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wards let him go. He did not see second de fendant chin-ohin anybody. He was sitting on the ground when he saw him on the 16th. ~Be- fore the 17th the troops had set fire to hay, but he was not aware that they burned any villages before that day. He was not aware that second defendant asked Captain Berger or any one else not to burn his village.
Re-examined by Mr. Dennys, witness said he first saw second defendant on the 16th, and he saw him again on the 17th acting as an officer he thought.
Fazl Ahmed Shad, another private in the Hongkong Regiment, said that on the 17th April, at 5 p.m., he was near a pass beyond Taipohu when he saw third defendant, who was standing on a rock near a tree. He had a revolver in his hand and he heard him fire once. He did not know whether he fired more or not. Gulistan hit him with a rifle and then witness
· seized ́him and another man got hold of the revolver. There were some cartridges in the revolver unfired.
Answering Mr. Gedge, witness said when he saw third defendant on the rock he was about ten paces away from him. The man did not show himself on the rock until they had passed him and theu he fired. The man was below him when the shot was fired. He did not think he was mistaken and that it was someone else who was standing on the rock-
Lieutenant Barrett. on being cross-examined by Mr. Gedge, said he heard that proclama- tions had been posted prior to the hoisting of the flag. The area was
a pretty large one. He did not know what means were taken
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to inform the inhabitauts that the flag was to be hoisted. He saw second defendant on the 16th. He did not see any houses barued on the 16th and 17th. He saw hayricks burned, and it was quite possible that house might have oanght. He never saw either first, second, or third defendaut come and chin-chin any Euro- pean not to burn their villages. He did not know whether the enemy belonged to the vil lages on the spot or came from elsewhere.
Re-examined by Mr. Dennys, witness said some of the villagers were friendly, and he never saw any friendly villagers arrested.
This conclu dal the case for the prosecution. In reply to His Worship, defendants elected to be dealt with summarily.
Mr. Gedge made a formal application to put his clients in the box.
Mr. Dennys-As witnesses for each other P If my friend wishes to put them into the box as witnesses for themselves he cannot do it.
Mr. Gelge said he wished them to be wit- nesses for each other.
His Worship said he should want authority before allowing this.
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others to see Mr. May to tell him that the peo-extending all along the front of the «Montanse, ple of his village would not fight against the South Dakota, and Nebraska regiments, while troops. He did not go with them. He had one battalion of the lows was twice engaged. not seen third defendant for a long time. First defendant's two sons were employed by Her Majesty. He had seen them before.
In answer to Mr. Dennys, witness said the pass leading to Pat-heung-the top of the pass was six or seven: lis from the village. When the Hongkong Regiment passed bis village he was teaching the boys in his school, It was between twelve and one, and he did not see first defendant after that time. First defend- ant was walking about three yards in front of the soldiers.
In answer to His Worship, witness said he remained in the school. when the regiment passed. The school broke up at twelve, which was the usual time, and resumed between one and two. He did not follow the Hongkong Regiment.
The case was further adjourned until Mon- day next.
The advance movement being made on Cali umpit was continued, bat up to yesterday noon that city was still in the hands of the rebels, who made several desperate stands in all three engagements. Yesterday all was reported, quiet, only slight desultory firing being done.
The insurgent loss is figured at 80 killed and double that number wounded, while the Ameri- can loss was five or six killed and twenty two wounded. The killed and wounded were brought to the city yesterday at one o'clock by train, and were conveyed to the hospital on the launch New York,
THE BACKBONE OF THE INSURECTION BROKEN.
The native markets are now back to the old state before the present insurrection began and the supply is more than equel to the demand, hence many of the city restaurants, have reduced their charges to what was formerly the price. Fruit is again becoming plentiful, and all kinds
AFFAIRS IN THE PHILIPPINES. of fowl can now be obtained. This is a good
THE FILIPINOS SUE FOR PEACE. GENERAL LUNA SURRENDERS
TO GENERAL MOARTHUR. The latest news from the Philippines goes to show that the Filipinos are beginning to see the hopelessness of the struggle in which they are engaged.
Oa 23th April General:Antonio Luna, who
had been hotly pursued by General McArthur, surrendered with a large boly of Insurgents,
with all their arms, without fighting.
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It is reported also that Aguinaldo has asked Major-General Otis for an armistice for three weeks, but that the request has been refused.
FIGHTING NEAR MALOLOS. We take the following from the American :—
Manila, 25th April.
The insurgent war is still on and as the hospital boats steamed up the river Sunday night from the captain of the port's office, they bore the true facts and told the tale, for their precious freight aboard consisted of the bodies of seven dead and forty-three wounded. All were members of either the 4th cavalry, the Nebraska, or fowa regiments, who encountered the insurgents, ambushed in strong force, at the two forks of the river and about four miles dae
east of Malolos.
