The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22

now that the Americans were hege ~
hoped to be able to build better - III
which to receive them. but she o00
although my house is poor and G
down, II is always at your dtnpoq n
During our audience with the g
she asked us for some more rolls q -
with the monograph. which 0eA 1C
sent her at the expense OF the Uo9oQ
ment. There was a photograph on ~ III
the gunboats which first came to ~ ~ w
islands II was shown to the MeevaAno&
among others, to Rajah Muda. ~ ao4Ms
the sultana and brother Of the sultan IL
natives were allowed to talk Into Il oX
they we're SO astonished thcreaftef ~
they went around to everything eo0
ship. talking into 1t and putting III
ears expecting to hear II talk baeGsH
went to the mouth OF a six-tnch e.
shouted some verses from the kneuA
then put his ear up against the gnn. 81 n
ing for a reply. Rajah Muda - r. h
10 speak a message into the pAo0e q
TO the Datto Tantong OF Bonga0 W14
datto. a week or SO. later. heard ~ H.
words from the photograph. h. tAo11
was message from Ali, and 1Mo H.
understand how II came. S3
Raiah Muha told hts mother IN G1
about the wonders he had seea, - 0
thereupon asked Gen. Bates to oom4 -
one OF the wonderful talking une
When II came To Jolo she WINS ve1y o
ious to get II. and she wrote 70 Cae6
gadorn q message In Arabic. sea1 III
with her royal seal. ] have pkoee
Of the letter and have had the 49,
translated. IL reads as follows.
My Brother, Adjutant and secrst1fy
the Governor OF the Americans; MI
Il beg to inform you that sh19lo
TO have q look at the picture msch1o
makes noise, In order 10 get acQuo
with Il. II you will send II to - ~
may do so by one OF tho men belong
your son. the Rajah Muda. Beycn1
wish TO send you my best Wishes.
Signed and sealed by
'sULTANA ISCHY JANII4A
Cant. Tiagadorn. In response, toet ~
machine over to her and showed ~ j. n
to work Il. He had some verses - ~
Koran recited into II, and also Some * -
war songs OF the Moros. Her majs~l4 -
delighted with II. and she L. nov esDee
ly anxious to have more phonoGraeA ~
inders that she may thus record tht eon
and history OF the Moro people.
! was much impressed with the eGoo1n
during the hour or 70 we spent win -
Her home lis very much like that ~ ~
sultan. only, n anything, a BIZ fneeeM
The old lady was dressed in Il gcWl ~
bright coiDrs, with lavender 1871
spread over her shoulders and ysHe
aud white handkerchief tied ARGUS
head, Her skin in light brown. hSs -
black and her teeth like oiled ser1ls
She has a straight nose. thin To-
rather strong features
She was seated with one les unasf
ON a diyan In front of table cow
with 81 red flannel blanket. upon ~!
WAS a black betsI box bound vita -
Yer. From this box sha Ho~ ana
took chew. Tive slaves stood - Is
her. one with n bowl, which she fssS NJ
~ put under the cilin ~ her mAjsay 81
order that she might Epew ous het - 8
Notwithstanding these little aecesep
the oit lady received ns with diguiu
ooAftiy grace. She ASKED as 70 ~ -
81, and paid compliments ny vh1is
Sise tela Capt Navarro that sna ~
aiad that Nlan believed that his h9ns
w hits as lala afSat. Sssr asi5 - ~
the friend 10 ftak Americans An
Ehe thought that they would hshxnt Y.
country and people Later In -
Nae gave ~ a luncheon satIrely g, H.sS
telling Va that we must reasiEs fhAt .s
thought much ~ the Americans az
would not have trsAtsd Us 20 tssis @
feast
FRANK q. CARPENTER