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Show A NEGRO'S PRIVATE SCORE. That Gan. Merritt fully realises the situation in Manila is best told in Attended to Ills Share mi Spaniards his own dispatrhes to the home govWounded. Balog sugernment. in the last of which he Wandering about the post in a suit gested that bis forces be Increased to Ba-fu- rs With this force he will be in a position to meet any emergency. In the meantime the '12,000 troops under him are camped under the protection of Admiral Dewey's fleet. Until confident of his force Gen. Merritt will 50,000. Knows No Bounds and Like as Not He Will t Insist On Ruling the Philippine Islands. probably make no move. But if attacked or forced to attack Aguinaldos forces there will be Inauguarated a campaign the end of which no one can foresee. Is a Titanic negro, six feet tall and of like proportions, says a Fort Monroe correspondent of the Chicago Record. Ills name is Americus Jackson, and he is a private This In the Tenth regular cavalry. "Buffalo," as the colored soldiers of the army are familiarly called, "sought the bubble reputation at the cannons d mouth at El Caney, and succeeded in overcoming a squad of the enemy and capturing a rapid-fir- e gun, shot three Spaniards and knocked four senseless with the butt of his carbine and the rest ran sway in terror. Johnson was twice wounded, one ball passing through his left shoulder and another through his left leg, but neither remained in hla body and no bones were broken. He speaks of his wounds contemptuously as pin holes." They are healing rapidly and he will soon be able to return to his home in Texas and receive the honors due the brave. He baa already received a great deal, and I grieve to relate that glory and admiration are confusing Johnson's memory. He is becoming somewhat Inaccurate and inconsistent In bis statements. He sits all day long under the shade of a tree in his pink like the sultan of Senegambla, and relates the story of his achievements over and over again to throngs of colored people and straggling whites, who stand with both their ears and mouths open, paralyzed with awe. Like the editors of the yellow Journals, Mr. Johnson has discovered that the public taste demands something hot and bloody, and he does his best to gratify that craving. By the time he gets to Texas Johnson will have captured an entire battery, perhaps cap. tured Morro Itself. of pink pajamas single-hande- six-pou- nd A The moat perplexing question of the war with 8pain is yet to be met. This is the disposition of the Philippine Islands and Incidentally the disposition of Aguinaldo and bis bands of Insurgents. That the leader of the Insurgents has been playing fast and loose with Dewey since bis return to Manila on the Olympia has been fully demonstrated upon several occasions, and it Is a fact that for the past three weeks he has been the chief cause of concern to both Admiral Dewey and Gen. Merritt. They have prepared themselves for any trickery on the part of Aguln-ald- o aqd have been keeping a close watch upon him, in consequence of which he had been so far kept in check. But how long will he remain passive? His declaration appointing himself dictator was not received by Admiral Dewey with the enthusiasm that the Insurgent leader hoped for. In fact, he was rather put out by the way the admiral took It Since his declaration he has been gettlng'hla forces together and now has several thousand men armed with Mauser and Remington rifles, together with several hundred thousand rounds of ammunition. His forces are now at the very doors of Manila and dally and nightly the roar of Held artillery and magazine rifles may be heard from the suburbs of the city. So resolute has been the steady advance that the water supply is now In the hands of the rebels, who at any moment have the power to leave the garrison and the civilian population without water. Aguinaldo is no fool. He knew he must get his arms from the Americans. After securing them he dropped his mask and became openly Insolent. While he has kept up a friendly, front he has Issued secret orders to bis men not to permit the Americans to secure necessary horses or other equipments. Aguinaldo, who looks like a Japanese, has been the cause of more trouble to Spain than probably any other of her subjects. At one time there was an offer of $25,000 for him dead or alive. Although but 28 years of age, -- - at Singapore, and later to Consul Gen- eral Wlldman, at Hong Kong. An agreement was soon reached by which he was permitted to go to the Philippines. Upon hla arrival he first submitted his plans and wishes to Admiral Dewey and then proceeded to organize his forces for active operations. With the ammunition found In the arsenal, arms serured from other places and a few small field pieces, he put several thousand men upon the tracks of the Spaniards. His scheme is to form a republic, with himself as president, and in this he tried to secure Admiral Dewey's support. But, slthough the Americans have received the Insurgent leader kindly, gave him two modern field pieces. 