The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-10
cua!eslrles AZ auAn.

l. N"' anu ihc most curious OF our III
]. Gently acquired colonial acquisitions !.
: represented ON the map of the broa
2 racine by a dot I'm a series of do,
az develops. however. when viewed .
!. closer range. into "a considerable terr,
Tory peopied by good though somewfis
! uusAy-hued, American citizens.
, Inc Isle or Guam H. one of n yolcani,
series constituting the Ladrone GROIN
t is within the tropics, a, 1900 -mile sal
eastward from Manila. From the decl
ol an approaching ship one sees rugged
hlils, barren In spots, all heavily wood.
eu elsewhere, deep valleys. and bold
headland jutting out TO the sea at the
northern extremity, says a writer IN
Golfers Weekly.
On Aug. 10 Gov. I.eary issued n proc-
iamation by which he. in the name OF
the United States government fornall,,
occupied and commenced the adminl-
| stration OF the baby colony. His as
sistaht' Lieut.. w. Il. Sanford, ". 8. n.
one or the best linsuists and natural
ISIS IN the navy. Is settled In Agana. IN
peasant little home overlooking the
iaIace square. He has already ma,Ls
sulhe progress in acquiring the Cham
az, All i"ns uage ana learning the local con
vhioh one OF the most prominent OF
Whlch IL that Agenians approve en-
...n,nuslastic6lly of American provisions.
C mey are very interesting" said Mr.
Sanofd perplexedly, "and il | had time
hke 10 watch them; but it's nuis-
shce When one Is hungry TO find moth
"'g IN the house ~ % eat"
ne marines are now occuny;rg ro,
a ,.1f n.
" Hl-We-ever-do-here style. AMI
.he specially enlisted mechanics frnni
aosemite are at work repairinp
anu anu n.tlng op the palace with offices
cru quarters Tor the governor. As ono |
,.rr ene carpenters remarked however,
Sia'ilhher an nails WON'T fix T.: they |
ought To have kept the Spanish garri, |
son mere Tor two years hard labor with
scrubbing brushes" W"
sun, matters are being ranidlv /
proughe INTO condition for routine work
49,, -, .ltHougn mus far the feeling Of
~ ''h'y ana expectation OF the pao-
ple ~ as Keen as over, enough hns
oeen done 10 show that the new oov-
'thHlent VIII insist upon good order ana
u uioi'tAN at least among the leaders of
ne people. The Nanshan. which sailed
rom the harbor of San Luis d'Apia i'm
,'si carried TO Manila certain
'lnplhos OF bad antecedents who were |
making trouble
ne hrst official order issued by the
leW governor was designed for the pr1- |
sctioh ol the garrison from the effects
= the spirits manufactured by the ma
lNss from cocoanut toddy or tuba" II
Iakes IL criminal offense 10 sell any
plrlts Whatever To Americans or Euro
cans who have landed on The isIapd
'nce the commencement of Governor !
'earys administration II il exnected
1at hefore long additional orders will
E ISSUED prohibiting the importation of
pirlts Tor sale. and directing the de-
= - M TMtion OF qne sixteen "ruba' stills on
le Island. some OF these stills have I 4
zen licensed TO operate for a long ne
od, put way will doubtless be found G
canceD the licenses. probably bv re
lifting the fees II
Ahother proposition which will soon /.
acted upon Is the return of such of
e caroline islanders as wish 10 90 to a.
eir own home. There are bur sixty
these now left on the island of Guam "
"a they are dying off very RAPIDLY
lginally they were brought 10 me
irlahas as contract laborers, but were Il
lnd, In spite of their apparently fine
ysaue. 10 be quite unfit for the work,
1000 there We're oyer 1000 of them %
the islands, but many have since re-
rned. "a
>IIer SIX months acquaintance with
flipinos, Ii is now possible TO make
better comparison between them and -;
ohamonos OF Guam than WAS the -
V last March. Speaking generally.
Chamono. though of somewhat sim
build. is considerably taller and ett
re robust than the Filipino. This is
eclaIy the case with regard to the
men. who in Guam are frequently
rom anG closely approximate to the
ght OF the men. The Chamon "a are
, much lighter I'm complexion. Some
his is probable due TO admixt,,re of
'opean blood: but IL is hard 10 say
the Spaniards in 1886 credited the
re group of 'Marianas with only ss
tizos out OF total population of L
o. Perhaps they dignlfed with the ID
le mestizo only those who had
lth and petition. The costumes OF =
people are very similar to those in
although, Of course tho
dvantages under which the ladies
'uam suffer I'm being 80 far remote
J shops and bargain counters makes
I appsrent In the pkxnness OF their ~
- their principal adornment when
we'd IN their best being a rosary Of
Is and brass. but even that tayvdri-
lost it's cheapness and was exalted
dignihed by their beautiful perks ~
shoulders. Above ALL however tho
nonos are good natured. courteous
table and expectanei OF good times
r American rule. Let us hone that
Will not be disappointed. ->
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