The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-27
ON DETAILED DUTY.
WaterwOrks Office, Writes His
Waterwarks Office, Writes His
Brother.

Brother. .
Sergeant George C. Jackson, writing
from Manila to his brother under date
Of Sept. Ii, says:
Conrad Rowe enlisted in company in
ST. Paul, and was assigned to duty as COM
pany cook; has, on account of IL health, been
given his discE aTge, and will go on bca the
Rio Janiero tomorrow morning, preps ra DRY
to going home, He will, barring accide n
reach home in about month and a half;
and he has kindly volunteered to deliver let
tiers from the boys to their friends in ST.
PESI. He can give you very good account
or the hardships endured by our boys dur
ing this trying campaign. In his capacity
OF cook, when he has been implied to do e
out to the men the often scant ard always
unpalatable ra' ions issued by the govern
ment, he has submitted to more abuse dur
Ing the last four months than generally is
thrust upon a man duri1 his life time He
has tried to please eighty lusty kckers and
dld as well as any man cou,d have done
But now that he is leaving he takes the
good will Of every man in the company with
him. His value to the company was never
truly appreciated until he went from the
kitchen to the hospital. The humble cooking
testimony to his worth.
The recruits arrived about a week ago
ana were given rousfng reception by the
boys. They were very much chagrined wien
thsy learned that Manila had fallen and the
lighting was over
The insurgents became a little unruly On
the outskirts of the city, and, l understand
killed some OF our men. The Twenty hi.
infantry was sent out and the Utah and
Astor batteries, and the engineers rps were
ordered under arms The trouble was evi-
IDENTIFY settled in some manner or the Tween
ty-third returned in the evening"
We are gradually bringing the city around
10 LOOK like respectable community TIE
streets are kept clean, and a board of health
has been organized to inspect buildings etc
The natives, or Filipinos, are without
oouot as filthy race ever were allowed
70 70 hye; They are treacherous- villainous
lot of hounds, too. My idea OF the axe ag9
SPaniard has changed whole lot since we
came into Manila. l find them to be-of1-
GERS .I ano men-a polite generous and CD lying
people; though in the humlilia.ing pos ton
OF defeated army the men treat us with
hospitality, and even cord.a ity For in
stance, IN the quarters where I am now liv-
ing there is a young fellow from Company
a. pattalon engineers, who speaks ScanisI
huently He was taken sick last evening
S Slen alarrhoea; There are a number Of
spanish ohcers living here, and among them
Is surgeon attached to their hospital corns-
he onered his services, and has attended
Johnson since, and IS fixing him up in gooi
shape. He would accept no CONFERENCE.-THE
when it was offered him. He said: .tVo ''iI
am as pleased to be of service to YOU aS r.
one OF our men, for we are all friends. the
9 boha Is between cur governments, in who's
Dena-f we do our duty, but without q feel
ing OF personal antagoni:m.' That feeling
seems 10 De general with them, AMI I am
s fee,I IL Is with US The Spaniards are little
q
| tall and quite slender. Their comnIexian a.
not as dark one would think Man. 80
them have sandy hair and blue or grav evee
sumo OF the officers are big fellows how
| ever, and fine looking fellows, too "
IL, nave nad a good streak of luck sirce
t1oC L Wr0te you. l have been detailed es
T Tk IN the once of the water department
. nc t nours are or a. to IL and from
10 10 ~ get the same salary as formerlvH
tnat is, sergeant's pay-but I am a1Iowod
10 select boarding and lodoJn1 90 q ~ =" ~
pace OF business, and the eoVer5noan4 ny ny
my expenses. "liienC pays
Harry Montgomery was Instrumental :,
gettlng the place. He is In the ofFfno -
G eed hughes; provost marshal general He
n 1reto ana Chariey Johnson, who is inter
peet 81, IN my ONCE, room together at hotal
OF -Four Nationalities." we have h nUte.
board and sleeping accommodated tban , eoe.
OF our officers, and we run much ies. in aSc5t
OF getting sick than the bows In barraaisa
ne people here take quite an Interest in
US, anu with Johnson's assistance we arc
ehaDied TO carry on a CONVEX sation uItS
mem. The hotel is owned and run NV ~. %
~ ,en raa. an we are very much envied by
~ Tue C rest OF the boys. Whenever I 20 around
20 company DIS quarters the sentry IN dntv
the the, main pipe!" They have nickna rg comes ne
"Waterworks Jack" When 7 Iaf th az p me .s
was "Curbstone;' then "Cineerhreed =, au ~, II
NSsSen Day, and now it's changed again
pa~I seant Black and Corporals French an5
MI a,heT nave been detailed with twelve otbeI
and c 20 act as Gen. Hughes BODY guard
| special duty -oHe men now on
"a HaYe no idea when We will 1eovo b..
! w; neeVe has been made q hread;e. TLs
| r1 IiinSs colonel and Bean ientenan+ III
| ' anu Tue boys are all rejoicing