The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-10


and again ne did not respond Then the
datto sent word that II he did not an
pear within an hour he would have his
head brought in on the point ~ kris.
The man knew this meant business and
came Had the datto killed him FOR hts
hardness u would have been taken oy
the rest 81 the people as "a matter ~
course The kris and the harOnE Is tho
common way OF settling disputes, and as
every boy and man carries one OF these
weapons il is wonderful that there is not
more bloodshcd than there Is
was taking photographs the other
day outside a Moro village where cock
night was going on There were at least
TWO hundred Moros about the pit inside
the fence. and another hundred wander
ing about outside Of IL, when a Moro who
had lost in a bet grabbed the stakes and
ran. In a moment there was AN uproar
and every Moro present had his hand on
his sword Some handished krises and
ran after the thief others went for their
spears and lances, which were hidden
in the houses nearby and one black fell
low. clad only in a hreech-cloth. rushed
about with a Remington rifle strapped
upon his bare shoulders. The man cs-
capped to a boat and got away but
am much mistaken n his life does not
eventually pay for his theft.
| am surprised more every day at the
lack Of education and industry among
these people. They have no business APP
parenty but fishing There IS a market
at Parang- Parang. and a Chinese store
there There is a Chinese store or 50
here at Pollok. The Moros have SO far
as | know. only one store in this part
Of the world. and that is store at Jolo
on the Sulu island. They allow the
Chinese to do all the business. The little
they sell themselves is In the market.
and this is very little.
4 Moro blacksmith shop.
There Is some weaving done ny tho
women, and there is "a blacksmith shop
at Parang- Parang. where Moro knives OF
various kinds are made The machinery
Of this shop consists of n rude Iron anvil,
more like the head of "A sleige hammer
than anything else. and a set Of bellows.
The bellows are two bamboo tubes as tall
as your shoulder and as big around as a
mans thigh. These are connected by "A
pipe at the bottom. which IN turn is con-
nected with another pipe of bamboo, rum
ming under the fireplace In each Of the
hig hamboos is "A washer. which Is moved
up and down Just like the dasher ~ an
oldfashioned churn. Each washer has a
handle attached TO II. and half-naked
Moro. standing on a platform above the
bamboo tubes, pulls these up and down,
thus forcing the draft into the Goals. The
blacksmith sits down as he works, and
with this rude machinery makes swords.
spears and daggers which take an edge
ike "A razor. and which for exeellency
OF workmanship cannot be surpassed in
Sheffield itself
with oil their barbarity the Moros have
some praiseworthy customs. They do not
seem TO be quarrelsOme among them
selves. and they ARE. according TO their
own religion. well behaved. They do not
get drunk and so far the dattos have re-
fused the wines offered them by our OIL
GERS upon state occasions. They will not
cat pork because that IL also against the
Koran From our ignorance Of these facts
some interesting situations have arisen,
when Gen Bates was on the Charleston
on the coast Of the island OF Basilan, he
was called upon by party OF Moros
There were several dsttos among them
and the &c neral wished 10 do them honor
50 he asked the captain Of the ship to give
them lunch. The captain thereupon sol
out spread Of ham sandwiches and
champagne. Tho Moros politely refused
the champagne. saying that their religion
did not allow them 80 touch Intoxicating
liquors. but they accepted the sandwiches
which were 80 made that YOU could not
the meat inside of them As they bit ints
The bread they tasted the ham and real
ized That they were SHINING hy catfnl
pork They jumped 90 their feet and
spat the meat and bread out over the sid.
of tho ship. calling for water to wash ou
their mouths
Al another place ono NJ the soldiers ~
fered a Moro some baked beans fte de-
ciiTed TO take them. saying thar the, Nrr,
cooked With PORK and would kiu him. ,
Nisayan. standing hy. said Il atc SONS
and they did not Nh me" '-Ah"' said ga.
Moro, no maiador (klID you. tui rnslt.iot
me"
Like Children In Isniou.,
Some Of our greatest troubles with lis.
Morus vii probably come through ibpl
jealousy. not only as regards their xp
men. bat also IA a. the treatment ~ them
selves ~ The officials Earh BE- i.afous ,i
tae other and " one ehicf receives SOME
thing HAT another d1es ua1 tLe hitter !.
snEr1 They are Ike children FOO ,hIa 20.
aprct when our officials rrst rame Z,
jolo they bad = bicycle a1th U.m. srs
wcre about 20 take 80 out sn8 ax.int t
20 o. party ~ Morps. when Mr S~rurk
'he interpreter Advised that the slua =,
postponed untH iaifaH I1k4utue and ga ~.
arrived 90 'hey would rs4cut t .r ts,
others RaR the bicycle afaf
10 the same connection captain YfaK4.
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