The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-22

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neither seed nor stone; but IL 1t Is kept
above twenty-four hours, It IL harsh,
AS this fruit is in season eight months
in the year. the natives feed upon mo
other sort OF bread during that time.
They told US that all the Ladrone Isles
had plenty Of II. never heard OF It in
any other place" Little else Is known
OF the original fora, but the crops at
present are maize tobacco and sugar,
while cotton. coffee, rice, cocoa and
Manila hemp are grown and the cocoa
palm Is abundant. Deer are numerous
and cattle, hogs and fowls have run wild
for more than century. They have no
snakes in the Ladrones.
The second period, 1868 TO 1909, Is that
OF conquest. The religious conquest is
represented by the Apostle Of Marian
ma" Diego Luis de Sanvltores, the scion
of an lllustrlous house OF Old CASTLE,
and descended bE his mother from a
nephew Of The Cid. He gave up the
most brilliant prospect OF court prefer
ment TO enter the order OF the Jesuits,
He arrived at the Ladrones with fiVe
other priests and some lay assistants In
1868. He established his faith in thlr-
teen OF the islands, founded eight
churches and three semlnarles, baptlz-
ed $4,000 natives, and was killed IN 1872,
at the age OF forty-hve, while success
fully attempting to baptize a baby
against the will OF Its parents. His
monument is few miles northwest of
Agana.
The political conquest Is represented
by soldiers who came with Sanvitores
and by others who came later. The
apostle did not want them, and the his
torlan lets US see them only Incidental
Is. A melee occurs, and these soldiers,
happening to be there, fortunately find
q cannon lying on the seashore. A
ship from New Spain Is wrecked. and
hundred soldiers, guarding some con-
vlcts bound for the Philippines, are
saved; and Goblen, the historian, says:
"Tt was a sueeoF which God seemed TO
send for the reduction OF the Islands"
Burney, in his Voyages Gays: ,"Of all
the intercourse of Europeans with the
natives OF the South Sea Islands the
settlement OF the Ladrones by the
spanlards has been the most pnfortp-
nate"
In this war OF determination we be-
come acquainted with the original ma
lives OF the Ladrones. called Chamor-
ros, meaning friends" a word Of salu-
tatlon among those islanders Goblen
says they lived In peace and happiness;
and they themselves said, after a few
Of their number had beenkIlled: These
Europeans had better remained at
home: we needed not their help to live
happily" In complexion, language
manners, and government they seem to
have borne much resemblance to the
Tagals OF the Philippines. .
An ancient feudallsm existed among
them. the people being divided into no.
bles, priests, and plebelans. Their Felig-
ion was n sort OF ancestors Worship
Freyclnet, who commanded the Uranie
In a scientific expedition to determine
the figure OF the earth, says OF the
S.bnmSrros; ave see these islanders
employing nll their force, heroism. and
cunning in the defense OF their Gus
toms and OF their independence. Twenty
times beaten, twenty times they rise
again. But the end, declmsted by war
and by diseases until then unknown
among them, they ceased to oppose a
useless resistance TO the powerful arms
OF European civilization. Repatriation
succeeds 10 these disasters; and those
who remain. the unhappy remnant, are
taken from their towns and their native
tales, and are concentrated at Guam, at
SnIpan, and at Rota. and placed as IL
we're under the guns Of the forts-a
guarantee of their obedience
The third historical period. 1898 to
1898, is a chain OF administrations by
successIon OF governors appointed by
tbe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the Philippines;
tho last OF whom, General Marina, with
his secretary, Port Captain Duarta,
IJeutepant Gutierrez, and two other
lieutenants. Sergeant Romelo, and M
tV-four soldiers, was taken prisoners by
the cruiser Charleston. June IL 'lSVS.
The islands forming the Ladrones; DE-
ginning at the northernmost' are Far-
nIlon de Pajaros, an active volcano
900 feet in height: a group OF three
rocky lslets known as the Urracasi an
sumption, n partially active volcanic
peak 2.s4S fee, IN height Agrisan. seven
miles In length. mountainous ahu lne
nortbernmost Inhabited Island; PAGAN,
having three active cones and neopled
nv a few natives: the unlnhaoitod Is
lands OF Alnmagan, Guguan, Slrgnah'
Anatnxnn. and Farallon dc Medinllla:
Salpan. fifteen miles long. fertile, ahd
having about 1000 Inhabitants; Tlulan'
originally possessing 10000 Inhabitants
mud now place Of segregation for iep-
srs. win a population OF 200; AgulJan'
Of no Importance; Roth, with 800 inhao-
itants; and Guam.
Guam. or Gunian. the sonthernmost
ord largest OF the Islands, Is thirtyrtwo
niles long and has n population az
about 0 900, two-thirds Of whom are IN
Seana, ana nearly all the rest upon the
seaboard. tho country inland being ~
most without nm inhabitant. hgnna, the
canlial. is also n convict settlement u
is beautifully clean. and possesses good
government officials, q hospltnl'Hchools,
and church. The Spanish residents
have usually numbered about twenty,
and the regular soidierP about 2oG, aI
onorterod here. The militia, comprising
about nll the male population. ~ com,
naaded by native officers. The ciyil
government IL similar to TINT OF the
philippines Postal communication mas
been quarterly.
When nrst discovered the Ladrones
bad population OF about 10000. Not
one OF the original race survives ana
~. tgtongV ara uaautpd chiefly by Ia