General Arthur MacArthur Jr. telegraphed the War Department (which was actually named that at the time) that 51 men from Company F of the 29th Volunteer Infantry, under the command of Captain Devereaux Shields, been taken prisoner by the Filipino resistance, along with the gunboat Villalobos.
It was almost as if the Filipinos didn't want us there.
English rancher in Montana Evelyn Cameron wrote:
FRIDAY, SEPT. 28, 1900 Ashburn 10 minutes. E & I town. Lunch at Corlinne. Tea Ashburn. Photos arrived from Stores.
Beautiful morning. afternoon wet very. Mild.
Arose 8:10. Down 9:00. Breakfast- eggs for E, porridge, oat cake. We started 11:30 for walk, & I just ran in to see how they were. E followed. Jessie gave me an African letter from her nephew written in July, on 1/2 rations & very sick of it. We went to town. I chose a Highland bull, & a Highland ram photos (1/each) sent to Per his birthday today. Bought apples for eating & cooking, and fish. In 1:00. Lunch — sago pudding. E — sardines. Like yesterday I was to have hired a bicycle, but the rain put a stop to it. Read. Photos- enlargements of antelope & the grouse under milkweed, platina type good! also 5x7 of the sea good. Group unpresentable tho’. Packed up one of each (not of group), & walked to PO & posted. E out, but came back. Allan came 4:15, & after seeing photos, we went to tea with him & Jessie. Jessie told me about Ardlussa. To sell for #30. worth #1500 in Jura. Received letter from Mrs C enclosing letter from Pitts. He has been in the eastern Firths with Middlemore. Home at 6:00. Jessie dressed Jim up as a girl for fun. Changed.
The paper from Carlisle Pennsylvania reported that Indians still had grievances.
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