The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-05-31
THE MANILA WIRE

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ssd a.Et. frsn The shsrsl Of ,bs bssni
isl bsy oppo,iis TIE Bsc,Eo Do VIA"
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ssroo the Pssls sud ssso" TO old Tor
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loBs iites 81 AEsflesp sslsisrs ssrs pita'
sgsisil tia opposisg iorsss oi tas Sslir
sruy, led by Asais.lses lest std br.'"
sspsfali.
a. s.yly a. tue middle Of Dscs.sS J
vas osly too sriatpi ihst rssd soses
vus lmmllsbl all tAs ams, orders u
quirsa ts.t A.ain.idss ,flis,rs be rsssi'
Cd 9th sr.rg soarts,y, srd ihs rank ant
hls vita klndn.. Thy ams and wss
siihin spr lias .l ,hiir oss ir's will
Ikslr sol4!sry, their women ssd children
lis ssumI voald Visii tss Arsrlosn es'
posts AID slsin a share Of tbs ampls -
iions. .ud ptolsn undyiss rsf,ri fS'
their Amigos Anslssnosi ,st 10 hsn
dteds Of nttivs boa.s riAss srd sEEani
ton SIRE stored 10 bs used .hss tas dsy
Of halils o.ni. sEd soEs si the con,ssts
aud stsy ti the shsish0 proves 10 b.
vsriisbls srssnali.
And IL 10 about one Of these. tbs bis
stone shureh al Enl P,ec, The sssIsrh
mo.t suburb OF N.niis, thai tbsrs hsrss
. story no, soon TO be iefsctiss by ihs
msn OF Andsnon's Division OF tbs Eighth
CoIps-s story OF hsloisn and devotion 10
duty that nsy well be remembered by the
youth 81 AnsrieI
| Crossing The E.hro de Paeo by mas
ave briGss Of stone, the Cslls Rsl-ihs
main sirssi-pSssd within . isw rods oil
the vindows ssa towers OF the church.
II WAS the broad thorousbisre over whish
wsst most OF The travel, and much Of the
traffic between Manila sEd the thrsngsd
towns ard villages sf the Pssif River and
around the picturesque L,ssns do Bay,
II vas lined on both sides With houses
the lower story Of which, 9, lsat, was Of
stone. solidly built to rssist ths earth
quakss ions!imts so destructive 10 this
volssnie land, and on It's porthsrn side
wtrs strung The telegraph wires, two il
nnm Der. oil tho signal corps OF the army,
connecting tie outsrmost blockhouie,
Number Eleven, With the field hssdq uar
tefs OF the esnstsl In conmsnd Of the
Fret Brigade OF the Firr Division oi the
Ausriesn army Of osouputiop, and with
those OF his superior eiiicsrs. Msjor.Gsnsr
al Anderson st DiVisisa Headquarters in
West Paoo. and Msior-Gspsrsl Ous a, the
Palace within toe wsllsd city OF Manila,
With the esrly dawn OF that lovely
Sunday there came gsllopiEg along the
hard bs,isn road a wiry little Filipino
pony. ridden by . slender y7uns soldier
10 brown khaki uniform. From snder
meath the sutlips brim OF bis drsb felt cam
psign hst a pair Of clear, dark brown syss
psersd ssssfly, sssrohiusly along that line
OF wire and up snd down every pole.
From the fact that the ssntriss at the
bridge presented arms - tho young rider
spurrod along, ssd that there wN single
,ilver bar on dnk blue shoulder strsp,
ii wss evident that, despite bis youth, the
young rider was "a officer, . frst lisutsn
ant, and the dsycs on the collar told fur |
ther that be was OF the signal corps OF the {
volunteer army. He WAS handsome fsl
low, with rssulsr fssturss, dsrk. wsvy t
brown hair and q fsoi bfonzsd by tropio G
suns, but radiant with health aud the spir 6
1t OF you.b.
Only isx minutes before. two msu Of /
the Fiut Idaho had bsen shot slmost 10 b
front Of tbs building where the youRg &
sisbsl enio;r spfsng from ths saddle 10
make hi, rspoit to the asintsnt-zsnsrsl. P
Lines all safe {. yst. cir. he said. bis q
hand goise up ia ssluis bat the fire is A
pretty sharp along the road, and the SEN 81
ries ssy lhsre's occasional shooting q
.rouud them. The worst OF il is that they O.
,sn't tell where the bullets come from n
low that IL is light. and the enemy sses
powder. The Wyemias rssi y
NJ nt 10 Ia reserve. by Gsnsrsl Audsrsons il
rider, bsLind those buildiEss atross the q
,ridse, snd thsy say, toe, that they hear 81
ho's every little willie. u
40 smbuisnce, driving rapidly, sams d.
sttliua down tao street from the hiing pi
Joe st The ent.rl tkirt Of the village. A .
ale faced soldier. bic srm freshly band Il
ssj, sat beti le the diver, and both col 10
Iier and driver lrsnble1 with wrath and st
Ieiienepi ss ,bty drew up in front OF The b
,uildina 81
We v4rs Cred Of from three Of ihoss u
ips tu,s ap the road. night there ta!' a
.ds Of The bend nid the drivtr Snsiiy; Sc
nd then. lowering his voice. I've sot tso d,
upsrs,ely uospdsd men ip,ide. too.
,h,n hospi,sl eorps soldier, sprinsire Ill
rom The tter, corrc bofstsd the statement. b'
| could see thsm 10 one shack sinins At VI
a., he ssid, and the bullets flaw slose ~
: tsst. md be whistsd tis hand svsr his .h
houidsr, slmost shaving bis ear. 40
The generals over st Battsry Kaoll With IL
hs sno,, vas the snsstr OF tue chisf OF e.
Isf. There they 90 rosl be added, ~ %
ith roar and Shrek tho long shsll leap on
: from the brown mugzls and vent tear nf
u through spses iovsrd the Ktupps 10 90
10 river r.dout. Then followed dis 'h
n, orssh II, bad barti shove the hostile 81
.r.pst. wsesss get orders 10 advsrce ed
e.. aud shea We do ss ssrt yoo fellows ttl
follow us right up With yorr wire. on
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