Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-20
READY FOR SURRENDER
Sincerity Of samar Insured
tos Doubted.
VILLAIN0Us LOOKING
ARE THE MEN WHO INHABIT
THAT ISLAND.
Wedding of December and May Graph
ically Described by Star
Correspondent.


| = GUNIAN, Samar, P. l., April 20 1902.
| This is the day set for the surrender of
all insurrectos on this beautiful but ac-
cursed island. The surrender is supposed
to take place near Catabalogan, which is on
the opposite side Of this island. 1 doubt
| very much their sincerity, but hope it will
| come to pass.
l understand there are over a thousand
congregated preparatory to surrender, and
that to ward off any treacherous movement
there will be large force Of our troops
present. Our commander has the Wounded
Knee and Balangiga massacres in mind, so
| that there will be no lack Of carefulness.
Since Lukban was caught the Instruction
| on this island has been on the wane, as they
had no leader competent to take his place.
He was a great organizer, and, like Agui-
naldo managed to be at a safe distance
from the firing line.
| This town is full of strangers today and
| orders have been given for the men to stay
in quarters and to have their rifles and
| ammunition always within reach. 1t is not
thought that any insurrectos will surrender
| here but it is possible that some may do
| so.
A Misunderstanding Lot.
do not like the looks of the men on this
| island. They are a MISUNDERSTANDING lot
and do not appear to be but small part
human. Some Of them have a strain Of
Spanish, and these are the persons who
manage affairs, peaceful and otherwise.
There is a Spaniard here now with a
schooner selling beer and wines. He was
formerly captain of insurrectos and gave
| himself up about a year ago. He is we'll
known here, and l hear many tales of his
| cruelty in the past. He wanted to ca pture
a pretty young woman for his mistress, and
she, being warned, ran for the mountains
and remained hidden for four days. When
the searching party found her she was
nearly dead from hunger, fright and cold
| 1t was miracle that they discovered her.
as she had sunk in buffalo wallow, expos
ing only her nose to breathe. She begged
her rescuers to kin her, as she thought they
were enemies. When she saw they were
friends she tainted, and for months was at
deaths door with fever. She manages a
little store here which is patroniZed solely
by Americans who swear by her. as she
has the features of some girls in the states
She says the Spaniard has not called on
| her, and if he does she is afraid that she
may do some thing rash.
December and May Welded.
! We had a marriage here last week in
high life that was a novelty. The bride
groom the lieutenant of police, who Is
the third highest official In the town. He is
about fifty years Of age, and has buried
three wives. He has seven children, his
| mother. The bride is fourteen years of age
| and does not look that old 1t looked to
| me as though a crime being committed
| when | witnessed the marriage.
! The festivities lasted for three days, and
| must have been expensive to the lieutenant
| She did not know anything but the ways
of child. 1t was not necessary to know
anything, as the man did not want to con-
| verse with her. She was young and tender
| and that was sufficient.
| The girl had no idea she to be mar
! ried until about ten days previous to the
| happy day. The lieutenant had noticed
her some time and finally came to the con-
| clusion that she would do, and he then
| told her mother about 1t. The mother in
| formed the girl that she was to be married
| on the 10th, mentioning the name of the
| bridegroom, and asked If she had any sug-
! gestions to make in regard to the bridal
| gown.
Early Morning Nuptials.
They were married at o'clock in the
morning, which is considered the SWEETEST
hour to perform such functions. Only the
wealthy and influential can enter wedlock
! at that hour, as they tell me the charge
of the priest is something awful. They
! whisper it among themselves. The poor
man gets married in the daytime, by
being saving of his earnings in less than
a year he can scrape enough to pay the
reasonable charges of the poor priest.
After the marriage of the lieutenant the
| procession formed outside the churCh. The
| bride went ahead accompanied by her
| mother. | felt sorry for the poor child. Her
| face was crimson and her eyes We're glued
| to the ground She would not permit her
! mother to take her arm and in some way
| managed to stumble along to the lieuten-
ants mouse, where the procession ended and
a ball began.
About fifty feet behind the bride and her
| mother came the owner, accompanied by
| the preSidente and vice presidente of the
town, these worthless being followed by the
Isl Perkins Band as the boys call it. 1t
was a sight, and I would like to have got
a snapshot, but the cameras here are all
ont of order.
The ball was grand affair. so they say;
| the grandest that ever happened here. The
| officers attended 1t In a body and probably
enjoyed it. No enlisted men attended.
| Many Of them had invitations, and would
like to have gone. but the officers were
there, and it could not be. The enlisted
| men are certainly out of luck here for en-
| dance, no matter how insignificant the af-
| fair Is. The men are now, In self-defense,
organizing weekly dance club, which the
| officers can attend If they desire.
The wedding ball was the first that some
| of the officers had witnessed over here, and
| humorous were the comments the next
morning. One lieutenant said what took
| his eye most was the young women remov-
! ing their shoes, after dancing, to rest their
feet. 1t was explained to him that these
girls also preferred to wear shoes too small
| for them, but they only tortured themselves
on Sundays and special fetes.
| There was one young lady that they all
wanted to dance with, because they said she
had American features. 1t was fierce con-
! test for this girl, hut one lieutenant took
the next chair to her and there he stayed
| The music had hardly begun before he had
! her arm and was premenading the room
He looked at his BROTHER officers and smiled,
but they smiled ne, not ip return
Cholera in Manila.
The cholera isa raging at present in Ma
Mia and we are quite, uneasy down here, as
all communication is shut off and we are
| in doubt as to our provisions and mall 1t
is impossible for Americans to live Off of
the country. All that we eat comes from
America or Europe. notice that the SUBJ
sistence department IS buying quite extern