The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-16
LEE HALL ON THE STAND.
Testimony Did Not Have Much in II
that Was of importance.
cULBFRSON DID THE CROSS QUESTIONING
Answers Brought Out by Him Were Not
Favorable to the Administration and
Affirmed the Democratic Position,


NSpeclal TO Inc foStl
| Washington, May i5,-Captain Lee Han
of Texas appeared before tue senate Pnil-
/ ippines committee this morning and testi-
ned with reference to conditions in the
Philippines as he saw them while In charge
of detachment OF the Macabebe scouts.
His testimony was by no means sensation.
al and for the most part was colorless.
None Of II was particularly favorable to
the administration side of the contest tina,
is now being waged, while some OF the
statements brought out by the cross.ques
tioning Of Senator Culberson were in line
with the contentious of the democrats.
Captain Hall stated that he never saw
the water cure administered senator Gull
berson asked him IL he had ever heard OF
it being administered, The reply was in
the affirmative. A sergeant under Captain
Hall had told Of administering the cure TO
some natives, colonel who was present
when the story was being told ordered the
sergeant to say nothing more about it. III
such things are being done don't want TO
hear OF them, the colonel said
Senator Culberson asked Captain Han II
he had ordered the discontnuauce of the
water cure or had reprimanded the ser
Eeant Captain Han said he had done
neither, as he was at the time busily en-.
gagged in packing up and otherwise pre-
pairing to leave the point at which his com
mand was then stationed
Nh Han detailed a visit he paid to Gen
crnl smiths headquarters In the Philip
4 pines and added: a found the department.
of General Jacob H. Smith In peace and
quletuess aud yet Whilo that condition eN'
listed this Incident actually occurred A
company Of TagaloEs, Filipinos. the Fill
pino army, If YOU choose Ia call Il such
descended on village or peaceable bH-
pinos who chose to carry ON their regular
pursuits IN peace ana quietnesS, ana ue'
sttoNed that village, numbering men. Wc.
men and children; and II the gentleman
from Missouri mt, NandiNel desires a
specimen of harb4Hty, ! want 10 tel YOU
what they did TO- loyal Filpinos ana Amer
to ant bills six or eight or ten FEET hlgh
and six feet 10 diameter uled Win am $
that are absolutely raNcnouS and eat ~
everything thcy come IN contact WIN; IN y
tied these men 10 ant mus ana allowed
them to be eaten to death by ants. Ih,y
buried them IN inc ground 10 Lhelr mess
and allowed them 10 be pecked 10 u.ath
by the birds ana eaten oN tnG ANTS lhey
TOOK loyal f!lpihos ana l9yal AmtrlGans
and cut them open IA me abdomen taH y, :
out n portion Of the bowels ana nan II TO 4
tree and driving them around the tree win
bNl9s, a9u S'' You s,N,,v,u,itm S w. nn,
ana condemn American SoIdlers tSr stahu
ing ny the men VINO are loy9l L" tue Ain'r
lean nag ana VINO are suffering sucu 'h'"s'
hS these 49,, ~,
M. OF omo orn nov cS,rrino
bnroarltlsS Whlch you are now charging
AGAINST t3r l a3,,. ,r,tor ,ros I,t,h,
Mr. Eaii- IRlk ahont water cures. r'sn'
Your political battles uSgGnllS; 10 nor n1
tempt 10 10 1t 10y Flahderlhg American Nul
} diers In the performance OF In'lF uuE
, tAnplause on the fepuhlcan slue.l .,
me fhlllpplhe discussion usVulnV Eeh yl J.
Mr heppuLn Ho"1, $500 Svnss1oro 10 ."s AZ