Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-13


lquarters they lost n number of rifles and
part OF their equipments in the rushing
waters. The march down the road was
IN water from waist to shoulder deep
and the current wos so strong that n
number of boys We're swept uuite a dis
tance away, although they regained
their. company. From July 18th TO 21
the rainfall was % inches.
The large plaza which is i'm front OF
the ruins OF the San Fernando church
has seen strange sights in the past
twelve months. Last October 1t was
packed to overfowing with an eager
lcrowd of Filipinos, while Aguinaldo
confident that the overthrow OF Span.
isii rule meant sovereignty for him, pro-
claimed himself the Moses who lead his
people from bondage. Yesterday the
plaza held another rcrowd-cheers as loud
as applauded the insurgent general when
he stood i'll the church window, were
raised by voices who speak language
new to the surroundings. The national
game oil America was in progress in the
shadow OF the tireswept ruins tnat once
stood as nn evidence of San Fernando
prosperity.
An officer OF the 18th Infantry had
quite close call the other night in
which he showed great presence of mind
and nerve. He was on mis- way to visit
the outDosts when he discovered u figure
Ill the dark aud Oh asking who Is there
the one fed and another leaped from
the bushes and struck ut him with u
knlie. And it seems that in some way
the officer got hold of the natives wrist
and the ma tive continued trying to cut
the officers wrists, but without losing
any time the officer up it'll hi- knee aud
the native picked himself up ia time Ia
stop bullet from the officers revolver
and then gave n yell aud lcnp,d into The
bushes and the officer leaped into the
trenches.
Speaking OF the heat her, il is not so
warm when one can sit in the shade aud
read letter from home the thirteenth
time and have to read it again because
thirteen is the unucky number The air
seems to he cool and refreshing in the
shade and there is most always a little
breeze. But you look up the street and
see soldier dripping wet with pcrspi-
ration slowly walking for he dare not
walk with the same gate he would in
the States. He discovers deserted
friend lying on the wayside and gently
ra ises it to see il to see il il was once
Palist or Sohlitz when he quickly drops
1T without being told unless he has been
digging trenches with his hands and
gotten them very tough. The effects of
the sun is very much different from the
States. One feels just as il he was near
large fire. On the South line in a
charge hundreds af soldiers were over
come by the heat but very few sun
strskes were reported.
The volunteers are happy. They will
soon join their loved ones at home. The
regular soldiers will soon have the brunt
OF the battle. They will not be found
wanting.
Cock fighting is the sport OF sports in
the Philippines and will take the most
vigiIent police a year of Sundays to
down. 1t beats the horse race for ex-
citement and crowds. 1t was only
few weeks ago that the guard had to
fire into II gang of natives to make them
disband.
Gambling is the hereditary uice in the
Oriental work. \ tot big enough to
pitch penny is not satisfied until he
wins or looses his mite in a game of
chance.
Many of the most Intelligent Filipinos
insist that Aguinaldo is crazy
The Ninth band played two funerals
this week. One was Sergeant Brother
who had served % years in the army
and would have retired on two-thirds
pay after serving thirty years. He
leaves q large family. The Ninth has
had several such sad and similar deaths
since the waa began. One soldier who
iIhCu tht army anu uiu uOU WANT TO
leave his regiment and friends served 33
years in times OF peace and rather than
be unsoldierly and retire in time OF war
he went to Cvba and returned to Camp
Wykoff to die with fever. An old tailor
who was not enlisted and ns there
| would he no more work for him after
the soldiers left and didn't want to
part with the regiment went to Cuba
and cooked for headquarters. he also
returned to his family and died. The
news just arrived that Sergeant Rich
ordsoa, OF the Ninth, died in Mana to-
day. He also leaves family. The
daily death rate in Manila is from 25
| to 30 a. e. LILLY.
Millions Given Away.
1t is certainly gratifying to the public