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Sultan of Sulu
THE RICHARDSON METHOD.
A CURli TOR VARICOCliLl! AND NliRVO-VITAL DISIIASIiS THAT DOliS ITS WORK QUICKLY AND WliLL
Message to Americans
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(Copyright, 11)00, liy Frank a. Carpenter.)
JOLO, Juno 1, lt00. (Special Correspond,
ciico tf Tho Heo.) I beseech ynu to rend
reverently tho following. It was written In
Arabic characters In my note book and Is
signed with the hand of the sultan of Sulu,
a hand that has more power In these Islands
than that of the czar of Hussla, or that of
III. 4 brother Mclinmmcdnn, the sultan of
Turkey. It Is a message of pence, however,
rather than war. It Is a message of friend,
ship sent by his majesty, through this paper,
to hln brothers, tho American people. If
you should read It In Arabic you must begin
on tho ( pposltu side of the page, for tho
lines were written across tho page from
right to left, Instead of left to right, as
with us.
I have had It freely translated. It reads
"Hy this letter I. IladJI Mohammed Jamn-
fared, tut banod Moros, each of whom had
a weapon of some kind strapped to his
waist, nnd Anally, nfter crossing a river,
reached the homo of the sultan.
A guard of Kast Indian soldiers saluted
ua as wo entered tho gates. Wo pnssod
through a low door, and, Anally, on the
second lloor, were met by his majesty, ur
rounded by a cutthroat-looking gang of
dattos anil chiefs. Tho sultan led us Into a
long loom and asked us to tako our seats
at a table upon which were dishes of cakes,
fruit and candles. Ho took the fvit at the
hrad himself, and wo ate, and drank cof
fee, and smoked a cigar or two before
coming to business. After this thcro was a
considerable discussion about the new cus
toms duties which had been Imposed at
Jolo, and his majesty had several com
plaints to make ns to tho treatment of hl.i
SULTAN DUESSED IN EUROPEAN CLOTHES HOLDING A CAN 15
lul Kiram, tho sultan of Sulu, stud greet
ing to my brothers, tho people of tho United
Statcfl. I send thorn my best wishes and
also tho hope that their occupation of the
Sulu Islands will bo of benullt to the porplo
of Sulu. I ht pe that pt-aco may bo tho re
sult of your administration and that thereby
my Islands may boccoino prosperous and rich.
(Signed)
"HADJI MOHAMMED JAMALUL KIKAM.
"Written this lSth day of tho moon, Hnni
alan, In the year 1317."
('tilling I pun the Sultan.
This letter was tho outcome of an audi
encj which Major Owen J. Sweet, the com
mander of cur forces In tho Sulu Islnnds;
Captnln Nnzaro (f our guuunut, Manila;
Paymaster Collin, Mr. Ilradloy of tho cus
toms and ono or two others, including my
self, had with his majesty yesterday. Major
Swoot took tho llttlo slimmer Herminla,
and, with a guard of soldiers and escorted
nlsa by tho gunboat, Railed arc nnd tho Is
land of Sulu to Mybun, the capital af the
sultan. Hero wo spent somo time going
through tho town, wero received by the
sultana, tho sultnn's mother, and had a long
conference with tho sultan himself. During
tho eonferenco I asked tho sultan of he
would not, through mo, send a word or so
to tho American people. Tho result was
this mcasage, tho first, I venture, that was
ever mado In this way by a royal Moham
medan potentate.
Our audience, was hold In what Is hero
called "tho palaco of tho sultan." It looks
to mo more llko a cross between a barn
and a haystack than any "palaco" which I
havo yet seen. It Is surrounded by a mud
wall about ten feet In height, entered by
gates at which Moros stand with great
knives at their sides nnd long, threo-tlned
spears In their hands.
Wo had to walk nbout a mile from tho
wharf boforo wo got to tho palaco, nnd
that over tho roughest road you could Im
agine Wero not tho Moros teetotalers his
majesty would get many a fall In going to
nnd from his homo over this highway of
rough coral rocks. Ho might break his neck
In walking nbout tho streets of his capital,
for tho town is mado up of scorc3 of
thatched hut built from ten to twclvo feet
abovo tho ground on piles. Tho most of
tho houses are far out In tho wntor, so
that tho town seems to bo nlloat at high
tide. When tho water Is low thoro is a
wldo expanse of mud flats between It and
the so."..
