Show MESSAGE i TO COBAN CURAN MM LEADER J Ma Major Majol 1 or A. A S. S Rowan Here to Await Coming J JRe of His Nis Re Regiment invent MEN NOW FIGHTING MO MOROS OS Garrison is Ex Expected p po to be ii in Fort Fori o Dou Douglas b las for Christmas Christmas Christ Chris t mas mss Hoida Holidays Y s Major A. A P. P Rowan tho rho man n who hn carried tho mc message P to Garcia Gurla ha has han I como come to Salt Lake and will take tako m un m his quarters at al Fort tort Douglas S 1 day daS to await th the coming of th the Fit t Infantry hl his rl regiment from fron th the Philippines Tho Fifteenth will il ill garrison on the local po post t for Cor i h two o years YN Major Rowan Powan I Is n accompanied compa 1 Iy Mrs Jigs fr Rowan and they are stopping H at a athe the Knutsford having ha ani 1 late lase Monday Jonda nl night ht Major Major Rowan I Is quit fluH willing l to tall talk of or almost an anything Pc except ex P- c pt th the meRca message 1 to Garcia matte made famous target largely through the tho in instrumentality tru- tru mentality o of It n was as something worth n while howel however how hon ever l for Major Rowan Howan despite tin tin- ih attempt he Iw maL male makes es to belittle the affair af- af af affair fair nn now and to treat It largely lamely EI as 1 st 1 matl matter r of routine dot duly nevertheless s halt hail to into face fa not only the tho th dang danger r of capture by IW the thc Sp Spanish nl h tortes forces both hoth m tn entering and returning from rom the tho island l but nl also o had to In endure hunger hanger and the HIP perils Perlis o of the thC sea Pt in iu n a little boat that few fen would care caz to 0 venture across Salt Lake ale on Brin lying Bring tl In Ut Insurgents I Major ajor Rowan Howan t was as acting as RS the eon con confidential a agent of th the tho United go s and th the purpose e of ni hi his slon u was nR to get ct word to Garcia the he Panto Fanlo Domin an anho who ho ho was wa a pt promInent prom prom- nm- nm Cuban 1 leader 11 11 albeit uneducated and rough rOl h in appearance and who ho kept his hIR tort end of the Island clear of ut Spaniards d ti with Hh even greater Rl CC than ban attended his chief General Go Go- mez The United States Slates wished to in inform In In- form orni Garcia that war oar was declared and anel to learn from Crom tom the Insurgent nt ll IN leader r Just what his liH needs nc were there It K wa WU therefore Cor quite a as Important that lla- lla jar jOl or Rowan or Lieutenant Roa Rowan nn os ns osic he ic was then than should return a as that hP hl le should bring the me message to Garcia Garla Gar Gar- cia la- la And the was even 11 harder hardI than iian gelling tf to th the Cuban forces We C mn mode made e the thC t trip from J Jamaica maltI to Cuba tiba In less thant than 24 t 4 hours said aid Maor tIn Ma- jor or Rowan Howan an Once on on Cuban soil loll then th the n worl ork was as not because e m Cuban Cuban uban was a spy P and the they knew kne the tho exact location of et every Pr T Spanish sol sol- dier ier T Thad had no nn fear of capture c. then theft I was wa the tint It to t tell tel 1 Garcia tha that war oar ar had bell been declared d. d and I 1 re rn remained with nith him five Oe hours in lu oil all As a aa result a-result n of the mi mission lion tho rho United r tales sent him a n lIh liberal supply of or rifles and rounds of ammu- ammu AVo o had a n lon long trip buck back We were acre days Ian among amon tho the Bahamas nm att and rl l live ve C days making th the mainland those liose Inlands R. R During that time our meat moat w went event nt bad hod and w tcP Wt c v. 11 rr two n days u without food fond and a scanty cant supply if tf f water Ve did not rant of or course lp know just at what moment a n Spanish gun gun- un unbent bent hoat oal would drop around and take u a Xo nth FI righting 2 Major Rowan ho however ever 1 i lq much more moro willing to tn talk of nl the troops troop who and II are re coming to Fort DouglaR DOll their duties in the Philippine s. The Tilt regiment re has ms b been cn stationed t for the thC pa past t tn two tv o years Pars nt rat Camp l on un Lake Ll lanao In n th the Moro JIm o country C Major Ma IK itt itt- jor Rowan left them there la