The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-27

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was troubling me somewhat for the
seeming neglect of the men who were
Ia urgent need OF help, aud inasmuol
M we were 10 remain for soIne little
time ut the Chinese cemetery and
points IN the vicinity, ] excused myself
and returned TO Manila, Taking the
ferry TO Cayife. / obtained my r~atioDs,
some two hundred pounds Of beef u
like number Of crackers, and securing
u native bonttDaD. had the stDif placed
IN the PROV of the vessel and started
over. | knew that IL was rather u
hazardous undertaking, but had gone
10 General EstreIla aud had obtained
from him a verbal permission TO visit
any part Of bis province, Baeoor being
u part of the province, Going 10
Colonel Smith, the colonel Of the First
Tennessee, / asked him II he bad u de,
sire to send anyone over with me, to
find out what the conditions might be
NJ Boeoo aud he said that he would
like bis chaplain, Mr. Leland to 70,
and 0D bis return report 10 him what
the conditions were, resented THIS
iDasmneb ~ my suggestions oDMe from
General OTIS, and not IN my way
directly on indirectly from Colonel
Smith, and questioned tho right OF
anyone to bring back 10 him u report
other tbnn the one That ] might bring
myself, 80 long AN my commission was
10 take care OF the prisoners and the
sick that were under Filipino guard
innship Oh the opposite side Of the bay,
- ~ nuunItu auntlll pa4uitn uhDnf mn
hour 80 be taken across, and NJ ibis
particular time on our arrival we were
surprised 10 Gnd quite u number ~
Filipino soldiers, armed, down NJ the
shore, watching 10 see who " WAS
coming oyer from Cayite, DID not
realize the p%erilops position that Ind
placed myself IN, but wus naturally IN
tent upon the MD TINT WINS 70 DO fegd'
cred 10 men TINT were IN need, bat i'm
modiately upon oar boat touching lhD
shore, we were surrounded by quite y
crowd " Filipino soldiers, Ono of
them, u burly sort ~ cbpp, IN a vary
insolent tone, inquired ~ Spanish,
whit we wanted was rather spI
prised pt lNe disGoprto0ps way IN
which DO spoke, bpt ! Told him tbat
wanted ~ b0 taken Immediately ~
Colonel O'Gampo, md wanted 4 guard
placed over my bont with Nv pr0yi'
aions, and TINT by the order of Gene
ral EBtrolla, he would DO bnld person,
ally responsible " anything WINS NJ
moved from the boat without my
mdor, Az the namo ~ General Nv,
trella no hesitalod y moment, told mo
70 whit, aud going across ~ y trench
TINT ! hpd never noticed before, called
~ one 0f the native buildings, from
which cpme 4 captain, Tho 0baplnin
wNs not particularly anxious 10 No on
tho shore until " was positively M,
sptod TINT " was \ snfe thing for w w
do, We were able 10 assure him Tint
no harm wopld come w w w long m
we hAd permission 0f tho GonOrnl In
charge 81 tho province Thn captain
coming forward, noting the fnnt TINT
also was y captain ~ th0 American
forces, inquired whnt my business wns
told him ! bnd brought food md
medicine for some prisoners that wpro
sick IN tho hospital, and TINT | hnd 4
personal permit from General Estrolla
10 make my pallB, aud Ihnt w0nld hN
mrotpgted during Tho time was On
thai side Qf thp bny, Very p%olitoly no
furnished me with 4 detail 0f four,
md six olllNrs WOro detailed 10 transfer
the food from the boat, " was GnwiNd
NJ 10 4 place Tint Ind formerly beon
our signal station, and there deposited
with tho assurance that " Wppld ba
lAuI hulnIu finn tUpln tjui mama Aiul
and IN distress, aud hnye every rom
son 70 hAlieye that Tho prpmiM WIS
faithfully kept, Cor 10 this dry, mn
confident IN my own mind, tint when
THIS Wnr hogan there wRs no other
Thought 0n the pNrt NJ many NJ tho nN'
tYNa that engaged IN " tlnn That they
would ho tod, plOThed and nprpd for,
mud " this way W0nld 0htnin pll thNt
they needed without bNing compelled
10 work very hard for ", I'Lny had
boon told That FhN Americans were
! eoWWdlyl md thNf they wore being dp'
featpa everywhere, and thRr They
would rNl immediately there WNH
flafRh Whlh UPON llNm, mud ~ lh0y
exphpffn lhNt they were ~ have Nn
paHy eilan During tho four hours TINT
WINS pl this sldo Qf th0 bay was
Aslpnndea NJ lhe evidences NJ Wprk
tlnl had hapA PM forth " Wplpqt tho
Holdlars md mon ~ fhn Filipinn army
~ HapoNr buildings had been baWir
aaaeal ttenpNpH had happ fhrowN Alopg
thn hAy llaal
IN thp church had hean mauNtad
salAn sAlal and they ware IuppNypd At
any tlnla w FaAlst my QyWplnl0s IN oar
pAFt, Vhn mar old church, How
we'll mManhAr ~ hAttpvad and
atQFlnad aud ahflladl Al pHa llma
WhuN NapnM Lad henN headquarters lar
AAalAaIda and Wllpn hla nhpilOl was
Aalp, lha, hpnnlayda, alnplV n. 4 meAiH
III diyugAInil had Qpanad an lt0lV hNl