Show UTAHNS IN THE PHILIPPINES GOSSIPY LETTER FROM LIEUT HARD AT BALIUAG He Tnlks of Many Who arc Utah Folk 01 Well Known HereUtahus Popular in Luzon Correspondence Tribune Balluag Luzon P I July 20 1900 I Last nights mal brought me n largo bundle of Tribunes full to the brim I with miscellany and since I have been regaling myself on home news and almost al-most wishing I could be able to take the I30 I train to Saltalr for 1 sojourn in the Philippine hardens one to all sorts of ribald merriment I concluded to chronicle some bits ot tales Which lay Interest some Utahns Let it be said right here that Utahns find warm greetings everywhere they glln tho atchlpclurjo The splendid work of the batteries together with the excellent conduct of their members when In garrison gar-rison excited admiration and consequent t conse-quent respect here and paved n way of welcome for us C who a came after Lieut Nat Kimball of Ogden has received I promotion and as a consequence conse-quence carries u small silver bar on each shoulder In addition to the insignia insig-nia by wore when he was among the zealous though muchabused Second Lieutenants Lieut Kimball la one of the most popular officers In the regiment regi-ment Every senorita In the province runs to the window when Tenlentc Kimball passes by Rumor has it that he Is plentifully indorsed for a fine position I po-sition In the Judicial branch of the new civil government a a a The most recent promotion from tho ranks in this regiment gave a commls i slon to a young man who used to live in Salt Lake About a week ago Sergt f Maj Bernard GOSH receIved a commission commis-sion as Second Lieutenant Lieut Goss has many friends In Suit Lake While there he held down a position at the Knutsford He has been assigned to company D The writer stands second on the list of Second Lieutenants nov and expects 0 lift ere long V J MaJ Laws who has n warm corner himself In the hearts of I many Salt Lakers has been recently assigned to the command ot the First battalion and Is now stationed with headquarters at Balluug He is at present on duty a president of a military commission for the trial of native prisoners whose offenses placed them beyond provost Jurisdiction IajLaws has I not changed a bit in personal appearance Jle has kept good health and seems to enjoy his service He has endeared himself to every one officers and men in his command and the Third battalion bat-talion experienced sincere regret at his change of command The Major still Insists that hed rather serve at Doug I In than any other place on earth o t a I i The rainy season is Just beginning I However no particular hardships have been experienced owing to the fact that most of the bands of ladrones In our province have been effectually silenced si-lenced Recently Capt C D Roberts late of Cheyenne Wyo who was cap tured over t month ago by Insurgents near San Miguel has been I 11gel ha released and is now in Manila S on leaver I was down in Manila recently to take down an Insurrecto Major who was captured near Norzagoray As I was going up to the palace I saw Maj eGorge Downey debonair and handsome hand-some standing In the entrance MaJ Downpy enjoys the sobriquet of The Fighting Paymaster and is the finest spectacle In Manila He Is a dream In khaki a fantasy In blue and a perfect stunner In white Maj Stanton Is at Mindanao a pretty pret-ty little station to the south of here Mrs Stanton accompanied him Both are perfectly content with lite in the Stanton Orient Frank Shelley Is with MaJ S C As far usl have been able to discover dis-cover Salt Lake has three representatives representa-tives In the ranks of the Thirtyfifth two young men named Gordon and Hamilton whose homeS are In Sugar ward are In D company while a man named Val < er of Salt Lake Is In G company a a a Capt Andy Burt Is with the Thir tyninth over at San Pablo I have not seen him but have written him twice and hae not received an answer About two weeks ago I ran across Capt Bob Calvcrly of Evanston in n fight at Balubas Hill Capt Calvcrly is with Maj Joe Wheeler Jr battalion bat-talion of the Thirtyfourth and sustains sus-tains his Western reputation of fearlessness fear-lessness in good shape On that same expedition I met Shorty Robinson of Ogden who was a corporal In troop I of Torreys roughriders rough-riders and is now with Funstons scouts Lieut Len DIetrIck who is well known In Ogden is over at Penar anda with L company Thirtyfourth Infantry 5 a a So you see theme are a good many of us scattered about over here We meet occasionally and talk about old Utah and then we bay as we watch the brown fellows around us Oh for Just r a day in sight of the Wasatch mountains moun-tains j reL then I some Ilr comec UJ UI1U UL U < LIi > UJS 11113 1UUIIIUII A u ftUALIljr is a comfort though to speak each other In passing a a aye a-ye are hoping for a chance to get to China but are afraid tho regulars will beat us to the Flowery Kingdom > > > a Since I began this letter an orderly has come In with a telegram announcing announc-ing the death of Col JJscum of the Ninth Mrs Llscum Is in Mania and Is nearly prostrated Poor Col L scum s-cum A braver better soldier never marched than he no say all i a il We will undoubtedly be started home in December This at least Is what will be done If present plans arc carried car-ried out HARD out t a Thirtyfifth |