The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-06-19
CAPT. KAUTZMANS eSDGET.
TANAY, P. l., May I, 1900.

IANAY, +. l., May I, ISOU.
Editor Bellefontaine Republican:-My Dear
Mr.. Campbell:
One amongst the pleasant visitors at
this post is the old reliable REPUBLI-
CAN, which is regularly received, read
and then passed to the other Logan
County soldiers in the 42d.
The town of Tanay is the most i'm
portant point in Morony Province, al
though the town of Morony, some four
miles west from here, is the old capital
of the Province.
Tanay is on the Eastern shore of Le-
guna De Bay, some thirty miles from
Manila, and is place of about 5000
people, who live by fishing, raising rice
and other agricultural products pecul-
lar to this island.
Nearly every family, that owns a
house of any size, is engaged in some
kind of traffic, mostly articles of daily
use in the culinary department of the
home. They have their daily market,
Sunday included) commencing at about
$50 a. m. until 10 a. M, and from p.
m. until 9 p. M, which is held in the
street. Quantities of fish, salt, sweet
potatoes, tomatoes, rice, fruits, cigar
cites, tobacco, cocoanut oil, and many
other things, are exposed for sale, as
well as to the dust and dirt of the street.
They squat beside their wares and barter
with their customers, who notice have
very much the same tendencies as the
close customer has in the States, "the
most for my money"
The natives manufacture mating
from the long sword like leaves of the
aloe plant, which they cut into narrow
strips about to 3-16 inches wide, dry
and color with fancy dyes, then weave
by hand into handsome mats which
they use for various purposes, and es-
pecially to wrap their dead in, instead
of using coffin. have bought sever
al mats, also had some made to order,
in which initials and names were woven.
While crude in arrangement, they
show considerable skill.
The Filipino is regular water dog,
spending much time in bathing and in
washing their clothes. Any morning
one can see along the river or lake doz-
ems of natives bathing. Sometimes
whole families together will go in and
wash and scrub until it would seem that
they would rub the skin off of them.
selves. Soap being scarce they use a
soft stone with which they scour them
selves. 1t is truly an Oriental scene
to watch these bathers, washerwomen
water carriers and children, sporting in
the water.
| In the better homes the rooms are
kept neat and clean and some pretense
is given to adornment. The well to de
Filipino is proud and likes fine clothes
preferring the gorgeous and extrava
CANT patterns and styles of costume
On Easter Sunday, and for several Sun
days preceding, they give themselve.
over to the church almost entirely, ant
turn out in splendor, with all tht
dignity of the most refined. Passion
week was given over to celebration
and wailing. St. Peters day, nearl.
every family gathered around tabl'
in room lined with white sheets, ant
chanted their wierd songs in key tha
was high in the extreme, and very dis
tressing to listen to. The louder the.
sing the more they enjoy it. Thei
church training I fear is not such a
tends to good morals, but rather to tn
opposite, for they are taught to pay t.
the church and go and sin again. The,
are an intelligent people, quick ant
energetic, and the stories publishes
broadcast that the Filipino is lazy, i
untrue, for every one works and work
lhard, whether fisherman, rice plant
Ter, or merchant. True they do not worl
much during the middle of the day
but do not blame them, for just nov
it is the hottest season of the year, an
from 10 to it is very uncomfortable
but they work early ard late.
notice by the city dailies from tn
States under the date of March Is, tina
the insurgents in Morony Province ar
reorganizing. At that time there wer
; not 100 armed Filipinos in Moron
Province. Several companies of ou
regiment were there and are still sta
toned throughout Morony Province
and scouting parties were CONSTANT
out, until there was not square mil
that we did not go over, and at no tim
: were more than Is armed men seen t.
gether, and that only once. One {
our scouting parties ran across tn
headquarters of the Morony Battalion
about six miles from here, which ws
guarded by four Filipinos, two of whol
were captured. They also released
soldier of the 21st Infantry, who ha
been prisoner some months.
The barracks were destroyed an
they captured lis rifles, 5000 rounds
, ammunition, large quantity OF clotl
ing and some rice, all of which was d
stroyed. There have been but sho
fired since March 1st in Morony Pro
ence, and all of these by men of n
company, at insurgents, on two diffe