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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY
The four companies Of Filipino scouts
which are to be brought to this country
in order that we may take a look at them
and see what they are like, are In tneir
wav the most wonderful troops In the
world.
They will represent q force OF 5000 men,
who act as auxiliaries to our military Or
ganization in the archipelago. In,s pooy
comprises fifty companies OF lo men eacn
and ia an integral part of the United
States Army.
All of its commissioned officers are ap-
pointed by the President. ranking with
those of the regular service, and TWO Oh
them are native Fflipinos.
These scouts are beautifully drilled and
have an esprit de corps equal to that Of
crack European troops.
They are proud OF their organization.
extremely careful Of dress and punctii-
| ions in all matters Of military duty.
The on.y trouble with them Is that they
are too brave.
When once they begin fighting 1t Is inn
possible to restrain them, and they eat UP
the enemy, as one might say. exhibiting
a mercilessness which is sometimes very
| cruel. Rebels and bandits fear them mucn
| more than they do our W troops.
1t should be realized that these forml-
l GHDl9 0lIltS VI outS NV ASk 4ooe
They are chiefly Macabebes and Iloca-
nos. and no Tagalog would be allowed to
| enlist in one of their companies, 30 great
| ia their contempt for that race, superior,
perhaps. In point Of intelligence. but less
|'aerce. Our soldiers call the Macabebes
little Macs" and fraterntze with them
readily, as well as with the uocanos, who
are equally warlike.
Neither tribe has ever been friendly e
the Tagals.
TIL origin Of this organization Of nifty
companies of native scouts Is interesting
They are q survival Of the old Guardia
CiyiIe, which did order-keeping duty In thu
Islands when the latter were under Span
ish rule.
They were distributed over the archi.
peIago. but chiefly in the neighborhood Of
Manila. having as their headquarters thu
building which subsequently was utilizef
hv the Americans - the Third Reserve
This civil guard was never known to rur
away from an enemy. and enlistments IL
II were restricted to the Macabeees ant
Iocanos exclusively. -
SPANIARDS BLOCKADED.
At the period of the outbreak OF our wa,
with spain the F1lipinos had been 20 fal
successful in their rebellion against Span
ish domination that h Spaniards wer'
practically blockaded in the city Of Manila
all the rest of the archipelago being undel
control of the insurgents. but the Guards
Ctyile was stanch to the last, preservint
its loyalty to the Spanish cause up to tn
very end.
This allegiance they transferred to tn
Americans, and already they have prove'
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15
|FTIIPTNO SCOUTS WILL BE
5 BROUGHT ITO UNITED STATES.
Two of the Officers Are Natives Who Distinguished Themselves
During the War and Were Appointed by the President-A1ies
Recruited From Hereditary Enemies Of Tagals.

themselves most faithful and valuable
auxiliaries, being much more effective In
certain kinds of military operations than
our own veteran regiments.
Their principal business Is to garrison
towns and hunt bandits. the latter occu-
patton being to them a most consenias
pastime.
They seem to be natural robber hunters,
knowing, as il by instict. how and where
to find the ladrones. and slaughtering tne
latter without mercy when overtaken.
Two companies of them recently rounded
up the big band OF ladrones under the re-
doubtable chieftain. San Miguel. near Ca
loocan, and captured San Miguel himself.
The two American officers In command
were Lieutenant A. Caldwell of Kentucky.
q most promising and distinguished young
man. who died the other day. and Lten-
tenant Boss Reese of Georgia.. who has
since refused a commission In the eguar
army, offered him as a reward Tor mis-
services.
One of the two native officers of scouts
Is Pedro Lora. who put an end to the wal
in Samnr by catching the notorious Lux
ban-the Filipino insurrectionist who
planned the massacre of a company OF the
Ninth Infantry at Balangtga.
The other is Crispulo Patajo, who, with
a company Of enlisted Igorrotes in Ilocos
| Sur, surrounded an entire mountain where
the rebel forces were cncamped and ac-
| tually starved them out, catching the In
suTrectos one at a time.
The Governor of the Province and his
| entire staff were pursued and taken with
out the aid of American troops.
THE services of Crispulo Patajo in help
ing to suppress the insurrection in the
| Provinces of Union and Ilocos Sur"
| writes Colonel John G.. Balance, have
merited high consideration and reward BY
the Government.
STOPPED
AssAssNATIcNS.
He. with q handful OF men. had more
! influence in stopping assassination than a
battalion Of soldiers"
General ]. +. Bell adds: There is abb
solutely no native in those Islands who
has done anything like SO much valuable
service as he has"
The War Department. at the request Of
the Civil Governor Of the Philippines, has
1ust appointed ten graduates from milf
tary schools in this country as Lieuten-
ants in the copstabulary Of the archi-
pelago.
1t will continue this policy, appointing a
like number each year. and choosing the
young men from those who take highest
rank in their classes at such schools.
Excellent results are expected to &C.
crue from this policy. which will secure
for service in the Philippines young Off
GERS of a superior grade Of intelligence
and. as is anticipated. of efficiency.
The constabulary is an insular military
.orce, commanded by officers Of the reg.
! ular army
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15
0TJEEN NTC0TINE'S SCEPTER HAS 1va7sn THE PIPE.
BEEN q PIPE.


