Show S R lox WW aj 10 7 n rot rw z v here the ai daane mabb r fg pen e al juan adolas was abw the gov the island alt time aro las t who Is at present the military gov arnor of hava havana is ia adnan in with a hita hisa tory hennas re has always been an leaen republican ready to flight tor for his in the dayoob days of republican rePublic alt success la in spain bels said 10 S to have cast the throne out of a window by way of showing his respect tor royalty alter after the tall fall of the spanish republic ne con tinned to display what was waa considered to bo be unseemly activity acu and there la is little doubt that when he be was waa honored with aw appoIntment as governor of sulu it was with the intention of exiling ling him to im a place from which he would be unlikely to return the town waa very tery unhealthy the defenses were wem inadequate and the garrison was in constant danger dan gerof of annihilation brin aralas as wal a man of many resources and of tre tremendous energy his wretched town was peopled by native troops chinese traders and deported convicts but in spite of the unfavorable conditions which confronted him he at ponce once set himself to improving thin things gil he made prisoners of the moros maros and compelled them to work in strengthening his defenses until these had bad been made impregnable he improved the sanitation of the town changing it from a perfect pesthole to an unusually healthy place he constructed water works built a splendid market place and established a tree free school system and a thoroughly equipped hospital his town became becar ne the wonder of the philippines meanwhile he was making soldiers out of his slovenly native troops after putting his town in a satisfactory condition and teaching his soldiers how to sh shoot pot he sent to manila an tor for authority to attack the moro stronghold at malbun it is said that his request was three times refused and he was warned that his two regiments would be wiped out it if he made the attempt one evening he be summoned the captain of a gunboat which was lying in the harbor and ordered him U to take up position before malbun and open fire are at daybreak on the following morning the officer refused to start adolas is reported to have lulven zaven him his choice between obeying the order which by the way he had no authority to give and facing a firing squad in the plaza the officer decided to go to malbun and a strong guard was placed on his vessel to a see that he did not reconsider his determination mi at 11 that night adolas placed himself at the head of his two regiments had ammunition passed and gave the order to march the men had no idea where they were going and before daylight found foahd themselves hidden in the rear of malbun meanwhile the gunboat had arrived and the moros maros were busy training their rude artillery on her promptly at dawn she opened fire and as the moros replied for the first time adolas and his men swarmed over the rear stockade the moros moras were taken completely complete lr by surprise and although they fought desperately suffered a crushing defeat the sultan contrived to escape but many of the important chiefs were killed or captured their heavy guns were taken and their fortifications destroyed adolas followed up his advantage and attack succeeded attack until the fanatical moslems were cowed as they had never been cowed before an armed truce followed and continued in force at the time of our visit arabs had several times escaped unscathed from deadly peril and the moros moras believed that he had bad a charmed life they called him papa and when papa gave orders they were treated with considerable respect ile he was strictly just but absolutely sol merciless every threat that ne he made was carried out to the letter for once the moros had met their master and they knew it s |