Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-12
OUR MANILA LETTER.

Continued from Wednesdays Daily.
The only time we have any show OF
life at all is when there is prospect
of scrap, then we are eager TO be at
II, and the sooner IL all comes the
better IL will suit us.
We lack everything that goes to
make life bearable. q! for the sight OF
an American girl once more. These
native women are horrible. They are
Indecent and disgusting TO civilized
person. would like some Oregon
apples awfully we'll.
We can't yet any fruit thaC has any
acid to 1t at all, except lines aud
lemons and we don't crave them at
all. Any OF the Oregon dried fruit
would bea god-send to US. We do
crave fruit and pickles awfully.
You get more news in general from
here by tho newspapers than l could
possibly write you. All any Of us know
is just what happens or takes place
under our own eyes and that is pre-
clous little. There are always lot of
rumors afloat among the boys, but we
can never get aGgJhing official. All
our reliable news comes through the
mails.
IL Is drawing TO a close OF the rainy
season here, and consequently 1t gets
hotter ali the time. There are no
themomators here that i know OF, so
l can't tell how hot 1t is, but IL Is
awful. AS far as l can learn the
Spaniards all want TO 80 to America
and not back to Spain. They think
we .are something beyond ordinary
mOrtals and our shooting Just awed
them beyond description. A great
many Spanish prisoners, who are In
the hands OF the insurgents are es'
Gaping and coming to US for protec-
tlon. -Four came in this morning aud
they looked pretty peaked, from lack
OF sufficient food. The Spanish hos
pltals ,are an awful sight, they are
uVercrowded with wounded men; and
some are terribly torn and mangled; a
great many will die. / was through
two OF their hospitals yesterday, and
| had no desire TO see the remaining
ones. IL Just sickened me TO see them
laying there suffering untold agOnies.
Our men are commencing to get
sick pretty fast and before another
month is up our hospitals will be
overcrowded and l presume II good
mauy will die from sheer neglect,
You cannot Imagine what a sad state
OF things are mere, sO far as the nos.
plUal department is concerned. Some
OF the simplest remedies are not IL
stock at all There is not a drop o.
carbolic acid Or tincture OF arnica IL
the medical chests and has not beer
for the last week. Many Of our mel
faint from oYerheat at the drills. W.
drill hour daily now. Somebody L
sadly TO blame for the lack OF Prope
medicine and commissary supplies
There is no occasion TO be short or
any OF these things aud IL is simply
poor management or shlftlessness.
suppose they are now trying u
agree on terms OF peace and II will
take the commissioners some tim
to come to an understanding an
get IL fully settled up, will tr
and bring back few photograph
OF natiYe scenes, when l come home
The bamboo houses are quite crud
> work but they answer the purpose o
shelter. / can tell lots OF thing
when get home but am not equa
To describe them on paper.
The streets and sidewalks here ar
very narrow the same as they are /
Londonderry Ireland. The houses AZ
II rooted with red tile. 1 am going
IS have my photograph taken before
m leave here, that is II l have time
le do IL. Am also going TO buy a map {
m Manila 70 take back with me.
s., "A great many OF the Oregon boy
l. are sick with various complaints 6I
os are not Ia the hospital yet. The
I'd have perfect horror OF that plaC
s. aud won't 20 unless they have 70.
Sc nave a native TO do my washing az
lie he does IL cheap only cents piec
have been writing on this letter 4
several days aud will not date IL unt
send IL. / want IL all ready by pal
day. Today is the l5tn and no pay
sight yet.
Last night the insurgents marcht
out OF our lines by request OF q
Americans. The boys spent most
their evenings in the quarters az
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