Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-04-06
FROM THE FRONT
Interesting Letter From the
Seat of the Filipino
War.
A Aouinaldo's Private Secretary
Longs for Peace and
Freedom.
FxnansjonistS Not Liked by
the Soldier Bows at
the Front.

MANILA, Feb. ls.-Privste Grayson,
90. D. 1st Nebraska, fired the first
shot from the American side Sat-
urday evening Feb. 4. He was on
duty on Post No. 2, Santa Mesa
That shot billed an insurgent lieutenant
and q private.
Esoamelia, Aguinaldo's private secre'
tarv. is a prisoner with Co. X, 18th
Minnesota. at the Gobrenlo Civil Build
ina. He speaks and writes English we'll
and shows but few of the native char
aoter,stics. He 10 caste and is said to
be much abler than his chlef. during
his lonely hours he longs for peace and
freedom, so he says. Beng nne
musician he wh,les away the hours and
entertains the boys with selections on
the piano. As this is more harmless
than experiments IN state craft be WILL
no donbt, be permitted to hold his job
for some time yet.
Escameia's companion is Tomas
Rosario. Aguinaldo's attorney general.
His plans have been thwarted. When
taken prisoner be was about to serve an
Injunction on the American commanders
to restrain them from permitting their
men to depart from the long established
Spanish custom OF fighting by night and
sleeping by day, also from making those
unwarranted and unheard OF 10y them)
charges on the insurRent trenches
accompanied by terrific yells, which
have a tendency to destroy the morale
OF their "mucho vsliente" srmy and last,
but not least, cause it to 1y for the
mountains.
He maintaine, in bis anguish, that the
above mentioned tactics, and many
Others practiced by the Americans, are
Observation-Disclosures be found IN the
Tsgalog constitution, ARuinsldo's proc
lamations, the traditions Of the 1ngsrotes
or IN precedents. He will be given some
time to prepare bis arguments. In the
meantime q faithful American guard
will sec that be does not escape. Tomas
seems to sorrow more than bis fellow
prisoner, Escamelia.
Fitch and Hartley, "two jolly old
chums" from Co. D, 18th Minnesota, went
out on the firing line without permission.
They ''fell in" with the Goth Kansas
boys and while firing hot shot into The
enemy brass.pointed Remington bullet
came along and passed through both Of
Hartley's legs and lodged in Fitch's.
Fitch has the bullet. They're both in
the hospital. Az they belonged to the
Provost Guard, court martial awaits
them. Hard is the path to glory.
Capt. Eddy holds the championship.
Feb. 16, in command Of a battalion oom.
posed of Q and q, N. D. Vol, and q
couple of companies Of 18th .. S. Inft.,
he was ordered out at p. m. to sup
port the troops at San Pedro Maoati,
commonly called "Saint Peter McOar-
thy" When out about three miles they
we're ordered back to quarters, arriving
there at $3.50 p. N. At $50 p. m. they
we're again ordered out, this time being
met when about two miles out and
ordered to return. After less than an
hour in quarters the third order came
and again Capt. Eddy was at the head Of
his battalion and marching to the front
with orders TO camp 10 st. Peter Nc
Oarthy's graveyard. But MCCARTHY
wasn't there" 1t is needless to add that
the boys were weary and foot sore.
Nothing but superior speed will avail
the native who Games IN contsct with
those boys.
We are in the first stages Of the hot
and dry season. But one rain thie
month and that but sufficient to lay the
dust. Many of our boys are overcome
by the intense heat. The worst stages
are yet to come.
The "Buffalo" wss taken for trans
port by tho insurgents at Psransque.
Under cover of darkness they concluded
they'd find some moro IN trenchments
and strengthen their position ere the
Monadnock or Concord replaced the
harmless transport" OF Psranaque. Tho
"Bu6slo's" search lights revealed their
plans and exposed their persons. In
stsntly 700 men are in their places, .
var followed BY rumbling eound, tho
rambling OF shell and tho fragments Of
insurgents and SHELLS are seen flying
through the sir. The "dose" 10 repeated
and moro natives have gone to the
"happy hunting cronnd." while others
are seen fleeing to place Of shelter only