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geant ordered me not to hre' SaF'"7 ''''''
night hit the Lieutenant
..u-o all started for the spot on 'ne run
,, -, nearly went down from the iorce
- enc erst blow. but he quickly IecoNtreo
"a soeroed 10 Jump in front Oh inc nl'ie
-, throwing up his arms TO guaIu as''N',
ei'' - clash The first cut had 'iedie'
'i'' ,,aro,c from its sheath-these are
''e ,aasol, On az 10 ny apart "heh d
'ou'' O. strickland It was the seco,'''' !
DO" fore which Rodney went uo~h'
lIi'iiN, -, dashed like the spoKes u q"
me &C.. n few seconds after mat NC
ny" - IA been locked into the cochPi'
crow t,is fellow was locked ou'-" '''
"he,' t,s way through the fences ''e
ID, ah','1 ,,ss out in the middle OF tile Io''u'
co'oi,e. hts arms and yelling TOT uS ~
"a,'"9 and the little girl was s'an'''S
mere seeing IL all
.~rre fellow had finished his worn NO., ,'
- long before We got there anu W
Doi '-,,a about the field behind the co1N
I'm three or four other o'o9,
pie iI in hand. chasing him. they De'"7
"a Ia mat we would start genera i,'',|
al" ~ doros II this fellow GOT """y
tot,od iu the chase as soon as
We IN inst about had him cornereo =" ''ol'
~ ,gss the sound of q shot away Oh
~ otber side Of the road, ana nc - "'''
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NEAR WHICH LIEUTENANT RODNEY WAS KILLED BY AN
COO'O'' "AMUCK"

pied all up IN a heap, and that was the end
Of f. One OF the guards at the prison
over there who had no one 10 stop him.
riskng "A much harder shot than the one
offered 10 me In the first place. sent bul-
let straight through the crowd and
dropped the murderer cold without hitting
any one else. II was a mighty hne shot
for we were as thick as bees around there
about that time and the fellow was still
on the run
] heard the circumstance OF this man
having had an opportunity FOR a shot which
might have been the means OF saving
Rodney's life spoken OF by several enlist
ed men, but was unable TO verify II from
any Of the officers. / should Judge how
ever. that there is good deal of truth TO
It, Whether a shot anywhere but in the
heart or the head would have prevented
several blows being struck rs another qu,s-
ton. for on several occasions In the past
let holes through their bodies. have retained
enough stored-up nervous energy TO enable
them 20 complete the task they have set
themselves TO. The unfortunate young Off
Ger bad close 10 a score OF wounds. nearly
any one OF which alone would have proved
fatal
orders were issued forbidding all Moros
20 carry baroDgs. and on tho roads and
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ATTACK ON LIEUT.. RODNEY.

