The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-28

Of GUAM
Com. Schroeder
Talks About
Island.
NOW EN- ROUTE
TO WASHINGTON
VIII Testify Before the SchIsy
Court Of Inquiry as to Santi.
ago Fight.
n 5uMANDER sBAToN sGHRoE-

n 1NMANDER sEAToN sCHRoE-
DER, e. 5. N, Governor of Guam,
v and one of the men who has been
-.s- public eye for the past year, was
through passenger on the steamship
nina stopping over in Honolulu dur
ne the day as the guest of Captain J.
Merry. commandant of the Hawaii
an Naval Station. Commander Schroe-
i., is now on his way to Washington
zariers calling him before the Schley
ygr, 5f inquiry Governor Schroeder
stained considerable notoriety a few
rsaths since On account of an order is
gei By him confining to the barracks
he marines on duty on the island,
Ealing the production of evidence as
% the parties involved in the theft of
luantity Of whiskey a subsequent
ar3sr was issued by the Governor in
gh.gh ne applauded the promptitude
! Win which evidence in regard to the
5agieaders had been produced. The
Ten Implicated were tried by court
partial on charges of INSTRUMENTATION
Ehea the confinement order was is
| 9ed seyenty-ffve marines fed to the in
sjor Of the island, but all but two
Tsge soon captured
II an interview accorded an Adver-
lser representative yesterday, Com
laader Schroeder said:
Guam is an interesting little island
ls now, owing to the fact that it is
tie St Helena of the United States.
The FilipinOs who were banished from
as Philippines to Guam are getting
Dong as well as could be expected un-
Z. the circumstances. They are pris-
'sers 5f war and naturally are treated
Is slch They are under constant sur
5elance and restraint is daily exercis-
q over their persons. They have op-'
NrtUnities for obtaining exercise, but
az Kept within an enclosed space.
Among their number are men who led
Filipino armies, lawyers and members
The civil government established by
4g1naldo. Mabina, the brains of the
lsa7 1ction, who was Aguina1do's war
seFeJsry is confined there. General
~ del Pillar, one OF the most active
2'a7gent leaders, is also on the island.
'ae length Of their Imprisonment de-
-alS upon the early termination or
he struggle in the Philippines.
AS TO improvements in the harbor
= san Luis dApra, the Government IS
establish naval station which will
s'GeF De on the Island of Orote or on
'elsfas. 1t IS essential that II be To-
@sTo as near the deep water of the
-4foor as possible. Vessels at present
-'+ 70 lie out about two and half
'hree miles from the end of the
,-~I which has been projected into
E aaToor. The only means of quick
-a'sportatiOn between vessels and the
,a4Fi IS by launches. and even with
S7 me nature Of the reefs makes 1t
-.ssrous work. The reefs are jagged
-~i even at high tide when near the
--'le there is not enough depth for the
.-1eaes OF course there is not enough
1-''neTce with Guam to make it abso-
- necessary that a channel be
''eagsi out.
nave made request for q teacher
!. = sent to Agana, the principal town
r,.' ouaFn' where the Governors head
'-@''eTs are established. The school
Is at present occupied as bar
a. oat l desire TO have il used for
is'haI purpose IL a teacher can be
ued' All the naval and military
>. sAS are built of solid masonry and
,,s are comfortably housed. / have
a.. point 10 give the men extra
.,s 'lSi1e Of their duties as marines
ana sslofs' az the climate is Ianguid
~ me men become enervated unless
49,, work 20 do. During the middle
Gay no one is supposed to per-
gi-. any duties whatever The disci-
ia -.lohg the men is now good and
I, 1'lent Of which much was made
81. He"spapers was closed long ago
good results.
a., ,1T Goyesnor's palace? Well. that
Ia .-N1 about thirteen years ago for
s,rr.,.. r-''sh Governor It is a very fine
an,,- solid and spacious, and very
as oie, according to the tastes of
A. a'srhor who built it. I have had
5a,b,,,.' -e@nlzed by the addition of
L rs ana other conveniences which
T5s''ean T5aI naturally takes to.
ID BUSINESS on the island is limited
aras s'eater part Of the money there
IL though the garrison and from
;ssis, hment, which is spent in
''r labor and in the construc-