The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-20
.C0URTMARTIAL
OFU.S. OFFICERS
Trial of Captain Ryan For Ad
ministering the Water Cure.
HICKMAN CASE COMES NEXT
GARDNER INVESTIGATION END
ED AND PAPERS FORWARDED.

w newspapers received on the in
coming Philippine mail at the
war department contain important in
formation concerning affairs in the
islands.
It is reported that the cascoes, which
have been used so extensively in the
Philippines as lighters, are to give way
to steam barges. and be themselves rel
egated 10 the canals This change. 1t
is said. marks a new era in the history
of Iighterage in the islands. Cascoes
figured in the last transport scandal
in the archipelago. it being alleged that
their tonnage was exaggerated grossly
for dishonest purposes The new steam
barges which supersede them We're
built al Cleveland and New York.
Lieutenant Hickman of the First cav
airy is 10 be the next officer subject to
courtmartial. He is one of the men
against whom Major Cornelius Gard
ner made charges. One of these charges
is that Hickman practiced medicine
without a license, the specification be
ing that he administered StimUlants 10
natives in the province of Tayaba
Captain Ryan's Trial.
The papers are full of reports Of
the trial of Captain Ryan, who was
charged with administering the water
cure. Ryan was defended by Major
Glenn, who had been under similar
charges.
Captain Ryan. in his own defense,
used this language: Did my sticking
the heads of these treacherouS. lying
ma tive officehoiders into a pail of water.
thereby washing away an impeachment
in their speech, constitute a greater
crime than treason against the flag and
the soldiers who defend il
r
fee on account of a report he made re-
garding Judge Rhode, but General
Davis. who received the report, agreed
with the main facts as presented by
Captain Ryan. He regretted Captain
Ryan's sneers at Judge Rhode and his
defiant attitude toward General Chat
fee. In the conditions in Misimas prov
ince, General Davis takes the same
view as Captain Ryan. He said that
Rufino, whom Ryan disciplined. was as
much a menace in Mindanao as Lukban
in Samar, or Malvar in LuZon-
The Officer Upheld.
General John P. Sanger, who re-
viewed the case of Ryan, practically
acquitted Ryan of all charges. During
the testimony Lieutenant Elliott of the
! ThiTtiSth infantry said that each town
in Mindanaog had a band OF assassins,
whose duty it was to kill anyone hold
ing communication with the Americans.
The celebra ted Gardner investigation
had come to an end at the time the
last mail left Manila, and it is stated
that the record and report of the case
will be forwarded to Washington for
consideration. General Chaffee would
ordinarily be the reviewing authority,
but his last reports to the war depart
ment were 70 the effect that he would
review the case, if possible, within the
time ne had at his disposal. He then
had under corsidera ton the Moro cam
paign which $s,ts occupying his time.
| and he has probably now followed the
Gardner papers to this city.
Pershing's Campaign
An account of the doings of Captain
j. J. Pershing Fifteenth cavalry, who
| is just now figuring in the disturbed
districts of Mindanao. states that he
has proved a diplomat with a majority
of the Moros, but that nothing could
be done with the Moros in the Bacalod
district. One of the sultans said to
Captain Pershing:
The Bacalod MoTos have deceived
you in saying they wanted to be
friends, as ! know many of them are
lying along the road waiting to attack
the Anierica1ls.'' E'
Captain Pershing undertook to ascer-
informed by the sultan of Baycauan
that there We're three forts, all of
which were strong The people had
been strengthening them by lining
them inside and out with stone, so that
the projeetiles of the Americans would
not penetrate. He said that Bacalod
had 300 men, but if the Americans went
there the Moros adjacent would assist
in the defense Other native chiefs in
formed Captain Pershing that the sui
| tan of Bacalod would kill them (the
natives) if he knew they had been on
friendly terms with the Americans.
Soldiers in Good Climate.
The paper of the latest date states
that many troops We're being sent to
Mindanao and that it was the evident
intention of the government to occupy
the country around Lake Lano, which
would require a considerable mum Der.
Il is said that the health conditions in
this region We're perfect, and that sol
diers could stay in such climate and
enjoy all the delights Of Camp Meade.
Pa.
The board of health Of the city of
Manila has decided to rid the city of
| Infection The cholera. which has been
raging in that city, is responsible for
the determination, and every unsani-
tary building is to be destroyed. An
estimate is made that il may cost $500
600 to carry ont this plan. 1t is said
that there is a'cIash between the Amer
/ leans and FihpinoSFin la ndIing the
/ cholera epidemic. The Filipino health
| officers are said to be more or less a
! failure. and il is. therefore, proba bic
that the ideas of the Americans will be
| carried out.