At this unlucky moment Lieutenant Rod
ney. leading his infant daughter by the
hand, came sauntering down toward the
cockpit returning from a short evening
stroll The palm shaded Asturias Road
was the favorite promenade for the officers
and women of the garrison, even the latter
being in the habit at times Of walking
there quite unattended. Lieutenant Rod
ney returned the salutes Of several en-
listed men whom he met. and a moment
later that Of his colonel who passed in his
carriage: then he was observed TO glance
closely at a white clad Moro who was
walking rapidly toward him from the di-
rection Of the cockpit Evidently he saw
nothing TO arouse. his suspicion, for he
sauntered carelessly on, apparently hold
ing a bantering conversation with the
child. The Moro passed him, turned in
stantly. made a sweeping backhanded blow
with his sheathei barong, and Rodney was
sent staggering by the impact on the back
OF his neck.
Two hundred yards straight down the
road from the cockpit is the only gate Of
the crumbling old wall Of Jolo. Here a
sergeant and three or four men are al
WAYS stationed 10 inspect passes and hold
/
ing attention TO everything out of the ordi-
nary which went on within eyeshot, the
sentry-he was sharpshooter, and could
put the new needle nosed bullets through
a mans hat at 300 yards as fast as he
could pun the trigger Of his Springfield
heard the commouon inside the cockpit.
saw the white clad Moro come out into
, the road. stare about uncertainty for
few moments. and then 20 striding rapidly
off in the direction from which Rodney
and his little girl were approaching. But
let me set down his own account OF what
bappened as nearly as I can, just as he
told II 10 me a few mornings later, While
7 waited under the gateway for a squat to
pass.
"Tt has always been sort of rule for
A Moro to 90 70 the opposite side of the
road IN passing white man. he said
and when I saw this fellow holding his
course straight down the middle ] decided
10 keep my eve on him. He and Lieutenant
Rodney seemed very close together as they
nassed and was just wondering why
ono or the other of them hadn't sheered
Of some. when ] saw the Moro's hand go
N his barong. 7 had my rife ready and
was lust dropping on my knee for the
safe. easy shot that it was when the SER
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and the other by determination. The town
so so clean that il was said In Manila that
tho trees we're afraid 10 drop their leaves
in the streets and that the natives were
so docile that they sent I'm 10 get Arohlas's
permission every time they wanted 10 draw
a breath
The Spanish are strong in recommending
Arohlas's methods for the prevention oc
iuramentados. Make the datos, or sub
chiefs responsible for those under them"
thew say. and there will soon be no mors
anrcks Shoot .wo or three datos ir
they prove derelict, and they will soon nnd
means to put an end 10 the practice
Then they always relate this CHARACTERISTIC
story Of the way that the good ArohlasF
operated
The dato of a certain troublesome Jolos;
village gave Arohlas his promise that ha
would send word II there were any,
signs OF any iuramentados breaking QUIZ
among his people. Shortly afterward tna
sergeant of the gateway guard met nia
death in a manner almost Identical with
the case Of Ferguson, OF which l haVH
written. An hour or so later messense~
came rushing in, bearing note from thet
dato I'm question saying that the lattess
was inexpressibly sorry, but that two ONT
his pcople had gone juramentado, ard hS
had been unable to prevent their escapinsS
To Jolo. lie most sincerely hoped that tneH
would be captured before any harm vac
done.
Arohlas quietly locked up the messenSers
had his two stout gunboats cleared for aot
tilon. and sent them around 10 tho datoA
village. with orders TO use up all their ans-
munition bombarding everything and every-
body in sight. A strong land force was sene
10 cooperate The surprise was compiete,
the two forces making pretty nearly =
clean sweep OF that corner OF the island.
Two DAYS later, as the unfortunate datos
sorelv wounded and in chains. was being
brought into Jolo 10 face a firing squad
he was met by his messenger. who oore
a nolite note from Arohlas saying that ha
was inexpressiby sorry. but that two of
his gilnboats and a half OF one OF his resi-
rnents had gone 'juramentado.' and that
he had been unable 10 prevent their escape.
He most sincerely hoped that they had
beap captured before they could do any
harm Thus the "Arohas way which
the Spanish recommend as the only re
cure for juramentados. 10 is 10 be hoped
that somewhat less drastic treatment viii
suffice. though there is no use denying
that the conditions are such as 10 call Tor
the sternest and most resolute measures.
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IN the markets the familiar side arm was
no longer seen. Compliance had been I'M
slant and cheerful. as II always has been
with the better class of Joloans from the
first. But il f. in the fanatical few that the
menace lies. not the orderly many.
Three days after the murder Of Lieuten-
ant Rodney two Moros. apparently UNI
armed and with nothing in the least sus-
picious I'm their actions or appearance, ap-
proached the guard al Asturias Barracks
"A thousand yards out from the main gate
OF JoIo-and indicated by signs that they
had passes 10 enter the city. With four or
five men practically covering the Moros
with their rifles. the sergeant advanced
without apprehension 10 examine the sup
posed passes. one Of them seemed 10 nave
difficulty I'm extracting the papers from the
bamboo tube which ne said contained them.
The sergeant stepped closer. extending MS
hand for the expected pass. when two
barongs flashed out. and up and down. be-
fore a shot could be fred by one OF the
guard 4 fraction OF a second later both
Of the miscrcants fell before a rain OF
bullets, but they came just too late 10 save
the unlucky sergeant. who in that trac-
ton Of "A second by which the mind and
hand Of the man whose course OF action
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He Ran Lived Long Enough Give Interview Aterard
Recent Sayings by These Philippine Fanatics Have Caused
an Order To Be Issued That the Natives Be De-
prived of Their Bolos Barongs

