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ANI1.A, V. I.. Jim.. i. .,,,
clal Correspondence of The
liee.j bituated on (ho cast-
crn Hliuru of Luzon
half way around (h
iMlaml. on (ho shore of a mnuntnlii-hedKcd
liny Mini nearly surrounded liy the tropic
forest Is (he (own of llalcr. II has for
friends ami noililiors (ho Inhabitants of the
woods tin- bin chattiTliiK monkeys on Ih
limbs, (he beautiful hued t-oimstcrs In the
trectops, (ho curly headed Negritos on tin
smith and a trine of strulKht-halrrd
IlntiKotcs on tlio north.
Historically llalcr Is of ureal Interest
. A pile (if aaidlno cans and a barrel of pieces
of a burned bout Kite the tei of brave and
hemic deed of soldiers of two nations.
The one tells of enduranre almost lo starva
tion, the other of attempted rescue at the
risk of life. The third event to be historic
Is the seciel of placing (hi- foundation of
Funston'.s slar in this locality.
DurliiK SpanMi rule llalcr consisted of :i
few hundred inhabilanls cntiipnsltu; a quiet
seashore low n. The church and convent
made of stone, w I and a nl pa roof and
the stone blockhouse near the shore com
ma!, dim; tbe eiilrance to llalcr river were
I'jmf most substantial. Ao. however. Ih
4w of Insuricclioii. has been mmwlni; at
these and the blockhouse is in a dilapidate I
condition, the convent has been destroyed
n tnl (he church alone remain. The nlpa
and wooden houses that were a part of
llalcr at the time of the Insurgent sIcrc
.ere burned by the Spaniards, who man.
an energetic skirmish with kuiis and
matches and Ihen returned to the church In
..o,t ii rj - r v opnnmi
Since American occupation bamboo nnd
nlpa quarters have been built and the old
church Ik used as a storehouse In which
seven months' rations are kept frr the one
company stationed there. About n 1I07011
Filipino families (Tatalnc) have built
houses also and this makes up the town at
present. The TanalnKS are very friendly
and It Is wood policy, ns the surrounding
trlbcH are their enemies.
Monument lo "iuiiiUIi Vuliir.
The mounds of thousands of Hanllne cans
near the church tell us of the Spanish cap
tain. Mnnerns, and his seventy men who
were K.irrlsnnliiK the town and were at
tacked by r.on Insurrectes. but who with
stood the assault until starved to surrender
t nt the end of thirteen months. From the
time of the sin render of Manila In August,
1S!S, until September. lWt, this plurkv
K.irrlt-on of men foimht desperately nwilnst
heavy odds. The numbers were gradually
lessened by sickliest and bullets. The poor
water from the well In the church corner
ami n diet of rice, sardines and a little
flour was a poor stimulus. The radon was
cut down to one-half, then to one-third and
finally lo one-fourth. Tho convent Joining
the church was used at first as a part of the
barracks, but the Insurrecto sharpshnntcis
in IiIkIi trees made matters so iinpleasnntlv
daiiKcrous that all lived In the cliurrh
Holes In the walls of the church made
for loopholes nre witnesses of how closely
this little band was confined. Rach ddo
kept a vigilant watch nnd shots wore ex
cliPiiKPd dally.
After about seven and a half months
fnptnln Moneras favored surrendering, and
decided that was the best course to pursue
, His two second lieutenants, a priest and
the soldiers remalnliiK, about forty, were
opposed to this course of action, and after
a secret conrt-innrtlal condemned the cap
tnln to be shot. His grave Is beneath the
earthen door, near one end.
As the Filipinos were in hopes of starving
the garrison to an unconditional surrender
thay would not make any promise how
they would treat them If they surrendered
Time wore on, and the number was worn
down to thirty-four Many privates, some
non-cninmlsBloned officers, the priest, one
Three Recent Incidents in
.u-coiiu iicuiciiatii ami tin . apiam n
side h side In their long !. p bctic.nli
the Hour.
;l in io llmmt'i-.
