The National tribune., 1899-03-09
WITH THE 18TH MINN.
Letter from Volunteer in the Philippine
Islands.

The following letter from Ralph Hascn
Wrinkle. Co. A, 18th Mimi, to his father, Com
rade Henry Hasenwinkle, st. Paul, Mimi, i
interesting in that it shows the serious COZ
dition of affairs prevailing in and around
Manila over a month previous to the ATTACK
| made on the American lines by the insurgents
which resulted in the repulse of the lutiel
with great loss:
MANILA, F. l., Jan. Il, 1S9J
DEAR FOLKS: Since l last wrote you we
| Rave Received no mail from the States That
black fool Acuinaldo may keep us here
awhile Longer than we thought He has ie-
pied TO Gen. Gt.s's Proclamation with a
proclamation o. his own, in which he saws he
Vi i'll fight TO the death hc.o he will baw 10
The yoke of American annexation. If w;;S
running this thing | would either wipe him
OF The face of The earth or let him rIn his
mcasley little Republic to the earth. but ]
wouldn't fool around with him all year
Last night a couple of natives tried 10 stab
gnad. The guard got 4 slight cat bat shot
and killed the two OF them. They had no
personal grievance against the soldier at al; ;
jast did it on general prin ncpics.
We have received orders from Headquarters
not to let native nearer than 10 feet wien
Oh patrol at night, and not to % to any fires.
as 1t is 4 fayorite way of theirs to draw the
troops from the quarters and then attack
them. We are moi allowed out after ) O'Clock
III the afternoon. One is not safe out ut
night without revolver We have had an
other pay day, but there is no way 10 enjoy
your money heTe-no theaterS, no pari, OF re-
sort TO 90 to.
JAN. FL interrupted this letter ye ster-
lay TO 90 with six other boys down to a side
lcet where the natives play a chance game
called "chuckalucls. We were gong 10
raid and arrest everybody in the block
Well, they got wind of orr coming and
c.eaied out before we got there. When COM
i;lg out OF the street q dog msfc a Jump at
Walter Dclamere, who was one of the pSrty
He kicked it away from him, and pulling
us revolver shot ii four times on the rum
We then threw it in the river and waited for
tle crowd to come together
We waited about five minutes, when all of
q Sudden one OF our company came over the
bridge on the dead ran. and a couple of hacks
'1Stit back OF him, gal.oping at full speed
lie yelled to Us TO get buck to quarters; that
The natives had broken loose in town, AMI
The general call 10 arms had heen sounded. |
NeA, you know 1t WAS feared that the In
surgcnts would come iuto the town and
break out there as they have done with the |
opaniards, 50 we thought it WAS a precon- |
certed plan, and the natives would break out |
at once all over town, so the seven Of rs drew
Dur revolyers and started for quarters. | ran |
lbout block, when a Corporal and I |
'topred. lie stopped and waited to see Lt2i
hings were going on, so as to he able To - -,
port TO the Captain. ] slowed down to a |
walk, and YOU would have died laughing if |
OF coald Lave seen me walking up the mid
lie OF the street. with big revolver in my
light hand and billy in my left ready
o plug" the first native who made false
move. By the time | got to quarters the
company vas falling in, and fell in in NV
,lace. Squads were sent oat to see how
hings stood, but nothing happened, and we
we're finally dismissed.
This morning tine paper says that it was
III caused by the shooting OF dog in the
IOndo district. Bnt | think that the Cen
I'll wanted to see how quick we could turn
'uf. The whole Eighth Corps turned out in
esS than II minutes after the first bugle
all. Some OF the boys were down town
Fhen the bagIe sounded. AMI they say that
Il iire minutes not a person was 10 be seen.
nd all the stores shut up. The People seem
o he used 10 iiots, for they get ont OF sight
a less than no time. Yol can see by this
ow everything is ut u nerve-killing tension,
nd either side, our side anyhow, would fight
I the drop of hat-RALpu HAsENwIy-
LE, Co. {, 18th Mimi.