The age-herald., 1900-06-11
Big Game Bagged by John AI-
 man of Decatur.
HIGH FILIPINO OFFICER
Next in Command to Aguinaldo- esting Letter from Alan Jemison Giving Detailed Account
 of the Affair

received from Alan Jemison, who IS Tn the band of the Forty-fourth regiment at Cebu, P l., gives much information regarding the regiment in which many Alabama boys enlisted The letter written from Balamban Cebu island. where some inn portant fights have recently taken place. It is interesting to know that it was one of the Alabama boys who enlisted last sum- mer with Captain Steele, who killed Gen eral Emilio, accounts of whose death filled the papers about two months ago. General Emilio was next in rank to Aguinaldo, and the man who shot him was John Alman of Decatur The following extract from young Jemison's letter, written about the first of April, gives a detailed account:
 We intended going to Iloilo on the Is- land of Penay, but only the Second battal- ion went We, the band and Third battal- ion, are at headquarters, and have been on Cebu Island since December 30. We stop ped in the city of Cebu for three days and then we went about ten miles in the moun- tains to Camp Rowan. We were there about three weeks and had one battle. About 200 natives were killed and wounded, but none of our boys were hurt except one, and he was in the Nineteenth regiment We left there and went back to Cebu, where got orders to sail for Balamban, about forty miles distant, to garrison the town We have been here since February T. Colonel McClermand of the Forty fourth, has been made governor general of the island. and will make his headquarters at Cebu hereafter.
 We have had no trouble here until day before yesterday, when the companies were called to go to the mountains. They have not yet returned nothing has been heard. The band was armed with rifles and left behind to take care of the town.
 'I sorry to learn of Captain Steels death l saw him when I passed through Birmingham my way to Leavenworth. Lieutenant Going is even stouter and healthier than when he was in the states. l saw him about two weeks ago. His com- pany is garrlsoning the town of Domanhoe. The colonel went to Domanhoe and took the band along as bodyguard. We were issued rifles and had to carry our instru- ments. We visited several little towns along the coast. Every town I have seen on this island, even if 1t is only settle ment has large church and band, and they make good music too.
 Death of General Emilio
 
 good news On the night of the 31st of March they surprised the insurgents at their hiding place. and it happened to be the officers quarters. Company l., com manded by Captain Mossfield, was in the lead, and four of his men were in front as an advance guard. The insurgents didn't the boys until they got within thirty yards of the house. The Filipinos all ran out hut ,o papers and the last to come out He Was shot four times by John Alman, of Decatur, Ala, and proved to be the man that our boys were looking for especially it was General V. Emilio from Luzon, who had said he was coming to our island and clean it up. John Alman got his dagger from his belt It was twelve inches long, silver-mounted and had his monogram on the holster. His valise was found, and it contained papers showing that they had planned to attack us at Balamban that very night. Had it not been for the capture and death of General Emilio many of us would more than likely have been killed, for we had only 2S men in the band and 40 com pany men, and there were 1000 insurgents This general was next in charge to Agui- naldo, and was said to be a fighter. His wife and captain were captured last week and are in prison at Domanhoc.
 About $500 in gold was found on Emilio's body, a H-calibre bulldog revolver, a bolo Ca long knife) and valuable papers. They found his hiding place by capturing two natives. They took one and tried to make him talk, but he would not say a word. Then they examined the other, and he wouldn't talk. They then tied him to a tree and lined six soldiers in front of him, but he wouldn't give in. He just folded his arms and closed his eyes, Major Me Coy then took him down to the river, took rope about three-quarter-inch and soaked it. They hit him about twelve licks with it, and he up and told everything, and that is how they bagged the game Besides the general, seven other officers were killed. The Forty-fourth has been doing some good work and still hold their record-not a man killed or wounded
 Living in Clover
 In a later letter received at the same time, young Jemison says:
 ''The last letter I wrote was in Balam- ban. We left last Sunday night for Cebu In coming made complete circuit of the island. We have the incest quarters in town. They were formerly occupied by the officers. Just think, we are sleeping under mosquito nets and eating out of chinaware with silver knives, forks and spoons! We have a large mess hall with chairs and tables. The government fur nished it all. l send under separate cover view of the camp Camp Rowan, named after Captain Rowan of the 18th regulars ) It is between two high mountains in a canon, with stream of water running through it. The ground is smooth as the campus at the university; the moun- tains rising on either side are so steep that we have to a rope to climb up. That is how we reached the top to do outpost duty during the first battle the 4th had. Captain Stuart and sixteen band men left here last Wednesday on the boat Frisco across the bay, to capture some bolo men. We ran upon them just half an hour after leaving the boat. A fellow named DeBrew and myself were the advance guard. and