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THE BEAUTY SPOT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
K0W3T OK JOLO IN SULTT AltOHI-l'ELAQO.
Wonderful Bocord Wrought by
Spanish Oenernl Arolas City of
Modern Conveniences Nestling in
tho Heart o Mohammedan Sav
ngory Natives Not Difllcult to Get
Along with if You Know How to
Handle Them.
J. T. McCutchoon, In Chicago Ittcord
When the Twenty-third Infantry re
ceived orders on May lfi to proceed by
the earliest transport to the town of
Jolo, In the Sulu archipelago, there was
dismay among the olllcors, for that
station was popularly believed to bi-
a sandy bench with a scattering of
houses Inclosed by stinng vails, be
yond whlrh the ferocious Moros await
ed to slay any Christian who appear
ed. The Moros have the reputation
of being the llerrest and most warlike
of any of tho East Indian tribes, and,
being Mohammedans, the ones most
likely to resist any lnaslon of Cluls
tlan Inlliiciins In addition to tho
rather Inhospitable ihuraitei of the
people waiting for them, the Twmty
thlrd had heard bad stories about the
climate. Jolo was otlglnally known as
a fever bod, and history tells how Ar
las, un agqresslvu Spanish ollleer who
displeased the pov eminent, was sent
to govern the niehlpelngo cm the be
lief that between fevois and Moros
he would never leturn nll .
During the long Spanish occupation
nf tho Island of Sulu. tin white peo
ple noci vtfiitured booiiil tho wall's
or blockhouses except in aimed force,
und aimed Moros wen compelled to
leao thnii weapons tuHsltln when they
enteted the tlty Occasionally a Juia
mentailo, who is a imth- who has
taken an oath to kill Clnlstlan, would
come down fiom the hills, enter tho
town with his weapon conceikd and
then stiii t in on Ills inlUm ol ileith.
Theie was onh one gitf tlnoiuh
which the 11,11 Ives weie allow ei' lu en
ter (lilt biuiil thai iT'Ue 2nd fe. t I
a lit 1 1 (oeied building 1IU- a hand
Muncl in which Sp.inlsh soklleis wen
alwavs on gu.itcl to u e that no Moros
passed without depositing th di
weapons II the Mhos lefus-cl to stop
thej Wei, .it nun' shot down Theie
ale seial instances of t'i.e s'Mitiits
being attacked, and one in whlih a
single Voio aimed will- n Kit ong suc
ceeded In killing time of the Spani'di
t-oldlels before licit. g lllllivflf killed.
l'ljO-UM CT NO'I VTTltAf'TIVK
In i onse(iieiii c ol the chip hostility
1ki.miii the Spanf tills and .Moirs the
formei luvei "pie.nl lit niiil the limits
of the foil i little rSiutisnti towns of
th( anhlpi l.igo Sulu SI itsl Tat. tan
mil Ilongjo With the t.cepllon of
these foul po'ts Willi ll nggleiraltil .111
iron of li . than tut squui.- miles
tin sultan held m.i ,ir the whole
chain of Is', mils i omptlsiiii, the Sulu
gloup Spmlsli vneielgnt wa lie
know lodged b H stiiiim, bin the
i-p.inllllll- ei- unite lit In Je-st with
cwK a fonthold on earh of the tlliee
laigei mil mote !' til, Mauds c the.
an hipi lago
Wltl tin Im.mtn iilim Hi (1 b lead
ing ilium s hi mattei about I lie
tn m h in 1'id .nvnt,Tiiy "f tne M. ms,
th pi 'in it of l!li in Sulu was ma
ntti.iillx. So the two liiltullniis of
tin T.unn -thiul I -ft theii i ho. iful
ou.ntiia within tin uni.it.iit liu-elntl
tut i t .1 niii Km i Santiago al Manila
und s.i I d fin the Ian I of the w.il
1" mg Mm )
Tin i ml. n ds wne leadv and wait
ing ti tmii th" kiwi inn tn ihe A.net-
lcii I'1'! i weie .ilinllt rniJ tMitips In
ell tin lorn gairl-iiiis, put nt which
l umli i weie natlv Taalo s-uldior.!