The problem which confronts the Amerf.
can government in dealing with the amucks
AT Jolo is a puZzling one. Others who
have had similar conditions 10 deal With
say that too much eniency has been ac-
corded 10 native who is overprone 10
interpret Kindness as weakness. Undoubt-
edIy allowing the Joloanos 70 carry their
barongs has been a mistake. and II is not
likely that the privilege win soon he accord
ed them again The British prohibit tho
natives from carrying arms In their Ma
lavan possessions as DO also the Dutch
in all places where there is likelihood OF
trouble.
The Spanish In the philippines Al
WAYS point % the regime OF the famous
old hre-eater General Arohlas, at Jolo an
an example OF what that OF the Americans
should be- Arohlas was sent away rom
Spain I'm the SOS because OF his repuon-
can tendencies. and 10 Jolo because as IN"
most turbulent and unhealthy spot In tho
PHILIPPINES. il was thought that the deadly
combination of Moros and malaria wo'id
soon put an end to him. In a couple on
wears Arohlas had mastered both tho ma'
Iaria and the Moros. the one by ssnitaon7s
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fore. both in Spanish and American times
the only aftermath of running amuck
WAS a more or less careful picking up OF
the pieces not only OF the victim but or
his assailant as we'll Here follows
translation OF the salient portions OF TINS
unusual conversation, which I secured from
the authorities Of the military hospital be-
fore left Jolo. / have omitted the ques-
ton and answer from It for the sake OF
brevity.
MY name is Askali, and that OF my COM
panion was Arabian. From boyhood we
have been such close friends that what one
cared TO do that the other was always
ready 10 do as we'll We were both born
and raised on the island OF Pata' just or
the south coast of Jolo. and were follow
ers Of the chief Eyong, Of that place
Arabian stood high I'm the favor OF Eyong'
who had pass from the American gov
ernor. and with him he had often visited
Iolo. where he was slightly acquainted
with some OF the officials
The friendship Of myself and Araoaui
was 80 close that we agreed that II either
~ us got into trouble and wished to de
the other would die with him. Then right
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-15
1T OFTEN HAPPENS.

II am very glad our Illegal trusts ars
being taken in hand said Senator La
Toilette at a dinner In Madison. n
trust is so impersonal. you see, II breaks
the law and you can't Jail IL.
"A trust. in fact. is like slot machine.
One day | saw a little boy weeping Bit
terly before a slot machine that was out
OF order. A policeman appeared, and the
bov said TO him:
Mister. arrest this machine! It's
robbed me of a nickel
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is determined upon In advance may an
ticipate the mint and hand OF the man
whose action must await certain con-
tingency. had received mortal wounds.
Lieutenant Ewell. 30 Infantry, CHANGED to
he sufficiently near TO prevent further FIR
ing, and only one OF the Moros was killed
outright. The other lived long enough to
give an Interview probably the first Of It's
kind ever recorded in Jolo. where hereto
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The Moro AskaE Was Perhaps the Only One Who Ever
Achieved This Dual Note and Here You May Read
His Description of His Bloody Enterprise.

depart il runs amuck as matter of
course. There is nothing else for him to
do. The Occidental comprehends suicide
and its predisposing motives; he will come
nearest 10 an understanding of the psy-
chology Of running amuck II he Will con-
slider it as the only possible manner in
which "A Mahometan may commit suicide
and escape damnation.
/ CHANGED TO land at Jolo from Fam
boanga at the end OF the same week in
which Lieutenant Rodney and Sergeant
Ferguson were killed, and go heard of all
the details Of the tragic events strictly
first hand; the case Of the former was an
especially sad one.
Moro by the name Of landau. who
lived in the rancheria Of Loco. near Jolo.
was unhappy in his domestic life and had
been in a melancholy mood for some time.
The day before the killing OF Lieutenant
Rodney he went to Jolo and spent the
night with a friend just outside the walls.
The following morning he made a number
of purchases in the city, among them some
white cloth-the proper juramentado al
ways dresses in white and shaves his eye
brows-but his friends all deny that ne
said anything regarding an intention TO go
amuck He spent Sunday visiting friends,
and about ( O'Clock sharpened his barong
and said he was going TO Looc by way
Of Taglibe. Instead, however, he repaired
10 the cockpit where the strangeness Of
his actions led to his election by the po-
lice the door being locked behind him to
prevent his return
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BOILING MICROBES.

The germ theory. thanks to the study
If hygiene in the schools, is familiar
sven 10 our children said DR.. Charles
r. Aikens. president of Susquehanna
University, in an address at SellhS-
grove.
1.-TWO little Selinsgrove urchins played
in their mothers kitchen the other day
while the cook boiled some water. Hear
ing the sound of the boiling, they drew
near the gas range.
"'What is in that pot?' said the first
urchin.
Water said the second Just
water
what is the sound | hear, then.
brother
"sister. it is the microbes crying
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O,;ns That Came With the Coffee

her inconsistency. Even wedlock won't
bind her down permanently
Will you love me when I'm old and
feeble?' a young clerk said on moonit
pier 10 a summer girl who had just ac-
copied him.
why. dearest. she replied, well be
divorced long before that.
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INCONSISTENCY.

