The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-26

I NegrOg and MlnQanaO, B9SlL2n ana
the islets of Sulu sea, the Basque Cap
tain had his superstition. 1t was that
the Moros of these southern islands are
awful orgres, sweltering in human gore.
Wien we sighted the isle of Jolo or
SuIu, which is a very fairy land of
beauty-verdure from hilltop to sea
ve-ge-el Captain warned us to be
careful ashore. "Meesder Reporter, "
he said, watch him de Moro, neces
sario two eyeg-quatro, seek eyes
Moro bod in his head and bad in his
feet, no bueno, TODD malo."
Jolo town is held by 800 men of the
23i regulars. Captain Pratt was in
command July 4. but has been relieved
by Major Goodle. Lieutenant Haga
dorm is sdjutant and from him I
learned many useful things about Sulu
It has five provinces. Each province
has a datto or chief who gets all the
taxes of his district, also the biggest
pearls found in the part of the sea op
posite his land. g., he is supposed to
get them. The Sultan collects taxes
off the datto except when, as in the
case Of Joka Nina, the datEo of Patti
kolo, the datto fought the Sultan and
thrashed him The Sultan visited Jolo
and Captain Pratt June 10Th. The lit
tie town is a model in every way, like
Colombo Of the English, clean streets,
shady gardens, good shops and pure
water, brought from the hills; a fine
pier and a good lighthouse.
The Sultan came and also his dattos.
One old chief had not been in Jolo for
% years. The Moros admired the or
der and cleanliness of the Americans;
spoke in diplomatic tongues of trade
and friendship but never sovereignty.
Tney cheWed betel nuts and tribe to
ride ar American bicycle. The Sultan
came at 10 q. m in a dress coat. The
Americans described him to me as a
little wretch that looked like a mon
key. This description tallies with
some Of his subjects. Outside the
gates which are closed at six at night.
the Moros have a stand where they
sell barangs, krisses and spears to the
wide-eyed Yankee for five or six prices.
Thus they like us. They are not to
my thinking nearly such clean people
no 80 civilized as the Blsay ADS and
Tagals. They wear clothes partly
Hindu, partly Arabic, 6n1 altogether
filthy. Mr.. Foreman in his book AYERS
that he saw handsome women among
them Shades of Cleopatra and Helen of
Troy (! They are all, men and women,
scanned with old in'q1ity and wrink
with the weeds Of sin.
On Juue "a b Capt. Pratt and his
staff returned the sovereign's visit at
the royal palace of Miabung, which
they described as q Wretched hen COOP
and bog of Malaboge.
The Sulten's mother and her chan
cellor are the two real rulers Of the
Sulu lands. They claim sovereignty
over Mindanao, Basilan, Taiwi Taiwi,
North Borneo and the islands of the
eas There are said to be 26 900 war
riors On the island of Jolo.
Hearing Of the proves of Joka
Nina the datto Of Patikolo, I deter
mined to visit the chief, and did 50.
accompanied By a Tennessee msjor
and a lieutenant Of the same regiment.
We reached Patikolo by boat with a
heather black Egyptian for i~nterpre-
ter. Under a great tree the village
folk held market.
We were escorted to the house of
the great man, who received us, not
with open arms exactly, but with
bare feet. He put ten kinds of sweet
meats before US and some excellent
C flee. He showed US his twenty five
rifles and his Mauser carbine. Then
we chatte1 awhile. We drifted on to
America and Joka Nina q Iietly as
suEed Us that he was glad the Ameri.
cans were here as they would make
good traders and sci wants. "Wha.'s
that; what's thRt9" cried the Tennes
see major, rubbing his eyes. Amer
leans servants to a lot of niggere! Look
It his guns are loadedI" It was a coed