The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-10

AZ a native feast. Among the dishes %
the tRhc were caraboa meat and chicken.
The captain took the carahao meat, hut
refused thc chicken. whereupOn the na,ivs
said the chitkc would be Jealous NJ thu
earahao, Il was the same with the drinks.
the Moro advising the captain not tn
slight anythins on the table
As 20 their women. the Moros VIII not
tolerate Interference. ana the soldier who
attempts 20 court one OF their black
tecthed daughters or wives viii in all
probability be Killed and may at tho
same time bring on war. one dare not
touch a gir IN any way, and even to
look az one is not considered polite.
The spsainrds and the Noros.
There is now friendship between us and
the Moros, There was nothing OF tho
Kind hetweeW them ana the Spaniards.
They had their dead lines about their
military posts and the Moro who stepped
over one OF those could be shot without
warning. The Spauiards as a. result did
not dare To- so into the country and 80
we have today the whole Of this great
island Of Miudanao UNEMPLOYED and unde.-
volopvd
our kindness to the Moros surprises
Thorn. The other day Col. Petit was stand-
ing on the wharf at 2nmhoanga when
he noticed "a bright little Moro boy at his
feet While waiting for boat he amused
himself by asking the little one ques-
tions, Offering 10 buy him of his father for
10 cents The hoy was afraid at first.
but after a time he In turn questioned
the colonel as to who he might be- saw
ing In his poor Spanish listed Espag-
uol2' No" replied Col petit
listed AmericanoF" tArr you an Amert.
can0 asked the boy.
'Si' Vcsl, was the reply
"Ofhccr. captan2" said the hoy
Ne" said the colonel
listed no rplnnel truherpaapvSfs x,,S ,hA
next question, put trcmhingly.
Yes was the reply.
At this the little fellow wns terrified ne
his presumption in addressing the gov
ernor He could not realize that so great
man would talk to "A boy like him,
and finally said that the SpanlardS ana
not do that way. but kicked and cufyed
him about
The officers here are trying 60 en-
courage the good Will OF tho people They
40 not make any more demonstrations OF
their arms than ia necessary, and near
Zam5oausa they 20 about among the
Moros unarmed IL IA The same on tina
island OF Sulu, but Il should not he A.,
here at Parang-Parang. Indeed | think
u Is question whether II should he sp
anywhere
The wonders OF Civilizations.
The soldiers who We're killed IN Uoneno
were undoubtedly murdered for their guns
our weapons are surprise To these peo.
pi" ana the great ships and hig cannon on
them iiil thcm with dread They are sur
pTtsed al our size for We arr, "a head taller
on the average than the Filipino and big.
ger than the SpaniardS Tho NUDES are az
great curicsitics as elephants and an
modern Inventions are new things here
Ice Is one of the greatest Of wouders. Tns
Moros had never heard OF H. and when
an Ice machine was erected in Jolo thu
sultan OF Suu became almost panir-
stricken He could not understand how
out or FIRE cold could come The tee MAJ
chine was put up by ctvil engineer. Mr.
Cherry. u san Francisco ami az soon al.
II was working the sultan came 10 ssa H..
He would not 30 near II. however. with
out Mai Sweet Was with him ana would
not touch the ice until be- saw tina major
pick up a piece in his can hands
We find that the Moros are very good
traders They come about the ship TO sell
arms and increase their prices according
TO the demand They understand what
silver f.. but few Of them Appreciate tho
value Of gold Dailo Piang tho halt chi.
uese datto 90 rouabato "a IN exception.
He wants all the gold he can get aad ia
Away ready leo exchange silver for n.
He bought FIVE teu-doiiar pieces the other
day 10 use aA coat buttons and he now
swe.ls about win 'hc American eagle n.y.
lns all the way from his neck "a hid
waist
~ Was american Flag.
Speaking ~ Americanlsm among ths
Mngas reminds m~ Of "a curious Incident
that occurred when patto Baqm was oitSi.
"a from the fHt an rafauF Pafang- 10.
fore 10. isff t1" 1stt9 insisted .las tho nsR
shugld ha rip op Side ty side with ths
American ha9 Tltte laiugs tko that kind
usean wurh tmons iheH.. atYaRc people
Hnd the officers sore az nrHt disinciined
f.t tfr ltIf er4 Ia.