Finally tho rations wue iio.irl none and
a IIiik of trueu was sent out to ask for
terms. After some parleying (he Instilments
tweed to send what were lit lug to tin
American lines In safety If the rlllcs were
surrendered. Upon this ngr ncnt Hi.
wcalhcr-beatoii and bullet-torti Spanish
Hag was hauled down from the chur. h bel
fry and the party was soon guided on its
dlllicult wa oer (he muuiiluln trails Ii
is well that we tako notice of the fa. i
bat for lluric. a mouths after puuc wnb
Spain Hie Hag of that nation was t,.aiuig
over one lonely spot In the 1 'hilippim a
This lime would haw been lessened if du
decree of I'r. sld. u( Agulnnldo lo the om
mumler .11 llalcr ha I been . arm .1 me
promptly. In the coiumiinl utii.n 1.. di
Insurgent ctmmaudcr Aguin.ilin ni.,;,,
the llalcr detachment of Spanish for tin 11
"valor, endurance ami heroism' and ih. n
says' "The Individual... cnmpnslim he s.hi
force nliall not be ensid, red as pri..in r
lull, on (ho ionlrar a fib 11, Is uid in
consequence such pass, s as shall be 11c.es
snry for (hem to iciiiin 1.1 their innntrv
shall be furnlslied through hcadiiiaiters
Made in Tarlac June :;n, s;ir.
"Ill President,, du la Itcpubllca.
"HMIMO AOUINAI.no."
Tho weal; and Ill-fed Spaniards made
Slow pioiMcss on llleir westward I rip t
San Jose. San Juan. lN111inl.a11g.111 ami then
lo I'ab.iiiatiian. whole a short lest was
taken. This latter town Is where Auiilnaldn
had his tcmpiiary capitiil when he called
Ceiier.i I I.un.i from 1 1 . - filing line ,11 San
Fernando ami tin 11 oi l. ie. bis -inn
m it'rtfcs 1
ROCKY HIVHH IIKU WITH (IUKT ll'ilMlHKS."
M W.F.U I III Id II Will- up
TIIK
tiou as he. was leaMm
hcadipiarters.
tin a 1, 1 of ih
MovlllK on to San Isldro. (he Ural Amerl
can posl, the Spanlaids were tutiied ovci
iiuder a llau of truce
1 ' poll Hie alinal at Manila or these br.iM
men who had demons! rated in the world
what Spanish soldi, is .an patriotically en
dure, die members ot tho Spanish colon)
uac a leeoptiiill and lalsed a respectable
siihseilpllon for the b. uctlt of the hot -
Mi, la Is of Ii 1 mid pionnlloii line f. . 1
lowed, and most of these nieli were made
- 1 1 imi I- 1 1 ii
History of
afcr -sZj X
ti- 1 ii ii
I I S 1 1
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i:i,i:ii
happN . some l 1, 1 , ., 11, 1 ,,i 1 , a 1 1,. 1 , ,M n,
tor Spain Madi ld pap, rs icccUcd In Ma
lllla after the reiiirn of ihese soldiers 1,1
f cMemled homrs and the clllliiMastn ,,1
die I, nuliim or die patriot- at tin ir in,,tb.
country.
l raiirii's Ml pi ol Itesene.
Tho puns of 1110 burned boai 1 uliei,
ami i.epi tor relics tell tin' si.n .,1
fa 1 a I oiiti.iini, of l.lciitcnaul Jam. c
tli
(i I
nniro's attempt to r, scue the Spun h par
die ambush, die IIkIh ami die , apnne
The Kuiiboal Vorktown was , m 1,,
r, llee die licsleqcd Spaulaids loll In tli,
Hal. r , hurrh. The da of the m iit a
pril I:', ism. just eiKhi months ..n. , n,,
nisurr.cloH bad .1 hmI ni.ainl ih
.lnii h maliitiK ii a prison ai nil. inc.,
II. tote da.lli;hi iwo smuts w.i, I iml ,
n die slioio of llil, r bay In the .lei, sIm.i
of die trees A f I . I this the pit i h,mi
1 iii do miiiIIi iimi , uiMed II il, 1 1 1 1
Tier, were fourteen bonnle-i l.i m
1. line re and tho slowl rowel ,il.,,tii
11 Is upstr. am The line of 1 1. 1 n,n, he
I. . in, iv be seen today explains Ii m do
" wa- a diadi Ir.p lo an l..t paru
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'lid 11, il be so, II, w.i- Itie 1 nl,, 111
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