The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-24
LIFE N TIN o1sExr.


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aGe, Canp sad Dattleaela.
DIR. J. r. Sweeney, OF this city has inst
Eceived letter from Thomas Tannsf of
Sgmpany y. FIRST Washington votHn-
ter. dated Manila. April Il. IN tie
After We had been It the Preuidto for
= while most OF the regiment Conclude
tnAt W. would not be sent 10 the pAilir.
EneN Out sent home and mustered out.
go tbs tslandA On October = W lelt
oan Francisco On tho steamsAip ohao.
snd after pleasant run OF eight days
eimost shree dAyA while the sAlp took
81 coal, water and other thinea we
1ound Honolulu artive and the people
ned pleased 10 think the issaads wsrs
We ieft Honolulu November : and
raoied Manila November ~ having for
we most part pleasant weather. On De.
censcer We were taken ashore and given
quarters In \ tobacco factory in thu dis
yrfct OF Pace This factory Is said to 30
tne largest IN the world employing at
ma nss a. wn many a. an, te ana As people
0eneFai de Tnamcos do FSsipanoA
After reaching Manila we did not have
vesy long drills. Everything seemed quiet
And orderly. All the business except that
ukne IN the city WAS done by the natives
Who seemed 10 D~ hnsiiy engaged reach
ina for tina American doiiar.
was ssss n very r. s,,nas eur ,sm ,n
a..
ossfrtet of Pace Was an important point.
After the Sgrnssh had surrendered the
msasyenss ssessn getting Restless and
WINGED a strong s.extre to enter the city
g tie role & cemauerors. While ~ In
0stdGais they were permitted To GENE Ia
ana take view ~ things, their army
pfupex WIS compelled to stay outside the
city, much to their discomfort They were
anxioas To loot the hoaSrs ~ the enemy
FROM time te time. - occasion demanded,
the American commander required AKus-
u fNH Sssstk be- 4txs
pssee1 ocs0nd tributary % the passx
runri'ss north ard south. called cencor-
ga efesk Tn its west baak are a mum
YET ot eloSk houses tsisit by TIE Spanish.
and ts~~e are tho American eutp<sNss. II
Vas the custom ut the Washington reai-
mens 10 furnish companies or details from
ceusssssiT.es every morning for outpost duty.
AID 10 relieve the ousncsss every twenty
tour hoaES, Al one time Ne furuIahei
desa'ts fog hiockhoas~x "a IL - ard IL, bat
the weak became too heavy. and Nos IL
snd i were taruea over TO sae Fourth cav
airy TIE natives all appeared 10 be
usessd}s. and many people believed there
voaid % ne trouble, While the American
sscs.slef Was not permitted 81 80 into the
insarEaUs iiaes without - Pass sae tn~
sarsvas~. tse4gh Ia agssossn4 ~ere peg
Histea - 81 through eur lines At wilt
II vas customary liz rettf0rre the eat-
posts a; night ~ sessdfnx eat more troona%
and stThekt TINES the whafc regiment. ard
WEI he Utsose cTsg a3e ~ three regiments.
draw "a ~ asa is ,s i." sfsr .syiss, 'e'ss
seo ear se<s that. although every Thing
see-nv5 atsisi and seresss. ~s newer re-
lexr& or vigilance er ceased eur ercraTa~
usess IEsg ;gaQaas whenever II should artse.
10 tAs morning Of re1Fs8a-y Ne seat
detail t. hgecksacssa ~. While ocsa~
pAny, f>grs Washington Furnished the de-
tnS f.~ k}Nek house g. AZ bsuckaotsse II
thss~ - azisis~ over corc< MIA crNrk.
sae c:sv Ng1e Fux nssiss. Tia tie west
exc % his asf3ge we had s<nsrks While
tne inSusEeHtS had = ~asatrv 81 tae eats
ssda o@ea ~ pam Wee - - oehef.