ine-lnl II! the i llilsli s-n lie The
lail .Mii-ona Horn Sinsi Tntaon
aWI I'o'ife'.io hnd bien dinwn la to
Sulu f a delMikntlon, (i nd ihos, towns
w it 1,-it in pitii"i.iiii of nmtiouj who
v mt d tin in All tin niniible pi op
eilv ol th gnf innient was sold t
t (liini-e m ii hints ,tmi pi,ite
houses win stilpptxl and the tittmt-rt
sold b tin 'nldlei to the oinnlplc 'out
and c lof t c'hl id
Tin I em XIII. u lira;. Spunl-h
tianspiti in rlv oil it Sulu limn Manila
Sin. 1U with the A"ierli:in soldiei-. m
boaid boit with Mime Sp intsh of
llii'ts at onee lame out and itcut ttil
that i siiuto be un1 Hied, as the had
illsnunintou theli i an ion pn pat.it nv
to el Ipplng them lnnni aid enno
iiue.itly could not etuir It I'npuins
1'okigei and 1'iatt, I.leiilenaius Ili.ga,
dein rol aril one 01 two thei olli
m .ii't astioir llh the Spmlsli of-tni-
ind tlut'i iniiip inle of ihe
'lwiiu thlnl wiie I'ltided on sampans,
ten t i i boit
M'NI ltr-ri Ol'T. A.li:UIN.s IN
Tin spuisii siiinji iniineiipitely
vii.itul tin ("uaitil, oi barracks our
turips moved In and the fcunei i-cat-t'p'd
troainl In an in Ighborlug houses
that muld fuinlsh them sialtet On
tin lollowllig nioinlug the tenialinler
of tin tioops weie lauded, and at 3 Ra
p m weie drawn up fti'lng the guvei
noi s he.uliiitarteis. whue the S unish
lies still llappul at its staff. All din
ing tin morning the Twenn-ihlid
bind hud boon learning to pla the
St inlsli national air, foi pielnus t
t' s occasion It had not be n i neee
fraiy number to tlulr jopeitoie. The
fpanlh llag was hauled down amid
tln -.tta us of tint musU. while out
In the liiinoi tho 1'iilted S.ates
steamer Helena, which had arrived lit
tho forenoon, filed a salute to tha Jed
nnd yellow banner.
Then, when the band swung Into the
stirring bars of the "Star Spangled
Bannci," the stars and stripes were
hoisted on the staff where the Spanish
flag had so long been (lying, the He
lena's guns thundered a salute to the
new dominion and SpanlEh and Ameri
can soldiers nllko camo to u rigid at
tention. With these simple und brief
formalities Spain surrendetcd her swny
in the sultan's lands and handed over
to the Americans her load of trouble
and strife
One or two amusing Incidents oc
curred while the transfer was taking
place. Lieutenant Taylor, with a sinnlt
detachment, went out to relieve the
Spanish officer nnd post stationed nt
the Torre de la Helno, n blockhnuso
COO yards from the main gate of the
walled town. The Spanish ollleer tlat
ly refused to lower his flag or turn over
the blockhouse without a written or
der from the commandant In Jolo It
required some determined talk to con
vince him of the tifelcssnes of obsti
nacy. When Lieutenant Taylor left
the blockhouse he started aeioss tho
country alone to another blockhouse
some distance nwny, but was followed
by the excited cries of the Spaniards,
warning him not to venture so fat be
yond the walls He war warned never
to go outside the walls unless armed
nnd accompanied by at least one sol
dier. Kven under these conditions It
was unsafe to gel beyond the sunell
lnnce of the sentinels on the wulls.
n' cry thing Indicated the extreme ter
lor the Spaniards had for the Moios
KVnitY MOKO WAS KlLLl'D
Certain defined rules were found to
be In fence Motes were permitted
within the wulls o.ilv duilng ceilaln
hours of the day a.id the ones admit
ted weie always lompellid to leave
their aims at the 'lanceili," a small
bubed-wlie protected building a short
distance outside the main gate Aim
ed Spanish stildler-r wtie always on
guard at tblr place dining the day,
und Mm os coming to Jolo weie b.'iltel
and compelled to deposit thUi weapons
in this building until tliey letumcd
fiom within tin town. Thtie ate sev
ujI Instances told of finnticul Moioi
swooping down from the hlllh, llred
b lellglous yea! who have killed the
Spanish sentinel- with knives or spears
befoie being themselves shot.
