Evening star., 1901-10-31
also cause the people to have more :'hard
luck Qear) Of US than ever.

also cause the people to have more hard
luck Qear) OF US than ever.
InsurrectOs Friendly to Americans.
The insurrecto they were after is well
known personally to all Of US. as he spent
most Of his time with us at Consolation.
OF course, we did not know he was an in
| surrecto.
He is bright fellow, has been to college
In Manila. and is quite well-informed gen.
orally. 1 have talked to him time and time
again on the Stiffness of continued insur-
rection and he always concurred with my
views. He was the brightest, and If it
can be said, the incest native l have met
on this island. It gave me quite shock to
find that he was an insurrecto of promi-
nence. l understand he is second in COM
mand
He certainly is not bloodthirsty for all
Americans, as 1 remember well one night a
corporal and myself were in his house and
ne ne treated us royalty. The camp was fully
$40 yards away, and as there were a num-
Der of natives beside him in the house they
could have eaten us up, as we were not
armed. They apparently could not do too
mucn Tor us and when we bade them good
night Canonago himself went to the camp
with us with lighted candle, to see that
we did not get into any mud puddles
AS l nave said before, these insurrectos
are working queer game-one that can
not fathom. We have here at present two
presfdenteS OF nearby towns in the guard
mousse, and from the present outlook we will
nave all the prominent men in the province
corralled within month.
Three ports in this vicinity including this
one. were opened to coast trade on the goth
instant, after being closed for two years.
ana 1t was an agreeable sight to see the
steamers race in. 1t reminded me oc what
l had read of the opening Of the Okla
homa reservation. At daybreak of the
morning of the opening there were five
steamers In port.
Chinese Opium Trade.
All the cargo was owned by Cinnamon.
In fact. they apparently control all the
business. The Filipinos say they do not
like them and that they are no good, but
Mr.. Chinaman gathers in all the money in
sight and says nothing He follows the
same system as in America. He buys no
land, builds no houses, nor does he marry
and settle down. His aim is to accumulate
enough to go to his beloved China and end
his days in Chinese luxury.
They did not expect their vessels would
be thoroughly searched, but to their cna-
grin it was done, and, as usual, large guam
titles of opium were found. This was con-
fiscated and the Cinnamon held on large
cash bail. The Internal drug has c strong
foothold here among the natives, some of
the best people being addicted to its use.
There is expedition of forty-one men
just starting out and nobody appears to
know the destination. / sincerely hope 1t
will accomplish something toward ending
this foolish insurrection.
Before closing this letter I will add MY
views as to how benevolent societies can be
of great help on this island. I have heard
that thousands Of dollars go to foreign
countries for missionary work from Amer
ica but have never heard Of a missionary
here. There is great need Of schools in
this hotbed of insurrection, as have seen
but one school in all this vast section.
They are hungry for education and will
pay any price for book. The children are
quick to learn. This village contains many
little tots that can read and write Spanish.
Money for educational work on this is
land must be lacking, as there Is none in
evidence, and I know of no better place to
expend thousand or two than In these VII
laee schools w. s. X.