May 13, 1000.
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experiment station down here on the edge roofa aro made of tents. They aro elevated men and boB who wish to try their knives men with tnpowornifl. In a cortaln way
of tho equator. There Is no richer soil In about thrco feet from the ground and aro on human flesh. This la tho case not only Conkllng lind a sciiho of humor and could
the world than that about Zamboanga and by no meams uncomfortable. with tho lower classes, but with tho best, tuin u Joko If tho opportunity enmo htn way.
tho method of handling It Bhould bo tested I find tho soldiers well satisfied with their Ono of tho dntos or princes of Ilasllan, Just Ho used to make tho Kalatafllan Senator
at once. It will produco excellent coffee and lot. They aro excellent men, coming chiefly tho other day, ordered bIx men to bo killed. David l)ala the butt for banter. Davis was
In all probability cotton, tobacco and sugar, from Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky, with a After the execution ho camo to tho placo and an Invotora i roinprc miser and enmnoarr of
It Is not far from tho tea zsno of India and f0v from Pennsylvania and Tennessee, chopped Into ono of tho dead bodies with strife, and Conkllng nlluded to him In debate
Coylon. and It may bo that tho hllla of this UihNt .Martial l.nw. his barong, aaylng as ho did ao to BOino of ns "tho largont wholraalo and r?tnll denier
great Island of Mindanao will bo some day Zamboanga, llko most of tho Phlllpplno our soldiers who wcro standing by: "I do It in political mothlng syrup In tho world."
covored with plantations of coffee and tea. towns, Is under martial law. Tho Moros aro moroly to try my knlfo." 4
Tho climate Is very similar to that of Java not allowed to bring their knives Into tho
Tho Spaniards havo never really con- William M. lOvnrtn possessed a fund of
and Coylon and the soli fully as rich. city and no ono can bo on tho street after qUorod tho Moros They have subdued thorn merry humor, tho wit for quick and klll-
All klnda of tropical fruits can bo grown, jit without giving an account of himself. Ban an& ngaln only to find themselves f 111 repartee, and thoro was se'd m ma Ice
In the market today I picked up some greon There nro sentinels posted on every block wiln anothcr war' on their hands. Tho .Moros 'a passages. "Probnbly the mot of Mr
leaves and, wondering what they might be, and all night long those sentinels call out wcro noro at tho tImo tho Spftnnrj8 first Hvarta' most widely flown," eiy Mr. In-
began to chew them. They burnt my llpa the hours. They awakened mo with ovory camo Th nro not tho al)0rKinofl but nro galls, "concorns tho npochrypluil cat told
and I found that they wcro from tho clnna- call during my first night or so here. The d t0 bo tho Cc0ConAantB or lho Dyaka of Oeorgo Wnhlngton In 'jerking' a silver
mon tree, which grows wild In tho forests, man under tho regimental headquarters had of nornco who invnded th8 part 0( tho dollar ncross tho Itappahanno.k. Asld-
Tho bananas here havo a flavor Buch as a voice llko tho traditional bull of Dashan. con;urlcs n0 Tuo SnnnIard8 dM not irom tu unllkolihood that the thrifty
attempt to conquer them until about 100 Oeorgo would throw a silver dollar over
years after Columbus discovered America. m "vcr wncn a poouio wouw nave iono
At that tlmo n Portuguese, who had made a "oil, tho dlstnnco was so great that th-
fortune In tho 1'hlllnnlnca. nronoaod to tho sKepucs wore incrotiuious, ami anotitor
klntr of Snaln to mako an cxnodltlon to Mln- legend auomed on tho vergo of being di-
danao to aubdue tho Moros. Ho waa allowed troycl when Mr. Kvnrta camo to tho reacuo
to do so and tho result waB that hla head with tho suggestion that 'a dollar went much
was cloven In two by ono of theso terriblo further In those days than now." And this
knives. Shortlv nftor this tho Moros became explanation is so Blmplo and so satisfactory
famous ae pirates. They organized fleets and U"U Uo wonder la It occurred to no one
for mon? than 200 ycara wero tho terror of "oiore
tho scaa of this part of tho world. They at- "Among tho guests at a dlnnor to Daniel
tacked every peopled Island, sackod tho vll- Webster In Now York waa Dr. Benjamin
laces and churches and killed tho Doonlo. namiroin, ino inventor oi n coionratcti pill
Durlnc tho nreaent conturv their war lunks known by his name. Mr. Kvarts united
camo Into tho harbor of Manila and there ''fi two great men in a volunteer toast to
nro whlto persona yet living In tho Philip- 'IJanlol Wobstor and Denjamln Handroth,
pines who havo been Moro elavca. 'Jhis dlif the pillars of tho constitution,' "
THE LOWER OFFICERS LIVE IN UAMM0 SHEDS..
