The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-18
A TRAITORS END
Corporal Hays, Who Joined the
FiiipanOS. Killed in Rattle.

san Francisco March tI.-an following
mail adslces iron, Manila nave been
received by the Associated Press dated
Feb. l3.
The stirring events Of the past week
have followed each other In such rapid
succession that it is o dlficult matter TO
arrange them chronologicaIly much iess
relate them in detail The number OF
troops engaged and the amount os terri
tory couvered by the Americans forces
as they have swept everything before
them since tho outbreak OF hosuilues with
Che rebellious natives add 20 the difficult
ty very materially.
Ih3t trouble wlth Aguiualdo's forces en-
oampcd outside tho city was imminent
and the Inevitable had been apparent ever
since the rebel leader issued his proclarna-
uun demanding Independence; but the
Maetlcau auihoriuos had avertad A. a.
often hs the oxerclse of such rare discreet
ton s.s1 patience that until the nrst blood
had been shed no one really believed that
q had come, .,ild that the breach was ir-
reparable.
AN Gay on the fatal fourth OF Febru-
airy there had been rumors OF the receipt
by Agulnalod or messages from his
Washington representative, councilling ae-
ton Immediately 81 he desired oavert the
nuhcalon of the peace treaty but no
one paid much attention to them, since II
was known that only As hours remained
before the senate would act. Other rr-
mors and the sudden disappearance OF na-
tive s,r' lnts about the same time were
aso discussed indirorently, but no alarm
was created thereby. and there vas the
usual Saturday night hustle On the CITY
up TO the time the stores closed. The
story OF the outbreak and subsequent
lighting has been covered by cable.
Tho American daily published here
says.
EN-Cogporal John w. Hays, OF company
- First California volunteers a traitor and
deserter, has found his just end. His
body now lies In a trench dug to bury
the onemys fhis country VIII, fen In
battle with no slali az his head hi. name
forever hated by his own regiment.
Hays came with his regiment TO Mani
la Last october no marrietd Fl.iplna
and two days later deserted to be lnsur-
gent line. This wa stho last .As regiment
heard or cared Go hear about him. until
y"sterday when burying the dead insur-
gents. they came across his dead body
riddled with bullets. with the cloths OF a
hrst lIautenalt OK the insurgents.
The lighting continues cvery day and in
every case the Americans made the Fiji
pinos eeel cover 20 ESCAPE tho shower OF
..merican bullcts. The regiments engaged
both regulars and volunteers fought with
tho greatest enthusiasm and were with
difficulty restrained from advancing be-
youd the regular firing lines established
by The commanding general The tactics
of the Americans in lighting were reve-
laton to The Filplnos. our men we're
ready aud anxious 20 fight at an hours
OF the day and night They did not waste
their ammunition, however. but waited
until they saw "a mark TO shoot at
The fate OF Dr. Harry Young. surgeon
of the Utah battery, who was murdered
by tho Flpinos, caused intense anger
among The American troops and but for
the efforts OF cool headed officers. some
OF The captured insurgents would have
Jared badly DR. Young in some way
got beyond the lines near the water works
ana was captured by tho insurgents. They
stripped on his cloths and cut him and
hls horse IN frightful manner. Tho
body was recovered ana win be sent TO
tho United States