e been destroyed during the war.

[213] A Chinese half-caste Pampango. I knew him intimately as a
planter. He was deported to and died a prisoner in the Island of Guam
in 1901.

[214] In 1905 one of the wealthiest men in the Colony was arrested and
brought to trial on the charge of having paid, or caused to be paid,
the sum of P 20 to an outlaw in Batangas Province. After putting the
accused to a deal of expense and annoyance, the Government suddenly
withdrew from the case, leaving the public in doubt as to the justice
or injustice of the arraignment.

[215] A very intelligent man who was appointed Civil Governor of La
Laguna Province when the war terminated.

[216] Early in 1905 the Court of Nueva Ecija passed sentence of
imprisonment for life on this man for murder.

[217] Raymundo Melliza, a Visayan lawyer, who afterwards became
Provincial Governor of Yloilo, is the son of Cornelio Melliza, of Molo,
a man much respected both by natives and foreigners.

[218] A verbal statement made to me by ex-insurgent General Pablo
Araneta, which I took down in writing at the time of the interview.

[219] When I asked ex-General Pablo Araneta the same question he
naively explained to me that it was thought if the Americans came
ashore and found the town in ruins they would relinquish their
undertaking!

[220] The See of Jaro was created in 1867. The town was already rich
with its trade in _pina_ and _jusi_ (_vide_ p. 283, footnote). Up to
1876 Yloilo town was merely a group of houses built for commercial
convenience.

[221] _Vide_ p. 169. _Castila_ in the North; _Cachila_ in the South;
signifying European, and said to be derived from the Spaniards'
war-cry of _Viva Castilla!_

[222] "Water-cure" was a method adopted by the Americans. Water was
poured down the throat of the victim until the stomach was distended to
the full; then it was pressed out again and the operation repeated. The
pretext for this mode of torture was to extort confession; but it
was quite inefficacious; because the victim was usually disposed to
say anything, true or false, for his own salvation. The "water-cure"
operation, in vogue for awhile all over the Islands, proved fatal in
many cases. It is now a penal offence (Phil. Com. Act 619, Sec. 2).

[223] Otong in olden times was a place of importance when the galleons
put in there on their way to and from Mexico, taking the longer route
in order to avoid the strong currents of the San Bernardino S