on the recommendation of Chancellor
Won Buelow and Foreign Secretary Won
Richthofen. His Majesty added for his
personal remembrance he was having a
porcelain vase made at the royal works
here for Mr.. White.
With Emperor William when Mr.. White
handed his Majesty President Roosevelts S
letter of recall were Count Won Eulenburg,
the grand marshal of the court, and Baron
Won Demknoesbreck, the introducer of am
basSadors, who drove to the palace with
Mr. White in a royal carriage. The United
States flag was raised over the palace as
Mr.. White approached. Emperor William
was very cordial in his reception of the re-
firing ambassador. His Majesty said he
appreciated how much Mr.. White had done
to forward a good understanding between
the United States and Germany, and add
ed: THE only thing you have ever done
that do not like is your leaving u.s." The
Emperor alluded laughingly to Mr.. Roose-
South, and begged to be remembered to
him personally when Mr. White wrote to
the President.
Mr.. White mentioned his Majesty's speech
yesterday at the railroad station at Essen,
and the Emperor replied with feeling:
Herr Krupp spent his life in doing acts
of mercy and kindness to others, and how
cruel have been the attacks upon him."
After the audience Mr.. and Mrs. White
lunched with Emperor William, who kept
them with him for two hours. The others
"A lkp Of
enberg, Prince Henry and Princess Henry
of Pless, and the newly appointed German
military and naval attache at Washington.
The Empress was not present, being at
Potsdam. The Prince of Pless, who is just
back from America, where he represented
Emperor William at the opening of the
new building of the New York Chamber of
Commerce. said: They gave me an ad-
mirable time. 1 was especially pleased with
the beauty of Washington"
Mr.. Whites medal is somewhat larger
and thicker than a twenty-dolar gold piece
Emperor Williams head is on one side and
an emblematic figure with an inscription
on the other.
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matters in such a manner as to show that
my position is not understood. L desire
therefore, to make the following statement:
education one of TIX mx r Faee ne II is we'll known
mat have always advised my peoPie
that II Is of supreme importance. at TINS
period of their development. that they
should concentrate their thought and en-
ergy on the securing of homes the cuiu-
walton OF habits of thrift. economy. skill,
intelligence. high moral character ana the
gaining Of the respect and confidence OF
their neighbors, white and black, Dotn IN
the South and in the North. From such
teaching and council no influence can ever
divert me.
What conferences l have had with the
President with any public official have
grown out OF my position, not as pohtl-
clan. but as an educator. 1t should be
borne in mind that there are about nine
millions of negroes in the United states
who are liable under the law for taxes and
military service. and who are punishable
Tor infraction of the law. These people at
present have no member of their race in
the national lawmaking body, and II is
right that those charged with making and
executing the laws of the time should al
times seek information directly from men,
bers OF the negro race. when their interests
and their relations with the whites among
whom they live are concerned.
Under no circumstances could / seek
10 promote political candidates. or volun-
teer information regarding men or meas
ures, nor have / done so in the past; but
VI the importance Il nave always
sought to place upon education and in
dustry among my people as the basis for
friendly relations between the races, there
may De occasions in the future. as there
nave been in the past. when. II | am so re-
quested, i can give information about men
ana measures which would tend to promote
such friendly relations between the races
Such information it is my duty to give
when IL is asked for
Al every proper opportunity / say to the
youth OF our people that they will make a
mistake II they seek to succeed in life by
mere political activity or the hope of hold
Ing political Office. Now and then, how
ever, public questions affecting our inter
ests arise which are so fundamental and
1ar.reaching that they transcend the do
main or politics. When such questions
present themselves, in justice to the race
4 make my position known and stand fol
what L see to be the right
we cannot elevate and make useful q
race OF people until there Is held out &c
tnem the hope of reward for right living
Every revised constitution throughout the
Soutnern states has put a premium upor
lntelilgence, ownership of property, thrift
and character.
AS an educator, and not as politician
strive in every honorable and rationa
way TO encourage the wise and enduring
progress or my people; for If all inspiration
ana nope of reward is to be denied then
they Will be deprived of one of the great
est incentives to intelligence industry anC
righteousness. On the other hand If they
are encouraged in sensible and conserva
tive directions, they will grow year by veal
In contentedness and added usefulness
BOOKER 7. WASHINGTON"
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MORE TROUBLE IN HAITI.
RumOr that Gen. Alexis NOrd Intends
to Proclaim Himself President.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Nov. ~
While the situation here to-day is calm,
serious disturbances were apprehended yes
terday in the Chamber, which. at the re-
quest of the President, was surrounded by
government troops On the demand of
the provisional government Gen. Alexis
Nord, the war minister, recently left Con-
aives at the head Of 5000 men for the
capital and arrived last night at st. Marc
He can reach Port-au-Prnce early next
week. II is reported that General Nord
intends TO proclaim himself President The
rumor. which is not confirmed IS much dis
cussed, and the people are awaiting his
arrival with interest in order TO learn his
exact intentions.
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STREET CAR TELESCOPED.


