The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-12

was one Of Aggies rockies 50 took him
ont into the road, lined up the men and
stepped off 20 PAGES wish Ton conld
have heard my questions IN Iagalo.
we'll won't attempt to tell you what /
said and asked him. ali ne ~ou;d Go w;:s
TO shake his head and say no S;tOy.uo in
tendi. got tired OF this so cot behind
the squad and comlnanA,,t ready. those
bolts when the chamber i opened l.
enough 70 scare any G;!". 1t, ~:!oGH IKE
Il leaf. still Ii" co'iitin.t st:hy
went TO him and made him get on
his knees and cross his hands over has
breasts such moaning have never
heard except on the battle 1ietj-got
back in the rear of squad and command
ed aim-ie beckoned 10 me and point
cd to the Shacl; and saiG-.murcha in
senec-una barliel" one O! the men
climbed up on the top and under the
straw was an Old Remington in perfect
order and L quantity CT brass bullets.
All the other shackS in the Barrio were
searched but nothing else could be
found. Now this is self praise. but i;
is the on y way 10 get the guns. anG 1
have told it TO show YOU where they
hide them, and the kind OF people we
are fighting. The man was not made
4 prisoner. IN fact Very few are made
prisoners even il captured on the battle
1ield. The Government wants them 70
know they will not be harmed and we
are friends 10 them. The SpaniardS
treated them quite differently, if they
caught one with bolo he was left dead
whenever caught. The question is how
and when will peace be restored. as
such is unknown to the natives. firm
" believe this buShwhacking business
will continue so long as white face
remains on the Islands. You can see
from their actions they are not our
friends. the oath of allegiance doesn't
amount TO Il row of pins. the Secrect
societies ruled by the Priest are similar
TO the societies in China. The priests
know it is TO their advantage to keep
the people ignorant. and the oath taken
by them when joining these societies
does away with all oathes taken IN the
future.
The last attack on wagon train prov
ed to the Colonel that the prominent
citizens here were implicated. up to
this time very few had taken the oath
of allegiance so Colonel Crane sent for
all of them and advised them what to
do-at first they refused to take it. the
Colonel then ordered the guard up and
told the corporal to take them to the
guard house This was sufficient they
decided to take the oath. so the Colonel
administered it and told them if he
ever heard of their giving information
and if captured in a fight they would
be killed on the spot. The natives are
between TWO fires. if the Insurgents find
out they are friendly to the Americans
they are killed. seven have been killed
here in Lipa. Malava has issued or
ders to the President Of each Barl'io
to Kill any man. woman or child that
gives up q rifle or information to u. i
the President doesn't carry ont his Cr-.
ders then he will be holoed.
The health of my command Is not 50
GOOD new. % are sick in the hOspi:a!
one killed and one wounded since my
last letter. am still able 20 do my
duty, in fact l have never enjoyed bet
ter health. The rainy season is not a>
bad as expected. the country and
roads are in bad shape. but here IN
town we are still able 10 get out on dry
land. Quite number OF the men have
rheumatism, and | would not be sur
prised if all of us are troubled with 1t
before August, September. October
and November passes, this will end the
wet season.
From The TINES and The State,
politics must be pretty warm. what
does Colonel Hoyt and Mr.. Jones ex-
pect. Mack and Ben will go in with L
whoop. Two Years ago wanted to vote
for Mr.. Featherstone. but felt that il
did could no longer be i democrat 50
took my medicine ike a man. If he
had not been nominated by the Prohibi
tioniSts and a platform adopted | would
have voted for him. How many more
are coming ont for Sheriff: By time
YOU receive this the election will bo
over, hope Mr.. Bowman will be re-
elected. so far he had not announced