Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-23

Judges. l can hardly make up my mind
70 leave yet. There are 1872 men who have
chronic diseases who will return on the
pennsylvania tomorrow. Company A bur-
led one OF their boys today. The Oregon
also buried one. Sergeant Hess who was
going to leave for home on the Pennsyl-
vania was brought into the hospital today
on a stretcher suffering from a partial
sun stroke.
Sept. 6.-I have decided not to
Friday. I think it my duty to
remain. Made a trip to Manila and
| enjoyed it very much.
| Sept. lO.-Some shots have been heard
tonight from the position coupled by
Aguinaldo. The latter is getting sassy.
He today sent in word to Dewey that If
he dia rot leave the islands by Thursday.
he would drive us into the sea" 1t is
very amusing to us all. The First Mon
tara and the Fourth Utah ara the only
oh<a new ut Cavite. so if there is a de-
monstration we will be busy for awhile.
Sept. LIT was runlored tonight thai
the South Dakota boys had met the in
surgents and several We're killed and
wounded.
Sept. 14.-For the first time since leav-
ing America l spoke to a white lady t o.
day. She is a member of the Red Cross
from Calcutta and came here today from
Hong Kong. She goes to the insursent
camp 10 take care of their sick ard
wounded.
Sept. 15.-They are making arrange
ments to drive the insurgents across the
isthmus to San Roche. If so there will
be trouble. The little patrol boa Calliao.
captured from the Spanish, is out in the
bay, opposite our quarters. She has six
rapid-fire guns and two 4-inch rifles. On
the other side of Cavite is another boat.
About l p.m.,the Calliao sent a shot up The
bay among some Insurgents who have
been diminishing around for several days
for an opportunity to steal guns from the
wrecks. They had been warned to keep
away but would not. I stood on the wall
watching them Vancouver their canoes
when the shot was fired. The shell, struck
on the water about five feet away from
one canoe. 1t was %laughable to see them
get in all directions and in five minutes
there wasn't one in sight.
Sept. is not another place on
earth where it rains like it does here. 1t
is impossible to describe the way it rains
here. 1t is one continuous sheet of water.
In two minutes from the time it starts it
will stand at a depth Of six inches and the
streets become a mill pond, and then a
raging river, sweeping away everything
not securely fastened.
Sept. 26.-The Mccullough today cap
tured a Chinese tilibusterer with arms
and ammunition for the insurgents.
Sept. 29.-I had a little excitement this
afternoon. Captain Green. officer of the
day, learning that some insurgents We're
lowering around the wrecks got into Il
boat with some Of the guard and put out
around the wall. He sent a OrpOral and
two men up a side street to intercept
them. I went with them. However,, we
missed surrounding them as calculated.
One boat came in and surrendered but the
others got away. 1t was ~1aughable to see
them paddle out of reach of our bullets.
We did not learn if anyone was hurt, but
the way we turned up the water near
their crafts showed tina we We're very
close to them.
Oct. 81 ave about decided to go
home as my health is failing. The insur-
gents are having a feast today just across
the bay at Bacoor. This is the place she'll
ed by the Spaniards. 1t has a cemetery
there which is curious in it's way. 1t is
composed of vaults. When one dies his
or her friends rent a graVe(?. II the rent
is not paid up the lonely and quiet occu-
pant is pulled out and thrown to the dogs.
AS many are poor the consequences are
that there are hundreds of skulls and
| bones strewn all through the brush and
grass. Today I visited one of the musty
old buildings where guillotines and
t screws We're seen. The former are used
for purposes of decapitation and the lat
? ter for torture. 1t snelled like a slaugh-
ter house. The floors are covered With
: dry blood. On the walls are pieces of
flesh hanging to hooks and nails and
t large brown c!ots of blood are spattered
everywhere. This is where the Spaniards
performed their hellish deeds. The Fill
Pine also got his revenge here.
: Oct. 3.-Today I made application for
? three-months leave Of absence and res