It Knows No Bounds and Like as Not He Will
Insist On Ruling the Philippine -
i
pine Islands ,
The meat perplexing question of the
War with Spain is yet to bo met. This
Is the disposition cf the Philippine is
lands and incidentally the disposition
cf Aguinaldo and his bunds of insur
gents. That the loader cf the insur
gents has been playing fast and loose
v.'llli Dswey Eince his return to Manila
en the Olympia has been fully damon-
slrated upon several occasions , and it
is a fact that for the past three weeks
lc baa teen tha chief caue of concern
to tolh Admiral Dewey and Gen. Mer
ritt. Thsy have prepared themselves
for any trickery on the part of Aguin-
aldo and have been keening a close
watch upon him , in consequence cf
which he had been so far kept in check.
But how long will he remain passive ?
Tlin declaration appointing himself dictator
tater wr.n rot received by Admiral
Dewey with tha enthusiasm that the
insurgent leader liopod for. In fact , he
v/ns rather put out by the way the ad
miral took it. Since his declaration
lo has been gelling his forces together
and now has several thousand men
armed with Mauser and Remington
TCH ! , together with several hundred
thousand rounds of ammunition.
His forces are now at the very doors
of Msuila and daily and nighty ! the
roar of field artillery and magazine
rif.fis may be heard from the suburbs
of the city. So resolute has been the
slcady advance that the water supply
5s now in the hands of Hie rebe's , wheat
at any moment have the power to leave
the garrison and the civilian popula
tion wit bout water. Asirnaldo is no
fool. He knew ho must got his arms
frcm tha Americans. Af'er securing
them he drcpp3d his mask and became
openly insolent. While he has kept
up n friendly front he has issued secret'
orders to his men not to permit the
Americans to secure necessary horses
or other equipments.
i Agu'.naldn. who looks like a Japan
ese , has been Ilio cause of more trou
ble lo Spain than probably any other
of her subjects. At one time thera
was an offer of $25.000 for him dead or
alive. Although but 26 years of age ,
li's life has been one of daring and
desperate deeds.
He was the leader in the last rebel
lion , but terms were finally made with
the Spaniards by which Aguinaldo and
liis chief followers were paid an indem
nity of $800,000 on their leaving the
Islands forever. All the insurgents
Imprisoned got their freedom , and re-
JCorjns were granted for whch the na
tives had asked.
Aguinaldo , with his companions , ex
ecuted bis part of the agreement by
leaving the Philippines , but the Span
iards paid only part of the indemnity
pnd never carried out the promised re
forms. Their chief object seemed tn
be to get rid of Aguinaldo. When ,
therefcre.Admiral Dewey destroyed the
Spanish squadron and blockaded Ma
nila Gen. Aguinaldo reported first to
the'American Consul General. Pratt ,
at Singapore , and later to Consul Gen
eral Wildman , at Hong Kong.
An agreement was soon reached by
which he was permitted to go to the
Philippines. Upon his arrival he first
submitted his plana and wishes to
Admiral Dewey and then proceeded to
organize his forces for active opera
tions. With the ammunition found in
the arsenal , arms secured from other
places and a few small field pieces , lie
put several thousand men upon the
tracks of the Spaniards.
Ilia scheme is to form a republic ,
-with himself as president , and in this
he tried to secure Admiral Dewey's
But although the Americana
support. ,
have received the Insurgent leader
kindly , gave him two modern field
pieces , GOO rifles and plenty of ammuni
tion , Dewey has proved himself too
subtle a diplomat to commit either
himself or the government to any wild
scheme. Fancy a republic of some
8,000,000 people , of whom one-half are
savages , and the rest , not more than
about 50,000 execpVjd , with such civil
ization 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 Phil
ippines of Spanish parents number ,
perhaps , 100,000. To establish a re
publican form of 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 his arms tied before a
firing squad.
lie 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
huge bevel-edged mirror , a couple of
large iron strong boxes for the dicta
torial treasury , an abundance of easy
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 ihro'igh holes
in the gingham ccats of the officers in
attendance , and a metallic standard
holder that leaned against the hat raak.
The court of the dictator is not impres
sive. A chamberlain was identified as
a boatman , and there were other
touches of opera bouffe. Aguinaldo's
present concern is the defeat of Augus-
ti and he will not discuss the future of
the islands. Aguinaldo seems to pos-
sess real ability but none of his followers -
' I lowers shine in the estimate cf the Am
ericans here. They are of a rather low
order as a rule , and generally ignorant
and illiterate and Aguinaklo himself
has not completely proved his strength
and character.
That Gen. Merritt fully realizes
the situation in Manila is best told in
his own dispatches to the home gov
ernment , in the last of which he sug
gested that his forces bo increased to
50,000. 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 con
fident of his force Gen. Merrittwill
probably make no move. But if at
tacked or forced to attack Aguinaldo's
forces there will be inauguarated a
campaign the end of which no one can
foresee.
