The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-12-09
Private Miller d Sruia 0'crul
Is az llvahtl
MAS SERGEANT N E"
tso~ the ra~ allan Boys Are Dolos
We're TO Sc Dspono.o Upon.
Cot. L. ~. Johnson.


lie has been away exactly sin months.
Miller enlisted here In the Second Ore
son Regiment. Jack" was a man Ia
perfect health when he left here, but
is now a gaunt figure. Before he came
TO the lslands early in 1884, he had
been a miner in the United States and
had undergone many hardsbips The
service In Manila was too much for
him. He says he IL much better than
when he received his discharge for dis
ability, but even now Is a yeritable
walking shadow to what he was in the
fore part Of this year. when he was
the alert and quick moving sergeant
uf Capt. Arthur COynes company Of
the hawaiian National Guard. Miller
SAID he was delghted 20 be back an
Honolulu. He will remain here,
though he believes there are line
chances IN the Philippines Tor men
VINO get started right and have some
means.
Inc climate Of the Philippines is
sized up" by Miller thus: CIVILIAN
who dresses for the climate and who
provides himself with proper food,
VIII be as healthy as in Honolulu or
the States. A soldier has his regula-
ton clothing and his food specified, ID
under discipline, frequently does not
get half of what Inc Is entitled TO, u
exposed in all kinds OF weather ana
the chances are that he will become Ill
AT some time during his service. The
sun is very hot. Drilling, even for
only an hour in the morning, Is eh-
tremely trying. The rain comes down
in torrents. On a tour Of duty for two
hours a man can get wet To the SKIN
and dried Out by the sun several
times.
Cen. Anderson, according TO Miller,
held the Second Oregon In the back
ground. II came about by Col. sum
mers, OF the Oregon regiment, moving
his command from tidewater shed 20
another building This was reported
by some ofiicious person before Col.
Summers could send hiT own report
and the result was a 81 Jrmy interview
between Anderson and Summers and
bad feeling right along.
Miller says that everything 10 slow
and old In Manila. On some OF the
sugar estates they actually use horses
Miller declares that the Philippines
can supply the world with sugar, in
digo and hemp. lie says lot Of the
old buildings and the ancient city wall
should be razed, the streets cleaned
and sewerage system established. IL
Is the idea OF Miller that all this
should be done under military rule.
Aguinaldo, Miller asserts, has as his
total for claims OF every kind about
seyanty-fye men like himself. Their
Congress, with It's high-sounding do
ings, amounts 10 nothing at all. OF all
the Filipinos only about 1000 can read
and write. Some Of them might be
used as soldiers by Uncle Sam as the
natives are used by the English in In
dla The Chinese are the small trades
men OF Manila. The Spanish Language
IL universal there. The officers Of the
spanish army are fine fellows, but the
men don't care whether their side wins
or loses. Miller says that In any OF
the three 6Orties that were made
against the American forces on nights
of the first week in August, the Span
ish might have won II they had beer
real fighters.
The former sergeant OF y, y. q. II.
says Il seemed as IL when line Of
fccr who WAS consDIcuo,Isly incompe.
tent was found, he was given a fat bill
Jet in the commissary or guartermast
or dona, ,ment Miller saw some bee
rnt on the beach because the officer,
JId M, have sense enough Ia gel n I,
man starving Tor n "The absoInt.
truth Is" said Miller, that they near
ly starved us TO death" Miller cOntin
mapni6centIy II was morning for mel
10 he from twenty-four TO fOrty.eieh
6ours in water nm TO their waists. will
Malser bullets flying about and she'll
bursting over their heads.
Millcr GAYS thar one dIscoura Gin,
thing was that even when The men ma,
money they could not get the food the,
wanted I'm the country, He thinks tha
a humber of American restaurant,
wonld make their owners rich i'm /,
very sbnrt time i'm Manila. The saIoo,
business NAYS we'll In Manila
Americans and EnelIshmen in Ma