The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-07-08
NATIVES IN SOUTHERN
ISLANDS FRIENDLY
Professor Schurman Returns to
Manila From a Tour Of the
Philippine Archipelago.
VISITS THE SULTAN OF suLu
Young Mohammedan Ruler Anxious
for Peace--Pnblic Schools Re.
Open in Manila--itainy
season On.

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Mania July asiiui iaan
the United SIaIes adSlsor5 aulans
sion. sNiaHiiilaa sssle.aas
from a three weeks tou oA 'he sou tn-
ern as,ands: ne aaN ~ a,na;t;ons
nopesuiS a,ss ntal1;asn, and smhstan-
mere. ny lltelisei ~ :. -
TIA citlzehs aeslle ~. saln eia;t;i.. 10
tectofate. 1ne ilasses VIZ a -. -
settiement. OF tle war ~ w. SUI
Luzon peioIe uecla!lhs nssaa;s
Inc are ehaeHy anNious " ue nus
turbed. me presiuent oi..iie om NJ,
oanlo Nleilolas, ~ geiie : a.'x. - S-aou,
salu 10 Mf. Sehurilan: y ssan.
peace, 1ooh ana Prospeiity; wy uo ~.
WISH % llen.. we Woulu oe nsat.a
W presioens .. ..e .naasss.
tnllnSs tAls uee ln Aa'liy 1Atisss
the seitiineil.s " .le peop.s III
sontnern Is'anas " .is ny i'.apeias
Many OF the towns ate '.lhe ilaius "
sini"aiii pasus y asatos I ~ PeopiI
rear 70 american rus un.,,
they are certain sthat Aguiiialuo WI,
De Dea1eh. LEI tnem once pe cohe.aegu
OF inns, and tne aiiesldhce o. 1ne SOUTH
ern lslanas' MI. oehurnlah tnliNs' can
ne secured by dlPlonlacS
Inc sunDoat remington 1ook MI.
oenurh1ah 70 aiia the ls'inu y
o. tue Suiu anu NisaSah groups. le
trateled throagn Ine lsiand Negros
Win ooiohei tolni.ii anu q party u La
yves.
In several OF the princlpal w he
wa rendered banquets, and he had an
hours conference with the young sui
tan OF Sulu, who received him IN tae
royal audience chamber, s~urrounded
by BODY OF fierce looking Moros.
MT. Sehurman told the sultan that
the United States q acquired the SOW
Greignty OF the l~,hlllpPines IRON spaln'
U had no wish TO suDJugate the popu-
latlon nor to interfere with their GUS
toms or religion. On the contrary the
great desire OF the American govern
ment was to help the people OF the is
lands to. develop their country.
Inc sultan replied that he earnestly
desired peace and was anxious to con
tlnue the existing treaties.
On n return voyage the president
OF the commission visited the town OF
l5orneo, capital OF British North Bor-
REQ, where ne was cordially received
~ =. % p.ii !, sMno aiu " va
| local government and the customs Of
the people. The population he found
much like that OF the southern philip.
pine islands, The is nj
present IN q. rather Elementary state.
but a more complete organization Il
being developed as rapidly as is pruc.
ticable.
Yesterday General Ta,,ton md PRO,
lessor Worcester. of The commission.
ince of Cnyite. out Of which The natives
were recently driven. Their chief mr..
nose was to direct the election Of d..
rectors of Ennis. Bacoor and Las Pinns.
Under the mnnicinol system thus in.
aupurated the presidents or the nav.
ora of the towns ara emno,yered IN an.
noint minor ofsioia1s and - lew taxae
which arc ia he eynended solely in h
public improvements
BEFORE actinp General T,,,r+on ,,,a
Mr. Worcesta, had cnnsnlted Nth +hs
leading men In cncb town and select.
I'd candidotas whose hanastv owl
fricndliness 10 Americ,n rn1a ,ssro ha.
yond question. Wherever thew Vent,
The A,nar;o,n. wave ha,r+;i, obaaraa
Ia, 4ha nao,,Ja
Man'ia schools open.
Today the public schools in Manila
will open. and it is expected that there
will be 5000 children in attendance.
The teachers include Americans, Span
iards and Filipinos.
English will be taught nthe schools
one hour each day. The prescribed
holidays include the days observed in
Manila, Washington's birthday and
the Fourth of July.
Almost every steamer brings mis-
sionaries. The arrival of one in Cebu
made no LITTLE fro,,h1a nc fha rannrt
spread rapidly among the ignorant
classes that the Americans intended
ol,,,ohas ,ba An,an $3.50 ~