Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-01-17
ADAy WITH THE CAVALRY.
Charlton Perkins Tells Of his Trip After Fill
ipino Incurrectos with Uncle
Sans Warriors.

The local President came rushing into
the captains office the other day and
exclaimed that body OF insurrectos
had been seen travelling across country
few miles west of Calambs, and the
party who brought the news said he
was quite sure he were a body oil
General Melvar's troops who had caused
the Americans SO much trouble IN this
Southern Province. The captain at
once ordered out squad Of 20 mounted
men, and as the captain gave me per
mi ssion to 20 we mounted and rode at
rapid pace for about four miles, passing
scattered Philippine villages, ancient
pueblos, still inhabited by non.com-
batant's, and these old ruined and
abandoned cathedrals which gives 10
the region its peculiar atmosphere oil
mystery.
At last we came upon an old aban'
doned sugar mill, and near by found
three hombres, cutting bamboo. Their
actions did not suit the captain so he
ordered that they be taken prisoners.
After questioning them without gaining
any knowledge as to the body OF insru-
rectos who we're at that point during the
morning, the captain ordered throe men
to take one man and go few PAGES out
I sight into the bamboo, and fire one shot
to make the remaining two believe their
comrade had been shot. One OF the men
returned and took the second man, and
The CAPTAIN asked him where their arms
, were. but he pleaded ignorant and was
, taken away into the thicket, when the
sharp report OF the Krag was heard
again. One OF the soldiers came out TO
a take the third man, when he expressed
Y his willingness to show us where their
4 arms we're, He took us TO the boiler oi
( this old sugar mill and inside we iouno
|, three rifles and two bolos. Then tue
, two natives that were supposed to have
II been killed were brought out In thu
|, presence Of the third and the expression
on their faces when brought togethe
was really amusing.
Placing a guard over the prisoners w
Is left the main travelled road and wen
n north towards the Calamba rivei aeros
r larger tracts Of cane fields, reaching thu
II Ton of small hill we could see perhap
d 20 men or more Just crossing the liver
Pr We opened FIRE on them but with n
y effect, they soon disappeared into tn
tropical Jungle on the other sido oil th
river. We advanced to the river bu
10 decided not to follow any further as th
t. tropical growth was so great we coul
not travel on horse back Turning "a
the river we came upon bamboo hous
with the white flag flying from one
e. the windows. 1t is invariably true a
this stage OF the insurrection that whe
ever the white flag is there are insu
gents close at hand Searching tn
house we found several tons OF rice an
a poor dog. Setting hre to the hous
we rode few PAGES back to see 1t burr
Bamboo when burning pops and craei
like the report OF rife, and one wi
heard it for the first time would swe
n it was rife shots. very strange thiI
- occurred while this house was burnin
Il the dog refused TO leave the pla
although both doors were open, but
| mained and burnt to death, barSil
| until he died.
II Returning to where our prisoners we
we started toward Calamba, marchil
them between two detachments. Pr'
| emily we came TO large field on each 81
of the road. The three hombres leap
and ran like antelope across the he
from us. All fired at about the sal
time and one fell, the other two going
fast as their legs would carry the
My horse became frightened at the sh
and when had checked him and look
around there was only one native
sight. and ne was about 10 reach lai
bamboo thicket and escape without p
- ing the death penalty for carrying ar
- against tho Americans, but the capt
~ dismouuted and taking rest over
x horse brought him down. Examin
e them we found each shot caused aim
n instant death.
And as the suns last rays did fade,