Tram Una VTitSi G.is P.Iotor Cars ,
The town council of Neath , England ,
is shortly to grant a lease of the Neath
corporation tramways to the British
Gas Traction Company , Limited , of
London. The lease will be for a term
of seven years from July 1 next , at the
option of the lessees for a further pe
riod of seven or fourteen years. This
company will pay a rent of $6,500 per
annum , and will equip the tram lines
with gas motor cars of improved de
sign and construction , providing a
continual through service of cars ,
starting from each terminus at inter
vals of fifteen minutes.
A PHILIPPINE CYCLONE.
IXtrlnj ; Kxploratloti of the Crater of
Tuel by Dr. Kane.
Prof. Charles W. Shields writes of
"The Arctic Monument Named for
TennyHon by Dr. Kane , " and inciden-
tallly gives a sketch of the latter in the
August Century. Prcf. Shields says :
ft was at Luzon , the largest of the
Philippine islands , that this adventur
ous spirit , though under a scientific
impulse , passed the limits of prudence
ia his far-famed exploration of the
crater of Tael , a volcano on the Pacific
coast of the island , in a region in
habited cnly by savages. Crossing
over to the capital city of the island
during one of the long delays of Chi
nese diplomacy , he procured an escort
of natives from the archbishop of Ma
nila , and , in company , with his friend ,
Baron Los , a relative of Metterniei's ,
penetrated the country to the asphaitic
lake in which the island volcano is
situated. The gentlemen at first de
scended 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 remon
strances of the whole party , insisted
upon being lowered over the leclge 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 , re
turned to the rope , several times
stumbling , almost stifled , with ths
one of his boots charred almost tea
a coal , he succeeded ia again fastening
himself , and was hauled up by his
assistants , and received into their
hands , exhausted end almost insen
sible. Remedies brought from the
neighboring hermitage were applied ,
and he was s'o far restored that they
could proceed on their journey. But
rumors spread before them among the
pigmy savages on the island of the pro
fane invasion that had been made into
the mysleries cf the Tael , and an
angry mob gathered about them , which
was only dispersed by one or two pls'ol
shots and the timely arrival of the
rjadrs. The trophies of the expedi
tion were some valuable mineral speci-
racnts. a bottle cf sulphur water , a se
ries of graphic views from recollection ,
in his sketch-book , and a written de
scription of the volcano by one of the
friars , which after many wanderings
was put'in his hands as he sit at tin
home dinner-table twelve year. ? af.-er-
wards.
Weather Starlon. Over 13,030 Feet Up.
The highest meteorological station in
A NEGRO'S PRIVATE SCORE.
Attended to Ills Share of Spaniard
furs llolufir Wounded.
Wandering about the post in a suit
of pink pajamas is a Titanic negro ,
six feet tall and of like proportions ,
says a Fort Monroe correspondent of
the Chicago Record. His name is
Americus Jackson , and he is a private
in the Tenth regular cavalry. This
"Buffalo , " as the colored soldiers of
the army are familiarly called , "sought
the bubble reputation at the cannon'a
mouth" at El Caney , and single-hand
ed succeeded in overcoming a squad ol
the enemy and capturing a six-pound
rapid-fire gun , shot three Spaniards
and knocked four senseless with the
butt of his carbine and the rest ran
away in terrcr. Johnson was twice
woJiuded , cne ball passing through his
iAft shoulder and another through his
left leg , but neither remained in his
body and no bones were broken. He
speaks of his Avound contemptuously
as "pin holes. " They are healing rap
idly and he will socn be able to re
turn to his home in Texas and receive
the honors due the brave. He has al
ready received a great deal , and I
grieve to relate that glory and ad
miration are confusing Johnson's mem
ory. He is becoming somewhat in
accurate and inconsistent in his state
ments. He sits all day long under
the shade of a tree in his pink pa
jamas , like the sultan of Senegambia
and relates the story of his achieve
ments 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 cf the yellow journals
Mr. Johnson has discovered that the
public taste demands something hot
and blocdj' , and he docs his best to
gratify that craving. By the time he
gets lo Texas Johnson wi'.l have cap
tured an entire lattery , perhaps cap
tured Morro itself.
ilhn Acquainted.
Sir. Edward A. Cook has lived in
Henderson for several month-3 past.
He has made many friends , but some
seemed Jo think that he had not re
ceived the proper degree of introduc
tion to the merry side cf life. So sev-
j oral of ibcrrt. led by some of his next-
! door r.sighbors Messrs. Roser , Adle ,
Levi , Clay ami others indicted him a
missive as from a lady friend , asking
that ho compliment her with a basket
of fruit. In the generosity of his heart
Cook sent the fruit , which was appro
priated by the cruel jokers. A tender
missive from the same Jokers induced
Cook to accept Roser as his escort to
the fair grounds last night. Arriving
there they entered the grounds , but It
/i ssssges .
