Show SOLDIER TElLS OF CAPTURE OF THE BLACK CHRIST How the Most Wonderful Character Among the Filipinos Filipinos Fili Fill pinos pubs Was Caught by Capt Stewart 1 A letter describing the tho capture of or the famous Black mack Christ In the Philippines Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines by Capt M. M B. B Stewart of oC the Eighth Infantry has hns been at Fort Douglas Capt Stewart has ha's has Just arrived arriel at Fort Lawton near Seattle where here he will be st The rhe letter which was written b by a soldier follows The great r at leader among the religious people of or Laguna In the southern part of or Luzon Is known as the Black Christ t. t Ills His followers dwell In huts and caves e a In the rocks They are arc fanatical l and Ignorant and believe In all the su superstitions superstitions su- su of or the people They wanted a priest to live among them and this l was refused As some Important religious personage must t he be chosen for tor a a- a leader they the decided to build a god od to their own notion nf or things A scheming 1111 Filipino pi no who had been educated among arong the Spaniards Spaniard built builta a wooden god and named it the Black Christ By the aid ail of oC a ventriloquist one Jo Jose e Zaide th the Image e was wa made malIc to 10 speak to the natives rhe They foil fell at nt Its Us feet and worshiped it as a new now Messiah come to save his people Money was deposited at the feet of the Image and collected eVer every dC day to be he used In furthering furthering further further- ing the Insurrection from amon among those natives Many thousands of or dollars were secured e by the image S Capt Stewart was detailed to capture the Black Christ and made a raid In the deep for forests at fit the top tOI of ot Mount When hen the natives es heard of ot othis his coming they fled and carried away the Image On close examination the Captain found 40 hidden under the platform on which the Image had been standing The money was and the people followed into their caves In Inthe Inthe inthe the mountains A detachment of or soldiers was led lcd b by Capt Stewart Into a small town called calle an where he heard the image was secreted After Acter a n long hunt the prize was found In the possession of or an old woman who had hod stored it awa away In a trunk The Black Christ was borne triumphantly away and the natives left to wonder what hat had become of or t their clr modern Messiah |