Show PERPETRATED BY NATIVES Charges Against Col Howsoe of Alleged Al-leged Cruelties to Filipinos Provo to Be Unfounded I Washington March SOThc War Department De-partment is investigating charges that have been filed against LleutCol Robert Li Uowaee who was In command com-mand of a post In Northern Luzon In 1803 The charge relates to cruelties to Filipinos allegations being made that LloutCol HOWKCC was cognizant of the fact that two natives were whipped to death and that no punishment of the offenders was ordered It Is stated at the War Department that so far as Investigated It I appears that the alleged outrage was perpetrated perpe-trated by l native officers while Col Howsee was absent after < hostile Filipinos Fili-pinos Thu matter has been brought to the attention of Col Ilowsee and a partial reply made that an Investigation Investiga-tion at the time showed that only one native had died and that his death wan not due to SlltroatmenU but to diabetes Reports of alleged outrages In the Philippines for which Col Howsee and some other olllcers are said to be responsible re-sponsible are part of Gen Mlless re I > ort of his recent investigation In the Philippine |