The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-27

tAins IN small. bands who VIII come In or ne
brought in In little parties or singly In n short
time; Those who are in tell stories OF terrible
cruelty on the part Of their captors and their
manSn when Col GOODWIN Col in front OF The
town. They we're being taken to Tayabas.
where, they say, most Of the rest Of tho span
gents are now. These i7s were hurried out Of
Idbmannn and run into Nueva Caceres, the
Insurgents recognizing that Goodwin had cut
Iaceres nobody knew what to do with them
and they were finally sent INTO the mountains
%s aaic GTST ar possible TO fSs do Th.y 70 hd ls'f bse and "n Hshi
short allowance Of food for a long time and once
haa been s,rippcd naked and kept four DAYS
weak and unable TO get along as fast as their
guards through the brush and over the rough
trails, Whenever n man Jagged. however,
drove him into keeping ny. or killed him on tho
spot. Many of them, took advantage Of the
thick brush and the haste Of their guards to
One bunch OF twelve managed 10 do this and
they got into, Iriea the morning Dorst's col
Nu"va Caceres from Buhi and Iriga forty.tlve
prisoners came in with two Filipinos a. their
guides. They said they had got away. from
Ihe big, party in ones and twos and had been
found by these two well-disposed natives.
Who had cared for them and brought them into
NE city; Most OF these Spaniards had some
Eduardo Robes. whom they all accused Of be-
ing responsible for their torture and misery.
Near Calahanga on the evening Of Feb. II a
corporal and a private Of Capt. MAYS com
pany saw some one approach the outpost where
got no Response, They chaIIenSed asa ain,
and the person approaching, instead Of halt
ing. turned and tried 10 run by them and into
rereon fall. When they made examination
they found thai they had killed a woman:
They reported, It AT. once, TO Capt. May and
he caused the body to be buried in the church
yard and set up n cross at the head Of the grave
10 which was attached a card with this ~inscrip-
He facet una mailer, nomen lncognltLu. noc,. per
trra,un cadavitur.
This was the Captains wav Of saving in such
Latin as IA" could Here lies a woman.
name unknown, killed AT night by mistake"
He signed it with his name and rank.
The Captain Of the Montanes is a young
mar, with great admiration for the driving
methods Of the Americans. One day when
We we're conipE down the river from Nueya
10 throw on for tile signal men AZ the ferry
at Bo,onean. A. We cane to The place We saw
swimming beside il \ man IN a blue flannel
shirt and Khaki trousers looking a. far as
dress went jus, like any of the enlisted men,
was standing, up in the ~ternsheets Of The boat
steering and directing the crossing. When the
Montahe~ whl,tled he was close enough 10 the
bank 10 let go the horse and come out 10 the ship
side III" skipper Jaw the two little silver bars
on the collar Of h- blue shirt which denoted
ms ran ra9k dd as a ana SSap'H,n sd TIE b.. flkipper jumped
Then he pointed out the wonderful sight to
three or four other Spaniards who were aboard,
ana With a round sranich cath exclaimed,
Young ladies Never in the history Of the
ISLAND had ANYBODY seen n Spanish captain
do such work a. this American was thinking
nothing about,
BnsShow1er thought he had q Joke on
McCutcheon and me because he had our mess
kit. lie got it al Naic. When We we're caught
by The cavalry in the run across Cavite Prov
ince in January We had neither Kit nor chow
plete outfit, but when II got to Naic We had
gone OH to Silan and il could not catch up.
So the messenger turned it all over to Bugg-
how2er who happened then TO be- in Nalc. He
and his mess drank the whiskev, ate the good
chow, enjoyed the canned fruits and packed
Up the mess Kit when they embarksd on the
gotten about il. Blu, he minute Bnsshowser
and began 10 laugh at the great Joke on us.
Then he told Us how good our Judgment was
in the selection OF The. nece>sar!es Of cam
had been elected formally to his mess and
were always TO come TO II whenever We we're
in the field near his battalion. There would
NJ the country afforded. This was very nice
Of Bugglowzer and We thanked him heartily.
At Raao we put him 70 the test We were
see what BuRghoyaer would do il We tried
him. We arranged 70 mess with two other
officers. They contributed a fire and a chicken.
We put in eggs. cooked rice and a tin Of black
berry Jam i was a banquet Also we had
finish. good Manila cigars. The officers be-
longed TO B~ugghowzer's battalion and all OF
them we're in he same house for the night
II was agreed that il would be best for each
company 10 get Us own supper and not 10 try
70 have a battalion mess whore the stay was
so, so , Tho and nd w gIGG'T d1- duo Mac ana Snd dO, ! came
MS and said,
tlemen. We haven't got very much our
selves. but ! guess We can get YOU some coffee
II you have a cup
20, never mind, Major We said, we'll get
Well, we will do the best We can, said Busg-
howzer. and went ont Of the room. The Cap
made them ready 10 cook, Eggs wer" eN-
tromelv scarce. but We had nine for four men.
BngGhowzer came back and said "Mayh-
| can get Won a lttlo bit Of bacon. but we're
Now.iook here, Major. y said that wont work
al all. Here You have been inviting Us 10 a
square meal with You for the last week. say
ing il every time you saw US and telling us TO
come q Whenever We were near YOU Now
NJ IS The frrt time We hay" had a chance and
are protesting that you can't get il. But YOU
cant put NJ or tonight with n sip Of coffee
aud a strip Of bacon. We're going to have some
Well, I'm doing the hest I can" he replied.
u guess I can get Won q ht NJ bareback. too"
Then We brought in our feast and sat down
~ tho end Of the table. Burshowzer sat next
~ tho Captain. When he saw the lam his
mouth began to water, but when the eggs
stand II no longer. u think some one ought
10 buy for the whole mess. he said Every
one cant get around 70 get eggs and chickens.
some NJ us hove business n attend 10 and
u amt fair 70 SEQ them that are free have all
the good things"
Rut they drowned him out with a horrible
shrek. and he never got a taste Of the lam
or a smell of the rice or eggs or chicken.
This Il the tale Of the brave men ~ Pam
bnsn Their chief told II himself so II must
ba true. He told II in the form Of an Official
report N the Military Governor Of South Ca
marines The Governor showed II n 'he En-
glishmen in Nueva taceres as an example or
The bravery Of tho men of Pambusn. and The
Engl shman copied II Here II is
ON tho Snth Of June. at ? 4 NJ two, gun
boats appeared in theee waters and all the
men Of the district immediately assembled,
4 boat went on 70 find ont what they " nted.
They asked if there were any Tagalo ,ldierS
here. ~ which We answered that there were.
We saw on board that they were full ~ Chi
nose. Spaniards and Americans. They kept
the very same Fourth of July. on which dav ~
3 In the morning. they hoisted their war nars.
~ l2l5 Y VI the biggest boat fred ~, one
after another. EIGHT cannon shots without once
touching tho village Of Pamhuar and not oven
waking no Caheza Nicholas. After this threat
ening attitude We placed all our forces IN order
to receive them, bur they did NOT at'cmpf 10
"On the afternoon ~ the 5th We sent NJ 70
tbnp1 tho folloWinO laf.nrr