Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-05
Tho Nevada Boys.

from the adjuiant general Of his di.
vision briefly saying, "A barge load
OF prisoners will leave Manila for Ca
Vite at III m. today. You will re-
turn troop in light marching order,
prepared to be gone probably six
days"
Soon hustle and racket was pro.
crossing il the camp, which, owing
to the long continued monotony Of
routine duty, had sunk INTO a semi
apathetic At ate.
They were going to move. They
wore gong to Manila ON the other
side OF the bay. and would perbaus
be ordered to the front and given AN
opportunity to participate in a pitch
ed battle, for which they had been
yearninG go long.
Lieutenant Gignoux in u letter
dated May 4th to one Of the Reno
Journal staff gives the follow ing &C.
count Of the late movements of our
boys:
"Our men worked rapidly and in a
few hours we were marching toward
Manila. IL is needless to say tho
boys were delighted to leave Cavite,
where we have been camped ever
since arriving here. We re- ched
Manila at o'clock that cunning and
camped beneath the ancient wall of
an old town in spot replete with
relics and surroundings of historic
and Legendary interest.
"About 8 o'clock the next morning
1t began to rain, 30 we we're Obliged
to seek shelter. We found large,
unoccupied room and shelter ed
court at the electric light works,
where a detachment OF the 18th in
fantry were guarding baggage. Our
boys soon made themseIve. at home.
Some soldiers of tho 18th coutrived
to slip Lo"p anc get a gimlet into
barrel nf whisky, of which there were
several among the stores We brave
and Jolly soldier hoy is always ready
for lark Of any kind to relieve the
sameness OF camp life, but they rare
ly do anything with malicious intent.
A number Of our boys sampled the
whiskey but not even the most ardent
lover Of this potent distillation be
came intoxicated, which shows the
excellent effect Of years military
discII line. They knew il they got
drunk it would incur severe punish
ment.
"Fhe next morning we got our or
ders and moved to the barracks, viz
Estado Mayor. They are just out
side the walled city and were occu-
piod by The Spanish Infantry during
the civil war. A part Of the LIST Cali
fornia Infantry was with us for a
while. but ON the 9th OF April they
were ordered to tho front and We
were left behind.
"We now have 6S men here; the
rest are sill at Cavite. One man is
in tho hospital ill with PHILIPPINE
inch, very disagzeeabie, but not
dangerous sffl ctlOn.
"Our guard consists OF Ga men and
is steady graft of two hours on and
fonr hours of without relief. Lieut..
Wright and relieve each other as
officer Of the guard and poor Cap. is
officer OF the day continuously.
Il went out some four miles past
MalOlos to the Baybag river where q
battle had been fought on the after
noon Of the previous day. One span
had been cut out Of the bridge to de-
stroy the approach to the PHILIPPINE
eide and the railroad track was torn
up as far as we could see.
ave thought when we came here
that we were going to the front at
once, but the military departing mt Is
complex machine and we are here
yet. There seems very little chance
for us to get into atcrap. This may
be lucky or unlucky according to the