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

carry about 40 peradns comfortably.
They are called hanDla. and the natives
handle them wonderfully we'll. The
proas are larger vessels with covered
decks. The sides 0rc protected from
small shot BY ~ ahe1thinE OF very
hard wood that is found In the forests.
They carry a tremendous sail. which To-
uHu1iy made OF palm leaves. The ma
tlvcs have trick " handling their
boats by which they eau sail thom
backward as easily as forward. An
outrifrcr almost aa long aa tho vessel
ia made fast 20 tho aide ana prevents
u from capslzlnr. Thus equipped the
sailors take their vessels out In the
teeth Of storm without the slightest
fear.
II was with this class Of craft that
tho sultan Of sulu worried the NOR
chnntmcn who vcnturcd near the coast
OF hln domain. and ns late ne 1890 he
threatened Manila with feet HIS
downfall was forcahudowcd when steam
was introduced az "a means % propul.
sion IN that section Of the world. Both
ENGLAND and Spain Joined In sending q
feet Of llfht draft runboatn into these
waters. ana a great change was made
About 1861 the pirates were nearly
cleaned out England sent hcr FIRST
steam fleet 10 the Philippines az early
go isls 10 1850 In 1851 the nalhhac pl-
rites ront squadron 10 tho walls ~
Manila. but IL wnr beaten on and ouriv
In the sixties complaints concerning IT,
doprcdauonH ~ pirates practically
ceased II was the delight ~ the latter
day pirates 20 worry tho spanlardH and
Portuguese. They seldom intcrforcd
with either tho English or Americans
ana would never attack them except
when IN overwhelming force.
Many Of the pirate crows were CONF
posed IN part OF spanish and Purtu-
gueso rencgadcH. They were wen orr
Tanlscd, and their vessels were fitted
with armament taken from prizes. Tho
flagship 81 the sultan of Suiu carried
several 6 FOUNDER guns. Many Of the
| vessels used by him were stolen. and
among thrm were number " fast
American trading schooner. The spells
Z were divided between the officers and
mon Of the crew according TO their rat
mss. and they In turn had TO pay tflb-
ute not only 10 the sultan OF sulu. but
I the aubrultann % Palnnan. Pampango
and southern MindanRo.
The Mlndanao pirates were by far the
most troublesome. They were rc-en.
7 forced BY tho Maiayu. Chinese. Euro
[ pean rcneEadea and spanish snd portu-
/ EueHc half breeds. They became famous
I Tor the part they took In tho work
I along the coast OF the Philippines and
/ other Islands. when the British Ash
attic squadron started IN 90 eNtcrmi-
nate the pirates, they were 10 be- found
everywhere. ana when they completed
/ their work they had destroyed moro
/ than 1900 vessels that had flown the
| black nhg and kilicl more than 5000
of the men who had manned tho shire.
Canton rccordu state concerning Tho
Mlndanno pirates that they got oongld-
cradle ammunition and a number of
guns In trade with the Chinese. Tngy
purchased some OF the vessels and 9TH
or material with which 10 carry on
their business from the Chinese, pay,
lng Tor them IN gold. OF which thcy
seemed 10 have largo quantities. ~ ID
/ known that the gold mines ~ Mindanno
/ were worked ana guarded by tho
| pirates Tho MoroH, who sim inhnhii
/ the Islands, make their own coin. This
/ ~ done by nlllng Quilia with coarse gold
| dust and some OF the quilts weigh from
! two o. three ounces.
! The Moros arr not a pure race. They