Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31


DEAR FRIEND LEE: suppose you are
anxious to hear from us since this trouble oc-
CURED with the Philippeanoes. Well, we have
been having some very exciting times of late
expect YOU would like to know all about it,
too but first, l will say that all of our company
are in good shape, and endureing the campaign
much better than l expected we would. We
have lost none, and only three wounded: Cap
tain Chrisy, shot through the wrist, and not
even disabled for minute; Private Mill shots
through the leg, and is recovering rapidly;
Sergeant Barber also shot through the feshy
par, OF leg, but, as the ball passed through, and
did not lodge in the leg, as did Mills, it only
made painful wound, whic! is already much
better. Oar company { E) has been exceeding
ly fortunate, considering that they took very
active part in every battle in which our regi-
ment participated. 1t has been near the right
center Of the regiment and OH the main road
and pait of the time along the railroad which
leads TO Malolos, the insurgent capitol; so you
can judge tor yourself as to whether we were
likely to meet opposition or not
coming more arrogant and insolent, not under
standing the mild manner of treatment in which
our government indulged, but taking it for
cowardicc or tine part of our soldiers, instead
OF tolerance, as it was. They became more
and more bold in their demands, and more inn
pudent to our outpost guards, till they thought
we would endure anything for fear of starting
row. Not much! Our officers had much
trouble in keeping the men from shooting, long
before the order was given to shoot. Every
thing possible was done too keep peace, but it
was clear case OF ignorance on the part of the
insurgents, for all our tolerance they took for
cowardce, when it took ten times the bravery,
sometimes, to keep from shooting All insurgent
that it would have taken to shoot him.
| don't see what Aguonaldo meant. He
clearly did not know what sort Of soldiers these
Americans were, or lie never would have done
what he did. guess he really believed that
he could make us vamoose TO America "poca
,enpa' He thinks different, now.
Friday night, Feb. sd, the insurgents tried
to force back the Nebra'ka outposts. AS the
order was very strict not to shoot, the Nebraska
boys virtually held their ground at the point of
The bayonet. They did not give way, and the
insurgents did no, open fire on them, either, as
they thought they had plenty of time, guess,
iu which to make the "Americanos vainoose. "
The Nebraska colonel went through the lines
and asked The nsurgent general what he meant
by such conduct, bat was treated very dsre-
specially by tn insurgents, and sent back to
his regiment. OF course, the Nebraska boys
were on their mct,le after that, and hailed the
order to shoot, if anything similar occurred
again. with much satisfaction. This order they
received Saturday, Feb. 4th, as did also all
the other outpost guards. 1t seems as if the
insu. gents had planned general attack, prob
ably thinking that we would not resist them,
for that night they tried to post their outpost
guard inside of our guard, and of course fail
ed At the same post, and at about $500 p. III.
all insureent lieutenant, with detachment of
men, advanced on the Nebraska outpost. The
result was different from what it was the night
before, tor the sentinel called Oh him to halt,
and meant ,h:t he should halt, too. 1t is too
bad that the lieutenant did not know it, for he
refused TO halt and was shot and was instantly
killed. The sentinel shot another insurgent,