Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-27

pony races and games. We gave din.
ner to the presidentes (mayors) of the
fourteen pueblos of the province, and al
night we gave a bale. We also intro.
duced base ball and other American
games, and gave the natives a chance
to participate.
| CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
| "We have civil government establish.
ed in every pueblo. A mayor, police
force and other officials have been ap-
pointed. All we need to complete the
civic organization is one Judge, who has
to be appointed from Manila. We have
detachments in three of the thirteen pu-
eblos outside of Laoag. Our native po-
| lice work well, and every day are gain
ing confidence in themselves and trust
| more in us. Our friends who have WIS.,
tied us from Manila say that we are
| way ahead of other provinces in civil
affairs.
A TROUBLESOME PRIEST.
"We may still have some trouble with
the followers of Father Agilpay, an ex-
communicated priest, who Is still try
! ing to enlist followers for the insurgent
cause. His whereabouts are unknown,
but we have recently captured a num-
Der of his followers.
A DELIGHTFUL CLIMATE.
"The climate here has been delight
full The days are warm, but the nights
are cool enough for blankets. We have
lost a few men by illness, mostly as the
result of the hardships they endured.
One of my best men died of smallpox.
Another died of spinal meningitis. A
third man died of dysentery. The health
of the command is very good at pres
ent, and we think it will remain 80 in
this really delightful station
NEW MEXICO MEN.
What makes Major Penn's letter the
more interesting is that the New Mex
leo volunteers are members of the 34th
regiment. He writes of some of them:
II met at San Fernando de la Union,
in November, Lieutenant Blount, who
was present when Lieut.. Maximiiano
Luna lost his life. He said it was life
and death struggle for all who were
crossing the river at that time. He said
that Lieutenant Luna got below the
ford, and his horse went over, and that
was the last seen of him. No one was
near enough to rescue him. General
Lawton did not know about the acci-
dent for five or ten minutes afterward.
He had the river patrolled, but to no
avail. Two cavalrymen, including Pri-
vate ]. F. Carnes, were also drowned at
that time. So far as know, no trace Of
Lieutenant Luna's body has been found,
nor have I heard anything about
Carnes' body. 1 have felt the loss Of
very keenly, as they are the only two
in my battalion who have been lost by
drowning. Both in the Aliaga Victoria
country and in the Cayagan mountains
every man in the command ran almost
daily risk of drowning, and yet not one
who remained with the battalion has
been lost.
IN LINE FOR PROMOTION.
"First Sergt. Adolph Mennet, of COM
pany H, was with the battalion until
December IA, when he was left at Man
ating with a part Of company H. He
joined us at Laoag in January, and is
doing duty with his company. I have
recommended him on several occasions
for promotion.
RECOMMENDED FOR CADET.
"Private Campagnoli, of Santa Fe, of
company II, has been with me through
out the campaign, and has done good
work. I have just written the adjutant
general of the army asking that he be
given an appointment as cadet at large
to the United States military academy
at West Point. The boy deserves re-
ward, and believe no better could be
given him than an appointment as ca
det. The boy Is economical, and I be-
lieve he has saved enough to pay for the
necessary preparatory training.
CAPTAIN DANES COMPANY.
"Captain Danes company, which we
left at Aliaga, remained in that section
and in the country near Bayambong.
They had a very creditable little fight
around Christmas time, in which the
company acquitted itself we'll. believe
the companies in my battalion are the
only ones in the regiment that have
seen actual fighting, with possibly one
exception. I think Captain Sullivan's
company had a small fight. AS regards
young Carnes in the 18th cavalry. I
have not been stationed near that reg
iment, nor do I know it's present loca-
tion I think it is somewhere near Ma
nila. I presume the boy is all right"