The border vidette., 1899-05-20
MORGAN IN MANILA.
A Newspaper Mans Experience With
the Waite Mans Burden.


Walter T. Gregory, newspaper man
and Rnugh Rider, has lately emerged
from a hospital at Manila. He as
one OF the casualties" III one of tie
numerous scraps with the insurgents.
MIR. Gregory has had Il varied eA-
perience with miner strikers at bull
Hill. Colorado, and with Spanish
Sodiery at Las Gunsimas and San
Juan Hill, but he has a greater measure
OF respect for the bravery of tie Fill
p.nos than he had for the ColoraGoa
o. the Spandiards.
The following letter, pnblished in IL e
Republican was written from Mani o
! to IL friend in Phoenix.
[ wish somebody would identify me.
am i'll doubt as to whether L am /. L
have devoted several weeks to Il Ter
$ NAL analysis. bat the results are 'hil.'
My perpleXiiy is deep Since writing
you last micl has happened to ne. 1
expected 10 be here u month ag., but
was taken very sick at Frisco with
malaria and olher plications al d
had to spend a few weeks in IA hoAf b
The journey here occupied five " els,
but 1 enjoyed .he trp Immen:rts. I
saw Mrs. Ofme and Norman at Homo
iuiu and wa, never SO GLAD 10 I.,et
anybody in my lie.
Il arrived hers il few days ago ard
nm 4dia. ely Went IT, the tIont tu JON
my regiment. L had no sooher got
t.Iore than had to take IL hand i'll a
SCRAP with the Filipiuus. l was too
anX,Uus to get Il : hDt at one Of tie
n,g -5eis and ieaueI too far out of Ike
trench. The conStq uenCe Was uisi:s-
trous, for got Il buiiet through tie
pJ.nt q. nay LETT shoulder. l tn1u siit
L had be,,n struck with IL club. L Nus
sent back iIefe To the hospital. Le
w0uad Is hardly more than ii scratch.
but it very PAINFUL. L will reILIn tV
ta1 ftont III al cOu.'le of day.
The ilnurgea,- are devils aid with
oat lear and L think 1t will To SON U
t t,lne before We get them under cUil.ID..
| They ARE firing on 10 all the time aud
onr advance Is very slow. My Ivll
m, MT made Il cavalry Charge Tie utner
Il b IL oar men we're kn.ched from
t saddles Like nine pms and line
charge wLs ropd. .sed. We have ol- y
tn troops mounted, one troop ..
Ainerlcdn horses and the other Two o.
Filipino pJnIes no lager thi.n bdi os.
1ne situation is more serious i.LIe
than Is believed III tho states, for lie
rooeIs tiie with "a Geterui INA tion and
persistency that cannot but lie i.G-
mired. 1ney harass our tIuups on all
sides and man lever kECws What
minute lie will De BOWED over. Oon-
otanL danger. however, mak,s one lu-
different. There is an excitement that
thrills u fellow 30 tiIdJ the hard hi, - is
LOST s!gnt OF My CubIn experience
has tilLs ut me oJisiderdbi bio wnicn stand
ma in good sse,td. If [ don't get my
wings ciipped L will shortly wTi.e ii
long description uf the country and my
experiences lii tiiis campaign.
.Tnls le1ter WIS dated aL Manila .\t
one mJnth ago today. Ii will be oDsv. v
ed thai Mr.. Gregory, unlike many other
soldiers. uJ.ers LO crItici iii oi the man
agem snt of tile war or tne policy that
dictates il. lie w.iie5 ike a i'll eIu Der vi
tho centurion's band to who4r u do
this meant that il would DC dcre. He
is one OF tie mauy who will come out Of
the war heroes, and not one OF the many
more who viii e-erge from it military
critics aud b ,asters of personal per:orl =
anc1s.-Citizen.