last l i F Feb February eb- eb and traveled tra 10 n this thin country n nv hy way waS of or China nor and antl Japan He lie to tolk sk k kun up un hl his duties at the thC recruiting station Iii In New Nets ew York Torte at tan Staten and Con Coney Conry islands In ht Juno June anti and com comes from Ne New NewYork e York to lo Salt Lake Lak Th le regiment lm nt 1 kept pretty fu full 11 sold said s hI Major nr Rowan and they the come com from a n good Vinod po post U so sn o that t tho thoy arc ago In good shape In all them thero tt will III be hP from 00 to 10 ROD here berg The They were rc- rc lar largely 1 on the co coast t. t just jul be foro I leat leaving ln Ing for th the Islands l an and l thoy will ha have a year r lo to serve t after arriving They ha have had a good po post t. t so 0 far fara fara faras a a as health Is conc The only thing that made It fl unhealthy was the Moro Mo- Mo Io- Io ro- ro who would occasionally swoop down on nn a tooth lonely sentinel o and slash ln h him to pieces The Ioro are a H. fine fino race but hut I do donot donot not th think nl they will et ever cr take tale kindly to 10 American merican rule fhe They are act dans and will Il fight hc till fill the la last t man mandrop drops drop The he They Im have hare how however n er r. r a n. patriarchal patri archal orchal form o of got government gO that Is I by h tribes and on nor t t lb is continually continual waring against another I HO yo o that this helps help in to the control of or the Inland Camp is Ea named after Ser Ger- S Sergeant r- r geant who lio ho was wa n with a command com command com com- mand that was attacked attached d and slaughtered t h by the Moron orol fatall fatally faintly wounded n as ns he was waR crawled about a 0 amile amile mile mill to 10 the next outpost to lo warn them The rhe camp I Is also n noteworthy be because Uc- Uc cause caUS the Spanish h had hod a flotilla of or gunboats gun- gun boa boats hoats Is there I do not know how hots thoy tho ever er managed to bring the boats oa s In sections overland 0 and ana up the 11 r I l feet but JUt they did The rhe They sank Rank them whan hon thc evacuated the 1 Island In and the Americans m ha H just ral raised the I last st on one Hue from 90 00 f fret teH et of rat a water Although h th lh thy they y had hall been under underwater n watt water for tor years Car wo we found macl machinery and all ull tho th equipment nt In almost pe perfect perfect per per- r- r ct condition rind and wo wn now non have a a. flo- flo Ilia of of-ilvo of a gunboats als on nn n the lake Ilis IlIs Il It l is used in fn tran transporting troop 4 sup sup- plies Thu lake Is 18 miles mites long by lw lwI t I about l 1 12 miles miI wide Ill It Is iR from Crom ruin lOll lo to feet d deep deoP cp 1 Co GO Ont H I Soldier I 1 saw san some Rome regiments of or the thC Ja Japanese Jn- Jn army while I 1 was wan there They make mac fin finn and arc are tt willing to I endure great treat hard hardships even In III times timeR n of or fl peace I femc fancy that In to the ct event ent of oC i n war ar w we tt would prove IHO superior In a lon long I J struggle le say Mr of or three them years or so Ro Rut nut 1 he con can mobilize mobilize- much mut h more mor quickly quick f than we Wo and It Il ml might ht be lIe to Imo know booty Just where tho theater of or war r. r u II HV Wo P P h hart had lI some recruiting men mon in Now Non cw York Tort I think the government gov 0 ot t ought to pay lt few HI- soldiers at nt leat leant t 1 I a dray day rhe fhe They get fO 60 I cents no now ml 1 with that Mint t hoard board and anel clothes anti and lodging But when they can ion got art cl 2 3 a aday aday aday day or more anywhere else and not II hr b by any a agreement Il It Is I haul hard to tolt get gel to sign I n up with nith the fife olm army Tho Th officers rs In ht command of the Fifteenth Infantry y number about aboul CO 0 Colonel W 1 S. S S colt rolt Is fJ In command inder him are Colonel Colono Ar Arthur r thur WIIl R Major V. T T. J May laJ lu In command i if Ie the Second ond battalion rat m- m self In command nd of rat tho the third and Major J. J smith Arrow smith In command of Jh he t. t The Tho regiment tt will arrive here hIe about December 20 o |