The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-07
Tt0BE'8 MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
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MIN NEAPOLIS. March 6. - Isaac
Hallowell, of Company 1, Thirteenth
Minnesota, has returned to Minneap-
oils, having received his discharge Mr.
HalloWell was taken i'll with smallpox
al Manila and was for five weeks in
the pest house. He was the only Min
nesota man who survived the dread
ClSeaSe. After recovering from this at
TACK he was Smitten with malariai
fever, and was in the hospital for sew
eral weeks. The doctor declared that
he could not live a month if he re-
manned in the Philippines, and Mr.
Halloween reluctantly applied for a dis
charge; reluctantly, for as he himself
expressed it. Il didn't want to show
the White feather
He left Manila Jan. "a on the trans
port Zealandia, and, returning by way
OF Japan reached Minneapolis this
noon. The sea voyage did wonders for
the invalid, and he reached home feel
ing. almost as we'll as ever, though
quite weak
Mr. Halloween denied emphatically
the statement that the soldiers of the
thirteenth are happy and contented at
Manila. The great wish of all the men
is TO be relieved and sent home While
they do not want to shirk their duty
and are willing to stay as long as the
government has need of their services
they find their lot by no means a bed
OF roses and are anxious to get out as
soon as possible.
7 do not mean to imply" said Mr.
Hallowell, that the soldiers are not
Well taken care of. The regiment is
comfortably quartered and has been
ever since entering the city of Manila
And the government rations are not as
bad as they have been pictured. Never
thelesS, the men have had to undergo
many hardships. The Thirteenth has
been on police duty all the time, and
we found it no congenial work. The
men have to look out for the Maca-
bebes. who are the lowest tribe Of
FIipinos. They live in the mountains
outside the town and come down into
the city at night to murder and pill
lage. Our men had to watch them. and
several Of them were shot by the SOL
dierS"
Mr.. HallowelI regretted that unau-
thentic reports to the effect that the
Thirteenth had been ordered home had
been sent to Manila. Such reports. he
said, only made the men more home
sick. Back in December" he said.
We received a cablegram that the
regiment would be home within two
months. There was a perfect demon
slrauOn. The band turned out and the
men paraded the streets bearing pla-
cards THE Thirteenth Minnesota or
dered home" and, of course 1t was all
false report and the regiment is still
there"
Mr.. Hallowell expressed only the
highest opinion of the officers of the
Thirteenth, who, he said, were gentle
manly and considerate Of their men,
Col. Ames was especially popular and
had proved an ideal officer. Almost
without exception, however, the Off
GERS had convinced their men of their
efficiency and kindness
ln l.
gents Mr.. Hallowell said, was entire
" due to Aguinaldo who could stop
hcstilities with a word. The Filipinos
considered him a god. HE deceives
them" said Mr.. Hallowell. Il suppose
you have heard how on one occasion
he stationed a file of men with rifles
loaded with blank cartridges and babe
them fire at him. Of course he was
not hurt, but the ignorant Filipinos
got the idea that he was impervious
to bullets. He has told the insurgents
that the Americans have come to OPP
press them worse than the Spaniards
had done. When 1 left Manila, though
the fleet was preparing for trouble, the
soldiers did not think there would be
any. for in visiting with the insurgents
they had found them very cordial and
friendly. [ had the good fortune to
have an interview with Aguinaldo.
Some dispatches were sent to him in
my charge, anu my OruSTS were TO de-
liver them to Aguinaldo in person,
which 1 did. He received me very cor
daily, and 1 found him very we'll edu-
Gated and intelligent. He is under
sized, Stunted almost, as are all the
Fihpinos, but mentally very acute He
has constituted himself president of
the republic and has adopted
flag. 1t is somewhat like the Cuban
standard, with two bars of red and
blue and white triangle, on which are
three stars and a SUM-"
In regard to the character of the ISL
ands. MI Halloweu said that they
were exceptionally rich, but that the
natives were so lazy and ignorant that
1t would be at least ten years before
anything could be made out of them.
At the end of that time he thought
they might be made very desirable col
Onies.
Mr.. HallowelPs troubles did not end
with his departure from Manila. The
Zealandia was caught In a storm and
was in danger of going down for some
time The passengers had to form a
bucket brigade and assist in bailing
out the water, which for some time was
knee deep in the saloon. Upon taking
the train from San Francisco Mr. Hal
lowell was snowbound for a day in
Colorado, but finally reached Mime
apoliS safe and sound