Wilde AnIioic TIiimmikIi Mini.
It was ht when wo nrrlved, nnd It trok
us about two hours- to got to tho shore.
Wo wrro rowed In from tho ships by the
sailors till wo camo In to a placo whero
tho water was so shallow that tho row
boats stuck In tho mud. Hero somo of tho
naval officials tock rff their shoo?, relied up
their pantaloons and wnded to tho teps
.vhlch led up to tho street, built high upon
pllrs. Somo were cnrrlcd in on tho backs
hnlf-naked coolies nnd others took dug
out eanccs nnd wero drngged by men
through tho mud. I llrst tried tho back of a
coolie, lint tho man staggered so that I
f.urod myself and my camera would bo
dropped In tho mud nnd I forsook him for
a dugout.
Wo walked through tho town ovtr bam
boo bridges, so slippery that they are tin
Bafo for all except tho Moros, who go nbout
In baro feet. Wo passed a dozen stores In
which wero Chlneso merchants soiling
good3 out over tho water. Wo wont through
crowd of hundreds of flerco-oyed, dark-
subjects by the American soldiers In 'he
various Islands of this nrcliipcllgo. At one
tlmo during tho nudlcnco thcro was n ro
cess while I mado a photograph cf hi
majesty, and dining the conference I had
an excellent opportunity to tnke notes of
Just how he looks.
Imagine a stocky little fellow of not ovor
flvo feet four inches, with tho face of a
mulatto, slightly pockmarked. Lot him
havo a high, receding forehead, largo yel
low cars and sensual Hps, on the upper one
of which Is a thin, black mustneho. Upon
h!s head put a bluo velvet cap about sl
Inches high, and lot this bo pushed back
from his dark yellow forehead. Lot him
seem uncomfortablo In a light business Eu
ropean suit nnd a whlto shirt with a turn
over collar, fastened by a gold collar but
ton. Watch him ns ho opens his lips nnd
notlco his teeth nro Jot black, nnd sec, If
you enn, tho sly, cunning, cruel look undo
his nppnrontly dignified mannor. Upon hU
hands put rings, each set with pearls as big
as marrowfat peas, and In ono of thorn let
him hold n gold-headed cano, and you havi
a fair Idea of tho sultan as ho sat bofore
mo not twenty-four hours ngo. Ho was no
prepossessing, and, Indeed, tho dattos nnd
servnnls nbout him looked much moro Im
posing than ho. His brother, Itnlph Muda.
had a groat bolo at his sldo, nnd his heart -drens
was a turban. Ho was clad In tho
picturesque Moro costume, as were all iho
men In tho room, except tho forolgnora and
his majesty himself.
How (lie Siilinn II 111 IT til Hie Admiral.
Every Moro had a sword or a spear, and
ns I looked at our unarmed Amorlcan party
I thought of tho danger that might arise
In case of a dlsputo nnd remembered a story
which I heard tho other day of how the
father of this sultan onco Intimidated an
English admiral during his visit to this
vory Island. Thcro had boon somo trouble
as to nccounts between tho English and tho
Moros, and tho sultnn proposed to settlo It
by giving a number of pearls. Tho admiral
wanted hard cash. Ho grow Insolent nnd
said to his majesty:
"If you don't pny what I nsk I will go
back to my boat, and then"
Hero tho old sultnn raised his hand with
a significant gesture, nnd ovcry ono of his
100 retainers nbout him drow his bolo. or
krls, nnd rnlscd It ready to strike. Tho
admiral had only a small party with hltn
nnd tho delegation could havo easily been
chopped Into mlnco meat. As tho krlsos
camo out tho admiral stopped In his sen
tence, nnd tho sultnn took up his wnirts,
saying in nn Interrogative, but significant,
tono:
"And then?"
"Oh," said tho ndmlral, "anil then wo wl'l
Bettlo It in somo other way." Hart he ut
tered Iho threat ho Intended to make Eng
land would probnbly havo had a war rn
Its hands from tho loss of nn admiral, nnd
tho Sulu nntlon would probably havo been
wiped out of existence
Tho present sultnn looks to mo vory wcik,
but ho Is a man of great powor nmong the
Motos, nnd ho could, If ho would, causo thn
United States no end of trouble. Ho has
been very diplomatically' managed In thn
flrst placo by fjonernl nates, nnd of Into by
Mnjor Owen J. Sweet. He Is. you know,
tho grcntest of our Filipino Mohnmmcdnns,
being reverenced by them, not only becauso
ho Is tho holr of a royal lino of sultans, but
also becauso ho hns mado a pilgrlmngo to
Mocca, and Is supposed to havo bis Mohain-
The efforts of wloiillsu to diseivor a pi r
uniient cure for the disease of V.irloo ele.
vlil"h Is milking such alarming Inroals upon
lie health and vital power of our male popu
lation, met with little r no success until
rtlthin the last decade, whin Dr. D. I), llleh
nrdsoii, the eminent l'elvlc specialist f Chl
cagi, originated his famous lllchnrdsoii
Method.
