The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-14
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INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.
C0rD. weldon Tells Experiences 81
PhiIippfse Campaign.

Philippine Campaign.
Corp. Cal Wefbon. Of Company d. First
washington volunteers who was wounded
In battle with the Fiiipinos, is receiving
TRENDS tn this city over his safe return.
He has entirely recovered from his wound
and appears In the best Of health.
be finished before the end of next summer,
but expects outbreaks from time to time.
he says that az the time the Washingto ton
passing through the lines OF the American
army almost al will Long distances be-
tween the outposts produced this condition
OF anairs They have an opportunity. he
drill. and even go through their quarters.
Bands OF FfIipinos are continually Civ
Ing up fghtins.' continued Mr.. WELDON.
arms ana they uhsy 'i1 INTO ssy hss.
TO night again they start out. The diff
Guilty in handling such cases is that there
Is no proof that the Filipinos have been
In the field. We rounded up a good-slzed
band OF them on two or three occasions.
They were taken TO Manila. but az there
was nothing 10 show that they were not
peaceable they were turned loose.
ION several occasions we received re-
ports that towns. practically deserted of
men. had suddenly been filed with them.
The truth of the matter was that band
or the F1hpinos. becoming tired OF fight
ing. had returned home TO rest.
Manila is strange city. When an
American arrives there the first thing that
strikes him is that ne never saw anything
like II. The people are indolent and never
do anything today which they can posi-
bly, put of until tomorrow. The general
term used in speaking Of the Filipino
means tomorrow
The funniest incident I witnessed while
In the Philippines occurred at the time the
nrst cannon was fred by our artillery at
the opening OF the big battle OF Manila.
we had been held on the lines for some
time and had been shut OF from food Fin
ally the quartermaster got up courage to
send out Chtnaman with coffee and
beans. The chinaman started out brave
~ with the coffee In big pot on one end
OF pole and the beans In another large
pot on the other end. As is the custom.
the Chinaman balanced the pole on his
shoulder
1--WE all watched the food with great
pleasure and expected a good feed. but at
the same time kept an eye on the big can
non which was stationed about 400 yards
back OF US and trained on the enemy at a
range rather close TO our heads for pleas
ure.
'All OF a sudden the cannon belched
forth fire and shrapDel shot. 1t seemed as
II the earth had been given q general
shaking up and the swiriing shot passed
over the Ch!naman only four feet from his
head.
AS II by lnasic the bearer OF the coffee
and beans disappeared. There WAS not a
trace OF him. and we commenced 10 Won
der IL he had been carried along to the
Fiiipinos with our dinner. Serious as the
situation was. we could not help laughing
Chinamau crawling along under our very
noses with two empty buckets and a face
that was almost white from fear We for
got ali about TIE danger OF Filipino bullets
IN our merriment. We did not get dinner.
but We had a good laugh, and let Il 20 At
that"