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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-24
GENERAL SAN MIGuEl'S FORCE
aEAPpEARs IN THE PROV.
lNcE OF RIAL.
TWO TOWNS SURROUNDEl'
Thirty Scouts and Ten Of the Constab
uiary Captured, Disarmed and Sc.
at liberty-Rebels Avoid an En-.
0aQemont With the Main Force In
the South, but Manage 70 Capture
Three Small Oetachments.

Manila. Feb. ga force OF la.
drones under General Miguel reap.
peared In Rixal province during the
day. They avoided an engagement
with the main force in the south but
captured three small detachments OF
constabulary. The enemy surround.
ed the towns Of Cainta and Tayay,
eleven miles east of Manila, and cap
tured thirty scouts and ten of the
constabulary, whom they disarmed
and set free.
Sunday Inspector McIlwaine, at the
head Of ten constabulary, was surpris-
ed and captured near Montalban. six
teen miles northeast of Manila. The
ladrones promised to release them II
the constabulary. would surrender
their arms. While they were con-
fering on this point, McIlwaine made
q dash for liberty and he and all the
constabulary effected their escape.
A Few ekirmishes Occur.
When the news Of the temperance
Of General San Miguels force reached
Manila, reinforcements Of scrouts and
constabulary were hurried into the
Rixal province. General Allen and
Colonel Scott went to Nntipolo and as
sumed command of the forces there.
They met with small detachments Of
the enemy and few skirmishes took
place. They we're, however. unable
to locate the main body of ladrones.
General Allen and Colonel Scott are
continuing their pursuit and hope to
overtake the released prisoners.
It is said that General San Miguers
force consists of 300 men, armed and
uniformed. The zone Of ladrone ac-
tivity extends from Caloocan. four
miles north Of Manila. eastward to
the mountains OF Rial and skirting
the northern limits OF Manila. The
Manila police co-operated in Satur-
days
Effort 20 Corner the Enemy.
Secretary Winthrop. in the absence
Of Governor Taft. requested General
Davis to furnish additional scouts. and
General Davis has ordered another
battalion Of scouts to report to Cen
eral Allen It Is added that addition
al troops will be ordered out.
General San Miguels force is small
and the government is determined to
speedily suppress it. San Miguel
claims the insurgent leadership and
fights under the Katipunan flag.
According to news from Albay
Luzon, force Of ladrones attacked
small detachment OF constabulary
forces. The constabulary retreated
but killed eleven Of the enemy. Two
Of the constabulary were killed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-24
AFTER A STORMY SESSION.
Change Of Venue Bill Passes the Mon-
tana Senate.

Helena, Mont. Feb. 23.-The change
of venue bill. which nearly caused a
riot in the senate Wednesday night,
passed the senate by a vote Of II to 8
in very stormy session. Senator
Kennedy announced his determination
to hold the floor and amend every Sec
ticn Of the bill. The lie was passed
ard the sergeant-at-arms was COM
PEELED to seat Kennedy
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-24
THE STATEHOOD BILL.
Critical Period Of Its Career Approach.
ina in the Senate,

Washington. Feb 23.-The course
Of proceedings in the senate during
the present week will depend very
largely upon whether there is an ad-
justment of differences upon the state
hood bill. If there is no agreement
the bill will do to cut figure in the
proceedings whether 1t be technically
under consideration or not. Just as it
has done during the greater part of
the session. If the canal treaty is
preceded by the statehood bill it will
do much to shape it's course, if the
treaty is put aside and the appropria-
tion bills taken up the statehood ques-
tion will present itself in the shape Of
riders on these bills
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-24
FOUR ITALIANS KILLED.
Passenger Train Strikes Wagon
Near Braceviile, ~.

Bloomington. ILL.,, Feb. 23.-The
Kansas City limited on the Chicago
and Alton railroad struck a wagon
containing five Italian coal miners
south Of Braceville, killed four Of the
men and fatally injured the fifth man.
The men were returning from church.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-24

