The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-08
ISLAND OF PANAY.

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settled by the prospector and by the gov
eminent biologists. Just now we have our
hands full in trying TO keep the people
quiet. / can only say that the land looks
remarkably rich. and that 1t can be Guilt
waited high up In the mountains. The cli-
mate IL. as far | have seen not UNI
healthful. but the people are semi-clvilized
and hard to control"
The District of the visayans.
This military district is that of the vi
sayan Islands. 1t embraces the larger is
lands of the middle of the archipelago ly-
ing between Luzon on the north and the
Mohammedan islands of Mindanao and
Sulu on the south. 1t embraces some of
the richest and most thickly populated
parts OF tho Philippines. and number of
large islands which are noted for their
products of sugar, hemp and for their
possibilities In the way OF coal and other
minerals, Cebu. for instance is a great
hemp-raising region. Samar produces
sugar, rice and coffee. Negroes, which |
can see from lloilo. has some of the best
sugar plantations. and the island of Bohol
Is noted for its pearl fisheries These is
lands are populated by different people
from tho Tagalos. who are the rebels OF
Luzon, known as the Vlsayans. They have
different language and customs. but In
most of the islands they have united with
the Tagalos to oppose our troops. They
are not as aggressive as the Tagalos, but
are quite as vicious In many OF their ways
and are of about the same grade OF intel
ligence and civilization, both of which /
should say are decidedly low. Both poo-
pie are naturally untrustw orthy, and the
greatest care has to be taken to guard
against surprises The islands. while
there are no large armies upon them. are
everywhere overrun with erigands and
banditu. and there are parts Of them
which have not yet been suhdued. CARR
sons will have 20 be furnished for the
chief towns and the principal roads will
have TO be patrolled by mounted cavalry
TO allow the people to work their fiolds
and 10 make them feel comparatively safe
A Chat With GEN. Hughes.
Gen. X. = Hughes. who is In charge
Of the Nissyax. IS well fitted for the po-
sition. He had a good chance 90 study
the Filipino character when he was pro-
vost mArshsl of the city Of Manila. lie
took that Ilaee as soon as the city was
occupied BY our troops, and It Was due
to hts vigilance that the insurgents were
prevented from uprising and burning the
Philippine capital For months after the
occupation he slept in his clothes. There
were rumors or uprisings almost every
day. but 20 most OF them Cen Hughes
paid no attention, He merely kept his
eyes open and said nothing. A, last one
day he doubted his guards and ordered
that the troops be kept in readiness fer
trouble He had noticed that the Fillpinos
were taking their women and children
out Of Manila They were leaving at the
rate Of hundreds a day, and their de-
pRrture was To be followed hY an uprising
and the attempted massacre OF the for
eiSners, The Increase OF force. however
prevented the insurrection and thus saved
tho city.
" hen Gen. Hughes came here the IA
tives burned the town upoa leaving L.
They said ti.at the most OF the buildings
In II belonged 20 Chinese and English
and that their destruction would net hurt
the natives. who live chiefly On the sub
urban villages OF Mals aad Harrow. Tho
therefore soaked the principal houses
with coal eli and lighted them They
burned all tie best buildings. Including
the industrial school and other public
structures. 80 that today Hole IS largely
made up Of ruins,
After the genet&l took possession there
were more rumorS % insGrrectica and
the murder os foreigners. He pad na AZ
ienuoa. but one day bis native CLERK ask
e for an afternoon OF that he might
lake his family out % the city. The gen
ersl Thought that might mean business.
and he had the t0wn searched for con-
ossAled weapons. re found that IN ma
rves had hundreds OF knives concealed IN
tAsir houses and th&t they hal R!aUned
70 unite with the band OF Taszles who
were 70 oS@xate from the OUTSIDE. aI,5 a.
a concerted signal 70 rise. set the town on
IRE and murder thu foreigners.
They Believe in Bryan.
In talking OF the situation. Gen. Hughes
siaI