The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-14
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Washtngtoa Soldiers Help Burn
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Hale's Advance . Brilliant 0ne-

Special Correspondence
IN THE TRENCHES IN FRONT OF
san PEDRO MAcATT. p. l. WITH THE
FIRST WASHINGTON VDLI. NTEERS
Aarca :. Isss.-The situation ana Gasses II
the several companies Of the Washington
regiment are the same they have been for
seine twenty days. though there are some
miner changes III tae conditions sur
rounding them ard IN the nature O. war
fare Saged By them and being xaged
against them
The positions are: s-ompanle. @. u. E.
{. HI. l. in the trenches on .he firing line.
extending 10 the right from the Pa<ig river
n The order named; Companies X and VI
n reserve a; San Pedro church. Conpa-
Hies q and r n quarters along the river
"A half mile and r mile be.ow San
Pedro, and A and ] al Pace, furnishing
interior guard
The changes IN the methods Of warfare
an tend 10 greater activity. made neces-
sary By the increasee number OF insur-
gents opposing us and their increased SC
t!EfSf and aSgresSlveGess. The mos. con-
servatye estimates now place the force on
TIE front OF our six companies a; 3l,s9
and hundreds of shots are exchanged with
isen every hour % the day and night ana
at times the firing Is by volisys and the
artillery Joins in 20 add interest.
Ammunition Wasted on .Ntxxers.-
q
desuItory firing By sharpshooters al our
Inc all the time. whether they can see
anything 10 shoot al or not and when
they can See any % Us To al shoot af
them. For several days our officers gave
orders for all men 10 remain n the
trenches and allow them 70 continue their
waste Of ammunition. keeping a sharp
lockout. OF course. 10 guard glinst any
attempt on their part 10 storm our posi-
sr- - Ia -AAfr
cassonal shots would xii or wound ore OF
our men. and the rest OF them began To
feel that they were being compelled 10 lie
stlil and be shot az. So orders were first
given by the brigade commander Gen.
Wheaton TO allow the r..en 70 shoot when
ever they caught sigh, 81 '.nigger." and
within The last two or three days 20 reply
with golIeys by companies and ptatoonS
whenever they began firing This method
10 the one now prac..cea and they open
up Hiring once or twice every hour both
.3des are firing OF a great deal OF aimlsss
ammunition. Stree on neither side do SOL
diers expose themselves 10 fire. Gen
Whsatoas idea evidently is that there 10
plenty OF ammunition bg; that soldiers
are scarce and hard 70 ge.. eince he al
lows ali the shooting that can by any pos
s.bie chance DO any damage and keeps
the artillery much buster than his preae
cess0r. As a result there is great deal
more excitement withou, greatly ircrsas-
ing the danger along the picket line
Receives Notice of Promotion.
On March during the afternoon great
deal 90 firing was heard from the ne.s
down in the bay and /. was thought tia:
they must be borsarsiing some tewn
along the shore preparatory 70 another
advance. but II now turns out thai AG-
ulrai Dewey had received the notice OF
his promotion. that he had aois;e3 his az
.41.taI's flag and ;hat the other vessels %
our owa and othsr ravies ware saIuting Il.
Saturday night. March 4. about midnight.
the pickets were driven In and the ren in
the trenches aroused from their sleep hy
a heavy firing on our right along that
part II The lire occupied by The First Cal
iforria regiment. TIE ieYnons-ras zion IN
Itself WAS OF little importance for the line
Is sufficiently strong 10 be secure ail along
It's entire length. but the commanding gem
eral was evidently ~ the opsricn that an
attack on such a strong par; % he line.
since IT comma nds an open front for 80
yards. was merely r1ise 10 draw troops
there and weaken other positions pend
Ing an attack in force az some other point.
This theory was evidently fin line with In
formation sent ont the evening before
from corps heaiquarters However. me
anticipated attack failed 10 materialsre.
and after keeping them awake an hour
20 sleep ard the plckets returned 10 their
positions.
Battling with Incendiartes.
Saturday evening a brilliant uga, was
seen In The direction OF Manila II proved
IN be buildings burning In Pace. This dis
;riet MAS where the Washington regiment
was quarterei UP 20 the beginning II hos
tIltses and has proven n be a hoihei %
insurgent synpath.zers Since the aghi-
ka~- al ~.tE
houses In the district IN an attempt 10
burn TIRE quarters % Companies 4 au4 r.
The trooT~ turn on; ard FIGHT the IRE as
they eight prairie fires by burning the
houses neE~ by and thus making strip
over which the FIRE cannot cross. In this
way nearly The entire district has been
burned. So when about . eclock Sa;ur-
day evening the officer who Is now In
command ~ Pace seiegraphea thar he had
.na fire under contruI A soldier who heard
tie message remarked shst the boys there
mus: have run our - matches.
Fires around sown act by nstives are -
tao common occurrence In cause much no.
tirc. except In the Immediate vicinity,
when the troops turn out and X possible
ar~sS. tne incs naEaries and all SUSPECTS
ara enaeaxro- 20 conane the Arss 70 pre-
vent ,hera from destroying buildings 81
foreign residents Or - barracks. However,
these a-es are less frequent than thsy
we've about the second week after the
battle.
per.i~trnt Rebel Battery.
Sunday March 5. a battery which The
Insurgents wers> ersflssyoying 20 put N 80
sftiag7 across ne river On car ieft was
ssgnteA and the battery or ths hsa stonS
cp~ ire d~es several shells a. IL The
range. hoxeTsr was @ss yards. ana ine
fyg<tsrg..rss' battery sas pretty wsI can
1esfaA Under ths 7slck haraSog1S. ard Il
t-as,IH rsos ~ determine whether The shots
;s7ok effect - net Evidently tAsy 50 not
SERIOUSLY IN fu~e t1e e1e~rzys guns foT st
aavfsxNt ire next morning hey 5res three
Ssets AZ brigade headquarters IN San Pc
Fr0. ra.e = which FooE eject, however.
Chas. e. Dickinson & Co.
MINING INVESTMENTS.