Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-19
SWEEPING CHARGES MADE |
Returned Colorado Soldier Alleges
Corruption at Manila.
AGUINALDO STUBBORN.
Given Almost Every Inducement to
Cease Fighting
Returned.

Denver, Col. Sept. ia signed state
ment was given out by Napoleon E. Guy
OF of the First Colorado infantry, i'll
which he makes sweeping charges Of rob-
berry and corruption against the military
administration at Manila. He says that
an examination Of the vouchers forward
cd to Washington will show that eX
orbitant prices are paid for all kinds Of
supplies; that vast quantities of high
class wines and other supplies have been
purchased oslensbly for the Spanish hos
pitfalls, while in the American hospitals
only the coarsest supplies are furnished.
He says that courts-martial of private
soldiers charged with selling government
property have been stopped because they
would result in the exposure of high Off
Gals. Guyot says an examination OF the
receipted vouchers now III Washington
by any honest accountant or auditor i'll
the United States would result in their
recommending that a number of generals,
colonies and captains III Manila be at
once arrested for malfeasance i'll office,
tried and sentenced to the penitentiary.
Burning of the saturuus.
Washington, D. c., Sept. ia report
has been received at the war department
giving al account Of the capture and de-
structiOn of the steamer Saturnus, which
carried $4,000 and valuable cargo.
The report iii part says:
When discovered by the gunboat
Pampanga she was lying with her nose
buried in the sand near San Fernando.
Smoke, which lowered closely over the
vessel, showed her to be on fire. Small
boats with native crews could be seen
carrying the cargo Of the burning vessel
ashore. Upon the approach of the gun
boat the natives Immediately retired and
opened fire upon the boats crew, from
concealed trenches and sending shells
from two three-inch gunS-Which formed
a concealed battery.
The Pampanga ordered the fire from
the trenches to be returned and under
cover of the guns of the warship the boat
reached the Saturnus. An attempt was
then made to pull her out of the mud
and sand. but was unsuccessful. When
the gunboat left the scene the flames or
the SatuIrnus had enveloped the vessel
and she, to al appearances, was doomed
Adviccs received 1T the war depart
mcnt from Manila state that the natives
of the island of Samar are praying for
the speedy arrival of the Americans and
viii welcome the hosting of the Ameri-
can flag. 1t IS said that as Il result Of
the forcihle collection of taxes by the
emissares eff the insurgents, who take all
they have got. the natives are III state
CT semi-starvation. They have no faith
American protection.
Gen. Otis has cabed the war depart
ment a request for additional staff Oil
GERS for service in the Philippines. He
asks for one additional judge advocate
general two assistant adjutants-g eneral,
two inspectOrs-general,e eight quartermas-
terS nine commiSsarieS OF subsistence
and two engineer officers. The adjutant-
general has called upon the heads of
these different bureaus to designate Off
GERS of the staff asked for before the
next active campaign begins Is recognized
by the war department.
BattIefiags Returned.
Lincoln. Neb., Sept 15.-The battle
flags of the First Nebraska regiment
were returned to the state today-the
same colors which the state gave the reg
iment sixteen months ago. The tattered
flags and the battle-scarred veterans re-
ceived an extraordinary ovation. Thou
sands of persons witnessed the march of
the soldiers of the First to the statehouse
and Gov. Poynter was assisted by Assist
ant Secretary of War Meiklejohn in re-
ceiving the colors Col. milford said:
i return the battlehags the state gave
us sixteen months ago. We were told
to take good care of them. Parts of the
cGlors are missing, but the state of Ne
braska may know that those pieces are
not in the hands of the enemy"
Gibraltar. Sept. 15.-The United States
transport Alexander, from New ofk,
bound for Manila. arrived in Gibraltar
bay today with her machinery disabled.
AruinaIdo Would Not Yield.
New York, Sept. ia special to the
World from Ithaca, n Y, says: Your
correspondent is able to say on authority
that the Schurman peace commission Of
fered every possible inducement short Of
absolute self government to AgulnaIdo
and his followers Aguinaldo was prom
4 bn for tbn a n
peace in the Tagalos tribe, a bonus Of
more than $1,000 year while the Taga
los remained peaceful. The commission
went so far as to promise Agulnaldo the
moral support Of the United States gov
eminent if needed to make his leadership
thoroughly secure.
With all these inducements AgulnalGO
declined to yield.
President Schurman was frank in stat
ing that he did not believe it possible to
allow the natives to participate III the
general government.
Guilty Of Criminal Assault.
Manila, Sept II via Hong Kong, Sept.
| 1o).-The local papers assert that Corp.
| Damphoffer and Private Conine Of Co.
3, Sixteenth infantry, have been, sen
| fenced to death by court martial and that
| Private McBennett has been condemned
| to twenty years imprisonment Tor nav
| ing crimnally assaulted native women
! ~ aroused the natives.
The papers assert also that Gen. OTIS
! has recommended that President Nc
| Kinley approve the sentences and that he
| desires public execution of the men
sentenced to death a warning against
a repetition of the crime.
Medals for MacArthur's Men.
Washington, Sept. 15.-Sergt. Bruno
| Wende, Sergt. Z. G. Buzzard, Private
| G. c. Burd and Artifcer Thomas J.
! Graham, all of Co. c, Seventeenth infan
try, We're presented with the medals OF
! honor awarded them by President Nc
Kinley for distinguished bravery in the
battle at Ell Caney, Santiago, July l,
| 1893, in assisting in the rescue of wound
| ed men in front of the line under heavy
fire from the enemy. The presentation
was made at San Fernando, Luzon.
| Gen. Macarthur and Gen. Wheaton
were present Col. j. w. Powell Of the
Seventeenth infantry pinned the bronze
| stars on the coats of the four soldiers
j and congratulated them. During the eX-
ercises the band played The Star Span
! gled Banner and the regiment passed in
| review before Gen. Macarthur.
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