The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-28
INCREDIBLE nARnARIsM.
Shocking scenes of Cruelty aud Tor
turc In the Philippines.

| Shocking scenes of Cruelty and Tor
| turc In the Philippines.
The Temps one of the most sober and
reliable of French papers, says CORE
| spondeut OF the New York Journal, writing
| from Paris, publishes the narrative of an
| nsurgent half breed named Tung Tao, who
recently arrived at Hong Kong from the
Philippines and has painted terrible pic
| ture of the atrocities which are Of proson,
| In progress In this war. The incident to
| which this narrative refers Is not new, bu.
| for the most part tho details are new. and
| they show not only the instructive cruelty
| Of the Malay and his scorn OF death and
suffering. but also the degree OF oxaspera-
! tlon to which the tor,ures Inflicted on cap
tured spaniards are able to drive European
officers ana soldiers. The story commences
with the attack of a Spanish J. ,onastery,
whose confossor had revealed all inrurgept
plot to the Spanish authorities.
THE monastery was carried by assault
Two priests alone OF those Who were there
succeeded In escaping. aud VIC sei:ed a
great supply OF rice and munitions. took
no personal part In the execution OF the
prisoners. but commanded and directed It,
They were either hanged or drowned, an
easy death when everything is taken into
consideration. Tho confesgor, however
was hacked TO pieces. Fortified IN the
monastery, the insurgents calmly awaited
the enemy. aud no quarter was gwen in the
struggle which cnsued. The Spanish cut
the throats Of their captiycs and we cruel
fed ours. They tayed US alive and wo
roasted them
Tung Tao. who was made prisoner de-
scrihes az follows his prison experiences;
"A narrow door with an added thickness
OF iron gave access 20 1t. In the confer OF
the ceiling trap door with bars OF iron
enabled the guards 20 keep an eye on the
interior. In this limited space prisoners
were pushed one by one. There was not
air enough They became stitlcd, and in
order TO breathe, heaped themselves up near
the door to such an extont that ,he en,fy
was completely blocked. Seeing this the
Spaniarda closed the door but above them
the trap door opened allowing the body OF
one wounded man to pass through and
then another, until thcre were about a
dozen, closely pressing together mass of
human beings which already had hardly
room to move
These who were near the door were
able to breathe little air through the
chincks, but the others died Off In the pes
tilential atmosphere. In the center OF the
room | recognized. By their high stature,
Han Kai and his brother. Han Kni, one OF
the chiefs OF the halfbreeds in the Batan-
gas district was famous for his bravery
and feroclty. At O'Clock In the afternoon
the door opened again and a pun OF pure
air penetrated the prison, but those who
tried TO get near the opening were driven
back with blows from swords. They led
away Han Ksi's brother. An hour later
they threw him back through the trap door.
His eyes had been torn out and the soles OF
his feet burned.
when he recognized his brother Han
Kai uttered cry OF rage. Pointing TO the
trap door he asked us TO help him 10 reach
IL. ! went to his aid with two others. and,
holsted on our shoulders. be made ono
bound. reached the bar, aud fastened on TO
It, A Spanish lieutenant was on the watch
aud bent over TO make him loose his grip.
but Han Kai seized him by the throat With
his arm which was free and tried 10
throttle him. Without word. without a
cry the two men struggled furiously to-
gether, Han Kai crushing with all his
weight the face OF his antagonist against
the iron bars Of the trap door. Then we
heard hasty cries. soldiers approached and