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SOME PICTURES IN AND ABOUT MANILA.
the world is located on the summit cf
a peak known as El Misti , near Are-
quipa , Peru. Harvard university te
the maintaincr of the station. It is
19,200 feet above the sea level and is
one cf eight operated by the university
at Arequipa , the lowest being at a point
fifty-five feet above the sea level , while
two others are situated at 13.-100 and
15,700 feet elevation respectively. The
station on El Misti is 3,500 feet higher
than the observatory on Mont Blanc
and is visited regularly once a month
for the purpose of winding up the in-
Gtrumeats and changing the record
sheets.
A nXUtakiMi Impression.
"That , " said Maud , as the distin
guished stranger entered the room , "is
the Victoria Cross. " "Is it ? " inquired
Mamie , in a tone of great interest.
"How many century runs must you
make to get one ? " Washington Star.
Shades That Ilnrmonlrp.
Bill "Don't you think Mrs. Crini-
sonbeak has good taste ? " Jill "Excel
lent. Why , even the ribbons on her
Eastern bonnet -harmonizes with the
shade of her husband's nose. "
Tha Modern Daimel.
"For love of. you I could become any
thing. I could become a poet. I "
The Loved "Become a millionaire. "
Modern Sodety.
was too dark for Cock , who began to
demur. About this time pistol shots
were fired all around and near by.
Roser fell as if dead , while Cook made
haste to get away. After going several
squares and in bis haste leaving Roser
on the field of battle. Cook caught a
street car and came back to the city.
The jokers soon joined him and efforts
v/ere made to impress him that Roser
had been seriously wounded , but Cook
bad "caught on" ere this and though
somewhat discomfited , took the whole
matter good-naturedly. Henderson
( Ky. ) Journal.
Ills Definition.
"What is a flirt ? " asked the small
boy. "A llirt , " replied the old bache
lor , "is a pretty woman. " "But what
kind of. a pretty woman ? " persisted the
small boy. "Any kind of a pretty wom
an , " answered the old bachelor. "Well ,
how pretty must she be ? " the young
ster insisted. "Oh , pretty enough to
have a chance to flirt , " returned the
old bachelor irritably. And still the
boy was not satisfied , but as he grows
older ha will understand it better-
Chicago Evening Post.
The Troper Pluoo.
Query Editor "This writer wants
to know where the person with the
wedding ring should be. " Managing
Editor ( a confirmed bachelor ) "Just
say in the penitentiary. " Jeweler's
Weekly.
LOW INTEREST SATES
DAYS OF SIX AND SEVEN
PERCENT CONE.
Cho Mrtljtor , AVIio Formerly I < Ire'J on
His Interest , Compelled to Work on
Account of tlio Chunked Conditions
Lack oT Industries.
In an address recently delivered be
fore the New York State Bankers' As
sociation the Hon. A. B. Hepburn di
rected attention to the fact that "the
days oC six per cent interest are fast
vanishing , only to return at troubled
intervals , when normal conditions are
disturbed. He showed that property
is steadily receiving less and labor
more in the general division cf rev
enue. People who have lived com
fortably on their incomes from six ,
seven and eight per cent investments
find themselves compelled to reinvest
r.t 3 and 4 per cent , and are obliged
to " "resort to economies or to supple
ment their incomes with labor. As
proof of his assertion he showed that
in one of the large banks of the
metropolis the average salary paid
from president down to messenger boy
was ? 1,50S , the earning power of this
average employe thus equaling that of
$34,473 invested in government bonds
at present prices. "
In Canada the tendency is in the
came direction , the fall ofi the rate
being especially noticeable in the low
interest paid upon loans for which the
highest security is given. During the
last half dozen years the rate upon
deposits with the government or in the
chartered banks has steadily dropped
until now it is practically down to 2 %
per cent , for that is the rate which
the government has given notice will
.hereafter be paid upon deposits in the
government and postofiice savings
banks. A silimar reduction of the part
of the banks 511 immediately follow
with the result that the incomes de
rived by these investors upon what , ia
the majority of cases , are the fruits
of small savings , will be further cut
down.
The rate of interest , like the rate
of wages or the price of goods , is
principally i emulated by the law of sup
ply and demand ; and the failing of
tha rate generally during the past tea
years is due to changed conditions.
However , when the Canadian govern-
ir-ent last spring announced the fur
ther reduction en the rate on the pee
ple's savings , a special reason was as
signed. It was stated that the pur
pose was to enable the banks and finan
cial institutions to lower the rate all
around , and so give cheaper capital to
the commerce and manufacturing of
the country. ICe doubt this desirable
end will to some extent be furthered
thereby , but this reason seems to be
based upon the assumption that to en
able the banks to charge borrowers
less they must compel lenders to take
less also ; that is the benefit extended
to the commercial borrower , must be
at the expense cf the depositor. When
one loofc ever the rate of dividends
paid by most of the banks , and finds
that they range from eight up to
twelve per cent , it would appear that
the banks could well have afforded to
lean at a lower rate , and still earned a
fair profit for the shareholders.
