Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-25
FILIPiNOS ARE CRUEL.
They FIoEged an American and Make
Practice of Numbering
Cinnamon.

NEW YORK. May IA special dispatch
from Manila says: General Lawton is
resting with $3.50 men at Canadaba after
thirty days of successful campaigning. He
said to a correspondent:
1t panied me when we got into San ISL
dro TO see on the walls of the prison there
the names of fifteen Americans from the
Yorktown. From Colonel Ray, the Spanish
officer whom we rescued, / learned that
one of the American prisoners escaped
from his captors. His freedom was short
lived, for he was afterward recaptured.
lie was stretched on the ground before
his fellow prisoners and twenty lashes were
given TO him.
we found a letter near San Isidro writ
ten by one OF the Horktown's 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
hurry to their release.
The insurgents make a practice of muir
dering Cinnamon who fail into their hands,
and our men, i suppose, should consider
themselves fortunate that they have not
been similarly treated, though the cruel
ties and indignities heaped upon them must
be hard to bear.
II would have advanced to Tarlac hut
was informed that | was north of the in
surgents main forces. Hence l ask ID for
kobbe's brigade. l can advance and reach
Tarlac in six days unless the present ne
gotiationS between the FilipinoS and OuI
commission accomplish peace. The whole
country IS nothing but intrenchments.
II have had during the last month TWEEN
ty-two engagements Six of my men nave
been killed in the field two have died from
wounds and thirty-iivc have been wounded
The losses Of the insurgents were over 4W
killed. while We have taken 1000 pris JnerS
Il released eleven Spanish prisoners, es
tablished Civil government in San Miguel
Balanas and San lsidro, and safely con
Quoted so Chinese refugees who were il
fear for their lives.
In the section traversed l have de
stroyed 100000 bushels of rice, l65 tons o
sugar and lO,C1O bushels of corn.
The supplies / destroyed would feed al
army of 5000 men six months. l CAV
each OF my prisoners a square meal am
then turned them loose after destrOyinj
their arms. There are whole companie
of bolo men at Tarlac with no other weap
ons except the primitive ones they carry.
1T is my opinion that. once the insur
rection is over, little trouble will be eN
perienced with the natives. who have bee
falsely impressed with their own power b
their leaders. The native priests haV
given much assistance to me.
The country is grandly beautiful an
fertile Her white men have never pene
trated into the mountains on account q
the prevailing fear of the Igorotes, VIII
inhabit the highlands and whose tercenes
has been greatly exaggerated. Thes
mountainecrs are really harmless.
In the provinces of Bulacan and Neuva
celia my men stood well the long m4rche
they were forced to make and they are
healthy condition.
Il must mention my brave scouts. twer
ty-hve in number. l deeply deplore III
loss of Chiefs Young and Harrington, tw
as brave and fearless men as L ever me
The work done by the scouts has hce
equal to that of any regiment in the Phi
ippines.
I'm all the towns through which
passed / established town councils made II
of natives. In San Miguel the counc
elected a mayor and I remained there Ion
enough to see the municipal govcrnIne:
in active operation. 1t proved satisfactor,
Ten of the twenty-five engagement
fought by US were very severe. Ny sma
loss was due to the fact that l flanked ii
enemy each time and came in on h
trenches in the rear