Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
Flowers Showered on Gables Rugged
Veterans

Veterans.
General Cables and his officers made
a splenid impression by their soldier
'1y bearing and earnestness apparent
in their every action. The men were
nicely uniformed and marched with ex-
cellent precision.
AS they marched up Gale Real
party OF Filipino ladies' were posted
IN one OF the better residences, and as
the column of insurgent veterans pass
ed they We're showered with blossoms.
Perhaps the most touching sight Of
lhe whole surrender was the last sa-
lutte to the Filipino national air when
the forces We're drawn up before the
church. AS the orchestra within the
cnurcn struck the first notes of the
music so dear to all Filip!nos, each sol
der bent his knee and bowed his head
IN his place in the ranks. The officers
stood at tention with their right hand
In the position of salute. The rich
Filipinos banner was dropped above
their heads and on many faces were
traces OF tears that forced themselvs
down their rugged cheeks.
The most amusing incident of the
day was the introduction of the ins,,r-
gent provincial officers, and presi-
dents to the American officers who
have served in Laguna. Surprise af-
ter surprise followed, and many bursts
of laughter were heard coming from
the crowd as an American officerrecog-
nized neighbor and old time friend
among the insurgent presidents. 10
make the surrender of the civil officers
complete boyarrivedin the afternoon
with the official canes by which the
different civil officers We're recognized.
General Cables and officers persist.
ed in offering General Sumner, their
side arms, but the latter would not
hear to it, Hang them up on the wall"
said he, and SHOW them in future
years to your children"
There We're thirty-seven Krags sur
rendered and with each gun belt with
100 rounds of Krag ammunition. There
were two brass mountain guns in good
condition and two gas pipe cannon
with ingenious arrangements for dis
charging them turned over.
Frank Mekin, the deserter, marched
into the city with the column and
knowing that he would be severely
dealt with managed to escape and hid
IN the cellar of house on lower Gale
Real. Here he was discovered by
Lieutenant Mapes, of the Thirty-second
infantry, who has figured so promi-
nently in bringing about the surrender.
The lieutenant managed to get on his
train and when found he was lying on
the basement floor with his head COW
cred, facing the wall. He got up
promptly when the lieutenant spoke
to him and marched to General Sum-
ner's headquarters, who ordered him
placed in double irons.
Guenther. the other renegade. was
also arrested. He talked freely. In
his conversation he remarked that
nearly half the food supplies brought
out consisted of American commissary
stores. All the medical supplies were
American, and belonged to the Ameri-
can medical department. The supplies
mad been stolen and sent out The
materials to make gunpowder were
taken out in kerosene cans upon which
Kerosene had been spilled to avoid de-
, lection.
Souvenir hunters were present in
force, but the insurgent officers were
loath to give up their shoulder straps.
FINALLY number succumbed to the
American ladies of the garrison. and.
were gradually shorn of their insignias.
General Cables bugler carried the lit
tie bugle which the general has used
In all his service against the Span
lards. This he presented to Lieuten-
ant krag of the Sixth Cavalry.
Cables turned over ten ladrones.
captured last week, to the American
authorities, When Cables forces
came in the bandits started in robbing
the people and he sent out company
after them that soon rounded them up.
1t was just two weeks ago that Col
onel Guevarres surrendered in Manila
to Lieutenant Mapes who sent him out