Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-12

that lie was shot and cut f3u" me-
and grazed twice He himself kil!e
eleven OF his antagOc+ts. IL he had
fallen during the tight his men would
have been anniiiilated.
Their greatest hurdships came later.
There was no doctor to treat their
wounds, which they had to sew up with
hemp. Before they could reach the
coast their ratiOns gave out. and for
fifteen days they suffered terribly from
the tortures of starvation. At first they
tried to get along by eating roots and
bark and by making salt from sea va
ter. Eats. hawks aud lizards soon BE-
came acceptable food. They managed
to exist for several days on the meat
obtained from shark aud a devllfsh.
Finally. when despairing. they encoun-
tered two large. fifteen foot snakes,
which they proceeded to Kill and eat.
Crockett eventually delivered his brave
command through to the coast without
losing single man except those killed
in the fight Although the expedition
enued several months ago. Captain
Crockett has not fully recovered from
his wounds. He is considered one of
the most daHu.iess men that ever serv
ed in the Philippines and has been CIV
eu Il medal for his bravery.
Lieutenant Edward Y. Miller is an
other American who has won renown
in the Philippine service. Miller Is gov
ernor Of the province OF i'aragua, the
most isolated portion of the Philippine
archipelago He. too, has successfully
led native troops against the rcnegades.
He is the governor Of zone contain
ing 300 small islands. the total land
area Of which is 6.0OO square miles. ln
this province there are $1,000 savages.
who speak ten different languages, yet
the total white population consists of
only thirteen Americans.
These exiles are Governor Miller and
his secretary, two constabulary officers,
three schoolteachers, one customs in
spector and three discharged soldiers
who have embarked in the lumber busi-
ness. The only white women in the
province are the wives of the governor
aud the customs inspector. These two
ladies live 15O miles apart. Governor
Miller's capital is a hundred miles from
the nearest port of any other province
in the Philippines and is 275 miles from
Manila. Although the MiIlers have been
in Paragua three years. they have nev
er had a white visitor. TIE people of
their islands know almost nothing
about the ways Of civilization, because
the Spaniards made no attempt to oc-
cupy this portion Of the archipelago
when they We're in possession there.
The outlaws of the Philippines, called
ladrones or bandoleros. are a constant
menace to that part OF the native pop
u!at Oh which would engage in peace
full pursuits The outlaws demand trib-
ute from Il community, and il this is
not forthcoming they swoop down up
on it to murder, loot and burn.
L, is said that one of the noted ban
dolero chiefs who is now causing Il
great deal of trouble in one of the
southern provinces was formerly an
independent farmer who turned bandit
because the local hemp buyer. who vas
a cacique. continually cheated him out
Of the fruits Of his toll. This farmer
would carry his little crop on his back
over mountain trails for miles, only to
receive few cents for it, when in real
ity it was worth as many dollars. II
he tried to sell to any one but the boss
he was punished. AS a consequence of
such treatment he gave up trying to
make a peaceful living aud ON moe
than one occasion has visited terrib
vengeance for his wrongs
The poor countryman has no concep-
ton OF the idea Of liberty of personal
privilege He is slave and chattel in
many respects. II he dares to rebel