The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-20
From Our Soldier Correspondent.

MANZANILLO. Cuba, March A.
Smallpox has broken out among the ma
tives and three cases have already been,
discovered: .they have been placed in
tents ont in the country and a guard
has been established keeping all people
from the vicinity, There is no danger
of the dread disease breaking out
among the troops. but as an extra pre-
caution they will be vaccinated.
The horses for the mounted infantry
haze arrived at Santiago and the mem
bers OF the two companies have gone to
bring them overland. they will arrive
in week and will do great dea! OF
guard duty now,being done by the in
fantry. y company of twenty-one
mounted Cuban police has been organ
lied; they are mounted on why Cuban
ponies. are uniformed in the tropical
uniform of light material and are armed
with machete, carb!ne and revolver.
Most Of them have been Cuban soldiers
and are n determined set of men and
well able to take charge OF the police
duty on the Island. The city police
force has also been increased and a per-
son Is just as safe OF the streets OF
Manzanilo as he Is on Main or Market
In Wheeling.
a bath house has been erected within
the post and the boys have the pleasure
of enjoying 4 cool refreshing shower
bath.
Corporal VIII Uirlch has been ap-
pointed agent of the Black Swan Laun-
dry Company" The company is COM
posed Of prominent Cubans and Bill has
been drumming up trade.
Company G was on the rifle range for
two days during this week; the entire
company made good scores Private
George White made the highest. with
Corporal Brunette close second: the
distances shot ut were 100. 200 and 300
yards.
Private Joe Sybold wishes the report
stating that he was in the guard house
denied. Joe has never been in the guard
house. There isn't 4 better soldier in
the regiment and Il all soldiers were like
Joe, such an institution would not be
needed In the army
Private Camilla Gooseye, of Company
G. has been made company clerk. and
is performing his duties like quarter
master general.
Privates Ben Morris. Callahan. Wilson
and Bulger Spragg. OF Company G.. have
gone to Santiago to assist the Rough
Riders In bringing the horses over
land.
We read OF the zeroic weather which
the people In Wheeling are undergoing,
with chill, and can hardly realize the
color OF our brown service uniform by
blazing tropical sun. they are being al
most frozen to death. We sympathizc
with you and II some arrangement
could be made. would very gladly send
several thousand cubic feet of nice de-
lightful summer weather. The mer-
curry here has been at 100 degrees daily
and 1t Is getting warmer.
The following interesting poem was
written by n member OF Company G,
who Is POLITICALLY inclined:
We long to see the faces
or the dear "old folks" Mt home:
T WSc l1iead so, Mh9 wsp. S when partns
10 fight for dear "Old Glory"
The grandest flag OF ALL
We responded by the thousands
To our country's warlIlie call.
I can almost feel the pressure
or Il kiss on pnpn's check,
BY n pretty little maiden.
Who just Smiles-shc cannot speak.
How glad she Is to see lim,
He's been away 20 long. ~.
seem to hear her singing
quaint and child-likc song.
Mother. she can scarcely walt
Until her hoy 10 home.
She s!ts and longs by tho iircside
For that glorious day to conc.
Thcre'll be none quito so glad
To sec that hoy once more.
She'swaitlnE for that welcome knock
Al that old-fnshIoncd kitchen door.
Perhaps n maid In waiting
For n bravo young boy In blue.
Though many days have passed them
She stll TO him Is true
Then, perhaps. she'll kiss him,
And kisses. nlnt they sweet
From n pretty little "YnnIscc GIRL"
Who dresses, oh, 80 neat!
Il. 8. HONECKER.
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