Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-13

| D"6S' III HiuiChiiib 10 DucOor TO take
quarters they lost number OF rifles and
part of their equipments in the rushing
winters. The march down the road was
In water from waist to shoulder deep
and the current was SO stroug that Il
number oil boys were swept uuite dis
tance away, although they regained
their company. From July 18th 10 81
the rainfall was 90 inches.
The large plaza which is in front Of
the ruins of the San Fernando church
has seen strange sights in the past
twelve months. Last October 1t was
packed to overilowing with an eager
crowd of Filipinos, while Aguinaldo
confident that the overthrow OF Span.
lsli rule meant sovereignty for him, pro-
claimed himself the Moses who lead his
people from bondage. Yesterday the
plaza held another crowd-cheers ns loud
as nppauded the insurgent general when
he stood i'll the church window, were
raised by voices who speak u language
new to the surroundings. The national
game OF America was in progress in the
shadow OF the tireswept ruins tnut once
stood us IN evidence of San Fernando
prosperity.
An officer OF the 18th Infantry had
quite close call the other night in
which lie showed grent presence OF mind
and nerve. lie was on mis- way to visit
the outDosts when he discovered II figure
III the dark aud OH asking who Is ;lrrr
The Que fled and another leaped from
the bushes and struck ut him with IL
knife. And it seems that i'll some way
the officer got hold Of the natives wrist
and the na tive continued trying to cut
the officers wrists, but without losing
any time the officer up with his knee and
the native picked himself up IN time tu
stop bullet from the officers revolver
and then gave yell aud lcnprd into The
bushes and the officer lcuped into the
trenches.
Speaking OF the heat her &, it is not 80
warm when one can sill in the shade aud
iNhi iOittl lIOlN ItONit tllt
time and have to read it ngnin because
thirteen is the unlucky number. The air
seems to be cool and refreshing in the
shade and there is most always n little
breeze. But you look up the street and
see soldier dripping wet with pcrspi-
ration slowly walking for he dare not
walk with the same gate lie would in
the States. He discovers n deserted
friend lying on the wayside and gently
I'll ises it to see it To see if it was once
Palist or Schlitz when he quickly drops
it without being told unless he has been
digging trenches with his hands and
gotten them very tough. The effects OF
the sun is very much different from tho
States. One feels just as il he was near
II large fire. On the South line in
charge hundreds af soldiers were over
come by the heat but very few sun
strskes were reported.
The volunteers nre happy. They will
soon join their loved ones at home. The
regular soldiers will soon have the brunt
OF tho battle. They will not be found
wanting.
Cock fighting is the sport OF sports in
the Philippines and will take the most
vigilunt police n year OF Sundays to
down. 1t beats the horse race for ex-
citement and crowds. 1t was only n
few weeks ago that the guard had to
II rn i'm 70 81, 90 Al.
disband.
Gambling is the hereditary uce in the
Oriental work. A tot big enough to
pitch penny is not satisfied until he
wins or looses his mite in n game OF
chance.
Many OF the most intelligent Filipinos
insist that Aguinaldo is crazy
The Ninth band played two funerals
this week. One was Sergeant Brother
who had served % years in the army
and would have retired on two-thirds
pay after serving thirty years. He
leaves large family. The Ninth has
had several such sad and similar deaths
since the waa began. One soldier who
liked the army and did not want to
leave his regiment and friends served 33
years i'll times oi pence and rather than
be unsoldierly and retire in ime Of war
he went to Cvbn aud returned to Camp
Wykoff to die with fever. An old tailor
mho was not enlisted and ns there
would he no more work for him after
the soldiers leit and didn't want to
part with the regiment went to Cuba
and cooked for headquarters, he also
returned to his fumily and died. The
news just arrived that Sergeant Rich
ordsoa, OF the Ninth, died in Manila to-
day. He also leaves family. The
daily death rate in Manila is from 25
to 30 A.C. LILLY.