The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-23
PROGRESS
IN GUAM
Some interesting
Points Are
Given.

AZ ISIS CHANNEL, the missionary
teacher from Guam who is re-
A'A turning to the Mainland via the
transport Solace, and who has been the
guest of Mrs. Henry G. Brown for the
day afternoon just previous to the de-
parture of the Solace. She expressed
herself as very much charmed with Ho-
nolulu, though her illhealth did not
permit her to go about much. She is
now on her way to San Francisco to UNI
dergo an operation for appendicitis. in
the hope of recovering her health which
has been subjected to a severe strain
Miss Channel passed through Homo
lulu some eight months ago. being sent
out as teacher by the American
Board of Missions. to Guam. She was
entertained during her visit by Mrs. j.
b. Atherton. and delivered an interest
ing lecture at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association hall,
On arriving at Guam. Miss Channel
was Frustrated by fever which kept
her confined to her bed for many weeks.
and upon recovering she was again at
tackled by a fever which endangered
her life for a long time. Later she was
able to take up her duties, and began
the work of teaching, but after a
month at her post she was seized with
appendicitis and has ever since suffer
ed greatly from this malady.
In speaking of her misfortunes Miss
Channel seemed quite cheerful but stat
ed that under no circumstances would
she again return to Guam. The work
would have been very interesting"
said she, land the climate was not
unpleasant or unhealthful but | was
advised by my doctor that to live there
would be impossible for me- / trust
that shall survive the operation which
l am to undergo and that shall soon
be able to be back again at mission
work, but l shall not return to Guam.
nor to any foreign work, I think. My
home is in Massachusetts. and ] shall
take up the work somewhere on the
Mainland when ] recover"
Miss Channel also gave some infor-
nation in regard to the condition in
Guam. THE people are very tractable
and hospitable," said she, land work
ing among them would be a delight
They speak Chamorro, which is "A dia-
iect. The only religious denomination
represented there before our party ar
rived was the Catholics. There Is one
priest, a very good and kindly old man.
Rev. F. M. Rice and Mrs. Rice are now
carrying on splendid work there, repre-
senting the Mission Board. and they
are the only religious workers there
outside of the Catholics. The people
have been educated in Spanish and are
very intelligent. At the time | left
there We're about sixty Filipino prison
ers on the island. They are not COM
PEELED to work at the present time. but
they are to be organized into a chain
gang and put to work upon the roads.
Progress is very noticeable on the ISL
and. The natives are now erecting "A
civil hospital, melted by the Govern
ment, which will furnish it with sur
seons trained attendants and medi-
cines. Hospitals are also being estab-
lished in all the villages to be in charge
of attendants trained at the Govern
ment hospital at Agana. The Govern
ment is building a large market. and
when it is completed and put in opera =.
ton all the meats and fish sold will be
under inspection. Arrangements for a
regular water supply for the residents
OF the city are also being made. The
roads and highways have all been put
in good repair, the main highway being
splendid road over six miles in length
leading from the landing place at Pitt
to the city of Agana, and extending a
mile beyond. There is no liquor TO be
had, as laws We're made in the begin
ming of the present Government prohib-
iting the sale of intoxicants. The city
of Agana has population of 5000"
In regard to Miss Channells personal
experience she has little to say, her suf-
ferings being borne without complaint.
At the time she was first attacked by
appendicitis she was living alone in I;
cottage teaching the natives, the near
est white family living five miles away,
and her household tasks being attended
bv native woman living near by. She
was hardly able to communicate intel
lightly with the natives, and when seiz-
ed by the attack lay suffering alone for
hours in her isolated house without aid
from any source. Finally Governor
Schroeder and his family, driving by, |
heard her means and sought medical
aid for her. She was confined to ha-
teG for many weeks, and though able tn
move about she Is still suffering from
chronic appendicitis, her only hope for !
relief and escape from death being in /
the operation which she is journeying
towards the Mainland to have perform !
ed.