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^ Z9SUID SEHl-VBBSL^ i. m. grist & sons, Publishers. } |L ^amilg Iteirspnper: 4or ft* promotion of the political, Social, Agricultural, and (Eommeiicial Jnt^resfs of the JJouth. j term8Sing^0Lpt! nra ck?isANCE' ~ ESTABLISHED 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1899. NO. 14." m mrnm BY GUY ] Author of "Altld For Fort Marriage of : i/'opyngDi, leys, oy u. o.ppieiuu ?uu vum Synopsis of Previous Installments. In order that new readers of The Enquirer may begin with the following installment of this story, and understand it just the same as though they had read it all from the beginning, we here give a synopsis of that portion of it which has already been published: Dr. De Normanville, an English physisician at Hongkong, hears of a woman called the Beautiful White Devil making her borne on an island in the Pacific of which she is the sovereign and leading a Biratical life in a white yacht on the ocean. >r. De Normanville receives a call froin a stranger who engages his professional services to go to an unknown place to treat an epidemic of smallpox. After an eventful voyage he finds himself on board the Lone Star, the yacht of the Beautiful White Devil. He is taken to her island home, where he tights the plague successfully and falls in love with Alie, the Beautiful White Devil. Alie informs Dr. De Normanville that a person in her employ at Singapore is about to betray her, and a plan is laid to kidnap him. The party meet at Batavia, where Alie personates an American girl. They go to Singapore, and Alie, as Miss Sanderson, induces Ebbington, her enemy, to take a trip on the water. She transfers him to the Lone Star. Decoying a steamer, she sends a party aboard to induce another enemy, Barkmansworth, to come aboard the Lone Star. She flogs Barkmansworth. De Normanville entreats Alie to marry him, and she agrees to meet him in England in one year, when, if his mind is unchanged she will marry him. The year having elapsed, Alie appears in England. Barkmansworth recognizes her at a theater ana causes ner arresu CHAPTER XIV. PLOTTING AND PLANNING. Directly I realized who my guest was, I rushed forward and seized bis hand with a show of delight greater than, I believe, I have ever felt at meeting a man before or since. If I had been given the pick of all men in the world at that particular juncture in my life's history, I believe I should have declared for him. "We had no idea that you were in England," I said when the first excitement had somewhat subsided. "Both Alie and I thought you were 10,000 miles away. You have heard the awful news, I suppose." "How could I help it when every board in the streets sets it forth and all the paper boyB are bellowing the latest news of the capture of the Beautiful White Devil? But I want to know the real facts." "You shall know everything directly. But first tell me what has brought you home in this providential manner?" "I came because I beard tbat Barkmansworth was coming. I received a warning from Hongkong that he had applied for leave, and I knew that if he found out her ladyship was in England be would lose no opportunity of revenging himself for that affair outside Singapore. But he got away before me, aud my welcome to London yesterday was * i i-J?u;?>? IHG news U1 uer iauj suip a ancou. x uu did not 6ee me at the preliminary examination this morning, I suppose?" "No, I certainly did not, and I thought I scanned every face." "And yet I was standing beside you all tne time." "Good gracious! How do you mean?" "Pray tell me who stood next to you? Wasn't it a medium sized, military looking man in a much worn frock coat with a velvet collar?" "Now I come to think of it, it was." "Well, I was that man. I'm beginning to think my disguises are artistic after all." "But why all this disguise? What are you afraid of in Loudon?" "I am afraid of our friend Barkmansworth, if you want to know. 1 was the man who took him off the mailboat, re. member, and my face must be unpleasantly familiar to him. If be saw me, I should be arrested within an hour, and whatever happens, seeing the work that lies before us, that must not. " "Eo you think you can be of use to her ladyship in her defense then?" "It must never come to a defense. It would be fatal to allow her to be sent to Hongkong. They would convict her at once. No, there is nothing for it but for us to plan some means of escape for her, and yet when one thinks how perfect English police arrangements are that seems well nigh impossible. How ever, done it must be by book or crook, and we must set about it at once." "But how? Have yon any idea in your head?" "Not at present, but it will be strange if I don't hit upon one before very long. If only her ladyship could help us!" "Wait one moment. Perhaps she can. When I left her this