Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20

they thought every one was on their feet
one shot rang out as a signal, then they
poured vo.lcys into the tent from every di-
rection, expecting to kill all of the men
within. Fortunately their craftsmanship
was not good and their shots went high
the two men above mentioned being the
only ones hurt. That all were not killed
is miracle. The tent next morning had
the appearance of a sieve 1t was clearly
shown that it was not the work Of lad
rones, but plotted by some one who knew
the natura! strength of the outpost and the
situation OF IT. Upon hearing reinforce
m'nts approaching they sounded Il recall
and vamoOsed' to the mountains.
a Washington boy. formerly second leu
tenant in my company. and recently pro-
NOTED TO first lieutenant and transferred
to Company ] of this regiment was cap
tured with a private Of his company by d
band of ladrones, and il is supposed they
We're both killed. He had d number of
natives working on bamboo shacks at the
time Of his capture, and it being the day
to pay them for their labor. 1t Is thought
thar they knew he would have the money
on his person when he returned from Ma
Mia. y number of natives that had been
working on the shacks quit work that day
and have not been seen since. | forgot to
mention the lieutenant's name. He was
a Georgetown boy named Brewer. He has
Il brother here, a doctor in the regular
service.
Hunting Down Ladrones.
The Ath Of August We learned through
a Maccabee scout that a number of La
drones Were modifying at place called
San TolOn, small town about six miles
from this place. Lieutenant Colonel Byram,
always eager to break up the hoodlums,
| Immediately ordered Companies A, c, E
and NJ to surround the town We left
here A and c at u o'clock one night. " nile
en- route we met Company NJ and r-oceeded
to the town, which we reached about 2:aO
am, the roads being terribly muddy and
almost impossible in places. The three
companies we're Immediately thrown in line
of sktrmiShers III the rice paddles some,
of which Were very deep. l saw some who
were uD to their knees in water Strange
to say, | Jared much better, as j did not
have TO stand in the paddles, my company
being ordered to do the searching of the
shacks. The other company i'll extended or
der surrounded the town, and at daylight
We went in and brought out every man
there was to be found.
The scout, in the disguise of an Ameri-
can soldier, accompanied US. He had a
bag over his head, with two eyehoies so
frOnted him, of which number he identified
forty-cighJ. Second Lieutenant Carpenter,
a sergeant and twenty-nine of this com
pauy were detailed to take them to the
walled city of Manila. The distance was
about twenty-five miles, and we made it by
> o'clock that night. II was still raining
and the roads were terrible. After getting
them there we received orders to take them
to Rl!Dib prison in Manila, Il distance of
TWO or three miles more There was con-
ISOLATION in knowing, though, chat we made
them think that they were not the only
ones who could hike" The rain of the
past week was so heavy that the two
bridges that / have mentioned in this let
ter have been swept away, making 1t i'm
possible t. get to Manila in any other way
than hankas (bOats).'