The most loce-nt ease of a ' liiiameil
tnlo' t online down with tntniU. In
his oiil was last Muiih. but his at
l.mpt was not srnessful .m Inci
dent showing the blind, heedlcs ioui
age of the Mm. is rauinn1 laut Oeto
bti, wnen a small bind of then., aimed
with kiilvci and speais, attacked the
fori ol Ii Ineos i di Astuilas, a iille
out ftom the western gate. They welit
mslh lepulstd by the Spanish rilles.
but It l uotewoithv of thdi eoui ig"
that ll'ev louglit theii hopeless light
until eeiv one of them vus Killed It
was an Oiiiduini.tn on n snn' scale
Thise little Moilc mav lotney some
idea of the teputr.tlop of the new
station to which the Tv mty-thlid was
assigned IVa the I'lM few Wetks the
olllcers slept with their levoheis be
neath theli pillows epee ting sit .iliv
time to Hud a mutd"ious band of
natives lluimli I'm; .hi.-.ugh the steets.
M'ln n a lipe lo'oanut ill jpped down
on .i tin loot In the middle of the
i.l'jht theie .,is a deep tonvlitlon
thai the tiouble had b-gim Twintv
feveii dlfieient po'-f of sentinels weie
cstabll-hed and eveiy ;venue leading
ui to the v .ill- was wn'chcl with tp
pie!nnsivo vlgllanii
litlt the Moms m.de no dc moiistin
t Ion oT hostilltv, ami as ilm, went by
tin Ameilean ollk- is beun to vn
tuie out beyond th walls Some of
ihe ni'iie ailvontuioiis even went back
Into the Intel im and i limbed the be.tu
tlfi.l hills that nv ei look tin town
t'AU.L'n ox Tun si ir.w
The "lanceiii." ii'-leid m being tho
place fot the lompiilscuy dltaimanienL
of natives, gi.uii.fillv bee line u scat of
trade and otllieis and .soldleis tlotkul
out to buy up the wondeiful "Kiisis"
and ' b irong-1" and Miens of the na
tives, a paitv ot oflleiri well aimed,
uossed the Mm I to Un sultan's cap
ital, M libun and made u ceremonial
c ill on his blphnets and her highness,
the tuitions sultana. They veie te
t.dved with as nniih distinction us the
biiltnn's mlHoiablo sitriotindlngs ce uld
alfotd. and tie whlte-wlnged bin! of
pciee -eenti d to be taking up ith pel -lil'iueni
ilbodt In .! lo
Sevei.il days liter the sultan, with
ti li Untie of over ino Moros, ietumod
the tail, lie wis leielved in state,
and his letinue was eoitrteouslv al
lowed to entei the w ells nt Jolo with
their nuns and illlis Our soldlen
weie hild In iiadiiicss foi unv hostile
move foi .nil oflleeis r'iiieiilired the
sioiy of how a .sultan and his ietlnue
h.i 1 come to pav a visit of state to the
Spanish governor When they wen all
in the palace, ol hp.uln.iiai lots, so the
sioiv goes, the sultun piesented ti the
goveinoi a valuable pi cent, und as
the sipaniatd I nt ovet to esninlne It
the suit in whipped out his billing
and sunk it from tin top uf tin gov
ernors hiMil eleai down Into the ihest
At this signal the Mums spitted In to
slaughter the Span'Mi gnulson. whleh
tljov did, orl tl'iee men est aping
The stoiy Is n tood one. but I've
found that it Is absolutely lletttlous
nothing of the suit ovet having de
clined Still, it insplieil out sololen
ti bo ptepaied lor any ueh dlveitlng
exhibition.
Thv sultan slid 't few nlee things,
after the manner of tin orientals and
Captain 1'iutt cunn tight bull nt him
with some mote of the same kind Thrn
tin suitnii and his gorgeous letlme
struck off throiiih the hills foi his
pil.ue and Ins harem twelve miles
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WOHHWD ADOPT Ills- Ab'nW
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The stiltnn, hovvevei was a llttli
lilt won led whether or not the Aliteil
inns wore rtrolng to nontlnue ms yearly
allowance, ncioidlnf to the tenris of
the Siinulsli ngieemeiit Ni thing had
been snld about It, and he f it himself
face (o face with the prospect of luting
his $2 100 (Mexican) a year. In ".lilcli
nise lie would have to cut down his
harem und smoke several pipit, of
opium lrs4 each day
Now, down below the Island of Sulu
Is the enclumtlnr Island of Slats!,
which Is said ta re as beautiful an
Island ns there Is In the wotld. There
Is a little town on the southern shore,
aril fonnerly there was n Spanish gar
rison stationed nt that point When
the Spaniards left, however, the town
was deserted.
