The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-19

cheap or 40 cents in our money. The
prices are altogether too high for this
country, considering all things, but
think they will eventually come down
At present. though, they are taking adj
vantage Of the presence of the soldiers
and give us little the worst Of it.
The heavy labor is all performed by
Cinnamon, and the work they do would
surprise you, and from what | can
learn. they receive very small pay. A
couple of these Cinnamon can carry a
load that would test the strength of
our Montana dray horses.
L am not, may say. very faVorably
impressed with this country, and
think that Uncle Sam will find out he
has an elephant on his hands before
he gets through. I am ready to so
back as soon as circumstances permit.
but would rather be mustered out hare,
and in that event I would go home ly
another route. l do not think that we
will have any fighting to do. Yet, some
think we will be required to serve our
two years here. l am positive that the
great majority of volunteers do not
care to remain. here and play tin SOL
der. I will look up your friend Huff
man the first chance ! get.
There is quite ~ lot of sickness in
the regiment. and one case Of small
ed yesterday Dec. 81, although the vic
tim had been sick in quarters for sew
eral days. Ii was supposed that he had
malaria, which is the prevailing dis
ease here. He was removed to the di
vision hospital and there his case was
pronounced smallpox. The physicians
are doing everything possible to ascer-
tain the source Of the disease and to
prevent spread of it. The victim is
Robert MaTnr,ooiol. mi f,ziE n
OF mine. He is a newspaper man, and
at one time a reporter for the Standal
at Great Falls and also connected with
other papers in that city.
Orders have been posted at head
quarters to the effect that any one
wishing to be discharged from the serv-
ice is required to put in his appi
cation. showing sufficient reasons for
his discharge. A great many of the
boys are racking their brains for some
plausible excuse for leaving the service
] do not intend to make an application
for release. for I feel confident that
we will not remain here any longer
than it is necessary. and besides. as I
enlisted for two years, / do not intend
to jump at thread of an excuse to re-
turn home"
Mr.. Conrey concludes by. sending low
ing messages to his sister and other
members of the family.
All the correspondents at Manila DO
not agree with Hardcastle as to the
amount of sickness among the soldiers
on this island. Wilmer Brinton writes
to his father c. p. Brnton. as follows:
Don't worry about our health. I never
was in better health in my life. The
food we get is very poor, but I can eat
anything the cooks put up. I am as
fat as ! was when I left, having re-
gained all the flesh I lost on the Penn
sylNania ] feel better here than l did
at home. It is strange to read what
you say about snow. The natives here
never saw it and don't know what it
is. All the regiments here have organ
lied baseball clubs. The American
Commercial company of Manila put up
two solid silver cups to be contested
for. They are known as the Shultz
and CYRUS Noble cups. The Montana
team has held it's own so far, and
stands a good showing of winning the
cups"