The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-25
THEY WERE TORTURED.
Barbaric Treatment of Sailors Captured
by the Insurgents.


by the Insurgents.
New York, May PA dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Ma
Mia says: General Lawton is resting
with 5000 men at Canadaba, after 80
days of successful campaigning. He
said to the Journal correspondent:
1T panied me when we got into San
Isidro to see on the walls of the prison
the names of the Is Americans from the
Yorktown From Colonel Ray, the
Spanish officer whom we rescued 1
learned that one of the American pris-
oners escaped from his captors. His
freedom was short lived, for he was
recaptured. He was stretched on the
ground before his fellow prisoners and
20 lashes We're given to him. We found
letter near San Isidro, written by one
of the Yorktown's crew, saying that
they We're cruelty treated in various
other ways, and praying their fellow
countrymen to hurry to their release.
The insurgents make practice of muir
dering Cinnamon who fall into their
hands, and our men. 1 suppose, should
consider themselves fortunate that
they have not been similarly treated,
though the cruelties and indignities
heaped on them must be hard to bear.
II would have advanced to Tarlac,
but was informed that I was north of
the insurgents main forces. Hence I
asked for kobbe's brigade. I can ad-
vance and reach Tarlac in six days,
unless the present negotiations be-
tween the Filipinos and our commission
accomplish peace. The whole country
is nothing but intrenchments. I have
had, during the last month, % engage
ments. Six of my men have been killed
in the field, two have died from wounds
and 35 have been wounded. The losses
of the insurgents were over 400 killed,
while We have 1000 prisoners. I re-
leased II Spanish prisoners, established
a civil government in San Miguel, Ba-
linag and San Isidro and safely con-
Quoted $40 Chinese refugees, who We're
in fear for their lives In the section
traversed have destroyed 100000 bush
els of rice, 1855 tons of sugar and 10000
bushels of corn. The supplies I de-
stroyed would feed an army of 10000
men six months. I gave each of my
prisoners a square meal and then
turned them loose after destroying
their arms. There are whole companies
| of bolomen at Tarlac, with no other
weapons except the primitive ones they
| carry.
! "It is my opinion, once the insurrec-
| ton is over, little trouble will be ex-
| perienced with the natives, who have
been falsely impressed with their own
| powers by their leaders The native
|
me- The country Is grandly beautiful
| and fertile Few white men have ever
penetrated into the mountains on ac-
count of the prevailing fear of the Ygo-
| rotes, who inhabit the highlands and
whose fierceness has been greatly eX-
aggerated. The mountaineers are real
Iy harmless. In the provinces of Bu-
lacan and Nueva Ecija my men stood
well the long marches they were forced
to make, and they are in healthy
condition. / must mention my brave
scouts, 1875 in number. l deeply deplore
the loss of Chiefs Young and Harring-
ton, two as brave and fearless men as
1 ever met. The work done by the
scouts has been equal to that of any
regiment in the Philippines. In all the
towns through which I passed l estab-
lished town councils, made up of ma
tives. In San Miguel the council elect
ed a mayor and I remained there long
enough to witness the municipal gov
eminent in actual operation. 1t proved
satisfactory.
Ten of the % engagements fought by
us were very severe. My small loss
was due to the fact that I f1anked tht
enemy each time and came in on hi:
| trenches in the rear"