According to the present pro-
gramme the postoffice appropriation
bill will be the first of the supply
measures to be considered. It is in
deed the only one of these bills not
vet passed. which has been reported
from committee. 1t carries the state
hood bill as rider and unless an un-
del standing is arrived at before the
bill is taken up the question Of the
retention will Immediately confront
the senate. That will be the critical
period in the statehood bilIs career.
Some of the anti-statehood senators
claim it can be beaten as rider and
advocate an invitation to this test of
strength
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-01

a. the head OF his class in arithmetic,
Fred was second in his Both had to
so TO work. Each youth saw the ad-
vertisement Boy Wanted and an
swered it in person. They were rather
surprised TO meet each other in front Of
the Fair and Square companys build
ing. but Fred said politely. Good
morning. Tom.
Tom only grunted in reply He
thought it was not worth while TO
sYeak civilly; besides. he considered
Fred his rival
More than a dozen boys had answered
the advertisement. and they We're ad-
nitted to the managers office by twos
Fred and Tom went in together. Fred
took his hat of and bowed 10 AR
Prunes. Then he stood straight and
erect upon both feet. holding his hat
Tom slouched in as though his legs
Were. coming loose at the knee Joints.
He stood half upon one foot in a round
shouldered shambly way Fred had
belonged 10 the boys military drill
class at school: Tom had not. He
even stood with his hat on in Mr..
Prunes' Office till he saw Fred take his
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-01

He groaned inwardly as he thought to
| himself. If mother could only see me
now
One Sunday afternoon. dressed to
kill a new FED Bingham train stream
ing behind her like the fiery tail OF a
comet. her hair shining with an extra
greasing and patting. the fair brown
widow came to- invite and accompany
the object of her directions to a native
dance. The tender heart which at ali
times stood in his way SO restrained
him that he did not wish to hurt her
feelings even then. He told her to go
or TO the BAH. and he would come by
and by.
POGO tiempo?' Tin a little time) she
asked ---~-------------.-----s
Yes. yes" answered the embarrassed
! bachelor.
In an hour maybe?" persisted the
enchantress.
Yes. yes" again replied the troubled
bachelor
Then 1 wait" said Lavanderia. She
dropped her straw slippers outside the
threshold. tucked her fiery train about
her knees and squatted down. Tagalo
fashion. in the very front door OF the
mansion. in full view OF all who passed
Il wait" she repeated TRANQUILITY.
For a young white man 10 be seen
walking on the open street of a Sunday
afternoon with brown widow dressed
in the height Of all her heather finery,
with scores of waggish American SOL
diers and all his own acquaintances
looking on at the show. was more than
his nerves could bear. But to have the
same ''viuda" squatting barefoot and
Familiarity upon his front door step in
sight of all the world was even worse.
The bachelor softly withdrew from the
chair in which he had been sitting near
the door.
The hour passed by the clock. The
brown widow with the fiery train sat
the bachelor out fair and square. Per-
spiration had gathered upon his brow.
formed Lavanderia in his broken YAM
kee Spanish that in the nick of time he
remembered how he had made an en-
gagement for that afternoon. and II
would consequently be impossible for
him TO attend the Tagalo ball at all.
Thereupon, murmuring her regrets IN
broken Tagalo Spanish. Lavanderia
gathered up her brilliant train. stuck
her toes into her slippers and tore her.
self away, the wooden heels making a
dragging clack, ciack upon the street at
every step.
The bachelor breathed once more. 1t
seemed to him life was again worth
living He gave the fair lavandera
time to get clean away to the ball.
Then he donned his best white linen
suit and his best white Manila hat
with the folds of ivory silk around il
and sailed forth. anywhere. anywhere
to escape the atmosphere of that dread
presence. Thus he rushed unconscious
on his souls trial. With that spiritual
intuition which, we are told, still lin
gers pure and unadulterated in savage
races Lavanderia had perceived his
strategy and baked it. She drew her
dusty bare feet up under her upon
table in front of palm shed near the
street crossing and waited for her prey
When IL came. she bounced upon 1t.
Like a cat, she jumped from the table
to his side and started to convoy the
handsome white youth IN triumph to
the 6usky ball
His feelings at that moment he could
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noon siesta were astonished at the spec
tacle of long legged young man clad
in snowy white running as IL the fiend
We're after him-as II was. indeed. only
that time ii could not catch him. What
wonder that Under the burden OF La
vanderia's love the bachelor became
pale and restless and could no longer
sleep nights? 1t was harder on him
than being In love himself. He grew
dyspeptic and smoked more than was
good for him.
But Lavanderia could not go on at
that rate forever. Great heights OF
emotional exaltation must be followed
time 10 save the bachelors nervous sys-
tenn came the debacle.
The Spanish word for trouble" Is OF
the masculine gender, and very prop
erly. One morning early a chewed up
little brown monkey of man was seen
vanderia. He carried a shabby, small
yellow trunk that might have contained
either clothing or ammunition to be
struggled TO the insurrectos. He
walked sneakingly. as one who hardly
dared TO tread there. and yet as one
who possessed some rights and meant
to maintain. them IL ne had to.
Immediately arose a tremendous COM
motion. Dogs barked. poultry cackled.
children screamed Presently emerged
from the dusty Etterage Lavanderfa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-01

