The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-08
FROM FAR OFF LUZON
A Continuation of Another Luz0n Let
ter From the Registers Special
Correspondent
Luzou. april II, 1900.


Before the day was done we had
reached the opposite hills and climb
ed up through several Villages, so
that when camp was struck for the
night our army numbered nearly 800
spearmeD, and Coats was as happy as
Kansas farmer over wet season.
But matters looked more than ever
serious. Another days march would
bring us tu the border of the enemy's
country, and though we felt suf-
licientIy strong to cope with any
mountain force that might be raised
to meet us, a war of invasion and eX-
termination was not light matter.
jenkins thought it was the very acme
OF what vulgar people might term
damn foolishness for our little band
to mix up in the bloody feuds of these
little brown tribes Their differences
were not only none of our business
but were the best things on earth for
us to steer clear of, and he for one
objected to following Coats and his
band of naked spearmen any farther
General Otis wouldn't approve of
such war, and the man who would
go contrary in the Philippines to the
wishes of that great chief must either
be fool or an Englishman. jenkins
is q sage. | longed to fall upon his
unwashed neck and weep few
manly tears. Iagreed with him COM
pletely. / realized that while was
match for all the little brown men
that could be mustered in days
march, did not want to usurp the
the-powers and-and work of the
regularly constituted and paid mill
tary arm of our government. l hao
not left my peaceful home for blood
and the honors of war, and therefore
would cast my vote with jenkins
One by one the pale faces followed
suit or trumped. The question now
was, how to draw out. Coats haC
800 men worked up to the battle
pitch and they might insist on on
going on. Would IL be better to hgh
Coats and his army if necessary or fol
low them and swoop down on the un
suspectng tribes on the other side q
the mountains? jenkins again cam
to the rescue by proposing to bu.
Coats Off. In the morning we woul
tell him that Uncle Sam would not b
pleased il we went to war withou
first letting him know about 1t as W
were a few of his iavorite children
we would turn Off to the north an
follow the canyon trail until the grea
Cagayan river was reached and the
we would build rats and float dow
TO the sea. AS coon as we saw Uuc
Sam we would tell him Of Coats an
his desire to wipe out the thievin
tribes in the mountains, and ask pc
mission to come back and assist
the good work; if we returned
would be with a large army, ana v
would bring Coats new coat VIII
big shiny buttons, and new hat al
a gun; yes and some gold-rlmm'
windows like Jenkins wears for b
eyes. fthis kind of talk didn't e
tirely satisfy him we would let hi
shoot rifle off five times and plst
three times, and let him keep &
shells. If necessary we would
him stand five of his own men in
row and kill them all with one sh'
and If the worst came to the wor
we'd give him a pipe and a sack
American tobacco.
The idea was o beautiful one. Je
kins is certainly 3 born diplom'
The cloud that had been oppresai
us all day was now lifted and we +