The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-05-13

Gardner relative to Tayabas province.
The charges consisted of allegations
that troops had burned buildings, ma
tives had been badly treated by Lieut..
George De G. Catlin, and assaults on
five women had been made by soldiers.
Senator Lodge stated to the committee
that Catlin had been under treatment
for deranged mind. Catlin was charg
ed with striking natives for not taking
off their hats to him. Senator Lodge
also laid before the committee list of
over 300 officers and enlisted men in
the United States army who have been
tried by court-martial for offenses
against natives; also Il list Of natives
tried by military commissions for
cruelty to United States soldiers and
violation of the laws of war.
The conferees on the Indian appro-
priation bill have made a report to the
Senate. Among the amendments to
the bill agreed to in conference are the
following: Increasing the appropria-
ton for the Grand Junction school
from S54, 700 to $4,000; directing the
secretary of the interior to investigate
the water supply condition of the
Southern Ute reservation and author
iZing him to eXpend S15O,OoO in the
purchase of perpetual water rights for
the Indians; authorizing the secretary
of the interior to permit the use of
right of way across allotted lands of the
Southern Utes for irrigation bitches;
authorizing the secretary of the inter
ior TO allot lands on the Uintah reser-
vation to Indians and open the remain
ing lands for public settlement. This
amendment permits mining companies
now operating ON the reservation. or
with permits to lease mineral lands, to
continue operations and to consum-
mate leases. The committee rejected
the amendment appropriating $1,000
for the Wind River reservation, Wyom-
ing, allotments.
Senator Hoar has introduced n new
isthmian canal bill, leaving to the
President the selection of route. The
bill is brief, merely providing that lit
shall be the duty of the President of
the United States as soon as the same
can economically and conveniently be
done, to cause to be eXcavated and CON
structed canal of such depth and ca
pacity as will be sufficient for the
movement of ships of the greatest ton
mage and draft now in use, and such
as may be reasonably anticipated, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, by such
route as may be selected by him, hav-
ing satisfied himself of the right of
the United States to construct and pro
tect such canal" The President also
is directed to have harbors constructed
at both ends of the canal and he is
given authority ito employ such
agencies and obtain such advice as he
shall find necessary Authority is
given to the President TO determine
the terms on which foreign countries
may use the canal. The aggregate cost
of the canal is fixed at S1S0,0Oo, 900,
and S1O,0OO,OoO is appropriated for the
beginning of work.
The War Department has made pub
lie the telegraphic correspondence that
took place between Aguinaldo and his
insurgent generals on January 10, 1899.
TO support the administrations conten-
ton that Agulnaldo at that date con-
templated an attack on the United
States troops at Manila. General
Monet and Colonel Cailles telegraphed
to Aguinaldo, saying: I'VE desire to
know the result of the ultimatum
which you mentioned in your telegram,
and we also desire to know what re
ward our government is preparing for
the forces who will first be able to
enter Manila" In Aguinaldo's hand
writing is the reply: AS to the con-
tents of your telegram, those who
prove themselves heroes will have as
rewards large sums of money. lands.
extraordinary promotions, crosses of
blach- -bato, Marquis of Malate, Err
mita and court of Malate, etc, besides
the congratulations of our idolizing
country on account of their patriotism,
and more If they capture the regiments
with their generals. and if possible
the chief of them all, who represents
our enemies in Manila which dot falls
to you, or better said. to General
nd -
matum has not been sent, but will be
within few days"
l.. Il. Hallock of Boston testified be-
fore the Senate committee on the Phil
ippines. He was formerly of the Twen-
ty-siNth infantry. Asked what became
of the Philippine prisoners to whom
the cure was administered, he replied
that they We're placed in Il guard house
2ON25 feet in size, in which there was
one window. and in which there We're
at times eighteen men confined. The
twelve prisoners Were kept for four or
five months and then they tried to es-
cape. That effort had been successful
on the part of some of them, but five
or six fleeing prisoners We're shot and
killed. one of them was killed while
trying to get away when the squad
We're taken to the river for bath
and the others when out at work in
n general rush for liberty. All but one
of the prisoners who did not escape
We're killed. Mr.. Hallock also stated
that he had been present when n viii
lage of 5000 to 1000 had been burned.
and that the occupants of the houses
had not had time to carry out the fur
niture. He had known of three or
four other cases of such destruction
of property, but had not been an eye
witness. Senator Lodge brought out
the details of the murder of Private
O'Herne. The witness said that in
June. 1900 OIIerne. with two other