The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-18
OUR BELL|GERENT SULTAN.
General Bates Still Arguing With
the Ruler of the Sulu Islands,
THE LATEST NEWS FROM JOLO.
Unwiling to Aooept the Terms offered
BY the Americans-In Cebu and Iloilo
the Natives are Hostile TO the
United States.

MANILA, Aug. 15.-The correspond
ent of the New York Herald has just
returned to Iloilo after a trip to Jolo,
Mindanao and Cebu.
General Bates is still negotiating
for a treaty with the sultan Of the
Sulu islands. The sultan Is as yet un.
willing to accept the terms offered by
the Americans. He says that the
S~paniards misrepresented to the world
the nature of the treaty he made with
them aud he wishes to limit the Amer
leans to the occupation Of the town Of
Jolo alone. He claims the island of
Siassa and the town as his own
The sultan seems not to have the
support Of his chiefs, many Of whom
express friendly sentiments toward
the Americans. Yokanine, the most
powerful chief in Sulu island, said in
an inter view that he was willing to
force the sultan to terms IL he refused
the American propositions. All the
chiefs complain Of the bad treatment
the sultan has given them.
The Chinese population Of SLASH,
which was formerly held by the Span
iards, but was given Owe by them to
the sultan's men, are squeezed finan-
c.aliy by a duty of 5 per cent on ex-
ports and imports. The Chinese say
1t would be a most excellent thing IL
the Americans were substituted for
their present rulers.
The s~ultan's flag is now floating
over Siassi. The sultan recently add
ed eighty rifles and a large store Of
ammunition to his previous stock Of
800 rifles War between the control
ling chiefs among the Moros is 10
probable than Is wal with the Amer
leans, provided we do not interfere
with their religion and customs.
For the first time in history white
people can travel about Sulu island
non the Moros in safety. The cor
respondent crossed the island without
a guide. through a wild country, to
interview the sultan at NAHUM. He
vas received with courtesy and given
this signed statement:
"This certifies that his highness the
sultan, Hadgi Mahamad Womoloi XII
RAM, Is like a brother to the nation OF
Americans and wants to know II they
arc the same to him."
General Bates has shown great skill
in conciliating the native chiefs. The
Moro chiefs Of the island Of Mindanao
do not acknowledge allegiance to the
sultan Of Sulu. Dato Chief Mandi,
of Mindanao, came to visit General
Bates in Jolo, to assure him of his
friendliness toward the Americans
On the trip to Mindanao the CORE
spondcut found The Moros friendly
but the towns Of Zamboanga and
Mercedes are held by the insurgents
They number 500 men and are armed
with rifles, under their leader Alva
rec, who stated to the commander o
tho Castine that he desired to be Ecu
trail until the difficulty with Aguin
aldo In Luzon was settled. II tn,
latter was beaten he would surrender
In Cebu the insurgents still holt
their strong positions in the noun
tains The majority of the popula
ton do not want to fight, but ar
hostile In spirit. A native ervan o
an American officer was caught by tn,
insurgents and branded upon the fore
head with the word ~'traitor."
In the case of Iloilo the insurgent
are entrenched about the nearb,
towns. Jaro and Molo. The rain,
season prevents an active campaign
but considerable fighting may be eS
pected In the fall. The rich native
have not returned to their homes.
Tho island OF Negros Ia still ur
settled. General Hughes has sent o,
ira troops to suppress the uprising
The richer class of natives are grad,
allv returninu to their homes