Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13

called Pura, about three miles east
of here. He worked very hard for us
and gave us much valuable information
at different times. One night he went
out to visit his outposts around the town
and as he slept in the quarters with our
troops he was missed at taps. We had
just returned from long hike or trip
when we received a message that he had
been captured by the insurgents. We
saddled our horses ana ma lie an effort to
recapture him from the enemy. but fail
ed Then Lieutenant Falls and myself
Went to work on the quiet and within the
last few days We recovered the oCuy
(Which was terribly mutilated) and also
got every native that was Implicated In
his murder The trial has just been
concluded and as they all pleaded guilty.
it did not take the court long to give
them what they deserved long time
ago-a hemp rope. BY their confessions
we will b able to hang about fourteen
other murdererS Why do you know
that for over a week sucn awful con-
fessi nns We're made that l was unable to
sleep. 7 would wake up in The night and
reach for my revolver and would then BE-
unable to go to sleep for the night again.
SONS Of these people are worse than
tiends ana the more fiendish things they
can conceive the happier they SEEM Lord
knows # some of the enlisted men knew
half what | hear as interpreter. some OF
them Wouldn't he much trouble to the
United States. You can guess what would
happ Il. IT, ny way to stop them is
to hang every native that commits MUIR
der ana then when they that they
they will learn to become good
natives There is scarcely a day
trat an American soldier or officer is not
N;.yl:iid from ambush and killed or cap
ture.l in some portion of the islands. The
t her night 80 natives. armed with
a;aliSer rifles ambush al IL sergeant ana
II ne of our men. taking them completely
by surprise. but our men stood their
ground. although at the first fire two of
tFV'n were killed. and three or four
NuunG. H. They fought for three hours.
and ~ the firing was heard at different
towns: W here troops We're stationed. help
vas dispatched. When aid arrived our
boys were down to their last cartridge.
bloody hut covered with glory. because
they had Is dead insurgents around them
Iri as many rifles. and had fought as
crIy trus American soldiers can fight
, aud had won the day against terrible
"t's. \ couple of nights later st. Wright
and o Ssh a. with 80 men of l. co. Troop 1
aud II mounted men from 60 4. 18th IN
fantry dropped in on an insurgent general
banned Proctoco Sembrano. killing IA OF
lis men and taking prisoners. Il rifles
too rounds of ammunition and the in
surg Mt general was punctured in the
leg in three places. Getting punctured
/ n, ans getting a Krag-Jorge bullet
/ in some portion of the anatomy. The
{ colonel was greatly pleased and l re-
Ce;Ve,i a very fine compliment from him.
as ! had discovered the insurGent camp.
! Il often me-, Butte boy or some one
I from some other portion of Montana.
they are here in all capacities. as SOL
diers as civilians and frequently | meet
them as miners. Owing to the fact that
I speak the language of the natives l do
more running around than most of the
| officers and it is a great thing for me
! v hen ! can sleep two nights in my own
bed. | haven't seen my own company
since last May: of course l see some ol
the men once in a while but not all of
them. Sometimes some of the better
class of natives give ball. but just
! think of trying to waltz with "A woma n
| who has on slippers without heels an
| without stockings. | tried it once and
every second | thought she going tc
lose har slippers and then | would be in
danger of treadng on her bare feet. o.
course their other clot hes do not amount
to much. Thy look cnmical with thei,