The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20
THEY RAISED THE FLAG
The Honor Belongs to the First
Montana.
THE REBELS ARE EDWARDS
A Review OF tho Fighting Around
MaIolos From the Pen OF Cap
tain Moran-Company
Is Lucky.

Great Falls, May &c c. Proctor,
the sheriff, has received a very inter-
esting letter from J. E. Moran, captain
of Company A, written on April 6.
After stating that there was a warm
engagement on March "a, the letter
reads as follows:
THAT morning GATH the regiment,
with the balance Of General MacAr-
thurs division, moved out of the
trenches after the insurgents, and were
after them all the time until noon of
the S1st, when we entered Malolos, the
insurgents capital, and the first United
States flag raised was by the list Mon
tana. Company G of Butte had one
with them and raised it on the flag
staff in the square in front of the for
mer palace of the supposed president of
the Filipino republic. The palace was
then burning, having been fired by the
towards before they ran away from
us. We rested for about two hours in
the town and then moved outside about
a mile and camped for the night, hav-
ing one battalion out in front doing
outpost duty.
Sunday morning the Sd battalion,
Companies A, B, F and l, were sent out
to recOnnoiter the position of the reb-
els. We found them about four miles
out, and they fired a few shots; We
answered and got a few of them. but
We had orders not to bring on an en-
gagement, so we came back to camp
and reported the result of our trip. 1t
was the intention then to wait a week
or ten days until the right had time to
move up, but the programme was
changed again, for on Tuesday morn
ing last, at $50 a. M, the list Montana
was ordered out tc try and take the
town of Calumpit. One troop of cav
airy and two field guns were with us
The heat was something awful and 20
of the boys were overcome by it, my
self among the number. We found the
insurgents, though, and drove their
outposts in and across the river Rio
Grande, where they We're quite strong
ly entrenched, and a large bunch of
them. They had destroyed the railroad
bridge and we had no means of getting
across the river at them. The artillery
opened up on their entertainments, but
had no effect; So about p. M, we re-
turned to camp. We had one man
Company L. killed, and three were
| wounded.
THE doctor made me come to quar-
ters to rest for few days, but l am
going out again tomorrow. The regi-
ment had 800 'Krag rifles issued to
them to-day, SO tomorrow or next day
We go for them again. The company
is standing the pressure fine and have
been pretty lucky. So far since March
"a, have had only two hit. Harry
Athey was hit in the leg, just above
| the knee, by a spent Mauser bullet 1t
did not go in it's length and he pulled
| it out himself, but it madesa very bad
| bruise. He was returned from the hos
| pital to quarters yesterday, is still
| lame. but is looking and feeling fine.
Will Tolbert has a very painful wound
| in the left hand and wrist, but is get
| ting on fine. Dibble, Otto Nelson and
| Auspach are doing fine. E. Num- is
| the only other one in the hospital. He
was operated on for appendicitis and
| will be around again shortly.
You can assure the parents and
| friends Of the boys in Company that
| all of them are in fine condition at this
writing. ! was very sorry to write
| Beecher of the death of his boy, and
| the whole company felt much sorrow
on losing him. The poor fellow seemed
| to realize that he was done for as he
said He must have suffered fearfully,
but bore it like hero.
Lieutenant French is in command
of Company B. Lieutenant Boardman
is standing it fine, although he is both
cred somewhat with rheumatism.
Kumpe was commissioned second lieu
tenant on March "a and is assigned to
Company X, but is at present with
Company G. The boys are well pleased
at his promotion. Lieutenant Lauben-
heimer is now with Company E. Cap
ia Jensen