The record-union., 1899-11-12
Welcomed by a Party Of Tennessssans and
Citizens Reception Committee.
Health Of the Returning Soldiers
Good, Only One Death Occurr-
ing During the Voyage-Thc
Transport to Be Docked To-
Day and the Regiment Disem-
barked.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-The
transport Indiana arrived to-day with
the tennessee volunteers on board, 6u6
IN number, 43 officers. 70 discharged
men and 1O1 military prisoners.
The day was rainy and disagreeable,
but the Indictment weather did not de-
ter a large number of people Journey
ing out on the bay to meet the trans
port The delegation of Tennesseeans
who came here especially to extend the
hand of welcome to the soldiers and
the local Citizens Reception Commit
tee were received with rousing cheers
by the soldiers.
The Tennesseeans are doubtless the
most enthusiastic regiment that has re-
turned home, but their enthusiasm
compared but little with the buoyant
spirits of the welcoming party who
took large amount of fruit and other
good things out to the vessel as soon
as she was released from quarantine
The health of the soldiers is good.
One death occurred during the voyage
from Manila, which occupied almost
thlrty-four days Private Frank Nc
Neal, Company D. died one day out
from this port with fever
Corporal Price was killed shortly be-
fore the regiment left the islands under
peculiar circumstances. He was sub
Ject to fits of somnambulism, and was
in the habit of sleeping with a red cloth
around his head to protect it from in
sects. One night while ASLEEP, he wan
dered beyond the lines, and as he was
returning he was mistaken for a Fill
Pine by member of the Sixth Infan-
try, who shot him.
Five days before the Indiana reached
TINS port the men of the regiment claim
that provisions ran short, and that they
We're put ON scanty rations. This story
is denied by some of the officers, who
state that the men received full ra-
tons.
1t is stated that. last Sunday night
military prisoners who were taken
aboard az Cavite broke into the store
room, where they opened some cases of
whisky. They then broke down the
rails of their cell. and scattered over
the ship. 1t took about an hour to
beat them into submission. AS soon
as the Indiana came into port they were
taken off and placed in confinement at
Alcatraz Island.
AT a late hour tonight it was de-
cided to disembark the regiment to-
morrow.
Colonel Childers of the Tennessee
regiment, in speaking of the situation
in the Philippines, said:
1 have very high regard for Cen
eral Otis and his ability as a soldier
and statesman. He has held a most
difficult position, and, think, has
handled it we'll. OF course. he could :
have slashed in and laid the islands
waste with fire and sword, but to first
do this without an effort to show the
natives that the United States wished
to- give them a fair, just and liberal
government would have forever pre-
vented amicable relations. and it would
have become a question of extermina-
ton and recolonization. The. islands
are too far away for such a policy. even
if humanity and self interest did not
forbid
In my opinion a force of 10000 to
100000 men is needed to promptly and
successfully settle the question. This
force will have to be retained until
those who are friendly and take the
oath OF allegiance to the United States
are strong enough to protect them
selves. otherwise the natives will come
down from the mountains, destroying
the lives and property of all who are
traitors as they would call them.
think local affairs should. as far as pos
sible, be left in the hands Of the na-
tives.'