Week went by nnd tho sultan non
tlccd that the Amei Icons weie making
no effort to occupy the town lVrliapi
he thought tho Americans had for
gotten all about It. At any lute, bo
hurried own llmre. and with twelve
men of his army he at sinned foi mal
j ossosslon mill hoisted his own llag
above the whitewashed lampaits of
the gleaming white mud foit. Then
he went mound und made evoiybody
In town give him a present, and when
he left he had $8,000 In cash, and also
a llrm belief that Slasi was a gid
business proposition In other words,
he was getting a Inst" of high life.
Ho returned to Malbun with his money
and left his armv of twelve dischaiged
Noilh lioinco Sikh policemen to ile
um! the ll'ig.
The Americans In Jolo he.'.i'd of the
laid down Into theii own tot libit v.
for the town of Slnssl wis a legitimate
eesMon fiom Spain, and they huirlcd
! sent wod to 3rneial Otis lh.it It
would be advisable to nnango a tieaty
or ngiecment with the sultan at one,
mi that each sldj irlghl kiuw enct!y
whole It stood and what Its lights
weie
Peil aps It would have been better
to have sent tnops on to occupy Sl.issl,
Tattiai and itongao at the same 'Ime
tin town of Join was occupied but it
wasn't done foi some reason, and tho
dlilii ultv of solving the problem was
made much nioie complex and delicate,
for it Is human nature for one to
give up more easllv a good thing thnt
he Irisn't tiled that a good ihing that
he h'Js tried
gi:n'i:i:ai. 13ati- mission
When (.icneini OtK lecelved wind
fiom Jolo ho ut once made m range
monts to elect u lieatv, ot agree
ment, between the Moios and out own
government He selected Oener.il
Mates who Is a tool, love 1-h nded or
itur, and in many inspects the best
man who could be thos-en lir the mis
sion, und the steemsnlp Chunii a was
placed at Oeneial Hates' dspial 111
stiuetlons of a general ediai actor were
given the la'tei. but us Huinial Otis
did not tliorollghly undei stand the till"
londlilims in tin Sulu aiihlpelago, he
left the details of the negotiation)
entltelv to the judgment and dUuetlon
of Mite-.
The I'hutruc.i was to s.iil e.i'ly In
July, but a typhoon was abioacl. and
it was not until the 12th that the sig
nal wis pulled down and ,th" 'ttle
s-te.umi b.i.ked out into the angiy
wake of the gale It was my pi lv liege
through the kindness of Oeneial r.ates,
to pn with him and watch the develop
mtnts, and this tilp, ble'es nffoidlng
tlveweiki ot tr.ii.,'o expoileures In
an ahno-t unknown laud, give me ad
ditional ilt usurc of escaping for that
length of ilme fiom the tyiannv of
an turjiM 'inoi hl, vihl h was be
coming almo-l Inioieiable to Anieiioan
i oiicnondents
After thlitv houis of steaming along
the most In .ri il til ill of ocean Hacks,
mancler than the Inland i-a of Jap: n
the ('limine. i li'jehed the town of
Hollo which llie and lighting hud
i hanged so mtuli since I sa' It last
Siptember Th bjsi,ihi, hei Ucm Is
totalh ilistioved, althougl. the vrat"!"
li out nnd ilvei tront have nut oeen
damaged Twenty hoiu- more of
steaming, and wi leach that gnat uit
explornl invsteiUiiis lU'nd of Min
danao, whli h Is sild by eveibodv to
be ,lu tlihet't .i-land in the woild.
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Then i nines ten houis among th"
most oMiublte Islands I've ever seen
the Sulu anhipilagc) Main of them
aie uulnhnl ited, and wo lt v.ltli our
feet on the tall and look im acicm
th" glassv .'o.i, whoso suifuce I- biokon
only by the slipping night of hundreds
of dying llsh. aril pick out inlands on
which we can establish a rovornment
and be a king. The water Is clear,
and we can see the white cot.il land
tai down below Dozens of little isl
ands aie sealteied over the bosom of
that peaceful s-uminer sea and the
liih gieen of their hlllslds an! tho
luoad. v.hite. gleaming beiuln s and
the blillltmt .nlls of nativ ' pintas"
make a pictitie that Is Ideal.
