The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-18

bunal in the islands. Upon his judg-
ment the reputation that the United
States is making as a lawful people de
pends. All cases of serious crime come
up before him, and he has sent many a
corrupt Spanish official to Bilibid
prison
The government is employing many
of the Spaniards who held minor posi-
tions. These people think they car
| practice the same corruptions under
! Uncle Sam as under Spain, but they
open their eyes very wide when they
get a sentence of three years in the
penitentiary for failing to report the
presence of a gambling den or some
! similar offense. In a military court a
man is supposed to be guilty until
proven innocent, but Spanish court in
terpreters and others who have been
present at every hearing have told me
| that Major Young has never yet passed
! a judgment without giving the person
/ every possible chance to prove his in
nocence.
! The court stenOgrapher lamentS the
fact that Major Young goes on hearing
a case and letting the accused present
testimony after it is time to close for
\ dinner. The court room in which Major
Young holds court is in the old palace
in the walled city. 1t is elaborately fur
I
/ judge sits is painting of Spain's act
ing queen, and of the young king. On
one side is q huge lion holding a globe
in its claws. OF course, the globe has
commenced to slip out of its grip since
last May.
PRETTY GOOD FELLOWS.
The Third artillery. stationed in this
cuartel, have now become thoroughly
acquainted, and no more objections can
be raised against them for any reason.
| They are d fine lot of fellows, and are
conducting themselves in a first-clasS
manner In my letter, published on
Nov. 4, 1 stated that they (the Third ar
tillery) were Swlplng everything not
under lock and key" Further acqualnt-
ance with the boys proves this to be
untrue, as they have never been guilty
of such acts of late, and it is altogether
probable that the things we accused
them of stealing when they first moved
in were lost in the hurry of moving.
At any rate, owe them an apology for
the implications on their honesty, and
freely make il.
The recruits whom Sergeant Brown
brought over have now been thoroughly
initiated into the tribe" of veterans
ana there is now no sharp division line
between a. rookie" and a vet" Many
of the recruits have not drawn their
sidearms yet, but otherwise are fully
equipped. AS Captain Wedgwood of
battery A enlisted the recruits, he has
a tender spot in his heart for them, and
all the ''piums'' in the shape Of clerical
positions and non-cOms. are coming
their way. The older men who have
seen service and worked for the good
of the battery from the start, naturally
do little kicking at the way they are
ignored in the matter of small distinc-
tions.
The recruits who have received the
plums are as follows: Angus Nicholson,
first sergeant clerk; John Rogers, cor
pOral; Joe WINS, commissary clerk:
Frank Shelly, corporal; Odell Tomp-
kinS, commisSary clerk.
FIGHTING EXPECTED.
This campaign life has not lacked for
excitement lately. The boys have been
tied down TO the space inside the walls
of the barracks, and kept in their
fighting clothes of brown 1t seems
that they may be called out any minute
to do some more fighting, and all are
anxious for it to commence Rumors-
thousands of thern-fiOat in on the lazy
summer breeZeS-or, rather. winter
breeZes-(t Temperature so degrees in the
shade, which, in this damp climate. is
harder TO stand than 80 degrees in
-
fights and the hours We Will be called
out, and everything imaginable.
Shovels, picks and axes have been
tied to our guns, and the long ropes
are all in place for quick dash to the
trenches. AS yet no horses have been
supplied, and the boys will have to
serve in that capacity, if we are called
out.
The rumor being discussed now is
that Aguinaldo has answered our proc
lamation to the effect that absolute
freedom is all they can accept, and We
may start the ''rumDus" tonight. Over
in the eastern mountains five balloons
rise each night, which are the signals
of a secret society backing the revolu-
tionary forces. They cause a great deal
of comment in the quarters.
The cuartel is becoming quite an old
curiosity shop, and if we are able TO
take all our belongings back to Utah,
we will have quite a collection.
Besides the eight field guns we
brought from Camp Kent, we nave two
light three-inch pups" given by Ad-
miral Dewey, three rapid-fire revolving
cannon, bearing several dents from ac-
ton ON the 18th of August; and last
night another addition was made of
three Maxim-NOrdenfelt rapid-fire one
FOUNDERS.
We have plenty of men to man the |
whole number, and if the batteries ever
so into action again, there will be a !
mingling of bOoms and screeches that /
will make the natives think all -
has turned loose on them
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