Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-05-05

Tho following letter from Ell
Lcichter, one OF onr former school
boys. gives III interesting account Of
soldier liz" in the Philippines:
w. w. RoouEy.
EikO. Nevada.
FRIEND BoomER: AS ! PROMISED
t" write and give you Il history OF
-Army Lie in the advent of my
reaching the Philippines, will now
cndeavor to fulfill my promise to yon
to the best Of my ability. We left
San Francisco on the 6 II day of Nrv =.
1888, on the steamer CITY of Pn"hlu.
bound Tor VI uiIa. the scene Of Dew.
cy'S victory. and after seven DAYS Of
rough sens and u gumdly unonnt OF
sea sickness i'll which we all partici-
pnted. we arrived at Honolulu. the
island uf o ,hu,t garden SPOT 81 the
| Pacific. Wo remained i'll port three
days Ia take in coal and allow the
men L. relieve themselves of their
crampcd qulrtcrs and ad fOad. And
: !on may he sur- that We heartily
grnsped at every moment OF freedom
| allowed us.
The pc rple pf Honolulu. and es
pccially thc lalirs, are the IN, st
| Who'll" haIrtc aud congen:ll that It
has ever been my uoDi fortune tu
meet with. Every thing that could Le
! done in MAKE Us comfortable was
dome with an clcS me far su ,e 'iOr to
! anything we hal ever receive in
on native country. Entertainments
of "ycry pnsShlG icscrip ion we -e got
! ten up Tor us Concerts. native FEAST,
dIn:InG lar:i x and genCT j ST sht see
ing were the or Ter ~ thc day. and
many good s"llicr wnuId have will.
ruply given up lis 60 Intry aud Tia.
an .he impul &c II the moment to have
| been able to cast his L wi II one OF
the du-ky beauties of fair o rhn, but
tie signal of farewell was heart at
ln't amd We dcpIr,e,l ( an II mOlulu
with many wishes uf God speed from
the pppulnce nn tIr wharf and many
II blessing ~ our hearts for the kin
and generous people we were leaving
bchiLd.
The remainder or our journey of
twenty four days was accomplished
without u!thlng -. con Srqu .nce
happening, * 'ept that the boys were
Il little surprised to find that they
hnd lived two days in one as we
crossed the $50 II meridian. We also
encountered Il E'orm in crossing the
CLiua sed.wlich eau 'cd our muchin.
ar! to break down aud we had eight
hours of hDhb ~ III the rough scu,
wIirh aGam suupli'.d the iuucr man
with spirit uf rebellion.
We arrived in NJ niIa by TN tho
T,h nf D'ccmchcr nnd wc a. rI,en to
Cavii" on The | ID, at viii IN u.u 70 we
are StIll ~ u;:tcrI. Cavtr, it will
he RENE mhcrr,l, was the scene II the
great naval battle and the suntn
Spanish ships are still yis. b u. "wncre
ever! rulsimg, lie ,vung Ii IL, ma>cs
wnut"m sport "f the 81 anish pride"
The city "f Cdvit, III it seli IL Il study.
The unCi.'ni walls that surrOIn tue
town ai the waters edge are ,uupus
cd uf hundreds II dun IcunI in viii ia
evidences Of Span Gh lu,t IRE aru
ST III evident. Here ard there Il tx
or set nf stock a-c screwed Ia tho CO.
Incul Iluurlng. :hc wallis are orhu.
mUniCd with ChaluCd weights and
liu,b sirnrs. 10 the ,c straps the vic.
;ii:: was hucklCd st ,udug upri iii, in
Il Irnmc md the weights attached To
Ia chains were placed u.on his hrud
and III this position the unfortunate
pcrg III WIS forced To stand for hours.
The fOrtiii atinns are an lent. Tho
cannon are muaIlc loading aud near.
Iy all eight in Ia some ~ them bearing
tlnSp1iiish iusIvuia and l53I,ihe dato
II their manufacture Tho arpnIl
rnd navy yard are equipped with
the most modern machinery Of Ger
man make. The 1t -crts are vel lail
with cement, mud unlike Manila they
are nearly sIInisht. | will send ,nu
II sketch ~ tlir city and surrounnd.
my country that MI give ynu an lLru
II 'h" relative position of tho puints
uI Interest, Tho huu ,rs ace all buIl,
tNo @ory aud are constructed Of
huge hlurks ~ manufactured stone.
resembling slate stone. Tho lower
I llrOrs are protected by lnigc iron
.:raiunRH ut the windows und mnss 70
doors Of solid rak heavily bmnd with
I iron. ia Tact, everything from hut
( Ia Il church has brcn buIlt with a
vtow lo toftIiica';um. Ot the pro lucls
of the island yOu know more tlInn I
can ~ 50 bly, tell you.
As to unr "a,llirr IT," as | viii
icrm II, va have very little &C. con.
| plain Of, except, now that pence has