Some of the Islands Use like castles
fiom the sea. otlieis an mountains
which natuie has heaved up In single
peaks during some mighty subteiinn
ean explosion, while the piettlest and
most enchanting of all are tho'o dainty
little patches of tropical gorgeousnes-s
that seem to lloat on the blue water,
with a white pedestal of sand thnt
makes the Island look like a china dish
filled with biautiful green plants.
Then wo come to the Island of Sulu,
which Is the l.aigest of all in the ginup,
although it is only thlity-Ilvo miles
long ami twelve wide. There Is a
ihaini about the name of Sulu. It
seems so i emote and far away. AVo
prepare oui selves for the town our
f.iniy has constructed a patch of
white houses half bulled In waving
palm tiees rising from a low, white
stretch of toiul beach.
What a strange looking Island It Is!
Quite unlike any we've seen before,
for heie Is a towering purple peak, with
Its crest lu a mantilla of l.icv clouds,
and then come, tanged in soldleily pie
tlsion by its side, three flat-topped
hills, all the same shape and size, and
on beyond these anothei towering,
stately mountain. The middle nnn of
the siiuaretopped hills Is ban if
trees, and Its smooth sides, green as a
field of young wheat, look from the
sea like the broad law ns of an Hnglls'i
park On the veiy topmost point of
this hill Is a small e luster of trees
which spring up as unexpectedly and
with apparently ns little purpose rs
the topknot of a Japanese b tby. The
Spanish captain of the ship tells us
that the hill Is cnlled the sacred hill,
because the tombs of some ancient
liadjls aro sheltered by tho lttlo bunch
of trees, and we wonder whetliT
Americans would be safe in ascendln-'
It.
with ooannors sails
Over on tho beach to our left is a
Moro village which wo leain Is Patl
kola, where the most powerful of na
tive princes, or dates, has his home
As wo steam farther down tho Islund
there are many native sailboats seen,
all with gorgeously colored sails which
seem moie brilliant than even tho sails
of Italy Imagine a sail made of the
American ling and you mny have some
Idea of the splendor of the Moro sails.
The steamer now swings In a long
cuive iiiound a Jutting point and uwny
over on tho other side of the harlioi lies
the town of Jolo tt looks like a fash
lonablo seaside lesort all white mil
green, and the long stone pier exten 1
lug far out In the harbor wateis Is or
namented with gay lamp pasts and i
bright, oetngonnl lighthouse tower.
Swuims of soldiers are stteamlng down
to vvntch tho ship come in, for It brings
letters and mall nnd news fiom the
outside world, which has been totalh
kicking since the last ship enmo In
three weeks before. There Is no rabla
to Jolo and only a ship every two or
thtee weeks. The neniest point which
connects them with civilization Is the
little town of Sandnknti, Ilorneo, l.'.O
miles to the west. You may Imagine
how l emote and Isolated a place must
be when Its nearest pent Is a place In
the remotest pan of the remote Island
of Hoi neo.
A few native sampans come out to
the Ohurruca ns she chops her anchoi
nnd omc soldleis paddle out In n.itl e
dugouts. In an hour we aie landed on
the pall, and then we begin to have a
complete idea of the exquisite beau y
of Jolo, the prettiest place In the Phil
ippines A huge castellated gateway
stands at the end of the pier, nn 1
through this you pass Into the main
avenue, Calle Marlnn, of Jolo. You ut
once feel that you've been dropped
down In lit park oi a venerable college
campus The stieet Is lined with Im
mense trees that make a tunnel, even
though the street Is fotty yards wide.
On one side Is the line tesldence of
Captain Tlutin, the Captain Chinaman
of the Stilus, and his house, both In
situation and extent, Is tho best one
In the town. On the other side is a
short row of shops, all iinlfoim In size
and design, nnd painted with delicate
shades of coloring Then there comes
o little pmk with a fountain pi lyinn
deep In the wnvinr tt apical veidure
that fills it. Then mcie shops, nil alike
In coloring, nnd a few spreading awn
ings beneath which me tables and
chairs like a Parisian boulevard cafe.
