The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-06-14

Minnesota, but after we were Silent
as the grave, and outpost duty after
that night was not a pleasant dream.
Few of us felt like sleeping that
night. 1t was impossible for me to
do SO at all, because the face OF our
dead comrade would rise before me,
and to know and feel that the assas-
sin was liable to show up at any mo-
ment, did not improve our condition.
At four o'clock the next morning
the outposts are called in, our com
pany being called to reinforce the
companies at Guiguinto, on which
the natives made an attack. We
were sent back, however, and as it
was my duty to stay on outpost till
day light had achance to watch the
shot and shell flying as they were
driving the natives down the valley.
It was great night, and one which
will not easily be forgotten, for that
night one of our outposts (Oregon)
was cut off and three men assassina-
ted.
1.-The natives are showing up
their true nature and while they are
on losing game, they are sneaking
on outposts and patrols. The day
after they made an attack on us our
regiment was started out to take
Santa Maria, about five miles from
Biyaa, and we met with little oppo-
sion, only one of the entire regiment
being wounded. It was not long
before Santa Maria was in flames,
and our return was hot one, as on
both sides were burning native
houses, and the heat was intense,
but it has undoubtedly taught the
insurgents a lesson, as thew have
quit making attacks and are sneak
ing on outposts.
"The only wav to control the ma
tives is by fire and sword. 1t will
be better for them in the long run to
treat them harshly now. They have
been used to little kindness and for
that reason they look upon American
humanity as cowardice. There are
people who call the natives brave.
They are when they are fighting a
much smaller force than their own.
They are very conceited, and had
an idea that they were very great
fighters, and it will take thorough
licking to teach them the error of
their ways. /.
This is fine country and every
where we'll fortified, considerable of
it being natural Notifications. All
Europe could not take it. Magos,
pineapples, bananas and breadfruit
grow in profusion The raising of
rice and sugar cane is the wheat and
oats of the farmers here.
The hot season has not been bad
not near as hard as l anticipated,
and the health of the soldiers is re-
I have never been in
better health myself, but we all
hope that we will be relieved before
the rainy season arrives, as the
wet here is very depressing. We
are kept very busy going Oh guard
and outpost duty every other night,
which is two hours on and four off
during the twenty-four, SO that we
do not have very much time for our
selves. l see bv the papers that it
is reported that the volunteers
think the PHILIPPINES should rule
and that they do not
care to fight There is no doubt
but what 80 per cent. of the volun-
teers want to return, but as to them
not wishing to fight, believing the
Filipinos are entitled to self rule,
that is all rot. There are more anti
than expansionists,
but still the American people can
rest assured that the volunteers
will never take a back seat and al
low half breed natives to resist the
of the United States. and
while in the service, will fight one
enemy just as quick as the other.
Neither is it true that the volunteers
wish to stay here. They do not, for
they believe that it is only right and
proper that, having accomplished
what they enlisted for, the Hispano-
American war, they should now be
returned home to attend their usual
walks in life.
"Our camp is we'll entrenched. 1t
was built by the natives and former-