The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

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LIEUT.. JOHNsON'S COUP D'ETAT.
An opera bouffe element was added to
the close. of the lCtyt4Y war by the capture
of Jefferson Davis arrayed in an India
shawl and a hoop skirt. There are indi-
cations. that the, wlnd-up of Mr., McKin-
ley's war on the F4lipinos Is to be ac-
centuated with Similar comical Incidents
1t appears that Mrs! Aguinaldo, of
whom Gen. Otis has been assiduously
trying to make a widow. has already
suffered the loss of her wardrobe and
other personal effects. The said wardrobe
was contained in twelve barrels. in lieu Of
steamer trunks Twelve barrels, OF
forty-two gallons each, containing mis-
cellaneous lot of ball dresses, morning
gowns, red corsets. Directory skirts, v
/ shaped bodices, opera cloaks. Shoes,
stockings. slippers. CATERS, lingerie and
other thfngs,aTe prize worthy the efforts
OF the eminent Don Whtskerandos who
has been incorporating as the general
| 80 NOAHlAidHu OF Cn0 AMERICAN forces,
with headquarters in the saddle of q
rcll-top desk in Manila.
The announcement of this brilliant feat
Of military strategy comes, all uncen-
sored, over the wires and is spread in
the pages of the daily press with all the
ostentation that its Importance warrants.
1t is a reverse calculated to make Agui-
naldo feel sick. Twelve barrels of fem
mime gear and harness are not to be
picked up in one days shopping tour, as
We all Oh this side of the Pacific have rea-
son to know. AS in the case of Jeff
! Davis, cavalry did the trick in this re-
markable capture. A cavalry scout gets
on to such things quicker than his more
prosaic conrrade, the tnfantryman. To
Lieut.. Johnson. Of Troop nj, Third cav
| airy, belongs all the honor and glory of
footing the clothes of Mrs. Aguinaldo.
Under such dispiriting circumstances
we may look for an early surrender of
the main guy" of the Filipino rebellion.
| What is the presidency of Filipino re-
public worth without clothes for the
presidents wife? How could an inau-
guration ball be pulled off" with all
Mrs. Aguinaldo's costumes in the hands
| of Lieut.. johnson. 1t is, ernphatically.
a case of too much Johnson, and the
! G o believes Mrs, Aguinardo will in
dorse every word it says in sympathy
for haY
ostracized position in society. Twelve
| barrels of carefully selected trousseau
Ibutchered to make an Otisian holiday!
But what must have been the surprise
| of: our, noble executive when he received
the cablegram from Mr. Otis:
Have, not got Aguinaldo. but have
gobbled all of his wife's dresses"
| Think for moment OF the warm cur
rent Of, 5ubfation that, must. have gone
pulsating through sthes veins of Mr.. Nc
Kinfey on receipt Of the news He would
| readily perceive that the rebel leader
had been struck in a Vital part, for
clothes, especially women's clothes, cost
money. Practically considered from the
administrations point of view, the back
bone Of the rebellion can be considered
broken. This position. would also be
| heartily Endorsed by Mark Hanna. In
his eyes the tapping of mans pocket
book attacks him at the superlative of
his vulnerability, It Is a solar plexus
stroke worse than apopiexy. @
Our forces under Mr. OTIS in Luzon.
are now twelve barrels Of womens
clothes to the good We are gaining
ground. No achievement to equal it has
been accomplished ssince: the male stu
| dents of the University Of Wisconsin
made raid on the girls laundry and
carried off the loot y 1t is feat to which
our noble executive may point with pride.
It clearly demonstrates that where such
rich booty exists the American flag ought
never to be hauled, down. Where there
are wardrobes to raid there will the
American soldier ever be found to swfpe
the robes de mutt, and. if necessary, carry
Oft the whole clothesiine.
I From the island of Luzon. with but
enc royal wife and twelve barrels of
clothes, let US turn to Sulu, with thirty
wives In one family and, consequently,
$50 barrels of woplens duds Why is
this field not exploited by command of
our noble executive? It is not reason
able to suppose that, at a salary of &c.
900 per annum, the sultan would permit
the wife of Aguinaldo to outshine the
members Of his own harem at ball or
rott. Let an advance be made On Sulu,
led by the gallant Lieut. Johnson, and
let the captured lingerie and female APP
parel be forwarded to Washington to
grace the walls of the war department.
Congressman Roberts, it is understood,
| declares that he will not resign AS we
| understand their position, however the
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