THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 141900.
THEY ARE SEEING
ACTIVE SERVICE
CAPTURING THE FORTS OF THE
INSURGENTS.
William J. Boyce, of the Nineteenth
Regiment, Writes Entertainingly
About the Skirmishes in Which He
Was Engaged in the Vicinity of
Cebu It Was 'Their Good Fortune
to Make a Captive of One of the
Filipino Generals and Other Offi
cers of Lesser Note.
Special Correspondence of Tho Tribune.
Cebu, Cebu, P. I., Jan. 29. It seems
ns though tho newspapers hi the Htntes
pet nil of their news troni thi! iBlund cf
Luzon runt never hear much ubout
what Is done on the other Island. I
nm In Rood health today, though I am
Romuwhat tired, caused by n long
march and fighting. Fifty men of our
company left camp Thurrday morning,
January 2.", under command e Lieu
tenant Fiscus. Wo thought of course
it was only u reeonnoltcrlng party, as
only a few days ago wo had a battlo
with tho Insurgents and didn't expect
another ono for somo tlmo to conn.
Wc marched south about nine miles
and camped for tho night within sight
of an Insurgent fort. On tho mornim;
of January 2 wo started up the moun
tains, keeping well out of sight of tho
enemy, as wo knew by this time wc
were going to take tho enemy by sur
prise If possible, nnd w.o managed to
get within a half a mile of tho fort in
a bamboo forest and waited for our
rations to catch up with us. Part of
the command was ordered to wait,
while tho rest of us wont forward until
wo got within 600 yards of tho forts.
Then thirty of us marched around'tho
nlde of tho hill until wc got opposite
the fort, when wc wore ordered to fire,
and every ono of us gave them six
rounds apiece out of our Krdgs. Tho
Insurgents were so surprised that they
eouldn't get themselves together, but
. few of them plucked up courage and
sent a few shots ut us, but thev all
went wide of their mark. They thought
tho best thing for them to do was to
run, and as they went down one side
of the mountain we went up tho other.
The bamboo is so thick hero that It
was impossible for us to get many of
them, but wc killed sixteen.
IN ENEMY'S FOIIT.
That night wo slept in the enemy's
fort and captured papers, bolos, a
few guns and ammunition galore. It
was one of the best captures made on
this island and every man has some
thing to take back to the States for a
rollo to remember the day.
On Saturday morning we tore down
the foit, burnt the buildings and
started for a small insurgent town. Wo
captured tho place, which proved to
be a small mining town, as coal is
mined hero on a small scale. We did
not harm anything and the man In
charge had a German flag flung to the
breeze.
This Is the only town on this island
which we have seen that looks any
thing like civilization, as they have a
short ralhoad here, running from tho
coast to tho mines, a distance of six
miles. The rails aro about twenty-six
Inches apart and the ties uro all ma
hogany and cocoanut. We took pos
session of the road, loaded our rations
on two of the cars and started for a
town called Danoa. . The cars ' were
about as large as tho cars arc that are
used around the mines in Pennsyl
vania and the grade was all down hill,
so it was easy for our homhrics (men)
to purli them along and control them.
We reached Danoa about 4.13 o'clock
nnd stayed in the police station there.
It Is a town about seventeen miles
from Cebu, and has a population of
about 10,000. It is a much nicer town
than Cebu and many of the boys
wished they were stationed there in
place of Cebu.
The policemen here get three pesos
a month. A peso Is a Spanish dollar
and is equal to SO cents, so the police
men get 11.50 per month and consider
that good wages. In Cebu the police
men get ten pesos a month, or $3 in
our money, and that is considered the
best position for a working man as far
as pay Is concerned on the island.
CAPTURED TWO MEN.
We left Danoa Sunday morning for
Llloan, u distance of ten miles, but
when we were three miles from Danoa
we saw two men leave a house in a
hurry, and Lieutenant Fiscus gave the
command to catch them. We started
after them and .succeeded in surround
ing them, when they surrendered. They
proved to be a captain and lieutenant
of the insurgent army. They took their
capture very easy and seemed to be
glBd that they were not killed.
We then proceeded on towards Llloan
and when we got within sight of the
town another man was seen to leave
his house, mount a horse that was
nearby and start for the mountains.
Lieutenant Fiscus knew it would be
impossible for us to capture him, so
he gave the command to shoot, and wo
brought ills horse down, but he still
kept on the go, so one of the men shot
to wound him and hit him In the left
leg. When we got up to him ho said:
"Americans muclia amlgo." He
proved to be a general and was in
command of the fort that we captured
thirty-six hours before.
