The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-23
SUMTER. S. WEDNESDAY.

The HORRORS OF
BENEVOLENT ASSIMILATION.
Philippine Committee GETS Some
More Details About the Wa
fer Cure.
Washington, April l7.-EdWard j..
Davis Of Greenfield, Mass, who was a
sergeant in Company D, Twenty
Volunteer infantry. was before the
senate committee on the Philippines
today. He was present in the convent
at Igbarra, Noyember q, 1900, when
the water curep was administered
othe presidente of the town Of Igbar-
ras. He said that under orders from
Capt. Glenn he, with a squad, had
taken the presidente into custody on
November 81 and had escorted him TO.
The convent where the cure was ad-s
slninistered.
He repeated the story of the torture.
of the presidente, adding some details.
The mans clothing was removed above
the waist and his hands tied behind
him. He was then,'' the witness
said, taken to the water tank and
thrown upon his back and while an
Interpreter stood over him, a stream.
of water was directed into hismouth,
which was held omen
Who gave the command for this
treatment t?'' asked Senator Rawlins.
Capt. Glenn.
s How was the mans mouth kept
open?'
ssBy means Of stick. .
Continuing, the witness said that
when the victim Of the cure, was
filed with water the members of the
detail would force it out Of him by
rolling their fists over his stomach and
that the process was keptsup for about
10 minutes.
He described the second application
of the cure as. previously testified to
and corroborated Sergt. Riley in the
statement that the details Of this per
formance We're under the charge OF a
contract by Surgeon Lyons, and that
Capt. Glenn and Lieut.. Conger we're
both present when it occurred
Mr. Davis said in reply to questions
as. to the physical effect Of the process
that the man squealed = terribly and
that his eyes were bloodshot, but that
the next day he was able to mount
his horse and lead the scouts to the
mountain. Afterwards he was, tie
witness said, taken to lloilo and placed
In prison. s..z
The witness also repeated the state
ment that.tWo police officers OF the
town Of Igbarras had been subjected
to the water cure. There was, 2 he
added, also native school teacher
there who was maltreated at the same
time but the water cure was not adj
ministered to him. He was taken into
jsoneSof the back rooms Of the convent
by..Dr. Lyons, who secured the in-
formation he wanted from him by
placing two Colts, revolvers to his
head thus, rendering it unnecessary to
administer the cure. =
did youssee this?''
s'sI did,
Mr.. Davis also gave the details Of
sahe burning of the town of Igbarras,
which he said contained about 10, 600
people, but no business places. All
except about Is houses were destroyed
and men, women and children were
| forced out indiscriminately
Senator Burrows Who gave the
order to burn the town ?''
The witness Capt Glenn. =
To whom did he give it?''
To Lieut.. Conger. He told the
lieutenant to burn the town.
Did you hear him. 20
90 did -
The witness also said that neigh
boring town containing about l2,QOC
people had been burned, but that he
did not know who had given the order
| for its destruction.
He stated in reply to question that
the torture in all the instances men
toned had been conducted by the
regular soldiers and that, they had not
been participated in by the members
Of his regiment.
After Mr.. Davis was excused the
committee went into executive session
/ TO CONSIDER GQ0 ZauVlSdD1l1ty O1sszSu
moning witnesses from the Philippines
and other portions Of the orient to
testi
Senator Rawlins submitted the fol-
Lowing names as those of men whom
he thought it necessary to call: Agui-
naldo, Mabini, who was one Of Agui-
naldo's principal advisers, Sixto
Lopez, who has been for several years
in the United States in the interest Of
Philippine independence Judge Poi
del Pillar, Gen. Torres, Howard w.
Bray, an Englishman who has spent
many years in the Philippines, and
Robert M. Collins and Harold Martin,
press correspondents.
The committee postponed action
until full attendance Of members OF
the committee could be secured.
Neglect Means Danger.
Don't neglect biliousness and constipa-