The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14

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WHAT'S THE NATTER WITH THE
MACABEBES?
The turmoil was all over in a very few
minutes. but the Macabebes were wildly
excited; they had been under a terrible
| the situation was very trying for them f;
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You viii Understand that these men
expedition We did not explain to them
what We were going to do until we sailed
Of US would ever come back. and it was
simply by cajoling and threa teniIig also
They were men no better nor any worse
than the other FfliiEP d They were
separate tribe but simply belonged to
certain village; they have never been i'm
opportunity.
THEY WANTED TO KILLAGUINALDO
As soon as Agginaldo's escort had broken
soon as we could and came down and put
the three prisoners, AgInaldo9 villa ndao and
They were very DESTROYS that the Ameri-
can officers be in there all the time, as
they had little faith in the Macabebes.
The Macabebes had recognized Aguinal-
do and were anxious. to kill him. They
Insurgents It was in 1887 that 800 Maca-
bebes were penned up in a church and
under Agpinaldo. and that is the reason
they felt so bitterly toward him person
However. we took every possible precau-
ton to protect the prisoners from harm,
They appeared very much surprised that
they were not put in irons and they. asked
they had heard of that cheerful resort
and also if they were to be executed. We
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1t would depend very much upon their own
conduct.
BACK TO SEA WITH PRISONERS.
The first night we spent in Palanan did
were not sure that the Insurgents who had
again The second night we took a great
many precautions, as we were afraid. not
town, but that they would gather other
insurgent soldiers and possibly collect
supply Of ammunition. So on the second
night that we remained in Palanan we
men on watch until II O'Clock: then they
lay down and the other half remained up,
the men having their rifles loaded But
there was no attack made and no
shot fired at all.
Finally the day came on which we were
to meet the Vicksburg at Casiguran bay.
1t was only six miles from this point to
we left the coast before, which was eight
miles distant, but we struck it at another
hours to make this march, but owing to
the fact that neither Aguinaldc the
six hours getting down there. We lost
way, we got into corn fields and sweet
potato patches and all kinds of places;
but we finally found our way down to the
sea. If we had known the proper trail
we would have been there in three hours.
Just as we reached the coast we saw
black speck of smoke away out at sea and
we knew that the navy was doing
things right, just as it usually does them
shore, it not being safe to come closer. so
we arranged signal We had brought
down with us a bed sheet and this was
rugged on a bamboo pole and we signalled:
I'VE have him; send boats for ALL
We watched with our glasses the signal
on the Vicksburg and finally we spelled
it out.
BULLY" SAYS THE NAVY.
BULLY! We are coming" But ire
mendous surf was running. and we had
very serious doubts as to our ability to
get on board the ship. All of the ships
boats except steam launch were lowered
honestly it seems to me If it was half
as high as this room; maybe IL was higher.
/ don't know. One of the boats turned
upside down. but finally they came
through the surf and the men cheered and
yelled.
The commander was the first boat
that came through
We ran up and of course there were very
men never stopped bowling and yelling:
they just through the surf and they
were drenched through and through from
head to foot, but that didn't make any diff
boats they just yelled and whooped it up.
We got out with a great deal Of difficult
ty. A couple of trips had to be made, but
fortunately we got through without any
board the Vioksburg all drenched through