The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24
ANOTHER MANILA LETTER.
Corporal McNulty, Of the goth, Kansas,
Writes Again to His Parents at
Thayer-lnsurgents Pre-
pairing Even Then. ~
MANILA, 2. l., Dec. "a, 1898.

fore yesterday; also the five dollars
from father. Thanks for the same
am glad you sent it the way you did
as always think there is more salts
faction In spending the money your
self than to have somebody spend il
for you. I understand some OF tn,
boys are not satisfied about what wal
sent them from Coffeyville, as they
are skeptlcal as to their getting al
that was sent.
/ have just been relieved from a 4S
hours guard duty, "a hours here al
the barracks and "a hours on the out
post next the insurgent lines, and we
had lovely times of it. The first re
lief of the patrol we sent out discov
cred new block-house near our lines
which had not been seen before, and
the insurgents would not let our pa
troll go to the end of their beat until
the officers of our guard threatened
them. The opinion of the officers in
regard to the new block-hou is that
the insurgents built it on the inside
Of a bamboo house and when they had
finished it tore the bamboo house
down. The block house is on a small
island near our lines; our patrol beat
is through a swamp, but we have a
levy to walk upon, Col, Funston went
out near the block-houSe and called to
the insurgents to send over their offic-
er in charge, which they did. The
Colonel told him to get his men out
Of there by 10 o'clock a. m. today or
he would put them out, but they are
there yet. Afterward, the officer Of
the day sent me out with the patrol
to see what was going on, and when
we came near the block-house the in
surgents ran in and some of them lev
eled their guns at us, but we just
stood and watched them for awhile.
After sine some of them came out
and WcuO around to their hutS and
got the women and children and sent
them over to the mainland in boats,
They did not bother us again until
after night, when they tried to cap
ture our pickets, but could not. They
did not fire a shot, and our boys were
ordered not to shoot first. The boys
came running back to where we were,
and in five minutes we were ready to
meet the insurgents, Nho, when they
saw US in waiting, retired. Twenty
four of us, who were in charge Of the
bridge, were in such position that
we could have held it against a whole
regiment Of those fellows as long as
our ammunition lasted. They both
cred us no more until about a. M,
when they stopped our patrol and
would not allow them to go further.
[ don't know what will be done about
it, but we are in readiness to march
at moments notice. We have or
ders to stop and search anyone COM
ing in or going out over the bridge.
| believe we searched 1000 persons
from p. m. until morning, and had
lots of fun with them, as some of them
would pretend not to know what you
but when would put the old
siX.shooter under their noses their
hands would go up pretty quick. We
were kept there until noon that day.
| hope we will be turned loose on chose
fellows; we would soon make short
work of them.
Dec. 25.-Thls is Christmas, and we
are shut in expecting to be called out
at any time. 1t wouldn't take us
long to fix those fellows: they are no
fighters and don't even take aim
wnen they shoot. They know almost
about gun, but are handy
with knives. | got belt from an in
Surgent yesterday, and am going tot
send il and that machete home if /
can. If we only have a brush with
them l will send all kinds of relics
home.
Jan. 1st.-I went to mass this a. IN.
at one of the big churches, and it was
grand. The church is d magnificent
especially on the inside, but
there are no seats. The people are
50 used to sitting on their heels that
they hardly know what a chair is
made for. They just squat around |
ike lot of monkeys.
There is some talk Of the insurgents
a conference with cur officers,
out think we will have a chance to
skin some Of these fellows yet. |
would hate to go back home and not
have had a chance to be even ia
skirmish. If we ever get whack at
the FilipinOs you will not be ashamed
Of the record Of the Kansas boys.
| send father and mother each silk
handkerchief; the one for mother cost
80 cents and fathers % cents. They
are much more expensive than when
we came hprp ,UouId copd ,,oro fo, |