The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 25, 1899, Page 20

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY C narons who was taken prisoner while on a trip to the interior and that no one ever saw him again. Senor Aenlle, after conversing with Pa- terno, insisted that we remain, and as the ain moved off he shouted at us, “‘On no unt leave the train.” After starting we concluded to go to the A station and to take the next train discretion the bet- lor sed to go. But ned h the wife of arted for the station Mrs. Aenlie thou AMER by corapanied who be, At t tverywhere the train stopped the door B efore. while entertaining 10 Our compartment was rudely opened 1 e he ald that he by fiendish looking insurgent guards. ( ) S. Genera B o nd Americans They thought we were spies and looked w iy o idded, At us with malignant scowl of 8 3 \re mot able to govern, to . One after another would come up, open ar A e door, peep in, then close it with a weel wce of mind GEn \on.ger until my friend was on the verge ; mbarrassing tection; but do feels d Co s AN e the third station we got out, but But upon th PAterio were informed that we iight proceed to t 1 > 26l (ol 9= Malolos, which was the station nearest ) fous, and showed N0 Juyinalde's q Just what Paterno I <aid to convine uspicious insurgent I officers that we were not s-les will per- } ¥ haps never be known. conducted 1 v Paterno, pyuy when we arrived at Malolos, the afterward r el {wo generals offered us their arms, and ter talking oonducted us to the caramettes with all i earn for a few mIN- (he courtly airs of the ball room, knowing i : d s I would ad at we were the wives of their enemies. : 5 3 ot to go, for in the last few chivalry indee The days some very strict rules have been two wheeled vehicle built for two. the 1 surgents about foreigners ough interior.” made by passing IRNO. My friend and T occupied the first car- : & Our friends crowded about and urged amette and'led the procession. 1 confess P = 18 to give it up, while they regaled us I felt just a little bit nervous, and the tal in: gent treach- s were iroy and something ter- how Senor Quiles, At every minute we were bounced AN WOMAN PRYS R ViSRG until our heads touched the top of the caramette, and then before we had pro- ceeded four hundred vanced and cried out ‘Alto ards guard ad- The guards were dressed in blue and white striped uniforms and looked for the world like convicts with their fiendish leering faces, made more formidable by the glare of firearms. “Qulen ? he shouted again. We were so badly scared that the little Spanish that we could speak they could not under- stand, and no wonder, for in woman fashion we were both trying to explain at the same time, first who we were. His Ccountenance showed no sign of compre- hension. F We were terrified and alone. v some interruption the procession had stopped and Paterno was away in the Then I hapnened to hit upon the magic T word ‘‘Paterno,” and toward his caramette. “Adelante, pasen Vo: pointed back the guard an- nounced, and once again we were bounc- ing over the road In trembling and fear. Time after time we were halted by the word “Alto” and wished with all sincer- ity that we had remained at home. We stopped at the Hotel Independen- cia, where Paterno ref served us with eshments, then excused himself, as he wished to confer with Aguinaldo. He left us in the charge of Dr. Herez, who has since deserted the Filipino cause and is now a surgeon in the American Hospital at Manila. We were eyed with evident curiosity by the natives, and after two hours’' Paterno lors, but how to ren- der them in with true accent, W | you would have.” | “God defend me | was his e | 1ke to | which I we 1d sorrc Were 1 t ful interp passes in their mi 2 How 1 ke f them miled . make it we will go at will list ion to al at the the sure of presenting n m s the Eire proffered him. He tc Iv. holding him lite, but did doubtl most erect ing. his mind With her wc with had | him | ably forme ering fr e d to him, e tom ave us s at me “I do not at, T am he “The Box From ( arse." r lad; yes go, al- -away Tonquin FILIPINO WOMEN WHO WITNESSED THE FENCING CONTEST. I feel th my body it is I began were murdered: worn— 3 w par I'll be here w 1 come back again 1 sadly ght before 1 ¢ a photographer YANN NIBOR, THE GREAT SAILOR POET b A quarter of an hour later M. Bourdas of high ned in com with Nibor, whe is al, and built man of commanding admirers s tall and straight as JoNrneY: . let him be; t he likes,” arah, in_t mellifiuous tones, which caused