Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22

I numbers IN the Islands o' Luzon. Ne.
| rrur mud Miudanao AMI IN the noun
tain roFionH OF panay and Eamar The
/ tribes In nar.ian. suiu and Tawi Tawi
! are Independent and control the Interior
of those Islands. while spain. until re-
contly held The coast
tn the early port of Frnlna rule she
was given most trouble by the Tagais.
DO the northern. and the vislyas in
the middle Islands. They not only de.
Htroycd her peace on land, but nttcd
out craft % reiao her ships plumber
thum and send The crews captured into
the aironghuldt Of tho pirates 90 b. con.
icmnrd 90 death or slavery After
many years % struggling Spain suc-
cccdrd In nominally cuuQuerng these
tribes. This. however. ala not insure
peace. for no sooner had these been
brought into apparent fuhicction than
tho Moroa, az the Fpaninrds called the
tribes IN the southern Islands, began or-
orationa. They were not alone ln their
attacks Several Chinese fleets ate
tempted 90 take Manila. The most dnr-
Ink Of tho pirates were those that came
from sulu and Mlndauao. They carried
their dccdH ~ destruction and ulllarc
10 the very doors OF the Spanish strong
holds. and they have never been con.
qusrod. Piracy was cxtoTmInated from
the northern Islands OF the group lut %
continued with TELLING effect in those OF
the south. which were ruled over uy a
sultan.
The Chinese pirates also caused the
spanish considerable trouble They
swoopcd down and captured or destroy.
"a the small towns along the coast un.
az u was found necessary 60 build
watch towers and forts 60 prevent tho
Monrniinna from landing The first
Chinese pirate 10 attack the coast was
LENA Hong. In 1894. with n fleet OF O.
warrhlpH or armed junks. he started
for the Philippines. Ito sacked the VIII
lnrcs along the coast and captured
many Spanish ships before he met de-.
feat In Manila bay. In 1853 KoSinEn, q
famous Chinese pirate king. threatened
to invade Manila. The Spanish officials
got wind OF pls coming and prepared 20
| give him warm reception They also
prevented him from finding amy allies
among the chinese population BY at.
lacking and killing more than 70 900 Of
tho latter.
The auitana OF auiu have given Spain
I ANNWNNf NNNlN ANlAN 70 AllNNNH NNNA ~ W.
not until the early sixties OF the present
| century that the Hultan'n power was
broken. This IN a great measure was
done by Great Britain. who was In tho
van OF a movement 10 clean out piracy
\ IN that section of the world. nH mad been
done elsewhere, She was ably seconded
by the other powers.
~ early 90 1896 the sultan OF suiu
/ became o. thurn IN the sldo or the span
/ lards lie held sway over a large part
I of northern nornco. nearly au 90 Min
| danao. the Islands OF palnunn. tht
| punEultarang. Tawi Tawi and the Ia
ailan groups iiis subjects ln sulu NUM-
] bored about snlcQl. while Ia hlH NaH7s
landa there were moro than l.ocpuo,
who ohcycd hla commands and paid
him tribute. iio levied tribute on th'
| Europeans aH wyll na the natives on,
] was "a terror 60 commerce even on thl
! China coast iiIr powerful neot of fas
vessels infested AN tho waters N th.
! archlpelnFo. ana many foreign ship
btcame bin prey.
The vessels then used by the piflta|
and even TOW employed by those whl
remain are OF peculiar typr and wei
adapted Tor the purpose fnr which thei
are intended. They are long md mar
row and sharp az both ends Thcl