Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-25
Salt Lake Officer Back from Phil
lppiues After -Four Years,
RETURNED LAST EVENING.
Has Very Little Love for the RlIlplnos
- The Most Accomplished Liars In
The world,

his departure his Friends have noteC
with pride and interest, his good for
tunes and have noted with pleasur,
his marked success. About year age
ne was appointed major and pQymastei
IN the regular army and has Dcc0m,
one OF the most popular officer In The
service When seen today In his ia
thers nome on South Temple street ht
was wearing a look OF health that was
hidden under very happy smile.
You cannot imagine how 1t seems To
be home again" said he Everything
looks beautiful and inviting despite the
snow and indeed that, too, 10 a well
come change from what | have been
experiencing for the last few years
But J have always had q great fond
ness Tor army life ami | think | would
never ne content out Of service While
none OF our officers look upon duty in
the Philippines with much enthusiasm
J have, you would think, little cause
Tor complaint for the reason that was
not sick a day while in the islands.
rms ~ a remarkable record In view OF
the abundant sickness that has pre-
vailed thore and although / was very
fortunate as to my health | have no
desire TO Try II again. / will frankly
confess ] have little use for the Fili-
pino. They are the most accomplished
liars ! have ever met They are past
grand masters ga the art. Some OF them
are bright, and very polite, but no
falth can he placed In the average ma
i've Some Of them profess great adj
mlrauon for the government Of tho
United States ana affect TO be delighted
WIN the prospect OF being under our
government. but | don't believe them
when they say II"
When the morning dispatch, contain
Ing General Whcatons statement. that
10000 men would have To be main
taned in the islands was shown Ma
Jor Downey he expressed some sur
PRISE Il haven't had q glimpse Of the
situation for over six weeks" said he,
but when | left General Bell had
started out on what promised 10 be
very active campaign and | was Of
the opinion that within very
little while the instruction pro-
per would be over. Not thar
the lighting would be at an end. hui
that most Of the trouble would come
from the Ladrones, the outlaws Of the
mountains Of Luz0n. who dash down
upon village, loot and kill ana are
away again They practice their deli-
relations upon any one they can sur
PRISE or oVerpower not caring whether
their Victims are natives or soldiers
They are nothing but bandits and their
lies In the almost inaccessible
country TO which they flee Il is i'm
possible for our soldiers to follow them
But we are receiving much assistance
now from q srIbe OF natives known As
Maccebebees. who hate these Tagolos
with most deadly hatred and they
almost go Wild With delight when any
Of the latter are killed But this for
mldable band of desperadoes Is con-
stantly being augmented BY the insur-
rectos whose crimes have been so
enormous that they dare not surrender
and therefore join the outlaws as
means OF protection"
Major Downey aflirms that the cond-
tlons have greatly improved in the
since the advent Of Cover
nor Taft. He looks upon the latter as
one OF the strongest men IN the United
States, and declares that no man ever
set foot on the islands that Is so be-
loved as he. He has evlnced n wonder
full breadth and clearness Of compre-
henslon and within an incredible short
time he was the master Of The situa ton
In the islands He was on the Trans,
port Grant, the same boat that Major
Downey came over in and the two en-
joyed an intimacy that the major de-
clares is one Of the most highly priced
experiences Of his career
The transport brought home 1000
men belonging 10 the Fourth lnfg. 49,
The boat stopped az Nagasakl and It
was there that Major Downey says he
witnessed one OF the most IN
spring sDectacles Of his life
The harbor contained three German
three Russian war vessels
and one or two English "And If there
was ever a time I was proud OF our
navy" exclaimed the major at was
then The Brooklyn was there, the
only representative Of our navy in the
harbor and II looked like a great white
bird. The other ships looked dIngy
and unkept while the Brooklyn was as
white and clean as falling snow We'll,
as our boat passed ~ Russian GGlps
our band struck up the national air
OF Russia, and It did che same thing
when we passed the English and Ger
man ships and their crews would
crowd the deck and uncover and cheer.
But the climax was reached when
we come up to the Brooklyn,
our band was playing a medley Of
American airs, the crew on the Brook
Ign was distributed all over the ship.
the iackies were cheering Ike madmen
and one OF them was doing a cake walk
On beam that was only about six
inches thick and suspended out over
the water II was a time for the GODS
and as Mai. DoWney continued his
thrilling narrative his eyes IN up and
flashed az II he were again In the har-
Dor at NagasaM, II tell you" cried
the major. when Uncle Sans boys are
under such influences as that scene in
spired they are iuvincihle"
That momentous event occurred on
New Years eve. and after the cheering
was over the transport sailed out to
The mouth OF the harbor and anchored
for the night At midnight the Brook
Ign trained its hashlight on the Grant
and her band struck M national air
l ne bdnu on lne transport returned lne
and after they both had
played q number OF pieces they Joined
IN the Star Spaugled Banner and again
he air over Nagasaki WAS set vlbrat-
ing 20 the strains % the Yankee music
md the cheers Of Yankee lungs which
III but walked the dead The major
said he would not forget that occasion
though his life were thrice as long as
The major recounted many other
scenes and Incidents OF the islands, that
were both humorous and pathetic and
added that his experiences were Of in
ralculabe value TO him, but he did not
rare TO go through them again.
lie will visit here FOR few days
when he viii go to New York and
Washington. Then he win return for
two or three weeks after which ne will
present himself at the headquarters Of
the department OF the Colorado at Den.
YER TO act as chief paymaster on Gen.
staff.
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