The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
FROM DAVID CARSON.
TOWNSEND, Mont, Ang. 4,

TOWNSEND, MONT, ADg. 4, w.
Editor TIMEs:-This morning l can
write you conclusion of my Philip
pine trip, and at the same time tell
you where your paper willVfin me in
the future.
| resigned my position with the
Philippine Insular Government. Dept.
OF Education, on June 9th, and the
next day embarked on the U. S. trans
port Sheridan for the United States
via Nagasaki. Japan. AS cholera has
been prevalent in Manila for the past
four months, we went into quarantine
at MaravaleZ for five days, the reQuir-
ed time. We had been there but three
days when case was reported, and
the big ship pulled up to the dock for
fumigation and ddiSinfectlon. The 18th
Infantry was put ashore and all were
required to have their clothes steam
ed We then put out into the bay to
wait five days more, but had done but
two when another case was annOunc.
ed, and the same thing was to do over
again. In all, we remained 13 days,
when all troops, citizens and casualS
were taken aboard. and we were Off.
Theirs were on board the 18th Infant
ry, three troops Sd Cavalry, 700 casu-
ais, ETC., in all, about 1900 souls; so
you see the big ship was full.
We remained four days in the har-
Dor at Nagasaki taking coal and sup
plies. There is no dock there, and the
little Japs-men, women and children
do the trick in little baskets, max
ing steps up the vessels side and pass
ing it so rapidly than 1t looks like an
endless chain. OF the chain pump or
deT, going up the side of ship. 1t is
done so rapidly that the largest ves-
sells are coaled in day.
The finest vegetables are on the
market in Nagasaki, and the hills
overlooking thecity are farmed in the
most profitable manner. Things are
cheap, too. A Jap will haul one all
day in "ginricksha" for 35 cents
The United States battleship Ken
lucky was there while we anchored in
the bay, also a second-class Japanese
cruiser. When the Kentucky dropped
anchor the cruiser hauled down her
flag, ran up the Stars and Stripes, and
twenty-one guns doomed and reverb.
Grated high up 10 the hills.
On the morning of July the Sheri-
dan left Japan for San Francisco.
The morning of the Fourth we en-
countered a 72.mile wind and the
calm Pacific put on her war paint.
She knocked the skylights in, washed
over the decks, thrashed sailor from
the masts and gave him a foot ball ex-
perience on the saloon deck, skinning
his face and nose and breaking rib
or two before she kicked him over the
goal. Had he fallen overheard he
must have perished, as no boat could
have lived in those waves. One old
hospital steward read his bible all day
and enjoined final preparations on his
comrades, for he imagined each roll of
the ship would be her last. The next
day the waves had calmed down, and
the old steward was looking for a
poker game, with Hoyie in his hand
instead of the bible. We reached San
Francisco on July 20, having been
forty days on the road.
l do not regret my experience, as 1t
may be useful to me In the next pOlit-
ical campaign when the Democrats
howl free silver and ''imperialism."
shall 90 next week to Ann Arbor,
Mich, where hope to enter the law
school.
should like very much to vote for
P. P. Campbell in the old Third, and
Seth Wells for auditor, as we'll as all
the other boys on the ticket. My vote,
however, will not be needed, as they
will al he elected anyway.
Since coming here Crunk has shown
me the value OF Kansas push In the
West, the vote on new county high
school having just been counted and
the ayes have it. This is largely due
to his efforts and he will be its first
chief.
Wherever one goes he will find Kan
sans there, whether it be to Manila,