The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-08-07
BATEsBURG. s. c., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Z 1901

gan, the capital of the province of Iss-
bella, urdsr cover Of the darkness. Once
in Ilagan they wore tc be liberated.
On the evening of March % another
communication received from Col Tai
Placido, In which he informed Col
Villa of his arrival with his forces ct q
place called Dibscal, distant about six
miles from Pslsnsn. He also said that
his men were completely worn out with
the fatigue and hardships of the march,
and that they had not. 30 ,nuph as a
grain OF rice to eat in the last twenty
four hours. Hc segged me to send him
supply OF rice at once, so that he could
continue the march early in the. morn
ing of tho next day. 10. accordance
with this request sent him Q quantity
Of rice that same evening by q party Of
Negritos.
The morning Of March 23 WAS passed
in making preparations for the forma-
ton OF a Red Cross League among tho
ladies who had come up from Cssiguyan
FOR my birthday. With this object DR.
Barcelona had sent them an invitation
20 come to my house o. O'clock in the
afternoon.
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon l
saw Isl Placido's men crossing the Pal
6nan River In small bosts, ana at once
dir cted Col Villa to seud Capt Tomas
Magsarilo to salute the newcomers and
welcome them in my name. Col Villa
also arranged that the soldiers of my
personal guard, who we're not on duty,
should IRE the proper military salutes.
Itwas not long before the now troops,
some eighty five in number, entered the
village Of PalGnan and halted in the
plszS In front of my house, about TWEEN
ty soldiers OF my guard were drawn up
waiting TO receive them. ftw.s alb !ut
8 o'clock. The newcomers were dressed
In tho regular uniform Of the FIlipInos
army aud were armed with Mau.ers,
X Ramingtons and one or tTo Krags. The
officers, Col Tai P.ac;do and Capt Sego
via-the latter Peninsular Spauisr =
then came into my house. After the
usual salutations [ asked them what
sort of journey they had had. To
this Segovia replied that it had been
exceedingly hard, al that they had not
had twenty four hours rest since Feb
ruarJ "a, the date of their departure
from Nueva E,ija. Segovia then told
me that he had been at one time the
adjutant Of the Spanish Gen Llauers
and had seen me then, but | have no
reooileotions of having seen him before
this occasion.
After talking with Tol Piaoido and
Segovis for fifteen or twenty minutes |
gave orders that the newly arrived men
be allowed TO fA!l out and 20 to rest in
quarters which had been prepared for
them. Capt Segovia Immediately left
the house and returned to the place
where his men were drawn up waiting
for him. As ne came up to them Sego-
via shouted, In loud voice, an order
which We dld not hear distinctly and
did not understand. Instantly his men
began TO shoot at the soldiers of nv
guard, taking them completely by sur
priae.
When the firing began not suspeeting
any plan against myself, l thought 1t
vas salute With blank cartridges aud
having this IN mind, raa TO the win
dow and cried several times, Cease
hrlngL But seeing that the firing CON
unued and that the bulk&s from the
rin IS OF the attacking party were direct
ed against me az we'll as against the
soldiers Of my guard, I for the first time
reailz-d tlat the newcomers were ene-
mics. hurriedly left the window and
ran into another room In the hone
o! hnolng some means Of escape, but |
ss" st once that the house was already
surrounded. Then | SEX d revolver,
Intending TO defend myself, but Dr..
Barcelona threw both arms around me.
crying out, Don't sacrifice yourself
The country needs your life Thus |
vas prevented from carrying out my in
tentlon. Col Villa ran from the house
In an attempt TO break through the lines
OF the euomy aad rally our men, but he
was saot three times and finally taken
prisoner.
When the firing commenced Tai
Placido throw himself down on the floor
TO avO!d the bullets, but now he got up
and told us that we were prisoners of
the Americans, who, he said, were Oh
the other side OF the river with four
hundred American soldiers and would
soon be here. Just at this time several
OF Tai Piacido'S soldiers came into the
house shouting, "Hurrsh for the Mscs-
DGbcs! and surrounded Barcelona and
0ysclt, y little later five Americans,
ali armed with csrbiues, came into the
room where We wcre. They came up to
US and one of them asked, Which of
you is Aguiusldo2" As soon as | hsd
been identified by the Americans was
placed, with DR.. Barcelona and Col
Villa, IN one Of the rooms of the house
aud guards were posted at all tho win.
dows and doors, under command of one
OF tho Americans. The othor four
Americans then began to search the
house for whatever papers and docu.
ments might be thCrs.
We were then informed that our cap
tors were Gen Funston, Capts Newton
and Hazard and Lieuts Hazard and
Mitchell.
Huge Cost of The War.