afternoon, she gave me a note, which 1 was not to open until I got home. Let us see what it says." I took it out of my waistcoat pocket, opened it and read it aloud. It certainly contained the germs of an idea and ran as follows: 1 have been thinking over what we spoke of this morning, and it seems to me that, if i art to escape at all, the attempt must be made during the time 1. am being conveyed from Bow street to Holloway in the prison van. The question is whether sufficient temptation could be put before the driver and the guard to in duce them to assist me Will you think this out? When I had finished reading, I asked Walworth for his opinion But for nearly five minutes be allowed no sigu to escape him to show that he had heard my question, only laid himself back in his chair, looked up at the ceiling, and meanwhile slowly tore my newspaper into rags. When he had finished his work of destruction, he sat up straight and slapped his hand on his knee. "Her ladyship is always right I believe 1 do see a way now.'' "What is it?" I asked in almost breathless excitement "You must not ask me just yet. I'll go away and make a few inquiries first. 6 Willi HHL BOOTHBY. tunc." "Or. iSikola," "The Esther,'* Etc. ipauy. Tonight at 9 o'clock I'll come back here, and we'll go into the matter thoroughly. For the present, then, goodby and keep np yonr heart. Have no fear, we'll rescue her yet." There was something so strong and confident about the man that his assurance roused and braced me like a tonio. I stopped him, however, before he could teach the door. "One word first, Walworth. Do you know the position in which I stand toward A lie?" "I know that you were to have been married within the next three weeks, if that's what yon mean," be answered. "And so you shall be yet if I can bring it about. Dr. De Normanville, you have got a woman for whom we all would die. This is your chance to show yourself worthy of her, and if you will allow me to say so I think you will. I am your faithful servant as well as hers, remember that. Now I must go." ."Good luck go with you." It may be guessed how anxiously I watched the hands of the clock upon my mantelpiece. At last, however, they drew round to the appointed hour and I prepared myself for Walworth's arrival. But, though I saw no sign of him, I bad not very long to wait for a visitor. The last stroke of 9 had hardly died away before my ear caught a ring "Nobody would ever recognize me." at the bell and a moment later a "Mr. Samuel Baker" was ushered into the room. As he entered, I took stock of him, half fearing he might be some sort of police officer in disguise. He was a stout, rather pompous man of middle height, with fluffy whiskers, clean shaven chin and upper t . and from his dress might have been a linen draper or small tradesman from some cathedral town. Having warmly shaken hands with me he put his top hat down on a chair, seated himself on another, mopped his forehead with a red bandanna handkerchief, took off and carefnlly Wjpuu IJiO opct'iuuica, ICtUXUCU tUOUi uu his nose, and then said quietly, "What do you think of this for a make up, Dr. De Normanville?" "Walworth, "I cried, in utter amazement. "You don't really mean to say it's you! I was just beginning to wonder how I should manage to rid myself of Mr. Samuel Baker before you should arrive. You are certainly a genius at concealing your identity, if ever there was one." "I have had to do it so often," he replied, "that I have reduced it to a science. " "Have you anything to report?" "A good deal," he answered. "But before I begin, may I light a cheroot? I see from the ash trays you smoke in here!" "Smoke as much as you please, "I replied. "May I also offer you some refreshment? Perhaps you haven't dined? If so, I can tell them to bring you up something!" ."No, thank you," he answered. "I have dined, and excellently. Now let us get to business without any further waste of time." "With all the good will in the world," I said, seating myself again. "Goon. Tell me all." "In the first place I have ascertained that the van leaves the prison at a definite hour every day. It drives down, takes the prisoners up and drives back again. This being so, it is certain that it must be stopped on its way from the prison to the court and in such a way that it cauuot go on again for at least half an hour. In the meantime another van must drive down equipped in every way like the real one. This one will take nn the tirisnner and drive off. Once out of sight of the stutiou, it will drive iuto the yard of an empty house, a conveyance will theu be iu waitiug in the other street, her ladyship passes through the house, gets into that aud drives off to a railway station. There a Pullman must be in readiness to take her to the seaside, whence a yacht will convey her to some place where we can have the Lone Star