Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-03-28

follow through the rice paddles, now
and then talking an hombre and ask.
ing him through Santiago why he was
on earth. At noon we crossed the
river and proceeded to follow up its
farther bank, in a northerly direction
for some time. then halted for dinner,
and afterwar left river and rice
fields for waving grass lands dotted
with little trees resembling apple
trees, SO that We seemed travelling
through al endless orchard. Here
and there. on left ard right, were lit
tie bosQues, or groves, along some
| creek-not a sign Of man except the
narrow trail We followed. After many
miles were passed over we at last
came upon a man herding COWS and
| again upon man and his wife riding
caraboos. The tabootin had left us.
circulating far to the left. Our trail
had now swelled TO the dignity of
road and bore wheel tracks. Toward
evening the river again bent toward ne
and we descended into grove on its
bank where we went into camp. The
horses were unsaodled and tethered
with ropes, ponchos and sheltered
spread upon the grass and the COM
mand generally took swim in the
river.
Santiago made known to him that he
was to bring in a young and tender
chicken for the officers supper. He
returned with very fully developed
fowl OF ancient birth and we decided
to boil it all night and have 1t for
breakfast, contenting ourselves with
bacon and potatoes for the time be-
| ing.
We were lying on our beds talking
when we heard three shrill calls off
| in the brush. The captain instantly
| sprang to his feet and as he did SO
| we heard similar call on the other
side. I'VE were surrounded by blood
| thirsty demons" and the calls were
signals for our instant determination.
| | asked Santiago il it was not custom
airy for natives passing along wind
! ing trail through the tall cain grass to
call TO one another that way and he
said it was. Our men were sent out
in various directions and outposts es
tablished. By and by old Sergeant
August came in with the information
that he had come upon two "hombres"
riding caraboo going home from a
days fishing and they had said they
called to one another. They were
nearly scared out Of years growth
to see the soldiers pounce upon them.
The enemy on our other flank did not
and went to bed
l was just falling asleep when the
sergeant of the guard came to report
that the captains hores and my black
pony had broken loose and escaped
In the early candle light of next
morning we built a fire under the pot
of chicken, which had been cooking
after its purchase until bed time, and
while the sky frightened in the east
We ate IT and pronounced it tender
and nice.
! Tiago was sent to look for the mss
ing mounts and when he returned
without them Santiago was sent to
find caraboo to carry our saddles
back to camp. No caraboo was found.
We turned back for Santa Rosa with
each of the saddles suspended on a
rifle between two men and the captain
and ! carrying rifles. At 1880 we
reached Cabanatuan and Santa Rosa
at 4 pm. The next morning the cor
poral Of the guard reported that the
horse and pony came in at midnight
Filipino Politics.
| Santa Rosa, Feb. 81 shall go down
to San Isidro in the morning with the
wagons for supplies, etc. The captain
returned last evening from a three
! days scout with the mounted detach-
ment of the company The second
lieutenant and the surgeon had accom-
panied him. They left here with ra-
| tons for two meals, expecting to re-
turn the same night. They chowed at
various towns, but spent the nights in
| garrisoned towns. Visiting detach-
| menLS usually take LnelT meals Win
some company and the rations con
sumed are added to the ration return
Of the company visited and later de-
Quoted from that of the visiting de-
tachment.
| Under a new order we now have to
obtain leave OF absence from general
headquarters before going to Manila,
SO that is a process shall have to
take hereafter when | visit that place.
| The wagons OF the oath colored infan-
try will be up in the morning and
| shall expect home mail. The colored
troops affiliate with the natives to a
| considerable extent and miscengena-
ton is rapidly going on-if the mar
] rage OF two races so frequently OF the
same complexion and facial features
can come under that term. What
kind OF race will result and what il,
| attitude will be to our government re-
| mains for the future to develop.
The Filiptuos are organlzipg politi.
| cal parties now Of which the principal