The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-04-13
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NEW CASTLE.

I The following letter was received
| from William Ryan, son OF MIR. and
Mrs. James RYAN, OF Shawtown:
Dear Mother and Father:--It af.
lords me great pleasure to have an
| opportunity to write to YOU, for
twenty-tour hours ago imagined
that was about to 90 to the land
where Aguinaldo does not command
| the insurgents, On the night of the
! 22d o! March we started out look.
| ing for trouble and we got it. I'm.
! der cover ol darkness we left our
| quarters in order to prevent sus-
Dciou and to prevent the President
OF the town from signalling 10 the
enemy Suspicious Lights had been
seen and we determined to fiud out
what was going on. The trip last.
ed bout Is miles over a range Of
mountains that could not be travel.
ed by our horses. Forty men con.
Stituted our crowd ana rivers.
streams and bushes were ali the
sane to lis. Finally after four
hours march. our lieutenant came
to the conclusion to camp little
further ahead and wait until day
break and make an attack. We
were startled bv the command OF a
native, "alto, alto meaning halt.
Accompanying the command came
Il bullet and IN thirty seconds two
hundred natives opened up fire.
Fortunately il was dark and they
could rot see, but the bullets struck
ST. close TO us that the clay flew in
our faces. We lay perfectly still
ana finally they ceased firing and =
took tor their trenches. An inves.
cation showed that we had march- 4
ed right into their barrier and the
first shot fired was one by the guard
on post duty. We fouud Is omen.
Is children, rice and fish, which
we removed outside and then set
the place on fire. We started iL
pursuit and we're given a warm re.
ccption. From every side came the
bullets. At them we went with q
wiIl and drove them from the
trenches. We lound three killed
and SIX wounded as a result oil our
charge among the shower OF leadsh
hal. and they are running yet,
suppose. We were tired but happJ
for wc escaped without any loss.
| like the soldier life here as 1t is
gull oil excitement such as one wouiG
not have in the States. It's not the
same old hum-drum thing all the
time. 1t is a pleasure to know tina.
one has fought for his country Stag.
gets good health, likes the climate
and feels happy among strange
people. With love 10 all, l am your
loving son. William Ryan.
Troop |, lst Calvary, Batangas.
Philippine Islands.
\ prominent young man OF New
Castle, Delaware, has been honor
ed bv Goverhor Orman OF ColNdlxfss
1t is an honor TO himself, to tnj6zx
CITY and New Cattle schools, aS
we'll as the State Of Delaware. Tho
Young man honored is A. +. Will
son, son OF L. L. Wilson, stations
agent Of the T., ". & B. railroad
company, and brother OF David
II. Wilson, OF the Denver Post.
'buTL mas bcCll Id dtbSu ao q HSih-
Der of the committee 10 examine the
books of the State Treasurer and
State Land Board. Mr. Wilson is
now engaged iu a leading banking
house in Denver.
Irwin Jones. son OF Samuel Jones'.
Fourth and Delaware streets, was
rendered surprise party last
evening in honor OF his eighteenth
birthday anniversary. A sociable
time was spent by those present.
Refreshments were served.
A heavy posthole spade fell on
City Councilman Whites foot yes
terday. causing him considerable
pain.
Lancaster Bros naphtha launch
'Joe Hood was launched todaE. i
Mrs. James Matthews is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Fritz, in \
Wilmington.
John Fritz is visiting relatives ia
the vicinity Of Oxford. Pa.
Industry Council. of the Daugh.
ters Of America, went to Whining
ton, last evening and were the
guests OF Gar field Council.
o. A. Porter is ready to meet all
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