Show i AGUINALDO beao ado the leader of the philip aw Au ur gents according to all ac iwo bai a remarkable career at an phife he wag wae i given to some span certa omits tB at luzon to be educated received him willingly in the la ia bome ome day lie he would yield a influence among the natives ent af of spain so he was cheol 1 first at manna manila and adrid the intention of his hie wab s to ta make him a priest inclinations wept went in an opposite direction and he joined the army and became a subaltern in one of the regiments at luzon what he be witnessed of oppression and inhumanity on the part of the spaniards who ruled his people led him to organize a revolt in 1896 he was then only 24 years old the rebellion broke ou out t one morning when Aguin aldos regiment killed the spanish officers in command after which he and his followers hid in the swamps soon he had about 0 men gathered about him and with these tie be inaugurated a reign of terror spaniards were mercilessly killed civil offie officers ers who had bad delighted in inflicting torture on the natives and priests who had blessed the murderers were treated alike at last a premium was offered for the head of aguinaldo governor augusti august was willing to pay tor for it IL the governor so go the story goes received the following reply from the rebel leader himself 1 I need the sum you offer very much and will deliver the head myself I 1 augustl ten days later met Aguina ildo and paid him but did not receive the head it was a stormy night a typhoon raging augustl sat in his palace engaged I 1 on a report of the condition of the island A priest passed the nels at the entrance to the palace and undisturbed entered augustins roo room he stopped just back of that mat officials chair with th the e words peace be with I 1 you my son when augustl augusti surprised had turned his head the priests man mantle tle was dropped and there stood aguinaldo in his hand g a 20 inch bolo the terrible knife of the malay 1 I have brought the head of aguinaldo said the rebel thumbing the edge of his blade and I 1 claim the reward hastener Has tenor else I 1 shall have to expedite matters augusti august had no alternative he opened his desk and took from it in gold which he gave to aguinaldo the latter in turn handed him a receipt counted the money walked backwards to the door and bolted A man capable of such an exploit is 1 not to be despised though he may be a malay of his personal character we are told that he is of taciturn under non stra tive disposition not given to outward manifestations of joy or so sorrow arow I 1 extremely courteous to all men kind to women children and animals he Is slow and deliberate of speech never elated or depressed impassive and save in times such as these indolent processes of thought were and are slow with him he is not trustful of the white races and the reason for this 1 is that russia england germany and ana spain have given the natives of asia little cause to believe in a christian god or a christians word he is aware that of modern civilized nations the united states is the one alone which has never broken faith with the asia tic nations nor plundered tor for conquests conquest sake the compact entered into between admiral dewey and aguinaldo before the latter set out for manila from hongtong Hong kong Is said to have comprised several features among which are the independence of the philippines Philippine 3 the formation of a republic under the government of the insurgents the inter bention in case of an emergency of american and Lur european commissioners to be appointed by admiral dewey the opening of philippine ports to the world and the restriction of chinese emigration liberty of the press and religious freedom and the building of roads and railroads j A note is said to have been addressed to the european powers by the me insurgents setting forth these and a few other points of agreement between admiral dewey and aguinaldo Agul naldo the latter believes in an independent philippine republic under the protectorate of the united states and that seems to be the program to be carried out by the corn com mis loners that eventually will meet and discuss the future of that troublesome spanish possession |