The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-13

a superior number had forced the lins
and had defed American authority.
Immediately an order was issued that il
this thing were repeated that the sol
dier was tn do bis duty at all odds, and
prevent further violation of the rule.
On the afternoon of February 4, the
outposts were doubled. when again al
attempt was made to eoerce the guard
or the oufp0sts and enter the city. III
lis unnecessary TO say that q great mapy
OF the insurgents had entered the lines.
bnt they had gone i'm various ways
some az milk carriers. others as wood
carriers: soin with vegetables; Others
with cigarettes and cigars. But they
rad simply gone through to see what
preparations we were making for a pos
sible attack. aud to come ont in the
afternoon or evening and make their re-
port. 1t was very clearly brought TO
the mind OF the lieutenant that the
tactics OF the previous day would not
be tolerated again, He retired as be
had the previous day, but about \ 80 or
o O'Clock, with q force 0f eight o. ten
men, be passed bis " outpost aud en-
deayored TO 20 across the dead line.
pulling bis pistol as though about to
Ere upon tins outpost, when the outpost
fired, killing the lieutenant; and all
along that liDe there began the firing OF
the insurgents on our 0utposts, ipdicaf-
ing that they were simply waiting some
sncb as this when they should be-
gin the eODficf. They were we'll en-.
frenebed, and the morning light showed
us that from even uIder the houses. be-
hind the earfhwOrks they had thrown up.
that they were firing upon the outposfs
aud upon any soldiers that might show
themselves anywhere along the line,
We saw from the houses IN front of ",
and even from San Lazaro hospital, u
puff Of smoke would occasionally rise,
indicating that there were sbarpsboot-
not only IN tbe hospital but In tbs
houses aud the trees also, Our posi-
ti0D, however, WAS perfectly febable,
because we knew that the insurgents IN
u body were In front of us. but there
were many also that were behind VI,
and they were not men alone, but
women and children, whose sympa-
were altogether in favor of Agui-
naldo and tbs party that cried 'Inde.
pendencjap We had occasion 10 know
this, because IN the morning, between
8 and 7 O'Clock, we were sent to the
rear, 10 convey some notice to s0We
other part 0f the command, and " did
seemed to mo that the road WAS about
four miles longer than II had been the
night before, Faces that were dark
were covered win black seowls, md !
verify believe that had they dared that
my horse would have been killed, and
hero would not haye been enough left
II me 10 talk about But on my re,
urn ! was accompanied by u body Of
peD, and therefore was comparatively
'afe, remember well the streets Of
Jbe city Of Manila on that trip, for u
was the last one that | WAS ennbled 10
make until several BATTLES had been
The streets running NJ right
spgles with tho one that led 10 the
cemetery was bristling with bayopets,
md these were held by tho reserve TINT
VAS Eeld back until the npll come for
eipforcemepts MOI only was tha
Military here, but what cavalry We
night have had also much Of the AZ.
illery, The telegraph office wps In
he middle Of the street One ~ Tbs
igpal corp men snt on the ground
With u receiver In bis ear and his IN
trpmept IN his lap, and no was rereiyr
pg notes from the front, remember
Macarthur standing clos by,
watching with Y great deal 81 dare
very manoenyer, and listening for
very scrap pf information that might
ONE from tho mon who were preparing
q ~ into action, What u mHgnidDenl
he was AlWAys appropphable,
~ willing 10 listen 10 fhp talp nf
hn private AS 10 tho spRgestinns that
liaht come from tho highest plIlepr IN
is Fank, " AZ my tima no WINS afraid
Q didIpot show ", either by the tlenor
= MS vnioa nv tho shaking ~ his hand,
NJ ~ he marnhfd Hp aud down bpr
waen those lines NJ men, he WAs every
pepking ~ General NapAthpI TINT
I this time, comparatively little hAd
cen said ahpnt him and his m0Yn'
rents, Az no lime thronghppt thp on
agNmapt dia he have D newspaper rpr
with him sending back W. thn
United stAtA u great account NJ hia
md his dash, hAt nevertheless,
was thai m the officer fhat ap
enled ~ the mon thnt mAde him tho IDOL
I his diyision, and W this day. Whlln
lprn mng no 4 question ~ W Ihn Mill
my glpplnpss ~ many. men who, wera
lpt oyer N tho H@hilppinf islaEdsl
pore could hp no question w thp minds
I those who served under HIM lnl
hat 0Na NJ tho hrAYesE, tFnpst and most
lpahlp NJ men IN the whole ElRhth
corps WINS MlRAalpF NpnNFNl
laqATHhm
R%pl1rninp aaaiN N fhe flnnt With
Nn mon Ya Ind fpnt farl thp aIdV WINS