Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-06
A PITIFUL TALE.
American Marines Almost Starve
in Samar.
They Even Ate Raw Dog Meat--Dis-
tressing Ha rdships Were suffered
by the Men of Capt. POrter's
Party, Some of Whom
Will INOtRecOVer.

Manila, Jan. 29.-Gen. Chaffee re-
turned here yesterday. He says ne
found the conditions satisfactory
everywhere, except at Samar, where
continuous rain has retarded the
campaign.
The condition of Capt. David d.
porter's marines, who took part in
the expedition into the interior of
Samar, is much worse than preyi-
ously described. They suffered fear
full hardships and were without food
for several days. The natives who
accompanied the marines claimed
they were unable to distinguish the
edible roots, which the marines did
not believe. The anger of the ma
rines against the natives is intense.
None of the latter returned with the
marines.
The marines suffered so acutely
from starvation that they ate, raw,
the flesh of two dogs.
When Capt. Porter and the first
three of his men staggered into camp
they were delirious and difficulty was
experienced in ascertaining the
whereabouts of their companions.
Williams, of the First infantry,
headed the relief expedition in the
face of a torrential rain storm which
flooded the rivers. lie succeeded III
reaching the remaining ten men, VINO
would otherwise have certainly per-
ished. He found them all delirious.
Two of the men were discovered eat
ing the branches of trees and bark
nf a IinnG
are so i'll that they are not likely to
recover.
Mai. Lot and three Filipino lieu
tenants, with ten rifles, three revol-
vers and "a bolos, on Monday, sur
rendered to Maj. Anderson, of the
Sixth cavalry, at Lipa, province IF
Batangas. Lot was brought in sick,
on a litter. He was cordially hated.
Nickerson's scouts have captured
Col. Lot, a brother of Mayor Lot, near
Batangas.
Lieut.. William L. Barnes, of the
Sixth cavalry, had a slight engage
ment with some Filipinos, during
which he killed two insurgents and
captured captain and two soldiers.
\ party of insurgents, led by two
renegade Americans, recently entered
I Alangulang, in Leyte province, claim
ing they were constabulary, but not
yet uniformed. The imposters were
taken to police headquarters and
were royalty entertained by the ma
tive sergeant in charge. At a given
signal the renegades and insurgents
fell on the police, who, though out
numbered more than two to one,
fought desperately and drove off
their assailants after a hand-to-hand
| fight, in which bolos were the chief
weapons. The victory was notable, as
the police were completely surprised
and outnumbered. They lost two
men killed and had one man wound
ed. The insurgents left one man
dead.
The criticism of the senate minori-
ty report on the Philippine tariff bill
has been general here, though many
people admit the statements made i'll
the report are correct.
Gen. Wheaton's vigorous criticisms
referred entirely to Prof. Schur-
mans speech at Boston, though he
holds the professor in high personal
esteem. The statement that a person
who made such remarks here as those
credited to the professor during his
Boston speech would be sent to Jail,
referred merely to the recent sedi-
fip0 law