The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-23
PROGRESS
IN GUAM
Some interesting
Points Are
Given.
MISS CHANNEL
TELLS EXPERIENCES
The Unfortunate Missionary Now
Returning Speaks of
Conditions There.

| NJ ISIS CHANNEL, the missionary
N teacher from Guam who is re
= = turning to the Mainland via the
transport Solace, and who has been the
guest of Mrs. Henry C. Brown for the
past few days, was interviewed yester-
day afternoon just previous to the de-
parture of the Solace. She expressed
herself as very much charmed with Ho-
| nolulu, though her ill-health did not
permit her to go about much. She is
now on her way to San Francisco to un-
dergo an operation for appendicitis, in
the hope of recovering her health, which
has been subjected to severe strain.
| Miss Channel passed through Homo
lulu some eight months ago, being sent
out as a 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 lectuye at the Young Mems Chris
| tan Association hall.
| On arriving at Guam, Miss Channel
was Frustrated by a 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 long time. Later she was
able to take up her duties, and began
the work of teaching, but after
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
lChannell 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 l was
advised by my doctor that to live there
would be impossible for me. l trust
that | shall survive the operation which
! / am to undergo and that I shall soon
| be able TO be back again at mission
work, but I shall not return to Guam,
nor to any foreign work, 1 think. My
home is in Massachusetts, and l shall
take up the work somewhere on the
Mainland when l recover"
| Miss Channel also gave some infor-
nation in regard to the condition in
Guam. THE people are very tractable
and hospitable,'' said she, and work
ing among them would be a delight.
They speak Chamorro, which is dia-
lect. 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. NJ. 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 | lief
there were about sixty Filipino prison
ers on the island. They are not com
PEELED to work at the present time. bu
they are to be organized into chair
gang and put to work upon the roads
Progress is very noticeable on the isl
and. The natives are now erecting
tcivil hospital, melted by the Govern
ment, which will furnish it with sur
geons trained attendants and medi
cines Hospitals are also being estab
lished in all the villages, to be in charg
, iment hospital at Agana. The Govern
ment is building large market, an
when it is completed and put in opera
ton all the meats and fish sold will b
under inspection. Arrangements for
regular water supply for the resident
of the city are also being made. TIL
roads and highways have all been pu
in good repair, the main highway bein
a splendid road over six miles in length
leading from the landing place at Pit
, to the city of Agana, and extending
mile beyond. There is no liquor to b
Ihad, as laws were made in the begin
ming of the present Government prohib
iiting the sale of intoxicants. The cit
. of Agana has a population of 5000.
In regard to Miss Channels persona
experience she has little to say her sui
lferfngs being borne without complain
AT the time she was first attacked b
appepdicitis she was living alone in
cottage teaching the natives. the neal
est white family living five miles ava!
and her household tasks being attende
bv a native woman living near by. Sh
was hardly able to communicate int
Highly with the natives, and when seiz
ed by the attack lay suffering alone fc
hours in her isolated house without al
> from any source. Finally Governj
, Schroeder and his family. driving b
heard her means and sought medici
aid for her. She was confined 10 h
J tec for many weeks, and though able
/, move about she is still suffering fro
chronic appendicitis. her only hope fl
relief and escape from death being
the operation which she is journeyir
towards the Mainland to have perform
ed