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council of elders. Under him, but not
fully acknowledging his authority are
a number OF petty chiefs, called
Dattos, who collect tribute In his
name, and pay over to the royal
treasury, not that Of Spain, but that
Of the sultan, such portion OF their
revenues as remains after satisfying
their own wants.
Slavery is one Of the fixed institu-
lions OF the archipelago. 1t exists by
birth and by request, prisoners Of
war, insOlvent debtors and unfortu-
mates seized by plratical expeditions
held IN bondage.
The Sulu islanders and the inhabl-
tants of Mindanao will be the first
Mussulmans eyer under the jurisdic
tion OF the Stars and Stripes. In the
last t,eaty between Spain and the
Sultan Of Sulu 1t was especially
agreed that the Mussulmans should
not be prosecuted for their religion.
Efforts by Jesuits to Christianize the
Mussulman population of Sulu and
Mindanao have steadily resulted 10
failure, the missionaries as rule
having been put to death.
The highest religious Office is that
OF Cherlf, which is ia hereditary post,
carrying with IL temporal power. His
subordiLates IN the hierarchy are
known as pandita, or priest. The
pandita wields large influence alike
IN worldly and spiritual affairs, per-
forming the Office Of physician aud Of
dciating at the religious exercises OF
his faith.
Public worship is held on Friday,
when worshipers are called'to the
mosque by beating upon box or
hollow piece of wood. Solemn cere-
monlals mark births and deaths. AT
the funeral OF datto or chief the
panditas intone wieTd chant,
accompanied with cymbals and
gongs and the loud lamentations OF
the mourners. This ceremony Is
followed by feast, after which tl
body, attired In white, is sprinkleo
with salt and camphor and laid away
In a wooden coffin, the place OF bur
ial being marked by wooden or stone
slab inscribed in Arabic. A shell full
of water is placed on the grave.
or the Sulus IL has been said thai
"they are OF "A quick perception, auda
cious, extremely sober, ready TO prom
isa everything and do nothing, Vindlc
tive aud highly suspicious OF ;
strangers intentions. They are verl
long suffering In adversely, hesltatlnI
in attack and the brayest OF The bray,
in defense" Hardy In constitution
their bodies are agile and active, ant
they have cultivated 20 high degree
the arU OF diving aud remaining unde
water, an accomplishment which
serves them In pearl fishing. one o
their chief industries. Their com
plexlOn Is dark bronze, their eyes
piercing. foreheads low, hair lank aDC
worn hanging down the neck. Agri
culture and manufactures are In 4
primitive state. Arms, such az
S words, lances, daggers, assegals and
C oats Of mail lmperYlous TO hant
weapons, are made at home Trade
Is confined principally TO pearls shells
and shark tns. Macy rifles have
been imported into the archipelago
from foreign sources. All male In
habitants above 10 years are compelled
20 undergo military service. The
language used Is mixture OF Sanscrlt
and Arabic.
For two centureles and a half th,
Mussulmans OF MindanaO and Sulu
were pirates aud a source OF terror u
the entire Philippine group Thei
war junks, though never exceedln,
seven tons In size, were skllfully nav
igated aud able TO make long voyages
Murder, rapine aud the slave TRADE
were the objects OF the piratlcal ex
peditions sent 10 Negaos, Panay ant
even TO Luzon prior TO the develop
ment OF steam navigation.
Countless expeditions against these
pirates were organized by the Span
lard sat great cost, but IL was not unit
1860 when eighteen steam gunboat
were sent TO the Philippines, that Mus
sulman piracy, except In the imme
diate neighborhood OF their own II
lands, was completely extinguished.
Zamboanga, the strongly fortihe
port and DaYal station on the south
ern coast OF MindanO, TO which th
Spanish forces recently retreated fror
, Iloilo, was long the headquarters
/ Spanish operations against the plracl
. ! ical Moslems. IL was in Spanish pos