1,1 ICO A STACi: SnTTING.
The stieet s are ns clean as btooms
can muk-e them, tin there nto no ve
hicles in Jolo und hoises aie allowed
In only by special pel mission. All the
aichltecturo Is omate and gayly col
oied. and everything Is cm such a Unv
scale that you Imagine yourself look
ing at ome fancy stage setting All
the stieet-. ate alike lined with gieat
niching tiees, and Hanked heie und
theie with carefully kept gardens.
A wall about ten feet high surround.!
the town und scatteied along on Its
tot) me little sentrv tovveis, while nt
the loineis and gates me fancy block
houses In llfteen minutes you cun walk
thiough eveiy stieet lu the town, for
Jolo Is scaicelv mole than 500 vaids
long and "in yards deep, and svih a
walk is stne to leave vou in a ttate
of astonishment and wonder nt linding
such i perfect gem of a town In such
an mit-of-tho-vv.lv Place. There ure
wutei wenks und excellent stone gut
tei.s, and the town, unlike most towns,
has no pool quarter, but Is eveiyvvherc
unlfoimly clean and excellently built
As lliero Is no hotel In Jolo we s-at-tciecl
iiiound In the messes of our old
friends of Tent Santiago, wheio 1 had
lived so many weeks in Manila
It was then that we began hearing
tho wondeiful stories of Governor Aio
lus, the Spaniard wheo eueigv had
tianslormed this lonely tioplcnl beach
Into suih a place of comfort mid beau
ty As I have mentioned befoie. Aio
lus was sent to Jolo because the Span
ish government wanted to get rid of
him. hpain hud made the Island a
penal colony and was shipping her
doportudos" fiom the ninth down to
the Sulus The population i onse
ciucutly was made up of four classes
lit st. the Moms who hated the Sp.inl
m ds because of theli lellgliin, .seionil a
ritual! of l'gyptlun und Arabian lene
gudes who had swat mod aiound the
Mohammedan nileis of tho Island cm
the stiength of theli lellglon: thlid, tho
woist element of Tngulo criminals;
and, louith and finally the little Span
ish sni rison
MADi: THINGS PLEASANT
Aiolus dotti mined that If he had to
stay then he'd make It as pleasant us
possible So he plunm d a tovn with
all modei n convtiileiires paries, ave
nue, a plnza, a big muiket place. fott,
blockhouses, a war anil commlssaty
department, a government house, a
pier, a line hospital, wuteiworks, bai
rack.s. a mission house, a chinch,
schools for the child! en, cafe und
broad palm-lined avenues lending be
yond the walls to the outlying block
houses and fort In shoit, he deter
mined to make a city woith while,
while he was doing it
Ttadltlon says that he was Just, and
nlso that, when Imposed upon, ho was
as merciless us a Spanlaid can be
Those who weie square weie tieated
well, while those who weren't weie
piomptly shot Under these conditions
he succeeded where the olhci ninety -nine
men would not have succeeded.
Luboi waschenp He made the eon
vii ts do the woik, nnd, knowing the
man us thev did theie was no ie
belling. When he got the inonev
fiom I don't know, but Spanish oflleeis
do not usually Hud It dllllcult to git
money If then me people under their
Jurisdiction who have any.
In the eouise of a few years he had
his town completed down to every de
tail, and so wisely did he build that
Jolo, Instead of being the fever-bed
that It oni'e was. Is now one of the
most healthful places. Spanish ofll
eeis came down fiom the north and
went homo with uivy lu their heaits.
Jolo became famous for Its beauty.
MADH THi: Sl'LTAN AFRAID.
When the Moios glow tioublesome
he staited out and whipped them, nnd
he did this so successfully that the
sultan became afiald of him and dui
lng the last yeais of Arolas' reign there
was compaiatlvely littlo trouble. Oc
casionally a Juramentado would come
down nnd do a little killing, until final
ly Aiolas became exasperated and to'd
the sultan that he was totting tiled
of It und that it must stop The sultan
responded that ho would tiy to stop
It, but It might sometimes be beyond
his power tn do so However, he would
piomlse to send Arolas a woid of
warning If he heard of any of his sub
jects going "luiamentado," or running
"aniuel. "
One day a few moie realots shaved
off their eyebiows put on their white
clothes, went befoie a liudjl and tool;
the oath to die killing Christians. Then
they came dow n to Jolo and left a
irimsnn tt all behind them during their
brief but exciting crusade The fol
lowing day tho governor received a
note from the sultan warning him that
some of his subjects had run nmuc't
and for htm to piepaio for them.