300 rifles and plenty of ammunition, Dewey has proved himself too subtle a diplomat to commit either himself or the government to any wild scheme. Fancy a republic of some are 8,000,000 people, of whom one-hasavages, and the rest, not more than about 50,000 excepted, with such civilization as Spain chose to Impart. Of these 4,000,000 not more than 2 per cent can read. The Spaniards and Filipinos that is, natives of the Philippines of Spanish parents number, To establish a reperhaps, 100,000. of form publican government under these conditions would mean to plunge them at once into barbarism. And yet this is what Aguinaldo is fighting for and which may cause a clash of arms between him and the United States forces. If they do come together, however, the insurgent leader will quickly learn that the methods of the United States troops are different from the Spaniards and may soon find himself with hla arms tied before a firing squad. He has established himself in a fine house at Cavite, where, surrounded by his officers, he conducts the campaign against the Spaniards. He has a modern desk, backed by a d huge mirror, a couple of Iron strong boxes for the dictalarge torial treasury, an abundance of easy lf bevel-edge- lirlB PHILIPPINE CYCLONE. Exploration of the Crater of Taal by Ur. Kaia Charles W. Shields writes of Prof. The Arctic Monument Named for Tennyson by Dr. Kane," and inciden-talll- y gives a sketch of the latter in the August Century. Prof. Shields says: It was at Luzon, the largest of the Philippine islunds. that this adventurous spirit, though under a scientific Impulse, passed the limits of prudence-ihis exploration of the crater of Tael, a volcano on the Pacific coast of the island, in a region inhabited only by 'savages. Crossing over to the capital city of the Island during one of the long delays of Chinese diplomacy, he procured ah escort of natives from the archbishop of Manila, and, in company, with hla friend, Baron Loe, a relative of Metternich'a, penetrated the country to the asphaltic lake In which the island volcano is situated. The gentlemen at first descended together until they reached a precipice overhanging the cavernous gulf of the crater, when the baron saw further progress to be Impossible. But the doctor, in spite of the remonstrances of the whole party, Insisted upon being lowered over the ledge by means of a rope made of bamboos, and held in the hands of the natives, under the baron's directions, until he reached the bottom, two hundred feet below. Loosing himself from the cord, he forced his way downward through the sulphurous vapors, dipped his specimen bottle Into Its waters, returned to the rope, several times stumbling, almost stifled, with the one of his boots charred almost to a coal, he succeeded In again fastening himself, and was hauled up by his assistants, and received Into their hands, exhausted and almost insenRemedies brought from the sible. neighboring hermitage were applied, and he was so far restored that they could proceed on their Journey. But rumors spread, before them among the pigmy savages! on the Island of the profane Invasion that had been made into far-fam- Making Him Acquainted. Mr. Edward A. 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Aguinaldo, with his companions, executed his part of the agreement by leaving the Philippines, but the Spaniards paid only part of the Indemnity and never carried out the promised reforms. Their chief object seemed to be to get rid of Aguinaldo. When, therefore,Admlral Dewey destroyed the Spanish squadron and blockaded Manila, Gen. Aguinaldo reported first to tha s Btarlcan Consul GcnecuL Pratt, chairs, an old grand piano several feet taller than the modern make, and a large hat rack of fanciful design. The only signs of war are the ends of sword chains that peeped through holes In the gingham coats of the officers in attendance, and a metallic standard holder that leaned against the hat rack. The court of the dictator is not impressive. A chamberlain was Identified as a boatman, and there were other touches of opera bouffe. Agulnaldo's present concern Is the defeat of Augus-- tl and he will not discuss the future of the islands. Aguinaldo seems to possess real ability but none of his followers shine In the estimate of the Americans here. They are of a rather low order as a rule, and generally ignorant and Illiterate and Aguinaldo himself has not completely proved his strength and character. the mysteries of the Tael, and! an angry mob gathered about them, which was only dispersed by one or two pistol shots and the timely arrival of the padres. The trophies of the expedition were some valuable mineral a bottle of sulphur water, a series of graphic views from recollection. ' In his sketch-booand a written description of the volcano by one of; the friars, which after many wanderings was put In his hands as he sat at. the home dinner-tabl- e twelve years after- was too dark for Cook, who began tc demur. About this time pistol shots ONE FOR A DOSE. Remora Pimples, Prevent were fired all around and near by. Purify tb. Blood, Roser fell as if dead, while Cook made Rilioueuesa, Cura Headaehe and Dyspeprs. of the bowels each day it nerewery to After several haste get away. going They neither gripe nor sicken. To con- will wo mail sample free, or fall bos far vlnre you, squares and in his haste leaving Roser Mo. Bold by druggists. ,1. IQIdPlQ CD., PHIlA., PA. on the field of battle. Cook caught a street car and came back to the city. The jokers soon joined him and efforts were made to impress him that Rosei Eye Water had been seriously wounded, but Cook Cures eora eyes or granulated lids. Don't burn ar when applied. Fools pood. Bamplo for I eta. or had caught on" ere this and though hurt full else bottle ftnrf5 rta. We want an ugeut la every somewhat discomfited, took the whole nelgliNwbmd. JOHN R. DICKRY DBUU CO wards. Henderson Bristol. Toma. and Ya. matter (Ky.) Journal. I .Shi A Mia takas Imp ratal no. I HICarOKU, Wnblngiwh D. C. that distinas the Berlin's Bird Cxtekar. 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