Dr. Itichiirdson was at one time the lead
ing exponent cf l'elvlc Surgery, but with
tho zeal of the true scientist, lie sought to
'ormulate a new and perfect system of euro
that should be free flolii the many serious
objections to radical surgery and the
treatment which beats bis name Is the le.-ult
of his conscientious and faithful professional
work.
Dr. Richardson's tieatmeiil for Varicocele
serves a perpetual Injunction against this
gloat enemy of man's peace and happiness.
It goes to the very seat of the disease and
removes every vestige of it. leaving the pa
tient again the master of himself and pos
sessor of a man's pleasure and a man's
poweis.
ICvrry SiilWrer KnmN.
It is not necessary to mention here the
"auses of Varicocele. The man who has tho
llsease knows only too well, in mint cases,
that he alone is to blame, and he knows that
Varicocele Is the penalty for vlolat on of
pertain physical laws that were establlshel
by the Creator himself.
iCopyilghi I) D UlchardKin M D)
The chl f loiieein or l)r lliclmidsi n when
he formulated his lieitnieut for th dl-ease
was to prevent the grave Nervous dlMinlors
1 which are Hie Inseparable accompaniment of
negle.ii (I Varicocele. Other scientists might
debate the cause of Varicocele, but to his
mind the quiMtoii of paramount Impm timce
was the cure of the disease.
Neglected Vniii'oio'o luoo'ls all manlier of
physical ailments, ami It is of vital Interest
to every sufferer to be cured at the earliest
possible moment.
Iliin'l Vnle Tliui' null Mime.t.
' Siispon-orlo. electiic I ells, tonics, tablets
laud let'ons, simply nurse the tU'onse along,
but never i ll'cct a cine, ami It Is folly to
waste time ami t-'iiunuilcr lrouey In try'ng all
these luelTectiial measuies.
The Uiehnriboii Method Is the only scien
tific and Absolutely tellable euie for Varico
cele, and many thousands of men through
out the entile country have experienced Its
gloat hcucllH.
The sanitarium which Dr. Itleliiirdson
maintains In (lib ni o Is Iho largest i ml finest
III Hie woild devoted to the elite of l'elvlc
and Nervous Diseases, anil It Is the only
place wheie the Itiehardsoii Method Is em
ployed. Cure Viii'leoi e In l'le IIiijn.
Perhaps the most icmnrlmhlc feature of
Dr. UleliuriUon'H hiiccosh M the fact that he
has so perfected his tieitment that lie is
able to . ure any ease of uneoiiipll -ale I Vari
cocele i llhi r single or doul b, In live days
at his Sanitarium
There Is no more favorable time for one to
visit the ItlehnrilMin Sanitarium and be
cm eil than during tho summer months, iih
even the busle-t people usiiilly lake a In lef
summer vacation.
I.im'ii I Inn mill I'liel Hies I uexeelleil.
The Sanitailum is located on Michigan
itoulevard. near the Lake Front Park, an I
but a block removed fi m Lake Michigan
It aft'ords excellent I'o'el accomiiiodalloiis
and Is equipped with every modern facility
and requisite for effect Iuk speedy cures.
Fur nervous Invalids, who suiter fioni the
elleclH of overwork or worry, the viiiIiiuh
forms of ele"trleal lieatmenl, baths, physi
cal culture, etc.. exert a wonderful curative
Influence and lit lug about the rapid restora
tion of Vital Power.
Dr. Itlehardnin cures Phyi'iil Deelliie'auil
Weakness, Net voiih Debility, Neurasthenia
and all derangements of the (leu to-Utlmiry
System.
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he will render n professional opinion with
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CHICAGO.
I.oiki instance
Phono South 1020,
uicrtniilsm direct from the fountain source.
