The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-01
FRANK LoER IN JOLO.

Mr.. c. c. Loer of this city has received
the following letter from his son Frank
Loer, who is now soldier in the island
of Jolo:
Jolo, P. L, August q, 1899.
Dear Father-Received your letter yester-
dav. 1t came down on the cruiser York
town. 1t isn't very often that one Of
these boats carries mail, but in our case,
where a boat only comes down every
month or so, it is sent on any kind of
boat that comes down. We moved down
here May Il They bundled us up and
sent US out with twenty-four hours no.
tice. Didn't know where we were going
but wound up at Jolo Jolo is one of the
small islands in the Sulu group 600 miles
due south of Manila and 90 miles from
Borneo. There isn't any trouble here. 1t
was all settled yesterday. There was
quite a time in town night before last
The sultan's second man came in with
the sultan's wives and his under chiefs
and gave us a Moro entertainment. They
gave a few dances and mock fight with
spears. and a few more antics. They are
a good deal like the American Indian.
only more ignorant The sultan has thir-
" wives. and they are about as homely
lot a. a fellow ever looked at He is
half-brother or cousin to the Sultan of
Turkey He is acting governor general of
this group of islands. or thinks he IS He
came in Yesterday with his body guard
and chiefs. We turned out and presented
arms 70 him as he went by and after
wards the officers gave him a reception.
They have to treat him we'll in order to
keep peace in the family, but they would
not be so much trouble 10 lick, I don't
think. for there isn't one in ten that
has a gun and what they have got are
old out of date Remingtons that the
Spanish condemned and gave them be-
fore we came down. But think the sui
tan has enough sense 70 know that il
wouldn't do him any good 10 pit himself
against Uncle Sam. I don't know whether
T will be able To get this off on this boat
today or not. The mail closed at this
morning. but one Of the boys out Of my
company is going 70 Manila on a twenty
day ass and Il 7 can catch him he viii
mail II IN Manila 7 was thinking 7 wrote
YOU once before from this place, 'but don't
remember whether I did or not. II so.
Won can send one back. 7 am in the
Twentv-third infantry. company n. Brig
adler General Ovenshine Of Colorado IS in
command Of our regiment. but Major
Goodale Is in command al present This
regiment has had the best time Of any
regiment since it has been In the Philip
mines: has only been IN four or five real
scraps and a Jew skirnishes, Il hasn't
lost hut fifteen or twenty men killed all
together 7 was in one battle where We
had six killed and mine wounded out u
four companies. hut We haven't had near
the ha~dshipS that the rest % the reci-
ments have Some Of them have been
on the firing line for four or five months
without a relief. and it isn't any picnic
To Law out here in hecbeeuTT. hri
10 Law out there IN the rain f7r that long
a time. We left Manila before the RAINY
season set in bad Some Of the extra
duty men came down few DAYS aSo an1
they said II was raining twenty-four
hours out NJ each day ana pouring down
AZ that. Il generally lasts from FIVE IN
six months of the wear but July and Au-
gust are the months that It rains all tho
time. guess We are out II he rai1v
hrlt. fo- 81 hasn't rajne5 much here
about three or four times a week as a
general rule. haven't hee0 doing rueb
duty since 7 have been down here. Have
been I'm the kitchen most or the f'ne.
Am not particularly stuck on walking
post every four DAYS or 50.
VIII send YOU another letter in q few
DAYS more. The fellow that Is going %
take this IS ready % 80, and viii have
to close Yours respectfully. FRANK.
Address Jolo. T T., sd. CO. p.