Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
OUR WARDS9AT GUAM
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Governor Leary's Report on What He
Has Accomplished.
A NATIVE PRIESTS COOPERATION
What is Being Done by the Med
icaI Department.
THANKSGIVING OBsERV ED
THANKSGIVING OBSERV Ell

The Secretary Of the Navy has received a
most interesting report from captain
Ieary, governor of Guam, recording his
achievements in the matter of civilizing.
healing ard cleaning the natives OF that
out f-the-way place, who are now wards
Of the United States government. The re-
port begins with the statement that three
Of the marine guard, Privates D. O'Rourke,
Paul Schoemig and Willis z. Brown, at
tached to the Guam battalion, have died
and been buried with military honors. The
report continues:
"Tbere are other cases Of sickness, but
every possible care and attention is given
them and all precautions are being taken to
improve the sanitary condition OF the sta
ton as far as present means and facilities
viii hermit but a suitable water supply
system is necessary in order that the
ground cistarns and wells may be closed
and sealed as they are contaminated by
absorption Of drainage impurities through
the earth.
Nearing completton and the sewage system
from The government houses to the ocean
will be finished in a short time.
Survey of the Harbor.
1.-THE survey of the harbor Of San Luis
| d. Apra is nearly completed and will soon be
forwarded to the department with such
pertinent information and suggestions as
NAV be considered desirable and appro-
pirate.
after issuing my proclamation setting
aside a Thanksgiving day according to our
national custom, the native priest at Aga
| ma informed me that he would on that day
celebrate a special Thanksgiving service,
solemn ."re Deum.' in which our station
band will participate, furnishing the
musical portion of the service, which Will
be a great treat for the natives, as they
never enjoyed such prlvlsge'
"The high esteem In Which Padre Jose
Palomo the native priest, is held by every
| one in the island seems to be justly merited
| by him. as ne has on all occasions SHOWN
himself TO be man of extraordinary moral
Qualities, a kind, gentle and considerable
preceptor a model man, and true Chris
| tian. and it is q pleasure to state that in
my various local Jules an aaa DEGREES as as
| Indorsed the goverpmeprs action, thereby
| STRENGTHENING our Influence with the peo-
| pie for good
Medical Departments Services.
"A report of tie mRlcal department.
| services among the Inhabitants of Guam
has been submitted Surgeon Philip
Leech, T. S N, showina the excellent work
| that is being accomplished by our small
| corps of medical officers, who have worked
with tireless zeal ssnd energy, and are de-
I
their worthy efforts will receive the de-
pp seefE sf1er
ssns I" All lie of thesf We're treated in
Agana, the capital. land the widely sep sep
| arated villages, Pitt, Sufnay and Agat: The
| population Of Agana is 5,475; that of Pitt
Including Tequnganl "a; sumay, 5se, and
Agat. 1870: total of 1,ol5;
| medical and surgical aid are so far from
the harbor and the capital and the roads
| to them SO bad that with the present
is not practicable to regularly visit them.
Great credit is due Asst Surgeon Mark
V. Stone and Asst; SUI surgeon IA Alfred e.;
skill, in the prosecution of this work. As
sistant Surgeon Stone, who. in addition to
| his duties on the Brutus and as quaran-
| tine officer, has attended the villages of
Pitt sumay and Agat, and persuaded the
people Of Agat, the largest village, to es-
| tablish q hospital Of ten beds. So striking
hAvA heen thu resufts that the Authorities