The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-31
WOULDN'T MISS 1T.
philippine Expedition a Great
Educational Trim.

Mrs. H. S. Mccullough Of the
Commercial, who has a son, E. H.
Mccullough, in the First North
Dakota in the Philippines, has re-
Gently received letters and papers
from the young man, and through
the courtesy of Mrs. Mccullough,
we are permitted to make the fol-
lowing extracts from the letter;
''Pagsanjan, April 11-This is
some 40 miles from Manila: The
second battalion is in Gen. King and
Gen. Lawton's flying brigade, and
we captured Santa Cruz, getting in
there about nine o'clock yesterday
morning, and at 4::3O this morning
we got up, ate breakfast, and start
ed out in columns of tours for a
distance, the deployed skirmishers
and were ready to meet the enemy
and we met them in few moments.
but we only had to fire a few shots
and they took to flight. Then we
marched over the hills into the
city, and it is rich place we are
in, at that The natives have car
ried all the valuables with them.
After resting a few moments
orders came for us to move. and III
doing so we waded a wide river.
then went out through the woods
and twisted around and came up to
another river, up it a little distance,
where we captured four little steam
launches and others walking. Ar
irving at the junction of two rivers,
on our return, we sat on the banks
and picked cocoanuts, which we
opened and drank the milk, throw
ing the rest away We crossed
the river three times something
we are used to, and l tell you, l
would not have missed this trip for
any amount of money, for l can
talk about it for years and then not
tell half.
I'm the skirmish this morning
Sergt. Jones saw a sack across
little mud stream, which he secured,
and On opening it we found a glass
goblet, some clothes, rice, etc., and
in the clothing we found a hand
kerchief in which there was eight
and half pesos {s9. 50)
''In capturing the first town We
killed or wounded over $50 natives
on our side there were two killed
and two badly wounded, and three
or four just scratched. l was out
on the field where the worst slaugh-
ter occurred and l could count 10
corpses laying around me. l was
on detail guarding four native
prisoners, who were carrying the
wounded in where they could be
taken care Of. 1t looks tough, |
assure you. There would be many
surrenders, but the natives fear we
would kill them if they did and
their leaders impress this on their
minds.
Zone Of the boys in the Washing
ton regiment picked up 5000 pesos
recently, equal to $4,000 in gold.
That regiment reports the finding
Of $40, 900, buried in the ruins of "a
burned town, but l think this is
stretched a. little.
THE WOUND OF DONOVAN.
In recent letter from Rev Don
ovan of Princetown, that minister
states that his son, Harry Donovan,
brother of Miss Eddy Donovan of
the Redwood County Bank, had
been wounded in the advance on
Malolos on March 25th last. The
day before Harry rejoiced in the
possession of a good, hardy, new
horse named Mike from the fact
that he was first obtained on St.
Patrick Day, and that the steed
was to bear him through the fight.
The advance began on the day
above stated and continued on the
Goth. The Philippines, routed at
one place of advantage would rally
at another. At about $50 O'Clock,
p. M, they occupied line of woods
in front and made it interesting for
the Americans for awhile. Gen.
Macarthur and the whole headquar.
tiers outfit were advancing under
fire. The good steed mike was
hit in one of the legs and a piece OF
his hide cut out and then bullet
entered his breast, and found some
vital SnOt for Mike rollod ovor on