DES MONIES. Ia. Nov. 27.-Two persons
were fatally injured and six seriously hurt
in street car collision at the foot Of the
Sixth-street hill here this morning. The
street car got away at the top of hill
and crashed into another car at the bot
tom. six blocks away. The runaway car
telescoped the second car and darted into
the entrance of Lawrence's drug store,
where Ii was checked by an iron post. AL
though both cars were crowded with pas
sengers most of them escaped by jumping.
When the debris was cleared away Mrs
j. III. Frawley was found under stove
Fatally Injured-Mrs. j. II. Frawley,
crushed, internal hemorrhages; Helen
Frawley. aged ten, spine wrenched
Seriously Injured-Mrs- ]. j. Fay. H. H
West, Motorman Klein, an unknown boy,
James Kirkwood, julius Shane.
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LOCOMOTIVE ROLLED OVER.


PRESCOTT, Ark, Nov. 27.-North-b bound
passenger train No. 4, en- route from Tex
arkana TO st. Lou.s on the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern Railroad, was
wrecked near here at 1905 o'clock this
morning. Engineer Asbury b. Archibald
was killed. Fireman George Hayes saved
his life by jumping. The recent heavy
rains caused the rails to spread and the
engine rolled down a six-foot embankment
and was turned completely over. Engineer
Archibald was pinioned under the wreck
age of the engine and met death instantly.
track and turned over. and a mail clerk
whose name could not be ascertained was
slightly injured. The smoker following the
mail car was thrown directly across the
track. None Of the passengers was in
iured.
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MANY LADRONES KILLED.
Aggressive Campaign Conducted b,
the Philippine ConstabuIary.

MANILA. Nov. 27.-The constabuary are
carrying out an aggressive campaign
against the Ladrones and fanatics in the
northern part of the island of Leyte and
in the island of Biliran. Inspector Crockett
with force OF constabulary engaged the
Ladrones six times near the village of
Ormoc. on the south coast of Leyte. and
killed thirty-nine of them. Corporal Mon
tague. at the head of another detachment
of constabu!ary, inflicted a defeat on a
band of Ladrones near Talibaug on Biliran
island, killing thirteen and capturing
thirty-six of them. The constabulary on
its side has suffered no casualties.
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SUPERSTITIOUS INDIANS.
They Tied "Bewitched" Redskins to
Trees and starved Them.

TACOMA. Wash. Nov. 27.-United States
Commissioners Folsom, Marshal, Hepburn
and Prosecuting Attorney Lions have re-
turned to Juneau from Hoonah, where they
held inquests over the remains of the
starved Indians The redskins had been
starved to death by their tribesmen be-
cause they were thought to be bewitched.
One was tied to a tree and compelled to
stand eight days and nights without food
under heavy rains. The object of this
treatment was to drive out the evil spirit
of which he was thought TO be possessed.
The federal officers placed the entire tribe
under arrest during the investigation. Four
men, who were found directly responsible
for the barbarities, were taken to Juneau
under charges of murder.
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BLOOMINGTON, H.. Nov. 27.-Mrs. Eliza
Stansbury died here to-day. aged seventy
FIVE. She was wealthy pioneer resident of
central Illinois and became noted through
her generosity. TO religious institutions.
She gave the sum OF $4,000 to the Miliken
University OF Decatur. and many other
Illinois institutions. She leaves the addi-
tional sum of $4,000 i'm trust TO be dis
tributed after her death, but the benefi-
ciaries will not be known until after the
will Is probated.