to meet her. I shall cable to Patterson to set off aud be in readiness to pick us up directly we have decided where that place shall be." "But how will you cable to him without exciting suspicion?" "You need have no fear on that score. We have a means of communicating of our own which I would explain now only it would be waste of time. What do you think of my scheme?" "It sounds ail right, but is it workable?" "I really think so. However, we will discuss it item by item and try and arrive at a conclusion that way. To begin with, money must be considered no object. If even ?'10,000 is necessary to its success, ?10,000 will be spent. In the first place, we must find a competent coach builder at once. If he has a van on hand, which is hardly likely, we'll pur chase it. If Dot, well, then he must put 81 on all his bands and make one, even if 01 he has to work day and Dight to do it." "Bnt how will yon explain the pur- ^ pose for which we want it?" rJ "I have thought of that, and when I left you I sent the following telegram." a Here he produced a duplicate form E from his pocket and read it aloud: *c To the Lessee Olympio Theater, Manchester: C What dates this month? Reply terms, Btragaos, West Strand telegraph office. hi Maximillies Btraoaub. ^ "But who on earth is Maximillien ^ J ?I?? U?? Uo. D/M.Q1 ttuu w ua i uao iug u* p| Olympic theater, Manchester, to do ^ with our scheme?" "Everything. In the first plaoe you g( must realize the fact that I am Maxi- h, millien Stragaus, the world renowned theatrical entrepreneur, and that you are bis secretary, Fairlight Longsman. bi Having received a reply from Manches- pj ter, I decide to open there with my wonderful and intensely exciting prison ^ drama, 'Saved by a Woman's Pluck,' on the third Saturday in June. Here is n( the preliminary announcement. I had it 6truck off this afternoon." g( He took from the small bag he bad brought into the room with bim a large theatrical poster, covered with printing ^ of all colors of the rainbow. It read as c] follows: ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATER, C? MANCHESTER. 8{ Lessee Mr. William Carrickford FOR TEN NIGHTS ONLY, . Commencing Saturday, June 20th. A Mr. Maximillien Stragaus' World Renowned yi Standard Company in the Intensely Exciting Prison Drama, u( "SAVED BY A WOMAN'S PLUCK." Detectives?Police?Eloodhounds?Real Horses and Real Prison Vans. Sole Manager and Proprietor? V< Mr. Maximillien Stragaus Secretary Mr. Fairlight Longsman g "There! What do you think of that ^ for a poster?" 0J "Very startling," I answered. "But ^ I must reiterate my former remark, that ^ I do not understand in the very least ^ Vtonvoa u,Kok is lias kn dn with rts. " """" " ? ? Ec "Why, look here, it means that to- ^ morrow morning we go to that coach . builder I was speaking of and give him Qj an order for a prison van. Incidentally we will show him this poster and state EJ that owing to change of dates we most have the van delivered this day week. Don't you see? If we hadn't something w to show, he might suspect. This poster, ^ however, will set his mind completely at at rest and at the same time be an excase for haste. .Now, yoa understand?" "I do, and I must say I admire yoar C( wonderful resource What next?" << "Well, the next thing will be to ob- a tain two police uniforms and two trust- y worthy men, one to drive the van, the p] other to act as guard. That, however, Q1 will be easily managed. The next item wiil be rather more difficult!" "What is that?" m "Why, to find a sure and certain means of stopping the real van on its way down to the court." j "We couldn't waylay the driver and keep him talking, I suppose?" "We could try it, of course, but it ^ wouldn't be 6ure enough. He might be ^ a conscientious man, you see, and not r like to stop, or he might stop und after- jy ward whip up to make up lost time, gj No, we must hit on something that will VJ absolutely prevent him from going on ja for at least half an hour and yet some- m thing that will not excite suspicion. I Q| think I see a way to do it, but it will Q( require the most minute and careful f? working out to insure its success. By the way, will it be convenient for you a if I call here at half past 5 tomorrow morning? We must be at tne coacn builder's by 7 o'clock." ^ "Come at 3 if yon like, you will find me quite ready." "Then good nigbt." He went away and I to bed. At 5 * o'clock I woke, bad a batb, dressed and 6j went down stairs. Punctually, almost Q] to tbe minute, a slightly Jewish, black DJ ringleted man, wearing a profusion of diamonds, put in an appearance, bag in hand. Though I should never have recognized him as Walworth, I felt certain it was he, so I let him in and we went into my study together. y] "Now," said my friend, for it was ^ Walworth, as I suspected, "I don't t( know what you'll say to it, but it's