The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-24
FROM THE TWENTIETH.
How the Sights of Great City Impresses a
Kansan.


SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.-Our
daily program was so varied yester-
day that it was bard to keep track of
the time of day. Contrary to all rules
heretofore issued all who were not on
special duty were accorded the privi-
lege of seeing the town from 1:30 to
200 p. M, with the positive injunction
that none must come home later than
the hour designated, and in no other
manner than sober.
The fret thing did was to board a
street ear in company with Comrades
Shaffer and Ball, and go to the bust
ness part of the city. They conclud-
ed to shake me, and finally succeeded.
met Jas. Whitton, the hustler in
connection with J. V. Bumgartner O.
Co.'S, dry goods house, and as the
store closed at 2 p. m. he invited me
to go with him to several places Of in
terest. ,ss ~ |Ne
Having some, business at the post
Office, and that transacted I was pi-
.ioAed to the Palace Hotel. This mas
sive structure covers two blocks and
is five stories high, built of the finest
stone and finished in the finest mar
BILE. THE rates were so high that |
could only stay ten minutes) From
there I was conducted to, Masonic
Temple. There il was that 7 saw one
.tf Tho finast bod ua roon,o that AZ aaat,, q
would be possible to erect. In the
main stairway are the pictures of all
the Grand Past Masters, also the pic
tuTe of the Grand Secretary who held
his post from '64 to '95. In each of
the separate entrance rooms are the
photos of the Past Masters of the var
ious lodges which meet in the Temple.
1 was next conducted to Chinatown.
4 saw enough of this abominable
place to convince me that there is
room for plenty of missionaries right
here. Upon the outskirts of this town
the Japanese and the better class of
Chinese reside and transact their bus
iness. But the further you go the
worse it gets. The streets are so mar
row that it is next to impossible to
get through them. The filth is be-
yond description. Down under the
ground il is worse, and there II Is that
most of the opium dens are located.
Having finished the tour returned
with my friend to the city, and after
indulging in a fine cigar was con-
Quoted to the firm of Gundloch d.
Bundschen. With this firm is Ger
man who spent six weeks in Manila.
He said the weather was very warm
there, and then told the story about
the large mosquitoes. One advantage
ne says, that an American has over
these insects that does not exist In
this country is they are 80 large that
they can easily be seen after dusk.
An ordinary mosquito bar would no
more turn them from you than would
n seive hold water. After coming to
another port my friend Wilton and
ssluted and retired by the front gate.
Ia a few moments was seized and
placed on chair to have my shoes
shined. Mr.. Wilton was not so par
ticular WHO associated with him as he
was how they appeared, as he was
taking nae home to give me square
meal before sending me to camp.
All this time had been carrying a
small package given me by Gundloch
81 Bundschen, but had not ventured
to see what it WAS till | arrived in
camp. ! discovered that it was a
quart of 20-year. old Bourbon, which !
shall keep until we board the ship, as
it is said to be excellent for seasick-
ness.
Today our program is varied again.
Everybody is ordered to stay in
camp, and the surgeon Is using his
quill to vaecinate the regiment.
NOTES
Fuller Swearingen has resigned his
position as cook and has returned tC
the ranks again.
All cases of the measles are doing
well and all will soon be with u:
again.
Hayes Ball was orderly for Genera
Merritt Friday, and he is so swellec
up over it that his clothes don't III
him now.
When Co. i goes after anything
they always get the Hull of it. An
other new suit and hy-net for the
head will soon be forthcoming.
Horace Hobart is warm mum bel
in the hospital corps. He gets "next'
to all the boys who go down undel
his jurisdiction.
If some one will please speak t
Uncle Sam and have him postpone
further battles until the 10th Kansa
is on the boats at sea they will do III