The next day a Spnnlsh gunboat and
a battalion of Spanish soldleis stalled
out and blew two or thieo Moro vll-
I lages off the face of tho cat th, together
Matchless
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WE INVITE your attention to oui Dress Goods and
C vy Silks because of their superiority in selection
and in price. Years of practical experience has taught us
what is best to buy. Our judgment, taste, opportunity and
skill are combined in a wholesome effort to please you best.
Price is a matter that regulates itself. You who
understand our facilities for buying will never question why
our prices are lowest.
A . ill 1 1
f Again, it wouia oe impossiDie in a newspaper an-
P nouncement to familiarize you with the stock assortment
jfT t A. A. A. Ij Ml
is so great, nere are mere mnis at variety . it win pay you
to see the volume which are not mentioned.
Black Dress Goods.
25c yd
Styles come and go, but there's no
black. But there is a difference in blacks,
here. For instance:
For erv good quality of Fine
Tu li Serce, lull 36 inches wide,
and extra goo I ie. Not u yard in the lot
woven to bed less than 35c.
59c Vd "or u" 45"'nc, SerKe subjected
J to steam p.essure and wan anted
not to shrink. Would be good value if of
fered at 75c.
65c vd ,0 3 5 fr ,le most excll ,lte
J line of Black Crepons ever brought
to Scranton. Goods that are positively worth
a third more in value.
90c vd Fr the best grade of steam shrunk
J Cheviot, very heavy weight, full
50 inches in width and bought by us to sell at
$l.2S a yard.
change to the pretty and becoming
and so it is that you set the very best
9r vH Fr an exclusively good quality
u ' y u of Black Brilliantine. rich in color
and of elegant lustre. iNot a yard ought to
be sold under 75c.
35c vd Pr yur -'01-e f two thousand
y yards of 40-inch Black Fancies in
veiy neat small figured designs. Not a yard
worth less than 50c.
90c vd to $2,00 fr a cl0-'e assortment
y of Cheviots, Henriettas, Zebe
lines, Broadcloths and Venetian Cloths, 54
inches wide. Prices are very, very low.
$1 vd or a Jeaut'u' Quality f Venetian
y Cloth, heavy in weight, of very
line twill, ;6 inches in width and positively
worth $1 25 a yard.
Very Nobby Silks.
see-
Theie are miles and miles of these fancy and pretty things here for you to
-an assortment that has no peer anywhere.
39c yd
colorings.
69c yd
shadings.
75c yd
rich and elegant in lustre and finish.
For full 21-inch China Silks, in a
beautiful range of all the leading
Worth up to 50c.
For a superb quality, of Taffeta
Silk in all of the new season's
19 inches wide and worth 85c.
to $1.75 for a handsome line of
Black and Colored Corded Silks,
,1
48c vd or a ma8n'ice't Hne of Colore
y Satins in every desired shado all
the very newest and worth 65c.
69c vd or ver' c,,0ice 'tssortment of
y Waist Silks in stiipes and checks.
All colors and worth fully 85c.
$1 1 f) rA For your choice of our fine
i.iw yu Band Silks in complete range
of styles and colors, Ought to be 41.25.
Colored Dress Goods.
The popularity of Plaids make Colored Dies Goods an impoitant feature
of this season's stock. These special pi ices are of interest.
45c yd
For i8-inch Zebeline Plaids nice
quality and lull line of colorinus.
Sold in other stores at 50c and 59c.
65c yd
50c vd or -iih-h all wool Camel's H.
y Suitings in three shades ot gr
and brown. Would be cheap at 69c.
ur
grey
For your choice of a magnificent
line of all wool Granite Cloths.
full 45 inches wide, live shades of blue, also
in castor, brown, heliotrope, garnet, green,
cardinal and grey. These goods have never
been offeied under 7 and are worth more
than that.
A Chance to Dress the Babies.
x uur second Annual Autumn saie oi inrants wear negins mis moining on
p second floor and continues during the week. Stock is at its best no matter )
what you want, it's here ; with a chance to save money at eveiv turn.
