Show J LETTER FROM CAPT BURT I Ho Writes of His Experiences in the I Philippines I Senator W G Ncbcker is in receipt of a letlerpfrom l Capt Andrew J Burt of the Thirtyninth Infantry dated at I Sun Pallo P L April 17th Tho Cup lain reports that he is well and enjoying enjoy-ing life although he has lost about I Iwcnly pounds ot llcsh since his arrival j ar-rival In the Philippines I At the lime of writing he had Just returned from a twcmlyelghtmllc hIke over very rough roads and hnd I come In al night wRit one lint wheel and a punctured tire which Is an intimation I in-timation that he rode a bicycle He complains that he did not find any Insurgents i i in-surgents and never fired a shot lie la living In hopes however because hel had learned where 100 or 500 Insurgcnls were going to meet In n few days and I ho was going after them with sixty or seventy men and expected to have some fun lIe says that as a rule they never go out with more than thirty men pnd with that number of soldiers It possible to march anywhere In the southern part of the Island The wagon train had just arrived with supplies at the time the letter was wrllleHi and as he did not expect ex-pect another until November he will have to dopend upon some native tQ carry his mall to Colomba for the next fie or six months He announces that ho had captured H bolo which he has sent to Senator Nebeker and a how gun and arrows which he will tend toGO to-GO Wells In closing he inquires who was clecled to Congress and expresses a desire to see The Tribune |