Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19
ECHOES OF THE WAR.

Some features Of the New York reception
TO the officers and crew OF the Olympia have
left impressions far from pleasant Old
Father Kniekerbocker, his shirt waist
swellcd with pride, shouted to the gallant
tars, The town is yours take It," They
believed him and were taken in. Four or
five trunks, several packing cases, some
ships bags and boxes, belonging to officers
marines and sailors, given into the care of
boatmen for delivery in the city, have dis
appeared. None Of the articles have reached
their destination and the police have not
been able to locate them.
Word comes from San Francisco that Cap
tain Ccghlan, late CT the Raleigh and "Hoch
der Kaiser" has been assigned to the light
house station Of Alaska, with headquarters
at Sitka The San Francisco Chronicle, not
ing the change says: with a nice long
cool and dark winter ahead OF him the cap
tain will have fine chance to reflect upon
the improporiety OF making speeches aud
singing songs which reflect upon the ruler
Of friendly power"
The literary features" of the president $
dinner to Admiral Dewey were dainty slken
volumes bearing on the frontispiece in
golden letters the legend, The Battle OF
Manila" In the center of the volumes were
excellent photographs of the admiral, sur
rounded by appropriate naval symbols, and
at the bottom Of the page were the words in
small gilt letters, MAY 1. 1S9S-october 2.
1899" Between the covers, instead of an
account of the battle was a receptacle for a
tiny punch cup. There was great morriment
according to those who participated, when
tIn In1, a,
vessel for such a prosaic beverage as
Roman punch. The idea is said to have
originated with President Mckinley himself
A letter to the New York Sun from Lieu
tenant William NJ. Copp of the Sixth artil-
lery, who Is on the gunboat Rapidan In
Laguna de Bay, gives the following infor-
nation concerning one phase of the fighting
with the Filipnos
AN odd trait in the character OF the ma
tives Is that they never leave one Of their
dead If they can possibly get him away
They leave more now than they used to-
| for this reason Formerly they had at least
| five men for every gun, and about all these
men were good for was to carry away the
wounded and dead although they were
| armed with Ibolos. These weapons were very
effective against the Spaniards, as the bolc
\ Inen apparently cared nOtnlng Tor tnelr own
| lives, and the Spaniards did not have the
courage to stand when they charged; so, OF
| course, they were cut to pieces, the bolc
being without doubt one of the most terrible
weapons at close quarters in the world, II
is very sharp and so heavy that it will smash
any sword in pieces that have seen. They
use them in the right hand and a long
| heavy dagger in the left | had one of the
many amigos who could handle the bolo &c
through the motions for me, and it was truly
wonderful. The rapidty of his moves was
such that the eye could hardly follow them
and all the time he kept a constant guard
| The bolo is to cut no point; the dagger i!
used to stab, no edge. When these bolo mer
| tried the same tactics on our men that the,
were accustomed to employ so successfully
against the Spaniards they were killed il
simply shot them. Now so many of these
men have been killed there are fewer o.
| them to gun and they are not able tC
get the dead away quite as we'll as they
| did formerly.
IF your servant goes away for day Of
two you can be certain he Is with the in.
surgents and in some fight. 1t is too com
| mon to excite comment here when an Off
GERS servant, who has been absent severa
| days, Is found in the insurgents uniform
| killed or is brought into our hospital fol
! treatment"