The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07

minutes the battalion led by Mai. Dig
giles was holly engaged and the firing
w weSk ve5 MAI heavy After half an hours
threatened threat on on the, right flank by some
strongly lntrenced companies of Fill
pines prmS VINO %or mad served In the Spanish
IN command OF the Third brigade, for re-
inforcements on that flank. Col Mccoy
being ordered toesend two companies,
For the night the. Minnesota s be BATTALION
was stationed on splateau about a mile
GodraS 81 tine Msriquina road The two
mile to the right oto occupy a mesa OBJ
long In shape, about 100 PAGES in width
and see PAGES In length. Here, with Moth
eng ssra Wen nor bed or blanket the
around the hill SIX outposts of the three
men and corporal each. AT 2 o'clock
madea determined ATTACK. driving in the
outposts and firing hourly at the sum
init of the HILL Alllwas hustle in a min
ute, put the discipline was exact. Every
Ing, rapid fire WAS soon poured in.
After ten minutes the order, cease fir
= Ing, was given: This seemed to give the
Fiiipinos courage, ofor they set up an un-
earthly yell Among the Spanish and
Tagalog commands for an advance
could be heard T distinctly. commands
IN THE NEW BRIGADE.
Saturday last orders were issued re a.
tive to the formation Of a new brigade
to be under the command: OF. Brig. Gen.
Hall. 1t Is to consist of the Thirteen tn
Minnesota volunteers, the Seventeenth
First Wyoming Volunteers. together with
strong detachment of artillery
The whole has been. added .toy.the eff
fective strength of Gen. Macarthur
division, now working upon the north
ern line, and, according to general ru-
NOR, is to act as q flying brigade some
what similar to that commanded by
Gen. Wheaton on the other side of the
river.
All day Sunday the Minnesota boys
We're shifting baggage, ETC., and as most
simply itching to go to- the front they
are certainly well pleased with the ar
rangement. s.e.-es-
In the meantime the Twentieth infan-
try have been relegated to- the somewhat
thankless job of policing the city just
vacated by the Thirteenth.
the First battalion of the Minnesota
regiment. under the command of. Maj .
Diggles, broke camp at about 4 q m. on
Monday morning and proceeded towards
the waterworks
The Second battalion, consisting OF
Companies K, l., M, and G, and the
D, in charge of Capt Robinson, who has
happily recovered of his recent wound
and is now acting as major, will shortly
take the field.
DONE WITH POLICE WORK
The military bureau of information, in
charge Of Lieut. Trowbridge, Thirteenth
Minnesota United States volunteers, has
been moved from the Hotel Orient to the
police headquarters on Cabildo street.
walled city.
The Minnesota boys are now camped
on the Luneta. near where the Tennessee
regiment had its camp.
The Twentieth infantry; u. s. A., Is
now doing police duty in the city.
On Sunday the Thirteenth Minnesota
United States volunteers, Col. Ames, was
relieved from police work in the city and
that this regiment will be given a promi-
nent position in the active. operations
which are soon expected to take place
on the north
The Minnesota boys have won an envi-
able record by their work In patroling
Manila. The different companies were
quartered about the city. each quarters
being subpoliceastation.~' The difficult, 8
Of policing this city, the conditions being
new and different from those usually ex-
listing in cities, cEnnot be adequately rep
resented.
The boys had to contend with a variety
of dificufties-an alien population, ignor-
hostile, treacherous, contagious diseas s,
different customs and ways and numer-
GUS other annoyances-these were all
successfully overcome. Life and proper
ty are now as safe here at at home, and
Col Arnes and the people Of Minnesota
can we'll be proud of these boys. Good
folks at home, give them three times
| plenty Of doughnuts. Lord, how the boys
| yearn for those doughnuts!