Fijian FJre Ceremony.
Two New Zealand raadical men , Drs.
Hccken and Colquhoun. recently vis
ited Fiji , where they had an oppor
tunity of witnessing the now rare fire
ceremony cf the natives. It is so rare
that the power is now confined to a
single family living on an islet twenty
miics from the Fijian metropolis , Su
va. These people are able to v.alk ,
mule and with bars feet , across the
white-bct stony pavement of a huge
oven. An attempt was made on this
occasion to register the heat , but wLen
ihe thermometer had been placed for
a few sp.ccnds about five feet froni the
oven , it hd to be withdrawn , as the
solder of the covering began to melt.
The thermometer then registered 2S2
degrees , and Dr. Hccken estimates that
the range was over 400 degrees. The
fire-walkers then approached , seven in
number , and in single file walked leis
urely across and around the oven.
Heaps of hibiscus leaves were thrown
into the oven , causing clouds i f steam ,
and upon the leaves and within the
steam the natives sat or stood. The
men were carefully examined by the
doctors. Loth before and after the cere-
ony. The soles of their feet were not
thick or leathery , and ware not in the
least blistered. The men showed no
symptoms cf distress and their pulse
was unaffected. Preliminary tests fail
ed to show that there had been any
special preparation. Both doctors ,
while denying that there was anything
miraculous about the experiment , ex-
presscd themselves as unable to give
any scientific explanation. London
Chronicle.
Universal Tongue.
A statement made in good faith , but
difficult to accept , was recently offered
to his congregation by a country pas
tor. He had been holding forth on the
ml vantages of plain sneaking. "Why ,
brethren , " he said , bringing his hand
flown upon the pulpit with great vigor ,
"there's no need of all these long words
and high-sounding terms ; not a bit.
Look at St. Paul ! Look at St. Paul. I
say ! His words wore full of the meat
of knowledce ai < l help , and he didn't
make use cf any five-syllable talk. No ,
he always spcko in plain , simple E/ng-
Uish , my brethren ! " Tit-Bits.
Tierlin'n IJIrd Catcher.
Berlin pays a salary to a profession
al bird catcher , who keep-d scientific
Institutions supplied with birds , neata
ind eggs. He is the only man In the
ampire permitted to do so.
Upon rich , pure , nourishing blood _ . , _
taking Hood's Sarsaparilla , and you
will bo free from those spells of de
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days , those gloomy , deathlike feelings ,
those sudden starts at mere nothings ,
those dyspeptic symptoms and blinding
headaches. Hood's Sarsaparilla has dona
this for many others it will cure you.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
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Why does the rolling stone gather so
many moss-covered anecdotes ?
Iowa 1'atent Office Kcport.
Dos Moines , Aug. 13 , 189S.
J. A. Merritt. of DCS Moines , the se
date studious attorney , has surprised
his friends by a display of poetical
genius in the production of a poem ,
that deserves to rank with Longfel
low's Hiawatha and is entitled to
"Tama. " The author has applied for a
copyright and the poem will be pub
lished in illustrated book form.
Fifteen U. S. patents v/ere issued to
Iowa inventors August 9 , as follows :
To B. L. Bonnell , of Donnellson , for
a railway switch ; to W. F. Brown , of
Maquoketa , for a lawn sprinkler ; to
L. W. Carson , of Elma , for a motor : to
J. C. Dukes , of Ellston. for a floor-lay
ing machine ; to W. D. Graves , cf St.
Au ur , for a bag-holder ; to J. R. licit ,
of 'Dr-s Moiues. for a duplex clothes
pin : to J. A. Koontz. Centreville. for
a draft-cock ; to A. A. Lindley. of Os-
kalcosa. for a track-sanding appara
tus ; to E. S. Manning , of Des Moines.
for a signal lamp for railways , etc. ; to
J. C. Perkins , of Inwood. for a roller
attachment for sleighs ; to G. F. Sni
der et al. of Abingdon. for a washing
machine ; to M. J. Stroud , of Paton. for
a draft attachment for vehicles ; to I.
A. Weaver , of Oskalcosa , and R. M.
Boyer. of Tracy , for ? well-drilling
machine ; to J. F. Wessel. of Kellosrg.
for a bee hive : to J. W.ood , of Ha-
warden , for an extensible clothes-line
prop.
Free advice to all inquirers about se
curing. manufacturing , valuing and
celling inventions.
THOMAS G. ORWIG & CO. ,
Proprietors of the Iowa Patent Office.
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