The Dickinson press., 1899-09-16
Senator ;iansbrough's San francisco
john RIESSBECK,
County Auditor.

North Dakota regiment" said Senator
Hansbrough. II wondered whether they
were coming home ready to complain
about their treatment in general, and you
do not know how glad l was when the
boys told me they had no complaints
whatever to make. There have been so
many volunteers ready to c%riticise the
government in everything it has done,
ready to condemn their superior officers
and anxious to pour into the ears Of list
eners tales of hardshipin the Philippines.
Our men tell me that it was discourage
ing at times, but they have no complaints
to make, and that doubtless everything
possible wa done for them. On the trip
over it seemed hard at times to eat the
food that was provided for them, but it
was the best that could be done, and
they are mo- abusing anyone. The en-
listed men stand right by their COM
missioned officers and the people of Da-
kota will be glad to know that their boys
were in such good hands all through the
trying campaign"
One Of the features of the Dakota
camp is the collection of monkeys. Adjt.
Osborne has one that he calls Geary,
and it is conceded that it is the brightest
monkey that has Eve left native land.
Geary has had the dumps since arriving
here but at that has succeeded in DESTROY
ing a roll of photographs for his master.
At Manila, Geary, who is named after
Capt. Geary, Fargo, was allowed his lib
erty, and always came back to the quart
ers of Lieut. Osborne. At times the Of
fcers would get SO mad at him when he
stole things or ran away that they felt
like killing him, but when he came back
and Struggled up to them and seemed
repentant, they torgave everything.
Adjt. Osborne expects his wife to meet
him here. He telegraphed for her to
come as soon as he learned that the regi-
ment wa to remain here so long. Call
of our married life has been spent in
camp" he said, land we might as we'll
continue a little longer."The lieutenant
was married the day before he went into
camp. The first night in Frisco was the
first night he has slept in a bed since
leaving home a year ago last May. He
says that it was a wonderful experience.
He from Dickinson and is as
anxious as any one to get home.
Harold Davis, the young man who died
on the voyage, came from Dickinson,
and the lieutenant says that his case was
one of the saddest he eve experienced.
The young man was in good health
through the Manila campaign, and when
he went on the boat, but what appeared
to be a boil developed back of his ear.
Nothing serious vas expected, but he
went to the hospital, andhe died in three
days, the abscess breaking and causing
spinal trouble. II do not often break
down and cry" Lieut.. Osborne said, "but
l remember that almost the last thing
the boys father told me was totake good
care of his on, and if he needed anything
to spare no expense, as he would make
it all right. 1t seemed terrible that he
should go through SO much and then die
almost within sight Of home. They want
ed to bury him at sea, but l interfered
and succeeded in having the body
brought here. 1t was the least l could
do with a fathers admonition ringing in
my ears"
Lieut.-Col. Trueman says that the Da-
kota boys were fortunate in their quar-
ter in the Philippines. They had a
location, and remained in the
in the same place longer than any other
"Of course the men were glad to get
said the colonel, but l do not
think that they have had any serious
to make. Ihave a good bust
ness at home that needs taking care Of,
and l am anxious to get back to it, but if
it were not for that the prospect of an
other Philippine campaign would not
seem discouraging to me. We remained
there until we were ordered home. We
were glad to return at any time, but we
exerted no pull to secure our recall.
There were some regiments, l have
heard, that tried to get back before the
government said it was through with
them, but they did not gain anything,
and l guess that they are sorry they did
it, for they did not get away any sooner,
and simply made it more embarrassing
for themselves and for the government.
l am glad that our regiment made no
move of that kind"
The soldiers do not agree among them
selves any better than other people, and
you can get any kind of an opinion you
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