The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-22
Akron Boy Witnessed
Filipino Execution.
IT IS A LAZY LIFE
Soldering In the South Pacific
Does Not Inspire Great
Energy--0ueer
Sights.

Akron, Nov. 21.-Charles Burch,
member of the American army in the
Philippines has written an interesting
letter to his sister, Mrs. John Evans In
this city. 1t follows: ~
- Bangar Union, P. l., Sept. %.
My Dear Sister:
Let me see, 1t was way back in All
gust when last wrote. l don't know
what you will think of me, in fact
have no excuse whatever except my
laZiness. We do nothing but sleep and
eat. The first thing in the morning
We attend stables for 80 minutes, have
breakfast, then water call (water from
the river one-half mile from the quar-
ters), and all through for morning.
Nothing till $3.50, then water call,
stables and retreat. To tell the truth
soldering the last three months at
Bangar Is easier than in the states,
but 1t gets monotonous. The same
thing day after day,no place to go even
ings except to bed, although / have no
trouble in passing away the evenings.
l don't mean to say all troops
have the duff we do. Far from 1t.
Take c troop, San Fernando, for in
stance. They get half the number OF
nights in guard as We do hiking. They
are always on the go, while the two
companies Of doughboys "lut" (sleep
on) their hunks all day long. The
reason OF this is the post commander
is an infantry colonel.
CAPTURED TWO PRISONERS.
Well we have had a little excite
ment some time back.
Monday, September 8, 20 men Of G
troop brought two prisoners, Saydin
and Valancia, both insurgent lieuten-
ants, up in the ambulance. Both hang
the 18th. They were tried and con-
victed for numbering at least half a
dozen each. Saydin was an Egrito sur
rendered to B troop at the little barr!o
named after him, about ten miles from
Bangar. Many days hike he has
caused us. Do you remember the four
days hike / was telling you abort
sometime ago? Well he was the joker |
We were after. Valancia l know very
little about except he was captured
by the native scouts. c troop did the
entire guard duty, had one sentry in
side, the other outside. The prls-
oners had shackles on their ankles |
making it impossible for them to es-
cape.
THEY CONFESSED.
September 13-She dawned bright
and clear. Couldn't have had a better
morning. The strain told on the pris-
oners the last day, they did not sleep
during the night, spent it in praying |
Up till today they ate and smoked
heartily, but this morning they ate no.
thing. expected to see them smoking
a cigarette on their way to the scat
fold for these people are brave in fac
ing death. 1t was all they could do to
walk to the scaffold. The troops form
don three sides, A and B troops, also
a detachment from the Seventh infan-
try at Tagadin. They were led out
at ,10i a m. while on the scaffold they
confessed that they committed these
crimes by an order from Major Linis,
an officer over them. He hangs some-
time next month. -r-
EIGHT MORE HANG.
There are to be eight more hung
at Bangar in the next two months. A
fellow by the name of Dusty Rhodes of
ID troop, Third cavalry, Is doing the
hanging. He will hang at least 20 in
this province in the next two months.
This hanging has got the natives bluff
ed. They don't saba (understand) 1t
at all. The Spaniards generally put
bullet through them. I am very sor-
ry to announce another death in b
troop. 1t was very sad and only
month and few days to serve. He
would have been discharged November
6. Chamberlain died Friday Septem-
Der 20, OF pneumonia and was buried
by the side of Clark yesterday morn
ing at 10 a. m. was one of the firing
squad. ! must ring off. Best regards
to all. Dinner is now ready and / will
have to close sure. Adois,
CHARLES.