New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-22
foreigners. Every day and all day there is an

ieduihS OUT OF tne city is tnronged day after day
with similar traffic. until the roads are one by
one declared unsafe beyond stated points on ac-
count OF the insurgents
The battle on May created a great STAN
pede. and for two or three days there was no
work done. no shop open. business thought
of-nothing but mad fight. Then. when the
people realized that the bombardment was not
proceeding forthwith. they returned to their
ordinary avocations, and 1t world at times be
uifncult TO imagine there was such a thing
war.
FIGHTING AGAINST AGUINALDO.
The first news Of Aguinaldos advance on the
city revived the refugee movement. which soon
dwnded to nothing: but lateA when he was re-
ported within nine miles Of the city walls.
plete panic prevailed Soldiers were hurried to
the front-and came back horribly slashed by
foresters knives. All day long the wounded
filed through the streets, n pitiful procession.
after the bravery and trumpeting that heralded
their departure. The careless swagger and the
naughty strut which characterized the Spanish
soldiery In the streets Of Manila the day before
had given place to weary shuttle and a suen
trudge. Not many officers were seen chatting
with the women on the Luneta Esplanade) or
lounging luxuriously in armchairs under shady
trees on the sidewalks at the barrack gates.
The clerk. the hotel waiter, the shopkeeper
who volunteered for service. and thereby ac
quired picturesque accoutrements suddenly had
TO drop work and get into line for a march out
all the CHASTITY wounded men were coming from.
Then there came a serious shortage of the citys
! ments, frequented by the richest section of the
community were Short commons" and the
poorer inhabitants felt the pinch.
1t Is ptiful TO see so many schoolboys valiantly
taking part In the war. and most Of the men
here have never been out Of their native villages
until now. The boyish appearance is not les
sened by the uniform which looks almost bur
lesque-a light straw hat high in the crown and
wide in the brm. like that of typical stage
brgand blue striped cotton clothes. something
like dungarees abroad black leather belt. and
footgear Of many sorts There is the ordinary
ammunition boot. the plain everyday shoe Of
civilian construction. and a Spanish national
design Of boot with no sides, only heel and toe
connected with sole and ankle piece.
WARFARE AND BARE FEET.
Many Of the poorer boys have no shoes at all.
and they get their feet shockingiy lacerated in
the country. Once upon a time. II is related.
the money put down for shoes used TO be spent
for shoes but that long time ago
In native warfare bare feet the rule. and.
consequently one of the favorie devices in the
Malays jungle fights always has been to pre-
pare the ground with sharp bamboo sticks spiny
pineapple tops and thousand and one other
diabolical things which are to be had in pro-
fusion hereabOuts.
The Spanish army suggests comic opera
There burly FalSaff officers. sWarinlng
about the cafes and beer saloons. driving about
the fashionable parts OF the city in carriages.
or sitting on upper balconies. laughing and
chatting, and watching the crowd in the streets
below. Even the barracks are provided with
chairs and tables under the trees outside the
entrance like cafes. and there the officers may
be seen all day long, apparently with nothing
more to do than grow fat.
The rank and file only be pited. There
whole regiments OF striplings not long out
from Spain. picturesquely attired. ready and
willing to do anything and never count the
odds finch from death They are light
hearted and good natured. hardy and of long
endurance. They can live on almost nothing:
and hold out tenaciousy where a soldier of
another country would starve; they will endure
the hardships and diseases of jungle warfare
and make light Of them
SPANIARDS POORLY TRAINED.
But they cannot fight. because they are not
trained, and their leaders incapable. Tar
get practice Is almost non-existent. This sort
of warfare requires not drums and trumpets,
not high spirits and acadeniical education. but
the faculty of hiding behind tree stumps and
shooting straight and quick. 1t requires we'll
trained eye TO spot every movement in the gloom
Of the foliage. to see further through the trees
than the enemy. to keep cover and to drive
him out Of his
Malay races. cannot do any fighting. as rule,
except at close quarters slashing with his heavy
knife The weapon is much the same. be 1t
called machete. or bolo. or kampilan, or parang.
or kris the plan of action is the same-to rush
In unexpectedly and hack about swiftly. with
out the slightest attempt at self-preservatlon
1t is a form of fighting known TO British troops
in the Soudan, and to American troops In the
Indian-infested woods. and it takes lot of
stopping
Quckness Of eye and hand only be ac-
uuired by long and hard practice and these
POOR Spaniards do not get that. The rfe-butts
should be all fully occupied; they are deserted
The Spaniard is proud plucky high-nettled.
long enduring. tenacious desperate, heroic, but
hopeessly incompetent.
MAUsER RIFLES UNHANDY
The Mauser rife. too, In hard work is found to
be a mistake. 1t has a case of five cartridges
which have to be all used before any others
can be inserted. That is to say. If soldier
has occasion to fire three cartridges. he must
go on and waste the other two or else leave
himself to meet a possible sudden rush with
only two rounds in his rife. Nine times out of
ten he prefers to be ready with full charge,
and so his ammunition is wasted.
Moreover II is an unhandy weapon 10 work
in hurry. Perhaps it may be the fault OF the
men, or their misfortune, in being undriiied.
hut they are very often knitted while In the act
of reloading their rifles. Whatever be the ex-
PLANTATION. there is something very wrong IN
troops with rifles and bayonets being driven
steadily back by natives armed with knives.
The insurgents have some guns. but most OF
the wounded Spanish soldiers seen in the streets
have knife wounds. it,,
so we'll as to earn the special admiration Of the
enemy Joined the volunteers as soon as he came
ashore and after one day out with them ne
became utterly unable to walk. His rect were
incased In patent leather shoes. which would
have passed muster dancing pumps. ana ne
got into bad patch Of thorns. He knew noth-
ing of the thorns before; he knows all ABOUT
them now But 1t is like all the knowledge these
Spaniards are acauirng-it comes too late
FIFTH BATTERY MEMBERS MUSTERED ~.
Thirty-two members Of the new 9th Battery were
mustered in at the armory OF the LIST Battery, NO
3a West Forty-fourth-st.. yesterday ana the pat
-. -. 10. oeaciaI existence Three non-com-
,,se,orod oe3cers were placed temporarily In COM