Victor Hugo to say that she possessed “a volce of gold” and adds: “Please speak; do not sing.” He approached near her, and in a sim- ple, easy manner commenced: Before you go, my mind, h 1 am sure t and never be afrald, Around your neck my scapula T now will safely bind— "Twill always bring you happiness, so our good cure said. my sailor lad, to satisfy Thc you'll fight well ch ca armest a powerfull appearanci R e ous an Indian. He wore a black overcoat Loti, Jules Clare- and a very high silk hat. He p es Sarah listened attentively with a se- ure as Aan energetic head, eyes of somewhat rious expression on her face, and as the pis o with ehanging tints, a Yerses—sublime by force of the poignant ¥ . unts, a ; ths they contained—followed each W With thin denoting gther in charming rhythm her face be- a ¢ of purpose, tempered by a kind- came the mirror of her soul and showed ion when he laughs, showing how it was suffering. R e test of teeth. His hair is short When he reached the verse where the o Visis Klorsatte looking. broken-hearted old grandmother places T Tt Nibor seasoned our repast with A4round her grandson’s neck the blessed medal as a benison to protect him in gossips of St. Malo. When the des- re h fighting the battles of France in Tonquin 2 sert was put on the table he recited In and says to him—— tes h and sympathetic voice the pa- 14 wag gome six weeks later when the o poem, atre Sabots de Noel,” g00d old grandmamma followed soon after by “Honneur et Got from her little sailor lad a stmple box of wood. Within the wooden box there lay just an old scapula, Plerced by Chinese bullets and darkly stained with blood. Better than bravos, tears rolled down every cheek, while Sarah’'s face was in- undated. She rose from her chair and taking I7ibor's hands said: Patrie.” One would have thought that in of powder had caught fire in the neighborhood so great was the enthus- asm and excitement of the people din- t the adjoining table, for tumultu- plause followed. ollowing day Yann some friends called upon me at my repeated & uch a truthful Le—to the song editor of my s his promy Nibor and 2 Y “O_‘l g What a pity it is,” I said, “‘that you are “It is magnificent—it is superb, and I ; oyed not a member of the Comedie Francaise, find you grander than Victor Hugo.” ; to- Yann Nibor. whose real name is Albert with the talent for declamation that ¥ Rehin, firet saw the light some twn scor. MRS. BEACH, WIFE OF LIEUTENANT BEACH, U. S. S. BALTIMORE returned and sald, ceive you.” . We were much surprised at this, be- cause he had informed us at Manila that Aguinaldo was ill, and a much greater “Aguinaldo will re- strative in their applause. It seemed strange a thing to us of martial law the: ment. aldo. 50 After it was over we met Aguin- General Paterno introduced us. We surprise was still In store for us. We were in an antercom adjoining the stage crossed over from the hotel to the old when the President advanced with his stone convent, the President's headquar- secretary. ters, and found a great crowd assembled “Bu dias,” we said all around, to in the audience chamber. which Aguinaldo made a dignified but The people had gathered to witness a austere bow. He was dressed in white, and was very quiet, and 1 was surprised to see such a slight young man. He did not impress me with force of character, in fact he seemed weak. I then sald to him, “Do you speak English?” Aguinaldo looked at his fencing cont Aguinaldo sat in the center of the piatform, just back of the performers, while his Cabinet occupied Seats on either side. The fencing was excellent, and the au- dience and administration were demon- vears ago. The old homestead is a pic- church. As his father gained but a pit- daylight, being barefooted, and wading res one of the antl- tance at his trade, Yann, now 10 vears in the splashing water thrown from the town., Here his old, determined to aid his family. He hose. T carried on his learned rapidly the music of the At 17 he was quartermaster, then cor- ade of a ¢ ile singing and ofttimes was obli 1 on the Bretagne, and soon after framms fron for his great- school to sing at a fune ferred to the Magicienne for a ather anil returned to his home was pise Pacific with the to give his parents thg payvment te nn used to stop ad received. ym these elementary ned to France. He home of the Terre- dies he acquired the fac Department to give him ermen engaged in His voice 8 ploymer v fishery d be- at terri he wrc nd Yan when , he wante to what was necessary.” of his time in join the and help to protect