The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-30
A SOLDIERS LETTER.


La Lamboy Convent, Sept. 10, 1900, Phil
ippine Islands. Dear Old Comrade-Yours
10 hand. VIII answer right away while
nave time, as we expect an attack
tonight. The insurgents are now
led by general who broke his parole
IN Manila, twenty-four hours after taking
the oath of allegiance. They have got a
lot OF new rifles smuggled in, some say
25,O0O Mausers and Remingtons This new
general is named Macabolas, and he has
command of 5000 well-armed Insurgents.
ana the mountains are said to be full OF
them. The So-called Filipino (Amigol
nave told US that they are going to at
tack US all along the railroad.
expect that you never heard that
a platoon of niger volunteers about
three months ago deserted into the in
surgent lines.
1t is now 8 o'clock and the sergeant
has told me to get ready with seven more
men to go and support our bridge guard,
ABOUT two and one-half miles away. as
we had telegram that the insurgents
were moving in that direction Now this
makes three nights for me without hardly
any sleep at all. Will have to quit YOU
now Will tell you more tomorrow.
HOW IT IS DONE.
Sept. n.-Just got back from the bridge.
Insurgents around the country some
where. Gen. Grant and Lieut.. Burr's
scouts are out feeling for them I am a
little the worse for sleep but am going
to finish this letter.
Will now relate story to you that
might open your eyes. The other day
our two lieutenants took a detachment
OF men out in the country to a little
borough of about fifty inhabitants. and
when they got there the Filipinos started
TO trade eggs for salmon. When thew
were questioned about what thew knew
in regard to the insurgents or arms bur
led IN that vicinity, said they knew moth
ing about them. Whereupon two young
Flhplno men, kind of smart looking from
the rest OF them, We're picked out and
questioned, but they knew nothing more
than the rest They were seized and Civ
en- the water cure. The water cure is
TINS: Get stick and put it between the
man S Jaws as far back as YOU can and
then start to pour water down his throa
TILL he tells what he knows 1t is one
OF the cruelest things 1 ever saw. Even
some of the men could not stand bv and
look on without blushing and turning
their heads in another direction When
they got through with the men, more
dead than alive with inside of their
mouths all raw and their teeth loose
they held them as prisoners.
Ihen they took an old man and per-
formed the same operation till he got
ploated UP with water. Then they started
to pound on his stomach, but got no
speech out of him. After that they
seized a woman and she got the same
dose
DO you or any other white man with
human blood in his veins think that such
work as this is justice. 1 say no. Such
work is hellish savagery, equal to butch
cry, and ought to be stopped. 1t is dis
grace to humanity and civilization.
NOT WHIPPED YET.
IF we can't beat these Filipinos in
fair fight with 5000 troops without tor
turing them, then / say, ana not [ alone
but lot Of other soldiers, let's throw
up the sponge. was glad that Twas not
in the gang that did the work, but thew
told me when they got back, some OF
them We're disguised. ! think it would be
better for them to shoot these Filipinos
instead of torturing them III this fashion.
Il see in some of the American papers
they are calling down the British for
burning down the Boer farm houses, etc.
Why don't they look at home first? Over
here that is common occurrence You
would have said SO il you We're here the
ether night.
Il expect you would never have heard
of any such things as these il were
not to write to you once in a while and
tell you a little news. I will tell YOU
all, good or bad. and let you form your
opinion on it. I'll tell you n lot more. so
will other soldiers, when they get home.
You can tell your friends about il, but
don't mention any names and keep it
away from the press, it might cause
trouble, for you know my position
Il received all your papers, and they
passed through the company and even
as far as Company l., three miles from
here. They passed many weary hours
away.
Il never get any news from any of tile
other boys only 1 see Ralph Bement
many times now. He is clerking in Gen,
McArthur's office and got snap. It
won't be long now before the volunteers
will be going home. Nothing said about
the regulars. Are you acquainted with
any one by the name of Reggie? If you
are, ask them ii they know John Frank.
He belongs to this company and knows
quite a little about Marshfield We are
always talking about the good times we
had there. Pete, Cecil and Ralph all Join
in sending their best regards to all the
old members of Company A Only wish
l were among them tonight"
your Old Comrade"