The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-23
co. D BOYS BRAVE
CREDIT GIVEN THEM BY FREE
DOM, THE ARMY ORGAN
AT MANILA
THE SITUATION IN THE CITY
Said to BE Fast Assuming a Normal
Aspect and Business Is Reported
as RecOvering-Kind Words for
the Men of the North Dakota Reg
tment NO Longer Rockies in
the American Ranks,


According to Freedom, the official
organ Of the Eighth army corps. pub
-lished at Manila, the city is again fast
assuming its normal state and business
is rapidly picking up. Freedom is a pro-
sressive paper and it's bright news col
umns and well written editorial page
show that American newspaper men are
occupying its editorial chairs, but from
the looks Of it's makeup and Topographic
cal appearance, Filipinos must be en-
ployed as proof readers and compositors.
This is what Freedom has to say about
the present condition Of affairs in the
city:
'The city of Manila is fast assuming it's
normal state. Escolta is again becoming
the Broadway Of the East, and notwith-
standing two armies are lined up in bat
the order just short distance out, and
the rattle and boom Of rifle and artillery
shake the air at times, all within the city
is quiet and peaceful. Merchants and
business men are beginning to wear the
same old smile that lit their faces be-
tween the capture of Manila and the pres
ent insurgent trouble The order making
it necessary for civilians to be in their
homes at p. nj. is still g in force, and
though 1t is inconvenient- to some whose
business is such that It Is almost neces-
sary for them to be out at times after
that hour, it has proved fself to be a wise
precaution, and undoubtedly will be Of
ficially rescinded when the proper time
comes. Manila is passing through a very
critical period and it behooves one and all
who expect to make this city their home,
to do all within their power to uphold
the hands Of the AmerieanI authorities in
the erduous work that, iconfronts them
No sane person could expect to pass
through such times as these without more
or less Inconvenience. We who are doing
business here now, certainly could not ex-
pect to have less.
when we think Of the conditions that
confronted us a month ago, when an
army Of $4,000 insurgents encircled our
fair city. and with a firm faith in their
ability to enter and hoist their flags over
our principal buildings, when we think
how greatly our own troops were out
numbered. and how apparently easy 1T
would have been for the enemy to break
through our lines on that first terrible
night. and made slaughter pen and
charnel house of our streets, we have
great cause for congratulations at the
superb way in which our troops have not
only held their own, but have driven the
enemy and scattered him at every charge.
Well did that old veteran Gen King say:
There goes the American soldier. and
all hell can't stop him." On the other
hand the soldier of Old Glory has Sue
ceeded pretty well in stopping 'sall hell"
and as consequence we noncomba tanfs
of Manila enjoy as much peace and pro-
lection almost as do the citizens of Lon
don. New York or Paris"
CREDIT TO COMPANY D.
Though Freedom always has good
word to say for every regiment in the
corps, 1t never fails to give. just and due
credit to every act Of the Thirteenth
Minnesota, and not an issue Of the paper
appears but what bears In its columns a
notice OF some act of bravery or Of some
meritorious deed performed by some
member of the regiment Its issue OF
March has the following to say Of Com
pany D:
Owing to pressure of work we have not
yet had an opportunity to, give an ac-
count in our description Of the conflagra-
tion OF last Wednesday, yi evening, of the
work done by Company p. Thirteenth
Minnesota.
In the early part of the evening Cor
poral Delaney arrested "a imam whom he
caught in the act of setting fire to the
market place on calle Santo Cristo., and
took him to the cafiboose Soon after IL
O'clock. midnight. the patrol put in the
general alarm. and what few men were
lying on their cots turned out in hurry.
and squads were sent to each street pre-
pared for the worst. From this time
on the situation was most serious. as
Mauser rifles in the hands Of insurgents
were belching out their leaden missiles,
and made the district resound with their
three guards, namely-Privates Hillman.
Hartfeld and Grfnell were hit. Grinells
would was such that. 1t necessitated his