The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-13
IS IN The ORIENT
Ed Allen, a Wichitan, Has
interesting Expere ices.
He TRAVELS I'M JAPAN
Finally. Ends Up in the U. s.
Army at Manila.

Wichita has produced boys who have
seen all parts OF the world and among
the sightseers is Ed Allen, who was
reared in this city. He is a brother TO
Bert Allen of Goldsmith's book store. Mr..
Allen has been in China and Japan and
the story OF his life is very interesting
While in Japan he was taken very sick
with fever and was left there by com
panion. He had no means but after his
rec, Wy he finds a ticket and money
for another station and this is continued
until he reaches friends
The manner in which he reaches the
Orient is interesting.
At the end of Mr.. Aliens freshman
year in college he went 10 New York TO
take a place in some special work for
the Tribune during vacation. The posi-
ton, however, promised him was given
to some one else and Ed some how STUN
bled on man looking for a companion
to the Orient and engaged einstanter.
The next train saw them of for San
Francisco from where the Wichita
word was from Nagasaki, japan. Here
he was taken with typhoid fever and
went to the hospital. The companion
went on to China. When Ed was able to
travel he found ticket for Hong Kong
and SO with instructions to follow. Ar
irving at Hong Kong he found that his
companion had left two days before for
America, leaving. him a ticket to San
Francisco. He had 10 cents in money
and not an acquaintance within 1000
miles, but found United States
troopship for Manila and he forthwith
determined to re-enlist in the army and
enter service in the philippines. A let
ter written on board the ship in the
harbor of Manila before disembarhdng
brought the last news of his intentions.
He has asked to be excused from study
for two years while he endeavors to lay
aside means to complete HIS course in
college. His integrity and grit are the
admiration of all who know him. He
has the true Kansas spirit.
The brothers, Bert and Ed. were left
by the death of their father in childhood
to the care OF a mother who was alto
gether without means. They strated at
the bottom Of the ladder and together
with their mother struggled against the
adverse circumstances which surround
ed them till Ed was old enough to enter
the army He enlisted in the Fifth U.
s. cavalry About this time Bert went
into the book store. After Eds first en-
listment of three years expired he re-
turned to Wichita and became greatly in
terested in theology, he having been unit
De- IL
before entering the army. After a few
months he returned to the army and re
enlisted, this time in the Tenth u. g.
infantry. During the second enlistment
the desire to study theology and become
a minister of the Gospel pressed upon
him until he decided If possible to pre-
pare himself by a thorough collegiate
and university education after the ex-
piration Of his term of service in the
army, then year and a half in the
future.
To this end his pastor In this city
made arrangements for his course and
he was furnished with texts in the Ian
guages and for year, under the in
struction of the post chaplain at Fort
Reno, a Princeton graduate. he studied
Greek, Latin, algebra and other prepar-
atory work. The threatened war with
Spain stopped this in February, 1898, and
Ed deferred his plans till the war was
over, and went, with tho regiment, TO
Tampa, Fla During the long rendez-
vous there his enlistment expired and
Ed was sent to Wichita with instruc-
tons and authority to enlist a number
of recruits for the regiment While here !
engaged the regiment went TO Santiago
and when he was ready to return and |
waiting for transportation he received |
notice that The recruits would not be
needed, as the end of the war was n |
sight, much TO his chagrin. Arrange
ments were soon made for his entrance |
into a frst-class preparatory school IN |