Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-12-07
FROM MESTREzAT.
He Thinks that the Thirtieth
will Soon Come Home.


ippines Nineteen Cuts to Three
Suitors -0ther Interesting Items
From far of Manila.
LucENA, p. L Oct. 81 l900--Or-
ders were recently received requiring
estimates OF winter clothing needed
including overcoats. This certainly
means we are TO see some cold wealth
er in the States in the near future.
While most of the men are anxious TO
60, many would be glad TO remain
long enough TO escape the northern
winters.
In spite of the opposition shown
by the Spanish Friars the Filipinos
are getting the bicycle fever worse
each day. For some evenings we
have noticed a handsome Young lady
who always had three attendants.
They all rode well and made quite an
attractive party. 1t was plain TO see
the three young men were in love
with the lady, and we wondered how
it would end. The end came Satur-
day night. The doctor tells me he
sewed up nineteen wounds the small
est of which required seven stitches.
The young lady got off with one slash
down the back
A young doctor has been lately as
signed to this regiment who will be-
heard from farther on and higher up.
He deserted to attend medical
school but his father who had been
financially ruined could only give him
Ss5. With that he went TO ST. Louis.
His capital did not last long and the
time came when he only had thirty
five. cents. He lived on that week
and1hen requested the president to
give him work in the school at forty
cents per day. At the end Of the first
day he asked for his money. The
president was surprised and told him
be only bad forty cents coming TO
him. He then said frankly he was
starving and must have money. The
president handed him twenty dollars
and told him to go out and fill up to
the chin aud draw on him when he
needed money and pay it back when
convenient. When he reached Ma
Mia he put up at the English Hotel
and found he had just fifteen cents
left. While he was out OF his room
the few cents were stolen and his
watch also. He then went TO the
paymaster and requested a months
pay. The paymaster could not oblige
him for he did not yet have months
pay due However he got q months
pay next day and his troubles were
ended He requested to be sent to-
the most forsaken place on the island
so he could save money. Each month
he sends his mother one hundred dol
lars and has paid what he owed the
college president. This young doctor
is more than a gentleman, he. Is a
man.
Miss Margaret Astor came over
from the States few weeks ago and
people thought an earthquake had
struck the island. Nothing at all In
this country suited the lady. She
sent a letter to Washington and de-
manded among other things that 500
sheets be sent ever at once for the Ma
Mia Hospitals. Now just think OF it
500 sheets. Why they would not go
as far as snow ball in that good old
puritan climate we used TO read
about. At the hospitals in Manila
they receive sheets by the thousands
and as they are changed once or many
times a day as circumstances demand
the beds are always snow white. The
Manila Hospitals are the best ia the
world ia every respect Ii some peo-
pie in the States with no business to
attend to would start peanut stands
1t would reduce the fever on their
brains and give the soldiers rest at
the same time.
At the band quarters here we have
the only well of water in town. 1t is
ten feet 10 diameter and fifty feet
down to the water and walled with
concrete. But like all water in this
country it is not fit to drink without
being boiled. But we have become
accustomed to boiled water and prefer
it to any other,
The telegraph is new thing in this
part OF the province and the natives
entertain very exaggerated ideas in re-
gard to it.
Last week member Of a cheno firm
disappeared with seven thousand dol
lars. | was talking to one of the firm
10 the evening and pointing to the
wires with both hands he said, II
send for him, but he no come back.
/ spect he all some heller
We can now get our teeth cleaned.
filed, drawn or.driyen in at the hos
pital. This great convenience, as
this climate seems to be hard on
teeth.
We are glad to have frozen meat
again, as we have never been fond OF
the fresh. We have never had any
meat in the states as good as the Aus
tralian article. Perhaps it tastes bet
ter because 1t has been frozen longer.
When it reaches this place it is frozen
so hard it must be sawed In pieces,
the knife cannot be used. A ship
brings enough frozen beef and mutton
from Australia to last the soldiers
within reach Of Manila fnr three