monds. emeralds and rubies to the value
of several thousand dollars.
The nations of Western Europe also
nave their typical pipes - the English
church warden. the Irish dhudeen, the
Scotch Guilty. the German porcelain and
the French pipe makers have succeeded
in transforming the homely clay into a
work Of art.
America has evolved a national pipe
from our great stap.e. the corncob.
We are all more or less familiar with
the peace and war pipes Of our Indians
and the traditions concerning them. What
was considered a purely religious rite by
them has degenerated into a habit by
their successors.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

stone q~uarries of Minnesota have been
found in Indian graves in Georgia.
Objects of ancient Mexican origin have
been unearthed far north In the Missis-
sippi Valley.
ELABORATE PIPES.
The nations of Eastern Europe. Asia
and North Africa have very elaborate
pipes.
They are so constructed that the smoke
passes through water.
AS in other parts Of the world. the AMI
NAL, vegetable and mineral kingdoms are
drawn upon for materials to make their
pipes.
The hookah smoked by the late Shah OK
Persia on state occasions is set with dia-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

there were almost no corrections on IT.
You have published little in the lass
few years. Why is this?"
Nothing to say" was tbs smiling am
swer.
Have you anything coming out soon!--
Zone or two brief magazine articles ana
a short novel. to appear in LippincottS
which / lave called THE Thousandtn
Woman"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

for within these three appointed hours !
have generally covered thirty sheets OF
note paper, at about 100 words to a sheet.
This makes LOCO an hour. when. as l
nave found by comparison with others' Is
a somewhat remarkable output.
Editors have told me thai L nao ho
business to write in this way. nut I've
tried and l can't do otherwise.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

"If / stop and dawdle and think my
work is worse instead of better. ! wrote
The Princess Sonia in exactly thirty
three hours-though I'm old / ought to
be ashamed to say 1t.
IT kept an accurate record Of the time.
which was eleven days, at three hours a
day. Loo words to IN hour. 1 sent the
original manuscript to the Century and
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-05
LoOT or THE TKEAsUKY.

The action Of President Roosevelt
in condsmning the stipend Gus frauds
in the pOstotfiee department and his
determination to punish the offenders,
high and low, Is commendable, and
We believe the president will do a.
ne says 80 far as it lays in his power,
but there Is where the difficulty in
prosecuting the thieves in high
places comes in-he will not have
the power. Influence high in official
circles will be brought to bear in
every conceivable way to prev ent
prosecutions and secure verdicts Of
acquittal. The political pull will
be worked for all 1t IL worth aud
every means resOrtsd to for corrupt
ing courts; influential men will
bring pressure to bear on courts and
prosecutors to secure the release of
the offenders, for officials in high
places who become corrupt have
friends with influence or they would
not be holding the responsible posi-
tions and it is the influence that put
them where they are which will pro-
tect them from prosecution.
The remdey is not in the courts,
but must be applied by the people
President Roosevelt may do what he
can to secure the prosecution and
conviction of the guilty parties, bat
kaF fiji Il 49, Il
task is impossible, except in a very
few Of the most fragrant cases of
robbery, where there Il no way of
escaping conviction. Long lease of
power has filled the high places with
corrupt men and corruption per
meates every branch Of the public
service. 1t is the inevitable result
when one party has uninterrupted
control Of the public affairs for long
periods Of time and we have no doubt
an investigation would find every
department Of government reeking
with corruption. The only method
of cleaning the rascals ont Is in the
hands Of the people and they can do
it at the ballot box by placing another
party in power. The remedy is with
the voter and II he does not do his
duty be has no cause TO complain IL
corruption increases a. the years go
by. The independent voter will have
an opportunity to do his work at the
polls. There are people who would
vote their party ticket at all hazards,
and 1t is to the independent voter
that the country must look for relief
from this rottenness. For ten years
the treasury has been looted annually
of It's millions.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-05

