Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-04-06

to be followed by more shells from the
Buffalo. Another Yankee trick has
been played on them, they think. No
more natives were seen that night
around ParanaqUe.
Miss Penny, the N. D. nurse, Is said
to be doing most excellent work. An H
90. boy SAID: miss Penny saved my
life" If we only had more like her here.
Sergt. Hotohkiss, Prlvstes John Charles
and Edward Portz are in the hospital.
The Monadnook and Charleston lie off
Malabon, ready to she'll the doomed city
at any moGent. Kansas, Montana and
part of the 23rd U. S. Inf. with Utah,
Third and Sixth artllleries are awaiting
orders on the land side. 1t is reported
that the insurgents hold some English
residents in Malabon and refuse to al
low them to leave. supposedly for the
purpose Of delaying the bombardment
OF the city. 1t is also said that several
American soldiers are held there as prls-
oners-soldiers taken before the hostiii-
ties began. None have been taken since.
Rumor has it that the native crews of
several trading vessels plying between
the ports of the Filipinos, have mutinied,
captured the vessels they were on and
turned them over to the insurgente.
Their being over due Is the foundation
for the report. II true where will the
insurgents hide them on the approach
of one of our war ships? The Chinese
still continue to reap q harvest by fol-
lowing our victorious army and taking
everything IN sight. Their fear of bul.
let's is only equsled by their greed for
this worlds goods.
DR.. Charles Ferrier is kept busy since
hostilities began buying horses for the
government and caring for the health Of
the large number now on hand. Uncle
Sam finds IN Charley one Of the most
valuable men in the service.
Sergt. Locke Of Co. G accidently shot
one of his toes of. He is IN the hospital
now and doing we'll. He'll be ont in q
few days. Those who we're wounded
are, with few exceptions, rapidly recov.
ering from the effects thereof and many
of them will soon be out again. Those
bit with the brass pointed Remington
bullets are generally quite badly torn
besides are IN danger OF blood poisoning.
II blood poisoning sets IN the danger 70
life is great. But few Of the boys are
bit by Remingtons, however.
Each day the police In the city find
buuohes OF from three to one hundred
plotting natives gathered in houses.
presumably making arrangements for an
outbreak. They are quickly srreated
and sent to prisor. But few arms are
found with them. They usually have
insurgent uniforms on under the white
clvilian shirt. Arms are found frequently
IN barrels Of rice, sugar, sawdust, in
bamboo poles, or buried in the ground.
Today $50 bolos we're found buried in
the earth under water in one of the
canals. A boat was kept over the spot.
A vile plot for the destruction Of the
soldiers and people Of the CITY is being
planned by the treaoherous natives.
They are carefully watched and many OF
their schemes are unearthed and the
schemers now lie in Jail. II an out
break occurs blood will flow freely
little mercy will be shown--no quarter
given, perhaps. Fires will cause no end
of trouble Nipa huts will go up in
flames and the treaoherous snd un-
grateful insurgents will be shot under
the light furnished by their own burning
huts. History will repeat itself. The
scenes Of earlier centuries will be re.
enacted.
Montenegro is in command OF the
,nsurgeut forces around Manila. 1t is
reported that Agulnsldo has fed from
Malolos, the seat Of government, tbns
leaving Montenegro IN complete charge
OF the revolutionary forces. That's some
ones guess.
Chickens and pigs are quite plentiful
IN the country traversed by our boys.
They are more paIatable than "enbalmed
beef," cay the soldiers.
Desultory firing from the insurRent
lines continues nightly. No harm re.
suits, except man wounded occasionally.
By day sharpshooters are numerous,
principally in tree tops, where they have
platforms built. Sometimes they are
strapped to the trees, IN which condition
they are found shattered with bullets
when our lines advance, and then ia
solved the question oitentimes asked by
our sharpshooters, "Why doesn't be
fall?" The palm leaves conceal them
we'll. We're they better shots many Of
our boys wonld suffer.
Could some Of our Filipinolexpansion.
lst friends hear the sffeotionste (O way
in which they are spoken Of here they