Henry f. Dixey. the actor, was talk
ing at a luncheon at the seashore about
the summer girl.
Her only fault" said Mr.. DiXey, lis
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m after we made this arrangement
Arabian went and got into trouble Tor ne
fell IN love with a girl in Pata whose
narents would not allow her to marry him.
II is a Moro custom that no girl may marry
without a proper dowry. so there was
nothing for Arabian 70 do but 10 forget
IN. girl or take leave OF the world. lie
worried over the trouble for long time
and at last came and told me that ne was
going 10 run amuck or course, l, accord
ing TO our agreement, had 10 Join him. we
talked IL over and decided that Jolo was
the best place for running amuck' because
there were so many infdes there but we
knew that It would prove very difficult 70
kin one on account of the close watch that
was being kept because Of the killing Of the
American officer.
Arabian did all the planning and ar
ranged everything very carefully. Iester-
day morning We crossed over from Pata in
a vinta. and followed the Maybun trail
TO a point within q mile OF Asturias Then
TO give the impression that we were farm
ing people Of Joo we made a circuit TO the
right. bringing us TO Asturias from the
east. as though We had come from Loco
or Lumapit. Arabian knew the way IN
which masses were handled, and hId
trimmed out a bamboo tube Of the kind
that all Moros carry their papers IN IN
the hope that by displaying 1t we couid
draw some OF the guard within striking
distance our barongs were concealed III
the folds Of our clothing, In the way tnat
avarv Moro knows how 70 do
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HIRED INTO A DEATH TRAP.

when we reached the guard house Ara
hahn pulled out his tube and began fumohng
with II. and when the soldier reached out
70 take it I drew my barong and struck
him with II. Arabian also got cut H. out
think mine was the better one because
he WAS bothered with the bamboo tube. l
am not sure but that he struck after ne
was shot. for that has happened oeIore'
Asked what had led them TO nope that
they would have time 10 use their oarohgs
before they were shot by the rifles which
,nav knew would he covering them, Askal
answered Because it has been done pc
fore many times. A Moro can strike with
his barong quicker than soldier can raise
b,s rifle because he is more used TO
, handling IT,
Asked IL they had any particular srudge
against the American soldiers. Askah re
nlied that they had not. but that ARABIAN
wanted to die. and l had promised to die
with him, and that was the best way TO
| do IL -
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sULLEN BARoNG BEARERS.

asked the ravubroker. who was Fill
Pho and spoke Spanish. 10 assure the fell
ov that was not soldier and that my
Interest ir haroEEs was only that oil
harmless tourist who desired 70 carry one
away ar souvenir of his interesting CITY,
hrthermore. that Z would pay him a good
pI.ce for his weapon. which ne must kno"
would be- quite useless to him IN the VI
cinity of JoIo even as an ornament. A
black sc0vI and a twitching of the fingers
Vas the only response 20 these irlenuiy
Wertures. and be kept scowling So per-
sstently that ! was not long in deciding
TIA, 10 was steamer time, and, not"lln-
Standing the pouring rain, put back for tho
friendly shelter Of the wall without waiting
to examine the tempting stock OF the
laHntrobcr
plainly saw both OF these men thrust
Lg their darongs back inside OF theE
Rs.s.Co th-. set not my closest scrutiny
ths second was the only one OF the TWO
that Z took "a good look at, however-re-
1eaied any line which might not have peen
hat Of folded print.
Although there have been many instances
q soldiers being cut up before Ensign
Aoyey met his fate. Lieutenant Rodney ana
Sergeant Ferguson slain some time ago.
within few DAYS Of each other, by Joio-
amos running amuck.' were the nrst
Americans to fan victims 10 this fanaucai
Practice since The United States has been
ihe Philippines
me practice Of going iuramentadc' is
"laned entirely. or nearly So 10
loe Jo'oanos Philippine Moros or Ma
1'iae'ans tnhab.rng Jolo and several
0'her small islands Of the Sulu Archi-
Sa@go. Juramentado may roughly
defined as Would-be suicide VINO
'as been c0nsocrated by an Official
ne Church, Saiip, or an lmam-and
'.'hoT!zec bv him 10 seek his death killing
-loeis N the name OF Mahomet IL is the
'a] thai he desires his own death, no less
'9l The deaths of those he is attempting
STAY that makes him especially dan
Serious. His own death. however. without
'"paSsing that ~ an inhdel is not sur
,enI and bis need Of reward N the
-'"ometan heaven Is urOpo~ucucd 10 the
-'l49er that ne kills before BE- himself IL
h This desire 20 Kim as MANI 1s posi-
before be- himself is Hlcu makes him
il rather than shrink rom, over
ming odds. though in his preparations
"'i exhaust the intricacies OF the pro
''lal Oriental coming 10 make ms en-
~oF taught with greater opportunity.
'he act OF iuramentado (as we'll as that
amuck, which seeks the same end
NE same means. but without che priest
s4ncuon). incomprehensible as ii may
81 When viewed through the eyes of the
,llehlal .s easily TO be understood when
irom the standpoint Of the Ma
r'ah. Absolutely barred from the
t,m paradise in the event Of taking
o"h life, yet quite as absolutely as
bt OF that same heavens most cher
rewards should he die while en-
- 10 the killing Of nhdels. the Moro
a. Tor any reason-gamblng losses and
sppVlntment 100 love are the commonest
s-has tired Of life and wishes 10
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Talk il cheap. but don't hire a leads
ing lawyer with that idea in your head
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- detalls OF the killine Of ~

