The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-07-01
LETTER FROM maj. ELLIS.

The interest in hearing from the Al
bany young men on their way to Ma
Mia has been general and great, and
particularly about the Hawaiian islands,
soon 10 become part Of the United
States, and nov a part in spirit as all
the letters show
Among the many letters received here
two from Maj. Ellis, surgeon general OF
the End regiment OF the Oregon volun-
teers, received by his sisters, Misses
Bertha and Annie. are particularly full
in their descriptions The first written
Just before Honolulu was reached tells
OF the splendid treatment in san Fran
cisco and the weeks journey On the
great Pacific in q smooth sea, uneyent-
fial, yet containing interest Among the
passengers were four or five newspaper
correspondents, the New York Herald
man entertaining those around him by
reciting Kipling poetry. This transport
business is . new one in the history Of
the United States, so much 50 that even
old army men are as much at sea ss any
one.
The second letter is Hawaiian, and
here il Is:
HoSoLrLU, June 2, 1895
This town was reached last evening
about 9 O'Clock You never SAW town
20 wild like they did here. The Oregon
regiment cuts q wide swath and seems
to be more observed than any Others
As We approached the docks, even be-
fore we could distinguish plainly we
could see numerous umbrellas raised in
favor OF Oregon and the name OF the
state in large white letters across the
top Of each umbrella. Then up on the
street the Oregon headquarters had 3
large American flag with umbrellas at
the corners and trimmed with rubber
boots. The islands want very badly TO
be annexed and they have raised 1000
TO blow in on entertaining US and they
are spending it like kings. The princi-
pal rendezvous OF the officers . the
Queens Bungalow, large, handsome
building in the palace grounds, now
used as military officers club. They
have kept the original arrangement and
furnishing as lar as possible, and last
evening when We went up there the Of
ficsrs OF the Cal. Regt- and those OF the
l4th Z. s, infantry together with ours,
had n great round up. Champsigne
flowed ike water and the building fairly
shook with cheers and toasts for every
body and everything. Lieutenants and
csolonels and generals from the volrn-
III al ux, IN a GENERAL
stag dance with officers OF the same rank
in the regulars. DR. Day the medical Of
ficer OF the port met the ships last
evening and placed no restrictions on
the ships, so measles cut no figure what
ever. The Doctor took me for long
driyesin his carriage all through the city
and suburbs this afternoon and this
evening invited me to dinner along with
Can't. Davis OF Portland. Talk about
YOUR entertainingl Inever saw any
| thing to approach il. His home Is ele-
CANT and he is fixed with every device 10
make entertaining perfection. The Ia
dies present were in full evening COS
tune, decolette, and the gentlemen with
swallow tails, ETC., whilst the servlc'
WIS superh.- took bath in the sc:
with the Dr.this afternoon from his OWL
seaside cottage resort He is said Z
do a practice here of $1,000 q month. Tn
Iattorney general was one OF the guests
1t was DIR. Day who accompanied Pres
Dole to Washington last fall or winter
The Dr. is very handsome man OF s.
From here the three transports WI
be accompanied to Manila by the Charts
J ton. A very slow rate of speed only wi
be maintained in order to save coal 10
1.-The Charleston. The time from here
, Manila will be % days estimated. W
; expect to leave here Saturday mornln
June 4th, SO that it will be nearly tn
, first of July when we reach the othe
|, side and probably month after this
or nearly SO before you can get mail froI
lme again-meanwhile address me 8
! Manila.
n This is a great place in which to 8
! summer clothes. The stores are surpri
4 inyly well stocked. i now have chang
of clothing in duck and linen brash fro
caps to shoes, with several white vest
pl negligee shirts, etc., you Just have
: have such things. You can't imagiI
4 how beautiful the harbor looks her
With military uniforms in every dire
Il ton, with hundreds of marines pullil
there and there in boats, with the ut
quitous white duck suits, with Japane
Il and Chinese plying their trades ever
where, and such handsome and intel
gent orientals they are, and then Ia
Z but certainly not least the natives-tl
!, men looking pompous as members
!. the police force or carrying their hea
10 high as members OF the aristocracy-t
:. women, some OF them decidedly pret
. . and chic, resplendent in bright colon
y mother hubbards and manifestsng
y consideration for the conventionaliti
10 of polite society and good behavior tn
: bellies the reputation given them aw
Of from here.
70 This cosmopolitan town of %, 900 pe
" pie with its tangled web Of authen
b, hi story-its traditions constantly heal
D. its environment OF mountains, not p
RI ticularly lofty, but sharp and serrats
Ia sometimes touched with the softest
q. most brilliant coloring and again il
few minutes dark, gloomy, cloud capI
ne and forbidding, would seem to be
o. ideal place for the setting OF a nov
ny Why doesn't some romancist find it
Ia r. L. Stevenson discovered Samoa.
na L. know that the love and symDathv