Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
.F|uP|NDS' IREACH[RN
Fifty first Iowans Confirm the stor-
les Of Cruelty and Treachery
In Philippines.
Bodies of Their Fallen Comrades
Fearfully Mutilated-The State
House Reception.
Chairman Weaver's Fine Record in
the Campaign-Cummins III
From Overwork.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 10.-The boys of the
Fifty-first, out of their experience in
the Philippines. gave testimony last
night at the banquet of the character
of the Tagalos they have been fighting
in Luzon. They were asked to say
whether or not the insurgents tried to
trap the American soldiers by the use
of a flag of truce; whether or not they
fired on the wounded and on ambu-
llances, and whether or not they mutt
lated the dead. All of these questions
were answered in the affirmative by
eye witnesses. One told how an Ameri-
can soldier, left dead on the field, was
4 tied to a horses tail and dragged
through the streets of Quingua, to be
found that night in mud hole when
the town was captured by the United
States troops. Another told how young
! Wegener formerly of Company L, of
Council Bluffs, was killed in defense of
an ambulance after he had volunteered
ment of regulars. Capt. Kihlbom, of
Company A, gave an instance of how
the Filipinos tried to lure some Ameri-
can officers to their death by white
flag, and how the officers only escaped
tannihilation at short range by dropping
quickly to the ground. Plenty of such
stories We're told, proving the dastardly
character of the tribe the United
States army is now fighting.
Des Moines gave the soldiers royal
welcome last night, promising to stand
| by them in the future as we'll as 20 ad-
Imire and feed and toast them now A
i thoroughly genuine friendly feeling
lperyaded the whole affair and the boys
appreciated it. They showed their re-
gard for their colonel by great dem
Ionstration when Col. Loper arose to
make his little speech, and they gave
three lusty cheers and a tiger for Miss
4 Della Weeks, the nurse who went out
4 from Des Nfoines with them.
4 The defeat of George w. Schee was a
/ surprise and disappointment to many
! outside his section of the state Mr.
/ Schee is regarded as one of the strong
est men in the state. and if he had come
! to the house would have been an inde-
/ pendent force of much power. His
! competitor, George NJ. Anderson, of In
/ wood. is the one democratic member of
a republican family, and is personally
4 very popular. being a clean, reputable
citizen, with q first-rate business and
! personal standing. Mr.. Schee had an
old factional quarrel to reckon With in
\ his own county, where hard fight was
made upon him. The causes date back
a good many years. AT the last mo-
ment an appeal was made TO the Ger
mans in Lyon county on the ground
4 that the democratic party was the only
/ party that had done anything for the
Germans. This was sprung too late to
be answered, and it is believed to have
! had some part in the trouble.
Every man in Warren county who
/ has had any trouble with Berry in the
4 last twenty years took 1t out of him in
the election last Tuesday" remarked an
old resident of Warren county. His de-
/ feat is entirely personal for Clarke
county. that had some ground for kick
/ ing. stood Loyalty by him. We cant
4 charge il up TO Clarke. 1t is most un-
fortunate thing to have such man as
| Senator Berry beaten in this way, for
ne is one of the cleanest and purest as
| we'll as one of the strongest men in
Iowa politics. He is a man of his word,
strictly. Perhaps if he had not been
quite so outspoken and honest in ex-
pressing himself. and had been little
more tolerant, he might not have had
iquite so much trouble The estimate
OF the Warren county man was not
/ ioverdrawn, for Senator Berry has made
| a reputation in the legislature of being
man who could always be trusted. If
he said he would do a thing he did not
need to be watched to see that he did
/ it, and there was no fear that he woulG
change his mind, either, for he rarely
! did He will be missed from the senate.
Chairman H. o. Weaver, of the re-
/ publican state committee, went home
/ last night with as much reason to be
!, satisfied with his work as any chair
man the party ever had in the state.
| He had many difficulties to contend
with, some of which the public knew
and some that We're borne in silence
and alone. In the first place, he con-
/ fronted an apathetc party, its workers
! uIpTe1dIG'l 10 priitNC llieil ttiltS ltI0ob
! do much to win. He had to wake them
up and put life into the campaign. The
same feeling pervaded many who
should and who usually do contribute
to the campaign funds of the republi-
can party. 1t was only with great diff
Guilty that the committee could get
speakers. either at home or from out
| side the state. Speakers We're not very
! eager to so out. They We're too busy
with their own affairs, or they feared
! lack of interest, small meetings and
poor recompense for their efforts. To-
ward the last of the campaign the de-
/ mands for speakers We're far in excess
of the supply, of any kind. The local
! committees We're mighty particular
about the grade of speakers sent them,
and wanted none but those marked A
! 1, including usually about three OF four
names. AT last they We're not so par
ticular, however. The committee had
no money to hire speakers from outside
| and could not get them if it had, for
every speaker in the country, including
several from Iowa, was wanted in Ohio,
Kentucky or Nebraska, especially Ohio,
| where such service was supposed to be
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