The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-14

approach Ia accuracy now acct sslb!e..
OF the population OF the Philippines
random estimates have been put forward
by numerous writers, ranging from $780,
600 10 500. 900 aud even iOoOO,Jto i.habit-
ante. A report made 10y local officials IN
isiO a report regarded H. thea trust worthy
10y the compiler Of this work, put the total
at 3,0s8,03l. A computation based in 1850
on reports from IN" parish priests raised
the Aggregate to $500 1853. \ civil ori-.!s
taken IN 1879 gave jjd7,dS5 a, the asErs-
gate, to which should hr added So. $50,
the estimated numD'r If iuiieIts, OF NON
Christians. Inc civil census, which IN
1857 was taken iAdrpeui"nt4y of In" tax
rolls or OF tn church records made he
total 1854 ~. An estimate founded on
the partial Cen-u- Of 1895 wa~ 6,20l ,330.
According to the GaIttt'rr before 10,
the tota population of the Philippine Is
lanCs al the pre- AT time ~ Ga'ou3 The
compiler il nIC.nI'i TO th.ak that the figures
rat her ana 'r~t at ~ IA ov'r~tht" The actual
number Of Inhabitants. civilized and Wild.
u irl'' InI'DDtD luasmuch rs the
III ldls aiv Obliged To return "A y, sta poll
L.. 10 tn Island government for each adult
enumerated, TINT IN" number accounted
for exceeded the actual enumeration.
A, 10 Id'.I. ilcu Gc'>, J. seem, that,
although tue iuhg .i.a.ts of the arcni-
ul4gn ar" kio"l 10y eikhty-iour tribal or
! cal hamr-, tlay may Ia q uuOlpgicilly
a < d uud II tau" ui-ti ~ rtc-S, to-wit
T . Neg Ito, IA" lndoa' sian "a d the Ma
,vaa. The y si'us are the earlier. if
not absolLi, " GhoriIi Ial, occupants of tho
entire i.~ul-. group They aye generally
supposed 10 have come from Now Guinea.
A. The am" Indicates. They are of small
size aGd black color. 1dry liv. IN the
muul tar forests, whittier they w"ra driven
back bv ll'rr invader Although t'ey a.o
not /. II we'd TO number al, : 'th"r wore than
2j,OUD. tney G.e SUB liv!i 4 under twenty
one tribal names. The lhdoJ"sian-, who
are Mother Neg itO- nor MI ~, are the
native nhalta - Of Mi.da.6p. ard are
cor fined to that island. MAer" they are
distributed undcr sixteen TIL al names,
Their aggregate numncr i computed at
2j2 2U. Their characteristics are con-
siderable height, great Muscular develop
menl, prominence Of the occIpl'ai region,
high forehead. auuilin" ro-" slightly curved,
wavy hair, abuuda It beard and light color,
The Nglavau race j. 10y far the largest
constituent of the population. II l. recog-
n2"d uHd"r forty seven tribal names and
is supposed 10 number ia the aggreR gate
5.899,in. In ~" order of numerical i'm
po.talc,, these t'iral Names RI "a fol-
lpws' N.avas. 20 go; THgiloES, $685.
go; Bcpi,, 5ls,l0J; llpCluo-, AL 200, Pau
gasi ans, 30i.jl1' Pampa 1gp>, 1919 ~;
Clglyals. 1890, and M'ros, lo).olo.
eyclu.iv, of those T. Ni.'a.9p.
limo part Of the ARCHIPELAGO Is the Malayan
race now found in pure state, it is ALWAYS
more or lass mixed with N'Iri'1s lndo-
ne-ians, Chinese, Japanese and lurop"ans.