By eliza
ORCHARD
. -
CONNER

Copyright. 1906. 'iy
ElizG irchdsd Conner

! on them. had this fiery hearted. red.
black. -brown creature And not snlche
redness OF ner train and the shine of
her CREASED black hair could obscure
the brightness of her eyes as she threw
their glance upward They were
strange eyes. large, black and glitter
ing like the eyes of a cat. In spite OF
her cigar and the young one aride on
her hip, she looked impressive. like 4
volcano goddess.
She was a lavandera, which sounds
grand in Spanish. Like so many other
things grand in Spanish, however. it
becomes only mean and measly when
turned into blunt English. In brief,
she was a washiady.
She came to the house next morning
humbly enough. asking to be permitted
to do the laundering of the gentlemen's
dazzling white linen suits. She was a
widow-a '.viuda,' she told them-and
very poor. Her husband had run away
and joined the insurgent army and got
canos. If the senores would give her
their linen to renovate. it would enable
her TO buy food. Those of the boarders
who were up in literature thought of Du
Maurier's Trilby and granted her Pc
tition. Besides that, they gave her the
name of Layanderia. They thought 1T
sounded more splendidly Spanish and
flowing than her own name, borrowed
from some female saint and pronounced
in the native way.
So it happened that Lavanderia be-
came washlacy in ordinary to the white
men of the Manila boarding house. She
did the linen skillfully at first and even
returned it no more than a week later
than she had promised. Then the Ia
gallo nature got the better of her. and
she began to lapse. Aaron Burr of the
famous motto, Never do today what
you can put off till tomorrow" would
have been enraptured with the Taga-.
los. Not only will they not do today
what they can put off till tomorrow,
but they never do it at all until forced
by dire 2ecessity. So Ilaeanderia of the
weird, passionate eyes began to lag
with the linen. Worst of all, as time
went on she manifested an uncomfoIt-
able tendency to court the boarders.
This was before the shock came. Sim
Cling out two likely bachelors. she be-
slowed on them lavish attention. She
brought them bouquets for their rooms.
ridity of the temperature would permit,
and manifested a disposition to stay
there forever, smoking meanwhile as
many cigarettes as the benevolent
white men were willing to supply her
with
Plainly I.avanderia wanted to marry
one of the, white gentlemen. Such
things had been. and white men, Span
iards and Frenchmen.. now and then an
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-01

