Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-01-30
RAW DOG WAS
SOLDIERS FARE
Capt. Porter's Men Reduced
to the Limits OF Star
vation.
FOUND IN AWFUL STATE
Dellrious and HelpeIess-Tw Were
Perehed In the Branches Of
Trees. Barking Like Dogs
Frlght.ul Experience.

Manila, Jan 30.-The condition of
Captain David ID. Porter's marines,
who took part in the expedition into
the interior of Samar is much worse
than previously described. They suf-
fered fearful hardships and We're with
out food for several days. The natives
who accompanied the mayines claimed
they We're unable to distinguish the ed
ible roots. which the marines did not
believe. The anger of the marines
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 Captain Porter and the first
three of his men staggered into camp
they were delirious and difficulty was
experienced in ascertaining the where
abouts of their companions.
Williams, of the First infantry, head
cd the relief expedition in the face of
tnrrentia rainstorm, which flooded
the rivers.
He succeeded in reaching the remain-
Ing ten men who would otherwise have
certainly persisted. He found them all
delrious. Two of the men We're dis
covered in the branches of trees bark
ing like dogs. Some OF the marines
are so Ill that they are not likely to re-
cover.
obtain full details of the trip of the
marines. but Captain Porter is not yet
able to lucidly explain matters.
The expedition into the interior of
Samar, led by Captain David d. Por-
ter, of the marine corps, numbered
thirty six men. 1t has been absent
two weeks. The marines had been pro-
rided with ratioMs for only five days.
On January q Captain Porter and
s,,.<, ,s,, ,<P l, ~
reached the coast of the island of Sa-
mar The other ten men We're miss
ing, and little hope of their safety was
entertained.
Fiiplnos Capitulate.
Manila, Jan. 30.-Major Lot and three
1Tilipinos. lieutenants, with ten rifles,
three revolvers and twenty-four bolos,
surrendered to Major Anderson OF the
Sixth cavalry yesterday at Lipa, prov
ince of Batangas. Lot was brought in
sick ON q Hitter. He was cordially
hated at Lipa. where he looted $4,000
worth of jewelry from prominent fam
lilies.
Mickerson's scouts have captured
Colonel Lot. a brother Of Major Lot,
near Iatangas.
Lieutenant William *. Larnes of the
Sixth cavalry has had a Slight en-
gagement with some filipinos, during
which he killed two insurgents and
captured q captain and two soldiers
The general outlook I'm Batangas
province is decidedly favorable.
A party of Insurgents, led by two
renegade Americans, recently entered
Alangulang, in I.eyte province. claim
Ing they We're constabulary, but not
vet uniformed. The iinpostefs We're
taken to police headquarters and We're
royalty entertained by the native ser
geant in charge At q given signal the
renegades and Insurgents fell upon the
police, who, though outnunlhered more
than two 10 one fought desperately
and drove on their assai!ants after Il
hand to hand fight in which bolos
were the chief weapons The victory
WAS notable. rs the police We're com
Ipletely surprised and SO ouin'lmbeFed.
they lost two men killed and had one
wounded. The Insurgents left one man
dead