The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-24
HUSTON HAS ENOUGH.
Wichita Boy in Philippines Tells

Wichita Boy in Philippines Tells an
Interesting Story
7. Roy Huston, who left this city
April 6. 1899. for the Philippines, and who
has since been in the saddle with Cor
don's scouts. has written home to his
father and mother as follows:
Dear Father and Mother: It has been
scarcely two weeks sonce I wrote you.
but having just received another letter
from you will try to answer il. Your
letter found me in the best Of health. but
how long it VIII last is hard to say, for
the rainy season is now upon US. which
cause much sickness anon gthe troops
generally. and particularly so when they
have much hiking to do and are neces-
sarly much exposed to the weather, but
l think we will not have much Of that
to do during this wet season, because of
this nearly wholesale surrender Of the
insurgents on this island. Comparatively
fe wof them are out yet Only a few
days ago. a colonel. one captain, three
lieutenants and forty-five men carrying
80 guns came into our post and today
major and fourteen men with nine guns
did likewise. But a good many soldiers
viii be needed on these islands for some
time yet. for until the old insurgents die
and the young ones learn something more
than they now know. there will be more
or less trouble. Since the 18th a great
many volunteers left the island our
company is scattered almost from one
end Of the island to the other, doing garri-
son duty in six towns. Here at Maasin
are twelve Of US, where formerly there
were 2. There are over 100 Kansas boys
In the 18th and every one Of them is an
honor to the state from which they came.
Captain Gordon OF the scouts said.
give me 100 Kansas boys and put the
insurgents where they cannot run away
and I can lick all OF them" He is not a
western man but has been In the army %
years and knows fighting man when he
sees him. Well, we had a rare treat the
other day and I must tell YOU about it,
Captain Butts wife came 10 our town
with the captain and she being the first
white woman ever il the town and the
first white angel We had seen for more
than a year you know Il was a treat. The
natives turned out by the hundreds and
we had done a whole lot OF peeping at
only one more year and this Johnny viii
come marching back TO Kansas. where
nice, good looking white women are plen-
". and when ! get there again, I think
the United States VIII be large enough
% hold me FOR al time 70 come; at least
that IS what promise myself
get the Wichita Eagle pretty regular
with lots OF news e. I see they had
a negro roast IN Kansas and Wichita
had a small cyclone when Mrs Nation
was there. but q Hide thing Ike that
can't hurt Wichita All the Eagles set
says so and 50 is building or going ID
build large houses and a new railroad is
coming to town why. ] won't know
the town when see il viii pc looking
FOR q small New YORK. but know Il VIII
be 70 the front. Tor it's people are not SAT-
is6ed any where else. Wen IS * IS set
tins late wiz close with kiadsst regards
20 al who may enquire for me
From your son j. ROY HUSTON. /
Enclosed with the letter Ny Eustoa
sends the following price list issued the
morning he wrote ~ the Philippine Cold
Storage company
Fresh pork. per pound 81 n g ceufs.
salmon. per pound. 81 % s. cents. rruiist.
per pound 81 cents, Nurrav cod. rar
pourd. 6 cents. fresh dutiar. one pound
rolls. s. cents. pork sausage. pr pound.
Is cents; OK kidneys 1er pound. 50 cents.
dressed turkey. per pound. g. cents oao9n
per pound 8 cents hams. per pognd. e
cents; cheese. Per pound. 6 cents. lsr5.
ttwo pound fiHss Per III, s.. concentrated
mix. per quart. 80. concentrated mix.
per PINK. : cents. hares. each s19. na-
bits. each. . cenrs. rsme ducks. each as.
Wild ducks. each a-s, tel ducks. each
SIS; rartridEe each. E raeasznts.
each. Fza. oraguts. per d1zen. s. csaLs 10
s. lemons. Ter dozen. IS cents; apples. rer