Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-27
ARE INSURGENTS
STILL AT HEART
Former WilmingtOnian'S
Opinion Of FilipinOS
SOLDIERS ARE IN CONTROL
Country PaCi6ed Because The Natives
Have No Weapons and Are
Afraid Of Army

Raymond DuHadway, formerly OF
Wilmington. who has accepted a gov
ernment position as a teacher in the
Philippines, has written an interesting
letter to his brother. Louis DuHadway,
OF this city. He is stationed In Taguy,
Province OF Rigal, Manila. In his let
ter. he says;
am now in my new bailiwick in
this place. AS ! wrote you a few days
ago, Dr. Barrows has changed my resi-
dence TO this place. and II Is the finest
on the Island. DIR. Barrows called three
OF US into his office on Saturday and
assigned us to places close together.
MT Huber. OF Chicago, was assigned TO
Pasig. the capital OF the province. We
all came up on the government launch
TO Pasig, which Is only three miles
from here | came after acting as in
terpreter for Mr.. Huber II had not
been along | don't know what he would
have done. He could not have talked
with the presidente about securing a
house. lie is one of the class who did
not consider Il necessary TO study
Spanish. and rather made fun OF our
efforts. Some OF them used 20 say on
the boat that we would have to learn
all over again, etc. | was surprised
at their notions OF llnEuistry. Now
am sure they will wish many times
.hey had improved their opportunities.
As IT is they will have TO use a sort Of
pigeon Spanish. which is neither FISH
nor nesh. as Wu Ting Fang once said
in Philadelphia.
Tagalo Is the real language OF this
Island. Even the Manila natives all
speak Tagalo. l have already learned
some Tagalo.
Well. / came over here, met Lieu
tenant Firth. and am now living with
him. l sleep here In this large hall
with him. and dine with him and the
doctor. We three are having things just
fright. He tod me ne would get what
ever ] want from the quartermaster
and commissary. a horse TO use when
ever ] want It. etc. Any time / want
anything brought from Manila he will
send a wagon down after II. He has
Just given me a blank with his sigma
ture so that l can get what want in
exceptionally fine man. We have all
the best canned goods from the States
in fact. we have tip-top fare. We have
cream which is just as good and as
cheap as fresh cream. We have canned
corn, peas. asparagus, tomatoes, fruit,
pickles. olives, etc. This fare costs
about 500 a month, and the house rent
Is nothing.
! had my schools started to-day
had about twenty here, and about thirty
at Pateros. which is only a mile from
here. ! am told l have about 10000
people in my district All my pupils
are aspirants who hope to become
teachers. | am mEch pleased with
them. Some OF them have studied in
Manila a month. and know surprising
! ly much OF English think It will be
very easy to teach them. They learn
very quickly, and their pronunciation
iis all right
/ have Just been watching the native
priest in his black robe going into the
church opposite here He uses new
lnipa house since he was elected from
this one by the soldiers. In every town
the church property is worth more
than all the rest OF the town. This
budding was a monastery. and has been
appropriated by the soldiers as their
barracks and general headquarters. The
soldiers always take the best buildings
in the town. You would be interested
! in these buildings. suppose they are
like those OF Martin Luthers time. One
end of the building is an assembly room
or large chapel, or cathedral, and the
other part was occupied by the Span
ish monks.
have been over at Pasig to spend
the day. No church for us here, It
would seem. do not think there is
Protestant worship short Of Manila.
About z o'clock the people began to
come 10 mass. The church is right
across the street from us. II was an
interesting sight to see the native wo-
men dressed in the bright colora which
are so popular here. They usually wear
a white waist, a red skirt, and a black
overskirt. which is not so long as the
red one by a foot or so. They are fond
of wearing wells, also, usually white
or black. The church was so crowded
that many were obliged to remain out
side. The men are not so much church
igoers as the women it seems.
After service went over to Pasig and
spent the day with Mr.. Huber, of Chi
cago, teacher at Pasig, and Mr.. Blear-
dale Of Los Angeles, teacher at Mere
quina; three miles from Pasig, which
I is about three miles from here. We
spent the day discussing the situation.
/ But first Of all. we went over to the
telegraph office and talked with the
ltelegrapher and the collector of taxes
there. The telegrapher, Mr. Bittner,
comes from Pittsburg. and the other
man. Mr.. Ryan. from Albany, n Y
The latter is quite an interesting talk
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