The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-08

preached on the part n the gunboas Was
watching the top Of one hill With my glasses and
saw an hombre start across IL He changed HIS
mind and sat do~n. Some one IN one 81 the
g~unboats saw him also There WAS the whistle
o. a G-pounder oyer, the hill. Hombre did not
move, Another shell struck Just below, him.
stu he did mo-, move. The third II, in his lap,
and only pieces Of him moved,
The neat day, was devoted 70 ge'ing stores
and baggage ashore and then Major Allen took
every available man and started ny the rl,ef 70
q plsos where Iukban was said " have an arsenal
VAS q great stronghold and he would mhht a
hard fight there. Gordon Johnston = scouts
cra~ling over . black tfsl the night leiore had
come upon an outpost and cAp,ureI three men
One Of them Was made TO guice the Malors party,
and a Chino who knew the country was hAen
along 70 check the guide. i, Was a fearful lake,
starting of with about three miles 81 tLlS al on
end. and then dropping down INTO the rNeT t~H,
up which we stumbled and waded through pools
middle deep and over slippery rocks We climbed
the faces Of three pr.clp,ouS dif's on Me ladders
the fleeing thieves has no, had tune TO lake down
Once, in a hui, at the side 81 the ,rnil, We heard
a dog bowling and found him nailed 70 the iicoI
by a spike through his foot Finally We got up
the last precirloe and found TIE arsenal dessr'et
and the town which had been there burned. 50
We smashed the machinery and burned the build
lngs. \ htle beyond It. lukban 5 PERSONAL
baggage was thrown away anu sun llflket seven
chests u his money, containing tSOoO, MEXICAN
Still further more q his money was picked up
and s'me Il his officers mere Bu'
our men were played ca, ana could not keep up
the pace over the heart -hreaking country 30
W. turned around and hiked back ~ tatbalogah
The incoming toe Rad hacked up The rNef SO maj
We us-i canoes for the last few miles ana avolded
the hills. We took along the forty Instruments
Of lukban's band which had been left IN a benca
up the river.
Gen KoDbe had hoi d to &c, a pho, al Cat
s enlSs'P s., to a.. take s ,es .I'P: and 4'Gu ey,. Vi su 'Hn n0ns
10 to''s 90 around iJHHe' to Taclotsn, the iasi
very slow running that DAY and anchored for
the nignt al Ormoc, a dean, pretty lnue town,
where ,hey were very rIsd to see us ana hoiel
We would stay There had never been any Iagsl!
hemp which they were ANXIOUS 70 sell lhey
raise their own nee, So there had been no sunei,
ing for food, and all they wanted was theif poft
oTened 50 that business could 80 on as in the Old
times That will come soon
II took all lhe next DAY and night 10 gel 1"
Tarloban, and there We foun' MAT NE Aanv,les,
which had com through ne STRAIT, ma 'aNeh
a pn7e, VI . steamer NaCiaD. Nlh q 'hTgo oi nee
aad $1,000 But the Martan slo"rd, regular
{ ara 4 IaPer; from 'eba ~ "a ,.oah suG
they had Ia let her 60. ,ebu had been notified
that the port was uien On he th~u'y ma; II uVgh'
To be by thai nms 1~asloben tried Ihe m.lie
flag and got three hours They USED he une
bridges Ia The town viii h they seemed To- ulnN
would hinder u a lot !iualy We N-nlin ana
there vas a lot 81 BON booming iuCiuulIE some
frng by the Nashville and NailNeles whl'h We
thilos sat in their front windows ana "aifled
With glee. but the huusr ui che ~ them Mas III
and be nearly Died II hear failure. E!sign
tllln who conn dnN-G llt AhIlNFAfS was VI
,er-ly wounded by the bursting Of the Colt auiV-
mauc gun he waS trrg N"ne ni our uen MAS
hit, bui -ight l~ilIlnus. l~nCIuCilg ihfee women.
we're Killed Ta.lohan is only the pnft, the Iee!
tuwn u palo, hye mile hack In the country john
sion went down With Ids scouts ana chased loO
insurgents out 1aCloban il well bullL consist
ING principally Of hemp g"doEns here Was
a great quanu,y " hemp ior shipment and The
afternoon We got uere ioUt SLIPS came IN look
Ing for il The next day ih're were a. many
moi" and when We came OUT trough We N,,Iai
So v.a A.l.AN flNy UAtnJ IN hl III ms
Tacloban for the headquarters 81 The rory -ihlfd
but when he saw ii he wished he had taken Cat
bdlogan
the ports u Guhai and I obaTo In ! uIon, have
been opened Here was very hrl" hemp a.
ta,balugan ready iot shipment, hui a lot IN Ne
country. and he hills all round he town were
covered with IL Il Was amusing 10 hesr The 81
diem hiking up after } uthan lhai morning ,aIk
about the "bauAn groves hey were gcing through
a. hey went among the hemp The nlan' II
y.rv Ike the banana, and the product il Obtained
bv drauirs SECTIONS ot the heavy shells over a
Eri,e ana sinprirg he fibre from the rulp We
l,sS~d many tarcs tfHt morning whaIs men
La been ~ work only n few hour before Most
~ he industry l. N he hands 81 The , hinese,
A. faT as getting tie s'ul 90 market /; concr'ned
Two ~ three Manila lu!eeS have EnGliehmcu
or Americans rcsiG-n, in tie hemp rroGu'irg
districts 70 buv 1t from the growers, but by 10!
the lager part e II AT work i, done BY We hines
who are in every Nliias" IN lf' fhillneS Al
to't in the yo-,s OPENED by his eNpeoiion there
were about lT5 90" bales - hemp 81 all classes
Herr has sold here IN the las, few Gays a. high
A. $40 Mexican a ricul which would make tie
Whole crop worn " here near 4 10000 gold
dollars
The irsurgeentSh have been making some trouble
Al n0nsol and sgaeri They have ben restrain
Ing the peaceably iLClined from coming hsCN
into the TOW NJ and So there are nul-'p-"-S 30 Nar-
Gle ca--u 'ur Ne ships II j. she regular hing
when he tmrrirArs e Two q '1on 'or he IA.
us o. So run Cu'. all - thew. A. last As hey can
r. TNsn IN ,he course = 2 Day - Two hey al
come back The erasri arG lorsCl insurgents
are not only rreysr''rr lis re'u-r. but 'NPv
are Showing a. ,ur .utlu-'s in tre night \ hGH
..lior NJ the For-ie'h he's been sent 80 lHCasri
aude N disturbance viii not last long