The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-22

has been expected By many MEN,
beers OF the regiment. things
NH have been happening tn fhs
First Washington vo;autesss
since their arrival here. The
companies OF the regiment are
vary comfortably housed ard CHARTERED
* present, and though suffering some
A1igfss Inconvenience resulting from the
confusion caused by ffse sudden tncrsase
az the army. are getting vcz provided
with the neceasaries ana convenience OF
military life. But little time yaS al
lowed the regiment after fss arrival
before IL was given active duties TO
perform Ia the manner OF guard and po-
ice work The regiment IL stationed In
the Pace district os the city-to the south
west of tho walled city and out almost 10
the outside of the American Hines, where
two chains OF outpoEss separate our own
tHrstory from that jealousy guarded By
the .nsurxent forces.
This morning q detachment from the
First battalion was sent out TO Outpost
20. II TO relieve n detachment of tne Ida
DO volunteers. This outpost VIII continue
to be held by the regiment Sergeant
Wright. Of Company r. had the dissinc-
ton OF commanding this hrss outpost
guard Hs hal with him Corparais WEIGH.
Of Company u, and Fay Clock. OF Gem
pany y.
This outpost IL At the hlockhosse which
wax the scene Of some OF tho hardest fight
Ing I'm the Manila battle. ard the SEN
tries who pace beats there carry 90
rnrs,ls ~ ammunition in their belts. while
their reliefs sleep On their riGes. end the
Ti,lrgnn senfries 80 yards away equally
well armed with Mauser rifles watch them
carefully ard search for arms ali Amerf-
cans crossing their lines al do or men
Al Ffiipinos snaxmed men from either
sfde cross and re-eross with challenge
oniy--unsess II Ire from their friendly side
but no arms are borne ACROSS the Mics
eishsr way.
An assistant surgeon who came here
on thu Valencia with the Second bat
TALON Lieutenant Colonel Fife Of this
regiment ana another officer were tn-
ducsd by their curiosity 10 walk oit
through the insngent lines last Sunday.
A short distance out they we're he'd up
by the insargent guards and searched for
arms A revolver found on the surgeon
was taken from him. while the officer
himself wss held prisoner fo- two or
three days. until General Otis could ar
range with Agsiinaido for his release
AguinaIdo reprimandea the officers OF his
command who were responsible for the
arrest and sentenced the soldiers making
the arrest to 90 days' Imprisonment. How
ever fhe regaia tIons requiring sentries OF
contfnuA 10 BE- enforced.
Tomorrow tho regiment begins 10 90
moro extensive outpost duty. This time
two companies. d and II. under the COM
uand OF Captain A6ams. VII go out 20
take lire OF ousposts. These companies
win remain for ora day only. being re-
sfeved by two companies % some other
regiment but the detail wiz be flsd ~
this regiment for two or three days IN
the week
The quarters occupied by sh~ First and
Second battalions were formerly occupied
BY thA Fourth cavalry and were left In
very good condition hy their former oc-
cnpantx Those occupied by the corripan-
les of the Third battaikn. however. have
ne. before been occupied by troops. ana
the conditions surrounding them are bad
and will require eonside~atie work for
their Improvement The ground around
ther,--as IN indeed the case AL over the
e,ty-~is low and swamry. and pools and
streams Of ssagnant water stand around
them These win require draining and
Rring and tho yards leveisd. cleaned NJ
and carefully attended 10 put and keep
them in a proper sanitary condition.
The Second battalion has by far tina
richest and most elaborate quarters,
though none OF them Is more convenient
than we'll built wooden sheds would be.
This battalion. for Instance. IN quartered
In what is known as the archb.shop's pal
aee. and a. and the grounds have been
built up improved ard identified AZ great
truubla ard expense. IRE bniiding N Of
massive stone architecture stone floors.
mahogany siaaish WITH broad stairway.
halls ard co.onnsars and heavy doors. sur
rounded by Iron and stone walls. as * for
defense. Hus Notwithstanding Ill this
grandeur there ia not sawed board.
pane of window glass nor q place for q
stove an sho entire building. - the men
sleep on the hard stone scors sit on them
when they ara weary OF standing. and
cock and eat on, % doors. ana are ainos,
~ much fs tho condssian Of camping
out a. they wcnld 30 IN tents.
The First battalion l. very similarly Sit
mated, ss,s. tfs~sf barracks. though equally
convenient. ara not go richly and sxpens-
lively constructed !. - wing % n
great tobacco fsrtsry-~tn tbs other por-
ttons ~ whIeh ths factory employing ses
persons - !s2 aestve operation. The bat
faiscn occupies two eoosys-~one above and
ore besew~ternpanies u and a being up-
stairs ans Companies 4 and e below,
The nights are eyrres~sveiy rot. though
there - little complaint az sae feTnpera-
ture sursns che daytime n Is sirsost TIA
possible 20 ~seAp before ~ O'Clock nj night
sH5 absolutely Fa at that or airy ethes
tirrs unless ps~ntaete.i ay r,sessrg,,ts nsf.
in clouds c,a ~ the sssEaant poo,s ard
evarsps However. through the activity
OF the officers the command - ppcrnptss
surp,;e~a with nets 81 the sxeenke ~ ths
government. and except fnr tie Frst ons
or two nights have nnt boen maeA div
orrse.f s~ona that source
The members 90 Tho regiment are se-
ginning 20 learn thar there 81 "a great
deal 81 difference h@.wssa soldering -
tAe United SsatSs srsia favorable een s.
tons and soldering Nere. amid tnafr snw-
erni carteastere. TNe nrssHss they a~s
under here ara vary strictly and erzrsAs-
tcaiiy enforced Regulations ssr hSssrS. ~
conduct ard behavior. fer is,isrvcssrse WEI
trio natives. etc. ara very strict. sA -
Instance these paragraphs from csr-ss-
lar sr<suet recently nv command - 40,
General Andersen. essxsrAaasvsg sAe ksrs'
division. Of which the regiment = par
'sfsntsSfea r1ea % this ccfnsrsFi wsc VII
~: s~onsrsy with order scyfssadinr assoc
citation WITH natives cs sew character ara
VITO frequent ustwAosw~arra~ 90 Ssts~egsssa-