Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-20
DD LITTLE WRITES,
HIS RECORD on THE 2oTH's
FIRING LINE.
Something About the Civilization Of
the Filipinos- Handsome Houses
and Grounds.

and Grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Little received
today letter from their son, Lieut..
Col. E. C. Little, from which is taken
the following Of general interest:
SAN FERNANDO, P. l., May Sl.-I
was amused at fathers letter Of
April 5 saying ii suppose you will
not soon be fit for service" had
been at that date fighting practically
every day for month and had help
ed fight our way to Malolos and was
in command Of the regiment at MalG
los. Iamin command of the regi-
ment at San Fernando at present.
Metcalf was shot through the foot
March 2S and has been laid up at
Manila ever since, some 81 days. He
missed the fall Of Malolos and Guy
Quento, our biggest battles and has
been laid up longer than was when
shot. Stanley being a Republican
appointed Metcalf over Whitman and
l. Both Whitman and l have done
more days service in the Philippines
and have been more days at the
front than Metcalf. l have done
more days service on the island than
either Of them though not more days
on the firing line than Whitman.
Funston and Metcalf are good officers.
"They had no election as to choice
for colonel, none whatever.
San Fernando is very pretty little
city Of some 10000 or more. My
headquarters are in the house of
Sonora Dolores Singan. I send pho.
tos showing kind Of people she had
about her. The house is large, two
stories, nicely papered and painted,
well and handsomely furnished.
She has much fine glassware with
her in initials thereon and many very
beautiful mirrors. There is no house
in Kansas that has such magnificent
mirrors Her garden is beautiful and
all accommodations excellent. Her
nephew, DR.. Singan, lives down the
street and speaks English some. He
studied in Manila. He said she was
afraid and ran away when the troops
came. She raised sugar principally.
There are many such houses here.
Some Of the chandeliers are wonder
full. The clock is 10 feet high and
beauty. San Fernando river runs
just across the street.
The business part Of the city is Of
stone, we'll built, mostly around
square. Drug stores, banks, res
taurahts, etc., are all very fine. We
have probably driven 100000 peo-
pile from their homes. The people
rich and poor all read and write.
They are very neat in their dress,
wear white clothes and are always
clean.
This is the hottest season. From
till 5 it's hot and from 8 to 4 it's ter
rife. It's the hottest l ever saw ex-
cept the valley Of the Dead Sea which
l visited in July. The regiment is
played out and wishes to come home
as does every other regiment.
Somebody has written home, it
seems, that the volunteers are anxious
to finish the war and would riot il
taken off the firing line. The boys
don't know whether to be amused or
indignant. They all want to quit
except very few.
l rode out into the country yester-
day. They have some of the finest
roads here | ever macadamized
roads. A telegraph line everywhere.
am astonished at the advance.
ment that has been made. The
evenings are entirely pleasant. The
is mostly fine level prairie,
diked into little fields and interspers.
ed with little belts Of timber and fre-
quent rivers.
Lima Ia at Tcrlach with a. 600 men |