Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-27
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was we'll, acquainted PaysOn Col
well. having met. him two or three
years ago at Northfeld and In Mn.
neapolis. 1t happened that be was
dead \ month. before knew chat be
was even sick. You zee. the Mime
sofa regiment Ia not In our division,
and at these headquarters We have
but little official Knowledge Of the
ins and outs of their existence. Pay.
son was a good soldier and a thor.
ou9hly patriotic young man. When
one 40 temperate as he was. and 90
well able to give Intelligent care to
bis health, Ia carried away by click
ness, it is evident that none are ex-
empt from danger. However, he was
not a practically robust young man.
being very sick in San Francisco,
then breaking his collar bone and
having another siege ON shipboard.
am constantly congratulating my
self on my own good health. for even
in our small detachment Of fifteen
men. on duty at these headquarters.
someone is sick ali the time. Just
now three are sick. 4.
just next door to the building Oc-
cupied bv division headQuarters IL
the South Oak. Reglmental hospital.
Al soon az any Of the men become
indisposed We send them there. II
their case IL serious we send them t"
the lst Reserve hospital, formerly
the End Division hospital.
You inquire about English papers
here. Since we came into the city.
four have sprung into existence
There were none previous 20 our ar.
rival. The tour are the "American."
the "American Soldier. " "Freedom,"
and the "Manila Times" From
time to time l have mailed you
copies OF the American and the Times.
A fiith-the "Guide''-was started
Saturday. believe, or at least is
about tn begin publication. THE
"American" has limited Associated
Press telegraphic news, and" the
"Times" gets occasional cablegrams
The others are strictly local and are
largely taken up with chickering's and
and worthless discussions az to. who
posted the first flag Aug l3. There
are at least four regiments which
claim to have done this, and among
them all they manage to give the
"American Soldier" and "FreedOm"
something to bubble over. 4 The
whole discussion is ridiculo usly; fool
ish. for nobody cares who posted the
first flag. since everybody Knows
that no matter who 1t was, they
could not have done 1t alone; and II
Admiral Dewey had not dOue what
he did on Aug. l3. the Spanish flag
would still be waving here, and the
First California, First Colorado.
Twenty.third Infantry and HThir-
tenth Minnesota would be SAVED, the
trouble Of the discussion. lido not
know who posted it; Il know North
Oak did. not, although 1t wasn't
their fault and do not care. Who
ever did. did their duty. and SHOULD
be court-martialed II they did less.
Late in October I wrote you that
at that time the Insurgents were be-
ing moved farther from our lines,
md that the American authorities
were ready to use force II necessary.
As 1 write rumors are float to the
effect that the Insurgent forces are
assuming threa tening attitude and
intend trying to drive us from
Manila. An army rumor ia the most
unauthentic thing In the world, but
on general principles l hope, for their
sake. that the Insurgt nts make no
rash move.
Another rumor ia to the effect that
troops are to he sent at once to
Iloilo, ON the island Of Payay, $40
miles south. 1t is u fact that such u
movement is ut least contemplated.
Iloilo Ia the next most important
city in the island after Manila.
HARRY W. DONOVAN.
ssTh4 ~ho~oe1r
Alarge and represen tn tive audience