Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-05-20

that have never been conquer.
ed by the Spaniards, are pa
gans, though denominated by
that naughty race merely Sin.
fidels," a term applied by them
to all who are not good Span
ish Catholics, whether of high
or low degree. The Malays
are mostly Mohammedans.
The Malays, as all know,
are born warriors, who have
never long worn a yoke with,
out rising in rebellion, and
ruthlessly nassacreing all of
the oppressors they could lay
hands on. Even the games
and sports resemble mimic
warfare-cock fighting, hawk
ing, hunting, etc. They are
true to their friends and will
go to their death in defense of
them. Arm them and give
them a leader whom they re.
spect and trust, and my word
for it no Spaniard will be in
the Philippines within fort
night.
Without going further in
an photographic direction, |
will state that inhabiting some
of the smaller islands are
numerous people from the adj
jacent islands-Dyaks from
Borneo, Bayos from the Cele-
bes, Vicols from the Gamma
rine Peninsula, and others too
numerous to mention, collect
lively called Moors (Moros)
by the Spaniard, most of whom
like the Malays, are of the
Moslem or of Buddhistic faith.
An chronological description
did not note one popularity
of not only the Malays, but of
most other races inhabiting
the island, even including the
Spaniards, and that is the dis.
inclination of the men to COM
plain to the authorities of any
injury done them, but depend
ing, like the Sicilians, on pri-
vate revenge to right every
wrong. This, in some of the
islands, takes the Dyak form
of "head hunting which is
a., still largely practiced. One or
two of the native tribes are
great experts with the lasso
> which they use in their inferno
cine wars with terrible effect
; | once saw a man who had q
small red scar all around his
neck which, | was told he Got
, in the following manner: He
was German who had beer
left on one of the islands ii
some way, and passing through
the brush one day he suddenly
. found himself with a lasso
drawn tightly around his neck
He was quickly jerked te
l. earth and in a moment a saw
age was over him, brandishins
! a long, curved knife. Sudden
ly the native gave an expires
sion of surprise, when severa
more raa up. After a mo
= ment's conversation amOns
themselves, the cord was with
II drawn from his neck and h
!; was allowed to proceed on hi
: way, being given to under
stand in the best manner pos
sible under the circumstance
} that he was not the man tn
u savage was after.
y The character of the island
!. is distinctly mountainou
: throughout. Indeed, many @
> them consist of a mere hillocl
g or mountain rising from tn
q sea. Numerous chains O
mountains traverse the large
e islands, from which peaks ris
e to from 5000 to 10000 feet
le The list Of these peaks is a lony
s. one. Many active volcanoe
!. exist in various parts of tn
u island, several being on Luzo
!, one of which has constantl
E. emitted a column of smok
a for hundreds of years.
IS The valuable minerals exist
II ing, some of them in larg
n quantities, are coal, iron, COP
d per, gold and sulphur. Col,
81 is known to exist in consider
: able quantities in the interio
from the fact that the will,