The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-14
Seassi, P. I, Jan. 4, 1900

has written his brother here, c. c. Loer,
as follows:
Seassi, P. I, Jan. 4, 1900.
+ Mr.. c. c. Loer. Wichita, Kan:
! Dear Brother: I received your letter a
/ few days ago. Everybody IS gone today.
/ There is some trouble on an island above
/ here, between a sultan and dato. Don {
know what it is about, but they have
( been fighting for four or five days. Our
/ captain sent me word TO JoIo and boat
/ came down last night with part of q COM
/ pany and took more men from here and
/ has gone Up to investigate matters.
] Don't know what the outcome viii be,
but don't think there will be any trouble
/ for Us. I viii write this TO you and
father both, for 1 haven't time to write
separate letters today and the boat with
the mail expects to leave as soon as il
gets back from above.
I viii try 70 answer all the questions 7
can, but don't want any more OF my let
ters published. or I won't write any
The sooner get out of the army the
better it viii suit me-. am not fretting
or worrying about getting out, for as q
whole. 1t isn't such a bad job. I get
.
work, but 7 don't Ike the idea Of being
b-ssed BY twenty different fellows. But
7 have enough sense not TO buck. keep
my mouth shut and saw wood. for that
is the only way TO get along. 7 an and
have been working in the canteen for the
past two months. Am writing one Hne
and opening 4 bottle Of beer. for the boat
brought down some ice from J1lo. and
that is a treat 70 Us. Ny weight Is less
here than in the states by from IS ID 70
pounds but IL differs with different fell
lows. some weigh that much more. I
haven't had any sickness to speak Of. We
still get the % per cent OF our va Ees. 7
draw $3.50 az present but win get $16.60
IN three months more. The natives live
on rice and fish and a kind Of a dough
they use for bread made Of tapI5co root
don't know the process It goes through,
bur il IS grated. The natives drink a M
tive gin We have about the same drinks
that there is in the states, American
whiskey sells for 81 ldexican} a bottle
Gin Tor cents (AIexican) a glass But
the commanding officer has stepped the
sale OF gin. and mostly CognFc IS drank
This isn't such a bad climate. Directly
in the sun IL is pretty hot. but there IS
most generally a good breeze blowing r
q man gets good indoor Job it is JUS,
as good a climate as southern California.
oar rauOns ara issued by ter-d5y lots
We Ee- one and cua--sr pounds ~ fresh
beet s. dly for seven days out ~ the zen
and for the other three DAYS have corn
or roast beet or fish Have forgot the
exact amount OF bacon. but about three
quarters OF a pound. think. car rueal
mush o. rice. dried peaches. apples ard
p-u1es, The peaches and apples are a5out
half dried and The other half evap9rated.
both sweet and irish potatoes There
isnt any difference 20 speak q between
rations here ana n rhe states. We have
a company fund Ct between S133 and
S35l0 gold and buy whatever .here Is %
buy. There IS 10 kick about our eatlnE.
Tor we have plenty. ard besides have a
g7o5 cook we have pastry OF al kinds
and bake shop Of cur ow--
Don't know how long we vii Be In this
country There Is a rumor adoat that
the Twentv-thi-d. Eighteenth and Fou--
teenth are going hack % the states some
time this spring bat there Is but nstle
confidence put in the story II we doa's
50 this spring expect % BE discharged
here. for d1n't believe they would lana
Us in the states II winter
FRANK LOER
Co .. -srd Infantry.