Connecticut western news., 1902-05-01

Accused Omcer Admits Ordering
 Waller to Kill "Everythtnx over
 Tenr-Win Plead JuatincatIon of
 Hia Conduct.
 The trial by court martial of Briga- dier General Jacob H. Smith for alleg- cd outrages in the island of Samar is now being held in Manila.
 At the opening of the trial on Thurs day General Smiths counsel said he was willing to admit that General Smith gave instructions to Major Wal Ter to kill and burn and make Samar a bowling wilderness, that he wanted everybody killed capable of bearing arms and that he did specify all over ten years of age, as the Safnar boys of that age were equally as dangerous az their elders. General Smith will plead justification.
 Major Littleton w. T. Waller of the marine corps, called by the defense, testified to receiving from General Smith the orders to kill and burn" and render Samar ga bowling wilder ness" The natives of Samar, said Major Waller, were more treacherous and implacable than the tribesmen of the Sudan. Without General Smiths drastic measures the war there would not have been ended yet. General Smith never intended killing women or children
 Corporal Pritchard of the Ninth in- fantry,> who took part in the fight at Gandara, testified that he saw boys of twelve years of age fighting and slash Ing with bolos.
 Sergeant Bonicastle of the Ninth in- fantry, an Apache. testified regarding Captain F. NJ. SchaeffePs fight in Dap dap province (Samar) against Dios Dios' fanatics. He saw a soldier at tackled by two boys under fifteen, one armed with bolo and the other with dagger.
 Pedro Bella, a boy mascot" of Com pany B of the Ninth infantry, com manded by Captain Thomas W. Cornell (massacred by the Samar natives at Balingiga), testified that he saw Cap tain ConnelPs death wound given by a boy of fifteen.
 The witness saw several other boys of the same age among the natives who took part in the massacre and thought he could himself use a bolo against a soldier.
 Captain Waldo E. Aver, General Smiths adjutant general, said he had been in close touch with all the move ments and knew General Smiths plans and purposes.
 He added that on the generals ar rival the coast was deserted, and he saw the same towns filled with people when he left, but so far as the people of Samar were concerned he met only one man worthy of respect, who was sincere, patriotic and honorable. He must admit, however, that the man | with this qualification was born at Martinique of Tagalog ancestry. First Lieutenant Van Deman of the Twenty-first infantry, who had charge of the military information bureau, de scribed, from the records, the treach- cry of the natives of Samar. Captain L. W. V. Kennon of the
 Sixth infantry reports from the island of Negros the surrender of the ladrone leader Rufo, with 158 officers and men
 of his command, together with 12 | guns, 40 bolos, spears and few re | volvers and dagxers. Captain Kennon
 says this surrender means the opening | up of the whole of the southern coast of the island of Negros. After Papa
 Isio, Rufo was the most important la drone chief on the island He promises | to force Papa Isio and his few remain ing followers to surrender. Papa Isio was appointed colonel in the insur- gent army by General Malvar one year ago.
 General Frederick D. Grant has ascended the Gendara river and has brought the insurgent leader Guevarra | and his entire command down to the coast. General Grants expedition went up the river in the gunboats Basco and | Florida. several steam launches and
 native lighters. Guevarra's command
 consists of Rafael Sebastian, Abaki
 and 3S other officers, 1S9 men and 161 rifles.