The Anaconda standard., 1899-10-29
Young, the Famous Scout, Was
Known as White.
HERO OF THE CAMPAIGN
His Name Was Terror to tho 1nsur.
gents-His Recklessness and Dar-
ing - He Seemed to
Court Death.

II
ing the years when pugilism was ia
vorite pastime in this section. White
was prominent in Butte, Missoula and
other Montana towns as boxer of no
mean ability and as an instructor and
trainer in the manly. art" He got
into little trouble in this county and
was sent to Deer Lodge for short
time, after which he disappeared from
this section. His name is recalled now
by w. H. Mace of Company E, 1st
Montana infantry, who says that this
man White is no other than the famous
scout, Young, who figured so promi-
nently in Lawton's first campaign IN
Luzon. Mr.. Mace knew White well
when he was in Montana and recog-
nized him at once when he first saw
him at Manila He spoke to White,
who said that he did not care to be
known by his Montana name, as he had
changed it and was then known as w.
II. Young. Mr.. Mace respected his
wishes and always addressed him by
his new name. At that time Young was
running an American saloon in Manila,
near the army commissary department
headquarters. He was doing a good
business and had lease on the build
ing that he occupied. I happened that
the quartermaster's department wanted
that particular building and applied to
its owner for a lease. The Spaniard
said that he could not let the army
have it. as Young had a lease on it.
The next thing that was heard of the
matter was an order from General Otis
revoking the license that Young held.
Young investigated the matter and
found that the reason for this action
was the desire Of the department for
the building that he had He, of course,
could do nothing in regard to the IL
cense. The Otis order was final But he
could hold his lease and that he did. The
building was closed but Young would
not surrender the lease and it remained
closed, Mr.. Mace says. as long as the
Montanans We're in Manila. The mex.
that ! saw of Young" said Mr. Mace.
was one day when we we're going to
the front. He same to me and asked
if 1 could get him permission to go to
the firing line with us. I applied to
Captain Jensen, who gave he permis-
sion and issued a rifle u Young. He
went with US and took part in some of
our earlier engagements. He was thu
most daring and reckless man IN tho
line. I have seen him stand on the en-
bankment of a trench with the bullets
SpdllerlHS all dIOuHu Ilitll' ScaHIlNS 'liS
field with his glasses 30; get the location
and range of the 'niggers.' When he
had satisfied himself he would drop into
the trench, unless he was pulled in by
some of the boys, and then would begin
to use his rifle. And he was good with
the rifle, too. When he shot he shot for
business.
'sHe was popular with the men. I
divided my ration with him and he had
no difficulty in getting ammunition. One
day he and l sneaked away from our
company to the Idaho regiment They
We're in action and we were in reserve.
He got ammunition for us both and we
took part in the fight. This was one ot
the times. of which l spoke, when he
stood on the embankment and sized up
the situation before he began to fire.
The bullets We're falling thick and fast
all around him, but he paid no a-ten.
ton to them and only dropped into the
trench when he was pulled in by the
men. His bravery and recklessness was
much talked of. He remained with us
until one day he was discovered by Ma
jor Miller who asked him who he was.
Finding that he was a civilian, Major
Miller took his rifle from him and, or
dered him to the rear. The orders from
General Macarthur were that no civil
ians be allowed on the firing line. There
was HulHluS lOI 1DuIiS ~ w Jul " 81
back He got an order from the adju-
tant general permitting him to go to
the front again, but it was not recog-
nized and he was not allowed to come
back to us. This was a great disap-
pointment to us and to him.
About this time General Lawton ar
rived on the island. Young had met
the general in this country somewhere
and at once hunted him up and told
h ba ut IN fipht He made
such a good case that General Lawton
enlisted him as a scout and made him
chief of that branch of the service
with his division.
"Youngs service as scout was brill
liant. 1t was much talked about and
there was much written about it. There
was nothing that he did not dare to
do. He had rs men in his company of
scouts, and on that first campaign
made by General Lawton he did great
work. Much of Lawtons glory in that
campaign is due to the work of Young.
When l read of the accounts that We're
published of his daring, I wondered
what Missoula people would think if
they knew that Young was no other
than the man White who had been so
well known here. His men worshiped
him and would follow him anywhere.
His deeds have been written of by
nearly every correspondent who was in
the islands
IAN the way from Manila to San
Fernando Young was the hero of The
On more than one occa-
sion he and his men had the Filipinos
driven out of villages before the troops
came up. He would dash into a town
at the head of his men and by his
Very daring would compel the rebels
to retire. His name was a terror TO
the insurgents and they feared him as
they feared nothing else in our army
he planned many of the most bril-
liant attacks that were made by Law
ton, and the whole division came to
regard him as its hero. His death Vas
in keeping with his whole career as
scout. In one of the engagements
around San Fernando he was shot
through the thigh. The wound vas
dressed, but not properly, and he after
ward bled to death without word of
complaint, All in all. / think that he
was the most brilliant figure that the
whole campaign produced At the time
of his death the whole army was
watching for his recovery, as it was not
thought that his wound was serious.
When the announcement was made of
his death there was general mourning
n a