The San Francisco call., 1899-07-22

Boys, I am going to get that fag,"
Jones is big, man, standing over six
feet in his stockings, and he looked taller
even than that when he started out alone
over the "poddy" field for the Filipino
trenches. The enemy We're too mucn sur
prised at first at the mans daring to IRE
upon him, but they soon opened up and g
perfect hail of lead flew around the gal
liant soldier. When the fire became too
hot he would lie down for a few seconds
and pick off a venturesOme Filipino and
then resume his march toward the
trenches. When he reached them the enc
my around the flag broke and ran. Jones
then seized 1t and bore II back in trl-
umph to the Tennessee camp. That Eli
ipino flag is now one of the treasures OF
the Tennessee regiment.
A bandit named Papa Rias is giving the
soldiers a Iloilo great deal OF trouble.
He scours the country and murders all
men were sent to confer with him Five OF
them were brutally murdered and one
returned more dead than alive. to tell the
tale. The California boys made forced
march of twenty-five miles, hoping TO
capture the bandit, but he escaped and
was still carrying on his depredations
The remains Of Major Diggles Of the
Minnesota regiment came up on the
transport. He was shot through the head
at the battle of Massin.
The following is a list of the soldiers
and civilians who came up on the Indiana
Colonel Smith Mg dhrtesnth ,dr United
states NhaJVI - ~. al fAei
Twenty second United States, Infantry; Major
G. O. Webster, Fourth United States Infantry
Major T. NJ Foote First Colorado Volunteer
infantry; Captain stephen O'Connor. Twenty
third United States Infantry; Captain w. W.
Van Patten, Assistant Surgeon, First Wash
HeIpolheimer, First Nebraska Volunteer In
fantry; Captain Mark L Herseys Quarternas. mas.
Lieutenant F. b. Naracong, First Nebraska
Volunteer Infantry; Second Lieutenant H. c.
Richards, First Montana Volunteer Infantry
Acting Assistant Surgeon G. w. Daywalt
United States Army; Sergeant 3. f. Barrows,
3Tasf Brasher Battery H, Third Artillery; Private
NIveI Nannery, Battery G, Third Artillery
Private NJ. A. FaIkenstein. Battery G. Third
Third Artillery Private R. E. Cronin, Battery
K. Third Artillery; Private E. G. smalle, Bat
Battery L, Third Artillery. Hospital Corps
Acting Steward Powell. Private Donohue Pri-
Musician Joseph Osberger. Company NJ,
Fourteenth Infantry; Private J. T. Whater,
Infantry; Corporal T. l. Center. Battery B.
Utah Artillery.
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS.
Private B. W. Biyens, Company d, First Ne
II. Ahlberg, Company K. Thirteenth Infantry;
Corporal George Bailey, Company L, Twenty
o9panv egS9na NJ First Nebraska Volunteer IN
fantry; Corporal Thomas Belske, Company H,
Eighteenth InFSn5g nfantrHg dgaF
Alexander T Ellington. Company L. Seven
teenth Infantry: Private William r. Burrier.
Company L, Eighteenth Infantry Sergeant
Tohn A Berkimer. Company E, Fourth In
Ssntrv: Private James D. Carter Company A,
Twenty-tlird Infantry; Farrier william NJ.
C1ausen. Battery A, Utah Artillery; Cook John
n Clark Company D. Seventeenth Infantry
Private Theodore Cleghorn. Battery A. Utah
ArtiiIerv: Sergeant John l. Cooper, Company
= seventeenth Infantry; Private William f.
Curtis, Battery D. Sixth Artillery; Corporal
SornoraI Nicholas Didrick. Company D. Seven
teenth infantry; Corporal James B. Edgar,
Company B. Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteer In
fanfrv. Private Girard r. Edwards, Company
r. Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Musician Fred A. Fasting. Battery .. Sixth
ARTILLERY; Sergeant Charles a. Fuller. Company