The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-15

tenng towns garisoned BY Americans dressed
In citizens clothes and a'tnrk them lust oiien
enough ~ show them the l~ilipinos had not given
w, hut were still fighting.
After leaving teryAntes we were In tho heart
81 the lgorrote country, and Tor The %fiipinos there
MAS almost a.. much 10 he feared from them as
from The Americans We passed through many
villages where the people were hall ,sayages and
would have attacked rs II We had not been strongly
armed, Many II the lgorrotes fight among
themselves. Aguinaldo hired fresh carradoreS
every few towns 10 carry his baggage and some
5000 pesos la silver lac was taking WIN MN
4 BAND u these lgorots carriers on being dis
charged at une town started back 10 thri' NAIVE
village, met enemies on the way and were cut
10 pieces. only sy ~ them succeeded In get
ting back alive, Aguinallo, had 10 use great
caution In entering seYcral ~ The towns and ~
some. Of them he found II unsafe to sop at all
The lgorrOte village of Bcnane proved To he the
terminus NJ my journey with the rebel PreSi
dent and a shor, tine a~ftetward left him alto
gether Benaue was also the Gene Of a number
Of decidedly uninyiing experiences, for here We
saw genuine lgorrp,e canibas
We were leaving Beuaue and Agninhdo had
don ~ usual, sent ahead the advance guard and
We heard o hnbbub a mile and q half away where
the next lgorroto village wa' located, We were
when there came running back several HipJino
soldiers, members Of the advance guard, They
had lost their krapsacks and hats and only
wounds Inflicted by spears, All werc, thoroughly
frightened. The Igorroles Of the village below
iscna,ie had seen ~ 10 11pposr the Dosage 81
arrows lad mad. their biud stick. iguinaldo
decided 10 postpone his journey until he way
could he cleared. lie gave orders for additional
men 10 go forward and also prevailed on a large
lumber Of l%gorrn,es 10 go down and take part
in the conflict This they were willing 10 dc
because the two villages were enenicS 10 each
other. Well. there was n hl"ody baltic fought
and a score or 80 Of lgorrn'cs had their heads
split open aud many others wer" wounded The
men Of Aguinaldo's detachment came back bring
ing. two prisoners, a young man and all old one,
both natives Of the mex, village. These prisoners
we're turned oyer TO the inhsbitants OF Henaue
permission TO follow and see what was TO be done
with them, and it was granted
in charge went of toward the edge II the village,
where the old man Was bound and lett lylng on tie
ground and tue young man was tied T. a tree
The crowd then thinued out and almost everyday,
save a few men eft t. watch tte unfortunate
ri. TINS, dlSa pI cared. Presently tie Ieople re-
turned rugged out IN fantastic clothing tier
faces painted u hIieous yellow and their shields
and spears IN their hands They began by exc.
cutting a Wild dance accomranlcd by yelling and
cru0ning Then with n SwpUn they went toward TIE
ire where the younger of the two prisoners was
tied lie vas wailing and crying for mercy The
spear II the first man was sunk into the young
mans body and, then another and another Inc
victim hung liieless on the rores that bound him
20 the tree. but the savages continued 10 SINK
their spears int his body. At last they grew
weary Of This phase # ihe sport The body was
piece they cut the corpse mp and placed II IN the
pot Tor the cooking over a huge fire II boiled
while TIE SaNcTes nulSlN rNSten dUpul " wren
the meN 4 human flesh was done, myself and the
Tagalpg, who We're with me watching the pro
ceeding were grayely invited 70 partake with them.
The slghtof individuals eating the flesh Of a human
I being grew too slckening Tor Inc and asked. To
! return To the village. Tie following day n similar
feast was held with the elder Of the two victims.
"AguinNldp tod ME he had taken the e prisoners
and turned them over 10 the lgorrotes for the pnr
pse 81 making them friendly TO him and also
for the purpo7e " teroriying the ,lgorrotes Of the
neNt village 50 they would not modest his soldiers,
II was the practice, he said, for lgorrotes 70 feast
On the body 4 a slain man, only the immediate
family partaking the man had been killed within
the tribe When the bodies u the men from mimi
cal tribes were taken the hole village Joined IN
the feast over his re mains, II has been the custom
TO place tie heads OF, all victims on the end Of
long poles which are planted IN q prominent place
In the village. We saw many collections OF whitened
skulls in the towns 81 these cannlbals head hunt
ers, rs they arc called In the ase ofthe prisoner
saw murdered and cut up, the lgorrotea removed
the lead, which they rlared on the end Of a pole
and then cut of tie hands and tied them a shor,
about and Tor an hour and a half the rcople pa
raded behind IT shouting and singing
on several occasions tie oflcers with Aeuinaldo
wished to have me killed, to save the trouble Of
! was not T. be harmed. fe said that "a long
as he had his way none 81 the Americans we're
Ia treat them " II. lie seemed greatly troubled
concerning his wife. who was now quite III and had
H. be carried all tie time Tie Of er women II tie
/ party were also In delicate condition and one II
the officer. u the PARTY was suffering from rheu-
matiSlu. Their began To he some talk u sending
the women back u tie American l'reS .Aguinaldo
asked me II they would be well treat d, told him
that they would 1t was finally decided that !
