The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-04

and their band entertains us with such
tunes as After the Ball. Hot Time,
Stand Up for Jesus The Star Span
gleQ Banner and Throw Out the Life
line 1t is a mystery where and when
they learned these American melodies,
but the fact remains that they do know
them and render the same with remark
able aceurancy, The Filipino has great
contempt for the Chnaman as fighter,
| hence a favorite yell of the insurgents
IS: Americana Chino agual! (Ameri-
can and Chinaman equal. This sally
always brings forth the heartiest APP
plause from listening rebels. We were
much amused last night by one. Ready,
Aim' Fret cried he and laughed loud
| ly at his own wit. A few nights since
one of our buglers played Taps and
Immediately some natives commenced
the 'Reveille, intimating that no soon
er would we be in bed than we must, of
necessity, arise
"A most distressing accident befell a
boatload of Ignorotes not long since. 1t
was in this wise: The monitor Monad-
mock lies just off Malabon and at night
lights UP the whole country with its
searchlight. The wild men did not ex-
actly admire this method of competing
with the sun, so bethought themselves
of plan TO capture the floating fort.
Accordingly d large rowboat was pro-
cured and speedily filled with an eggre-
cation of these patriots. Having ap-
preached within hundred yards, the
barbarians discharged volley of steel
tipped arrows and waited patiently in
the hope of seeing the ship sink. The
Monadnock discharged a three-inch gun
in return. So far three arms, two wis
dom teeth, parts of our legs and a piece
of wood have been recovered. 1t is
feared that some of the natives were
killed. coroners jury would doubt
less decide that the defunct came to
death through the errors of youth.
AT Calo2can the rebels had mounted
two monstrous muzzle loading guns
captured in former time from the Span
ish. They attempted to fire one of these
with direful results. The Americans coll
lected the remains of twenty rebels kill
ed by the explosion of the gun. The in
surgents had not the courage to fire the
remaining cannon, which was loaded
and primed when Caloocan was captur-
ed. The natives had loaded the gun
with a complete curiosity shop. The
cannon was filled with scissors, knives,
coal pieces of brick, nails, bolts, a ther
mOmeter, a horse shoe, a car link,
piece of rubber hose, and, to crown all,
a large quantity of hoop iron had been
driven into the muzze so tightly that 1t
was necessary to file it before the
charge could be drawn. a double dose
of powder was found and also guam
tity of dynamite, No wonder the other
cannon exploded.
BE it remembered that M is the col
or company, and as such received more
attention than the other commands. Be-
fore the battle of Caloocan, Colonel Fun
ston rode up to the colors with the re-
mark; Remember, boys, that when the
colors fall you are supposed to be dead.
THAT is the way / understand it, said
John stoutly You'll do" replied the
colonel, as he rode down the line. And
John did so. During the battle the col
ors wer struck four times and the staff
twice, Mauser bullet grazed Johns
cheek, and still the colors floated, and |!
by their presence melted the boys to do
miracles"