Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-31
THE PREsIoENTE GOT THE BAND
And the Philippine Councilman Was
Arrested on Nine Warrants.


Arrested on Nine Warrants.
A United States army officer who
was returning home by way of the
Atlantic after long stay on the is
land Of Cebu in the Philippine, asked
the reporters who met him at quar-
rantine whether the story Of the row
between the mayor Of Cebu and one
of the aldermen over the municipal
brass band had yet reached this coun-
try. The reporters said they hadn't
heard of it. so the army man told
about it.
"Presidente Llorente, the Cebu
mayor hadn't been getting on with
the members Of the city council as
harmoniously as mayors and alder
men generally get along" said the
officer. "In fact, a strong faction de-
veloped which had for it's purpose the
downing of the mayor at the earliest
offering of opportunity.
"They concluded that the occasion
of the presidente's inaugural ball
would be the proper time to COM
mence, the ball having been postpon-
ed for some time after the presidente
took office because he was in bad
health. The ball was set for Sunday
night early in March.
"The opponents selected that night
for a big ball at the Nacionalista club.
the swell club of Cebu, with the idea
of keeping as many persons away
from the presidente's ball as possible.
In order to make the Nacionalista ball
a success and to knock out the inau-
gural ball, the presidente's opponents
planned to secure the municipal band
to play on that occasion.
"This band, it must be known, Is
the premier musical organization Of
that part of the islands. When Coun-
Gilman Alburo, one of the leaders of
the opposition, made application for
the bands services on that date word
reached the presidente and he refus-
ed the request.
HE made it exceedingly plain that
he wanted the band for his own ball,
and being boss of the town he had
the power to get it. Councilman AL
buro fumed around for a couple Of
days, but finally subsided. and every
body thought he had decided to let
the presdente have the band.
"On the morning Of the ball. how
ever, Alburo visited the homes Of nine
of the bandsmen, got their uniforms
and took them to his home When
the band turned out for the inaugural
ball the absence OF these nine uni
forms was exceedingly and strikingly
conspicuous.
1.-The bandsmen had dressed up in
their best clothes, but they didn't
match we'll with the rest of the band.
The presidente found out what had
become of the uniforms, conferred at
once with the police judge, who was
at the ball, and the result was that
nine separate warrants for larceny
were sworn out against the council
man.
"Alburo was found at his home and
arrested on one of the warrants. He
considered his arrest a very jolly af-
fair and gave bonds at the police sta
ton at once for his appearance in
court the next morning. He hurried
right over to the Nacionalista club
ball then and was joyously received.
HE hadn't been there long before
the chief of police dropped in and ar
rested him again. Alburo became
little worried then and asked how
many warrants there were against
him. He was told that there were
seven against him. He was told that
there were seven more still unserved
and was ordered to give bail on the
seven.
1.-The councilman then sent all
around town trying to find man
able to give bail for him on the war
rants but found no one and had to
stay in Jail all night. From where he
was locked up he could hear the dull
Get strains of the town band at the
presidente's ball very clearly. The
next morning he was released under
q heavy bond and was suspended as
member of the city council.
AiDuIo tooh ulS dlieSt feiy mum
to heart. He said that as a member
Of the city council he had done all he
could to encourage the band and
when the town was out of funds he
went into his own pocket for money
for the uniforms.
"He considered the presidente's ac-
ton in refusing to let him have the
band when the presdente wanted it
himself rank discourtesy, and for that
reason he didn't intend to aid the
band any further and saw no reason
why the members should wear his
uniforms at ball other than his own.
Alburo didn't receive very much SYM
pathy, and the manner in which the
presidente won out with the band has
done much to knock the underpinning
from the opposing faction"