The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29

Valuables long ago and left a scattered
assortment of bulky articles not easily
carried away as silent witnesses of the
haste with which they departed on the
approach of the Americans. Bedding is
the first thing in demand and pillows
and cane mattresses are soon scarce
articles in the unoccupied houses. If
the stay in the town Is to be long
enough to encourage some attempt at
comfort there is a gathering together
Of choice collection of household arti-
cleS and the houses occupied by the
men are made quite elegant by the ad-
dition of cups and saucers, hanging
lamps, bows and arrows and musical
instruments. Even pianos are trans
ferred from one house to another, and
in the evening sounds of revelry are
heard by night in that camp. Fancy
clothing and whimsical playthings also
furnish amusement for the boys who re-
lax after the serious business is at
tended to.
One wag of the camp will attire him
self in garments that are as near an
approach to those in which the typical
Uncle Sam is represented as the loot"
will permit. Another will be seen SOL
EMMY promenading in gorgeous vest
ments taken from some priests private
collection. A tricycle. belonging to some
long departed white family will be
brought out and an impromptu bicycle
race run off amid a fire of witticisms
from the men and to the music supplied
by alarmed members of the farm yard
creation, who, realizing that their sole
mission in life is to seek to escape the
stew pot, are trying to get away from
the foragers, and doing it with as much
noise as their various voeabularies will
permit
But il such goings on as those I have
described and illustrated are seen occa-
sionally among the boys, one part of
the military machine is always business
like. / refer to that presided over per-
sonally by General Otis. Peace dele
gates who are not ready to lay down
their arms and be good and ask no
questions find very little consolation in
visit to General OTIS He is a very
busy man, and after he has risen at 5
o'clock and reached his office before his
aides have finished breakfast he has
very little time to spend in mere talk.
He contents himself with telling the
delegates, General Gregoris del Pillar,
Major Lorenzo PZealieta. Gracio Gan
zoga and Alberto Barilla what they
must do to be saved, and then sends
them off to the beautiful home of the
American commission with a long day
ahead of them and a charming lunch
to break the seriousness. Here thew
talk to their hearts content with Presi-
dent Schurman and his delightful asso-
ciates, and come away with this prac-
teal object lesson in good treatment
fresh in their minds. Then they are
unanimous for peace at once, but as
they are not able to carry very much
of the charm back with them to en-
thuse their warlke friends, they are
set to work, reluctantly enough, super
intending trench building and devising
plans of retreat for the next fight while
their friends in the Filipino congress,
who have never visited President
Schurman, vote for liberty or death"
1t would seem that the very sameness
Of the battles that take place here
would discourage the insurgents. The
story of every fight with the Filipinos
Is, the enemy is located by scouts under
Major Bell, who has stirred up more
trouble for the insurgents than any
other single man. When the enemy has
been reported found" the guns are
brought up and made ready for action.
The skirmish lines are thrown out and
the attack begins, the men advancing
and firing, while the guns pour in shell
and shrapnel and the Gatlings send
their hail of bullets into the enemys
trenches. 1t may be expedient for the
men to be halted and ordered to lie
down at particularly hot places, and