WHICH BOY COT
THE PLACE? ::
BY
ELIZA
ARCHARD
CONNER


off That reminded him to remove his
own.
Mr. Prunes cast his eye over the two
boys and sized them up Both were
ablebodied and intelligent, both an
swered his questions satisfactorily. But
Fred Noble answered IN = clear, dis
tinct voice. as though ne were making
the words with the tip OF his tongue,
where they ought to be made. Toms
words came out indistinct and grunt-
ing. as though he formed them away
back at the top of his esophagus just
when he was swallowing a mouthful of
baked potato His voice sounded harsh
ana nosy.
Each boy had his best suit on. TOMS
was new. Freds was considerably
worn. but II was sponged and brushed
clean. Toms on the other hand was
already wrinkled and soiled, though he
had only worn il few times. Freds
face neck and ears we're so neat that
they had The beautiful luster only q
perfectly clean human skin can have,
and his teeth were well brushed daily,
50 that the enamel on them shone too.
Toms neck and ears were positively
dingy. and he had never used tooth
brush in his life. Fred used a finger
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who was left. She prosecuted him with
her attentions. She babe him to her
hut of woven nipa palm, she invited
him to attend in her blissful company
native dances and feasts of roast pig
and rice till he could scarce stir from
home without the uncomfortable con-
seriousness that somehow the brown
washlady would discover it and know
where he went. He was a tender
hearted youth, although city born and
bred, and he could not think of taking
away The laundering from Lavanderia.
Did she not depend On this work for
her bread? Presently the whole neigh
borhood began to take an interest IN
Lavanderia's love affair. The evil
minded world, ever ready 10 believe
wrong of a man just because he is a
man, could not be convinced that he
had not taken the initiativefin the case.
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Toms was soiled and slipped srcund
under one ear. IL IL ever had been
straight His hair? Well. he thought
he had eombed 1t that morning. but
there was one patch ever the back Of
his head that he never did comb: con-
sequentiy that morning his back hair
looked. as usual. as IL the rats had
two heads attentively.
At this moment Miss Manifold. Mr.
Prunes ztenographer. came in. She
had that helpless. laundering way some
girls have. and az she passed the two
boys she dropped her umbrella. II fell
upon the floor full length exactly al,
Toms feet. Tom stood upon one foo,
Ike great gump and never though.
to pick II up. Seeing this. Fred sprane
forward instantly. snatched 1; up and
handed II To Miss Manifold as courtIv
as a nobleman.
You see. Fred's mother had trained
her hoy very carefulY She had ;aurht
rim TO be polite to ali. but especially 10
girls and women and 20 always do for
them any service In his power. II
made him appear polished IN his man
ners. she said. and. besides. 10 was q
real help TO women. whose clothes are
often so eight that the unfortunate
creatures cannot even s,oop over. Poor
Tom had no mother 10 teach him these
fine points. 20 we must no, blame him
too much.
When Mr.. Prunes saw Fred sprfng
forward and pick up Miss Nanifoid.s
umbrella. he knew at once which boy
he wanted
Which was it,
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she vas IA state OF valcanic eruption.
Never since the days Of the bacchantes
was enacted . drama more furious.
Layarderia hurled things about all
over, boxes. rags, red robes. slippers.
ironing boards. mats and saints pic
lures You have. read in novels how
people tear their hair. but perhaps
have never seen anybody do 1t. Lsvar-
deria did il literally She drasged the
couiining comb from her long. oily
locks and ciawed them this way and
thai IN, she looked like a fury. She
was Z fury for the time Her climax
Wa "a rush to the shallow ditch beside
the street. throw herself into IL and roi'
over and over She tore mp handouts OF
grass and dust ard scattered them over
herself and upon the surrounding air.
Her brown aeighbers and friends dsd
not interfere with her. but gathered IN
ring around her OF az a safe distance
to see the show.
All the while there issued from her
lips strange. monkeyiike screams and
gatherings. half Spanish half Tasaio.
to writ:
.'Matrimony no good. husband no
good. TO want husband. no want mat
rimony. husband much bad. mauimony
much bad. no want matrimony. no
yuyung. matrimonio nucho malc, mari
do mucho malo. pag bag dagumag."
This performance was merely thu
proper Taealo manner % expressing the
unpleasant emotions Of the delicate
feminine mind
. .'viuda' at all. She had living hus-
band. large as iife-larse as Tasaio life.
that is-which is not much OF size.
She was aweary OF him and desired 10
change him for one OF the tan white
gentlemen boardsrs opposite. Her hus-
band had been in Aguinaide's army
fighting the Americans. but had got
away and come home.
Never was a husband more unwel-
come than this asishered up booking 1T
tie brown man. The shock was more
than Lavanderia could bear Like
many a white skinned indivliuai when
tribulation conier suddenly on him shs
resorted 10 the flowing bowt Of strong
waters to drown her sorrow. with the
result as above. In this dynaniitelike
explosion went up all the hopes SO fond
ly cherished in her gentle breast. She
could never fiirt With the hoarJess
more never again.
Suddenly she stopped rolling upon
the ground. raised herself TO n sitting
posture and glared about her Al the
diagonal street corner stood two Ames-
lean soldiers doing police duty In thar
part OF Manila. They were bsardiess
boys. yet tall good hooking a nd well
grown. They wisely deemed IL, unnec-
essary to interfere With Lavsnderiss
show. The fact is. they wanted to see
the fun as much as anybody. Hayan-
deris perceived them and. wtsh hfaven
knows what Wild. yearning thoughts Ia
her breast. made dive for thsinA sti1
jabbering and screaming:
mucho malo."
The soldier nearest her was yesy
young. pink checked ard curly hairsS.
yet having. wtfhai. a sense ~ humoA
befitting the finished man Of the world.
He waved his arms toward her trag-
icaily and "shooed'' her of.
GO way. woman he cried co
way. don't want you I'm a msrriec
mani"
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The daatta Baby Eagle sunday aors Eehrnary l. 1903.

