The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
ROUNDING Up THE REBELS
AMUSING MANNER IN WHICH THE
WHOLESALE CAPTURE OF
FILIPINOS BEGAN
REVENGE OF ONE CAPTAIN
Escaped Death by Hanging, and
Guiding Americans to Camp
He Surprised His For
mer Comrades.

The end of the instruction is in sight,
1t is hoped, and the view is pleaSanter
than any yet had in these parts The
Fourth infantry has been working harder
than ever these last few months and
without grumble, because results have
been apparent The elimination of It's
laborS seems to have arrived In the sur
render a few days ago of Lieut.. Ger.
Trias with more than thirty of his Of
fcers and zoo rifles, while more are COM
ing in daily.
There are some parties out here, the
Federal rarty and the Conservative par
ty especially, and they are striving TO
secure peace, so they say. But more
strife than peace has resulted from their
labors. Not armed strife, but recrimina-
lions and struggles to obtain credit for
every success. One of the general Of
fcers uttered an epigram that expresses
the situation writes the Manila CORE
spOndent of the Chicago Daily News
AprOpOs of the surrender of these prin-
cipal insurgents somebody said to him.
The Federal party seems to be doing
good work" And he replied: Federal
party! The Fourth infantry! The Fourth
infantry has not let them sleep two
nights in the same place That is What
has done it,"
CAVITE SEES THE FINISH.
Cavite province was the birthplace, has
been the hotbed and now is the death
scene of the Instruction. Since Jan
the Fourth has secured nearly 1000 ri
hes, one lieutenant general, two briga-
der generals and colonels lieutenant
colonies and majors Some have sur
rendered with their tongues almost hang
ing out from their long sprints more have
been captured and all seem relieved to
get chance to rest and breathe.
For q long time, and, indeed, almost to
he Of In n I'M
portance could be done as we had no
secret service men and could not identity
insurgents when we had captured them.
But one day in the last of December an
excited individual rushed into linus and,
showing raw, abraded marks on his neck,
told Capt. Duncan that he was an insur-
gent captain and that his superior officers
had ordered him hanged that day; the
rope broke and he had managed to es-
cape. He said all he wanted was re-
venge and he would guide us and iden-
tify all his late companions. He was
thoroughly IN earnest.
GATHER IN ABOUT 800.
Orders were telegraphed and by various
ways troops went during the night AMI
surrounded four barros of Imus south
of the town proper and at daylight al
the men were gathered in. about 500 of
them. Our CAPTAIN" was true to hi
word and his actions furnished the finest
entertainment in these islands.
He started from linus at 8 o'clock in
the morning with tn ee officers and
dozen soldiers and they went rapidly
southwark into the barrio of Anabo
SUDDENLY he darted into a house a Ii ght
was struck and he rushed across the
room over some sleeping figures on the
floor and jumped with his feet on one of
them The man tried to get up and alta
a few vigorous k cks he was assisted to
his feet only to he promptly knocked
down by the "carta ms" fist. Finally
the captain got his victim outsi e tina
house and after a few more vicious
strokes he stood the dumfoundei
creature up against the house and taking
his hat off with a hooking salute ne
said in Taealog: Gentlemen, this is my
major, who tried to kill me yesterday
Immediately the major received another
left hook or upper-cut or something
equally effective and was turn d over to
the soldiers. The whole affair was Guie'
er than it can be described and the "cap.
tain" rushed off down the road to secure
some other officers.
CAPTAIN" HAS MYSTERIES.
AS he passed a house he would say
1.-TWO soldiers here or "One solder
here" and in less than~half an hour ne
had a dozen prominent officers and
soldiers. Then he sat down to taunt his
prisoners and rest. Shortly after day.
light detachment from the SOU h came
up and brought about 200 prisoners. They
were il. two ranks halted in the road and
our captain who was all nerves and
excitement, looked down the column an
laughed and laughed. One of the ofIic RS
introduced him to me and he looked at
my collar ornament and said: "All the
same me, 4th regiment for the soli,ers
had got his uniform.
he Cfp
command in Tagalog. Immediately thu
prisoners faced TO the LIFT. He gave
another command and the front rank
stepped three PAGES to the front; another
and the front rank faced about and
dressed toward his flank, but not promps-
~ or carefully enough to suit the captain.
Tor suddenly he sprang down the lin
about ten files and. struck a man ire
mendcus blow in the stomach with his
cane. 1t is unneC essary to aCd that the
man got into line promptly Then the
captain" walked through and inspected
the ranks, stopping now and then to
laugh heartily in some poor devils face.
HAVING FUN WITH THE PRIS-
ONERS.
Soon our interpreter got a notebook AMI
the captain" had the prisoners file past
him while he separated the goats from
the other goats. There are no sheen
I
get past him and almost cut of reacn
and then he would catch the fellows
shirt and laugh and say: "Oh. soldado
mio"' ooh my soldierD And when the
. poor creature turned about the ca ota IN
would look at him flercely and say:
''W no is your captain?" And inva-:ab v
the victim would salute him. He playe
with them as a cat plays with mou e
He introduced us to his first sergeant
his company cook, company clerk, O der
ly and other dignitaries. They were ter
rifed and for possibly the first tine in
their lives they told the truth and ad-
mitted that they were Insurgents and
promised to get their rifles.
They were sent one at a time under
guard and drew out rides from all sorts
OF, places where we never could have
found them except by the merest acct
dent. We got !12 officers and soldiers
that day and have been getting them
ever since. Among them we found MANY
who as a price of their liberty were
anxious to assist us and soon there grew
up good secret service corps of mea
whom we could at least trust to de-
nounce their enemies. We have placed
complete confidence in almost none of
them bIIf in he m o. Or{f1y $780, -