The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-05

Manila Letter in Golfers Week

Manila Letter in Golfers Weekly.
In looking over the insurgents who are
brought in wounded or held as prisoners
in the Maestranza, at Ola Manila and
Fort San Felipe, at Cavite, one cannot
help but notice that they belong to two
classes-the very young and the Old. Ihefe
are numerous gray-hatred men among
them. One at san Felipe bore me repu-
tation of being a deadly sharpshooler,
and yet he was so old that his purple lips
hung loosely from mumbhng Jaws, the
pupils of his eyes melted gradually mo
the whites, and his hands shook with
palsy; in fact, he was very horrid ana
Wicked-looking Old fellow, but apparent
~ quite harmless. All around him were
boys from IA TO 20, small, but fairly strong
in build. 1t may be that they have fol-
lowed the practice of the Spanish in &C.
clesastical as well as military affairs
that of yoking a strong arm and young
heart to an old head. The sergeant. of
the guard Fifty-frst Iowas, al the Macs
tranza, thought differently Said he: A
well-grown man has both the head and
the arm, or, rather, the legs-they need
them most; the old men can't get away
fast enough and the boys are foolish
or get ratified, so they are caught"
The prisoners do not seem to worry
unless deprived Of their cigarrillos, when
they become nervous, eXcitable and very
respondent They are very anxious for
employment on outside details, and when
non-commissioned officers appeared
with an order for eight big fellows" to
put in order some new quarters and move
furniture, there was a rush to the gate.
every one hoping TO be selected. They are
given few cOppers, something extra to
eat, or little tobacco for their services.
In each quarter there is appointed a
chief, who arranges the details for routine
cleaning. cooking and police work. At all
hours Of the day women come aud squat
down at the line drawn across the Macs
tranza, while their prisoner friends, stand
ing at the dead line ten PAGES away,
converse with them. Some of the women
take it hard and cry bitterly others
laugh and chat with evident ENJOYMENT
All bring presents to the prisoners; and
such presentsi Many an Iowa boy has
got his fingers into queer messes while
oYerhauling their bundles. One united a
handkerchief and let loose a lot of sparr-
ing, crabs. AT least that's what they
looked like" said he. but I can't i'm
agine what they wanted them for ),
Among the prisoners were a number of
1lngulans and YSerrotes-uncivilized
mountaineers. These when first captured
We're armed with bows and arrows They
wore their hair long, Aand decorated II
with feathers; their only clothing was
diminutive breech-clout. These have now
without exception, cut their hair short
and wear anything they can get gem
orally a shirt and a stiff hat. the shane
OF Which IS certain to recall the German
comedians or the variety stage at home
one OF these. who appeared quite intelIi-
gent. was asked why he had come down
70 Manila. He replied; ITO fight" who
dld you come to fght?" He shook biS
head; he had just come to fight; he did
not know who or what It was about I'm
doubtedly these people had been enticad
from their mountain homes bv the morn,
Use of unlimited loot