Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-03
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TAYABAS, 7. L.
July /, 1900.
As May grew old our hot weather
left US and the temperature is now
all that could be desired. We only
have four bandmen on the sick list
now, which is the best showing we
have made for some TINA. Three of
these have smallpox but have passed
the most dangerous stage and will all
81 recover. As their hands have been
y kept tied their faces win not be mar
red much.
N The first sergeant and two priyates
Of Co. e were shot yesterday but are
still living. A volley was fired on
this town at o'clock this morning,
and was very welcome sound for the
men would rather have the gugus
come in than to 90 out and look for
Them.
The band returned yesterday from
a very pleasant trip to Lukbon where
we went with Colonel Gardner last
Saturday The object of the coloneI's
visit was to induce the natives to
1 form a civil government and elect
mayer or president as it is called over
here. The natives fatty refused to
lave anything to do with it. Either
hey are all insurgents or lot of
towards who fear the insurgents will
kill them ii they do as the Americans
wish. July 1st notice was posted
on the church door requiring all mer-
chants to pay a license of fifty cents
per month. The insurgents smeared
ink over the notice and posted one
saying they would kill everyone who
paid the license.
Lukbon is the highest and health
*iest town on the island. The popula-
tion is eleven thousand, many of
whom are wealthy. one native being
worth over a million. One Of the
hardest workers in the church is a
ypure Filipino, whittier than any white
man, his children are dark and he
smust be an albino as he is SO white
ne is Of pink color. Lukbon has the
pest native band on the island except
the one Of IS pieces in Manila They
also have bamboo band the instru
ments being made of bamboo and on
which they play such music as "a
Hot Time. Just back of Lukbon is
swamp where the reign of the boa is
undisputed. Snakes over twenty feet
long are often seen. There is a
slaughter house on the edge of the
swamp and snakes go there when they
wish meal Last week the soldiers
caught one IA feet long. Some of the
band boys had new experience at
Lukbon. Justafte they had played for
guard mount they felt little stream of
rwarm blood running down their legs.
On investigation it was found to be
caused by leeches that were working
on an advanced salary.
The grass they had marched through
had been covered' with them and as
Ethey did not wear leggins they were
II an easy mark
s Monday | joined a funeral process
sion and visited the cemetery. 1t
was enclosed by high concrete wall,
with one entrance guarded by mas
siye iron gate. There was chapel in
which was an altar and the collins In
which the poor are carried TO the Gem
etery. The poor are not buried in
collins but wrapped in mating. On
each side of the chapel were hundred
4 vaults. The ground on each side of
the walk that runs from the gate TO
the chapel is used for graves. They
commence at the chapel end of the
lot and bury row after row Of corpses
till they have reached the gate, then
60 back and start over again.
The corpse / had followed was the
Efemains of an old man. He was laid
on piece of mating but not wrapped
Cup. A handkerchief was laid over
his face. In digging his grave they
had thrown up five skulls and a lot
OF other bones. The body being low
4 cred into the grave the skulls were
4 thrown in and thegrave filled up with
4 the mixture OF bones and earth.
Your farmers would smile back to
,heir ears il they had ground so fer
tile. The cemetery is alled with
sraSs and squash vines which needless
b say have very vigorous growth.
No corpse can be buried until after
he fee has been paid. The vaults
se rented by the year TO those who
\ able to pay for them. When the
ut fails to be paid the corpse is
lmped out on the ground. Three
ssorpses had just been thrown out for
non payment OF rent. One was the
remains OF a spanish officer his shoes,
eggins, stripes and shoulder straps
were still good.
In these vaults the top of the coffin
1rots OIL in few months. In Manila
le bones are deposited between the
ais is a place set aside for that pur-
,pDse, but in this part of the country
shey are left to bleach where they are
f1rSt thrown. The cemeteries belong
to the church and are the very best
Investment that cOi1ld nnSsihlv ia