The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-09
FROM THE
PHILIPPINES.

Para, which had been used as a
transport for convey ance OF troops
from San Francisco, sails by way Of
Hong Kong and Nagasaki to Amer
lea. or course she is loaded with
mail to the dear ones at home, and
is quite a sight to G the piles of
stuff that accumulate in the post
Office for America. Packages con
tanning native fabrics, as Pima and
just cloths, Manila cigars, shells,
daggers, bayonets, matches and
most anything conveyable in the
mails, that are peculiar to this
country. And here arises the
query-when will the troops return?
Nobody here knows, perhaps you do
in America, but I think most every.
one here has about settled down to
the opinion that we will remain
here until spring. 1t must be adj
mitted, the war seeming to be over,
and the curiosity natural to a new
conner being now pretty we'll salts
fed, that with very few exceptions
we all in the islands are ready to 90
home to America; but l have heard
very few complaints. as it does not
behoove a good soldier to complain,
and then one stands a poor show of
getting a sick leave on account of
inconsistencies.
There lis a desire or perhaps a
movement on foot by some officers
who are ambitious to enter the re-
guar service to take their regiment.
along with them, yet I think it
extremely doubtful if d vote of the
of the boys would coincide with
their desires. I understand that
Capt. Latin of Company E. Lieut..
Morrison OF Comdany E, Lieut..
Dynna of Company d, Liuet. Guth-
RE Of Company A, all of the First
South Dakota volunteer infantry.
have rendered their designations
which are likely to be accepted.
There is considerable sickness
among the troops, dysentery and
typhoid fever proving the most for
lnidable diseases to contend with.
Smallpox is breaking out only here
and there: Private Craig Of Com.
pany l., First South Dakota volun-
teers, has the disease and today an
other one of the First infantry came
down with the same disease in Ca.
wife. Here in Cavite are several
among the natives. The ma
jority of those attacked with the
disease die.
This morning Roy Slower, SER
geant major, the head of the South
Dakota noncommissioned officers,
died in Manila of dysentery. He
had not been we'll since leaving
Honolulu. He is a brother Of Lieut..
Col. Slower of the FIRST South Oak
ota volunteers, formerly OF Water
town. He graduated this last
spring at HArvard-was very uu-
assuming, popular with the Of
ficers and men alike and had a pro-
missing future before him. I think
everyone in the regiment was his
friend and many to night are mourn
ing his fate. The funeral takes
place tomorrow at 9 a. m., and the
body will be sent home on the
Para.
Lieut.. George Jennings, of Com
pauy D, First South Dakota VOL
unteers, postmaster of Clark, S. d.,
is now the official postmaster OF
Cavite, and is a very efficient officer.
The complaints ere made that he
does not secure mail matter from
America as often as we would like.
Gould we only hear from home once
in two weeks we would be quite
we'll satisfied. but to sit around and
wait a solid month for a loving mis-
sive from home is exasperating in
deed. 1t is to be hoped that Uncle
Sam will soon put on a mail boat
that will make regular trips to
Hong Kong.
1t is also to be hoped that by the
time this reaches Won the paris