The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-06-07
From the Philippines.

Glmer Stewart, VINO sailed Tor Ibf
Philippines last February, on the trans
port Sheridan, writes his sister, Mrs.
B. H. Scott of Woodfords, as follows
On Board The Sheridan,
March II, 1901.
AS ] write these few lines am in
sight of the Philippines and my long
journey near an end. This morn
Ing Il was raining and the most of the
aoidiers were on the center deck. |
was upon the hurricane deck when l
noticed small bird. 1t was the first
we had seen since we left Honolulu.
It was little swallow
By O'Clock it had stopped raining
and. as the clouds parted, there in front
Of. us were the green shores of Luzon.
1t was welcome sight, after being on
board ship for over month.
We saw a great many porpoise and
dying fish. The latter can fly quite a
long distance. We also saw one whale.
March IS.--We just passed the place
of Dewey's victory three years ago
(Quiguidor Island. The lights are
twinkling in the old Spanish Fort.
We are not over one hundred and fifty
yards from shore. In front of us, an
hours run, are shining the lights of
Manila and by. 9 O'Clock we will anchor
in the bay.
March 96th.--It was sad disappoint-
nent to us all when we found that we
would not land at Manila. We had to
remain on the ship all the time and
noneo of as were given shore leave.
We steamed out of the bay at 4
o'clock this morning. Our destination
10 six hundred miles from Manila.
San Miguel Bay, March 81. We
have been here in San Miguel Bay
since the 9th. There were | 400 sol
diers on the ship, but they have all
gone ashore except my company and
company B. They go ashore by small
river steamers as the bay is too shallow
to go nearer to the shore than three
miles with the transport.
The, rebellion is nearly at an end,
and as my company goes to head
quarters it is doubtful if we ever even
have skirmish.
At 9 O'Clock this morning the Ninth
Cavalry burned all the towns and viii
lagos around the Bay as revenge for
being fired on by the Filipinos.
The boat to take us off is coming and
all the boys are packing up, so l will
stop to startra gain when we land.
april I0th.-We landed April list at
Nheva Caceros, which is sup the river
from the Bay. Then we came eight
miles by canoes to this place, called
Minalabag (pro. Minna-la-bad.) 1t is
about as large as Gardnerville. All
the. houses are built of bamboo with
tffatched roofs.
The natives are all very religious,
attending church almost daily. They
have just finished celebrating their
Easter. AT night they had quite
procession. All the women dressed in
black. Their floats numbered about
fifteen, all representing some Saint or
God.
They were dressed as they are pic
turred in the Bible and all aglow with
lights.
All the people carried long candles
and as the night was dark it made a
very odd, yet pretty appearance.
Two days ago we marched up to
Nueva Caceros and got horses. We
are termed mounted infantry.
There is no fighting going on here,
but the marks of war and looting are
still to be seen on all Sides Trenches,
old bullets, burned houses, skeletons of
horses and cariboo, the native grave
yard full of new mounds, all tell what
was once going on.
The Insurrectos are alllaying down
their arms and surrendering. Over
300 have surrendered to us since we
came and We expect more in few
days.
Aguinaldo is now a prisoner at
Bihhid Island. He was captured in
Northern Luzon by Filipinos belong
ing to one of our companies.