The following are the facts gleaned from a major who was through the encounter:-
Three troops of the 4th cavalry, who were in the flying column, went out opposite the above place and were suddenly attacked. Major Bell, who was in charge at the time, was reading his despatches by the light of matches struck by his courier, when the enemy suddenly opened up and a hail of bullets was the reception tendered from three sides. The fire was returned by the cavalry, when the Nebraskans came to their relief but not before a few were wounded and the insurgent had captured one of their brave comrades, who was at once carried within the insurgent lines.
Many were the surprises, and anger burned deep in the hearts of the Nebraska men when at 11 o'clock it was whispered down the line that Colonel Stoteenburg was dead, pierced by three manser ballets, and that close in death beside him was lying the body of Lieutenant Sisson, mortally wounded, and who expired before he reached the city. The firing became more deadly as every man made every ballet count.
Wan Tan Min said he was a schoolmaster residing in the same village-Tang Ah-as first defendant. He knew second defendant, who belonged to the Choy Hip village. Both these villages were two or three li from Taipohu. He knew third defendant, who also belonged to Choy Hip. He did not know fourth defendant. The first three defendants belonged to the Lam Tsua district. He knew that the district was taken over by the British on the 16th April. He remembered the 17th April. He was in his school in the Tung Ah village. In the afternoon of that day some of the Hong kong Regiment passed his school, going in the direction of Pat-heung. First defendant was at home that day. He saw him leave home. wearing a hat and a long coat. He walked to wards the soldiers. A soldier pushed him, and he walked in front of the soldiers towards Pat- heung. He had no arms with him. He did not see him try to fight the soldiers. It was not true he led a body of Chinese to fight the soldiers. There was no fight in his village. The fight ing was towards Pat-heung. First defendant acted as a guide to the Hongkong soldiers, He saw him chin-chin them. First defendant was wearing a long cost and a hat because he was the oldest man in the village, but he was not the taipo. He did not know the people who fought with the Hongkong Regiment at Pat hoang, which was a long way off, but they came from other districts far from his village. Second defendant was the elder of his village. He did not see him on the 17th April, but he
26th April. saw him on the 16th in the new market place. Major General MacArthur's lines were again „called Taiwaî. - He saw him go with several | busy Monday afternoon and night, the firing
The fight was now general and it was day light when the Iowa came up to reinforce the cavalry and Nebraskans. The battle raged fiercely all morning until noon, when the insurgent force, which had strongly entrenched itself, was forced to retreat with heavy loss.
The following is the list of killed, and wounded as far as could be ascertained yester day :-Col. J. M. Stotsenberg, Lieut. L. Sisson, Co. K.; Quartermaster Sergeant J. B. Storch, Co. B; Sergeant C. A. Melleck, Co. H; Private Otto Kustomborder, Co. H; all of the 1st Nebraska regiment, while the other twe were members of the 4th cavalry.
sign, say the local dealers, that the backbone of the insurrection is broken and that peace will soon reign.
ALLEGATIONS against THE AMERICANS
REFUTED.
Aguinaldo" the Singapore Free Press devotes Under the heading "A true account "of
two and one-half columns of its space to a his-
tory of Aguinaldo." Written by Howard W. Bray. The writer first scores the editor of the
Review of Reviews for the article on Aguinaldo published last February, which, he asserts is proceeds to print the "true" statement. In absolutely false and misleading, and then he
this true account the following sentence occurs:
"His humane conduct of the war alone will always remain the brightest page in the history of his regime and an example that might well be followed by some of the nations boasting of their civilization, especially by the United lately in Manila on defenceless women and States, whose, reckless, atrocities committed children, and on their fellow citizens in Novem- ber last in their own state of Carolina.".
If the entire article contains no more truth than this sentence, and we see no reason why it should, then it can be branded sa a "fairy" story. Mark well the first few words of the sen tence, "His humane conduct of the war alone," and then remember how the bodies of some of our killed have been found on the battle field, mutilated in an outrageous manner, cut and disfigured only as could be done by fiends in- carnate. Remember the fate of poor Ryan, who was taken prisoner only recently, was murdered by the insurgents, mutilated in every possible way, and then his body tied to a raft and sent floating down the river to his former comrades. This may be called "humane conduct" and probably is according to the standard of the East Indian and his associates, but we have another name for it.
Regarding the "reckless atrocities committed lately in Manila on 'defenceless women and children," we plead absolute ignorance, W. have been in Manila since its occupation by the American forces and have enquired diligently regarding this statement but failed to find an instance where defenceless women and children have been molested, but instead there are many instances where native women and children have been permitted to enter the American lines and have been fed by the soldiers from their own rations, in fact, this occurs after almost every engagement. Were it necessary to go farther in denying such a statement, we have only to point to the hospital where hundreds of wounded insurgent soldiers are receiving the same oare, attention and medical treatment as our own woanded.
These statements can be proven true while we know that this “true account of Aguinaldos" is not true.
THE AMERICANS UTILISE NATIVE TROOPE.
The Freedom of April 22nd says :- At Bacolod, the capital of Negros · two companies of native troops of one men and three commissioned officers been sworn into the United States serv Governor General Smith, of the 1st C Out of the total number of applie
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