Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-09-06
us A NOVEL SIGHT.
Monitor Monterey will Remain il
Asiatic Waters.
People d Guam NJ Eager isr Arrival oi Amer.
lean Governor.

San Francisco, Sept. 5.-AdVlceS
brought to this city by the transport
Colon from Manila are as follows
The United States coast defence ves-
gel Monterey and the United States
collier Brutus occupied 75 days in their
trip from San Francisco to Manila
without even a break in the delightful
weather all the way across.
Our entry into Gaum was very
peaceable one, as the Charleston had
preceded us and carried away the
governor and the few soldiers that
had been on the island. The effect
OF the Charleston's short visit was
such that when the second expedition
--on the China. Colon, Senator and
Zealanda passed by and looked IN
without stopping, almost every man,
woman and child, it is said, took to
the woods.
Guam with it's 10000 native ehamOr-
ros, was an agreeable surprise. The
buscuit- -colored, not impossible citizens
of the United States, are a comely,
cleanly lot, and as far as could be
learned are unusually moral for dwell
ers of tropical island, friendly and
honest, though for years have been
Handicapped by the name Iadrones''
given them by some early navigators.
All of them appeared to be eager for
the arrival of the american gov
ernor."
From Pono Pill, the landing place in
the harbor of San Luis d'Apra, where
both vessels anchored, to Agana, the
principal town of the islands, there is a
road leading through WOndrouSIy
beautiful tropical country, where grow
great tossing c0coanut trees with
their towering plumes on high and at
their feet a carpet of vines about
which the underbrush runs riot. Many
queer looking travellers on foot and on
COW backs, in bullock carts and on
bullOcks We're seen on the drive from
the wee dog cart or caleche. in which
the writer bumped along. drawn by
the little native pony and driven by II
yOungster.
Here would be native carrying
water in long. hollow, bamboo pole
held upright; there woman pounding
maize tour Indian CORN with a wooden
FOUNDER, four feet long; fine. well built
fellows from the Caroline Islands, with
nothing on but a breech clOut; natives
under broad brimmed hats, in their
white trousers and white shirt uncOn-
fined. Our family party of three was
mounted on a fat ambling bullock and
the small boy of the party, whose seat
was aft, grasped firmly in his left
hand the bullocks tail, so there was
no danger that the land craft would
be run on a rock or shoal or improp-
erly hazarded. steered from both for
ward and aft. Every native passed
touched his hat or took it Off and the
spirit of friendliness was everywhere
marked.
In olden time Guam was a great
stopping place for Spanish galleons
bound from Acapulco to Manila and
later became d rendezous for the
American whalers. When the ports Of
Japan were opened Guam was .aban-
doned, but today manyS Shatives@hf the
islands are doing duty on board Of
whalers in the Pacific.
1t will probably he many long days
before the Monterey. once such ia
miliar sight there. will again be seen
on the Pacific coast. Whatever dispo-
sition may be made of the Philippines.
the monitor will doubtless remain on
the Asiatic station for some time to
come and when she reaches the United
States it will in all probability be after
a trip made by the Sllez canal and
straits of Gibraltar. In the Orient
she will be novel sight even for OFF,
GERS Of other navies, for no fighting
machine like her has ever been seen in
these waters.