not stop until 1SG0, when eighteen steam
gunbonts wcro sent out from Spain and this
part of Zamboanga mado tho centor of oper
ations. Slnco then there havo boon wars, but
piracy has to a largo extent stopped, al
though there Is a chief now In tho upper part
of tho eastern end of tho Island who goes
about In hla bargo levying contributions
from tho towns on tho shoro at tho mouth
of hla cannon.
Within tho past month or so troops have
you will not find In those of Cuba or Porto
Rico. There are many varieties, tpeclally
of white, yellow and green. The green
banana has a yellow flesh and Its flavor la
delicious. Then thero la tho durlan, a fruit
which smells llko Llmberger cbeeso, but
which Is so delicious that you eat it, disre
garding tho odor. The mangostln la an
other delicious fruit and In addition thero
are oranges and lemons, the breadfruits and
the papaya, nearly all of which grow wild.
On these farms Undo Sam should make
some experiments In cattlo raising. This Is
ono of the chief stock regions of the Philip
pines, but the animals are small and no
attention has been paid to breeding. The
cattle look somewhat like Jerseys, but here
and there you see a trace of a hump on the
back. They are said to bo a cross between
the Indian and tho Australian cattle. They
seldom dress moro than 250 pounds, but
they are so scarce that cows bring moro
than $15 or $20 gold aploce and bullocks
more. Tho cattle are chiefly owned by the
Moros, who ask all kinds of prices and
usually take much less than they ask. Tho
animals are all grass fed and the meat Is
excellent. Tho cattle aro raised chiefly for
beet all over the Philippines, although In
some Islands, such as Panay, they are etn-
OROUP OF MORO MAIDENS.
ployed as carriage and draft animals. Tho Ho waa No. 4 and I could hear his heavy been stati ned at nil tho ports of Mindanao,
natives, as a rule, use no butter and out- tones ringing out upon tho night air. The Thirty-first Infantry waa tho first to
side of the towns but little milk. The re- "No- 4 0ne o'clock! All Is well!" This nrrlVo and it la scattered along tho south
suit is that thoro aro but few good milch BOUni1 owli hnrdly dlo away bofore No. 5 nnd cast coast. Tho Fortieth has garrisoned
cows, although It Is believed that such woul(1 broak out ,n a shr,n treble: "No. 51 the ports of tho north, but still moro sol
could be bred. ne o'clock! All Is well," and then No. 6 dlora aro needed. The Spaniards had to
Now the Time for Exploration. would 8 11 on another key, and bo on until ke0D a iarg0 forco on th0 laiana and thoy
Not only the Agricultural denartment. but N. " ?nd v?.n. tho unIck'r. No' havo erected barracks and forte In many
, .. , .. .. - "j nigni x neara mo successive nours irom iu
also the geological survey and the Smith-
until 5 called, with numerous commands to
places.
