Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-06-14
HE'LL WINTER RESORT
COMP AIRED TO SAMAR
So Says Major Waller Who
Has Just Returned.
LEFT A "HowLlNe WILDERNESS
United States Officer Says Revolution
In the Philippines Cannot BE Sup
pressed Unless the severest Meas.
ures Are Taken.

ures Are Taken.
San Francisco, June 13.-Maior l..
w. t. Waller, United States Marine
corps, by far the most interesting per.
sonage to reach here on the transport
Warren, which brought the battle-scar-
red remnant Of the fighting Ninth IN,
Tantfy into port expressed emphatic
views in the matter of the war in the
Philippines.
You can't stop the revolution in the
Philippines unless you take the sever
est measures, said Major Waller, in
an interview. you would hate to see
your wounded and dead mutilated. |
cannot describe the fearful condition
IN which We found some of the bodies
OF men under my command who were
murdered by insurrectionists [ re-
ceived both verbal and written orders
from General Jacob Smith, to kill all
insurrectos who were caught armed or
who refused to surrender.
Never Questioned Smiths Orders.
1T was the only thin,N that could be
done, and l never questioned General
Smiths orders with one exception.
This exception | refuse to state A
fair estimate of the number of ma
tives killed by the men Of my com
mand would be 400 to 500. These were
all killed in battle with the exception
nf I rJiS
who were tried by courtmartial and
shot
There was only one woman shot,
and she was only slightly wounded.
She happened to be in the breastworks
of fort my men were stOrming. |
have fought in, every country in the
world except Australia" said Major
Waller, but Samar-well, hell is a
winter resort compared to Samar."
The major spoke huskily through q
deep cold that he had contracted dur
ing the home voyage on the transport,
but he was obviously sincere. His dark
eyes snapped and his nostrils twitch-
ed at the mention of the island that
him to convert into bowling wilder
ness
Samar HowIing Wilderness.
81 left Samar bowling wilderness
They tried to make it that for us, but
We made it that for them"
Want any more of it?' was asked
mo, I'm getting to be an old man
now"
Besides they've surrendered and it's
all over It's always all over when
they surrender in the Philippines, +"
and sarcastic smile curved his mill
tary mustache.
Have you anything to say, major,
regarding our courtmartial on the
charge of executing Samar natives
without trial? Or was that charged?"
"The charge against me-" he said
was murder. Yes, the plain word muir
der; and as for having anything to say
about the courtmartial, of course |
have. l objected to being courtmar-
tailed; it was not done at my pleasure
l was not consulted in the matter; I
was simply courtmartialed.
II know who caused that courtmar-
tial ! know who brought it forward.
I know who was at the back of it all,
and Washington knows as much
Accepts Position With Southern.
Omaha Neb., June 13.-Samuel Hig-
gins, whose resignation as superinten.
dent of motive power of the Union
Pacific railroad was announced yester-
day, stated today that he had accepted
a like position with the Southern rail
way with headquarters at Washing
ton, D. c.