Show I INTERESTING RELICS I From the Philippine Islands Sent By the Herald Correspondent Genial Ike Russell The lleraids corres I pondent at Manila has sent a very inter I I esting and unique curio to his brother Sam Ike has quite a propensity for collecting col-lecting relics etc and left a fine cabinet of geological specimens rare fossils and other bricabrac upon his departure for the war From Honolulu he sent among 4 other things a quill once the property of Queen Lilioukalani and presented to him by the minister of finance in President 1 poles cabinet A box of oriental curios is now on the way home and Sam is anxiously anx-iously expecting their arrival The latest curiosity received from Corporal Cor-poral Russell was taken on Aug 2 from I the old Spanish church on tile firing line of the battlo of Malate and the born 4 bardrnent of aMnila It Is no less than tile only whole pane of glass left in a I series of windows which extended all the way across the church front It too is chipped by a wicked Mauser built It is made of clear isinglass is about three inches square and quito thick being translucent but not transparent The Utah battery boys used this antique I building for a lodging house and Ke lets often slept in It when the bullets whizzed through To view the Spanish works they went upon the roof During the lights two Americans were laid cold in death on its mahogany floors and the wail is so marked b shot and shell that one cannot place his hand anywhere on the church or In it without covering a bullet hole A fine lifesize carved wood statue of Christ was displaced by the leaden mis idles and after removing the statue the boys used it for a breastwork finally burning It for fuel together with much polished wood which graced the interior The insurgent flag now floats saucily over what remains of this once revered pile erected by zealous hands some two centuries ago Ike Is now assistant to the Examiner staff correspondent in the Philippines He shows a delight in giving everybody full credit and the big I is conspicuous for its absence Dr Harry Young was the first Utah man into Manila He followed the advancing ad-vancing troops carrying bandages and help for tile wounded but Ike was with him in the good work In a private letter are these words Did you notice what a horse is on me for I said in the paper that the signal corps consisted of brightest bright-est then you had them say that I belong to the corps I have been joshed a whole lot about that |