The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-07
WERE TO BE EXECUTED
Lieut. Gilmore and Men Owe Their
Lives to Aguinaldo.

the landing party OF the Unite
States battleship Oregon. under Lieu
tenant Commander McCrackin. too
the town OF Figan, province of Soutl
Hocos, last Sunday they found Their
an escaped prisoner, A. L. Sonnen
shein, who furnished the first authen
tic account of theexperience OF Lieut.
James &. Gilmore of the United States
gunboat Yorktown. who with Il part,
of the Yorktown. was captured by
the insurgents near Baler, on tn,
east coast of lLuzon, last April, while
making an denomination OF the mouth
of the river in an armed boat.
Mr.. Sonnenshein was imprisoned al
Abra for a long time with Lieut.. Gil
more and seven sailors, but contrived
to escape. carrying concealed note,
writted in naval cipher, dated Abra,
Nov. 20, addressed to Any Naval
Officer, and saying:
You may have perfect confidence
in anything the bearer says" The
note was signed Gilmore
According to Mr.. Sonnenshein,
when Lieut.. GilmOre's launch entered
the river from Baler harbOr, under
cover of Ensign W. II. Standley's
guns, the landing was received with
three volleys. Two of the Americans
were killed and two MORALLY wound
ed. Every man was hit, Lieut. Gil
more receiving flesh wound in the
jaw, and both his feet stuck fast in
the mud. 1t was a choice between
surrender and being slaughtered.
Lieut.. Gilmore asked the terms of
release. The insurgents proposed
that he should procure the delivery
to them OF the arms and munitions
OF the Spanish garrisons, undertake
ing, ii this were accomplished, to
send the Spaniards and Americans to
the Yorktown.
A sailor of Lieut.. Gilmore's party
carried this proposition to the gar
piled that it was an insult to Spanish
arms, and expelled the sailor a SpaL-
lard firing on him as he went.
BOUND HAND AND FOOT.
The American were bound hand |
and foot and ,nen to San Isidro,
when Gen. Luz ordered their execu |
ton. They were marched to the
plaza and in the presence OF IA great |
crowd were aligned to be executed.
Lieut. Gilmore said:
''As an American officer and gen
tlemstn protest being shot with my
hands tied. .
Aguinaldo interierred and prevent
Ell the execution. When Gen. Law
ton approached San Isidro last June
the Americans were removed to A bra
where they were kept confined i'll cells
for two months. subsequently they
we're allowed greater liberty, but the
report that Lieut. Gilmore was given
4 house and servant is untrue. He
lad the same quarters as the men,
and the Americans We're given the /
same allowance as the Spanish pris- !
,ners-5 cents a day with which to
luy rice and bananas, virtually the
,nly rations.
Gen. Macarthur is now in Bayam-
'an@ preparing TO sweep the country !;
IN both sides OF the Manila-Dagu-
'an railroad Gen Wheaton is at
IAN Fabian and Gen. Lawton at =
'ayug. !
The Gordon from San Fabian to
an Isidro covers all the roads and
couples all the towns on the line ;,
he American policy is to prevent >
ny more insurgents escaping
o the north and to force them :
oward the country west of the rail !,
Dad 9
Major March, With a battalion of =
he thirtythird Infantry, occupied :.
igan, having made Il forced march .
ON San Fabian The remainder of
he regiment is on the way. :,
Gen Young. with a handful of cav
Try and the Maccabbees. is in Nigan,
nd Lieutenant Colonel Howse, with r
our deoimated companies of the $
infantry, bare footed C;
nd tagged. is struggling toward vi +
an from Alaiga When last report L
l he was within thirty miles OF his "
estimation, I;
TO RELEASE 5000 PRISONERS. ID
There are 5000 Spanish prisoners 81