The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-22
CAPT. MITCHELL Nit E:
7 WELL KNOWN
! WHEELING.
Was Here on Recruiting Duty q Few
Years Ago and Made Many
,4 Warm Friends.
KILLED IN TIE PHILIPPINES.
While Calamity Leading His Men.
Remarks on craftsmanship
i% That is Treason.

To the Editor Of the Intclligencer.
s1R:-capt. David D., Mitchell, FIJI
tenth United States Infantry, who was
Killed on the Island OF 'Luzon, us re-
ported by General Macarthur. on the
18th Instant. was well known in this
city, where he. made many warm and
attached friends during his tour OF re-
cruiting duty here a few years ago..
Captain Mitchell entered the service
MS second lieutenant, Fifteenth United
States infantry February 20. 1876. Dur
Ing the late Spanish war he served as
major OF the First Indian territory vol
untcer Infantry, at Puerto Principe,
cuba, where he was stationed until last
fall, when his regiment was relieved.
and returned'to the United States, TAX
Ing station at Governors Island. New
York harbor. 's y I.
shortly after the beginning OF the
Chinese trouble, the Fifteeth infantry
was ordered to reinforce the American
troops at Tlen Tsin, but the necessity
OF additional forces having been re-
the Philippines, and In the first engage
ment fought by his command. Captain
Mitchell was mortally wounded, and
died on the field. To his afflicted wife
and family his sorrowlng friends in
Wheeling extend their sincere sympa.
thy.
Captain Mitchell was typical Amer
lean soldier, brave and fearless in bat
tie, fine disclplinarian. and in social
life a most genial and companionable
gentleman. The recent boldness and
activity Of the Filipino rebels Is attrib-
uted by the American officers and SOL
diers to the sympathy and encourage
ment given to them by many citizens
OF the United States. and for every life
now sacrificed, and every soldier
MANNED and wounded in the effort to
establish peace and maintain the honor
and dignity OF this government in the
Philippine Islands, these unpatriotlc
rebel sympathizers must be held d.
rectly responsible. We are at war with
originated. or who was responsible for
It's inauguration. and to give aid and
comfort to an armed enemy is by the
laws OF nations designated as treason.
and any American who privately or
publicly aids and abets the enemies of
the United States is guilty of treason.
and should be dealt with accordingly.
We have already sacrificed too many
valuable lives to this reasonable sem
tImeutalism, and 1t is time the lines
should be drawn between loyalty and
disioyalty; between those who are in
favor OF sustaining our army In Its con-
fllct with armed foes and those who
would apparently rejoice at its exter-
mlnation.
II all those who, are actuated solely
by partison motives. and profess to be-
lieve. that the United States Is prosecut-
Ing an unjust war In defending terri
tory ceded to this government by n
solemn treaty with foreign power,
and who seem to be anxious to see their
government defeated and Inundated in
the eyes OF the world by surrender to
the treacherous Tagals, and withdraw
our troops from the Philippines. then
It would be more manly, noble and
courageous in them to take up arms
and join the Fillpinos than to remain
safely at home, claiming the protection
OF our laws, while openly and covertly
giving support and encouragement to
the public enemies OF the United States.
and gloating over the death Of brave
American soldiers.
It Is IN exhibition Of rank Copper
headlsm and disloyalty, and would not
be tolerated by the authorities OF any
civilized nation on the face OF the
earth. Aguinaldo. himself. employs
more effective methods than mere crit
iclsm In dealing with those inhabitants
OF Luzon who desert his cause, or who
wish to acknowledge American sover-
eighty. and live in peace. His method
Is simply to order their summary exc
cution whenever II Is In his power,
and 1t Is plain that those American
citizens who are opposing their govern
ment In the effort to restore public or
der In the Philippine Islands do not
realize the enormity of their crime but
II they do they certainly deserve tho
same punishment that the rebel chief
tain inil!cts on those who desert his
standard. Our army now In the Phil
ippines Is abundantly able to subduc
the enemy In 'front.' but these brave
men do not relish fire in the rear.
directed by some OF their own country
men for the purpose of efrecting their
defeat and humiliation. 7. H. N.
Wheeling, October 81.