The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-02

and pillage in much the same way. il
Under a warmer sun. During these
many years no village within the ra-
dius of their murderous grasp was
without its watch-tower of stone. from
which anxious eyes peered forth day
and night until the monsoon changed
and the dreaded Moros returned to
their own homes TO await the coming
again of the season most pTopitiOus for
their fa7orite -pastime.
The loss of lives, OF money. crops.
and live stock. was less dreaded than
being captured alive and carried away
rs slaves. The women and children
we're often taken in this way, and the
former added TO the harems of the ma
tive "Dattos." or chiefs. The Moslems
did not confine their attentions to the
natives alone; they killed or captured
Spanish officials and priests whenever
they could lay their hands upon them,
aud they always evinced a most act
i've hatred for the representatives OF
the Christian church. Many were the
expeditions sent against these fierce
people by the Spaniards. Millions OF
collars were spent and thousands of
lfves lost in the attempt to subdue
them. Beyond holding them from fur
FER conquest and possession, nothing
VS. accomplished. The Moros under
lstood 100 well the art of making arms
WirP keen edges. and were too much
skilled in their use. 10 ne easily sub
dued. 1t was not till the recent inven-
! tons in gunboats of small draught and
In ordnance were applied to their con-
quest that they were in any sense con-
quered or their piracy suppressed.
J On the northern coast of the Island
! of Sulu was the capital city OF the Sui
tan OF Sulu. the stronghold of the
| Mpros. In 1876 this was entirely de-
stroyed by tne Spaniards, and the Sui
tan was obliged to select some other
place Of abode AS the site of the de
| stroyed city was in every way favor
able. a garrison town was built there.
and troops sent to hold it; IL was Civ
en- the name of JolO. Life at Jolo was
always full of surprises during the
Spanish occupation. At various times
the entire garrison was massacred;
but reinforcements were always
promptly sent. and the place was held.
Besides being continually harassed by
the Moros. il became unhealthy and
fever-stricken. so that IL the unfortu-
pafe soldiers who were qudrtered
there escaped being carved with the
native "barongs.' their lives were in
dsngeH of being terminated by meth
= as sure. If not quite 80 abrupt. To
nj. % Sulu was a sort OF death
seatel.ne inflicted hy the Spanish GOV
ernment. ana the Governors who were
appointed looked at il in that way. The
DAY came. however, when, inadvert-
ently. the right man was found for the
place-General Arolas, a martinez and
a genius When he arrived at JOlo. he
found everything 10 contend with
nothing was favorable, but he was not
daunted In order TO build effective
fortifications he took a number of Moro
prisoners. and set them at work till a
fine wall was built around the entire
town. and so well built that it is prac-
tically i1npregnable against a people
who have no siege guns and whose
most effective work is done with
knives. He next turned his attention
to the town itself. made the streets all
iof an equal width, and arranged a per-
feet system of sanitation. built water
works, established public schools and
IA hospital. and made JOlO a. place
which was beautiful as well as healthy
General : las not only brought JolC
to this ste of perfection, but kept it
so. and the history of his administra-
ton is full of amusing features. He
was as just as he was stern, and this
attribute WOE the respect of the Moros
for there is no quality which, next to
might, appeals more strongly to the
savage mind. In the enforcement OF
his regulations he was inexOrable. and
never hesitated to punish by infiCting
the death sentence. The natives called
him Papa" and they kGew that what
ever Papa said he meant. and what
ever he planned to do ne always did.