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lupa coming this way. Speed the mail! Cholera quarantine may delay it both ways.

March 29.-Up at dawn and work moving. Color Sergent Heffermen is very ill. Staunch old file. He had better go back to U. S. soon or he will die. His work has been well done here and at home. He was police sergeant at Plattsburg. Nearly all the old men are gone now. Slept last night and feel much better. Hope to get some big biz out to-day. Have plenty of gear to go up the road, and no little to be assorted here. Went on guard after Saturday inspection, usual orders and some extras. Dr. Shelby in with Binan ambulance and Mrs. Rhodes; helped them along. Getting accounts ready for Inspector-General, Major Ward, belongs to General Bell's headquarters. Got last emergency run up the road after dinner. More rice coming for the camps. This makes over a million pounds in ten days. The mules are cut down to half forage and they are getting sick. Train back this evening with return freight, many items. It brings Miss Rush, a teacher from Lipa, and word that six more are on the way. Orders forbid all passes now. Lt. Coe will look after Miss Paddock, and expect Goolsby to bring others down. Just made rounds of the guards, want to turn in and rest awhile before the night rounds.

March 30.-Inspected between 1 and 2 a. m., and again early, and got the biz going by dawn. Another party in from Lipa, casuals off in both directions. Plenty to do as officer of day. Paid native laborers $1500 gold, wood $300, grass $300, and many smaller items. My big sack of money has not come yet, so can't pay white folks and big corral to day. That will take $4000 more. Some trouble with these teachers and their native friends. Nobody owns "the earth." All passes barred on account of cholera, and rumors rife. Several white people have died, and there is quite a scare at Manila and elsewhere. Heat awful to-day, but we are getting results just the same. Usual concert by band. Selections from "Bohemian Girl" and "Il Trovatore" best, 'Star Spangled Banner" now and another day done. We've done a big day's work too for Easter Sunday. Bueno. Many happier Easters to all of us! Called on Greaves in evening, pleasant chat. Moon coming up, taps, must get some sleep. Good night.

March 31.-Yard and all about going early. Weeks, Walter and sixteen men, with a string of bull carts went out on a hike at 3 a. m. after rice and palay. Good luck to them. There was a fine moon when they started. More stuff ready to go out. Six loads for Tiaon, and some for Tananan, San Tomas and Lipa. More rice coming. Fiery hot, some breeze at beach. Usual muster and inspection, then guard mount and music. An amputation at hospital now. Poor fellow! Expect our men back to-day or to-morrow. We have twelve men new guard, twelve old, six for meat escort, twenty in band and sick, hardly enough if rebels should jump

us.

No importa. Every one has a gun handy. Casuals in after lunch. Seventeen teachers for Santa Cruz Normal School. Expect some officers in with March funds for all these posts. I need about $6000 gold here, $4000 for Lipa, and different amounts for the other posts, which I must receive and forward to post quarter

masters. Tried to show Dawson a good lunch and chat to brace him up. Got him and other casuals off for Santa Cruz at 2 p. m. Big hike needs ten days more chow. Got large train out while meat was being cut up, then meat, ice and casuals. Took just about all we had. Another hike out from San Tomas, all their available men. Hot, hot to-day, but retreat gone, and glad it's over, so much nearer Home. Fine sunset, and stars are "great," moon not up yet, some breeze. Wires, etc., and plans for manana.

April 1.-Everything going early, cleaned up, had breakfast and some growls. No importa. Breeze going now, hope it will keep up. Work on fast and furious. Have been figuring out the discount on that cussed Mex. money, that I cut my hands on. Got some at 2 for a dollar and some at 2.10, and now it's all down to $2.27. Must get work off by guard mount, then meet Napindan which brings General Bell, some teachers and casuals. That rice deal makes heavy demand on our trains, but we must get it out. Other biz keeps coming and Q. M. stores galore, We manage to keep it all going as well as coming. Quarantine still Three cascoes rice in, loading out fast. More prisoners for Malagi; some every day, poor fellows! Ten native women teachers, seven men and one American on boat. Saw Gen. Bell, he did not come ashore, may be here manana. Cholera is worse in Manila. Saw Garry McCaskey, commanding boat, looks thin. Heavy work all around of late. No importa. We'll get it done. Row at stables. Have thirty wagons loaded with twelve hundred sacks of rice to go to Tananan. Band playing Star Spangled Banner, one more day done. Yard going

