The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
FROM The PHILIPPINES
An Interesting Letter From Nc
Manaman of Company B.
NATIVES ARE LEARNING
Manila Will Be asThoroughly Am erican.
lied City Inside Of a Year-A Great
Future in Store for the Capital
of the Philippines.

The latest letter from the Philippines
was received by Charles Gallagher yes
terday and was sent by F.. McManaman
of Company B, LIST Montana infantry.
Mr.. McManaman, writing under date of
Nov. is, says:
THE 1st and End battalions of the
Montana regiment Were sent to Manila
two weeks ago and the LIST and End bat
talions of the 18th United States infan-
try were sent to Cayite in their place.
The 3rd battalion ofsthe Montana regi-
ment was left here at Cavite. This COM
prises Companies A, b, + and I. We
expect to be sent to Manila in few
as the 3rd battalion of the 18th infantry
arrives here from Honolulu The Fill
pinos are very friendly toward us at
present but may change their attitude
at any moment. All the boys of Com
pany are alive and we'll, and there
have been no changes since l wrote
The weather is very hot still but several
degrees cooler than when I last wrote
We received two months pay yesterday
and many of the boys are celebrating it
in great style. A few are in the guard
house at present. The pay of private
soldier for two months is $62 40 We will
miss the snow this Christmas and also
the luXuries and the friends we have
left behind. | sincerely hope it will be
the last Christmas the Montana volul-
teers Will spend in this country. We
have very easy time of it here now,
but it is very dull and monotonous. I
expect much liyelier time when we are
sent to Manila. We have revelle at
O'Clock, breakfast a $50. drill from
to s, dinner at u M, retreat at $50 p.
M, supper at 6, taps at 10 D. m. Every
fourth day we have dress parade from
to $50 p. m, at which white blouses
and pants, campaign hats and brown
leggings must be worn. At drills and
retreat we wear brown pants and leg
gings, blue shirts and campaign hats.
We get only one hours work at drill
each day and the rest of the time is
our own. There is great Improvement
in the people here now. They are rap
idly acquiring American customs and
picking up our language. They are very
anxious and quick to learn. l believe
that in one years time Manila will be
thoroughly American city,
A number of army papers published
by the soldiers in the Philippines ar
rived yesterday. One of them, the Free
dom, .advoca tessEthe retention of the
Philippines blythe United States. 1t
says:
There is .great future in store for
Manila The United States will never
give this city back to Spain, nor to any
other power: y Her; statesmen are too
far-sighted and alive to her interests for
that. Under the invigorating influence
of American push, Manila will become
an earthly Paradise, and a commercial
center second to none in the Orient.
of course these people down here
have got to be educated. They have got
to be taught what boon equal rights
are, and how to appreciate the freedom
so dearly purchased. When they are
once awakened, and pulled from away
back in the dark ages, out into the daz-
zllng light of the nineteenth century and
ind themselves under a country whose
WatchWords are protection and ad-
vancement, they will take a tumble to
themselves and Manila will shine forth
star of the first magnitude
The following news notes in the Free
dom about Montana boys will be of in
terest:
Both Montana battalions received
| their cots yesterday. The boys enjoy
the change highly. The quarters are
somewhat crowded, but are otherwise
very comfortable. Shower baths are an
additional convenience received this
week.
Senior McConon, Company e, Mon
tana, has a commodious straw hat.
Rooms will be let in the upper story
Apply to the 'Senor.'
With Chef ,Chatelle, Assistant Col
oher Fielder and Uncle John Wines
caring for the cuisine. Company Z,
Montana, is feeding on rice pudding
and other delicacies quite unknown on
| soldiers menu. The close proximity
of senorita's stand is rapidly becoming
an irresistible attraction for the chef.
1.-THE Montana boys are anxiously
| awaiting pay day. On account of some
| error in the rolls, pay day will be de-
| layed a few days"