The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-01
REIGN OF TERROR
ABOUT SAN MIGUEL
Returning Rebels Dealing Ven
geancs Upon Their Countrymen
Who Showed Friendship for Americans
During the Latter's Occupation.

Friendlies Assert That Unoffending
| People Are Being Murdered
Daily and Their Homes Burned
and Property Confiscated-De-
tails of the Capture of Officers
Heppy and Blanford of the
United States Hospital Ship Re-
| lief by Filipinos.
MANILA. May 81, $40 p. m.-De-
tails regarding the capture by Filipinos
of two officers Of the United States hos
pital ship Relief yesterday have just
| been obtained. The Relief lies in the
harbor in front of this city. Third
| Officer Fred Heppy and Assistant En-
gineer Charles Blanford rugged a sail
on one of the ships boats and went
| sailing along the shore on the south,
opposite the inSurgent lines The boat
| became becalmed near the Shore and
some native canoes with Filiplnos on
| board put out and captured the two
men who We're unarmed, and also took
possession of the boat
The United States turret ship Monad-
mock quickly sent boat with a land
| ing party ashore, under cover of her
guns, and shelled the shore briskly The
| natives, however, rushed the prisoners
! into the woods before the Monadnock's
| boat reached land.
| Persons on board several other ships
saw the flair through glasses, but were
unable TO prevent the capture of
Messrs. Heppy and Blanford
| Friendly natives arriving from the
country around San Isidro and San
Miguel report that reign of terror has
prevailed since the American troops
were withdrawn from those parts of
the islands. The insurgents who are re-
turning are dealing vengeance upon
| those Of their countrymen who have
shown any friendship toward the Amer
| leans during the latter's occupation of
| the territory. The friendlies declare
that unoffending people are being MUIR
dered daily and that their house are
being burned and their property contis-
Gated. Plenty of sympathizers with the
instruction remained during the Amer
leans stay, and they have been report
ing these instances of friendliness tow
ards our troops.
The refugees add that the inhabitants
were badly oppressed by the native SOL
diers before .iie American occupation.
but that their condition is worse now.
Doubtless there is much truth in the
reports, though such stories from Fill
plno sources are always magnified.
GILMORE HEARD FROM
%
ing dispatch received by the Navy De-
partment, the first direct news of Lieu
tenant Gilmore that has been received
for over week, is taken by the de-
partment as an indication Of his safety:
Manila, May 31.-Secretary of the
Navy, Washington: An escaped Spanish
prisoner reports seeing Gilmore and
some sailors we'll. Gilmore is allowed
morse BARKER"
THE PASIG RIVER EXPEDITION.
WASHINGTON, May 31-Major J..
F. Bell of the engineers who was for
some time in charge of the office Of
Military Information under Otis com
mand has filed report which the War
Department has just made public in
connection with the original report of
Major General Macarthur
Major Bells report is dated March
list, at Manila. He was directed to
cross the Pasig River to it's north bank
opposite the American Headquarters at
San Pedro Macati, to scour the north
bank as far south as the mouth of the
San MateO River, and to find and drive
out certain insurgent troops and sharn-
shooters. He was afterward to fall on
the right flank of another BODY of in
surgents which had taken I'D a posi-
ton on the south bank of the Pasig
about half way between GuadaIoIpe
and San Pedro Macati. For this pur-
pose he took Companies M and K Of
the Washington Volunteers. consisting
of 121 men and five officers.
The first movement was made with
out a hitch, owing to the careful oh
servation made in person by Major
Bell of the ground over which the
American troops had to advance. and
the insurgents Were taken by surprise
and driven off with the loss Of two dead
and three wounded The country was
difficult to traverse, being badly cut up
and densely wooded. The insurgent
wounded were shipped to the Manila
hospital. The second movement was
equally successful, and as Maio He'll
had carefully located the insureent
force the preceding day he was enabled
to place his own men at advanta reo,,s
positions. The insurgents stood their
ground for twenty minutes. and re-
turned the fire of the Americans. The
insurgents were finally driven off, how
ever, leaving nine dead and three badly
wounded men ON the field.
| Major Bell pays high compliment to
/ the brigade surgeon, Major G. F..
Shields. He says that instead of fol-
lowing in the rear, the position as
signed to doctors in a fight, the surgeon
OF his own accord accompanied him
Geld in the front, and remained there
during the afternoon giving aid to the
wounded insurgents. When the woun-
ded We're sent back he secured gun
ard used it to good purpose in the sub
| sequent fighting
says Major Bell: He conducted him.
selr IN courageous and soldierly man
ner throughout both engagements,
Professor George F. Becker of the
Geologlcal Survey, also accompanied
MAJOR Bell, having been with him in
Two preceding engagements OF him
the report says: His conduct through
out the afternoon was characterized as
1t always was, by GOODNESS and courage.
He was always in the front of the
| fight with the men. and rendered vail
| liable service in guiding Company K
to a position to which 1 desired them
| to await my c, ming
| Major Bell says that Corporal Alex
ander Selig, Company NJ, and Otto
HauGhting. Company K, attracted his