The San Francisco call., 1898-08-23
VICTORY FOR THE RED
 CROSS AT CAVlTE
Causes the Release of Four Spanish Doctors Because of Their
 Profession.
BY SOL N. SHERIDAN.

CAMP DEWEY, HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE. AMERICAN EX- PEDITIONARY FORCES, BEFORE MANILA, July 29.-The Red Gross has scored it's first victory in the war Tn the East When the Charleston took the island of Guam the health officer of the port of San Luis dApra was taken away to Cavite as one of the Spanish Government officials. The doc tor did not, at that time, claim the protection of the Red Cross. The doc tor is well-read man, but it is doubt full whether, as was the case with the Tagallo surgeons, who all put on the emblem of Geneva, with certain bar barrie notifications so soon as they saw the American surgeons so tricked out, he had ever given the Geneva conven- tion one moments consideration. Span iards may be learned, some of them They are almost never merciful.
 The doctor from Guam, when he reached Cavite, did claim the privilege of his profession and, after three more Spanish doctors were taken, it was granted him and he was released yes terday and sent into Manila.
 The doctors who returned were Jose Romera Aguilar from Guam, Antonio Harricado, Antonio Rocha and Cypri- ano de Porte.
 The Governor of Guam has not been returned to Manila and will not be. He has forfeited his life to the law of Spain because he gave up his post without firing shot, and as he long ago, by his cruelty as Governor of Cavite, gave mortal offense to the Tagallos, he does not feel exactly safe even in the middle of an army of Yankees. His hearts desire, he says, is to go to the United States and transform himself into a good American.
 To go back to the doctor. I am re- minded that pr. Farrell "of ours" be- came the most popular man in camp at once upon the arrival of the New port with General Merritt on board. Dr. Farrell was popular officer before that, of course, and will continue popu- lar. His sudden excess of popularity was due to matter entirely apart from regimental duty; was due, in fact, to the thoughtfulness of his friends of the Cosmos Club, who sent him the files of all the illustrated papers, together with a complete file of The Call from May 27 to June 29. You cannot, getting your papers every day, even faintly picture to yourself the eagerness with which every man in camp crowded to the doctors tent, awaiting his chance at the papers and they were the more eager because my file of papers was footed by some th1ef Tn the Colorado regiment, who, having the fear of neither man nor the devil before his eyes, left me but about six of the whole bundle to go to hungry regiment. As to the Oregon lads, they got no papers at all, being in Cavite and not on the field.
 Dr. Daywalt of San Francisco is here with the Astor Battery and the Third Artillery. Let not San Francisco suppose, however, that the doctor is with the Astors from choice, though he speaks highly of them. A good soldier goes where he is sent and Dr. Daywalt is a good soldier.
 The health of the boys in the field continues good and the sick in the brigade hospital at Cavite are all im- proving. Young Perkins, who seemed to be dying with pneumonia a week ago, has so far recovered that he is anxious to be about and will be in q day or two should he meet with no set back