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him to be reported dead Crazed from
the loss of blood and by pain, he was
later seen by a lone bolo wielder, but the
latter, seeing the fate of his companions
was afraid to come near. Austin swan
the Dolores River, and when on the other
side the bolo~ man attacked him again,
but perceiving the men who had lately
deserted him hiding in the brush Austin
called on them to shoot the Filipino They
at first refused, saying that it would draw
the fire Of the others across the river,
but Austin threatened to sever the head
of the leader of the conStabulary with his
bolo, and at this the Filipino was prompt
ly dispatched. Austin sank to the ground
ard the constabulary left him there, COW
cred with wounds and without food. He
wandered for two days in semi-con-
scious condition before he came up with
the rest of his command, and the officer
found that he had bandaged himself in a
crude way with his clothes, which barely
saved his life.
The brave man will never regain the
use of his left arm, for as it did not re-
oeive proper treatment at the time 1t mas
stiffened His face was the target for a
number of bolo blows, and the numerous
scars indicate the severity CT the fight he
was engaged in.
Brigadier General William S. McCaskey
was a passenger on the Logan, whicn ar
rived in port yesterday from Manila
There is no soldier better known IN the
army than this gallant officer Eie is one
of the surviving six now serving under
his country's flag who responded to Iin-
coins first call for 1900 volunteers He
entered the service of his country April
20, 1861 at the age of II years. For tie
last year and a haif he has been in COM
.nand of the post at Malil1. and of the
First Brigade. He now goes TO take
command of the Department of Colorado.
DR.. Charles F. Craig, assistant surgeon
at the Preside General Hospital. was re-
lieved Yesterday by DR.. H. M. Smith Of
Alcatraz. Lieutenant Craig will leave
for the Philippines on the Logan about
June s and will act as transport surgeon
on the trip.
Captain B. F. Montgomery, Signal
Corps. L. S. A. Benicia Barracks. and
Lieutenant Colonel w. S. Scott, Eleventh
Infantry from Fort Russell, Wyoming,
registered at department headquarters
May IL. Captain Eugene o. Fechet, Sig
nal Corps. Benicia Barracks, on leave;
Captain w. M. Whitman, Thirteenth
Cavalry. Fort Meyer, Va. Major and
Judge Advocate F. l.. Dodds, Lieutenant
]. S. NJ. McCleery, Thirteenth Infantry.
en- route to join command at Denver, and
Lieutenant c. H. Jennings. Thirteenth
Cavalry Fort Meyer, Va, were registered
at department headquarters yesterday.
Majcr George o. Squier, chief signal Of
ficer. Department of California, will
leave soon for Fort Leavenworth Kans..
where he win instruct in the military
school Captain Eugene Fechet will re-
port from Benicia Barracks for duty as
chief signal officer at the Preside.
Captain Charles Saltzman will proceed
from Benicia Barracks to Omaha, where
he will act as chief signal officer.
The Prcsidio baseball team defeated the
team Of Fort Miley at the latter place,
May II, in an exciting contest. The Pre-
sidio team won by the close score of
TO !.
A telegram was received here yester-
day announcing the arrest in st. Louis
of James 1Ierney. who is/said to have
escaped from the Government prison at
Alcatraz. He is being held at ST. Louis
pending an investigation by the prison
officials II is said that Tierney served
part of a ten-year sentence for assault
ing Captain Beck. Twenty-seventh Infan-
try in the Philippines.