Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-08-10

ed in about thirty minutes. The Sec
ond Oregon were in reserve, ana came
up lust in time to help us out. | heard
bullets whistle many time, but here
they came from two sides We drove
the natives out. We were out four days
on this trip, and had scrapping every
day. A week ago today was the hardest
scrap of the season, and not more than
eight miles south of Manila Ny troop
opened up that scrap. We lost one man
and two wounded. Then the 18th, 9th,
DIST and part of the 18th infantry went
in. and the fighting lasted about six
hours. | can safely say that the Amer
leans lost $50 killed and wounded The
natives lost awfully, as they were along
the beach of Manila Bay and the gun
boats moved them off like rats. heard
this morning that there was fight last
night close to the same place, and that
over thirty Americans had been brought
in to the hospital.
This instruction isn't over yet. Any
one who wants TO fight can get all he
wants down here. think the worst of
the fighting is over, as Il good many OF
the Filipino leaders have been killed.
General Luna has been asSassinated by
one of AguinaldO'S men, and | hear that
they are fighting among themselves.
The business natives and all the best
men on the island are trying to get them
to come to terms. think the worst is
over. but there will be bands fighting
us all the time. The best people here
never did want the natives to win.
have been here nearly year, and
have been around good deal. | know
the best FilipinOs are satisfied, but there
are crowd here that have been fighting
Spain for two hundred years and they
don't want to do anything but fight.
They are "a lawlesS set and are nothing
but a band of outlaws. Now does the
United States want to give such people
as that independence, and cut the throat
of every good man If that gang OF
rebels get to govern themselves these
islands would be worse than h to
live in. They would be fighting among
themselves, and would last but short
while. There is no question about IT,,
there are other countries that are help
ing them. Now if they get their indie
pendence I'll bet that Japan or Germany
or some power would pick them up. In
the first place you may Just as well say
give our North American Indians their
independence, and these islanders are
even worse. They are bred from the
worse stock on Gods earth. know and
see by some of our American papers that
there is a strong party there against
keeping the islands. They are 10000
miles away Little do they know about
these poor people they call FilipinoS. |
came from as good Democratic stock as
any good Nirginian, and didn't believe
in the war in the start with Spain. But
| am not going to try and get my coun-
try into a fight and not help her out. l
do honestly believe we should keep these
islands, and for every good American
to do all in his power TO put this lnSur-
rection down. Some people act like
they are afraid Of these islanders. Let
those old auntics back there let this
army alone Encourage them, and in a
short while we will have Il colony that
any country would be proud OF. be-
lieve wherever Uncle Sam plants that
flag of ours to let her stay there. get
disguised sometimes when read OF some
of the American aunties. They want
their boy home, or a relative wants some
one home that is fighting here. am
for holding the Philippines and for
hanging Aguinaldo and all his official
gang-but not his poor ignorant soldiers.
Well guess have said enough.