The Columbus journal., 1898-11-23
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AAyuA PWRxHI IMADAl
Co i, RHst Nebfak1 EolnnAeera,
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1 Dan ONK AT HoxR:-The sseame
Arizona eaze INTO port yesterday ana
hEU0ght ths drss mad We have had tos
| some time. Your four last letters o
August ID to 9th, al came IN . batci
and contents were eagerly devoured
We are still N the city and our re0i
| meas - still dong guard duty on she
pakr0ling The hsaeh. We nab ssveral
mnGRisu sv1ry day. The natives and
Chmaes are sdspes g smn9gilng. and 4
" mnoesns bo6ng bundle of old
cioeheD On haine unrulled viii disclosl
some yWy 6na Glk N the center. Aslin,
. box l1bslsd >ui1 viii, ou being opened
provo 20 b tho ba1s brand of champa0na
III ChinAn rDnrt q vaxiD0 moehod1
70 smnGH3a opium, On which thars u q
heavy duty. Oue Of thair schemes u e
nix It IN jup a OIL % bring L On shore
and than ssparsss Il from the oil By Soma
means known only 70 shems.lvea. Ian
getting onto the f1chss and can detect
il By The smell
I have ehargeof patroI every thirt day
and rathsr hks if sxrsps that one Is out
all night, and the night air IS very
unhealthy In this climate. We gee duty
oftanef than some Of the regiments.
suppose that u bscanse the Nebraska
regiment has the reputation OF beng one
Of the best duty regiments in brigade.
We are more comfortably fixsd than
Ne were when / last wrote. We were
furnished With canvas cots a few days
ancs, and assurs you We appreciated
them after sleeping on q stone tiOor with
No mattress but blanket
Our ratlo0s are much better a. We
nov got fresh meat three times a week,
It CONSISTS Of frozen beef and mutton
from Australia and IL a. good as any
ralsed and fed in the United States
The doctors have ordered our meat
ration cut down. and our ration Of rice
and canned tomatoes increased think
Il wlse plan as much mea: Is too heat.
ing q diet for thus climate 4 great
many OF the men are SICK with malarial
fever which, though not very dangerous,
reduces man 80 that he Is not fit for
duty sor long time. Fully one-thirc3
OF the regiment are on the sick Inst and
that canses duty To fall oftener on those
Who are veil think most OF the men
have themselves to blame. as they DO
| not take proper care OF themselves.
This regiment has lost five men from
sickenss since We came into the city
Ny health is better now than Il was at
first, though / have not been seriously
SICK az any time and have only missed
two days duty since leaving San Fran
CISCO. l think am getting accilmated.
There are great many cases OF dysen-
terry but I think that viii cease with a
change OF rations. We don't know
when We shall be sent home. but most
OF Us hope it will be soor.
We have an hours drill with arms and
fifteen minutes caiisthenics every morn-
ing, then We have TO clean up our quart
ers and wash our white uniforms and all
our other clothing In the evening We
have dress parade and retreat The
days We are on duty We have only the
morning drills. and then duty for twenty
four hours. The natives turn cut by
thousands every night TO witness dress
parade. and 1t Is quite a pretty sight as
the men all dress In white and the women
In white With large black lace mantillas
and fans. Hats are never worn by the
women here.
The streets are narrow 10 most parts
Of the city and are not straight by any
means. The buildings are not land out
IN blocks and It puzzles person 70 find
his way without making a long detour.
till he gets med To the crooks and turns.
None ct the buildings are more than two
stories hlgh "a they have earthquakes
here that shake things up Tor rather
down once IN while. The upper story
projects over the sidewalk and affords a
shade and protection from rain. The
side walks are 50 narrow that It is diff
cult to pan people IN the business part
of the city. The cab and street car
drivers drive very fast and it Is wonder
there are not more accidents IN these
narrow streets. The cab horses are only
ponies weighing about $50 pounds. but
they pull two-Vheeled cab holding four
people at good pace and when well fed
have high life. All the heavy work Is
done by water buffalo and they draw
heavy loads on two-wheeied carts. A
great deal OF heavy work Is done by
Chinese coolies and the load they carry
Is surprising. They have a piece OF
springy wood about five feet long with a
hook or sling at each end and they viii
carry lbs pounds hung on each end Of
the pole at q dog trnt for mile without
resting. This Is nothing unusual as they
do it day after day and trot Oh with 80
pounds faster than one cares To walk 10
Keep up With them They are no good
for any other work but seem TO De beasts
Of burden This may sound fishy TO those
who have not seen it. but have seem it
done. When ve took Manila detail of
back TO camp Dewey 70 break camp and
pack up the baggage. tents. ratIoEs. etc.
l was sent In charge OF detail; all bag
gage. etc. was carried from camp 10 city,
a distance Of three miles By coolies.
had fifty coolies Ia my charge and |
think their loads averaged II5 pounds
per man as I loaded them myself. and
they earned them three miles through
the mud at pace that made the guard
sweat TO keep up with them Their
wages are 30 cents per day now and are
80 per cent higher than when ve came
into the city.
There Ia one railroad on the island
running from Manila to Dagupan- DIS
tance Of I16 miles. The engines and cars
are mere toys compared with those of
the United States. They are not so large
"a the traction engine used for threshing
IN Nebraska The cars are not more
than half the size Of the smallest cars We
use. They run at a rate OF from 10 To 20
miles an hour
This Is very rich country naturally.
but II needs good government and a
little American energy 10 give Il good
start Il has been badly governed so
long that Il would take a number of
years TO get things IN anything ike shape.
The natives are quite musical and many
Of them are excellent performers on ali
kinds Of serineed instruments / have
heard A9uinaldo's band but don't con-
sider il anything extra
Our brigade has a review this after
noon. the first since We took Manila 50
I vii have To close and get ready. /
was much pleased 10 9es letters from