El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-25

R. c. McGill, James Boyd, Frank
Green, Michael D ornso, William Marion
and G. Jensen, the U. S. marines, who
we're compelled to spend yesterday In
Ell Paso by the train they were on beip e
delayed, were sll pleased with the
we're ros at all sorry that they had the
opportunity OF looking over the town.
They left on the east bound G. b
passenger train last night. A HERALD
man had q site talk with Mr.. McGill
| aud he tells an interesting story Of his
trip on the Yosemite to Guam and Of
his experiences while on that island.
The party is In charge of MsGill. who
lie . fret class petty officer. He was
also chief plumber and filter during
his stay In Guam and WAS boss Of the
workmen making the Improvements In
the sanitary condition of the island.
| On May IL, 1899, the cruiser Yose
mite left Sandy Hook for Its journey 30
Guam with the newly appointed COVER
nor Of Guam, Richard P. Lesry, on
board. The first stop was made at
ceived with all honors due his rank by
the British admiral. AT the port OF
Suez, where they stopped for coal, she
governor was saluted by both British
and Turkish naval authorities. Their
next stop was at Colombo on the island
of Ceylon. here Gov. Lesry was
entertained by Sir Thomas Upton, the
great English yachtsman SO we'll
known ia America, and a big banquet
was rendered the governor aud officers
Of the Yosemite.
ENTERTAINED BY SIR THOMAS Upton
Al Colombo the Yosemite met the
nil - In
ey on his triumphal "trip home1srd.
The admiral made an official call on
board the Yosemite. the crew fell in at
muster and WAS reviewed by him and
he also inspected the chip. He said he
WAS we'll pleased with the crew and
ship and the treatment he received
while aboard it. While ~ Colombo,
guests of Sir Thomas and he gave each
member of the crew Eve pounds Of
choice Ceylon tea and larger amount
to each officer, making q present of six
tons of tea 10 all to the officers ana
Grew of Dewey's hsRship.
At Singapore, India, only other stop
the Yosemite made between Cey Ion
and Guam, the governor was received
with equal honors as a. the other
places. Upon their arrival at Guam q
general Improvement OF the sanitary
conditions of the leland was commence
ed. The Inhabitants kne " nothing of
sanitary measures and their poultry
and swine were kept under their
houses. One Of the first o. ders issued
by governor Leary was that all these |
must be sent to the ranches, which |
nearly all the citizens possessed.
IMPROVED SANITATION.
The drst step towards at improve
ment In the sanitary condition of sne |
r,A M af
plant OF 500 gallons q day
capacity. This was to make pure
drinking water. The Inhabitants had
been drinking water from a creek and
were dying from typhoid fever. Six
Of the Yosemite's crew died OF this
disease and dysentery before the dis
tiliiug plant was completed but as soon
ls It began to furnish pure water The
disease disappeared.
A saw mill Of 1000 feet an hour capa-
,ity was then erected and employing
given to ,he natives ct such coed wages 1,
hist they could not at fret believe that
hey would be allowed to keep IT..
Better wagon roads through the island
we're made and telephone lines put up.
The natives we're amazed with the tele-
phone. IL
CONTRACT LABoRERS FREED.
The governor appointed February
2 as q day OF freedom for all contract
aoorers, declaring that all contracts
PREVIOUS to that date were void and {
hat no more should be made. He gave Z
rack all property that had been con 4
iscssed by the Spsniards to the right {
al owners and Instituted q system OF 4
lew surveys and new deeds for all pro-
,erty. This work is now In progress {
md will proba bly, be completed with. {
q q month. s
Among the Improvements In the
snitary conditions Is system OF {
leverage AID latest improved water I
Ilosets and bath tubs. The natives {
Ike the new systems and take up with {
hem gladly, for the benefits Of them
ire already evident.
PEOPLE HIGHLY CIVILIZED.
The Island is twsnty.nine miles In
ength and six miles wide. The in
,abitauts, 1900 in numb Der, are called
Chumores aud are similar in color to !.
Mexicans but are more hearty looking ;
They are highly civilized
their isolation from the :
civilized world and Mr.. MGGill said :
hey had among them some wonderful
y fine skilled lsborers. They also
rave good laws and officers to enforce
hem, but there IL no lawlessness in
he island. Every citizen is . devout
Christian of the Catholic faith and q I
more devoted people TO their faith lie
lot known.
The children OF the island are being .
ducated both in Spanish and English :
md Mr.. McGill says that little children
welve and fifteen years old are highly
ducated and can write excellently.
drs. Rumberg, of San Francisco, is
he only English teacher in the public
ri nf no al nd nd ah ~ nh | ,