Every man Jn K company, from
When the inn
om down there'! a
food saMUtu In
Headlight
Water White
Oil
the antidote to dsrkneu. The
oil tast can't explode, doein't
tmtiuaoMa'ttaoK. Your
CeaiwrbailU
Atlantlo
Refining Oo.
Lieutenant Fiscus on down, waa Jubi
lant now, for this was tho first gen
eral ever raptured on this Island by
the Americans, and Is considered a
great honor.
Tho general speaks 8panlsh very flu.
ently nnd seemed to wnnt to talk. He
said they had six Amerlcnn prisoners,
but that two of them had escaped
some tlmo ago. Ono of them belonged
to the Sixth and the other the Twenty
third infantry. They had four Krag
Jorgensons and four Mausers, while
tho rest of their rlfics were all Reming
tons. WHERE THEY GOT THEM.
Two of the Krags were taken from
two men from the Twenty-third in
fantry doing outpost duty, one mile
from Cebu, In June, and the other two
were taken from two men of tho Sixth
shortly after we Rrrlved hero at El
I'ardo, four miles north of Cebu.
He also said the Filipino soldiers
were paid 2& pesor a month and that
tho homhrles (men) who worked for
them got eight duccos a day; that Is
equal to fi cents of our money. When
we told him what we got a" month and
what wo paid the natives for working
for us ho was much surprised.
Wo returned to our camp last night
pretty well tired out, but after one of
the most successful trips ever taken
by a small body of soldiers, nnd every
one Is highly elated over our success.
This morning a detachment from our
company took tho general, captain and
lieutenant into Cebu. .
It Is thought now that tho Insurrec
tion on this Island will Isoon come to
a close, as the backbone of tho en
emy's army Is broken. Let us hope
so anyway.
William J. Boyce,
Company K, Nineteenth infantry.
BOERS' OFFER IS
SPURNED BY ENGLAND
Concluded from Fage 1.
accomplish His work in us and in our
descendants.
We hesitated to make this declara
tion earlier to your oxcoltency, as wo
feared that as long as the advantage
was always on our side nnd as long as
our forces held defensive positions far
within her majesty's colonies such a
declaration might hurt the feelings and
honor of the British people.
But now that the prestige of thu
British empire may be considered to bo
assured by the capture of one of our
forces by her majesty's troops, and
that we have thereby been forced to
evacuate other positions which our
forces had occupied, that difllculty is
over und wo can no longer hesitate to
clearly Inform your government and
people, In the sight of the whole civil
ized world, why we are fighting and
on what conditions we are ready to re
store peace.
Salisbury's Reply.
The Marquis of Salisbury's reply was
as follows:
To the Presidents of tho South African
Republic and Orange Free State:
Foreign Office, March 11. I have tlr
honor to acknowledge your honor'n
telegram, dated March D, from Bloem
fonteln, of which the purport is prac
tically to demand that her majesty's
government shall recognize the "Incon
testable Independence" of the South
African republic and Free State as
"sovereign International states," and
to offer on those terms to bring the war
to a conclusion.
In the beginning of October last
peace existed between her majesty and
tho two republics under conventions
which then wore in existence. A dis
cussion had been proceeding for some
months between her majesty's govern
ment and the South African republic,
of which the object was to obtain re
dress for certain very serious griev
ances under which tho British resi
dents In South Africa were suffering.
In the course of these negotiations the
South African republic had, to the
knowledge of her majesty's govern
ment, made considerable armaments,
and the latter had consequently taken
steps to provide corresponding rein
forcements of tho British garrisons at
Cape Town and In Natal.
No infringements of the rights guar
anteed by the conventions had up to
that point taken place on the British
side. Suddenly, at two days' notice,
tho South African republic, after issu
ing an insulting ultimatum, declared
war upon her majesty, and the Orange
Free State, with whom there had not
even been any discussion, took a simi
lar step. Her majesty's dominions
were immediately Invaded by the two
republics. Siege was laid to three
towns within the British frontier, a
large portion of two colonies was over
run, with great destruction to property
and life, and the republics claimed to
treat the inhabitants of extensive por
tions of her majesty's dominions as If
those dominions had been annexed to
ono or the other of them.
In anticipation of these operations
the South African republic had been
accumulating for many years past mili
tary stores on an enormous scale,
which, by their character, could only
have been intended for use against
Great Britain.