Engiishman. had welded brown women
IN the Philippines. - At least If one of
the big hombres Anericanos would not
take her permanently he might marry
her for a. little WHILE and ever that
was better than being tied TO brown
stableman or house servant for whole
lifetime. If Lavanderia's not exactly
coy advances had been agreeable. who
knows .what might have happened2
The white men were 5000 miles from
home. and the brown woman was not
Ito look at. But in this case the white
gentlemen were fastidious. Layande-
ria's attentions did not take
One of the bachelors escaped and
went elsewhere to lodge. leaving the
other to- bear the whole ~brunt Of La
vanderia's ,ovemaking. This was hard
on the man who was left Lavanderia
came at esrly morn and dewy eve, sit
ting sadly silent, fastening her shining
dark eyes upon the one face, transf1x-
ing with their tender gaze the bachelor
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DebQcle *


reaching down to his waist; beyond
thatznothing.- This is the -Tassie- way
of dressing babies. 1t gives them ring
worm to clothe them below the waist,
the saying is The boy did not belong
TO Layanderia, however, as she care
fully explained to the boarders when
she came to know them better. He was
merely the son of her brother of her"
and she was minding him on of pure
good nature. To add to the attractive
ness. as it were, of the picture she
made that day. she carried between her
lips & huge Manila cigar that looked
like young battering ram. Lavande-
ria pulled vigorously at. her battering
ram as she walked, swaying her body
from side to side, coochee coochee
fashion, in the manner considered the
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A bursting forth is a break
ing out, and if ever woman
broke out on this planet that woman
was Lavanderia. So we say "Lavan-
deria's debacle.''
The first time the boarders saw La
vanderia was on high church holiday.
one Of those grand occasions which in
taryene. let US say, about twice week
in Manila. When it comes to obserV-
ing saints days, there is more religion
TO the cubic inch in the Tagalo than in
any other living creature. Wild horses
could not drag him to his ordinary vo-
cations on such a day. In the morn
ing he stands at the street nydrant
with as little clothing upon him as the
law allows. none at all if there be no
policeman by. and pours water upon
himself till he is wet all over, which is
his idea of taking a BATH Then he
dries himself in the sun, puts himself
into his new embroidered holy week
shirt and smokes and meditates and
sometimes steps out to church in all
his glory Days of religion must be OBJ
served says the Tagalo. But the in
vading Yankee declares this is only an
excuse for knocking off work.
The little. brown Tagalo wife, more
modest and devout pours water over
herself in her own little patch of back
yard. greases her black hair with CO.
coanut oil. patting it down till it shines
like a mirror, then dons her grandest
attire and goes to church.
1t was on her way to church that the
boarders first saw ~Lavanderia attired
in the style OF Filipino high art and
fashion, She was bareheaded and be-
hind her in the dust dragged some
eighteen inches of the rounded red cot
teB tail of her gown. No Tagalo lady
would be dressed up without that
terminal TO her skirt Her little brown
feet were bare save for small, wooden
soIed slippers that clattered and drag
ged upon the ground as she walked.
The mdltitudinousness of the drapery
flowing behind her conveyed the i'm
preston that it had slipped down from
her neck and shoulders, leaving them
bare.
Thus -festively attired, Lavanderia
foated like a vision past the house of
the boarders one high saint day.
Astride her left hip rode a child of two
years or Whereabouts, her left arm en-
circling him. This is the Tagalo way of
r.. ..---- les THE bow wore a shirt
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board feet OF yellow pfre has b>es De-
stroyed b. the forest beetle.
Some time ago the German emperor
issued his Eat against Fr~oeh cham
pagFiss- ard ever since then only Ger
nan brznfs have o~sn s~rye<f ~ tie
Imperial table This ukAse sas nos
gratefully received b. army oArers.
who q, their regfmentsi dsns~rs <yfnk
French wine from bottles With German
labels
An. iesestssasson q TIE sRs<,s #
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never afterward find language to de-
scribe. Only a professor OF profane
language could have done justice to the
situation. and that the young man was
not. He had not been in Manila long
enough. He simply broke heartlessly
and ruthlessly from that tender. detain-
ing clasp and ran for his life. Lazy Ma
nilese dwelling along quiet side street
who had awakened from their after