The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-21
From q Minneanolis Boy.


Among the best of the letters writ
ten by the Kansas boys from the seat
of war are those contributed to the
Minneapolis Messenger by Sergeant
King. Below we extract literally |
from two of his latest eplstles:
"At night the natives take great
delight in holding love feasts and |
the sound of revelry is very distinct
The Filippinos are natural born musi-
clans, and their band entertans us
with such tunes as: After the Ball,
Hot Time stand Up for Jesus,
The Star Spaugled Banner and
Throw Out the Lifeline 1t is
mystery where and when they learn
ed these American melodies, but the
fact remains that they do know them
and render the same with remark
able accuracy. The Filipino has
great contempt for the Chinaman as
fighter, hence favorite yell of the
insurgent is: Americana y Chino
agual = (American aud Chinaman
equaD This sally always brings
forth the heartiest applause from
listening rebels. We were much
amused last night by one. Ready
Aim Firep cried he, and laughed
loudly at his own wit A few nights
since, one of our buglers played
Taps, and Immediately some natives
commenced the 'Reveille, iptimating
that no sooner would we be in bed
than we must, of necessity, arise.
"a most distressing accident befell
boat load of Ignorrotes not long
since. 1t was in this wise: The mon
itor Monadnock lies just off Malabon
and at night lights up the whole
country with its searchlight. The
wild men did not exactly admire this
method of competing with the sun,
50 bethought themselves of plan to
capture the floating fort. According
ly large rowboat was procured and
speedily filled with an aggregation of
these patriots. Having approached
within hundred yards, the barbar-
ians discharged volley of steel tip
ped arrows and waited patiently in
the nope of seeing the ship sink. The
Monadnock discharged a three-inch
gun i'm return. So far, three arms,
two wisdom teeth, parts of four legs
and piece of wood have been recov-
cred. 1t is feared that some of the
natives were killed. A coroner's
jury would doubtless decide that the
defunct came to death through the
errors of youth.
ed two monstrous muzzle loading
guns captured in former time from
the Spanish. They attempted to fire
one of these, with direful results.
The Americans collected the remains
of twenty rebels killed by the eXplo-
sion of the gun. The insurgents had
not the courage to fire the remaining
cannon, which was loaded and primed
when Caloocan was captured. The
natives had loaded the gun with a
complete curiosity shop. The cannon
was filled with scissors, knives, coal
pieces of brick, nails, bolts, ther.
mometer, horse shoe, a car link, Q
piece of rubber hose, and, to crown
all, a large quantity of hoop iron hac
been driven into the muzzle so tight
ly that it was necessary to file 1t be
fore the charge could be drawn. A
double dose of powder was found
and also a quantity of dynamite. NJ
wonder the other cannon exploded.
"Be it remem bered that M is th'
color company, and as such received
more attention that the other com
mands. Before the battle of CaloocaI
Colonel Funston rode up to the color
with the remark: 'Remember, boys
, that when the colors fall you are sup
posed to be dead That is the way
l understand it, said John stoutly
You'll do replied the colonel, as h,
= rode down the line. And John die
do. During the battle the cOlort
were struck four times and the stat
twice, Mauser bullet grazed JOhn'
cheek, and still the colors fioated
and by their presence melted th'
boys to do miracles"