The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
DONE WIN HRYAS NOW.
Soldering Makes nm Expnnsionist of Lang
don Gilmore.

and among its men was Langdon Gilmore, a
tabid Free Silver man and an opponent Of ex.
pansion He Joined the army because Of his
love for adventure but. being disciple Of Bryan,
he felt down In his heart that the policy OF the
Administration in tho Philippines far from
being what 1t should be. He has changed his
opinions completely since then. In one OF his
latest letters home he announces In the strongest
terms that he IL done with Organism and that
his experiences in Luzop have made him eN
pnnsionist.
When he entered the Fourth Infantry. Gil
more was q private. lie wns transferred from
tho First New Jersey Volunteers while that regi
mcnt was at Camp Alger He il about 40
years old, and IL a son Of James r. Gilmore
Edmund Kirke), the author lie was soon made
sergeant major OF tho Fourth Infantry upon its
ARRIVAL in Luzou, and was recently recon-
mcndcd for promotion TO lieutenancy
! for distinguished service in action. He keeps
| his sister. Mrs A. L. Wheeler, Of East Orange
| informed as to all that goes on about him
| He disposed Of the circumstances attending
his recommendation for promotion In few words In
| his last letter. He says II was nasty Job,
| md adds: Il carried dispatches horseback from
town to one Of our columns two miles from town
| The insurgents were trying to cut the battalion
| of. and had 10 ride the last mile through swarm
| Of natives. all unfriendly. and under fire from
prush al 'he ias' nan OIL 'ne way rug Sn""
| lie had has a number Of narrow escapes. Once
the chevrons on his coat attracted the attention
| Of shatpshooters, and he became aware that they
| we're popping at him through the uncOmfort-
abe nearness Of tho humming bullets. He writes
| that his inclination was 10 run to cover. but az
some Of tho others laughed at him he proceeded
whittier he was going at q deliberate walk al
though he had to grit his teeth more than once
to keep from as0.l.,s',ns hts pace ton, On another Other
n bullet passed between them, and a, still an.
J.ad nh. lac, ,n,,., ,cr,IycJ from s.rvt
,"V'. - - 49,.
! bllinoro was written on nov H. 10 ms
mother. The Fourth Infantry was then at the
town Of linus
they do nghU. in a very half hearted way and
IT,, o,,-,6s ~, ,h.r, A.. d,s,,n.,sd nth Oh.
II is Ken, nm bv The leaders Tor their own ends
and the con,pibS,ions ,Tcy yet are given tlIroueh
fss, W. Az. ms, h.gin,ipy nu,S To- Gel rno,ioh
it"nps W. .nabI" NJ I" d. s"mrthinr TREY
h,yr bccn ~, ,cpsi s,ently and unmcrciiiiiv nhip.
~. ~, M r,a,,rr wh an ,b a snn,i,y n,y,tnrs
was. NJ that i should think thsy Would be ready
N. Hrxp,.:,o If snms,binr w chang IN" no,ir,
nT the a. rrtcans '''s W '"'"s' Wv '''''
s's and NY v oy caS S .a s be a,s al
s,id,rrs tskr great nrids In b.,nv clean and Vol
I ,.n ,,ii ,,nr, x,Iupte., dr. ,piputs
v'I'i O., cv.s an hir, NOT nnIv Inv his cs,,i,v.
I'M Nv b,s va, and lean p esuinmnnis Tbis
r"rir,sn' Is noiic~SbIy Gns even among an ex'
ceptiunaliy fins body Of men, and average them
through they nre almos, perfect specimens OF
robust manhood surprisingly uniform in ap.
T. That they are with the "xcnptinn " very SIN ali
Ths SSsnish ' otSerrs mnn NM, 81 whom H' have
! talked Nth and nIsu English and other foreign
naval officers who often COME out here. ali
UNIT in frankly admitting that they have never
here An EHSiish lieutenant Win whom ! was
talking the other day said he believed they aver.
, aged Better than the picked English regiment IL
and wrr. in print Of brightness, aieTtncss
and athletic build far superior 10 any troops
, Of tn, line he had ever srs.n He had lust becr
On the Nmcrican Inc at the capture Of toIumpi'
and said /" never wanted 10 face an American
, by Iyyc. thuse fellows arc perfect sayages when
you turn them iuus, 90
This is a quain, old house The lower story
is series OF arches Of heavy masonry apparently
not over sixty or seventy years old but the bach
,, Iart hos some old walls standing very much older
S s@a Il 1.fS
No mattresses are ever used in this country. tn,
The foors 81 the houses made Of narrow stup'
, 81 bamboo, with crack between the stnps Tn,
houses are built up from The ground about 81,
. which is very high and steep is matched with
sort II palm leaf sides the same, The houses o
tho first story and wood for the SECOND The,
arc never morr than two stories high, and ar
beautifully hmshed IN hard woods INSIDE. IN
lower story IL used as sort Of entrance for car
risgrs, which drye night into the house and ar
kept there when not in use
Our band Is hero and gives a concert ever!
night ~ retreat and tho whole pSpulacc turn
/, out to hear the music They are very musical. III
!, tihpInos The windows 81 tho church arc on
l. twenty feet away from my quarters and the mu 81
:. at mass ~ very good-male and female singer
10 and string band. The Star Sphngled Banner
, is played ~ every service, at some portion OF III
,, s-'rvicc, evidently ~ a regular part Of it. rh
Il band in the evening always finishes up with TIL
Star SpHuF!ed Banner, and, Of course all Amer
- cans stand al attention, and. II without arms. VI
: cover The FilipInos do the same. but the Chin:
r. men either forget or don't want 10, SO the boy
=. knock their hats oil very uncercmoniously. On
- thIng the American soldiers insist on here an
y. that il that everybody in sight has got 60 stan
n up and take their hats OF when the national a
b., IS played.
q about eighteen or twenty German man-o
" warsnrn on the Luncta ono night refused 90 tai
their hats OF when sergeant told them to- SO u
T. Americans present gathered up not only the &c
* man sailors but all 'hc other sailors In sigh
-, slammed them up against wall, about forty
u nu Ebnn thcv ticpcd ,sc wSoIs hnnch "
. the l.uncta.