ab- Q) solutely necessary for the success of our scheme that you should assume some Q( disguise. As you are known to be tbe affianced husband of her ladyship, the e: police will be certain to have their eyes ci on you." w "Do with me as you like," I replied, st "I am in your hands entirely." "Then with your permission we will ai set to work at once. I have taken the g< liberty of bringing a few things with u; me. You have an old fashioned frock coat, I presume." "A very old fashioned one," I an- ci swered, with a laugh. it "Then put it on, also a pair of light aJ check trousers if you have them." a I went to my room and did as he desired. When I returned to the study, he w had arranged a number of articles upon a| the table?crape hair, spectacles, a cu- n riously low cut collar and a soft felt hat n with a dented crown. He gazed at me gi with approval and then 8aid: n "The effect will be excellent, I feel n sure. Sit down here." v: I did as commanded, and he immedi- a| ately set to work. As he was occupied behind me 1 could not of course see if what he was doing, but after awhile he p took off my own collar, put on the low ti one he had brought with him, cut up some crape hair and gummed it to my ti face with what I believe is technically li termed "spirit gum," trimmed its exu- K berances with a pair of scissors and v finally combed my mustache over it. d This accomplished, he placed the spectacles upon my nose and the soft felt tl hat rather rakishly upon my bead, patted me on the shoulder and said: a "Look at yourself in the glass." ^ I rose and went over to the fireplaoe. n But, though I looked in the mirror above thechimneypiece, I did notrecog- it nize myself. My mustache was waxed to a point and stood out above a close a cropped chestnut beard, while over my coat collar hung a profusion of curls of v a corresponding color. Indeed my whole h appearance suggested a man whose aim in lifci it was to copy as nearly as pos- o: ble tbe accepted' portrait of the bard E Avon. II "It is wonderful," I said. "Nobody ri 'onld ever recognize me. I feel a theat- tt cal agent all over." T "Remember you are Pairlight Longs- O lan, tbe author of several farces, and Id ly secretary. Whatever you do, don't fc jrget that Now we must be going, oi ome along." We left the house unnoticed, and, aving bailed a hansom, were driven to bi ie oarriage builder's yard at Vauxhall. iE Walworth bad evidently written preiring him for our visit, for early as it iE as we found him waiting to receive us. jt "Zir," began Mr. Maximillien Stra- I aus in broken English, as soon as be m ad descended from the cab, "is it yon j' at are Mr. Ebridge?" "That is my name, sir," said the coach ailder. "And yon are Mr. Stragaus, I ft resume." C( "Dot is my name. Dis sbentleman is w iy segratary, Mr. Fairlide Longsman. ow yon know, and so we can our bnsi- Bj ess begin to dalk." K "Perhaps yon will be good enough, antlemen, to step into my office first 7e shall be more private there." j? We followed him into the room he lentioned and took possession of the _ aairs he offered na "Now, Mr. Stragaus, in what way J in I be of service to you?" be asked, _ >ating himself as he spoke at his desk. "Zir! My segratary spreohens de nglaish better nor me. He vill dell fi on." I felt that is behoved me to do my jst, so leaning forward in a conflden- 0 al manner I said: tn "My employer, as doubtless you are fo ary well aware, Mr. Ebridge, is one of ie largest theatrical entrepreneurs in 01 ngland. His dealings are gigantic, er nd it is the business connected with sii ie of those enormous productions that ci rings us here. In the first place, you pi inst know that on the third Saturday 0 t this present month he has arranged th ? produce the entirely new and original w rama, 'Saved by a Woman's Pluck,' in ; the Royal Olympic theater, Man- re jester. By the way, have you the pre- pi minary poster with you, Mr. Stra- dt jus?" at In answer Mr. Stragaus produced h< om his bag the placard before describ- n< 1 and spread it upon the table, at the ime time looking at the coach builder m ) if to demand his opinion on Buoh a le ae display of color. 8U "You will observe, Mr. Ebridge,"! v< )ntinned when tbe other had read it, fe that the whole production will be on to scale of unparalleled splendor?police, d, loodhounds, live horses and one large 0I rison van, all on the stage. It will be a[ ie of the greatest successes of the cen- w iry. But we want your assistance." jjj "You mean, of course, that yon want er e to make you a van." cj "Exactly." pj "Just a makeshift affair for the stage, presume?" Uf "Oh, dear, no I That is not Mr. Strains' way of doing business at all. If (a 3 has a fire engine on the stage, as he id in his last production, it must be a ^ ial engine, with every detail complete id in proper working order. In the ^ me way then, when he orders a police in, he wants it made in every partiou- .