Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-25
PAsAY, PI.
Dec. IS, 1893

has received orders to be ready TO
move at one hours notice North Of
the line held by the Both the Filipino
war is thing of the past. The cam
paign in the north has been a great
success, Troops are returning and
things will soon be in shape To put an
end to the instruction south Of US.
Our trenches have been rebuilt, the
guard line strengthened and several
machine guns added. The natives
wish this regiment to remain here
and have sent petition to Gen. Otis
praying him TO keep US here for the
present. The band is to be left be-
hind when the regiment goes on the
war path. We give concert every
Wednesday evening on the Luneta.
The Luneta is Manila's breathing
place. 1t lays just outside of the
walled city on the shore of the bay,
the band stand being not more than
one hundred feet from the water.
. The grounds are laid off with great
skill, ornamented with palm trees and
we'll lighted with electric lights.
Thousands of people attend our con-
certs.
On the Luneta are two 10 inch guns
first class in every respect. They were
uniniured during the fight ia the bay
and might have done some damage to
Admiral Dewey's feet had the gunners
not taken TO the woods when the fleet
dismounted some guns little farther
down the bay.
While in Manila yesterday | spent
some time in building with thou
sand Spanish prisoners. They are
well dressed have money and good
health. [ consider the whole outfit
fake pure and simple / don't believe
they have ever been prisoners. They
did not wish to surrender to the
Americans SO they went over to the
insurgents and have been helping Ag-
gle.
Two Spanish gunboats and a trans
port arrived here Saturday. They had
/ been to the Caroline Islands to turn
them over TO Germany and take away
the Spanish garrison. They could
come up to the landing and talk to
their friends but were not allowed to
land. All the Spanish soldiers here
will leave for home on transport
this week. They look like dwarfs
when they mix with the American
soldiers. Give the Spaniard a guitar
and let him sit on balcony in the
moonlight, and serenade some Senior
tia and he is success. But he was
never intended for soldier. They
turn out in force at our concerts, and
with the English, Germans and all
other nationalities stand all attention
with uncovered heads while we play
the Star Spangled Banner at the close
of the concert. The time has come
when it is greater honor to be an
American citizen than to be king of
any other country. People in the
United States who don t know this
should leave the world and go to
Canada.
All the churches occupied sby the
Americans have been turned over to
the natives and they are happy
We have about 200 men on the sick
report. Only one in the band. Hun
ter from Berkeley,Springs hasIthe fever
sand has been sent to the First Reserve
Hospital.
. All Americans that come here must
have the fever and the sooner the bet
ter | was very fortunate in this re-
spect. There are four government
hospitals here. There are fifteen hun
dred patients at the First Reserve in
Guiding wounded Filipinos who receive
the best of care. Five soldiers die of
dysentery where one dies of fever.
The soldiers health is largely in his
own hands for the government has
done all it can possibly do for him.
There has never been anything like it
before in the history of the world
It is remarkable how small the death
loss has been.
All the soldiers that die on the Is
land of Luzon are brought here for
burial. go through the cemetery
nearly every day. | counted the
graves yesterday and there were just
449 with six fresh graves to be filled
nat sunset. To-day there are ten new
braves. The graves are dug four feet
deep and one foot apart. Eight Fill
pinos are employed keeping the ceme-
terry in order. Each grave is number
ed and all the dead will be taken to
their homes in thegStates. The burial
corps consisting of fifteen men are
here now and removals will soon COM
mence. Female nurses have proven a
blessing for sick soldiers. The sol
diers in the hospitals say these noble
self sacrificing women are as good as
the angels in Heaven and they ought
to know even il they have not been to
the celestial shore.
WALTER A. MEsTREzAT.