The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28

and tearing up the railroad tetween
here aud there. They said too that
there was another big bridge that
they were destroying, that IS bigger
than any that we have yet crossed.
General Luna says that the L. =.
can not expect him to fight civil any
more and that he has turned outlaw
We got to see him at Calumpit the
day of the big fight. He was riding
big black horse behind the lines
and waving his hat trying to make
his men fight, but they could not
stand 1t to hear the crack of those
"Krsgs" and nearly all OF the boys
were trying to shoot him. He made
good mark to shoot at for he was
wearing white uniform. | think
when we get him the war will he over
with, but don't think we will get
him very soon.
The Manila papers say that the Or
egon regiment and one company of
the signal corps has been ordered
home on the steamer Hancock and
the California regiment will leave
soon after, 80 you will see we will
have lots of time to fight yet. Law
ton Is having a pretty hard time over
on our right. We hear from him
pretty often. They say he is about Is
miles from US. There is mountain
between him and McArthur's divi-
sion some Of the bows were saying
the other day that they would like to
go over and see that mountain. II
wouldn't surprise me very much If
we didn't see it before long. for the r.
port is that Lawton has located 1000
of the insurgents aud he wanted SOD .
reinforcements, and / think that Kal-
sas and Iowa will be sent over to him
for we will be the last ones out OF here
anyway. 1 would not care If thu 3,
would keep us here until they get
ready to send US home. This Is n
pretty place to stay through the rainy
season. 1t is just as pretty n town "a
Manila and a whole lot healthier and
as good water as there is anywhere.
We are quartered in Il Spanish house
and 1t is in q fine place. There Is
plenty to eat. 1t is brought in by the
Amigos (friends) who sell stuff to u.
They claim to be Macabeebes, but ali
coons look alike to me. This great
sugar county. There are tons of su-
gar stored away here and the boy
get all they want of 1t.
guess you have heard about Guy
Neberga.l. He would not go to the
hospital until he got 90 bad he could
not walk. He was afraid the boys
would say he had cold feet. That is
where the boys make mistake talk
ing about one another, and our doe
tors have not got sense enough 10
know when map is sick. The best
doctor in the regiment Is a private in
the hospital. Guy had lots of friends
in the regiment. Every body knew
him, and a braver lad never lived
than he. We would buy n monu-
ment for him but he will he taken
back to the l.. ). in short time.
Conley has not got his commission yet
If any man in the regiment deserN es
a commission it is him. He has mad {
good sergeant. have been trying
to learn Spanish, and every Spanish
book pick up try to read it and
now | can hardly spell my own
name. We have got 10 or l. China
men in our regiment and one of them
Is with our company nearly all the
time. Hobart and Chastain have
taught him to swear and he makes q
pretty good soldier now. The niggert
got gay again last night aud kept fir
ing at Montana's outpost all nigh
and once in IA while we could hear on,
coming our way. Well as this Il
about all there is Of interest, | viii
close.
Your son and brother,
DELL WALTERS.