The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-04

TIE soIiewang items are taken 1ra-a he
issue CO Cscecner AID = % the American
Soi5le-. published a. Manila:
Private SEssa. Company l. Thirteenth
Minnesota while CT patrol 1zst Tuesday
night OcEcDe- Is, alo-g the river front,
6azcsvs-e. me hEoacsa ard swollen -
mains os Al American soldier, eatangle1
Il some d-TfIwocG 5y ire s1cre- Deceased
was attl-e9 n a fatigue Uniform he lad
Il watch ard masonic charm attached %
his money belt. II when was found 81 u
Mexican money. Smith asked some IA
;tves standing near 20 help hin pun tzs
corpse ashore but with supe-sIi-tous fear
they s5-znk from the undertaking. \ sail
CT by saa name % Sullivan happening
along. assisted the sentry in dragging the
bo3v aDon ne hank. In the watch was
engraved The aarns Of he deceased. Pr
vate Rockefeller. Company r, Twenty
third Infantry. A messenger was dispatch
&c 20 the headquarters o. TIE Twenty
third, and Al officer accompanied by four
Drivates carrying a srreSche- took charge
O. the body. Rockfs.isr had been missed
for three days: no one entertained the
ieea that be had deserted. and his COM
-a6es greatly feared thai something Sc
r.oGs Tad happened a.ln- HIS untinely end
Is d source Of grea. SORROW 20 al wao
knew aim-
a suverstitious native said Il was sure
death 70 touch tae body q person
drowned IN me Paslg river. He IS al the
mare confirmed IL his belief. fo- Sailor
Sullivan. who assisted the patrol 20 pail
,ae remains o. Private Rockefeller OFT o.
the Passg. met his death In a similar man
ne- tie following nlgas. his body was
found not Ear from the spot WHARF, Rock
feAer's CHASTITY c0rpse was pulled ashore.
His faee was distorted and showed evil
dences OF grim 1gnt for life. He prob
all Szss S~-r -
The difference between the Yankee and
Spanish .dea o. honor Is Well illustrated -
an occurrence which took place Oh Escoi.a
street 4 few days ago. TWO carriages. one
containing a Spanish lazy and the other
a young lady and escort, locked wheels
Both teams became frightened ard coEn-
reaced 20 KICK and rear up as IS tire Gus
tom OF Spanish horses. On the sidewalk
stood a group % Spanish officers. but taey
i'll noIn4us mere than stand and Stare 81
the spectacle. Farther DOWN the street
were SOME American officers They sized
Up the situation in moment. and forcing
their way through the Spaniards, they
seized the horses by the hits. II a few
moments the beasts were GAINED down
and the officers lifted the bQgg.es away
from each ether. When they Unparalleled
the Spanlards for not stopping the horses.
the latter replied that the!r honor did not
permit them 10 sell thelr hands IN such
manner.
One oy one the Spanish 3esenses are
disappearing from Manila The sand bag
s'ocka5es which biockade3 The outlying
streets have ali been removed, and work
men are now tearing down The stone breast
works near the English railroad station.
The Spanish prisoners are removing the
large mahogany logs from the top % the
old wall and using them for frewood.
With these landmarks gone. the Malate
trenches are all that remain as evidence
OF the Spanish defensive preparations.
The sick report shows the following o.
Company ". Thirteenth Minnesota in the
hospital: Sergeant Kramer, Privates Nj
chaels, Burns. Leftner. Gehm. Ruff. Lemrrl,
Maxson. osgood. Thieten. Rar,ey. New
dahl. ana Lin9iey. Sick IN quarters are
PTivates Lindquist, Doaken.
From COMPANY c. First Nebraska. to-
days breakfast: Hash dish composed OF
canned meat and pCt&toes}. bread and co.,
Zee; noon mess, boiled nea. and soup.
coffee and bread: supper. tea. bread and
col9 msat; brown sugar also g. each meal
A fair sample OF cur living.
Three more names have heen added 10
the list OF dead a. Company q. Second Ore
gon. September = Priyares Storner o.
Company b. and Frank E. Rofeno, Com
pany G. passed away. y re followed By
Private Reed, of Company NJ, October End.
The following men OF the FRS. South
Dakota ara sick in the division hospital:
WhiIrsdge. Company A; Carl. Company B
Ankers. Company D; Shulsz and Smith,