aHT details OF Tue NUNS vi
II uovey. L. s. y. OF the gunhoat
parpanga. by a native or natives Of
..,ond OF Basilau. in the Southern Phil
~ have not yet come 70 hand. All
~ I've Is the report that he was dis
800 with the bolo. or barong. that
~, and effective weapon Of the Filipino
80, The murder was followed by an
e. for the gradual disarmament of the
tees but that Will be extremely diff
80 enforce. A law against carrying
~. ,a,onr or bolo has long been in eX-
- but so sklfully can the native con-
che weapon in his scanty clothing that
- law has been generally ignored. Now
v ,r6er Is 20 remove these knives from
- ra+ive houses. where the opportunities
-. hiding them are manifold
n, the possibility Of successfully conceal
two-foot long four-inch wide knife in
"a. ~ the rather tightly wound waistcloth
!, ,be Moro. and yet leaving ii sufficiently
v 70 he instantly drawn. 1 was once
..r,evhat skeptcal My enlightenment
80 IN the last half hour of recent stay
= 1olo. and although I quite failed 10
.a,reciate the fact at the time ! nave
80 observed that there was an amusing
.se 70 the incident.
had spent most Of the morning in
- ont over the NIaybun trail with Cap
80, King. the military governor, and on
= r.turn had gone at once 10 my steam
:, ~ ascertain its exact sailing hour. Find
- that there was some little time left. l
burned TO the city 10 look for krisses
- old brass As I did not expect TO go
bsyond the walls I left my revolver on the
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vENTURING BEYOND THE GATE.

There rrovcd to be absolutely nothing
=. interest i. the shops CT the town, but
: vras told that the pawnshop in the ma
live village. about a quarter OF a mile
go, tho gate might furnish better pick
,,o didn't exactly fancy going outside
--t.bou+ a revolver. but as the sentry at
ne gate encouragingly reckoned that per
ans wouldn't need # after all l decided
70 20 on. A black squah was swooping
-.,,5l,. down from the summit of Bud
nsio as 7 started. and by the time 1 had
,ssssd the corner Of the wall and come
.1-ssst OF the Moro market the rain was
s,ulre in sheets. The packed aisles OF the
--.-ks+ did not offer the kind Of shelter
"a, cared 10 seek unarmed. but the
,,urs,op was only a hundred yards tur-
...r on. and for that I made al the top
Of my speed. -.
Rrestb.cgs and dripping, l dashed up 70
,se door Of the promised haven, 10 bring
m short on the threshold, gasping with
sonsternauon Al the sight Of two villain
nus looking MorOs who were just in the
set Of passing their naked barongs, or
boIos. through the wicket TO a man be
and the tall counter II was a distinctly
UNPLEASANT and embarrassing situation.
There was a heavy penalty for carrying
1arones i'm any manner, and especially con-
called. These had plainly been carried con-
essled and in my wet khaki riding clothes
,aere was nothing TO dinerenuate me, in
The ewes of a frightened Moro, from a
,rooper on barong searching raid.
don't know which OF us was the worse
frightened. but if 1t was the Moros l won
ser that they did not fall dead with heart
failure
There was a snort of angry surprise from
ne counter. the flash Of barong blades ana
was dtr.v aware OF SOWING red
nodthed Moro, apparently .unarmed ana
Nth A decidedly I-have-pressing- business
ssevhere expression. who came st1ding
90, Of the door gave him absolutely the
hH width Of it-and bolted off into the
roaring shower I turned and looked Tor
he other. to see only a sullen. unarmed
Moro. leaning against the counter ana
watching mo from the corner Of his eyes.