The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-12-19
GUERRILLAS ACTIVE
Peace-Loving Filipinos are Slain
Right and Left by Rebels.
CHAFFEE'S REPORT IS DISMAL
Entire Families of Sympathizers Are
Slain BY Insursents--One Ma
tive Sentenced to Death
For Cannibalism.

A Washington special says: In his
annual report General Chaffee assign
ed as one of the principal factors in
the prolongation of the warfare in the
Philippines to terrible vengeance Vls-
tied on any native who is even suspect
ed of friendliness to the American
cause. In passing upon the case of a
r.lipino recently tried by courtmartlal
for such a crime, General Chaffee said:
LAS guerilla and all other bandit
chiefs have no shadow Of lawful au'
thority to take the lives of the inhabl'
tants of these islands, and it is the duty
of the United States to protect their
lives and property, the warning, often
given, will be repeated until all shall
heed it, that both the chiefs who order
and the followers who obey their or
ders 10 do murder, must, upon convic-
ton thereof, expect to suffer the ex-
treme penalties of the law"
Cannibalism has appeared amcng
the crimes charged against FlIipinos
BY American military courts. Accord
ing to the record of courtmartlal IT.
the department of Viscayas, P. l., Fay
mundo Fonte, a native, found his work
ing companion, Liberato Benliro, sleep
ing in his (Fonte's) boat.
the slumbering man with blow OF an
oar, cut off his nose and ears, and, ac-
cording to his own confession, cooked
and ate part Of the body.
He was sentenced to be hanged at
Capiz, Panay, on the 18th inst.
A military commission headed by
Major Henry S. Turrill, surgeon, SEN
fenced Jual Olivar, Filipino, to be
hanged. Olivar was the leader Of a
band of Ladrones which made an at
tack upon the house Teodoro Labra-
dor, presidente Of Minea, Panay, and
captured him, his brother, Wife, grand
mother, godmother, small daughter
and a policeman. The grandmother,
lodmother and daughter were shot to
death in the vicinity of the capture;
Labrador/ his wife and the policeman
were taken to an isolated spot and
killed with bolos. The brother made
his escape.
Murdered Entire Family.
A band of Tulisancs armed with bo-
los, rifles and daggers, killed eleven
members of the Echevarria family at
Marc, MasDate, on August IA, 1900, for
the sole reason that the victims were
Spaniards. Two members of the band
were brought to trial and were SEN
fenced to be hanged, but in view Of the
fact that the more responsible partici-
pants in this crime already had paid
the death penalty, the sentences were
commuted by General Chaffee to life
Imprisonment.
Ygnecio Siaotong, an insurgent lead.
er, operating against the American
government, after having taken the
oath of alliance, was sentenced to hang
for numbering native woman suspect
ed of friendliness to the United States.
Filipino Women Want Peace
A special from Manila says: The
Womens Peace League, organized un-
der the leadership of Senorita Uoblete,
a Filipino, has transmitted letters,
with the permission Of General Chat
fee, urging peace upon the insurgent
General Malvar and other Filipino
chiefs.
The letters remind the Filipino lead
ers in the field that the war has de-
stroyed innumerable homes and de-
yastated large territories, all OF which,
while it abundantly proves the tenac-
ity of the insurgents and their faith
in their cause, does not remove the
fact that the operations of the Amerl.
can soldiers throughout the islands de-
monstrate the resolution Of the people
of the United States to make their sov-
ereignty respected throughout the ar.
chipelago. The league urges the lead
ers to make peace and avoid greater
evils.