The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1899-03-25

are fierce and warlike; they have es-
teemed it an especial merit to kill
Spaniard. Whenever, however,
Spanish governor has opposed them
who has been able and resolute, he has
had no difficulty in holding them in
subsection or in check. Their arms
are antiquated, the principal DelnS
something between machete and a
butchers cleaver, and the others being
q straight kriss for cutting, and the
serpent shaped kriss for thrustlng, and
when serious fighting is intended,
spear. These weapons are fashioned
by themselves, and are said to be OF
excellent quality. A few soldiers, capa-
bly, officered as American soldiers are,
few discharges, upon occasion, from
we'll aimed rapid-fre guns, and perhaps
the patrol of the coasts and rivers with
few light-draft gun-boats will bring
order, and insure its maintainance,
where disorder and lawlessness have
prevailed so long.
On first arrival the Spaniards found
a part of the natives somewhat civil
lied: bus while they had a written Ian
guage. of which some specimens have
been preserved, it was of no value In
throwing light upon their early history.
and their traditions are very few. AS
in Mexico and Central America, the
| Spanish priests have been only too
| successful in their efforts to extripate
all NEUROLOGICAL and other lore. The
treatment of the inhabitants has been
more merciful, however, than in the
western possessi ons.
The Philippine Malays are superior
race to many other Asiatic peoples
orderly, amiable, courteous, honest and
exceedingly superstitious, they arc
easily influenced upon profession OF
| Christianity. Like most tropical peo-
pie, their efforts are intermittent rather
than steady; their wants are readily
provided for, and they take lie easy
| The inhabitants of the island are COM
posed of the most diverse mixture OF
races. including Malays, Aetas, Negrf-
tos, pure blacks, Chinese, japanese
Indios, Moors, Europeans, and mix
lures of each with the other. There
are nearly as many different tribes as
there are islands. and it is said that 50L
languages and dialects are spoken IN
the islands at the present day. The
inhabitants are generally tractabIe and
amenable to government, and generally
not hostile to farmers. In the IN
accessible parts of the island there are
still tribes of unsubdued savages, whose
number is estimated at about 6O2,oOO
Fond OF music, dancing, and amuse-
ments of all kinds; they are borr
gamblers, and cock lighting is thei
greatest passion. Every town has 1t!
cock pit, and in the largest the specta
tors may be numbered by thousands
!. This amusement was heavily taxed b.
( the Spaniards, and advantage wa
= taken of the taste for gambling by run
!. a lottery for the benefit OF the govern
ment.
y Probably not more than fifteen o
n twenty thousand Spaniards, or peopi
. of pure Spanish blood, are permanen
= residents, and the number of othe
i foreigners is not large. The majorit
= of these are at Manila, where tn
C English have established club in tn
: suburbs, which has become the centr
of foreign social intercourse.
q Without doubt. the most primitive
II the Philippine peoples are the Aetas, c
Negritos, a race of blacks of almo
dwarfish stature. They are believe
to be, and with good reason, the tru
aborigines OF the islands, who, even
le the time Of the early Spanish conques
had begun to go to the wall under Il
or fierce struggle for existence with tf
N encrouching Malay tribes. At presel
N they are well-nigh extinct, and promi
70 TO become entirely So, These peop
20 are confined to the higher mounta
,a ranges in Luzon and Negros, althouf
a few are found in Mindanao.-Fro
- 'Manila and The Philippine Islands
I'd r G DUN & COS