Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-23
history Of the Regiment
Continued From PAGE Eleven.

Aug. 20.-About 5000 insurgents are in
the neighborhood and we are now begin
ming to realize that watchfulness is the
word. The sentries We're fired upon last
night. Old Cavite is surrounded by a
high wall and at certain intervals are
Notifications mounted with heavy, old
style brass pieces. 1t is a beautiful and
typical Spanish town of the long g In
a couple of hours the boys had fine furni-
ture, obtained from the Cathedral Of San
Domingo and the surrounding residences.
In the afternoon we visited A~guinaldo's
headquarters.
Aug. 26.-Several shots were heard dur
Ing the hight; otherwise all was we'll.
Aug. Pin the evening Admiral Dew
ey, General Anderson, and several officers
visited us. Today I put the first prisoner
IN the dungeon where the Lord only
Knows what cruelties were practiced on
It's occupants in the long ago. In many
OF them bones of people have been found
with the heavy iron shackles still riyeted.
The grinning skulls laugh at u intru-
sion and sightless eyes glare at us from
through the darkness.
Aug 2S.-The insurgents were very
much excited today. Some of the SOL
diers and sailors having found some wine
IN an old dungeon We're getting filled III
and making themselves very ugly. The
patrol was sent out and every one who
was found drunk or noisy, was arrested.
l got into the thick of it before l was
aware of it.
h mosquitoes played havoc with the
boys last night and u heads look like
the tops of pepper boxes. The pesky
critters are about the size of a No. s sho
put nave the execution of a cannon ball.
They are breeders of malaria. The sores
cause much discomfort especially when
irritated.
Aug. 30.-Captain Green was seriously
hurt yesterday by a fall at the boat land
ms. He was taken to the Emergency
hospital on a stretcher.
Aug. a1.-An order has been issued
from brigade headquarters. prohibiting
the carrying of concealed weapons. either
by Americans or %Filipinos in the town OF
CaVlte. Shops where niger gin" is sold
are closed by order Of the ~brigadier COM
mander.
Sept. ALL transports have been or
dered home and it is said to be the pur-
pose OF the government to disarm all in
~surgents in a few days. If SO trouble will
result.
Sept. 2-The men all spent a miserable
night. The heat is intense. Many are
SICK. Went through the instrgent hos.
pltal a few days ago where they have q
great many sick and wounded Spaniards
!s0nle or them SO emaciated thai theil
bodies are only skin and bone. Many arr
suffering from wounds, one only a boy
OF perhaps 10 years who had his left arm
Shot off at the elbow. Many are minus
legs and arms.
Sept. 1.-Two deserters from a French
war vessel came into camp today. The,
were La Fruca and Joseph Cook the lat
ter being of English descent. They hac
been hiding in the brush for five weeks
eating everything that came their way
one had no shoes and scarcely anythin:
on. Cook is a baker and was immediatel,
Installed as a bread maker and the boy:
are all snIacking their lips in anticipatio,
OF receiving bread they can ear.
Sept. Avert to the hospital and mus
stay there until I feel better. I ate ;
light supper consisting of corn meal an,
a cup of tea. When I speak of coffee O
tea here it is not the delicious cup which
We frequently see mentioned in the so
clety columns at home, or the one whicI
"mother used to make,' but a stron,
black detection served up in pint til
cups, often dirty and greasy-no, cream
or milk and sometimes with sugar. Bis
cults. so called are made of poor fou1
poor water and yeast powder.
Sept. Arcs early and went down t
the seaWa1l and took a bath. One take
little pleasure III swimming here. Shark
aresnumerous. Since the fight they hay
filled the bay, attracted by the bodies o
the dead Spaniards who still lie in tn
holes Of the numerous wrecks of the one
proud Spanish navy. The water is YER
warm and salty. | was called to see tn
colonel who said that it was the opin
ion of The medical staff that l be sen
home on a two months leave of absence
TO this l objected. I desired to RENAL
with the company until they should &c
This, the colonel said was entirely in til
hands Of Il higher authority who were tn