The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19

the island, named --Datto Calvi," was
on board with his suite; We sat on the
after bridge most of the time. and as
we looked down on the deck below,
could hardly realize that l was not i'll
a balcony seat of a New York play
house, watching a comic opera No
Italian bandits or other stage heroes
who exult in the triumph of the cos
tuners art ever presented more pic
tureSque or ferociouS appearance tnan
our band of Noros. The physical diff
ference between the Moros and other
Fiiipinos is as great as that of their
customs and religion. Their dress is
essentially barbaric in its cut and COLOR
ing Instead of the loose white shirt
and trousers of the northern islanders,
the MoroS wear cloSe-fitting suits OF
gaudy cotton or silk, the quality and
ornamentation depending on the means
or rank of the individual. No Moro
stirs abroad without a ''barong' or a
kris" thurst into his sash. These
knives are beautifully made and their
edges are ground as keen as a razor.
The Moro sometimes uses them for
general utility as the Cuban uses the
'machete," but they are often en-
ployed for more sinister purpose. A
''barong' deity handled makes short
work of the life of human being, and
the Moros are skilled in this sort of
carving.
Scorned Our Food.
The "'Datto Calvi' had expressed SO
much friendlinesS for our government
that General Bates thought that he
would have a favorable influence Oh
the sultan But it was impossible, both
for reasons of state and safety, for him
to travel without a sufficient number
of followers to uphold his dignity. The
-Datto' himself was Young fellow.
and quite a dude according to Moro
standards. He was man that would
be singled out anywhere as used to
command; ne strutted across the deck
in a manner inimitable, his turban of
raw silk tied with style and a strong
individuality, and his clothes showing
certain harmony of taste-they con-
sisted of but two pieces The 'Datto"
was followed everywhere by his betel
nut carrier, who kept him continually
supplied with a good chew; his other
retainers were men at arms and dressed
only less gorgeously than the 'Datto"
himself. They were shown all the civ
ilized wonders in the way of guns on
board, and were specially interested in
the rapid fire gun, which was set going
for their amusement with a string of
cartridges. a meal was served them,
which they found so distastefui that
one of the suite was called in to cook
some rice for his lord in the proper
style.
AT half past II we slowed up oppo-
sta Maybun.
In the Dowager Empress Palace.
There was only one person on the
island of Sulu who was capable of act
ing as General Bates Interpreter, a
young German who Was born there and
had married a native woman All our
communications at Maybun were con-
Quoted through him. There was a GER
tain programme laid out for US; we
were first to proceed to the residence
of the dowager sultana, who lived
within the crowded precincts of the
village. While we were looking this
way and that, trying to discern a build
ing sufficiently magnificent to be the
abode of one so exalted in rank, We
were halted before a small house, the
central one of the group of huts, dis
tinguished only from those that sur