The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03

is talking about and that the whole ar
t1cle is false The writer of this ar
tcle is a resident of Kenyon, Mimi, and,
during the Spanish-American war, was
a member of Company G, First North
Dakota infantry. He has known George
I. Rice since 1897. Rice was an inmate
of the state training school at Red Wing,
Mimi, where he was sent five years ago
from Albert Lea. There was no charge
against him; but as he had no home he
was placed in that school in order that
he might be properly cared for. While
an inmate Of the training school he learn
ed the printers trade, and in 1897 he came
to this place and worked in local news
paper office. In February of 1898 he re-
turned to Red Wing, and in the following
April enlisted in Company G., of that
city, and went to the Philippines with
the Thirteenth. The writer of this ar
ticle went to North Dakota in the spring
of 1898, and went with the North Dakota
regiment to Manila He met Rice while
in camp at San Francisco and at Homo
lulu, and quite often at Manila; and since
he left the Philippines has kept up a
correspondence with him. He has re-
ce1ved copies of Rice's paper, The Daily
Bulletin. Rice was discharged from the
Thirteenth Minnesota in August, 1899. He
remained al Manila and entered into
newspaper enterprise called the Philip
pine Publishing Company of which he
was the owner He next held a position
as clerk of the nautical expert In the
hydrogra phical office, which is the cap
tain of the ports building. About this
time the Daily Bulletin, which is a pa
per published in the interest Of the mer-
chant marine and business men of
Manila, and is owned by Carson Taylor,
was started; and Rice was given posi-
ton as editor. While Rice was a resident
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known by all as one never afraid to
speak the truth. His record in the army
was a splendid one, and he was highly
spoken of by his comrades and all who
knew him. He was never known to utter
any reasonable sentiments, and would
sooner fight FTlipfnos than eat.
While the writer knew him he always
upheld the policy of the administration,
and In the letters and copies of the Daily
Bulletin he received from him he never
saw one utterance against the admin B.
tration. But, as the editor of a paper
which was published in the interest of
the merchant marine and business u1en
of Manila, and from whom 1t received
it's support, he, acting on the informa-
ton received, made charges of exces-
sive pilotage and moorage fees, which he
claimed the captain of the port put into
his own pocket.
Knowing George r. Rice as we do, we
believe there is something to his charges
against the CAPTAIN of the. port, although
Maj. Mills puts the blame on the editor.
and those who gave him information. we
also doubt the justice of deporting him
to the United States. George T. Rice
is only nineteen years old He had two
other brothers in the army. One of them,
who is now resident of Sargent Mimi.
was shot through his left breast and
left arm at Santiago, Cuba, June 1, 1893.
Ole G. Sanstad,
Company G, First North Dakota Infan-
try.
We wish to add to the above that
George r Rice worked for us as COM
positor during the year cf 1897 and early
part of $685. He was a staunch Repub-
liean and very patriotic. He had only
one fault (?), and that was to fearlessly
tell the truth no matter whom it hit.
Oscar H. Neil,
Edior of the Signal
Kenyon, Mimi, Jan. 81.