Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-05
TWO CENTS
TO COME HOME.
Some Volunteers Expected 10
Leave the Philippines.


men Have 10 Fight is Hard Thing
to see-Army aud Navy Journal Re-
sponsible For the Statement Mes
trent Eats Lots OF Fruit.
TAYARAs, L. |.
July s, 1900.
We had the incest little chase here
yesterday we have had for long time.
The sergeant In charge OF the signal
office here with a guard ot three men
and two Macabehes went out on the
Lairaya road To repair the wire.
When about mile out they were
charged on by about a hundred insur-
gents As they only had three guns
IN the crowd there was nothing TO do
but run for it. AS soon as they reach
ed town Co Nj was sent out after the
gugus but failed TO find them.
One Of our guard, had scare yes
terday he will never forget. He had
charge Of two gugus prisoners both
murdererS who he was taking To the
creek To get a large can OF water
which they carry with pole through
the handle. When near the creek the
guard slipped on stone and falling
in the water lost his gun. Visions OF
escaping prisoners and court mar
tal flashed through his mind for they
were on the edge of a eoeoanut grove
and nothing To prevent the gugus
taking to the woods. Imagine the
surprise when both prisoners waded in
and helped him hunt his gum They
deserve to get off easy.
When we came over on the Sher-
man we became greatly attached to a
sergeant who belonged TO the 18th
Cavalry. lie was the leader in all
athletic sports and one or the finest
specimens Of manhood we had ever
seen. AT Lairaya we found our SER
geant. He was in the same grave
with two other men of the same regi-
ment who lad been shot as they en-
tered that town.
The Army and Navy Journal says
the volunteer soldiers will be sent
home ia November and mustered out
OF the service. While this comes as
great surprise TO the soldiers over
here, the Journal is certainly in po-
sition TO know. When the American
women sent that hospital ship to
South Africa the thousands OF sick
soldiers in the Philippines expressed
their opinion Of the matter, but ii
would not look well in print The
hospital ship Relief touched at Luce
ma recently and took away fifteen OF
our sickest men to Hong Kong One
OF whom died on the ship. Nothing
does the boys SO much good as a few
weeks spent at Hong Kong on the Re-
lief.
A member Of Co L died last week
from eating pine apples. The pine
apples here are the finest we have ever
seen, but they seem TO be harder on
US than any other fruit. In the
woods here are large trees like oaks
that are loaded with fruit that looks
and tastes just like cranberries but Is
about the size Of large plum and has
a seed like the cherry. They ought
TO make an excellent sause. / find
many varieties of sour fruits in the
woods
| have seen nothing to lead me to
believe the natives know anything
about the bee business. l am SUR
prised AT this for the bees have bios
SONS TO work on all the year around.
have seen many large swarms Of bees
and In the woods | have seen honey
combs hanging down from limbs four
or five feet.
The strength Of the regiment is
now 1875. We have twenty seven
dead, eight missing and have had two
discharged for disability. This Is a
remarkably good showing. The gov
eminent has done everything il can
possibly do for the soldiers but the
tropics is not exactly the place for the
white man and OF course we have
much sickness. AT Lucena I saw A
Co turn out with only Fl men for
duty and B Co with 80 but they are
now in better condition. There are
probably 900 men in the regiment able
for duty.
So much sickness makes soldiers a
scarce article for lighting purposes,
consequently the band will be issued
guns this week to help hold the town
II necessary. People within radius
OF three miles should take out life in
surance at once. We have been anx-
ious to get guns for some time as we
need them when we go to the nearby
towns as revolyers do not cut much
OF figure against mausers.
Yours truly,