was ~ be reIeased on promise 10 accompany them
and see that they reached Manila without mole--
tatlon. Those memaers q. tie rebel force who
wished ~ quit fighting and give themselves up
were 'l1o to lie allowed 10 60 Accordingly 90
Dec % the whole band started back toward Bontoc
With the intention Of leaving us there as We had
heard that the Americans were AT Cery antes.
was 70 get q pafer from Agurnaldo stating tia, |
his wife and the two sisters ofCol lsyha to Manila.
We reached Tolunim at night aud camred there.
Bontoc vas 1--WE mile: distant Tventyone men
were " here 10 act As our OUTPOST during the
mig / o ! give tho alarm II the Americans ap-
~ 'achci The next morning AT s a man cane
running = =" saw tlat TIE Americans had come
agar 81 Bontoc end he was the only surviving
or of the parry of twenty one men sent there
The night before, Aguinado had his horse sad
died gave me she letter he he'd promised; took
his men IN the greatest haSts.
We were, Just preparing to leave for Bontoc
from Aguinaldo With the order that we should
follow him 10 BaWan, a little town five miles beck.
had almost decided 70 max" my escape, but |
perience with Them Til was. when | attempted
TO escape near Bcnaus. The Igorol"s gAtkarnd
me in, s'tpped me and ticd me e u tree l was
tho unfortunate prisoners had been When just
about 10 brgiu the orgies they noticed a place
on my arm where | had started 10 tattoo my meme.
! NV NiFN NN.alf ~ q AK U d L IND
p"ned Wat his %rc-emblrd very much their Tribal
sign Nv p~hiSk"rs, too, arrested their attention.
fpr ono ot thcir chiefs in former days had raised
Just such u crop While they ware p~arleyinc
over what my disposition IVES 10 b., q squad Ct
ia~Hrs"nt folt'rS, sent out 20 search for me,
cam' UP and ! was rescued
all ,rlnged back To !'auan ticking Serora
ACulnH'do ana tho ether women IN lit'"rS There
W. found that Agninnldo had sent for "a simply
because his fears had again been aroused con
corning hi vile. In great disgust over his actions
wclt % him and told Linn was going. / sid
! had received nv freedom in . lni,or fron him
and Iintended to takei IT Imnde this bluf, know
Ing we'll from MY eyueicnc" with the rebel leader.
that he seldom went back on 2 promise
"Iou will b. killed he said 20 me
No matter, sold ], ] am going anvvav' and
] gathered together ms Belongings ard s,art,d
out. This was on Christmas morning went
n short distauce, whom | was hailed and 'oli 10
return, .hrui laldu had changed bis mind again
ard daCidap that his wife should 20 with me and
also the rest II the party that intended to rive
themselves M NEuinaldo aShod inc 10 wait
while he s"ni n we,' anger 10 the American com
mandcr G,Eirr rhp'her he would take good care
1t hiG wiieif no should sent her i 10 him. Several
hours passed md this messenger brourh, hacl.
= reply frr~, Major March II the Thirty third
Infantry 'aving that Sonora ACUinaldo would
b" well cared Tor | was somewhat Surpnscd
that the American d~"'achnInnt did not acrorrnnv
~" messenger for il would have been an casy
thing 10 capture Ngui aldo and his sixty
mon with iho 100 men afiarward learned Major
March had The message 10 him. however.
had given him warning that an Anpr,cgn mis-
oner was a. ~ delivered over with the women
MAJOR March probably preferred 10 wait unul
J had arrived 20 insure nv safety 0Ti to gct o.
cnrn'e informa ION ARuinaldo took leave -
'tE vii" again and gave me ton pesos a. We parted
Vs." found Major NErrh's detachment in Prntpc
weary and 'rHrr! worn
" took no i'm" W enter into any extended re
ioiriugS over wv duliyer1rCr, but Immediately
informed w." Major ~ what fn"w corcp-rirr
Nguinnldp md Offered tu guide n party in rvrsuit