Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-24
Inscribe Their Names on prison
Walls at San Isidro.
THEY PRAYED FOR RELEASE
Insurgents Make n Practice OF uur.
dcrinR cinnamon Country Moth
Ing hut Iatrcachmcnt..

New York. May ga dispatch TO the
Journal and Advertiser from Manila
says Gen. Lawton IL resting with
GOO men at candaba after thirty days
OF successful campaigning. lie said 20
the journal correspondent
ut palncd me when we Fot into San
fsldro TO rec on the walls Of the prison
the names Of fifteen Americans from
the Yorktown.
From Col. Ray. the Spanish officer
whom we rescued. learned that one Of
the American prisoners escaped from
HIS captora. His freedom was short
lived for he was rccapturcd. lie was
stretched on the ground before his fell
tow prisoners and twenty iaahcs were
given to him.
PRISONERS WE'RE KICKED.
I'VE found letter near San Isldro
written by ono Of the Yorktown'a crew.
saying that they were being kicked.
that their hair was being pulled out.
and that they were cruelty treated In
various other ways, and praying their
fellow countrymcn TO hurri TO their
release.
MURDER CHiNAMEN.
"The insurgents make practice OF
numbering Cinnamon who fall into
their hands ana our men, ! suppose,
should consider themselves fortunate
that they have not been similarly treat
cd though the crucitieH and indlEnitica
hcapcd on them must be- hard u bear.
II would have advanced to Tnrlnc.
but was Informed that ! was north "
the Insurgents main forces Hence !
asked for kobbe'r brigade. ! can adj
Nnnc. and reach Tarlac IN riN days un-
less the present negotiations between
the filiplnoa and our commission nc.
compiish peace. The whole country IL
nothing but intrcnchmcntr,
LAwTON'S ENGAGEMENTS.
II have had during the last month.
twenty-five engagements, Xix u my
mon have been killed Ia the neld,'Iwo
have dicd from wounds nnd thirty-ive
have been wounded. The losses Of the
insurgents were over 900 Killed. while
We have taken 1000 prisoners.
Il released eleven Spanish prlHgrrfE,
established civil government In San
Miguel. iinllnng aud San inldrO and
safely conducted $40 chinese refugees
who were Ia fear for their lives.
SUPPLIES DESTROYED.
In the section trnycrscd have de-
Htroyed 100000 bushels of rice. lgi tons
Of sugar and 10000 bushels Of corn.
''The supplies I destroyed wnu~ feed
an army Of 5000 men six months, l
gave each of my prisoners a square
meal and then turned them loose after
destroying their arms Their are whole
companies of bolomcn nt Tnrlnc With
no other weapons except the primitive
ones they carry. Il IL my opinion. once
the inhurtection IL over littlv trouble
VIII be experienced with the natives.
who have been falsely Impressed with
their own power by their leaders The
native priests have given much assist
nncc 10 me.
a nEAuTIFuL COUNTRY.
''The country Il grandiy beautiful and
fertile. Few white men have ever
penetrated into the mountains on ac-
count OF the prevailing fear q the
lgorotcr. who inhahit the high lands
and whose ncrc.ness has been greatly
exaggerated, These mountainccrH are
really harmless.
"In the provinces Of nulucan ana
Ncuva Eclia my men stood well the
long marches they We're forced ~ make
aud they are In n healthy condition.
Any BRAVE SCOUTS"
u must mention my brave scouts.
twenty-five In number. deeply de-
plore the loss ~ Chiefs Young and Hair
rinEton. two ~ brave and fearless men
az | ever met. The work done by the
scouts has been equal to that " any
regiment IN the Philippines.
TOWN COUNCILS ESTABLISHED.
In all the towns through which
passed established town counciia
made up Of natives. In San Miguel. tho
council elected a mayor and I remained
there long enough 10 witness the mu-
nlcipal government In actual operation.
II proved satisfactory.
Ten OF the twenty-five engagements
fought By US were very severe. MY
small loss was due o. the fact that I
thanked the enemy each time and came
la ON his trenches Ia the rear"