( ,r just as you would make it for her ^ iajesty'8 government. There must be ? 3 difference at all in any one respect, | ' sitber the painting, lettering, nor the -u iternal fittings." e "It will cost you a lot of money, Mr. ? tragaus," said the builder. "Dot is no madder at all to me," relied Mr. Stragaus pompously. "I vill we de ding berfect or nod at all. Vot i more, I must 'ave it at once." J "Mr. . Stragaus, I may point out to dti, Mr. Ebridge," I continued, "is in very great hurry. There has been a ight pushing forward of dates, and in " der to insure a success he is willing to j*' ay you handsomely if you will com- 10 lete the work in a short space of time." at "How long can you give me, sir?" P' "A week exactly. Not a day longer I" 10 "Impossible. It cannot be done I" ttJ "Den ve must go elsewhere, mine riend," said Mr. Stragaus. "DotisalL m ' you will uuderdake to do devork and hi ? 'and me over de van gomplete on 'n est Duesday evening at 12 o'glock, I P< ill pay you dwice de sum you ask me ow." R Tbe man looked up in surprise at this m straordiuary offer and asked to be ex- m ised for a moment while he consulted tn ith his foreman. While he was ab- p; ,'nt, Walworth whispered: rf "I think he'll do it. And if we can \\ rrange it that way we 6hall be able to jp it it safely up to the yard of the house ^ uobserved." ^ Here the coach builder returned. t0 "My foreman tells me he thinks it fu in be done, 6ir. But you must see that m ; will mean night and day work for us ^ 11. And the charge will have to be on corresponding scale." aI "Dot is nodiugs to me. You do de er ork, and I vill pay de money. You ju gree? Den it is arranged I shall send ^ ly men for de van 'ere on Duesday ^ ight at 12 o'glock, and you vill 'ave it j omplete. Den ve can zeud it on by ^ ?il vorst ding in do morning. But, ^ lind you dis, if it is not done den, I ^ ill not pay you von farding. You gree?" "I agree. I have given you my prom- ^ le, Mr. Stragaus, and whatever hap- w nna it shall be comuleted by that me-" * tl "Dot is goot. You might, too,' ave a irbauliu to cover it mit, so dat de pub- lt ck shall not see it veu ve dake it away. e: fow, zir, I visb you goot moruiug. You ai ill be paid for de vau veu my men dake J" elivery." J? "Thank yon, sir. Good morning, gen- 1|( lemen." r5 When we were once more in the cab 11 ad on our way back to town, Wal- s; 'orth discarded his German accent and 11 turned his natural tongue. tc "So far so good. That bit of business > satisfactorily accomplished. " 1D "You did not say anything to him C( bout observing secrecy." "It wasn't necessary. That poster, d< rhich you will notice I have left upon P1 is table, will account for everything." w "But supposing the police get to hear f it aud it rouses their suspicions?" Jrt "Well, let them get to" hear of it. ' they suspect, they will call on Ebdge and make inquiries. He will ien describe us and show the poster, bey may then possibly telegraph to the lympio, Manchester, and learn that [r. Stragaus has booked a season there ir bis new play. That will put them I the scent completely." "And what are we to do now?" "Well, now, you had better come to reakfast with me, I think, at my lodgigs. You can there resume your oWn reryday appearance. During the morn ig I am going to meet two men I have i my mh:d for the policemen. After that Bliall visit a tailor's shop and order the aiforms as arranged. In the afternoon m going to bnnt for a house." "Can I do anything else to help yon?" "Not just at present unless yon can ad me a trustworthy lady who will msent to masquerade for a little while 9 a hospital nurse." "There I think I can help you. My ster Janet, I'm sure, would gladly do i. I'll call upon her this afternoon and ie." I did so, and of course secured Janet's mediate promise of co-operation. TO BE CONTINUED. " IWiscrllancous fUading. A6UINALD0 THE "SAVAGE." llplno Leader Talks to General Otis About Civilized Warfare. From letters written Major General lis by Aguinaldo, and made public r members of the Filipino junta here they left Washington last week, it >pears that previous to the breaking it of hostilities, General Otis threatled Aguinaldo with arrest if he per3ted in bis refusal to release Spanish vil functionaries and monks held isoners by the Filipinos. General tis advised Aguinaldo to surrender ese people, aud when Aguinaldo rote explaining his reasons for boldg them, General OtiR made a stronger quest. Aguinaldo refused to comy, and then General Otis made the imand for the release of the prisoners id threatened to arrest Aguinaldo if ) refused. The first letter of Aguiildo is as follows : "General Otis: It is a pleasure for e to acknowledge the receipt of your tter of yesterday, and I am perladed that the observations made by >u were learned