Cloaks Of ladies' cloth in I Bonnets 3 styles very Bonnets Big line in colors,
castor, yale, cadet and red. prettily chodieted in Z.Qr ? newest eftecb, sues 1 to 7
Large collar, braid O QQ silk and wool At... c yeais, plain and ruf- A CH
trimmed u u S , fD ,. fled. From Sgc to.. . 'OKJ
c Bonnets Of Bengaline silk ,,
Cloaks-Very handsome; in white and all lead- qqr c Dresses-Many (etching
made of astrachan cloth and mg colors. At ,K styles with rutlies over shoul-
trimmed with Iamb'; 5 OQ ( ders, braid tiimmed. One to
wool fur 3-" """"-Pretty styles in four 'years. 39c down OQr
2 white, pale pink and blue, t0 e
Cloaks-Big variety ,n deep colbr edged with J 29 Dresses-Made up from K
P plain and fancies. 6 months L'mbs wool (ur. . , ajds Siesl ow to P
S 5 years. $3.98 J 2. 50 Bonnets Of white ripple four years. Special 7Qr
to eiderdown and edged 59c at " t
J Petticoats Of cream col- ) with swansdown Sacques Infants' flannel P
C ored flannel, crochet edge, S Slips In large variety, S sacques, in dainty colors,
2 waist ot double mus- 29c P'am anc w't'1 tucks. 25c 3 w'' Prt?tty crocheted 25c
V lin. i to 3 years.... 7 Good choosing at. .. . aJ, J edge. Cheap at s
SECOND FLO Off.
Jonas Long's Sons
with a considerable number of the
sultan's HUbjeetB The Miltnu ias
t humid h truck, until he leeolveil a po
llto note from ArolaB tellliiRr him that
ono Spanish gunboat ami n battalion
of Infant! y hail tun atnui-k anil uilvli
inn tin sultan to prepare for them.
Since that time, it Is said that dur
ing Aldus' term of oillce theie were no
inoie "Juiamentados," although sev
eral eases have occurred since he le
tuinod to Spain
All the stoiles we heard of fleneral
Arolas hae strengthened our admira
tion for him, for ho must have been a
man of wonderful chai actor and gieat
foice
Guessing nt It.
May Some tiling told mo Cliolly would
cull lust nlelit.
Aclcllo H'ml Perhaps It was Cliolly.
Judge.
a
A Mistake in Earnest.
On one oic.islnn, s.ijt. tho Columbian,
Lord Norbury. ot Knu'lund, observed an
attorney of doubtful reputation prospect
ing in tho dock tor buslnepx, and deter
mined to make an examplo of hlin Junt
as tho attorne: n rllmblnc-; oer the
rails of tho dock Into the court his lord
ship called out
"Jailer, one ot jour pi lemurs Is escap
ing Put him lincli "
Hack the attorney was tin list, and tho
following collo pi, c iibucd
"My lord, there lt n mlet.ike hire. I
urn an attorne.."
"I am very xonv, Indeed" Kild Lord
Norburj, "to nee om of our protesn'on
in the dock "
"Hut, my lord, I um Innocent '
"Yen, they ull nay that, ' w.ih the judge's
i ply "A Jury of join own fellow coun
tr.Miicn must betlo It."
"But, my lord " exclaimed tho now dec
perato man, "thcro U no Indictment
against me."
"Then" s ild bis lnrillilp. "vim will ln
put lurk, and If no one appears to prose
cute jnii will ! discharged by public
proclamation nt the end of the uisizes '
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers of ibis p iper will bo pleased
to learn that (litre Is ut least one dreaded
disease that settniu has been able to
cum In all Its htiigcx and that Is Catarrh
Halls Catarrh C'iro tho onh posltivo
c ure now known to the medtenl fraternity,
I'.itarrh hi Inn u couHtitutloiuil diseusi,
loquiies a lonstltittlomil tientment Hall
Catarrh Cure Is t iken Internal!., uotlii
illrectl. upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the HjHtom, tliereb. clestrnym?
the foundation of the dlheaKe, and glln,r
the patient strength by bulldlni; up th
constitution and assisting nature In doing
Its work. The proprietors have so much
fulth In its cuiuthe powers, that they
offei One Hundred Dollars for any cuku
that It falls to cure Send for list of testi
monials Address, V. 3. CHNNHY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists. 75e.
Hall's l'amlly Pills aro tho beat.
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