Your honors make some observations
of a negative character upon the ob
ject with which these preparations
were made. I do not think it neces
sary to discuss the questions you have
raised. But the result or these prep
arations, carried on with great, secrecy,
has been that the British empire has
been compelled to confront an invas
ion which has entailed uuon the em
pire a costly war and the loss of thou
sands of precious lives. This great
calamity has been the penalty Great
Britain has suffered for having of re
cent years acquiesced to the existence
of the two republics. In view of the
uso to which tho two republics have
put the position which was given them
and the calamities their unprovoked
attack has Inflicted on her majesty's
dominions, her majesty's government
can only answer your honors' tele
gram by saying they are not prepared
to assent to the Independence either of
the South African republic or the
Orange Free State.
CAFE NOME'S RICHES.
Sixty Miles of Golden Beach Where
None Can Stake Claims.
Wrangell, Alaska, Correspondence of the
Springetlld Republican.
Tho spring of 1900 will undoubtedly
record the world's greatest gold stam
pede, and the scenes attending the mad
Klondike rush of 1897 will be Insigni
ficant when compared with the Inci
dents accompanying the Cape Nome
craze. All Alaska, and the Pacltlc
Coast generally, have been startled by
the return of the last boats from that
frozen region and the wealth brought
down by the passengers. A very con
servative estimate of the number who
will venture to these wonderful dig
gings, 2300 miles away, Is 50,000; in fact
this number will be limited only by the
transportation facilities, and, In antici
pation of the rush, boats 'by the score
aro being built or chartered by the sev
eral transportation companies of the
Pacific Coast. On most of the boats
sailing ut an early dato the passenger
and freight facilities have already bene
taken up by the eager argonauts.
All the Information here given has
been secured by Interviewing many of
the best Informed people who have re
turned, from tho .wonderful camp. It Is
the general opinion that Cape Nome
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will be a world beater, because it hus
all the advantages that go to muke up
a great gold field. These advantages
are easy of access, large extent of
mound rich In gold, shallow claims,
plenty of water, and the gold in such
a condition that u large amount of It
can be saved at little expense. "Nome
possesses all these and more,
Nome Is on the coast, und can be
reached by boats from Puget Sound
ports In twelve days, but not earlier
than the latter part of May. Many
who are anxious to get on the ground
ut u very early date next spring have
gone In to Dawson, and will attempt
the 2.000 mile Ice trip down the Yukon
river during the winter. This Is a very
hazurdous Journey, and it is doubtful
whether Nome can bo reached before
the middle of June, at which duto the
Ice nround St. Michael breaks up.
There Is a striking similarity of the
Nome plucers with the early California
placers. They aro shallow, rarely ex
ceeding flvo feet to bedrock, and the
ground can be easily and rapidly pros
pected and worked. It Is estimated
that fully $2,000,000 was cleaned up on
the beach this last summer, und this
In spite of the fact that these diggings
were not discovered until tho middle
of July, and work ceased early iu Oc
tober because of the cold. This beach
runs 75 to 100 feet wide for at least
sixty miles. Hundreds of men rocked
out an ounce of gold, per day, and
some old miners made $50 and 5100 n
day, and occasionally u clean-up of
$1,000 and $1,600 was reported. The
pay streak runs, down to the water's
edge and perhaps further. No claim
on the beach between high and low
water can be staked, and tho mining
laws of the camp lost season allowed
every man nine feet of ground. If a
man left his working ground for any
length of tlmo another man could set
up a rocker on tho placo and work.
Notwithstanding that there were
fully 5,000 people In the camp last sea
son, the resources of the beach are so
extensive that neither the tundra,
creek nor quartz claims were given
any attention, except In rare cases,
and these few cases proved 'bonanzas.
The tundra diggings, which prospect us
rich us the beach diggings, extend
from the beach about four miles to the
foothills; but little work was done last
season, save to prospect, because of
the richness of the beach diggings,
pvhlch were easier to work, owing to
the proximity of the water. The many
creeks and streams In the foothills be
yond have proved to be immensely rich
by the little work already done on
them. Several have paid $100 a day to
the man, and one claim has u record
of $250,000 for two months' work.
Numerous ledges of high grade quartz
have been located, but as yet no one
has prospected for lode claims.
Many of those whu came out this
fall will return In the spring to work
tundra and creek claims with the most
Improved machinery. The creek claims
have produced ubout $1,500,000 thus
far. Charles "W. Lane, the California
mllllonuhe, has Invested heavily in
these creek claims, and it is known
that tho company in which he is in
terested has secured ten miles of ter
ritory along Snow Gulch and Anvil
creek. For three claims on Anvil creek
Lane paid' $70,000.
Tho power of attorney by which a
man can locate any number of claims
for parties not In the mining dlbtrlct
hus proved to bu a curso In tho coun
try. The work of the last season was
greatly retarded by the lack of lumber,
and exorbitant prices were paid for
sufficient lumber to make rockers.
