The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-05
SERGEANT JOHN DOYLE

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Writes an Entertaining Letter From
the Philippines to n Wheeling
Friend-Was Confident That Nc
Kinley Would be Reelected.
Frank W. Connolly, Of the Mountain
State Electrical Company, has receiv-
ed an entertaining letter from his
friend. John J. Doyle, Wheeling boy
now sergeant of Company, Thlrty-hrst
United States Volunteers, and station
ed at Carraga, Philippine Islands, from
which the Intelligencer ls permitted to
| reprint extracts. In postscript. Ser
gcant Doyle says: "Tll bet Philip
pine game rooster against race horse
that Mckinley is the next President"
In part Sergeant Doyle says:
CARRAGA, P. l.. Aug. Q. 1900.
My Dear Old Friend Frank:-How l
wish knew who was going to be elect
ed by the time you get this letter.
Things will be warm enough in Wheel
ing, I know. How 1 wish l was there.
Just been relieved from guard and not
having anything In particular to do. |
thought would speak to you across
the wave. ! am about 900 miles south
OF Manila, on the Island OF Mlndanoa,
the next largest of the Philippines, Lu-
zon being the largest. We are at
small town Of about one thousand in
habitants and are here especially to
protect the Philippines from the Min
dias. tribe more like our American In
dams than anything else can think OF.
have been here now for nearly eight
months and rather like the climate, It
being very much like Cuba. 1t is not
nearly as hot as one might think, be-
ing only about eight degrees from the
equator.
The natives here wear fairly good
clothes Of the kind, but about three
weeks ago I. In charge OF ten men, was
sent on n scouting expedition to gather
information, ETC., and, not only finding
the natives very warlikc, they were Ill
most entirely void Of clothing, and in
some instances nude. They couldn't
speak n word of Spanish. but jabbered
away in their own lingo, thinking, I
suppose that could understand The
whole business.
We have had but one little scrap and
that was with the Muros, another tribe
vary much lika tba Afrj,np Norro -.
more fierce. We got OFF without the
loss Of n man, killing about eighteen
Morros, including their chief, and now
they are all "muy bueno amigos" Every
good friends.) have nearly succeeded
In mastering the Spanish Language.
having learned great deal Of It while
In Cuba.
am looking out OF the window OF the
old Spanish fort where we are quartercd
and see one Of the prisoners from the
guard house splitting wood and he is
softly humming the old tune, Home,
Boys, Home: IT'S Home You Ought to
Be-" Please don't forget to remember
me to the Gardeners and Joe Halstcad.
Has Joe got that dog yet? I hear that
Harry Is married. Is It true? In
tended 10 come out and sec you when I
came back from Cuba last year, but
then l enlisted to come to the PhIlIp-
pines and then You know the rest, Give
my best regards to Bessie and Cora
When l started this letter l intended 10
give you some idea OF life in the Phil
ippincs, but got TO running off on fool
ishness and forgot was even In the
Philippines. but Will try to do better
the next time. You might put this work
OF mine In Harpers Magazine or else
the Cosmopolitan, for 1 know II would
take the place OF Rudyard Kipling's
shallow stun any time. Now. Frank,
VIII say au revo!r or good-bIcycle NV
regards to all. including your mother.
whom had nearly forgotten. ..
(Adios Porquc 10 muy consado v nm.
brc tamben, Scrhcnto Juan.)
SERGT. JOHN Fl. DOYLE,
Co. l.. Thirty-hrst U. S, vi
CARRAGA, MINDANAO, p. T.
p, s,-Ill bet n Philippine game roos.
ter against race horse that Mckinley
Ii next PRESIDENT. JACK.