The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-01
A WHEELING BOY
Writes an Interesting Lettcrfrom
the Philippines and
HE PREDICTED THE UPRISING
That Actually Occurred After his
Letter was Mailed = Harry Van.
Keurcn Tells orthe False Alarm of
January II Which Called the Entire
American Army to Arms-Expects
to be Recalled to This Country.

Harry Nankeuren. brothcr. OF Mr..
Charles Z. yanIleuren, the Twelfth
street caterer. who is with the Thir-
tenth Minnesota Volunteers in the
Philippines. writes 10 his brother under
date Of January IS, shortly before the
trouble with the native insurgents
broke out, and in his letter, which was
received here yesterday, he forecasts
the trouble that followed.
The letter is accompanied by large
number OF snap shot" photographs,
the work OF young yanKeuren, who is
an enthusiastic amateur photographer.
In the letter he says:
MANILA. 2. l.. January IS. 1899.
Dear Brother:-The package OF news
papers and magazines which you sent
me was received In good shape, and /
was very glad to receive II, for reading
matter Is something We can all appre-
ciate. After l had read them, dis
trlbuted them among our company.
would have acknowledged the receipt
OF them sooner. but we have been kept
very busy laIrIy and ! find little time
for writing.
We have been expecting an outbreak
OF the insurgents for the past two
weeks. but SO far 1t has failed 10 mate
riallze. have not had stitch OF my
clothes of now for nine days. and eS-
| pect this will continue for while long
er. The whole army was called out
last Wednesday, week ago to-day.
will tell you how 1t occurred.
a Kansas soldier attempted to shoot 4
dog and fired five shots at 1t with his
| Springfield. Some Spaniards. natives
and Chinese, hearing the shooting.
! started to run, and as they passed some
OF the places where troops are quarter
| ed. they yelled. "Muchoo Insurrecto."
Every regiment in the city flew to arms
| and inside OF twenty minutes every sol
| der in the city was under arms. Our
company was assembled. and three sets
of tours (twenty-four mem were taken
| TO the west gate, and picketS Were
| thrown out. After waiting for about
an hour and nothing occurring, we were
marched back 10 quarters and dismiss
| ed. This occurred about o'clock In
the afternoon. and we were not allowed
tOtleave quarters until the next morn
| Ing. Even now We are not allowed &c
leave quarters after retreat" q
o'clock. and in the day time we are not
| dilOWeu 10 80 lurtner away IMAM DuSlt
call without special permission.
AS for staying here our full two years
1 don't think we will have to do it.
! Things point pretty strongly now that
We will get out OF Manila by the first o!
| March. We have had three cablegrams
from st. Paul, one OF which said that
they expected us home.in May: 1t was
\ from the governor OF the state. Two
] others were received, stating that We
4 We're to start home inside OF sixty days
l met David Faris here; he came TO see
me one evening. and TO say 1 was sur
prised Is putting it very mildly. Since
then We have been running around to-
] gether. He was Il corporal In Company
| !, First South Dakota, but was reduced
| TO the ranks at his own request.
knew him very well In Wheeling. One
OF the Litton boys is also here; he Is
related TO VIII McKelvey's wife.
We are getting more grub" now than
we got before. There are seven OF us
In u room together, and We have each
| put In So in Mexican money. or sl.50 In
| American money. so that we now have
| quite Il few extras, such us condensed
milk. cocoa, jams, tellies. etc.
HARRY.
The photographs accompanying the
letter are OF great interest. including
scenes In San Francisco harbor. Homo
lulu. Dewey's fleet. Filipinos, soldiers,
scenes in Manila. etc. They are highly
| priced by Mr.. Nankeuren.