in a free land. First t me tell you that it is not my policy i make prisoners of women or chilen. No nun has ever been held prisier by the Philippine forces. If nong our prisoners is found a child or oman, it is because these persons ive elected to remain with their fath' or husband. Some prisoners of this ass are supported out of the Philipne treasury. I know that this is apirently a violation of the rules and lages of war as practiced by civilized ilions; but I think it is a policy dieted by principles of humanity, hese women and children may have leir liberty if they desire it. "You declare that the Spanish civil nctionaries and the Spanish monks ay not be imprisoned without violaon of the rules of international law. re have never made prisoners of the oanish secular clergy ; but have capired and imprisoned the monks. I el that on this subject the foreign ind has been very much misled. I isire to remind you that Spanish civil nctionaries and Spanish monks are ich in name only. At the beginning ' the war between America and oain, General Augustin organized the vil employees into armed corps and ley continued to bear arms against le Philippine people. It is true that ley did not go much into the fields of lttle ; but they were useful to Spain harrassing and torturing unarmed id inoffensive Filipinos. These peoe subjected thousands of my people i cruel, unnatural and unnecessary u-tures. "In the matter of the Spanish ouks, permit me to tell you that they ivf Hnnfi more than anv other class enslaving our people. In times of iace this class has levied tribute from y people. The cabou laws of the oman Catholic church forbid that ouks shall take up arms, enter the ilitary service or actively participate politics. The Spanish monks in the biiippines have done all these things, hey have long deceived the Vatican. rheu the secular clergy, who are Filinos, sought to bring the abuses to le attention of the high authorities in ie church, they were persecuted and irtured by the mouks aud the powerI religious corporations. These onks pretended to the Spanish aulorities that to them was due in the ain the subjection of the Filipinos id the maintenance of Spanish soveiguty in these islands. The Spanish uctionaries who were cognizant of lis deception did not disclose it, as icy were in the hire of the rich ecesiastical corporations. The leading uise of the Philippine revolution may s attributed justly to the machiuaons of these alleged men of God. hey have kept closed the door to lib ty and progress. All foreigners who ive studied the Philippine situation ill bear me out in this statement. "General, in view of the history of icse mouks, aud the power which by :ason of their gold they are able to tercise over certaiu classes of weak id fanatical Filipinos, it is not good iiblio policy that they should be aliwed their liberty at this time. I heave that the Philippine republic must istiiiin the civil functionaries till such me as they shall be deported, and mil keep the monks in confinement 11 they shall be forced by the Vatican ? abstain from politics in these islands. , is neither bale nor revenge which opels me to maintain the persons in jufiuement. Their imprisonment is ictaied by public policy. My people emaud that these men be held as risoners, and I can but obey their ill. "If you will present these views and sasons to the free people of America I know that you will earn the love and good will of the people of the Philippine islands." In reply to the demand of General Otis for the delivery of the prisouers Aguinaldo wrote as follows: "In my previous letter I explained to you my reasons for holding the persons indicated as prisoners of war. You say that according to the rules of international law, men should not be 1 ' - ?? -e eta as priauuers ui wai umcw iu?j have actually borne arms in the service of the enemy. This is my contention. The Spanish civil functionaries and the monks have borne arms against ray people. My conduct has been conformable to the principles you lay down. In addition to actually bearing arms the civil functionaries and the monks have aided and abetted in every way within their power the enemies of my people. If you will read the Spanish newspapers printed at Manila you will find therein verification of what I tell you with regard to the conduct of the monks and civil functionaries during the Philippine revolution. The monks threw away their sacred robes, violated our women and made slaves of defenceless Filipinos. They confiscated the property of my. people. In my treatment of these men I am not moved by motives of vengeance. It is a notorious fact that these monks served as officers of volunteers. There was one volunteer corps recruited altogether from monks. Convents and monasteries were transformed into forts and arsenals. Many arms and much ammunition were