The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-28


government. with Attacho and Sandico
as stan officers. Things appeared to run
along smoothly enough until about a week
ago, when Agu.naldo caused Attacho to
De thrown into prison on the ground that he
piotted against the august dictator. San
oico IS also Kept under surveillance but
was not imprisoned because his innuence
Win the Americans is reared by Agmnaldo.
oanuico speaks excelient Engiish' as Wen
'rensn' aermah' spanish ana the native
uase caiieu iosoao. ne mas peco'ne
A"'oi'e Win Inc Ah'elicahe'
Cnaracter1st1cs OF Natives
The native Philippine is an individual bet
ter watched than trusted. He is shrewd to
degree and inherits many traits Of cum
ming from his Malayan ancestry. Those in
and about Cavite are far more Intelligent
than the ones living in the provinces where
many tribes have not risen above savage
condition. Several skilled mechanics were
found among the natives when the troops
came ashore at Cavite. They had formerly
been employed by the Spaniards in the ma
chine shops here. Our engineers Lost no
time in availing themselves of their SER
vices and the natives have been doing very
satisfactory work, under the direction of
competent overseers, repairing the old guns
captured from the Spaniards and doing
many other necessary things
In size the natives are smaller than the
Chinese. Their average height is not above
five feet five inches, but their bodies are
wiry and they are possessed of great
strength. They have bullet-shaped heads
and copper-colored skins. Their hair is
black and straight and they have glittering
black eyes. They carry burdens on their
heads and this custom has a tendency to
make them stand very erect. Even the
children are taught to walk about when at
play with something balanced on their
heads. Most of the natives have ugly black
teeth on account of their almost universal
use of the betel nut They chew this nut
Just as some more civilized people do to-
bacco but the habit Is q hundred times more
disgusting. The women as we'll as the men
are addicted to its use and one cannot pass
a native shop without being offended by
the sight of blood red puddles that have
been expectorated upon the sidewalk.
The dress worn by the natives Is adapted
to the climate. A cotton shirt, knee trous-
ers and broad-brimmed straw hat constl-
tute the male costume. The women wear
their dresses cut low in the neck. A few
women indulge in moccasins but most of
them go barefooted.
The pure blooded natives are exceedingly
chaste. All the natives about Manila OBJ
serve form of the Catholic religion based
upon the teachings of the Jesuit fathers.
They have their native priests and many
of them are very devout so far as outward
appearances are concerned, but it is doubt
full IL they have any truer conception of the
doctrine they pretend to observe than the
performance of ceremonies.
While the natives are unbounding IN tneli
hospitality they Will never lose an oppor-
custom to ask two prices Tor any service
and II they see tnat the one with "noIh they
are dealing knows what the service Is rea'
eonably worth and Is not 10 De chea'eo 'hes
Will at once come down. On une other haho
If one shows Willingness 10 pay an e@or'
bitant price the natlve Will Try 10 get H1ors
out OF his customer tnan ne orlsihahs
asked.
1 learned OIL This custom among the ma
fives the day came ashore at CaVite.
went into store to puy linen coat ane
was told that the price was o. AS iiiaoe
no objection 10 the price the natiVe at once
advanced TO $2oo. pald 1or the coat at ina
price and LETT the store puc nao ho' sohe
far when the merchant overlook me ane
begged to remlno me that there was sun ="
cefpts uue MN. '"ne 'Ae 80 =.
coat 10 me ne nao lo'so''eA ~ 40
price Vi ene ou..os m.
LIE n"'iseS -
place s1'iaii sa,ue om ~. aAN ,,,s ,ua,,,
won al my aAN u'so 'N'
AVA '''"oe
Ansufeents sisA'e"
few days ago maze Trip 10 the IN
surgent outpost at Fasay' "hlch IS WIFI
in few hundred yaros Oh the spanish
entertainments. SanMco, natlve on
Aguinaldo's stair, VINO speaks eXcellen'
English, accompanied me as interpreter
and guide. we lert Cavite early IN inc
morning, and crossed neck OF the Day
in native canoe to the vlflage OF 6acor.
Seeing native onicer and an American
the natives wade0 out INTO the water &c
meet us as our canoe came IN anu carried
once to the house OF the native mayor, who
had establfshed himself IN the building
formerly occupied by a Spanish OFFICER
Here we had our passport from the august
Aguinaldo vised. Before we left the
mayor hau WINE anu cigars set penore Us