New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
THE PASSING THRONG.

Brigadier-General Joseph Wheeler is spending
few days in this city at the waldorf-Astoria When
seen there yesterday General
WHEELER Wheeler said in speaking Of the
ON PH1L- Philippines and their inhabitants:
lPPINEs. Il saw a great deal Of the country
north OF Manila while there. In
the campaign I passed through San Fernando San
Rita. Ponce. Angeles and the various cities Of the
province OF Ducapan We fought our way over a
stretch Of country some twenty miles wide to a
point about one hundred and twenty-five miles
north OF Manila was much impressed with the
try. upon which are grown great crops of rice
sugar Tg tooacco. corn indigo and tropical fruits;
them did not seem to deter the people from cult
,yaSting the land. and the fields we're filled with
those living in the country. was more favorably
were industrious and devoted to their families and
10 rehgion In tropical country crops can be
and, taking this fact into consideration. should
say say that the men were fairly tndus5Tous-not as
iGai brI eounsry fairly Mensay the people seemed
cities I passed through I found schools, but they
seemed not to be large enoueh to meet the de-
be too, few teachers to give the advantages of
education 10 ;a to all The country there as TO govern
roughly to the counties in the States OF this coun
seat is called the pueblo and the governor Of ths
pueblo called the presidente Other towns called
tered about the provinces. The governors Of the
sa oar1os are called head men ! think tney are n
authority of the presidente as an the meetings
the head men seemed to defer to the presidentes-
TT was with these head men and presidentes."
continued General Wheeler. that l came IN con-
tact I got them TO sign their
SAYS SELF names to papers and found in
GOVERNMENT this way that they wrote well
MUST BE as ordinary business here
LIMITED. did not have much opportunity TO
form judgment to their non
esty or business ability, except IN limited way
here 7 uanr 7 f01L o~rS9
soldiers paid for everything before leaving Dis
putes occasionally arose between the soldiers and
Result res d Ehh Snne % BE- bpoggh De Su &
manner Of doing business under my observation,
businessltke manner" General Wheeler, in an
10 question a9 al % tS Me- paW have e1 c6 r
troll their own city governments and think thfs
10 each sort OF territorial government with
which they could make Their Local & AVS II se az
difficulty on account of the antagonisra which some
Phppiae tribe wouid allow ITSELF to be governed
by ofi-ias Of another tribe with which II vas az
it viii disapnear in The future it Is Impossible to
predict but al present it presents an apparently
irsuperable obstacle to complete selt-government
been given sort Of tribal. sell government and
Philippines | do not regard unhealthy or 5etri-
mental TO men who take care Of themselves and
cou1trv, A large mum Der Of the cases Of sickness
among the men came from imprudence in diet and
they drank You cannot make young men take
care of themselves: Thirst Is actua! pain. and when
a young is thirsty ne Will drink the first we ter
that comes 70 hand 10 relieve that pain regardless
Of future harm himself. I took all precautions
could to prevent The Ten from drinking bad
water. The supply was always inspected at once
and over that found TO be bad guard placed to
prevent the soldiers from drinking IT. But in spite
all precautions there were many cases of illness
among the soldiers arising solely from drinking
foul wafer. Much OF the wafer there Is not ht 70
drink For instance. in Penique city OF three
thousand inhabitants. but two wells with good
water found: a guard had TO he placed over
all the others While the soldiers use on occasion.
boiled water, they do not like 1t, as it is fiat and
inspid the taste"