sonian Institution, should send narties to cr,; .r" rV ' . Tho fort here covers about an acre of
. . .. - . . ua" Doiwcen umo ana warnings 10 mo ,j T, , ,n ,.,.,
he Philippines In the near future. Th passerby to 8tnnd and e cognlied. ? i " wtB' ""1?.? hn,gh,nttd
Islands, as I have aald, have not been ex- This calllnK of tho hours Is dono at all of funrtcrs enough to accommodato a largo
plorcd and a scientific Investigation should thl, poaU 0f thl8 part of tho worId and tho n.unberMot ni01n- In.one of lt8lwal!an lmaB
bo mado of thorn at the earliest moment, utmost vigilance Is kept to guard against ?f tno Virgin has been carved and below this
The scientists should be here at the present surprlso ,8 a latnp' wh,cn 11 le sald haf bocn burning
time, when there are plenty of soldiers to Tho B'oI(jlor8 do weI, to keo tuelr oyes tor more than 200 years It Is known as the
protect thorn and when they can easily get opon, f0P although those people are now at Virgin of the Fort and tho Vlsayan or
a guard to accompany them to any placo poace with us and wo call them brothers, chrlft,an Inhabitants of Zamboanga go out
thoy wish to go. This will make them sate thoy are of Buch a nnturo that tho least In- rcKular,y and kneel on tho ground before
from the savages of the mountains and will discretion might mako thorn break out Into H to pray- Tnero ,s a 8tory t0,d of now a
enable them to undertnko Journeys which, war. Thoy caused tho Spaniards moro Bhostly-Bheoted woman appeared ono night
In tho times of an ordinary force, might be trouble than any other of tho Phlllpplno to ono of tno lnera cn BUara and an.
dangerous to say the least. races. Thoy aro different from tho others nounced herself aa tho Virgin, saying sho
This la especially so In Mindanao, whero In their manners, customs and religion and would watch over her peoplo, and how tho
the land, as I havo said, belongs almost en- tho handling of them Is ono of tho most next morning this figure was found mlracu-
tlroly to the government. dellcato problems Undo Sam has to solvo. lcuBly carved upon tho wall.
I am living with tho soldiers hero at It Is, I bollovo. a more difficult ono than FRANK O. CARPENTER.
Zamboanga and I suppoeo tho avorago man that of tho Indian or the negro. It will not
will pity me aa ho reads this. Ho can bo a question of making the Moros American AllCCClOteS Ol I UDllC iUCIl
savo his pity for himself. With a good citizens so much as keeping them from
mosquito netting to protect ono at night bringing about a state of anarchy and blood- In a rocent contribution to tho prow for-
you can get along as comfortably hero as shed. Tho questions of religious fanaticism "lor Senator Ingnlls of Kansas relates a
at any other army post that tho United are hore added to thoso of barbarism, for number of stories of public mon, Illustrating
States owns. Tho regimental headquarters the Moros, although they nro Mohammedans, tholr wit and ropartco. Tho brlghtost of tho
building, whore I am staying, was built by are Httlo bottor than savagea. lot, In his opinion, was tho Uyronlc quotation
the Spanish officials. It Is u big two-story Their houses aro thatched huts and their "red at tho head of tho lato Congressman
house, covering perhaps a quarter of an acre, only manufactures aro weapons of war In Holman. Holman waa kn nvn na tho watch-
wlth balconies ten feet wldo running around tho ahapo of lances, spears and most terrl- dK of tho treasury and ho was particularly
It, all shielded from tho rays of the aun by bio swords. Thoy carry knives called ba- vigilant In wntohlng for nnd objecting to
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aa that of any of our middle states In June used for beheading. "arToTo"' ' W ' W
and July. Wo havo an excellent mose, pre- There are Moros who aro said to bo able 4
sided over by Major McMahon, one of the to cleave a man from crown to waist at ono Mr; Ingalls BayH that Senator Conkllng
featurea of tho broakfaat bolng a glass of stroke. A favorlto cut Is through tho hated tho nowspnper men and the nownpapor
eocoanut milk fresh from tho trce In the shoulder, taking off tho head, neck and ono- men hated Conkllng. When ho nroso to
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different parta of tho city, but ao far some somotlmes hnmstrlng tholr victims bofore their notobooka and loft tho gallery. Tills
of tho lower officers havo not been ablo to killing them, and In tho cnao of executions studied Insult used to mako him lluh, but
get houses nnd they havo put up sheds of a common method is to tie tho man's hands ho gave no othor sign. It was Conkllng,
bamboo and canvas on the parade groutid behind him nnd then behead him with one says" Mr. Ingalls, who held that tho only
not far from headquarter. Threo huta blow of tho knlfo. After a person Is klllod porsons in tho world authorized to uso tho
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