Lumber sold as high us $250 a thou
sand and coal cost $150 a ton. The Al
bion, tho last 'boat to leave Nome,
sailed early In November, und reported
that fully 2.009 people would winter
there, and thut, owing to the scarcity
of lumber and fuel, there would be
much suffering and man' deaths.
Many will be obliged to winter In
tents, and this means sure death In
that cold region. Scurvy and typhoid
fever will also claim many victims.
Klch dlsvorcrles have also been made
at Capo York, 150 miles beyond Nome,
and it is likely that rich deposits of
the yellow metal will be found all
along the coast as far us Kotzebuc
Sound.
GENERAL CRONJE.
An English View of Him Different
form the Popular One.
Arnold White, In Philadelphia Ledger.
The capture of Cronje Is gratifying,
but his personality is not un ngree
ablo one. He is brave und he is cun
ning. In his surrender to Lord Roberts
It will ba observed that, while he plead
ed for kindness on behalf of himself
nnd his large suite, lie had not a word
to say on behalf of his army. He re
fused before surrender, Lord Roberts'n
offer of a safe conduct for tho women
and children. He declined medical as
sistance for the wounded, upon whom
neglect has produced the most lament
able and Irreparable effects. More than
this, Cronje's history is unsavory, t
Is dinicult to convey to readers at a
distance the intensity of feeling among
loyalist's In South Africa and at home
on the subject of General Cronje.
Englishmen regard Cronje's record
precisely as Americans would regard It
had thev been Its victims. Tho Cronje
who tins been so anxious to save his
own skin Is the same man who during
tho siege of Potebefstroom caused nrlt
Ish prisoners of war to be placed In tho
forefront of the besieging operations
and compelled them to work In tho
trenches, with tho result that some of
them were killed by their own com
rades. Ho refused to allow two ladle
who were In tho garrison and were 111
to leave the fort In order to obtain food
and medical attendance. One of them
died. In 1SS1, defying treaty obliga
tions, he withheld from Colonel Wins,
low and tho besieged garrison the news
thut an armistice had been arranged
between the British and Boer forces,
and continued the siege until the gar
rison were forced to surieudcr to save
the lives of the women and children.
It is the sume Cronje who had tho In
dunas of Queen Toeremetsjanl flogged
without any form of trial. For this act
of injustice he was condemned by a
Transvaal court to pay $125 each to the
thirteen Indunas. They never received
the money. He Is the same man who
save a safe conduct to Captain Elliott,
who was shot down In cold blood with
Cronje's safe conduct on his person.
The murderers were never punished.
While recognizing, therefore, Cronje's
dauntless courage, fertility of resource,
magnetic power over his men nnd
marked abilities, the English do not re
gard him us a worthy or respectablo
foe.
Birthplace of the Potato.
From the Chicago Record.
Peru Is the birthplace of the potato,
which was utea as un article of food
by the Incas and exported to Europe
by the Spaniards when they took over
quinine bark and named In honor of
the Countess of Chincon, whose hus
band at that time was viceroy. The
Indians had used the bark for medi
cinal purposes as long us any ono
could remember, but this noble lady
was the first European to test Its efll
cacy, and it proved so excellent a cure
for the malaria which saturates the
atmosphere of Lima, that she Induced
the Jesuit futhers to recommend It to
the mpdlcos of tho old world. These
wise old chaps sent It to Spain and
Italy, and It Is said that one of the
first doges of quinine that was ever
administered in Europe was swullowed
by the pope. The unregenernte pota
to, which Is still found In it wild state
among tho mountains of Peiu, Is a
delicate vino which bears a fruit abouC
the size of a plum and us yellow ns an
orange. Cultivation hus Increased its
size and Improved its flavor.
Dills Payable in Russia.
From tho Loudon Financial News.
The year 1900 not being a leap year
in the Gregorian calendar while it is so
In the Julian mode of reckoning, the
old stlyle in Russia, will as from
Murch 1 next be thirteen days behind
the new style. This is a point of the'
utmost importance in regard to hills
payable Jn Russia. Indeed, it happens
very often that bills drawn upon Hus-r,.
sla bear both dates, and the slightest -crrlr
Is sufficient to render void a pro
test of such bills, as tho "courts" are
very strict about these matters. It Is,
therefore, Inadvisable to mention the
old style In nny such documents. ' The
latter date Is quite unnecessary, as
Russian commercial law provides that
bills from abroad shall be payable au-
cording to the new style, -which is -followed
by neiirly all the countries of
Europe. '
The Great Equalizer.
Lives of Bleat men all remind us, t
We are Just as treat as they.
When wo die we leave behind us "
All that we can't take away.
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