The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-22
KANsANs IN THE CAPITOL
Soldiers Used Hawaiian Government
Paper for Letters Home.

AOE ASbG0IS AOUuSs
Leavenworth, Sept 22-E NJ. Snyder,
chief clerk for chief quartermaster J.
w. Pope on board the Newport writing
home to headquarters says of the trip
to Manila from San Francisco:
Il went up town in Honolulu and saw
the palaces and some other buildings
after night, for during the day was
busy assisting in coaling the various
vessels, etc. like Honolulu very much.
By the way, we had news here that the
Hawaiian islands were annexed the
very day we left there. That is that
the president signed the annexation
treaty on that day. That day was my
remembering the exact date for future
reference.
THE soldiers had all they could eat
and had free access to the senate cham
Der of the republic of Hawaii and all
the government paper and envelopes
they might require. There they were
sitting all around, in the speakers chair
and any other place they might see fit
to use, writing letters until away late
into the night. The city of Honolulu
and the islands are beautiful and they
even have the names of the streets on
the corners where one can see them.
Omitted States money went the same
as their own and all hands tried to ac-
commOdate one in every way. One GU
riOSity was the pOstoff1ce. 1t is situated
windows and all the boxes were immedi-
ately on the street or court. No need of
gong into the DulIQ1nS at all Ihe
stores are regular StOreS-Same as in
any other city. I did not get a chance
to go out to the sugar plantations as
I should have done had time permitted.
Another thing about the pOStOffice at
Honolulu was that they had a first class
up to date set of Yale boxes with the
American eagle in evidence, all over
them. Do not for a moment think that
the HawaiianS have any particular
changes to make to be in line as Amer
lean citizens for they did all that part
of the business a long time ago.
''The Fflipinos are making lots of
money just now, as the Americans have
spoiled them by giving them about
twice as much for things as they were
in the habit of getting. Hence the av-
erage Filipino thinks the American is
good because he has lots of money and
gives some it to the Filipino.
'FI WILL before stopping, say a few
words about the town of Cavite. It is
a nice place as places go in this cOun-
try, but not knowing anything about
Spanish towns I cannot say whether 1t
is a typical town or not. The streets
are very narrow and have a curb of
stone, and the pavements consist of red
tiles. Many houses facing the bay have
dead walls on the street with the second
story projecting and all surrounding
court planted with palms and other
tropical trees and plants. Moreover.
at every street corner you find the name
of the street in raised letters of plaster.
and there are no short names either,
atoms and misunderstanding or illegi-
bility, anything else.
From the deck of the vessel you can
see Cavite extending away off to point
due west of US. Yesterday an order
was given to issue rations to the Span
iards who are held Is prisoners by the
insurgents at that place.
''This morning a French officer came
on board of the Olympia, and then came
over to visit General Merritt. On Ieav-
ing the Olympia he was given a salute
of seven guns. The monitor Monterey
and her escort the Brutus have not ar
rived, though it is time for her to be
here.
st have seen Admiral Dewey several
times and my idea is that he is a very
pleasant gentleman. Every once in
two or three whites he is compelled to
straighten out his Dutchness over on
the other side of the bay on account of
some interference Of one kind or an
other.
s'Some time since the German admiral
sent word that he intended to land some
marines in Manila, whereupon Uncle
George sent word that any such move
as that would be considered as dec
laration of war against the United
States, and that if he wanted war he
could have all he wanted of it in about
five minutes.
Ordinary postage will carry letter
to Manila. A SIS gold piece is worth
81 20 in Mexican money. Here and in
Hong Kong, as well as around, Mexican
money is the circulating medium"