Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-07
BARR MUSSER
RETURNS HOME
WILL GO BACK TO MANILA.
war WiIl Last a Long fime docs NOT
Think Aguinaido wiii be taP-
tured- Likes the Natiyes.

Barr W. Musscr. son Of Hon. a. Mill
ton Mufsor, returned 60 bis home in
salt Lake city today from Manila, after
a. pleasant ocean voyage and "a years
experience that though hard at times
De- would not have missed. be- says. for
thousands of dollars. 4 News re-
Porter had q pleasant Interview with
Mr. Musser about an hour after his af-
rival
Never before IN his lie ho says. ala
he enjoy so good health aa while In the
Philippines. and other Utah boys have
said the Same OF themselves. Though
the army food on the way 90 the Islands
was poor in quality and insufficient In
quantity. yet from the time Of their ar
rival. Mr. MuHaor says that ih' rntlona
were excellent and plentiful and that
those who complained wore such that
could boz satisfied with nothing. AFTER
losing twenty pounds ON the voyage
there, Mr. Muaser soon gained thirty
murr aud continued. as others, much
HtuutDr than ever before lu bills lie. Dee
iug sick only one day since leaving
home.
Tho climate of the Philippines. Mr.
[ MuHTrr says. never troubled him nor
any uf the boys that took care VI their
health and had something TO do other
than grumhlo nt everything. Even in
the hot season he ana not complain NJ
| the heat and Doc thinks that the climate
/ is hy no means great disadvantage 10
| tho settling Of the country
what do you think o. the present
war conditions OF the isllt dH and their
uuicomey' the reporter ina iirei of Mr.
l MuHarr.
well" Dc replied. Eve AN think that
I " Arulnnldu ana one ur wu Of hls aids
| could be- captured. tho war would soon
| BE ended. AZ % o. urged on and reused
/ up hy their leader the Filipino iuHur-
| gents merely retreat farther Into the
] country up1n defeat and tho defeat
! means scarcely anything 90 us. except
! nH measured hy the number of killed
| ana wounded. Then, too. we have not
/ enough soldiers there now. because our
men have 10 be scattered over so large
| an area"
CAN'T CAPTURE AGUGNALpo
90 YOU think AFulnaldo will be-
NO. ! think not. Even n an his mon
| were Hublu'd. he would probably ps-
/ cape Co thlnn. 10 o. quito possible
| however 10 not probable. that be- may
bc shot by the natives Hut think tho
war VIII last a long time"
The Utah boys, Mr.. Mussor says. will
De- uvcriuyed upon returning home
though number VII lrUmnin there. and
! go Into some Kind OF business
He says mat the Utah boys and sol-
dlerr generally, almost without excop-
ton Ho far aH he learned. believe ln tho
present policy of the administration
The few thu, objected 20 10. he saws.
| SEEMED 10 be- the few chronic kickcrs
The wealthy class ana the educated
| m both the flllplnos and foreigners
Mr.. Muasor says, all favor United
| states aoverriguty and have no COM
fdcucc In the successful establishment
% "a republic.
LIKES THE NATIVES.
In speaking N the Filipino natives
De showed great admiration for
thom hH a race.
1T lH remarkable" continued Mr.
Mus'or 'hOw general ~ their talent
us ponmen. Many OF them write 10
| perfectly that one can hardly dlstln.
| Eul1h 10 from copper plate printing.
| Another general talent they have la re-
| mnrluhle aptitude Tor music, only %
| day or two after our arrival. the native
band were F'renadinE us with Amerl-
can tunes played by ear.
Most of the clerks and ho0kkrcpors
| ln the city of Manila urr Finuluos.
! selected because Of the satisfaction
they give"
NATIVES NOT IGNORANT.
"IH tho report true" asked tho re-
| porter that the natives 1rc extreme
| ~ ignorant and unable Co read and
| wrlte7"
ny no means" replied Mr.. Niusser.
| Even among the poorer classes 81 ma.
| uvoH ! don't believe you could Hnd
many That cannot ronl and write. az
least their own language. There nro
convent schools an through the islands
! Mhnrs children uro taught by both
Spanish and Filipino priests. there are
a number M native priests lnhDrlng
| even in the city Of Manila The natives
| in Manila, almost uu OF them. road
and write both Spanish ana tholr ma.
! tive tongue"
Mr. Mussar believes that the Filipino
ana Intelligent stock Tb,y are
not stupid HH one might expect. but
/ naturally bright, boz slyH Nir Npssrr
brought a Filipino youth with him To
| America who ls u hu.Hf and munly
! looking fellow and as good ln charac-
| ter us 10 appearance Tho Youth ,yu
| Do in salt Lake iu about two weeks
| 10 sec him.
A fine collection OF curlog Is now nj
! san Francisco ON ItH why DO tbIs plfy
! belonging 20 the Nu7aUr boys and tho
! partners NJ their paper Freedom. and
! u rs considered by thn owners tu be the
! u'Hl ana most valuable ever brought
| tu America.
WILL 60 BACK no MANILA.
Mr. Muasor win return to tho phlIIp.
] pines next December Yr January win
] ihn Intention M spending Two more
| years there in mining In the mean
] tlmo he viii canvass Utah and Idaho
! Tor subscriptions Tor tho fourteen 10
! twenty page paper Freedom, published
| ln Manila, and devoted 10 the rcsourcrs
/ ana interest of The Philippines COS wrll
l aH 10 the general news.
Douglas Young one of the roprpson.
| lotlNcs of Freedom, returned WIN Nj
| Musser hut remained az san Fmnglsro
| with the Filipino boy. Mr. Young WIN
| go ON 10 Omaha, appointing subacrlp.
| llnh agents on the way and az Umuh1
/ Tor Freedom he win come tp SAID
| Lake M about two wcoks,nud return 10
| Manila ln eight or nine months.
inc young men expect to mako "a
] popular ana successful uaUar 81 M.