Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-02

to find nothing in the house At to eat"
The marines are now occupying reno
waited barracks in a rather hOmesicl
what will-we-ever-do-here style, and the
specially enlisted mechanics from THE
Yosemite are at work repairing Ind At
ting up the palace with offices and quar-
ters for the governor. AS one of the
an nails won fix it; they'd ought to have
an nails won't fix it.; they'd ougt to have
Kept the Spanish garrison here for two
years hard labor with scuubbing BRUSH
es."
Still matters are being rapidly brought
into condition for routine work, and, al
though thus far the feeling Of uncertainty
n expectation OF the people is as keen
as ever. enough has been done to show
that the new government will insist upon
good order and morality, at least among
the leaders of the people. The Nanshan,
which sailed from the harbor of San Luis
dApia in September. carried to Manila
certain Fdlipinos of bad antecedenxs who
We're making trouble.
The first official order issued by the new
governor was designed for the protection
of the garrison from the effects of the
spirits manufactured by the natives from
cocoanut toddy or tuba" 1t makes It
a criminal offense to sell any spirits what
ever to Americans or Europeans who have
landed on the island nee the
ment OF Governor Leary's administra-
tion. 1t is expected that before long ad-
dttlonal orders will be ISSUED prohibiting
the importation OF spirits for sale, and di-
recting the destruction of the 16 TUBA
stills on the island. Some of these stills
have been licensed to operate for a long
period, but a way will douh ess be found
to cancel the licenses, probably by remit
ting the fees.
Another proposition which win o be
acted upon is the return CT such Of the
Caroline islanders as wish to go to their
own home. There are just 60 of these
now left on the Island of Guam, INK they
are dying off very rapidly. Originally
they were brought to the Marr/ as as
contract Nlborers, but were found, in spite
OF their apparent fine physique. to be
quite unfit for the work. In 1856 there
were over 1000 of them in the islands, but
many have since returned.
After six months acquaintance with the
~FGlipinos. 1T is now possible to make a
better comparison between them and the
Chacnonos of Guam than was the case
last March. Speaking generally, the Cha
mono. though somewhat similar build. is
considerably taller and more robust thar
the Filipino. This is especially the case
with regard to the women, who In Guam
are frequently buxom and closely approx
innate to the height of men. The Chamo-
nos are also much lighter in complexion.
Some Of this is probably due to admix-
ture Of European blood: but 1t is hard to
say, for the Spaniards i" 1886 accredited
the entire group of Marian mas with only
50 mestizos out Of a total population OF
10, DOC. Perhaps they dignified with the
name mestizo only those who had wealth
and position. The costumes of these peo-
pie are very similar to those in the Phil
ippines, although. Of course. the disad-
vantages under which the ladies of Guam
suffer in being SO far remote from shops
and bargain counters makes itself appar-
emit in the platnness CT their attire. Their
principal adornmerft when arrayed in
their best being a rosary OF beads and
brass; but even that tawdriness lost its
cheapness. and was exalted and fignifed
by their beautiful necks and shoulders
Above all, however. the Chamonos are
d-natured, courteous. h~ospitable and
expectant Of good times under American
rule. Let us hope that they will not be
disappointed.