Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-26

| mine in confinement. I soon discovered
that one of them, a colonel. had an impor-
! tant dispatch from Colonel Hare. who had
| switched off into the interior after Tino.
SO we set out on the return at once. slowly.
| as the escaped officers were on foot
| I'VE reached Vigan at about l O'Clock In
| the morning, and 1 at once hurried the
Spanish colonel with the dispatch into
| Gen. 1oung's quarters. He was still up.
| working at his desk in his shirt sleeves
| covered with mud. wet through and al
| most completely tagged out, threw our
| selves into cane chairs while l interpreted
| the Spaniard's informa ton. Young rose
oHered us a flask of whisky and then dis
appeared through door leading into the
Kitchen and the cooks room. Next thing
we heard his deep voice tntermingling with
| the clatter of dishes. From the trend of his
energetic speech we gathered that he could
not find the cook
Presently the general reappeared. In
both arms he carried plates of beef rice,
bread. cold coffee and various other re-
freshments. which he spread on table be-
fore us as dexterously as the missing cook
himself could have done. And we CRATE
fully accepted his services"
Young's Chief Opponent Boy.
Young's chief opponent in northern Luzon
was the boy general. Tino, who. a year be-
fore. had wrested the northern provinces
from the Spaniards. Young professed a
great contempt for Tino. which he probably
did not feel: and not infrequently he would
make humorous remarks about the insur-
gent leader. IF ever / get that kid. I'll
spank him." he was in the habit of saying.
On the other hand Tino did not fail to Sc
cure little quiet amusement out of his
pursuer.
One day a native brought information
that Tino was nearby. a mountain call
ed Kabugao. which overlooks the pass into
the interior. Young at once sent a young
1nsurgent officer on parole with word to
Tino, offering him liberty If he would sur
render. Tino sent back an answer along
with his compliments that he was enjoying
the fun too much to think of such thing.
Hang his impertinence." growled Young,
upon having the message Interpreted, but
at the same time a grim smile played under
his stubby white mustache.
Quite a correspondence followed before
Tino finally surrendered. and the two gen.
erals-the American veteran of sixty and
the Filipino boy of twenty-one-grew to
have a secret admiration for each other.
AT least Tino was never spanked.
Young's Disregard Of Danger.
Had Kitchener in Africa been careless
of his own personal safety as Young was
in the Philippines he would certainly have
been captured by the active Beers. 1 can
remember a typical incident of Youngs
disregard of danger, capture or death.
I had come up from Manila to Vigan
on a steamer which, through the ignor-
ance of pilot. was piled up on a sand
bank off Vigan. gunboat came to the
rescue and got us off, but not until We had
attracted attention ashore. We put ashore
in boat. On the beach we saw a solitary
figure watching We were too busy get
ting the boat through the surf to notice
the lone figure at first. but once on the
beach I turned and recognized General
Young. He was four miles away from his
forces, and the mountains all about him
were alive with bands Of Tino's guerrillas
Why the Filipinos Love Young.
Once established in Vigan as military gov
ernor Of northern Luzon. Young set out to
learn the needs Of the natives. and when
ever 1t was consistent with his policy of
military conquest he made all possible con-
cessions to them. Americans seeking inter-
views with the general frequently thought
themselves much sighted when told by the
orderly:
General can't see you He's in conference
with the presidentes."
Almost any native found ready entrance
to his offfce-certa1nly any native official
could see him. Complaints We're patiently
considered. Depredations by soldiers were
severely punished. Sick or wounded insur
gent prisoners were humanely treated and
cared for in the same hospital with Ameri-
cans. A native police force was established
and armed at once. and intrusted with the
patrol1ng OF the town. Natives elected their
own officials, and the elections were care
fully watched by Young himself or his ad
jutant, to prevent injustice.
Nor did the nocanos betray the trust
which their American governor placed In
them First they admired him for his sense
of justice. then loved him for the pains he
took to better their condition. Even the
insurgents in the field admired him. Per
haps they sometimes imposed upon him
surrendered only to enter the town TO gain
informa ton, and then decamped again to
rejoin their comrades in the mounta as-but
such incidents did not embitter Gen. Young
against his brown people. To this day they
untary smile, and they glad to hear
that he stands at the head of the American
army