St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-21

unknown islands east of Asia and
vested interest in the wealth they con-
tanned. Infamed by wild tales of noun
tains of gold in this part of the world,
Juan Rodriguez Fonseca, bishop OF
Burgos, had special decree granted
annulling the former one and thereafter
had fitted out the expedition whose
commander, Magellan, as Maghallanes,
discovered the Philippines in 1921.
Years afterward the Spanish govern
ment tried to make amends for the
wrong by imposing perpetual annuity
on the islands payable to the heirs OF
Columbus. This is now paid to the
Duke of Veragua, who visited TINS
country five years ago, and amounts to
1913, 900.
Miguel Lopez de Legaspi was the first
to conquer the islands and establish
Spanish dominion. He began with the
island Of Zebu in 1865 and, having sub
jugated it's natives, conquered the prov
ince and city of Maynila. as it was
called in 1870. The war was cruel and
sanguinary. Over 10000 zebuans were
slain and $1,000 Manila men.
From that year to the present one not
year has passed without some massa-
ere large or small. To the Tagals, or
the people of the north, and the Visayas
| of the south the very word "Castilian"
came to be synonymous with suffering
and death. 1t is used as bugaboo to-
day by Malay mothers to their little
ones. The islanders are brave and have
repeatedly tried to obtain independence,
to right wrongs or to punish wrongdo-
ers. Whenever they made the attempt,
swift slaughter or pitiless persecution
was the result
The Actas, or Negritos, Of northern
Luzon were conquered between 1911
and 1881 at loss Of $1,000 savages
and 5000 native allies.
In 1915 there was o revolt in Mindoro
and Cavite, which was suppressed with
great slaughter. The same year wit
messed the establishment of branch OF
the Spanish inquisition.
In 1880 the bishop, intent on strength
ening the Augustinian order, of which
he was the head, began deporting all
other friars, and finished the task in
three years. " -
Many governors general Of the Philip
pines have been tried and convicted o.
robbery, defalcation and corruption.
In 1903 the Chinese in Manila asked
permission to build wall around thei
quarter to protect them from savage
), and pirates. The request aroused Span
ish suspicion that rebellion was form
!, ing, and they therefore attacked tn
- Mongolians, dispatching $4,000.
e In 1889 there was similar suspicion
$ and resultant attack, with slaughter @
d IS, 900 Chinese and Is, 900 half breeds
is In 1862, when Koxinga, the famou
/, Chinese pirate king, threatened to in
E. wade Manila, the Spaniards, to proven
~ his finding allies in the Chinese popr
~ lation, attacked and slew 40, 900 of th
IN latter.
O. In 1909 the council Of state dete,
e. mined that the Chinese were turbulen
industrious, intelligent and graspin
End ordered their deportation. SIEVE
thousand were killed and $4,000 SCI
y over the seas, of whom cit pleased ii
II Lord to drown about one fourth.
RI In 1769-S came the great Idocos rebe
Nv lion. 1t cost the Spaniards 80 and Il
er natives l, 900 lives.
Of In 1744 was the Dagohoy rebellio
p. named after fearless native. 1t last
OF until 1779, IS years, during which tir
les 700 Spaniards and 100000 nativ
nv were slain.
-; In IT'S the Austen and Dominic
in friars secured the enactment OF Ii
ri expelling the Jesuits from the Phil
os- pines.
In 1928 an instruction led by Oh
in tain Andres Novales, Luzon Spanial
ing was suppressed at cost of 400 lives
re- The Zebu insurrection OF 1897 G
to only 1000 lives, while that in Neg
' IT in 1914 destroyed thrice as many.
a ,le 1872 revolt occurred in the provil
Gin Of Cavite. 1t was crushed by Colo
to Sabas with great promptness 6
irst cruelty, more than 10, Of the re-
pom being killed.
In 1868 was the Aguinaldo n
In'' luton which was the largest IN
history Of the archipelago. 1t was
first which was not confined to ont
at land. 1t was overcome by arms, bril-
nth and diplomacy, but not until over
1ge' Spaniards and IL, 900 natives had
lay. ished. The last massacre was in !.
, % last on Panay, when the Spanish tr
Mn. claim to have killed 700 rebels. +
wo. the time Of Magellan to Captain
kah eral Augustin Spanish dominion has
we're over 1000, 900 lives in the Philips
faf ar7 The trouble Spain has with the