The Iola register., 1899-08-25
The Latest Manila Letter
Comes From Him and is
Dated July 9th.
POST OFFICE MOVES
After Many False Alarms the
Change to the Robinson
Building Occurs.
Manila, p. l., July 6, 1899.

Dear Parents and Brother:-Gou
can see by the address that we are in
Manila at last. We are going on
guard every thee days. We are
quartered in Spanish barracks in the
walled city, and are about the finest
in the city. There are large bathing
pools with shower baths attached.
The barracks are built so as to form
a court and parade ground and the
whole is enclosed by high stone
wall. We are allowed to go out any
time when Off duty. Yesterday was
a great day in Manila. The usual
Fourth of July speech was made up
town i'm the Soldiers Institute. The
afternoon exercises were given ON the
Luneta, near the bay beach. Five
hundred little Filipino girls and boys
sang "America," accompanied by IA
Filipino band. Speeches were made,
etc. Fireworks were very popular as
usual. The day went of very smooth
for Manila.
w - AlO IOL huDM NlNll " g W ~ CT
started home. suppose it will be
some time yet They are not in near
ly so big a hurry TO get the boys
away as they were to get them here.
Oregon, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and
the Utahs have left and | suppose
the Colorados will he the next. some
say we will leave soon. but | do not
think go. l think now we will have
to go in the order we came. Our
company is great deal smaller than
when we came to this island. Thir-
teen of our boys have gone to Frisco
on the last two boats, Lewis Coilield
and Rumbly among them. They
were sick and wounded boys. | do
not know how many were sent out Of
the regiment.
The boys are not in very good
health. They are almost all run
down and want to come home. 1t is
too bad that we could not have got
started home sooner, 50 we could be
mustered out and home before it is
cold weather. 1t will be pretty hard
on the boys who have to work out OF
doors and ! predict II great deal OF
sickness among them when we do'get
home. | sed the papers are making
a great noise about the place OF mus
ter out. Some of the people at home
seem to think $50 would be nothing
to the boys. 1t would go a long ways
toward keeping fellow until he
could hunt up job of some kind
The boys want no more tin soldier;
in theirs.
/ have seen Fred Bell (Casmire)
Arthur Thompson and Alva Thorpe
They are all we'll Their regiment
the 20 Infantry is doing police duty
in the city. Gen. Funston has mad,
quite a reputation in the States. HI
is all right, 1t was two enlisted mel
who swan the Rio Grande river
Funston and few men came over OF
raft shortly af,erward. Col Met
calf, then a major is liked by Tn
men just as well a. Funston, and wa
right along with the men until h
was wounded.
l was on guard duty at the Firs
Reserve Hospital the other day an
it is a fine place. A soldier has yer
good treatment IN that place. Tn
hospital has its own ice plant, dairy
etc. Well mother if we are mustere
out in Frisco you must be there fl
you will get to see some nice drills
for Of course we will drill and NAL,
great show. | can 20 home wit
you then, otherwise ! would hay
to go home with the regiment. l al
still well; have lost some in weigh
VIII write oftener now that we al
in Manila. Your loving son,
BERT T.. MILLER.
IfunIn Sam MnNns