The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-08

taken back to town. and l afterwards
learned that The poorer classes renteo
collins which looked to be worth ABOUT
fifty cents. suppose 1t not question:
of money but custom.
After staying few days IN Otuaoo
we were ordered to go to protect tno
natives near the town of Oncloy
from Spanish guerrlllas.
thought we were fortunate for we ex-
pscted to see some fighting. Tie many
many banana trees and views OF tue
ocean made the sceeery grand.
Lieutenant Edwards and L made our
Headquarters at the home of Ange
Sanckey, wealthy Spaniard, and the
men were stationed two at each house
in the neighborhood to protect the prop
trty from the guerrillas who were turn
ing and destroying Spanish and Porto
Rican property alike. Angel Sanckey
gave us fine dinner that nighttime
first time we had eaten from plates since
we landed.
Three days later Lieut.. Edwards and
four men went to plantation five miles
distance to hold it from the guerrlllas.
During his absence two guerrillas came
up to Sankey's, and fired at me fired
five shots at them and they ran like dogs.
At nine that night 1 received a note
from the Lieutenant saying
"come at once and bring ten men.
Was attacked last night by band of fifty.
We killed one and wounded two"
Lient. Edwards came in as 1 finished
reading the note. There was no more
trouble. We arrested and put in prison
ten horse thieves.
Our time being up we returned to
Utuado, but were ordered back for ten
days more. During our absence several
fine plantations were burned.
One morning about three o'clock L was
awakened and handed note saying
that Private Butler had been shot while
on guard and for me to come at once.
The messenger waited and we mounted
native horses and began the ride over a
dark. rough road. We were stopped by
Spanish soldiers who eyed us with sus
picion, but we reached Butler at $40.
A Spanish surgeon had dressed the
wound before arrived, but an exami
nation showed that he was shot through
the right arm and lung. He was bleed
ing inwardly and soon died. We buried
him at Oncibo, firing salute over his
grave He was shot by mistake. and
was killed by a Mauser bullet which
went through an inch and half of
wood before it struck him. Lieut.. and
myself went to see the Spanish Colonel
about it the next day, and he regretted
it very much.
The next day the British consul, who
is also American consul. asked for ten
men to go to the Spanish Colonel and
demand protection, as the Spanish still
held the town. The consul, Mr.. Wilson,
had been insulted by native who was
arrested but released at the Jail door.
We demanded that the native and the
two policemen be arrested, and the
Spanish Colonel promised to have it
done. We took dinner with
Consul Wilson that day and he enter
tanned us royalty, and invited us to his
home whenever we came to town
Several times when we came to town
we traded rations with the Spanish
soldiers. The Spanish Colonel said that
when our company came to town he
would leave it,
Col. Castleman has sent for me to
come before him, and has notified me
that am promoted to be surgeon. with
the rank of First Lieutenant. r (
send Porto Rican paper to Walter
Champ. 1t is the first paper ever
printed in English on the island