Show REASE SPANISH PRISONES I FILIPINOS GIVE UP THOSE CAPTURED TURED AT BALER Story of How the Captain Wanted to Surrender and Was Assassinated By Lieutenant Manila July 7Te Spanish commls sloners who went to Tarlac for a conference con-ference with Aguinaldo regarding the surrender of the Spanish prisoners In the hands of the Filipinos returned here lat night Chairman Del Rio of the commission said the release of all the prisoners had been practically arranged for but It would be necessary to consult the Span Ish government before the agreement could be ratified He declined to ge the terms of the arrangement or to say whether these contemplated a ransom He asserted however that gulnaldo had already I issued a decree for the release re-lease of the civilian officials I I and the I sick soldier The commissioner with the remnant of the Spanish garrison of Baler on the east coast of Luzon and a number of civilian prIsoners were escorted by Fill pino soldier from Tarlac to the American Amer-ican outposts at San Fernando and came to Mania by the night train The heroes of the long defense of Baler where the SpanIards resisted an insurgent siege for more than a year formed a picturesque band Lieutenant Martin the only surviving officer I marched them through the streets There were only twent two and most I of them were mere boys In faded blue cotton uniforms and red shirts The are barefooted A crOwd of Spanish men and women embraced them weeping weep-Ing and shouting their praises They tel a remarkable story I appear that the captain several times proposed to surrender but the soldiers refused Finally some months ago he tried to rise a white fag Thereupon Lieutenant Martin killed hIm with his own sword TheIr food supply gave out entirely a week ago and they surrendered to the Filipinos with all the honors ot war They were allowed to kejp theIr arms and they say they marched from Baler with a Filipino escort and carrying guns through several insurgent camps everywhere being cheered and feted < |