Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-07
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
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How Funston's Brave Mem Eotersd ths Filipino Capital A War Epigram Luncheon-C Csratitg,de of B Ssilor who Was Fardoued from Prison.
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James J. CofkhiH of company H. Kansas 20th regiment. writes to ths Aiamff Hss5 Enterprise this account of how it happened that the flag Of the 20th Kansas was the first to float over Malolos. the insurgent capital:
 We were halted ia thu shade just aUtside the city when Col Funston came ga:ioDiHg down the line and told our commander that the general want ed g few men to advance ahead of the 4tues to reconnoiter Lieut. Bal and sixteen men from company E were chosen, your correspondent happening to be one of the lucky number We cautiously advanced into the outskirts Of the town and Wsnded our Way Up Main street although we didn't then know it Was Main street. keeping as much as possible under cover Of the bAnphoo shacks. We soon discovered that the negroes had breastwOrka 6hrOwn across the street and in front of the large Catholic church. Almost tat the same time they saw Us and a
 lsy of Mausers flew over our heads.
 Well. said Col Funston, that's all the general wanted to know. bat after ate hetd a5sle confab wlra FHv- 2. Ball they decided oa a closer acquaintance with our dasky friends. It's littie risky. but l think We can do it. said Col. Funston. Come on boys, let's got them out of there.
 So away we went up the street like u whirlwind. yelling and shooting and making racket enough to scare whole army Little Col. Funston with his revolver in one hand, was waving his hat in the other and yelling. Give 1t to them boys. Give il to them I guess the negroes thought that his satanic majesty was indeed after them tDr that tho whole American army was Hpon them for. after firing couple oR voIleys at us. they turned and ran ss I never saw any one run before. On through the public square we chased them and clear to the other side of the town
 Thus it was that sixteen Kansas boys, led by our brave colonel and daring seQond lieutenant, drove the ln- To agsnbs ont or their capital city
 %An hour later. when we returned. ws found thaA the army had poured in and filled the town and our regiment was sitting in the shade Of Aguinaldo's tloorsteo Pefore leaving the insur- gents a..a :. eceeded in setting ire to the large calrcn which was now in flames. MaEJ of the Chinese remained in the town, aud when our 1ittle squad dashed into the public square it was amusing to see the .Chenomen crawl tug out of windows and cellars and from under bridges, each carrying B fttle white flag and shouting; Amego! Amee0i CheRo much amegoH
 Qhina.s Isung- g-I1-Yamen.
 Leslie's Weekly. Interest has been manifested in the statement nat the Chinese minister at Washington. Wou Ting Fang. will probably be recalled to China to join the Tsung- g-Li-Yamen. Newspaper readers are often unable to understand the meaning of the Tsung- Ii-Yamen in China. The members or tblis body apparently have much to do with the government and is often re- ferred to in connection with Chinese complications. The Tsung-Li-Yamen Ia body analogous to the president s cabinet deriving it's powers from the emperor and subjected to his whims and notions. If the members blunder they may be deprived of rank, banIshea or dacapitated. and in thts respect ol course the analogy ceases