Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-10
Visited Utah Years Ago as Guest
Of Governor Murray
HONE FROM PHILIPPINES,
Says Cholera 10 on the incroass In
Uncle SANS Far Away. Arehipeia-
go--As 10 the Water Cure

Brig.Gen. Andrew s. Burt. U. s. A.,
and Mrs Burt. arrived last evening
from San Francisco, and remained over
in this city today and registered at
the Knutsford. The general Is vet
eran OF the civil war, In which he SO
distinguished himself that the close
OF the war found him breyet brig
adler He remained In the'regular SER
vice, was major in the Eighth infantry,
and in 1857. while stationed at Fort
Robinson, Neb., visited this city as the
guest OF Gov. Murray He was 'af-
forwards colonel of the Twenty Fifth in
fantry, brigadier- general OF volunteers
in the Spanish war, ard was
promoted for gallant conduct
to brlgadiershlp In the regular
establishment from which he has been
retired. The general spent two years
at Yale college. and II Is understood
that he is likely 10 be given his regular
degree In course by the Yale corpora
ton, which his countless friends hope
will be done.
In talk today with a News re-
porter on the situation In the Philip
pines, General Burt stated his regret
that the cholera appeared to be on the
increase. The scourge was brought over
from Hongkong In u vessel load OF veg
etables, and the Manila people ON eat
ing Of this fruit spread the disease In
the city. II Is now attacking the Amer
leans, but strong fight IS being made
against It by the medical authorities
under the experienced guidance
of DR.. Maus who was APP
pointed by the civil government OF
the Islands. The city Is divided up into
inspection districts, and special In
spector Visits his quarter so often, and
on the report OF every case. makes a
special examination. and the patient is
Immediately removed to the hospital,
while all the people In the house are re-
moved TO places OF detention. If the
mouse is n Nipa, II is destroyed, II OF
other material II is fumigated. There
are dislnfecting corps who do their
work very thoroughly. The trouble has
been that the natives think Americans
over nice in taxing such precautions,
and do not extend that cooperation nee,
essary to secure effective and lasting
results However. with the fight now
being made, 1t is likely that the scourge
VIII be restricted
Gen. Burt spoke of the water cure
treatment over which such ftSore
has been made. and said that n-xiic
was oyer-worked up over
It. There Is really no torture In the
treatmentt The says, only II does scare
a natives wits clean out OF him, 20
that he VIII be ready to "habla" On
short order otter Il has been adS1infb-
tered for n little time. One native who
had murdered an American sol1A fiwqs
caught and subjeclAd to the cure, and
In n short time htvyas ready to ride
all day TO show where the soldier was
buried and then owned up 10 his being
the murderer himself Mai. Glenn, VINO
has been so severely criticised for his
part In this business had the cure tried
on himself before he administered II |
to the natives, and found he 4
could stand II all right More /
over, DR.. Rhodes, surgeon. volunteered I
to have the water cure tried on him- |,
self also. after Major Glenn had bean /
ordered to Samar for trial, and laughed
mt the idea Of lis being in
human. Gen. Burt said that the water
struck a man on the upper lip for the
most part, and splashed into his nos
trils, making him feel very uncomfor-
table
The general advocates the sale OF the
Philippines TO Japan on the ground
that II would be the best policy both
for this country and for Japan, The
general has fine large Rocky Noun
tain goat In DenNer which he has had |
stuffed and will present 10 the Pea
body museum at Yale college.