The evening times., 1898-11-10
LED BY love TO REVOLT
Aguinaldo's Enemies Tell a
Remarkable Story.
SPANISH STOLE HIS BRIDE
Cast Into Prison. and There Plotted
to Set the Islands Free-His RevO-
luton Ended by buying the Lead
er-Left the Country and Abandon
ed His Comrades.

lpplHt ulCldtor dHu pTeSlueHt ol tne TeNo'
lutionary government of the islands, is
not having things entirely his own way
OF late enemies among his own people
have developed, and have been causing
him considerable trouble and embar'
rassment
Thus far there has been no open mol
formidable attack made upon him, other
than the stories and reports which those
F'ilipinos who seek to become his rivals
in leadership have been circulating re-
garding him.
Among a number of the better class OF
the Philippine people there has now de-
veloped considerable opposition 10 Agui-
naldo. They charge that he is scarcely
able to read and write; that his calling In
life is nothing more than that of bar
ber which trade he learned when he was
quite young.
Like all Tagalos. to which tribe he be-
longed, what little education he received
was in the parochial schools of the
monks and friars, and, therefore, ii is al
legged, he is influenced by the teachings
and instructions OF the religious orders,
whom, the Filipinos fear, he will not oust
when Spanish sovereignty is relinquish-
ed should he become actual president OF
the islands.
His enemies then go back into his life
and declare that his hatred of the Spanish
and his determination 10 create revolu-
ton arose as a result of d love experience,
rather than from the injustice which Spain
had practiced upon his people, and that,
further, in attacking the government of
Spain he saw an opening To promote his
own interest and aspirations
In this connection the story is told that
about ten years ago Agunaldo was about
to marry a Mestize girl of CaVite, who was
then studying in convent there. Agui-
naldo managed 10 induce the girl to es-
cape and flee with him. against the viii
of the monks. Together they fed TO Min
danao, where the two We're captured by
the officers OF the government, at the re-
quest of the monks. and Aguinaldo was
brought TO Manila in chains and the girl
returned to CaVite and placed in the con-
vent.
Aguinaldo was charged with abduction
and was sentenced to serve pne ear in
prison During his Imprisonment AeuinaI-
do planned to secure revenge against the
Spanish authorities for depriving hlnl of
his wife. whose father was Filipino Of
considerable wealth and owned an estate
some distance from Cavite.
He studied how he could attack those
whom he believed 10 have wronged him.
and decided upon master stroke by
which he hoped 10 wrench the govern
ment from the hands of the Spaniarls snd
set himself up as an independent ruler OF
the islands.
He did not know how he was going to
a hIIt he do
termined TO do so. He had no money
and was not widely known throughout
the islands. Upon being liberated he un-
dertoOk an investigation of the methods
of the Spanish officials and learned some
thing of their corruption. These facts he
spread broadcast among the people and
made homself known through them.
Aguinaldo next joined a small party OF
conspirators in Manila for the overthrow
of the Spanish government and soon be-
came their leader. He was active in sup
port of the movement and readily drew
a large number of supporters TO the
cause of the independence of the Philip
pines.
The Spaniards soon saw that his in
fiuence was growing and that he was LA
bic to make trouble. They accordingly
gave him n sum of money to desist from
his attacks upon the Spanish authorities
ana 10 dDdnuOn the cause OF revolution.
He accepted the amount retired 10
Hongkong and made an agreement not to
return 10 the islands. rhis ract his enc
mics among the Filipinos have not for
gotten.
Aguinaldo remained in Hongkong for
several years, and believing that there
was another opportunity TO make a strike.
and having expended nearly all Of his
money. he returned to the islands at the
time Admiral Dewey sailed for Manila.
and was soon again established as the
leader. of the revolutionary government
Just at that time the Philippine peo-
pie needed a leader, and he took advant-
age OF this circumstance to establish
himself as dictator. 1t IS not probable
that these attacks made upon Aguinaldo
by his enemies will amount to much. but
they are nevertheless made by leading
Filipinos, who. Aguinaldo's friends and
supporters charge in return are but the
hirelings of Spain, and open enemies TO
the independence of the islands.