Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-17
rEsTlFlEs in OWN BEHALF
DID NOT EXCEED THE ORDERS OF
'.. GENERAL SMITH.
SESSION OF COURT MARTIAL
other witnesses Brought to Corroborate
His Statement-Bill FIR Civil Govern
ment In Philippines Perf cted.

Manila, April 10.-Maj. Litleton
W. T. Waller of the marine corps, at
tuday's session of the court-martial
by which he is being tried on the
charge of executiugsnatiNes of Samar
without trial, testified in rebuttal
Of the evidence given yesterday by
Genera. jacob Smith, who command
ed the American troops in the island
of Samar.
The major said General Smith in
structed him to kill and burn; said
that the more he killed and burned
the better pleased he would be; that
it was no time to take prisoners and
that he was to make Samar howl
ing wilderness. Major Waller asked
General Smith to define the age lin
1T for killing and he replied:
Evyrething over ten" The major
repeated this order to Captain Por-
ter, saying; u
"We do not make war in that way
on old men, women and children. y
Catp. David d. Porter, Capt. Hi
ram /. Bearss and Lieut.. Frank
Hllford, all of the marine corps,
testified orroboratively.
The defense reqested that a subpoe-
ga be served on the adjutant general,
demanding the production of the
records Of the massacre at Balangiga
Of the detachment Of the Ninth in
tantry, in order to refute the state
ment of General Smith to the effect
that the attack Of the troops was
made according to the laws of war.
The request was granted.
Port Surgeon Hagency, from Blu
acan, capital Of the province of Blu
acan, has reported eighty-one cases
Of cholera there and has asked for
assistance. At Manila, up to noon
today, 1874 cases of cholera had &C.
CURED and there had been l4O deaths
from that disease. .,.p..
Fifty ladrones, armed with rifles
and bolos, recently attacked five
members of the constabulary Of Sar-
,egon, southeast Luzon, captured
three of them, and treated the cap
lives with hideous barbarity, event
lally cutting them into small pieces
A large force Of constabulary went 10
pursuit of the ladrones.
CIVIL GovEREMENT BILL.
Washington April 10. The house
bill establishing civifgovernment in
the Philippines was finally projected
today by the republican members Of
The insular committee and in its
complete form was reintroduced by
Chairman Cooper. There is little
doubt that it will be reported to the
house-hY the full committee, prob
ably tomorrow and in the form Mr..
Cooper introduced it today.
The house bin is unlike that OF
the senate, in that it provides a
complete form OF civil government
for the islands, to go into effect when
the war terminates, the provision
being as follows:
"Whenever the existing insurrec-
tion in the Philippines shall have
ceased, and condition of general
and complete peace shall have been
Established therein and the facts
shall be certified TO the president by
the commission the president shall
authorize the commission to call 8
general election for the choice of Gel
egates to a popular assembly of the
people of the Philippines islands t,
be known as the Philippin. assem-
lby." I.
1t is further provided that all tn,
Legislative power shall then be vested
in two houses-the Philippine com
mission and the Philippine assembly
Provision is made for taking tn,
rensus within thirty days after thu
PRONUNCIATION Of peace. Thereafter
the islands are TO be divided int
} election districts and the eglla
machinery for electing the legislator,
is provided
i, Section IL OF the bill provides tina
all residents OF the Philippines shall
have the same protection from tn
United States in their relation T.
foreign governments as is accorded
to citizens of the United States
For the Purchase Of the friar land
the bill makes provision for the is
suance Of insnlar bonds at 8 per cen
interest, payable in gold, the tota
amount ont being specified Tn
regulation Of franchises, timber lands
mineral lands, etc, is provided for
Colorado Bank Robbed.
Fowler, Col. April lO.-The BAN
of Fowler, was entered by burglar
late last night, but the amount the
secured is not yet ascertained. tn
large safe was blown TO pieces, nitro
glycerine probably being used. A
II. McMasters, grocer, saw III
robbers running away and fred sey
eral shots at them, They are sur
posed to be on the way toward Pueh
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