taken from these places by my troops. "T hftvp. followed the Drincioles of international law as laid down by Fiore, Martens, Bluntscbli and others. These writers hold that any person who goes forth to war as a part of the force of an enemy may be held as a prisoner. The Encyclopedia HispanoAmericano says: " 'All who form a part of the enemy's force, even including newspaper correspondents and troops of the commissary department, may be held as prisoners of war.' "Reprisal is an admitted right by the cultured nations. I recall that during the war of American independence the great Washington, to avenge the execution of an American colonel taken prisoner by the British, ordered the execution of a British colonel held prisoner by the Americans. This order was not carried out, thanks to the intercession of the Queen of France. "Even if I have no right under the rules of international law to hold these people as prisoners, I certainly have this right under the rules of reprisal, as I wish to compel the Spaniards to release the Filipinos held prisoners and to avenge the horrid Tortures indicted on Filipinos who fell into the hands of the enemy. "As I said in my previous letter, the rules of international law must be silent before the just and righteous cause of a people engaged in the struggle for their independence. Although the Filipinos have not been recognized by the cultured nations, they have the glory of having obeyed all the rules of war as practiced by those high nations." TWO LIONESSES AND A BULL FIGHT. A Madrid Spectacle Seen by Thousands and Pronounced Disappointing. New York Sun. Madrid, January 23.?Today all Madrid was excited and young and old turned out in thousands to witness a sight seldom seen in a civilized town? a fight between a bull and two halftamed lionesses. The eagerly awaited event was to have taken place yesterrtov /SnndnvY hut. the rain, whir.h V--" J/J 7 came down in torrents, kept people indoors. But today, when the sun was shining brightly, the streets leading to the Plaza de Toros were, long before the opening of the arena, thronged with excited crowds eagerly discussing the merits of the combatants. Pandereto, the bull, was described by conuoisseurs as a beauty, a worthy son of his sire, Perdigon, who immortalized himself by goring to death the noted toreador, Espartero, some years ago. Yesterday, in spite of the rain, some 10,000 people visited Pandereto iu his stable and a workiugtnan, who bad wagered a bottle of wine that he would enter the stable and face the brute alone, was promptly pitched over the partition by the ferocious animal, though he was lucky enough to get off with a few scratches. There was no fear, therefore, that the bull would prove a coward. On the other hand, Sabina and Nemea, the two lionesses, who three months ago were disporting themselves in the sands of the Sahara desert, were backed by their tamer to make a raw steak of the bull iu less than 10 minutes; the animals having been kept without food for two days. There had been an unprecedented run on the ticket office, and when the bugle sounded for the first act, the vast amphitheatre showed one compact mass of heads. A young toreador entered the arena and successfully despatched two bulls; but the applause was merely perfunctory. On a sigu from the manager the cage containing the two.lionesses and the box with the bull were wheeled iuto the ring. The odds rose quickly in favor of the latter, us be immediately, ou being released, made a rush for Sabina, who, crouching and snarling viciously, received him with a terrible blow of her fore claws. Pandereto shook himself free, and tossed her high in the air. Nemea bounded aside at the bull's approach, but tbe latter, quick as ngmuiug, wheeled rouud, aud iu a fraction of a second sent her too, flying into space. Charging afresh, the bull took Netnea up and drove his horns through her body against tbe bars of her cage. The public yelled itself hoarse with enthusiasm, aud it was clear that the bull was goiug to carry the day. . Sabina then was for a few minutes successful in dodging tbe furious onslaughts of her opponent; but, presently, she too was caught on the ter rible boms and fell in a heap almost on top of her wounded sister. The spectators alternately hissed the lionesses and cheered the bull to the echo. The bull, now master of the arena, stood snorting defiance, while the lionesses, panting, their manes on end with fear and blood flowing from their wounds, crouched beside each other. Their tamer, furious at the bad showing bis pupils were making, approached cautiously and prodded tbem repeatedly with a pointed iron to action, until, maddened by pain, the queens of the desert rose again as if to recommence the attack; but scarcely had Pandereto seen tbem move when he rushed upon the wretched beasts, pin Ding them