The postoffice department needs
reforming in more ways than one BY
the introduction Of common sense
business methods. An order has
been issued cutting of the entire
appropriation for clerk hire in the
Occur j'Alene Office. For the past
year the business Of the Office has
been so heavy that Postmaster Mason
was compelled to hire an extra clerk
at his own expense, the government
appropriating money for but one,
while the business required two and
now it 10 up to the postmaster to hire
both assistants or do the work himself.
To undertake the latter means more
work than one person can accomplish.
The public will be Inconvenience
and suffer from this spasm Of economy.
In fact the business will simply not
be conducted as ID should be because
one person is unequal TO the task
and the people are not to blame for
filing strong protest against the
action of the department The
officials do not seem to realize the
fact that this place is growing rapidly
and the postoffice business increasing
to such an extent that more assistance
il needed II the order Is continued
the public must suffer
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-05
rHF PEOPLE WIN.

b. o. Graham deserves much
credit for the successful efforts he
has put forth to furnish the town .
new water system that will give =
good gravity pressure for fire and
domestic n=e. He met with many
difficulties in addition to the
determined opposition Of the old
company, bat he has surmounted
them. as the Press always believed he
would, and the result will be one Of
the best water systems in the state.
Nature has given Occur d'Alene a big
lake Of pure water. with a mountain
GA il shore for reservoir purposes,
and the Consumers Company will do
the rest. The town will not be com
PEELED to purchase a fire engine in
order that sufficient pressure may be
obtained, as would have been the
case with the Hayden lake system,
and the peolpe, as welF as Mr.. b. ..
Graham. are to be congratulated
They should be thankful for two
things-that they are free from q
grasping, discriminating and unjust
corporation, and that they are to
have such an excellent water and
light system.
What efforts the Press made to
bring about these changes, were
Uholly in the interest Of the people,
for it was not a pleasant task to
criticise the acts Of company doing
business in the town, but newspaper
is q semi-public institution and
must uphold the interests of the
people, even though the feelings OF
some individuals are hurt. We made
a figl. for pure water, the health Of
the community, good lights and fair
treatment for all aud that result
having been accomplished We have
no further criticism to offer against
the old company. If its manager
adopted a shortsighted bushes,
policy and sntagonized the whole
community the company is the loser
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-05

Those best acquainted with Bartlett
Sinclair in this county are not sur
prised at the evidence produced at
his trial showing gross csrelessness
in entrusting too much to the native
clerks in handling the finances of
Rial province in the Philippines.
Sinclair Ii not fitted for such a trust.
He may not be Intentionally dis
honest, but certainly lacks the ability
to I'll such a responsible position.
He IL deficient in the moral courage
required to cope with the RESPONSE
bilities Of the position. As an
illustration Of this deficiency, before
leaving Boise after he retired from
the auditors office, be permitted
himself to make public several
private letters that be had received
from Senator Dubois, for the purpose
Of influencing votes against the
senator in the Legislature, during the
senatorial contest. This shows the
weakness Of the man. He is 10 be
pltied, for in many ways he 10 bright.
He IL fortunate to escape punish.
msnt In the isl aud colonies.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-05
NoRMoN cHumcH PoIIrICs.


