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Show Condition of AITrlr In Hmr. The testimony given by lienernl Hughe before the senate commltte on the I'hlllpphien, dealt entirely with the military conduct of affair In the Istand of hsmsr. where the massncr of Halanglga occurred last fall. He aald lite natives of that Island had been invited to locate near the station! of the United Htatea troops, and thai when he left the Island last Meplembet about 30,floo out of ft total population of 2.'. 0,000 had thu located. They bad been advised that It waa necessary for them to pursue this course In order to secure protection. In the canea where the native of a vlllag were found herminng lnsurrectoa the village wa generally burned. General Hughe said that aa ft rule the policy In a given section la toward severer treatment, treat-ment, aa the Insurrection grows In point nf time. He said, however, that the policy to be pursued was generally determined by the olllcera In command. (.cneral Hughea said he had found the ViM'uvans generally far less civilised civi-lised than he had expected. He had supposed thnt they woiitr follow the rule of civilize., warfare, but had been disappointed, and thia wa on reasoo for the change uf policy toward them. |