The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
The FALL OF ST. ANA
An Initiative Filipino Who Tried to
Do the Proper Social
q Thing.
He Was Arrayed in a Dress Suit,
., but Went Against" the
" Frappe. se
From The Journal Bureau Room Is, Post Build
ing, Washington ~.

From The Journal Bureau, Room 49, Post Build.
ing, Washington.
:. washington, Jan. 31.-Captain Fred W.
Ialmer OF, Brooklyn. Jackson county
shlch. arrived in Washington few days
ago direct from the Philippines where
for the past three years and half he
was an army surgeon. Captain Palmer
served on the medical staff of the Thirty
thlrd Michigan, during the Santiago cam
palsn in 1898 In the Philippines he was
stationed at different posts from Manila
70 MlndanaO his last detail being at
Nueva Caceres, the largest town in south
ern Luzon, and brigade headquarters for
the Camarines provinces. He is not now
In the service. Speaking to-day of pres
ent conditions in the Philippines, Captain
Palmer said: ~
There isn't a single vestise of the old
1nsurgent organization left in the archi-
pelago. Agunaldo lives in Manila with
MS family and he attracts no more atten-
ton than thousands of other residents
Were it not for the ladroncs an Ameri-
can could travel unarmed and without
escort almost anywhere in the islands.
Ladrones are. suppose. the natural OUT
growth Of the insurrection. They will
rob anybody, and it's their oriental ma :
ture to Kill women and children with the
same cruel indifference that they will kill
men.
The people everywhere. except the
i
lean rule. Governor Taft's name is a
household word with them. 1t is no exag-
geration to say that there is no other liv-
Ing white man in whom the Filipinos have
the implicit confidence that they feel
for Governor Taft. A very general feel
Ing prevails that he is their friend
THE Fiipinos arc ma turally an mita =
tive people and some of the things they
do in what they suppose is the American
way are amusing. Nueva Caceres. for
instance which has population of about
10000, and is situated in rich rice and
hemp district has for presidente a Fill
pino nearly 60 years old. His name is
Faustinc st. Ana. General Fred Grant
had his headqua rtcrs in this town and
shortly before leaving for the United
States the preSldente save reception in
the city hall which was about the swell
est function the town ever saw. and
which was attended by all the army Off
GERS and their wives and about 500 others.
The presidente had ordered from Manila
the best foods to be had there and also
many cases of champa gne. For the first
time in his life he was airayed in dress
suit with patent lea theirs silk hat and all.
His daughter who has been educated in
p convent, and speaks Spanish like Cas-
lillian. was the hostess.
1.-THE presidente stood at the door to
greet each person he entered Every
man and group Of men he escorted to a
american social customs required that
The host shOnld take a drink every time
one Of his guests did, he undertook to
do so.
The reception was not more than half
over before he had more than he could
carry. and then he discarded his dress
coat and pulled his shirt so that it was
all outside his trousers. like the Filipino
lower and middle class handles wear it
when on dress parade. He insisted on
dancing, and his daughter finally had to
send papa home. She did the honors very
graciously for the balance of the even
ing.
slqf&Next day the presidents was inquir
ing how American hosts when they were
giving big receptions stood up and drank
every time a guest was thirsty. He was
delighted to learn from officer that
in the United States it wasn't considered
discourteous to simply show d guest the
refreshments and let him drink alone
At the following reception the presidente
followed this advice. In fact. he didn't
drink anything. He said it was a relief
to- know that he could be a good Ameri-
can without drinking and eating every
thing he provided for his guests
w w. Jermane.