th rest of his old 1h e tales of nd he loved so well. He was not vet e Nibor ob employment wh nce of rs old, but he became a man-of- i the 1 rtment g t, or in war He was sent on a 1001 ship. Y ion that th f Iceland. The Then for three years he lear but it u »w obtained n to be- part of 1 family, ar or chorister St. Malo to w MATHILDE ¢ e et %N % e % % O B et % %N IS4 - o o ‘ L] 2 - & ACK, Steeple-climber, has just Church, New Y nothing of come 1o town and promises to cre- Some 4000 climbs of lesser importance —chimney. e i it In March, 1889, dt the World's There are two propositions in steeple ate a greater semsation than even o g “8p b TN G0 bed the apex of climbing. One Is to get up, and the the sudden appearance in San 4y pige molver and placed the flag other—when all work is finished—Is to of nuine “Wild Man of in position get down and bring all ropes with you. neo” of dim n fame could. 1 play a pretty neat trick at the Sutherland goes up by mea of his A man who can do the human fly act time,” said Sutherland in discussing the patent climbers and carries with him alk up the wall of a €vent. “As soon as the Eiffel Tower rope and whatever materials may be Al o ton Dole was in position and solid, I climbed mecessary for the work In view. When 1 Lrion up to fix the halyar One end of ready for his final slide to the ground heriand remark. st uncant contriv £ ted and f pump, erful suction | 1ed utherland, With this nto th ropes t to in e own rubber ¢ hecome poss ower at hpa fly will nerve, ‘J or scaf- be ack, < seen the day the Ty of 1, and his climbing a pe- invention overings which, by~the ad the will ratus the and can bear his however, : up. These suc- when first struck )ssess ample ad- > weight of the wearer, but few seconds the suc- tion relaxes and a second attack must wearer uses h a for for he The D nge in position i is hands a in climbing a ladder, one ed he strikes out for wall and rai >cessity of constan imperative, inas. nd feet he hand or E sh him- much that if the climber remains sta- nary, Sutherland has the automatic suction the hands and feet simultaneo down goes the would- be fly. r-eigh! clea y and t record climbs to his credit—including the Eiffal Tower, Cathedral of O. N. T. thread factory in New Jersey, Monument Washington —— S Cologne, ana il m\fii{] il Clar! Trinity the rope rested on the floor of the tower he has a puzzling method of arranging and own to the people below, I the top strands of the rope so that had a ik American g attach2d when the line is taut it suspends his to 1 ed the top weight as well as though tied. When 1 > other end of the he reaches the ground, with a little rope i slid Of course, as 1 shake of the slack rope, the whole thing went down the fl d whea comes tumbling down. I struck the f float- i 1100 feet above P: 3 Then there andemonium be- low. The Trenc a degree that I had t © angered to such there the st of the day, where suld not t at me “I was determined, however, to let them know that if they had to have an American to venture to the top of their old flagpole T'd give our flag the bene- fit of the advertisement.’ Sutherland holds thz pecul of having signed his life away more cften than any other man living., Be- fore he attempts a climb his employers usually requirs of all damage c! the haz; in_his own hands. He has had enough thrilling escapes and frightful falls to turn an ordinary gray. While in Chicago he climbed the water works 0 feet hizgh, and when near the record tower, top a part of the stone turret broke and down he went—a sheer fall of 175 feet. He k the telegraph w forty feet above the street and they saved his lif.. The wi broke the heavy fall and the remaining drop of forty feet landed him in the snow and slush at the edge of the curb. even days in the hospital was all he received for that enormous offense against the laws of gravity. He prefers a rough wall for a sprint- ing ascent, but still his vacuum h.nds and feet will work efficiently even on uT HER:A == > that in the midst | could so love amuse- | | ND -7 TIFFELTOWR, O raen NTHE PR OSTILE AGUINALDG, sec 1 some- ther s dropped S f fore replying, the thing in his native 1 the President of the arms to his side in x said in ina , “I do not speak F nner was grave and I ventured “Ah, but that ser th you t of the is glad to know Then the Pres sented to write upon phot to Mani v of our re ration f lantry opening had been c me ed to wonc nterior, . by the door to the which 1 to all f (€ The Human Fly Scaling the Sky-Scraper Standpipe of the Water Works, Lexington, Nebr.