The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-11

Inc American laborer accents a labori-
Gus effort with deep grunrs or, his task
ended, blows soft whistles of surprise. bu,
a Chinaman never makes such sounds. be-
cause he talks all the time while al work
here In Mania the Chinaman is the chief
contractor for government supplies. a stew
edore; and as a peder of small wares. or
OF fruits and vegetables, he is everywhere
on the street, out along the line OF
trenches from Caloocan on the north 10
Pasay on the south-while as a wandering
shoemaker, with baskets of tools and ma
terlai, ne follows column of infantry
well up into the disputed country.
w men the American army landed this
was land of small prices for labor and
produce. but to-day we pay dearly for
many things, and many of us have cause
70 regret that Congress saw fit to cut on.
OF the army bill the proposed % per cent.
increase OF pay for service in our, new
possessions. l wonder some times If Con-
sfess VIII recognize our present fighting
as war. 1t is we'll known that it for years
refused to consider our Indian campo gns
as war. The present service may not
De war legally-or should l saw legal war?
but one regiment has in four engage
ments lost over eighty men in killed and
wounded, and the First Nebraska hos had
hye captains and two lieutenants killed.
colonel
OF that regiment, John NJ. Stotsenburg, re-
piled, as becomes a soldier. to the I'M
called-for censure of the legislature of its
home state. He was killed in action. This
may not be war; it is certainly not mag
nifcent
The home-bound transports are relieving
the pressure a The hospitals The first
reserve hospital had one day last week 900
patients and the hospital for GONZALES
cents at Corregidor Island quite as many
There are no complaints heard concerning
the hospital service. The food is. perhaps,
heavy for sick and wounded. but. as there
is no epidemic of hystoria hereabouts. the
men are fairly contented
IL may not re known, but the fresh beef
for the Eighth Corps comes from Austria
la in refrigerator ships, and is delivered
to my men in perfeci condition. Indeed.
the interior of a quarter OF beef is frozen
solid many hours after being un,oaded
from the ship. I heard two company
cooks discussing with all gravity The adj
visibility of cutting a recess in a grear
frozen piece and placing therein a bottle
or TWO of pop" or perhaps, il was beer.
Ice is real luxury here; a small factory
exists, but the demand is enormous.
Icc-Cream Soda Arrives.
A great surprise has been given us re-
cently-ice cream soda has come to town
and we are hopeful that the Igorrotes,
Tagaiogs. Bolomen or other tribesmen will
acquire the ice cream soda habit; then the
steps toward primaries conventions and
elections will quickly follow; our march
ings and skirm shings will be ended, and
we can then go sailing home by way of
Hong Kong and Nagasaki-home to the
land where the betel nut is unknown and
unchewed; where a cloudless day is some
times of pleasant coolness and where the
sun does not rise and set the year round
at by the clock; a land where there is
twilight, wherein one may sit and plan of
things other and happier than were our
Yesterdays in the Philippines"