Those Who know Senator Dubois
personally will agree that in opposing
the continuance Of Apostle Smoot as
a senator from Utah he is not fighting
the senator personally, nor the
Mormon church as a religious organ
iZation. He takes the ground that
the senator's election is the result of
church influence in politics and that
his relation to the church places him
ia a position where his loyalty to
country is made subservient TO that
which be owes to the church, and for
these reasons he Is untitled for the
exalted position of senator. There
is sound reasoning in this hypothesis
Of the case aud il Senator Dubois
succeeds in proving these things
Senator Smoot is in great danger of
losing bis seat. There is a principle
involved in the contest that Is Of
interest to the nation-in fact it is
a national question matter how
the people in this state and those in
the Mormon country may view it. IL
Senator Dubois were making the fight
for the purpose of advancing his own
political fortunes be might have
compromised himself and dropped
the matter il reports from Washington
are true. for Ii is said that be has
been promised support continuously
If be will stop his fight against Smoot,
He refused the offer and there il one
more notable instance in which be
sacrificed his political future for a
prineiple-the place was ST. Louis
and the time 1896, during the memo
rable session of the republican
national convention. Men who do
these things from principle have the
courage Of their convictions and are
| hard fighters. The political trimmer
is the coward who will compromise
his conscience for power Senator
Dubois is not made Of that kind OF
material and for this reason be will
contest the permanent seating Of
SmoOt to the end. The issue is made
and if Senator Smoot wins, the
high Mormon church officials at Salt
Lake will control the political
destinies Of two states. They will
say who shall be senators from Idaho,
and through their influence with
members of the church they will
hold the balance Of power, to be
thrown to that political party which
offers the best terms Of capitulstion.
One year it may be republican, the
next, democratic. II will cut like a
two edged sword, and cut deep.
In another column will be found
an editorial from the New York
Evening Sun of November Is, which
gives an eastern view Of the case and
from the protests that are being filed
against SmOot it must come pretty
near representing eastern sentiment.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-05

Now that the water works question
Is definitely settled, leaving the new
company n clear field, II will be
amusing to see the Independent and
few individuals who have been
trying so hard to carry water on both
shoulders almost drown themselves 10
frantic efforts to satisfy the public
that they we're always In favor Of .
new deal and pure water. just watch
the aquatic evolutions Of the
Independent.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-05

A food Of electric juice was poured
into the Press Office last evening with
such brilliancy that many people
thought we were celebrating the
victory Of the new light company.
But they are mistaken we're
simply recovering from the effects Of
some Of the methods Of the old com.
pany that helped to put 1t out Of
business.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-10
His Word For 1t.

Henry Beste, the noted Gardnerville
carpenter and builder and owner of the
Klondyke mining claim, came into
town last week with a broad smile on
his genial face and apparently enjoy
ing a state of financial prosperity.
Now, Henry is perfectly reliable and
what he says goes. A number of citi-
zens gathered around him TO learn the
cause of his sudden transmission from
a poor man to the rank of capitalist,
as he explained to his eager listners
later on.
Mr.. Beste says he has just uncovered
a rich gold ledge on his claim, and that
his fortune is made. He says his dis
covery will surprise the mining in
dustry of the State of Nevada, and
a big boom is assured that will put the
Tonopah country on the bum. He
says that Bonnie Martin, whose claim
is located near the Bill Zirn mine, has
also made big discovery of the yellow
metal and has taken out 81, 500 in two
weeks. This, says Henry, is not an
incident compared with his prospects.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-10
Mistaken Identity.


Quite funny story is told on pres
p fietor hris Larson, Of the Gardner
vile Hotel. Mr.. arson is a member
of the United Slater Trial Jury at Car
son. He drives to that city each
morning and returns in the evening.
The other evening hewas driving along
leisurely thinking Of the splendid ben
efits Gardnervilie will derive from
the new railroad to be built up the
valley and at the same time retrospect
ng over his many sins and hoping fo-
forgiveness, when his attention was
attracted to what he supposed to be a
lady standing in the sagebrush.
"Good afternoon, lady," said Mr..
Larson, politely dofiing his hat. "Nice
day, this"
The '1ady" never even as much as
wavered an eyebrow.
81 say, this is nice weather we're
having.'
Still no response.
Wouldn't you like ride, madam,
it's rather fatiguing to walk in the
snow?o
tatuesque stiffness.
"Can it be possible that the woman
is hard OF hear
At this juneture Mr.. Larson per-
ceived some small boys in hiding be-
hind a fence literally bubbling over
with indispensable merriment.
After learning that the 'lady'' was
a structure of snow artistically de-
signed by the hands of the fun-ioving
boys behind the fence, Mr.. Larson
awoke from mis- reverie and scratched
his head, thinking of the following
lines: "Of all sad words of tongue or
pen, the saddest are these: 1T might
have BEEN"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-10
District Court.

