Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1901 — FROM MANILA. [ARTICLE]

FROM MANILA.

Ernest Middleton Writes From a Hospital. Manila, P. j. Jan. 16,1901. Editor Journal: News from the Philippines has been very scarce but now it has .picked up again and guess I can find a little to write, Since Gen. McArthur has issued his last proclamation to''the Filipinos the American troops have been very active and from all sides comes re ports of engagements with the enemy. The south line seems to be more active than the north, but both are very hard at work. Captures of rifles and ammunition are being reported from all the regiments, tney are chasing the niggers all over the island, burning their quarters and destroying every thing that they can use to carry on the fighting. Besides Luzon the troops are very active in Marindaque, Paney and Mindanio islands and many captures have been made,

With the4th Infantry’s report comes the account of an engagement between the niggers and detachments of E and G Companies near Anabo on December 19, and within the last ten days comes reports of the rounding up of many prisoners. Another important move in connection with activity of the troops is the exiling of the leaders to Guam. The Rosecran, which sailed yesterday, is taking a large load of these prisoners to their new home, where they will remain under guard until peace is at last made. Besides the deporting of the leaders the prisoners how in confinement in Manila will be sent to the new prison at Oloagapo, on Subig bay, and they will have a hard time escaping from there. Many homes in the states and also many boys who have spent over a year of hard campaigning over here, are happy to know of the return of the volunteers and - their discharge from the service, The 37th Infantry has already left and the rest of the regiments will leave in turn, so that only the regulars will be left by May Ist and they will have plenty of work to do to hold the rebellion in check until Congress makes some kind of a move toward forming a new army and sending more regiments over here. The vol nteers are also being shipped home from the hospitals and all men who are weak and unable to stand the' marching and sleeping in the rain and mud are being shipped. The Sherman, December 16, carried three hundred; Warren, December 30, five hundred; Sheridan, January 10, three hundred, and the Indiana, January 20th, will carry about four hundred. These men will be discharged as soon as they are able to leave San Francisco and allowed to go to their homes. From my new station here in a ward of Santa Mesa Hospital I can see them going to the transports and the doctor always has to say in my face, “You’re a Regular.” Corp. Stevenson, of my company, was shot and killed on December 24, while approaching an outpost. The shooting was done by a recruit. This is the second man who has been killed in the company since the regiment came over. He enlisted in Indianapolis. The band is playing a farewell to the men going aboard the transport, so I will close now. Yours Respectfully, E. M. Middleton.