Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-10

week Mrs. Graham and her aged father
were struck by stones and seriously In
1ured while on their way to chapel. We
90 not mind ordinary prosecutions. but
such has been the attitude of the NUM-
cipal presidentes that our people do not
believe that the Americans will protect
them in their worship. and this is the
most serious obstacle we have to over
come in making converts 1t seems indeed
a pity that the government did not con-
tlnue in Its determination to GUST the
frlars from the islands. as nearly every
one of the massacres of enlisted men and
the prosecutions to which preachers OF
the gospel are subjected have been in
stigated by this body of friars."
DR.. Graham Is too modest in his letter,
as l know personally that he has a fol-
lowing OF several thousand in Cebu. He
has been directly responsible for the es-
tablishment Of several hospitals. train
ing native doctors and worked herocally
through cholera epidemic. saving scores
Of lives at the risk of his own.
The Massacre in Samar.
I had a talk yesterday with the officer
who relieved Lieut.. Hayt on the Island of
.Samar. This massacre was almost
equal to the Balangiga horror, but was
less atrocious, because 1t was warfare.
Lieut. Hayt had forty men in his COM
mand, and hearing that they were about
to be attacked left their fortified camp
and fell back to the river, thinking 70 eff
feet retreat in barotes. This proved to
be a fatal error. as the insurgentSab bout
four hundred strong. attacked them and
but one man escaped. Camp Hayt, in
the island of Samar. Is named in remem-
brance Of this tragic occurrence.
AT another time during the outbreak in
Samar Lieut. Mcdonald was in command
of a small company of scouts and was
proceeding down the Gandara river on
roughly constructed RATS. The outbreak
was just at its height and the American
troops were expecting reinforcements
from the constabulary. AS they were
passing near BulaO, a man was seen on
the bank in the uniform of the constabu-
larry, waving an Amer can flag. McDon-
aid Immediately headed for the shore. only
to be fired upon from ambushed inSur-
gents who had made use of this treach-
erous strategy to attract his attention
The lieutenant and ten men of his COM
mand were instantly killed, but were
promptly avenged, as a mixed company of
scouts and conStabulary surrounded the
village while they were celebrating the
successful termination of their ruse and
killed all but fifteen of the entire band
of insurgents. These are only two OF the
events that were constantly occurring
during their trouble on Samar, and in our
paw trips I see many small towns that
are completely RACED to the ground the
work of American troops in revenge for
treachery or of the insurgents who ex-
terminated village which was not active
ly engaged in the rebellion. the natives
were indeed between the devil and the
deep blue sea- fearing both the insurrectos
and the Americans.
A Dance at Tanauan.
One bright spot in our unhappy ex-
istence was an invitation to dance at
Tanauan, ten miles from Tacloban, last
Saturday evening. The 41st Company or
Scouts are stationed here, and four
American officers have quarters at the
post For some time these men have con-
templated giving a dance. but the 1sola-
ton of the post and the scarcity of ELI
gible females have always proven an IN
surmountable obstacles. One of the offi-
GERS had made the acquaintance OF Miss
Toentino, the daughter of the presidente.
a rather pretty young school teacher en-
ployed by the civil government. and after
comforting with her they decided to give
the dance and invite the young lady and
her friends. The girls entered into the
spirit of the occasion like true daughters
of Eve. and came dressed in their pref
test gowns mot fig leaves) and wearing
their brightest smiles The troop band
furnished the music. and the familiar
strains of won't You Come Home Bill
Bailey" and waltz Me Around Again,
Willie set the pulses tingling. and the
maidens and their partners were soon
less graceful manner. Some of the ladies
wore native costumes. but the ma
jority came in European dress, and
from the svelte waists and straight
fronts I imagine have solved the
mystery of the American corset. II is
needless to say that they did not lack
partners and attention, as an American
officer stationed at an isolated post in
Leyte or Samar, with no sight Of an
American woman for months at a time,
is only too glad of an opportunity to trip
the light fantastic with dusky Filipino
belle. Dainty salads and ices were pre-
pared in an artistic manner by the Chino
post cook, and the dance broke up at a
late hour with every one begging for an
early repetition. We had a twenty-mile
drive over muddy and sometimes al
most impossible road to attend this festive
occasion, but felt amply repaid for our
efforts. as the chances in Leyte for
amusement and recreation are not numer-
Gus enough to be passed lightly by.