The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14

tally distinguished themselves about Alinga.
oct 81. and a few days following, were days
81 uncertainty aud guessing Tor ihr rebels IN We
vicinity Of iAhHuhiudn SlN Troops ul TIE inufll
IAyalrl fJrlcl the Rio Grhudc. Col Jau'S
Parker with two troops moved westward lo the
town 81 Alihgh, SIX miles awhN, ana 'ol raves
with four troops mUNcd norm on l%hIhlcth hhonl
the same distance away Early mat morning
Lieut. Ripley with company ~, Twenty second
Infantry, had LETT in an ehsi'tly difr'n"h Iuf
the village Ui (abu Thus with The enemy com
INK upon them from all direCtiousit was little won
der that TIE natives were concerned aud rrp"rtA
came from every quarter that Tie main column
was advancing that way Parker, who whs
aided hy liat,On'- Macnh"ucs dashed int" NiHgh
before ihc Inhabitants knew he was coming,
Hayes Landed IN the midst ul the laIhNrm people
Ike n lhundrtbuli nom a clear Sky, ana away
across the river down at CAbu Ripley was cH'hr'
ing up telegraph equipment and ammunition
dropped by the rebels IN their hasiy hight nom
"'Ihc most miserable roads | ever saw, Nrr.
words contained ~ the reports 81 Parker hhd
liaycs WHICH reached Gen. Young at tGhala
tuHn lar that night BY trooper ,onrtrs, Mh"
trHN"r-cd III. distance covered That day by ih'Ir
respective troops, alone. The cavalry had, N
decd. suffered o hard day For. ~ %Slfrt,,h 81 az
least four miles uu ,GCh 81 the fundS The nud
had been terrific. Water irOm ADJOINING irldS
had been allowed 10 accumulat" IN tn road ard
keep, the surface a thick, emmy lake 81 uo1c' mo
which the big cavalry horses Sanh 10 NOR
haunchcs. attempt. were mndc To- push III from
thr road into the tall grass aud pass around many
OF these bugs, but here again the horses sank
deep Their riders finally allowed them to pirE
their own way aud plunge through the mirc ~ a
manner tn suit thcnScINcs. The roHd, II II r"uid
bc gtHCcd by such a distinction. wound IN places
between dense woods ard hedges mh'rc y would
have been possible for a large Filipino force To-
conceal! itself and FIRE IN tho command rs II
struggled IA the nit, liut the rebel, trusted
instead - the mud to hold back The Americans
while they fed for safety
In Aiase Lieut. Hat-on. fd.rr, ahead # hi;
MaCab-bcs and waving MS revolver, Captlrcd
singl~handrd some bull carts which parucs wcr
attempting 10 run ont ui town They prov"
10 contain thr complete Telegraph utlc" with rec
urds and late t,lcg rams. and with the ou,ht WAS
taken the telegraph operator himself who had
"COmmuniCaclunrS' STAMPED on his hat band
The town II Alaga had been in direct Cummunica.
i.on with TarlaC, Aguinaldo's capital city, that
day, as tclegrams found IN the POSSESSION Of tEr
opcrNtur cunCiuSivcly showed. NnONg Othcr
interesting things these messages developed, was
that A.guinaldu had been IN TatlaC that day
IN fnri Ind written some ut the messages giving
Instructions T., his generals IN regard Ia head
ing of the advance u the Americans IN SUmc
Instances and retrcating in others. one captured
telegram contained the startling information from
some SPY IN san lSidru that Gen, LAYTON and
Gen Young had both been killed. Cen. Law
tons remains had been rmhhlmrd and Scrt tu
Manila and those of Gen. Young iutcrr,d i'm San
lSidtu amid cannon SAlutcs, the telegram said
And then another p%u'lvttcd "a BE- evidence furnish
ed by n telegraph operator who had h'"n accused
ot running by his superior officer. THIS Operator
complained bitterly hccuu~" he was not allowed
10 run when oil the soldiers around him wee
crmIttrl t. retreat NJ fun til on every occasiuu.
The cavalry at AlHgi aud 1alaycra took with
them three days %ratpus FOR each man with orders
e. make ms food last five. This was y eIr'
ri round about tp tiat The want Of rations must
nlthr al!0vrdtp stAn1 in the way OF accomplishing
all the discontinue possible - the enemy Tn"
point was well takCnHnl during thcSt1y ~ Parker
al, ,\iaga and Hayes al Talavcra many a chicken
lel a prey u hungry troopers and many n mhl
learned O. eat boiled rice. Both dc'achmgntS
hadliyclv times during the five days they remained.
3ntson moved out on q reconnaissance trip n m
Nliaga on Nov. , and came upon an ambush
tho Fllpi0nS hHd prcptrclfprthe American forces
between Santiago and SaraE 81. Lieut. Bpuirllr.
n command u one of the companies, was kl'lcI
The rebels had selected an intrcnchcl position
across a deep canal through which the Macahches
found Unnecessary tpchHrgctD get at them Iicu'
batNpn reported that he saw six dead EIlipinos
after his sklrrish and Their" must have been
many more hid lien in the tall grass we came
upon several insurgents hiding in tine canal,
wrote Hatson, and We left them there"
ON getting the news Ji But,pr'- frLt Parker
with 2 large command Of cavalry, Immediately
moved out rom Aliaga and then took place what
WI he known as 'Parkcr's Raid. The Mqca
behcS were Incensei a. H." killing Il L.Hut Il rutallr
one ~ their most respected lenders. and they fell
in with n will alongside Of the big horse. II
was a siNtecn-mll" crps country haze thr ugh
MYERS and canals. SWanpS ana mud y les Nj
a barrinin The vicinity was left unScarrhcd The
troopers say they san twenty four dead Fll,y.n1S
dutin- the day, hut the MacAbrhc~ say they saw
twice ihe number and tlcy surely ought e.. r
they travelled aip't and wrirglcd and crpNlci
through places where the horses .uld not 'ulpw
Their thitstto blood had been awakened AMI hey
~ N'ol'LNl'N 'l'' ll1l ~ twenty nuts l'. re
they could be restrained and Cauti med 10 dc,ist
from such operations "CdsdS De los tuSqrrer'aS"
they pleaded and this excuse. that The houses
were those Of insurgents, was n doubt quite Cnr
rect \ Machhcbc can All hut smell IN ihsurgrr:
q mile III anii II only needs a close view ~ p Taga
log tp Obtain iniOr nation rom Macatehes as to
TIE rauS' he champions IN one Instance . NinrA
hc6c sergeant who had had extensive service IN
tho Spanish army upon seeing n Ta,alpr pris ,ncr
who had Just been brought in, dropped his carhirr
ami Flew nt the man 20 throat He would have
strangIcd HIM had not some troopers iutprfcrrd
u know him, know him. hpwlrd the Nfara-
hrbo IA has rag" And then he related h.w this
same Iagalog IN the resurrection ~ 1895 had
uycrtakcn him, wounded On the field ~ battle
After smashing him IN the face and hoalIng his
head with q gun the Tsgalog had lcft him t. die
The man Inhibited his scars as prlpfuf his story
while the captured Thgaiur covered and shook
with night at being coutrpn'rd by the man he had
malctrated three years before.