Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-14
DEATH FOR BANDITS
General Macarthur Shows No
Mercy to Members Of Fill
Pine Gangs.
Many Of Them Organized For
Pillage and Plumber Of
Unprotected.
Instances Of Inhuman Treatment
Of Prisoners BY Followers
Of Prado.

Washington. Jan. IA: 'opies of gem
eral orders from the Philippines re-
ceiyed here show Chat a large number
Of native Filtpinos have been convicted
Of murder and other c!rnes AID SEN
fenced 70 BE hanged or to5long terms of
imprisonment.
In ono case the accused belonged to
an organized band which, under the
name Of C;uardia de Honor, had for
lis declared object the murder Of peace
|ful and unoffendtns victims il found
meg ssars 10 crafty either a asslre for
Fevssige or g. feeling OF envy galnst
the ris:i.
These ahuman methods says Gen.
lacArthur remove all he partici-
pants whether CHIEF or Wiling follow
ers of the band, from the pale of the
law and place them anollg that class
of cowardly and secret assasss1s which
;li CIVILIZED men the wIorld over hold to
be enemies of mankind
a native named Nincen.e Prat,o es-
tahlshed a camp in .. strong position
difficult Of access in the mountainous
district rear Rocaio. in Lini2n prov
ince. Their no inirenchsdshis camp and
erected buildings for his bandaof armed
outlaws Which he gathered about him.
Recently two Americans We're taken
into tbs camp as prisoners and for no
aesi gned reason other than that they
We're enelnl@s they were ordered to In
~
lbeirot.S. a man and a woman, We're
taken before PrAdo and charged with
being American spies. Without any at
tempt at proof OF form Of trial they
w-re ordered o be Immediately eaecut
ed
II both Instances Prado pers pnaiiy
witnasssd m, bloody execution of his
Greens by r,'asnbers Of his outlaw band.
Msao lised their 5olos on the defenseless
prisonsf
On another occasion Praao ordered
his tanc; to attack and burn the pueblo
of San Iacinto and TO arrest and, If
sisted XIII the presi dAnte of Rosario.
IN pursuance of these orders he presi-
deflte OF RIOS ario and his son were
Killed and 1913 houses destroyed by fire.
Pradn and his chief outlaw assistants
We're sentenced 10 be hanged.
Another native sentenced 20 be
hanged was Pedro I1achica This man
VAS one Of a band Of natives who, rep
resenting themselves to be policemen,
entered at night time several HORSES
and by tfliaats and use of firearms in
cucel the natives 10 come out and sur
r.pdaI. 'rheyiien tiesi tbs arms IL TIE
naen behind their backs and beat them
,s.sh bolos am, robbed The house; Of
nloiley. jewelry ard other valuanles.
Dispensing InsurgcnI Rands.
Manila Jan. 14.-6ren. Grant. who is
scr9eavoiing TO finish nc latest ins,r-
reetien in his district and who is per-
sonalisa conn1ats.in ing lsi,s scouts at file
southern enc, reported We sferday that
he had encountered a number Of bands
sontn Of Bulcc mountain, all OF which
retired up the nils.
He says that d hundred of the enemy
WIZ y=re we u intreEchel rnadt. roil.sid Z
eF'abl, resis rance. but We're ultimately
dl'lyeti from their position. -Four bodies
OF Insurgents We're found The Aneri-
tcsn casualties w+srs a sergeant and one
private oS troop A, Philippine cavalry,
wounded.
In the opinion Of Gen. Grant his dis
trics Is now fairiy pacifed. with the ex-
ception Of the district south OF Is1,loe
mountain and the province of I'ampan-
ga Is ready for civil government II is
.xpected that Pampanga wsll be the
first province II which provincial gov
eminent will be applied
Lleur. Col. Frank u. baldwin, of the
I-nifp6 Ctotac INF we, ~
day destroyed an insurgent arsenal in
the Patungan district. selling guam
tityof arms and ammunition, together
with a printing press and other mate
ria