The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-06

! ne then felt perfectly safe. The Boston
! signaled that everything was safe, so the
! China then sailed on ahead to Cavite and
! the other three vessels came with the
! Boston. Why. Dewey has everything
right under his thumb, and know all
he will have to do will be TO tell Manila
TO hoist odd Glory" and then we will
march into the city. I don't look for any
trouble at all only after we have cap
| tured her, then we can expect trouble
from the insurgents. as they are very
! treacherous set.
This is now the rainy season here
! from June to November-but 1t is not
very unhealthy. They nave some small
pox here, but not very much. No fever at
ell. The worst here is the water. All Of
il has to be boiled. They catch rain water
though. as it rains every day.
Manila is a city of 10000 and one Of the
most handsome in the world. The old
city proper is about 80, 900 and surrounded
by a wall, and inside of this will are the
Spanish soldiers. The city is built up
| around this wall I hope we will soon be
ready to move into her, as 1 am anxious
to see what is there.
This has been an eventful time in my
life and one 1 can look back to with pride
Of course it was a little tough on the
ship, and We do not always get all We
want to eat, but we no doubt live fat in
comparison with the soldiers of 81 l
never saw a town treat soldiers like Hon
oulu. Words cannot express the kindness
shown to US and the reception We re-
ceived there. They fed every one of US,
] 70 lNakR a7 IN
my life They are for the United States,
once and for all, and ought to be annexed
by all means.
Well, 1 suppose you are all pretty well
at home. nope I will have some letters
from you when the next expedition gets
here. I am well-never felt better in all
my life, was not even sea sick, but We
| had a miraculous trip-not even a day Of
rough sea- There were four deaths on our
| trip, all on the other ships, but they were
nearly all sick when they started. We
never had but one sick man out OF 500
on our ship. Wasn't that great.
1 suppose you have the wheat all har-
vested by this time and stacked I have
thought of you so often when on board
this ship. I would love to know what
the late news IS. We heard that there
was a battle at Santiago de Cuba-800
Americans and 1000 to 5000 Spaniards
killed. I nope and il surely is, that Ha-
vana is taken by this time. 1 think is
soon as it falls and we have possession
of Manila, that that will end the war.
1 think we viii be sent home and the
regulars left here to hold the place. We
will likely be one of the first to go home.
as Cn1oraT Hawkins
for state senator and he is a Quay man
and so of course has Quay's influence at
Washington.
Well, 1 haven't much money, but don't
need any. 1 guess, only for postage.
spent a great deal, or about all l had,
on the ship, as when our meal was poor
we could buy Of the ships crew and they
charged big prlces-25 cents for Pie, and
other things in proportion. but fellow
who is hungry won't stand back. 1 didn't.
We have TO pay cents on a letter we
send by way of Hong Kong If 1t went
direct 70 the United States in one of our
ships, why il wouldn't cost US anything,
but we do not know when one of our
vessels is going back, so we send by way
Of Hong Kong. I don't suppose we Will
get any pay here until we get back to
the United States.
Well, nave written about all the news
I can think of. so I will close. I hope
you are all well. This leaves me well
and safe and don't think there viii be
any danger to speak of. so don't worry.
With love to all Of you, remain your
most loving son, a 1. PHILLIPS.
Co. H, Tenth Pa Vol.
Manila Pbi1iDnina Islands
Write my name plain, also company, as
there are now about six or eight Phillips
in the regiment. Good bye.
Mrs. G F. Barkme accompanied BY ter
son. James, left yesterday for Springfield.
ONO. Mrs. Ba-kimer WIFI visit for several
months with relatives in Ohio towns. Jim
has a fine position with the United Sta'es
Express company and VIII make as future
residence there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jones entertained
very pleasantly at their home on I3j South
Fannie avenue. Sunday evening al 6
O'Clock Ginner. Mr.. John Rose of Ponca
City. was the guest Of honor, and the hos
tess very charm.ngly extended the gracious
hospitality Of her home to the Bachelor
friends OF Mr.. Jones.