The Newtown bee., 1900-12-28
WARRINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
 BEN FOULoIs IN THE PHILIPPINES.
 Naga, Cebu, P. l., October l6.
 We received mail yesterday and with it I received three bundles of papers. We have been kept quite busy doing garrison duty lately, as the company has been cut up into so many detachments, tbus throwing extra duty on the men station ed here. Yesterday the detachment which has been in Cebu returned, and now our duties will be lighter. While one detachment was in Cebu, they had . chance to add to our company's record. There Is a little island across the strait from Cebu called Macsan. It has been regular nest for cut.throats and rob- bers. When our boys went to Cebu they expected to do guard duty in the town, out they had no sooner arrived than they were ordered to go over to this ieland and clear the place of the robbers. The island is only eight miles long and less than mile wide. The de- sachment was divided into two parties of 10 men each. one starting at the north and the other at the south end of the island. Tho men had orders to shoot any who attempted to escape. When the attachments came together they had 37 prisoners, and had shot i've who had shown fight. They vera marched down to the boats and taken to Cebu, and confined in the fort. Our boys felt proud of their work when it was finished. The little island of Aacsan ls famous little place, being the burial place of Magellan, the explorer, who was killed by the natives on the island. When tho detach. ment returned we heard that the re. mainder of the town of Sogod had been burned to the ground. It appears that after our company left the town the priest of that town sent . letter to the district commander at Cebu, demanding rent for the time we were quarteFed in the church. Company was ordered to go over there and capture him, but when they entered the town they were fired upon. The officer in charge prompt ly ordered every native out of the town, and then ret fire to the place snd burned 1t to the ground. We started 1t when we first went there, and Co. fioished 1t. It ought to have been done long ago, as it was hot-bed of insurrectioD. The priest had disappeared. as he knew what would happen if he were caught. Ii Company G ever gets him they will show him no mercy, as every man in the com pany knows he was the cause of. the losi of our five men. suppose by the time you receive this election will be over Bryan is the Filipinob God. It is aston ishing how the natives believe in him
 They think if he is elected he will with draw all the troops and give the Filipino. an independent government. The native papers are filled with Bryan's speeches copies from our papers at home. There would be 2 whole sale massacre if the troops were withdrawn from the island The natives who have been friendly with the soldiers would catch 1t first; then thu foreigners. It is outrageous that mar could make such speeches, or to say thu things Bryan does, knowing they are i'm possible and untrue. If these islandl are held by the United States 1t will need an army larger than we have at present don't know wha. will happen when the volunteers return to the United States Every regiment is split up in the same manner as ours, and every camp ii divided into three or four detachmente and stationed in towns from five to 1( miles apars. Al 1t Is we have hard work to guard all the section in which we are stationed. The Lord alone knows what we will do when the volunteerl leave. Will close now as this is ell the news for the present.-[Ben.