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Show WILL TREAT PRISONERS WELL. Officials at Washington Think Yorktown's .Men Will be Well Cared For. Washington, April 21. Tho oMclals of the navy department are confident that such of tho men of the Yorktown at escaped being killed outright in the first ambuscade will be well treated by the Insurgents. Somo time ago the war department mado Inquiry as to tho number of American prisoners held by the Filipinos. In reply, General Otis referred to thrco soldiers and said they wero being fairly treated by tho insurgents, insur-gents, ho supplying funds to defray tho cost of their food. |