The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-02

hiiadiphia Times: with the rescuei
d 6tt5nant J. G. Gilmore, Of the
ii66t Yorktown, BY Colonel Hare's
dtih column Of United States regu-
lafS, a1dp one Of the most thrilling
Snd Ipmhntie dkperionees q the Pills
tppiaS var combining q II does a
dleJ9 ef captivity. privatibn, and hard
hib ana deadly peril that has been
fhlSiY ed6aiad in the annals q the
rf6Fo d the United statess
I'M sinessthe 18th Of April, when he
Nth fourteen men, sailed in q launch
- Lpsol river, where they were de-
co7e intosa Filipino trap and captur-
al lts Americans have never been
ab 3 secure any deanits Information
~ q ire safety or whereabouts Of
~ only body Of men captured during
sfiio Whr. AZ times stories have been
fifs 81 the brutal manner In which
tla antiri force Of Baiiers and lRndgmen
aBd their devoted commander were
horfibiy butehefed and murdered By
NE natives. and the men We're given
,up for lost until finally one or two
short notes were received at Manila
purpOrting 70 be signed by Gilmore,
ana Afterwards, when the American
forrt began active operations against
ne Philippine rebels and rescued some
stray prisoners, American and spanish,
81 hands o. the insurgents, who said
they had been confined with the small
bald Of unfortunate American sea
men.
From the outset Of the rebellion
sngF Asninaldo, as Admiral Dewey
saW 1t T.. Designate him, has been Inn
pressed With the strength ana .poWerof
Ire United States navy, and for this
reason has refused an OF the many and
varied oVerturas tending to the release
~ Ne popular lieutenant, II gave the
reboI leader prestige with the Tagals
70 Is able 70 take about with him as q
bfltcneF 4 naval oticer. For this rea-
son among others 1t Is believed Aguin-
ado has kept Gilmore much Of the
time q Ills Headquarters to be used for
creating an imprestion on the people,
lust Is 'IEhalifa used to delight to Inn
press tie people Of omdurman and the
soudan With his power in making slat-
n follow him through the street while
the successor ot the Mqhdi- "The Mad
IIniiah," called upon the popuIace to
ZEE TIE once powerful governor Of OAR
fuf now q captive OF the all-conquering
power of his victorious arms.
N such manner has Aguihaldo been
producing the Impression that even the
great, invincible United States navy
could not Withstand his far-reaching
power. But not for this alone has the
WHY Filipino been retaining possession
81 Gilmore. He has been far-sighted
enough to zee what the ultimate end Of
KI5 and ous schemes would be and
ne desired 20 retain possession Of gill.
more - . sort Of hostage for his own
saGety when the Irresistible military
arm Of The United States government
has once more established peace and
quiet IN the Philippine archipelago
This ehioftain, judging the American
nation BY hia own standards. has been
unable TO see why he should have
mercy ineted out 70 him when once he
falis into the clutches Of the American
soidiery, thinking that death and OBJ
1lvion VIII be his fate should he be
captured ana surrounded with no host
taee whose life he could hold as for-
feit IL NOT spared by the angry soldiers
81 the great American republic.
Then again Gilmore. during his en-
forced captivity. has had chances to
learn and has doubtless learned much
81 the strength, customs, habitS and
ne o. the native Soldiery. and for this
reason also his release has been re-
fused and feared by the trcacherous
natives. So strong had this terror be-
come ingrained upon the minds Of
dome. 81 tte Filipino chiefs that II was
Wifh freat dlmculty that Agulnaldo
a,,ccoSdsd IN savInE the lives Of the
Smail band Of Americans when Luna
ordered the execution Of the entire
party, and on several occasions the
Americans have had narrow escapes.
On April Il. 1883, the gunboat York
town steamed into the bay OF Baler. on
tl,s eastern coast OF Luzon, and lay off
4ho mouth Of a shallow creek, which
Winds up from the bay to the town Of
sier where Spanish force OF less
than one hundred soldiers had en-
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