The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-06
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By Chaplain G. c. StulI
| OF the First Montana Volunteers.
Of the First Montana Volunteers

condition of strained relations With thl
natives. II dad nor matter boz ffieDdl!
Onr 0Fegfnres. On fbe kind aud amour
Of work We would be willing 10 do, a
the argasuf a fatsleg that wonld be tx
pended for fbes1 wares. The fendepc,
on fhe part ~ the natives was ~ view
NJ with greater and greater suspicion
10 sDcil AN extenf did their anfipafhl
manifest itself that on fbe streets fles
would indulge in Language not at all
complimentary bat fpe long .sufferiDl
tendency If the average Amer caa
soldier made ban tolerate this aud pasi
OB sinilHpg. This WAS taken BIZ the
natives ~ 40 evidence Of 81 wafdice sDd
an unwillipRnesk IN 0gf part 10 pIeeipi
tate trouble The Same tendency mani.
Tested jtseif also ~ the Oufp0sfA, fGi
immediately for garrison pul poses. ID
vas deemed besi ~ protect flle city and
its inmates. Men 0f the various com
papies of ile army Of occupation were
placed ~ fbls outpost duty, occupying
4 position about four ,piles froia the
ceutef of tbe town This practically
eDetrelea the WbOle city, This alsa
wa yifwed wiftp suspicion aud con
stfged By the Qttieers and plel Of the IN
splgeBt 9rllly Nv VA attempt on our part
M biudef tbflD IN the free disposition
~ then tippe auq the visiting 0f the
dig, Conditions weIe unique. i'm that
We lad y large Spanish army beld as
prisoners ~ the eitg 0f Manila, eight ~
tep thogbapd stands ~ arms, all the
ammunition and acc0ptrements pertain
ing ~ tbe spanish occupancy Il position
nj tflehaliuess t0Wafa the natives and
y willingness gpQq our part 10 be ~
wilafegef service W. WiRht IA further
lug tbeif Interests. Al the saale time
a l4rgf arlng, yariopsly estimated af
from 10000 ~ 80, 90 n4tlynst parflg
aFmed that were looking upon W., In
spife ot fbe friends We Hoped ~ beeome
m tbelHt ~ fhe Was n Hp army TINT
WAs WR4glpR ana seeking ~ acquire
EbeW territory apd property HeDer
Qntposfs qpd plekefs Yere placed just
beyond Qpt llpef, IA y distance nj Il
hundred ieet ggd soon tlf intention of
Ms FlllRlu9F ~ wage war upon W.
beaQg 10 manifest itsPlt Taupfs aud
alpfs Rffe harlea across The line, "
on men lappened ~ 40 q foot beyond
ihe path M4fked o9t fQrIfhem bg tbe m
eef of Fle d4g, iWmQdiafely tle Pill,
Pine would eAallepge them, II 4 Fiji
pine aeslrgd 70 enter The fQwn be vas
compelled 20 come Without biz side
arms, and flls he reseHffd and Qa one
m fW9 occasions dffAen ~ fWepfg 0f
fle aQldleFg SIMPLY mAde 4 charge ppQu
on men bfeakiRg through orr oHtppsts
and fnfnreq flp city This was ~ open
denaReesqf 0Rf authority, and eppld nqt
m 4 W0neut he tolerated THE Qldef
thaf WIS lsfHed N4s very bflef and Yerg
pptnled II ppGRrrpd again, and those
men tnFlsied Hpqn defging The lgthoF
lW M fhe pnlfef STATES, they Yefe
elnlplg ~ be Fhof TIlk Was comment
GAfed ~ sqmH NJ the sflndlpg Officers
Rh0 were liYlpR IN The eltg of MAnlla
ana WhQ were Hfe0faed every miYfleae
MAI WAs possible fof M M Time during
lha p~Feplfaflnns fqr 4 apndipf WHs Fhpfe
me le4sf evidence IN qnF side Qfher
tian fhHf llle AmerlQlub Wero willing
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thpfp peQpln Thf 0dipem were selflea
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