Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-07
ARREST SULTAN AND PIRATE
American Troops in Philippines ACT q
Break Up Slave Trade.
sIoNY OT pEIvATE AALEs TRMTOMsM
AFTER Desertfng American Army and
joining InsurEents he IssusA Cir
cuiar Inviting either a
TO Follow Him.

According to copies Of orders OF the de-
partments Of the army In the Philippines
received at headquarters Of the Department
Of the Missouri, the forces IN the islands
have been laying a heavy hand upon native
royalty this summer and are beginning to
make attempts to break up the slave. trade
among the Moros Of the island Of Jolo OF
sulu.
The orders contain a report Of the trial
OF one Malalis, a sultan Of the island, and
one sulug, a native pirate and slave trader.
The charges against sulug were that he had
made a foray upon a native family on an
island OF the group and had kidnapped a
female, which he had sold TO some Of his
fellows. The sultan was accused Of I'm
terfering with the administration Of justice
by concealing sulug from the American
forces and opposing them when they sought
to apprehend the pirate. In the trial by
court martha both were found guilty. sulus
was sentenced TO prison for fourteen years
and the sultan received a sentence Of fifteen
years. The reviewing authority confirmed
the decision of the court-martiaI, but in
consideration OF the length OF time the ac-
cused had been in prison awaiting trial, the
sentence was RENTED. and with a lecture
upon the gravity of the offense and a eau
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the crimes. they were released.
Twenty Years at HARD b
The orders also contain the record Of the
trial and conviction OF Private Joseph Hale
Of Company X. Eighth United States In
fantry, on charge Of desertion and melting
others to desert. The charges. which were
fully sustained, were to the effect that in
the face OF the enemy Hale deserted and
Joined the forces Of the insurgents. Be
tween January 10, 1901. u May Is Of the
same year he circulated in the towns Of the
island and among the soldiers OF the United
States an appeal to the men 70 desert ana
Join the native troops. A copy Of the ap-
peal prepared and circulated by Halls 10 set
out in the charge. It IL a circular OF about
500 words, and says that having become
convinced Of the inability Of the American
arm to subjugate the natives who have en-
tered upon a war for freedom. he has de-
cided to follow the spirit Of Washington
and the doctrine Of Monroe against the
policy Of Mckinley, and calls upon his com.
panions In arms to join him, telling them
how they can put themselves into communi-
cation with the insurgent army or the guer-
rillas. For his offense he was given twenty
years at hard labor by the court, which
Judgment and sentence were, confirmed.
American omcers Reprimanded.
Two omcers Of the American army were
tried and convicted Of onenses against the
military law and IN each case the court
martial passed sentence declared too lenl-
emf py the reviewing omcer. me nrst case
was that Of Captain Fred s. wild, who
burned the cockpits near Manila because
some members Of his company had been
assaulted and seriously injured therein.
This case was fully reported In Washing
ton dispatches recently. The next case
was that Of First Lieutenant Lyle Brown
OF the engineer corps. According to the
findings OF the court-martia the oficer be-
came ihcensed at what he considered a
covert attack upon his administration OF
affairs published in a newspaper. He went
to the home Of Charles o. Ziegenfuss, the
editor Of the paper. and arousing him from
bed. made an assault upon him, beating
and Kicking him. In both cases the ofhcers
were sentenced to be reprimanded By the
reviewing ofnoer and that was done. Lieu
tenant Brown was afterward transferred TO
another station.
schools for Native Troeps
The same orders bring news Of tho e.
t~ablishment. in the posts Of the division. OF
schools tor the teaching Of the English
language to the native troops. Enlisted
men from the regular troops are to be
placed in charge OF the schools The same
order calls upon the officers 20 establish
schools Of military instruction and to en-
force a strict observance Of the rules Of
department.
Chaplain H. Percy Silver, the former
pastor Of the Church Of the Good Shepherd
ia Omaha. was By recent orders trans
ferred to the city OF Manila. where he will
be In charge Of the once Of Identification
at the United States morgue. under the
chief quartermaster Of the division.
Major Frank L. Dodd. recently judge adj
vocate Of the Department Of the Missouri,
has been assigned to duty as Judge adj
vocate Of the Department Of the South
Philippines.