St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01

der the sanctity of the cross. The insur-
gents closed in and occupied the block
house deserted by the Spaniards. This
position commanded the north walls and
windows of the chapel. and under the
cover Of their guns the insurgents crept
up and commenced the work Of cutting
a passage through the two foot stone
wall which surrounded the cemetery
and chapel The Spaniards could in no
way check this movement, as there was
no way of reaching the men on the out
side of the wall without exposing them
selves to the deadly fire of the insur-
gents.
To cut hole through the wall re-
quired two days, and then hole only
sufficient to admit two men at time
was made. Through this opening they
focked into the yard, and then, making
a charge on three sides of the building,
climbed in through the windows and
killed the 2S Spanish soldiers of the
garrison. What a scene of carnage there
was the next morning when the sun
sent it's golden rays through the gothic
windows in the dome of the chapel On
the floor beneath lay the % dead SOL
diers, the remnant Of the garrison OF
the i'll fated stone fort, struck down be-
meath the cross which had been the rod
of iron used in tyrannizing over the
poor and ignorant natives; surely a
retribution on those, who, by their bru-
tality and Christianlike abuse,
taught their victors to know no pity
When Cavite fell, a single Spanish
officer escaped capture or massacre lie
sought refuge in small room which,
like several of it's kind, opened into
court from which an arched passage
way led out to the street. His flight
was observed at the time but the in
surgents, busy with their bloody slaugh-
ter, forgot him. But toward evening
his flight was recalled, and horde was
soon upon him. He had Barricaded the
door, and at last this was broken down.
The officer then fought fiercely for his
life, and only after great struggle, in
which number of natives were struck
down, was his sword arm piecred by
bullet, and, disabled, he fell an easy
prey to their thirst for Spanish blood.
Finally his head was severed from his
body, and one of the natives, holder
than the rest, set it up on window
and, falling down before it, shouted,
"Sextus glorial" and thus the bloody
work was christened the sixth glory.
When it is remembered that the
established church of the Philippines
has but Give glories, the significance
Of this bloody work to the long OPP
pressed insurgents becomes apparent
Finally one of the natives took up the
head upon pike and headed the pro-
cession about the room. and all shouted
"Sextus gloria" as they marched
This was another dark day for Spanish
rule in the Philippines. and countless
others just as horrible can be recited
Had Manila fallen before the hordes OF
Aguinaldo horrors more terrible than
the modern world has ever known
doubtless would have been enacted.
The church in the Philippines has
been great fomenter Of evil 1t would
be hard matter to tell just what the
position of the church here is at pres
emit 1t was established here coincident
with the establishment of Spanish rule
and is the established church of Spain,
fostered by Spanish rule, supported by