to the ground, not without receiving a severe mauling from Sabina, who appeared to be the pluckier of the two. The spectacle was nearing its end. The public bowled execrations at the lionesses and their tamer. The latter, who stood to lose a good deal of money, was beside himself with rage; but no amount of goading with pointed sticks, not even pistol shots tired repeatedly close to their ears, could make the poor beasts move. They lay trembling close against each other, and, famished though they were, pieces of raw dripping flesh temptingly displayed failed to arouse them. Nemea, with her limbs broken and deep wounds all over her body, breathed but faintly, and Sabina was in a scarcely better plight. The bull, contemptuously turning aside from bis fallen enemies, now fixed bis attention on thef wild beasts outside the arena wbo were cheering vociferously, and, pawing the ground, made sundry movements as if to charge upon the spectators. The lionesses were eventually chained to the bars of their cage?quite a superfluous precaution, owing to their exhausted state?while the bull was enticed to the other side of the ring, when be was with great trouble led away to his stable amid thunderous applause, the blood dripping from an ugly wound in bis neck, and badly lacerated about the eyes. "Poor sport after all," was the public verdict. M00NSHIN1NG BEAR STORY. When Joe Stewart was first appointed deputy United States marshal for' this district a year ago, says a Williamsport, Pa., correspondent, one piece of information transferred to him by his predecessor was concerning a moonshine whisky plant suspected to be io operation somewhere in the Kettle creek region of Potter county. From a cook at one of the lumber camps Stewart learned that whisky was brought to the men in gallon demijohns by an old man named Reeser, who lived near New Bergen, on the beadwaters of Kettle "creek. Consequently he visited Reeser's home to trace the whisky if possible. He was met at the door by as pretty a young woman as he ever set eyes on. This was Reeser's daughter Priscilla. She said her father was down the creek on an erraud. It was a cold, blustery day, and Deputy Stewart hinted that a man needed something to warm him in such weather. Priscilla seemed to understand, and from a shelf back of the stove took down a long-necked bottle, poured about five fingers into a tumbler and handed it to Stewart. The whisky was raw, and obviously moonshine, although Priscilla said as she pushed the bottle back on the shelf that they got it at Coudersport so as to have a little in the house in ca^ of sickness. Having traced the whisky so far, Stewart left the cabin and hunted around for the still. He soon got into a trackless wa9te of snow and laurel and hemlock. There was no sign of track or path, and he was about to give it up in disgust when he heard the loud chattering and squealing of black bears. In a few moments, out on the snow from a hemlock thicket, came two nearly full-grown bears. As soon as he clapped eyes on tbem Stewart saw that something was wrong with them. They were staggering, and one of them was carrying a small demijohn. "By thunder!" thought Stewart, "those bears have found old Reeser's still." Presently the bears stopped to take a drink. The one with the demijohn raised it to his mouth, and the pull he took was so long that the other bear, becomiug impatient, grasped the demi joha aod soon was getting on the outside of copious draughts of whatever the jug contained. Stewart remained in hiding back of a big maple, and when the drunken bears went shambling off into the forest he couldn't help laughiug at his queer luck and the queer sight of two bears out on a jamboree. It was the easiest thing in the world for Stewart to back track the bears through the hemlock thicket, and, although the course taken was somewhat wabbly, he succeeded in following the trail. It led back to the foot of the mountain, along the side of the mountain to a deep but narrow ravine, in the bottom of which was a little stream. He followed this ravine for nearly half a mile, when suddenly, at a sharp turn, where an overhanging ledge of rock formed a sort of cave, he found the still. It was evident that somebody had been at work there not many days before, for tracks were plentiful. One of the tracks, too, was that of a woman?a pretty, slender foot?and visions of Priscilla helping her father at the still flitted through o o the head of Deputy Stewart. And here, too, pushed further hack under the rocks, were eight demijohn3 full of whisky, demijohns such as the thieving, drunken bears were carrying. v Rees.er and Priscilla have been held for trial at court on the charge of illicit distilling. But Stewart's most valuable witnesses refuse to obey his subpoenas?the bears who drank the moonshine cannot be brought into court.