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April 2.-Couldn't sleep much. at dawn, and train out with its 120,000 pounds of rice for Tananan. There are two concentration camps there, one square, probably 600 yards in length and width, the other about 600 by 900 yards. There are said to be twenty-five barrios (districts) in the two camps, making a total of 20,000 people. Each barrio occupies one street, so that people of the same district are together. It has also a school taught by native teachers, and under supervision from Tananan. The children, like school children in the U. S., are bright and pleasant, and don't seem to know they are having any hard time. They call out a cheery "good morning" in plain English. Have some sickness, but the death rate is said to be no higher than in the native barrios. The camps are under careful medical inspection, and vaccination has kept down the small-pox. They have plenty of rice, and we keep sending it up to them. They have cattle, pigs and chickens, and are allowed to take their cattle to grass within and sometimes beyond the "dead line " This is nearly half a mile from camp, marked by a flag, and guarded by native outposts, whose business is to turn people back to camp or to arrest them. They say nobody has been shot. The worst thing about it for these people is that rich and poor are compelled to live together on the same street. The poor people don't object, but the aristocratic native does. These are the hombres who have kept the war going and they are learning something they need to know, if there

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is to be lasting peace in this country. army is doing the job right. The plan is humane and effective. The camp at San Tomas contains nearly 10,000 people. It is policed carefully, there is not much sickness, houses are as good as in their ordinary homes, many of which would be high-priced at $10. Some casuals went out this morning and others were left behind. Biz on fast, getting more rice in, loading clothing and gear of all sorts. Hope the mail gets in soon, sixty days since your last was written. Cholera growing steadily worse and the situation is grave. Loading now for afternoon, wagons ready for meat, ice, etc. Boat load of casuals expected to-day. We speed the parting guest here, and get ready for next arrival. Lt. Cordier came in at noon and we had him to lunch with us. Then the Napindan came in with General Bell and a number of officers, and "America" with meat, mail and casuals. Gen. Bell had fever and rested for an hour before going on up the road. Dr. Polhemus, Weeks' brother-in-law, came in for a short visit. The 9th cavalry is near Batangas. Suppose they will get into this hike for ten or twenty days and then relieve us, they say about May 1st. Band at hospital. Wagon train returning, thirty wagons. Wind blows hard. Big day, but got it out; expect another heavy pull to-morrow, and all days until we start. No importa-we're going Home!

April 3.-Heavy blow on and there is trouble at the beach. Twelve thousand field rations just ordered to San Tomas in a rush to be there this afternoon. Hikers must be coming that way. General Bell went there yesterday afternoon. Out early, little sleep last night. Biz keeps up, getting things out, breakfast next. Peru just in, hope for good news. Sixty letters on the way. Big lot of prisoners for Malagi island. We are expecting a row near Pablo, two small scraps there lately, one yesterday Civilian inspector here on provost duties and school matters. Got out the big thirty-wagon train after dinner, all chow for the hikers. Plenty more to go, sent several boxes of sundries along. Lt. Cowan in with "Cleveland," has a large number of prisoners to take manana. Stables next, 4 o'clock. Still blowing very hard. This has been a fierce day, but we round it up with retreat and the S. S. B. Made the rounds again at midnight as officer of the day. Countersign "Cold Harbor." All hands seem on the alert. The wind drives the filthy dust everywhere. Have more prisoners in and a few bars of trouble. Main canteen was raided and all stock seized. My train has thus far lost sixty by death, partly replaced by 24 mules and 12 unbroken horses. Need more teams. Supplies have always been forwarded as fast as possible. They are frequently slow in getting here, then a blockade comes, and I impress bull carts to clear. The large losses are due to sickness and overwork here.

April 4.-Inspected again after midnight and had some doings. No importa. Fever during the night. First run off, then breakfast and big run of stuff for first boat to Manila. More rice ashore and loading for the camps. Train of empty wagons in, glad to see them. Napindan has gone to Tanay. Heavy run of meat still goes by San Tomas for Pablo and Tiaon. Big hike out that way, General Bell is push

ing things. Hot weather. Major Ward, 1st cavalry, inspector here. Boat with meat and ice and $20,000 gold and Mex. Sorted money for posts and paid out $3054. Then got my letters; how they brace one up so far away from home! Also many papers. Many hearty thanks to all. Cholera in Manila is spreading. Big train, thirty loads, two tons each went out this afternoon. Lt. Gasser in with twenty recruits. Dr. Williamson is ordered to Columbus barracks, U. S. Sunset fine this evening.

April 5.-Slept fairly well, and dreamed of home. Up at dawn. Got out Lt. Gasser and Cook, driver and wagon. He left at 5:20 a. m. on the "Powerful." Then got yard going and big train out. Inspector Ward worked over band, A and H companies, mounted detachment and hospital accounts and engineer matters to-day. Went over my safe and money accounts, $12, 111.89 regular, $8000 for guns, $2,000 for civil purposes, $2 000 for Lipa, and $2,000 for sundries. Loading out train for up the road. Must get out more clothing and gear. Awfully hot and close, very oppressive. Warren goes to Samar, Buford to Mindanao, Lawton to Mindon, Hancock due next week. Emergency run after dinner and cargo at beach. Guuboat came in and took ten prisoners to Malagi. Inspector Waid has had a busy day, heat fierce, and he is tired. Sunset was grand and stars are fine. Good night.

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