He is tho mler in the Sulu Islands alone of
nbcut 110,000 Moros, and Is alto tho head ol
the Moros of North Hot nro. He hail soiifj
kind of authority over the Morris of Min
danao, but it Is moro nominal than roil,
and such dnttos as Mandl nnd olbors hardly
acknowledge hint.
Here In Sulu ho Is supposed to havo the
power of life and death over his HtibJuctK.
Ills power Is limited, however, somewhat
llko than of tho kings In tho days of feudal
Ism. Somo of tho dattos rofuso to obey him
nnd make war upon him in c.:.s his de
mands do not suit their Ideas and plans.
Ho has always more or loss trouble with
his people, oppressing them as far ns lm
can without causing robelllon.
Tlie liie'inif if the Sultan.
A largo part of tho Income of the suit in
conies from flnes. ho hns h's men watch lo
s:o which of his subjects arc making money,
and ns soon as a man gets something alien 1
ho Is charged with somo crime, and tho
result Is a ("no. If a man bus amassed $.'.00,
for instance, he will have him accused of
somo cilme and sentence him to pay at
onco Into tho royal treasury $1,000. Tl o
failure to pay means death lu mod cas.'",
and tho man's friends have to mnl;e up tho
bnlance. Tho safest thing In caso of tr ublo
Is to settlo such ninttcrs yoiirailf. Tho other
day a Moio lu Slassl had a cow stolen.
Ho accused tho thief to the sultan, :wiil his
mnjojly's officers caught him. Vho thief
was sentenced to pay $10.1 into tho royal
treasury, while the sultan eunllscntcd tho
cow.
The other day the oiiItnn learned that one
of his subjects had rbout $2,0(10. Ho charged
him with fishing for pearls without llccnne
nu I lined him $2.ono Eti -light way. lie sent
his In !xunrd and the crown prime to Hip
village to collect the flue and tho people
nitlicr than bo nttackol Joined together ami
paid it.
According to the laws here every pearl
vvlil h lb f u nd ff a value of ah lit $100 goes
THE SULTAN ONA WHITE HOUSE,
to the ciillaii. and I am told that he has a
great fortune in pearls olored away In his
barn of a palace. Just before ho went lo
Mecca he sold pearls to the amount of
$10,000. Hi carried a lot or pearls with him.
nnd during his stay nt Singapore lie was
robbed of about $20,000 worth of Jewelry
S mo ono broke open his box one night
and stole his crown rings, some pearls and
ether J wels.
Another raurro of tho royal Income Is
Ihe tribute which liie Million receives from
the Not Ih H rueo company for the lease of
the lauds abovo Samlakaii. This pays him
$.rp,0P0 a year, but am not sure wheth'-r
It Is In sliver or gold. We pay him an
annual tribute of $3,000 In silver.
The sultan Is like Solomon, in that ho
hns numerous wlvo. I am told that ho lino
In the neighborhood of a dozen, In addition
to the mnny females of his royal harem.
Ills flrst wife, who Is a princess, hns left
him on account of n multiplicity of hit
loves. Sho did not object to tho four wives
leovlded for by tho kornn, but when his
nalrHy demanded n score sho began lo get
Jealous and got a divorce. Sho now lives on
the opposite side ef the Island In a big while
house nt Malm, n Moro vlllnge, some ills
timce east of Jul-'. The divorced sultana Is
imld to bo a very bright woman and she Is
the only wife that his majesty Iiiih had who
Is of royal blood. On Ibis nrcriunt, provided
be dees ti"t marry tho daughter of a datlo
nnd hnvo children by a princess, ho will b"
sueeoo'led by his brother, for tho laws nro
that the succession can only go to tho off
spring of n sultan nnd n prince". I nm
loid that his majesty has proposed In the
daughter of Datto Kalbl, but that tho dnlto
refuses his consent, At present bin brother,
Itnlnh Mudn, Is In tho direct lino of suo
cerwloil. I'Mi'Hl A ml lenee ullli A inerlen mm,
Tho sultan's llrst nudlcnco wllh our people
was somo tlmo before flonernl Hates came.
It was with Captain Hngndorn, who had
taken p'-Fsosslon nt Join, Tho sultan enmo
across tho Inland on horseback. Captnln
Hngndorn hns told mo the clrciimstnncrs of
the meeting. Said ho:
Tho sultnn nppenrrd before tho wall of
(Continued on Eighth Pago.)
