The Jasper news., 1902-01-23
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
WHAT A JASPER BOY is DO
ING THERE.
Lester Wiihoit Writes an interest
ing Letter to his Father--ffe
Has Been In the
Hospital
BoRoNoAN, p. l., Nov. /, 1901.

BoRoNoAN, p. l., Nov. /, 1901.
Dear Papa After so long time
will try and answer your most welcome
letter Of over month ago, and would
have answered sooner but have not
been well FOR quite,a while. have been
ia the hospital for the last ten days,
but | am all right now. got 30 that !
could not eat and the doctor put me in
here TO get II change in food. | have
ben eating everything that they set be-
fore me. The doctor is out on "hike"
and the steward just told me that
l"oul 40 out in throe day.
Priya.c Stroud died day before
yesterday he waa the SECOND man of
Co. c. to die since | came to the
company. | don know what was the
matter with him he was brought into
the hospital one evening at thre, clock
and the NEXT at five he was in his grave.
He was out Of his head all Of the time
aud he talked like q crazy man. Three
men were sent to the hospital in Mtnill
on the last boat. Our company record
for sick since We have been over is Dead,
,; Woundeh, /; sick in Manila, 10; sick
in Rorongan, /; Crazy 2. | nm the only
ono that is sick now and will be out
in a day or two.
Things hnve changed great deal in
the last month Capt Getty has been
made major and j. in command Of
Catbrlogan. Go. G 7th Inf is here and
Capt Wallace Of the 7ih is in command
hero. We have to carry our guns where
ever We go and we hHvo to wear our
blouses all o. the time. One man forgot
his rifle and is 10 the guard house with
general charges against him. We have
a new Go,tor and new company
commander,
The INSPECTING General was here
yesterday. We got paid yesterday and
every body. has money. We general get
paper money but this time We got gold.
The people here do not like paper
money and they wont take it all il they
can help it. We got two months pay
and after | paid my debts and collected
all that the boys ow d me, still have
my wages left. | have over two
hundred dollars now and by the time
ece out want to have 900 more.
a big "hiEe" went out yesterday and
they are going TO stay ten days. 60 men
and capt Wallace of the 7th Inf and 60
men at St. Julian. A couple of sick
soldiers came back last night aud they
said that the niggers had fred npon
them but no one was hit,
No niggers are allowed outside Of town
now. The out-posts are the dead lines.
Any Niger that is found outside is
considered an enemy and is shot.
Borongan is rs full Of people as she can
be. rovsr saw as many niggers IA
there are here now. They brought
overy thing that they had with them
and for while | thought that they
would s,arvc, but boat Of rice arrived
and is being sold to them. Rice is three
cents pound hero.
What a g you doing uowY guess that
it is pretty cold sin tie states. by the |
time you get this letter.it will be Christ |
mas don't think that will have much .
Of r time this year, but hope that |
will be allowed TO celebrate tho next in
tho Ssates. We have been in Bcrong IN .
almost year now aud don't know how /
much longer We will have to stay |
We'd Papa will have TO close for this
limo please answer sron.
Your Son
priyote Lester II. WilhOit 4
Co G.. lst Inf
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