Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-02
LIEUT.. GILMORE'S CONDITION.
Statement of n Spaniard Who Says
That He Saw Him.


A correspondent of the Army and Navy
Journal writing from Manila, under date
of August is, sends some interesting state
ments regarding the condition of Lieuten-
ant Gilmore of the Yorktown and his fell
low-prisoners in the hands of the FiiiplnoS.
He writes:
To-Day l hunted up the Spaniard who so
recently saw Gilmore of the Yorktown and
his fellow-prisoners. He is one of the
numerous coffee planters of the islands,
havin~ large plantations on several of the
small islands in the archipelago, between
here and Iloilo. His name is Felipe Gaiza,
and he is fine appearing and good looking
Spaniard of some degree of education. In
making a trip through the Island of Baler,
goine from one plantation to another, he,
himself, was captured by the insurgents,
ana for more than month tnelr pa aauIier
at Bgan. Making his escape, through the
med UNI of heavy brides, to which the ma
tive Filipino is always susceptible, he got
through the lines OF the rebels at BlSan
and nnally reached Manila.
At BIgan he saw Lieutenant Gilmore, who
with fourteen of the enlisted men of the
Yorktown, are there held prisoners. lie
gained his knowledge OF the ldentpty uf the
prisoners from some Of the Spanish prison.
erS also confined there. These SpdnidrdS
seem to know the whole story OF III cap
| ture Lieutenant Gilmores party and feel
that they would be released payment of
Il heavy ransom.
Gala, the planter. said that while not
actually ill, that the prisoners from the
Yorktown showed the great privations
which they had undergone and who were
miserably lodged and led, but that it was
said that they We're full of courage and
fully hoped for the release in time Pro-
visions of all sorts are most scarce at this
foothold of Aguinado's followers on account
of the beleaguered situation, and, although
the rebels seemed to be well armed and
have ammunition in plenty, food was ex-
tremely difficult to procure, and that the
amount of food allowed each of the Amer
lean prisoners was that which the equiv
alent of 10 cents, in our money. would pur-
chase, and that was expended in rice,
which, with fruit, was the fare of the
prisoners. Meat is unknown in any form.
Prisoners who have money to pay the
guards may get poultry and game aad other
luxuries.
So ran the Spaniard's story. Whether it
| is to be relied upon or not one must decide
Tor himself, for there is no way of confirm
ing 1t, but the impression left upon us was
that 1t was the truth. He also reports a
large number of Spanish prisoners at the
same place, but having but a short time in
which to question him l confined all nv in
qulrles to that concerning the unfortunate
| men from the Yorktown.
He May Return.
From the Chicago Times-Herald
There goes a man." said the railway
magnate, who surprised me this morn
ing"
How did he succeed in doing that"'
Game into my office and confidentially
informed me that he had been interested
In my progress for a long time; that he
had at the very start predicted a brilliant
future for me, and said that I was more
| than fulfilling his extravagant early ex-
pectations'
'Well?"
We'll, after all that he left without ask
| Ing me for pass to anywhere"