The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14
NORTHERN MONTANA.
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tslocated in the Bach-Cory Block, Great Falls,
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rates furnished on application.
THEIR ARMS SUPERIOR.
,Spring1elds Are Not In It With
Mausers.
MALOLOS A PRETTY TOWN
A Warm Fight at the Rio Grande River.
Jack Conroy in the Scout Detail.
Bullets Cannot Hit
Him.
MALOLOS A PRETTY TOWN

Great Falls, May 13.--W. Fl. Rance
of this city has received the following
letter from Jack Conroy, a private in
Company A, well known here:
"Malolos, P. T., April 5, 1S99.-Dear
Friend Bill: I will write you a few
lines to let you know that l am still
in the land Of few clothes and many
bananas, insurgents etc, and so far
have managed to duck the Mauser bull
lets, for when they tell you we are
fighting bows and arrows they are talk
ing out Of their hats. l am speaking
from experience, for I have been on
the firing line since this trouble start
ed and we are going against arms that
are superior to our own old Spring.
fields in every way. We have fought
all the way from Manila and every inch
of the ground has been contested for.
"Our regiment has been in the front
all the time, and 1 think all of the
boys have done their full duty. We
took this town. on the 31st of March
and by we | mean the volunteers, for
the Kansas, Nebfaskas, Pennsylvania
and Sd artillery were with US. Have
been reconnoitering here and getting
rested up little.
''Maiolos Is very pretty town as far
as location and surroundings 60, but
like the balance of these towns, it is
very filthy. While Filipinos are neat
and clean about their persons, they do
not seems to understand the first prin-
ciple of sanitary laws. This is Aguin-
aldO's headquarters and the capital of
the so-called Filipino republic, and ev-
cry one seemed to think the war would
be over when we took Malolos, but
present indications point otherwise.
Yesterday, April d.. the Montana
regiment started ahead on a scouting
expedition, and after marching about
four miles to the front, we ran into
one of the hottest fires we have yet
encountered. We found out that the
nigsers were strongly entrenched on
the opposite side of the Rio Grande
river and had burned all the bridges.
! was one of the advance scouts and
Frank Gray and 7 went up to the edge
of the river, but the niggers refused
to fire on us, as they were waiting for
larger game. However, we had them
located and hurried back to inform the
balance of the command, and none too
soon, for just as l arrived at Company
L. which was in front, they opened
fire on US with valley that would
make you think damn it out loud.
One poor fellow who was standing
right close to me, was killed outright,
and during the afternoon we had four
more wounded, but none of Company
A, although many of our company were
knocked out by the heat. Among
them was Captain Moran He was
sent back to Manila, and l have not
heard how he is getting along. He
looked very bad and was completely
worn out.
We'll, Bill, will not try to give you
a detailed account of our experiences
since the trouble started, but we sure
had a hot time all the way in. The
Montana regiment has had 20 killed
and n wounded. / will not enumerate
them, as you can see them in the pa
pers. Harry Athey was hit in the leg,
but only slightly, and will be around
in few days. Give John T. Athey
my regards and tell him that The
Kid is all right.
Charles French is commanding Com
pany B, and has the name of being
one of the best and bravest officers in
the regiment, and I am sure he de-
serves it all. Company A has had two
men killed, Briggs and Beecher, and
Is men wounded. l am all o. K and
have an idea that the bullets will not
hit me, for l have been on all sides
of them, and up to date have not had
a scratch, unless 1t has been from the
bamboo when I was trying to get out
of the road. Many a time I felt as
though I would like to pull about six
feet of Mother Earth over me when
I was lying fiat on the ground listen