Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-30
FILIPINO LEADER WHO is cAUs.
ING SUCH TRoUBLE.
FIGHTING TO BITTER END
Terrible Vengeance Being Taken on
Natives of Samar-American
Schoolma'ams Having Wholesome
Influence in lslands-Are Compare
lively Same Among insurgents.

Anderson of Mt. Horeb, great many
interesting things about the city of
Manila, saying in part;
My military career is fast drawing
to close and before this letter
reaches you | will be a plain civilian.
In looking back many years over my
soldier experiences | have nothing 30
complain of. and in great many
things / am very grateful. In fact l
am lucky to be alive and well at the
present time. Do you remember,
Aunt. my old company 1t was A Co..
list Infantry. and when We left Presi-
do, April 20, 1898, there were just six
ty-one of us. How many of those six
ty-one do you think there are living
now? Well, there are just fourteen, and
| am one of them. Just think, nearly
threefourths in three years and few
months. 1t is the steady drain that
counts, for most of those men have
been killed or died of disease here on
the island of Samar, one or two at a
time. They have been on Samar now
over a year, and have lost a good
many men there But | am very
lucky, for | will be discharged here
now in few weeks and am just al
healthy and strong as | ever was in
the United States and weigh as much
as | ever did. OF course last summer
when we were in the Batangas prov
ince | had good many close calls. but
' to 10
away.
"Batangas province is the worst
spot In the islands today. and they
have Just sent new general there to
see what he can do. There are sew
eral regiments operating there and al
ports are blockaded. Old Malvar is
the insurgent general that is holding
out there and he is a good one. He
has been fighting the Americans since
the first outbreak of the insurrection
Feb 5, 1899. here in Manila. and he is
still at it, and several prominent Amer
lean officers have lost their regulations
and great many soldiers and severa
,, officers have been killed in trying e
defeat or capture him. When YOU
read. Aunt, of Malvar surrendering, Of
being killed or captured. you may
truthfully say, The war is over in the
Philippines Till then however there
will always be trouble.
-Four of our infantry regiments are
slated to go home az fast as trans
ports are available, for they have been
here three years. and that is consd-
cred long enough tour of duty in the
tropics. They are not the same men
though, that left the United States
three years ago. for those regiments
like all others here have had their de-
pleted ranks filled up couple of times
by receiving fresh men from America.
Those regiments to go now are the
fth, 18th, Goth and 22d.
zone OF them. the 4th. is one that I
had the honor of serving under its
banners few years ago. and you re-
member it was getting ready to leave
Fort Sheridan when ] was visiting you
three years ago. 1t is the first to go,
and it will return on the Grant, which
is expected here the 12rn There are
five new regiments coming out to take
their places, and they are composed Of
young men, and are all enthusiastic
and will want to look for fighting and
glory at once. After they are here
during hot season and have been
down with the fever, and have been
touched up by the prickly heat and a
few vier things, they will not be near
ly so ambitious.
You have heard and read n good
deal of Samar. and the trouble there.
but let me tell you that Samar will be
a very gooi island in the future. 1t
| policy. and war of determination
that the natives will never forget.
| There are lots of troops at work there,
and they are going over that island
like scourge and killing everything
! In sight. and burning towns and vii
lagos as they come to them. 1t was
an .unlucky day for the insurgents
when they massacred c. Co, 9th infan-
try, for vengeance has been swift and
| IT Ia hard to say the number of Fill.
| DinoS that have been killed The
Americans there take no prisoners.
and Of course you understand what
that means. Samar is very fertile
island. and it is one of the great hemu
producing provinces. After we get II
cleared off and new class of people
we will have splendid results from
| there.
Il am -ojoying life here in Manila
and ee 1t to get along very nicely
after leaving the service and taklnq
up some civil pursuit. or course Ma
Mia is not to be compared to an Amer
lean city, and it is as much different
from an American city as day is from
night. The best city in the United
states to enjoy life In is San Francis
co. and have heard a good many men
mat knew say II Is the best in the
world.
| Il must tell you a little about Ma.
mia, the way 1t Is at present, and how
II used to be. for 1t is changing fast
and every change is for the better. II