Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-23

I0uHbIY AOpid - tue fuedt Qt tue
eucoanat cut into small pieces and
smoked and dried. This is brought
in bags aud sold by the pound to the
chinese merchants who sell il TO the
English merchants on the coast.
Chinese and Filiplnos are hard at
work on the English language and
Judging BY the progress they are max
ing will all talk and write it within
five years. The Fllipinos owe moth
lag to Spain but they owe much 60
the Chinese. The word Luzon is the
chinese 'slu-shang" club for pound
Ing rice which was introduced ages be-
fore Spain ever heard os the Pacific
ocean and many words are Of Chinese
origin.
| find that most of the Spanish
prisoners have been prisoners indeed.
and have been having very hard
time OF IT, Our regiment sets few
at liberty every lew days. Last week
G Company captured an insurgent
Major. They sent word 10 the insur.
gents to release what Spanish prison.
ers they had or they would kill the
major. or course he was in no danger
but the blum worked and in Il few
hours tifty-two prisoners came into
Lukbun They were brought here
yesterday and were the happiest set OF
men ! ever saw They have certainly
learned there Is no place like home.
Some Of cur men released some prison
,ers recently and on the way back had
a fight with the insurgents. They
were all lying down in d rice field and
every time our boys would pour a vol
ley into the insurgents one OF the
Spanish pris,ne would kick his heels
up in the air aud laugh but he kicked
up once too much and got mauser
bullet through his foot.
They brought a poor fellow In the
other day who was nearly starved
They took him to the commissary to
give him his rations and when he saw
the thousands and thousands OF RAJ
lions piled from foo to ceiling, he
broke down and cried like d child, and
every soldier in the commissary cried
with him. These men could stand
almost anything but to see man cry
at he sight Of food was little too
much.
Dorsey has been in the hospital
with fever for some time and to-mor
row will be sent to Lncena TO see II
the change will help hun.
see there has been entered a claim
for $500, 600 for the destruction OF the
church by the American soldiers at
Pace The church was made OF con-
crete. and with the cheap labor they
have over here an American could
build a church like 1t for $40, 600 and
make So, 900 on his contract. The
church was occupied by the insurgents
and used IS a fort. From the build
ing they not only shot American sol
oilers but killed the rcd cross people.
In order to dislodge them l.. was alb
solutely necessary To destroy the
church with shells. They certainly
did good job OF it. They then fred
the church and as the insurgents ran
out shot them down like rats.
The Filipino priest here at Tayabar
was a leading insurgent but when Col.
Gardner sent for him he came in and
took charge OF his church and Is doing
all he can for the Americans. He IA
Jvors American rule as do all the lead
Ing Filipinos on the island Never In
history has there been a race OF peo-
Pile ground down as have the Filipi-
nos been by Spain. With popula-
tion Of 10000, 900 they have been
crushed Till they are now only s,000,-
900.
When the American flag went up on
this island 1T meant freedom for all.
1t meant the people could worship
God as they please, and that man
could be protestant without the
Spanish friars having authority to or
der him out on the public square to
be shot by Spanish soldiers. Only a
God could have sent the Americans
here TO free their people and raise
them to higher plane OF civilization.
Such food OF light coming On them
all at once they were blinded and will
have to be kindly, but firmly led till
they are able to stand 1t.
Yours TRULY,
W. A. MEsTREzAT.