Judge NJ. A. Murphy held brief ses-
sion of the District Court in Genoa
last Tuesday, when the following bust
ness was transacted.
In the matter of the estate of John
&. Hoska, deceased, the Administrator,
Francis Maegher, having settled all
claims aga nst the estate and filed
vouchers and receipts for the same
with the Clerk of the Court, was dis
charged from his trust.
In the cases of the Ralston Iron
Works VS.. the Vulcan Smelling and
Refining Co., and w. II. Foley VS.. the
Carson Valley Smelling and Refining
Co., defendants demurrer in both
cases was overruled and the defendants
given ten days to answer.
No further business appearing, the
Court adjourned without date.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-10
County Commissioners.

The Board of County Commissioners
transacted the following business last
Monday:
Bonds of S. southworth, county
printer, A. Fournier, county physi-
clan, and Fritz Elges, sheep inspector,
were approved. ~..,-
The Auditor and Treasurer's report
for the last quarter was examined and
the money in the treasury counted and
found correct, the amount being $751;
1892.
The Clerk was ordered to publish a
notice warning all persons not to de-
posit rubbish of any kind on the public
highways.
Claims against the county were ex-
amined and allowed, as published else
where in to-day's COURIER.
Board adjourned until the first Mon
day in July.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-10
Call and Settle.

All parties indebted to the late firm
of p. G. Wilder & Co., of Gardnerville,
are hereby notified to call at the Doug
las County Bank and settle their ac-
counts. Prompt payment of all said
accounts is urgently requested to avoid
placing the same in the hands of, an
attorney for collection and TO the end
that the claims of the creditors of said
firm may be paid off as fast as possible.
EARL CHRISTENSEN,
Receiver.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-10
j. F. w. HoRsTMANN, Pastor.

We furnish our patrons at all times
with the choicest fruits and vegetables
at the lowest possible prices. In fact.
we have the best of everything in oul
line, and you will run no risk to select
from our wagon, or order by mail
which will be attended to promptly
and with utmost care.
have not sold out my business, as
reported, and will make regular trips
to Gardnerville each Friday.
QUoNG SING YUEN & Co,
Carson, Nevada. All Sing, Mgr.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-10
School Reports.

Following is the report of Mottsville
school for month ending March p:
No. of boys enrolled, ID; No. of girls
enrolled, 0. Roll Of Honor: Vadric
Swail, Loretta Hickey, Bruce Park,
Hugh Park, Lloyd Jones, Russell Park,
Evelyn Park, Lola Jones, Elsie Park,
James Hickey, Ida Thompson, Earl
Jones, Virgil Park, Oscar Vansiekle,
Harold Park, Ruth McCue, Ralph Nc
Cue, Richard Fricke, Buddie Hickey,
Freddie Fricke, Irene Jones.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-10
Methodist Church News.

Services will be held next Sunday
as follows:
In the NJ. e. Church at Gardnerville
at Il A. NJ. Sunday School at u NJ.
Special service in the evening at 1880
o'clock.
Exercise by the Genoa Sunday
School at P. NJ, followed by preach
ing service.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend these services.
w. p. RANKIN, Pastor.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-10
Weinstock, Lubin & Co.'s Catalogue

Since the fire in January, Weinstock,
Lubin & Co., are located in the former
state Fair Pavilion, Sixth and NJ
Streets, Sacramento, and are carrying
on a large city and mail order bust
ness as usual.
Send for Weinstock, Lubin g. Co.
handsome new Catalogue. 1t is free to
any address and an interesting and
helpful book to have, whether you buy
from it or not.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-10

Geo. Kelly, an employee of the
Truckee River Electric Co. and a son
of has. Kelly of Carson, was instantly
killed saturday by coming in contact
with live wire near Huffaker's, this
side of Reno. He was p years Of age
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-10
Fresh Vegetables.

Peter Rahbeck will deliver fresh
vegetables to the people of Gardner
vile and vicinity every Wednesday
morning. Prices reasonable and al
orders promptly filled.