From "A religious viewpoint IA" Philippine
Maay- may bn divii'l into three great
groups. Christian N1lavs, PAGAN NalayS
and Mohammrdan Malay or Mo"os. The
Christian MdlayS include Tagalogs, con-
centrated about Manila, and in some Of the
most highly civilized provinces 81 the
Philippines TO the number of about 500 90;
. l.N l.. 10. iF.l,l
Ambo-- amarines and part Of Iayabas,
he Nisayans. who, to the numb, r Of
2,5H,oO0. spread over the group of Islands
bearing VI" same name, and since
very early times. have been est ib.i-hirg
themselves ON the coast Of MlndanaI;
the Plmplnyos, the Pangasinap, and -
llocanos, who respectively inlahit tle
provinces Of PampInca. Pangasiuan and
lIocos. The Pa an Malay- are the tinar-
ron"S. who inhGbt the peninsula If Ca ~
arines the Iiuguldn"s, or tan g, VINO
live in Lcpanto ana Ahra. the lfugaos, whp
lnhab!t u cordiilera of the eastern Ca'a-
ballos; the Cataangar., who hive alouS
the eastern branch Of the RIVER liagan n
the Province of lS1u'ia de IuZou: and,
finally, the Manguian-. VINO iuhabli t.e
island Of MindOro. He Malay VI luan- .
medans ar" divided into several tubes,
a.. for example, those Norus who occupy
Sulu, Tawi-tlwi and Palawan ,Pa"aPuD
TO the number of $3.50. Sulu being tie
ppu'lcdl, religious ana tblilnritlal '"ul't
of all the Moro; the Moro- If the Rio
Granie, Linao LAX" and Hama bay IN
Mhdanao, about 2OO,Vn. the Moros living
along the Gulf If Davao, who have an adj
mixture Of ludou"s ian blood; IL" Saugrliirs,
who occupy strip along tie southern
coast of Mndanao from tulup To the Cuff
of Sarangani: IA" Luttnga-. VINO inhablt
the little island Of Olutanga; the taiiDu-
gans. who are found in small groups along
the shore of the Iiu,f of SiDuSusy; to q.
= mae~-Laut, VINO inlaDit the coast region
of Basilan; and, lastly, the lacaae-, who
occupy IN. interior of that island We
should here note that tn" MOros have
fairly well-organlled governmental system,
whereas none Of the Pagan Malayan peoples
has tribal government. Slavery in the
Philippines Is not confined 10 the Moros.
hut is common among the wild lad onesian
tlib'S i'll the interior # Minddnao, and
among the wild Malayans in northern
LuzOn.
\ word should be said about the Mesti2os
and Chinese The tLioI,an Mc-tigos
are, as the name implies, the product of
between natives and LuIo-
p'ans, principally SIaniards. Their NUM-
Der has been coat lndduy decreasing since
the beginning Of Spanish ComInal ion.
They are to To- iounu in all parts Of tho
which have been rcaChtd by
European commerce, but they az" artiou-
larry mum, Ious at Manila and IN its vi
Clulty. a. we'd "a i'll the NartoOs PROVINCIAL
CAP i.l, and more inn ,rtaLt toy -. 1he
number OF chi Iese Ia the rhi.iI pines was
computed in 1887 at 1886. In the follow
ing year an 81 ort vas made TO exclude
the Chinese, but II fail, d. IN Sept. 1895,
the Chinese Exclusion acl Of the United
states vas made operative in the Philip
pines, and since that time only former
residents ana the exempt classes have he, n
admitted. nder these conuil ions, how
ever, from Jan. !. 1880, to May 81, 1901,
Upwards of - 1895 Chinese were permitted
TO land, As, during the same term Of two
years and five months, % ,65s hinese de-
parted, there vas a net increase of 4,O?a
for the period, The SChurinan Commission
of Invest cation computed the number of
Chinese in the archipelago in 1899 at 10000,
but recent census of Manila CreLits that
city alone with Chinese population Of
more than $1,000. The Chinese estaD-
lshed themselves in the country originally
as invaders, and later, as merchants and
traders. Comparatively few Chinese
women com" to the islands, and, cupse-
quently, many Chinese marry Filipino
women, Their NJ '-tilo offspring are said
to he intelligent nut restless, schcming and
untrustworthy
The IuIgudscs spoken in the Philippine
archipelago are, first, the voruacular dil-
l"ct-; second, Spanish. and, third, Eigii,h.
Al prescott the las'-.amed toEgu' j. spoken
OILY by the Americans, FL glish All the
small uum'"r Of natives educated IN somc
I'll gliSl --11dh i'IC ClIlItrV 81 q. 10 Am,