The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
LIKE SOCIAL LIONS
PECULIAR TREATMENT OF AMER
TCAN PRISONERS BY THEIR
FILIPINO CAPTORS
FOURTEEN OF THEM SET FREE
COME INTO AMERICAN LINES AT
ANGELES WELL CLAD AND
Loaded WITH PRESENTS
LIEUT.. GILMORE NOT THERE

LIEUT.. GILMORE NOT THERE
| Filipino Commissioners Dodge d.
| rect Questions as to His Where
abOuts, Refusing to Answer Que
rfes PrOpOunded Until Consulting
With superiors-WiId Stories Re-
lated by the Returned Americans.
| MANILA, Sept 30.-This has been an
| eventful day with the northern outposts
| Of the American army at Angeles. Early
this morning the Filipino commission.
| three Spaniards to negotiate for the re-
| lease of Spanish prisoners-departed up
| the river with retinue of servants and
buffalo carts carrying their baggage. At
| San Fernando the train carrying the COM
mission and prisoners to Manila met a.
special carrying Mat Gen. Otis and Gems.
Lawtcn, Bates and Schwan to Angeles,
on tour Of inspection.
The American prisoners are: Corporal
| Otto Scheus, Private Albert Beck, Otto
| Wagner and Peter Rollings, all of the
| Third infantry, captured near Balinag
July IS; Joseph MacIlrath, James Boyle,
| William Miller, John Crinshaw, Thomas
| Dalin and Eli Drew, of the Sixteenth in
| fantry, captured at Caloocan, Aug 6;
| Paul Plano and Louis Ford, of the
| Fourth infantry; Charles Alexander, a
| discharged Third artillery man, captured
by bandits while boating near Malabon,
and George Graham, colored, an orderly
! off a train near Malolos and Immediately
| captured by the insurgents.
A party of correspondents and photog-
raphers waited In the trench Of the Amer
lean outpost before the wrecked bridge
across the river separating the two
armies, and at o'clock a group came
down the track, waving a handkerchief
on bamboo, and halted at the bridge.
~ busIe then sounded the "attention.'
and Maj. Shiels, of Gen. Wheaton's staff.
and five soldiers, with raised handker
chief, picked their way across the bridge
The Filipinos introduced themselves
Gen. Alejandrius, a slender, bright look
ing young man of thirty-one; Lieut.. Col
r
! n an blood, and speaking English f1uentIv
PRISONERS ALL WE'LL.
Ihere soon appeared a second partv of
fourteen Americans, marching between
nles OF insurgent soldiers They looked
the picture of health and were dressed
IN new Filipino uniforms of blue einebam
ana were carrying monkeys and Other
presents from their Filipinos friends
1hen Gen. Wheeler, being anxious To seq
the f1hp1nos, forded the river with
correspondent mounted behind the gen
elal' ana the staff horses carrying double
GeA' wheeler shook hands with the I'll
lpihcs' and there was a genera, eychano.
or greetings, while the pbotosranbeT.
piled their vocations across the track rbo
me u u rliipino soldiers curiously surveyed
sne lhe OF stalwart American sentries
whose ohysique contrasted strongly with
'ie niue Drown men, vino looked too If
tie for their guns. -; !:
zen. W Wheeler, who had no official con-
| nectlon with the incident, returned wh.n
Gen. Macarthur and Gen. Wheaton on
peared at the other end of the hr;doa
nc commissioners and prisoners forded
'He RIVER dlsmounted and saluted.
1en' MacArthur's first inquiry was for
Lieut.. Gilmores party, and Gen. AlAtan.
drino replied vaguely that they were an
the north.' Gen. Macarthur eskaa 40
they would be released, and Gen AIe4on-
drtno said:
i must consult my government before
answering"
The prisoners unanimously praised their
treatment.
One man said:
we have been given the best the coun-
try afforded-ine houses, fine quarters
servants, good food, plenty of wine and
money allowance. Aguinaldo visited us
and shook hands. Three of the boys re-
FUSED to shake hands with him.
FII1PINos FULL OF FIGHT.
Judging from the stories of the pris-
cners they have been lionized by the peo-
pie They report that five sailors, sur
vivors of Naval Cadet Woods party, ar
rived at Tarlac Wednesday. Though
small Importance is attached to their
Judgment, they agree In saying that the
Ff]ipinos all say that they are tired of
the war, but will fight for Independence
to the last"
The released soldiers also say the idea
of independence has taken iirm hold of
the Fllipinos, and they threaten, if con-
quered, TO eXteminate the Americans by
assassination.
Aguinaldo seemed popular among all
the people the prisoners met. The coun-
try, they say, is full of rich crops All
the prisoners have stories of interesting
experiences. Those captured at Caloocan
were marched along the railroads at
night, through towns occupied by the
Americans.
While Aguinaldo only offered to re-
lease the prisoners in Tarlac, there is
| great disappointment at the fact that
| Lieut. Gilmore's party failed to arrive.
The Filipino commission does not arouse
| great expectations as to the result of its
| visit. Maj Ortes said frankly that they
were very tired of the war, but they de-
cline to say what proposals they bring.
| The Fflipinos lunched with Gen. Young
| at San Fernando. Their quarters will be
at the Oriente hotel, Manila.
Gen. Bates tonight takes Gen. Wheat
| ons command at Angeles.