The Colfax chronicle., 1904-08-06

Senator Teal Secs the Fillipjnos.
st. L0uis. Mo-. July 81, 1904.
Editor Collar Chronicle:
Having teen asked by 90 many to
write and tell them something about
the Fair / have concluded to write
your paper. To paRs over my trip
here, which, enjoyed, especially after
/ got into northern Arkansas and
Missouri, which ID very picturesque,
with it's mountainous scenery and
big tunnels l am impressed with
one thing. and that is after 20 or .
miles out Of st. Louis, the country
looks about the same AZ Il did when
1 rode cattle trains over It In 1874.
But l forgot. | nm to talk about
the fair. Don't stop In the city, but
come out here where It is cool and
shady. the houses all large, of mod
ern architecture and made of brick.
The country a little hilly, the houses
set back from the streets and the
grounds are terraced. The houses
stand only one or two to the block,
and are by trees that give
the coolest shade. All have great
cellars that go quite q depth In the
ground and make a fine foundation.
These hills rise higher az you approach
the locality Of the fair. and have been
used to splendid effect by the archi-
tect of these grounds In forming his
lagoOns, etc., for the PHILIPPINE reser-
walton. This reservation includes
about 80 acres, divided by bambo
cane fences into separate grounds,
hos,n vvOv, And tho N q fAovSc 1u. n N that's
prlmative customs and dress. num-
bering some nine tribes OF 100 people.
In this article it II sufficient to divide
are OF Maylay extraction, about the
size and build Of our Creoles at home.
They are bright, fond Of the study OF
have artistic tastes, are fond of music,
ful articles and fabrics. They live
can govern Themselves, judging by
next to the MorOs or MindaneOs.
They are a coast or sea faring people,
among whom were pirates. These
are the people that gave Spain 80
much trouble, and they will have to
OC CtC<StCu WIFI huUCu CdtO Ut lucy
will give us the same. Aboy IL years
old In conversation with me said they
liked the Americans better than they
did the Spaniards, yet he says the
Americans have treated us as Il we
were children. They use as ~ they
like Though welll. yet they promise
us nothing. We don't know whether
we are to he serfs or citizens. Some
one standing by me said why don't
you assert yourselves. answered
because 1t would do no good, that
they had tried 1t already. and sug-
gested that they follow the advice OF
those In authority and fear no evil.
He gave disdainful little laugh.
asked what do you want, to be ad-
mitted as State? He said, no.
said then. your liberty, and we pro-
tectorate? He said, yes. / told him
l felt he was talking too much for his
peoples good. That we want to ed
ucate them, inject our customs and
make them love US, that we would
never surrender the country, that we
were ecOmmercialists and needed their
Islands as q base Of supply to the
Orient. They are Of the highest in
teilect, dress neatly and are clean,
have a good church and priest on the
grounds. They have a little baby IL
days old that they are going to
christen to-day In their own way. 1
won't go to see 1t, a. must write to
wife as well this scribble to you.
We cross q rustic bambO bridge
and go through gate that is partly
opened butclosely guarded by man.
A quarter Is the passport You step
into a mountain scence where the
people are cOpper-cOlOred, speaking
Spanish. not large but very muscular
and stout. They are NJ bright as
they can be and all are trying to
learn English. They go without
clothing, only the little breech cloth,
~ they do at home. Here the au-
thorities make their women wear a
piece Of calico wrapped about their
l0Ins and lower body. They work
metals and copper well and are the
miners os the country. They are the
people you have read Of a. being 90
fond Of dog flesh. Among them are
head hunters. With all their bright
ness It will be q long time before they
are capable of self government.
We cross another mountain gorge
and come to the Negritoes, which are
the abOriginees Of the islands, and
were driven into the MOUNTAINS n hen
they were taken charge Of by the
Maylayan pirates several centuries
ago. They resemble our cOrnfIeld ne
groes, except they are much smaller.
l 1On't believe they are as intelligent
as the better class Of our homo ne
grOes, but they are good natured and
kind hearted. They say they need
nothing In their mountain homes. II
the good Americans will only protect
them from the other tribes OF the L.
land. Sincerely. C. H. TEAL.
Taken Win CEamps.
VIM. Kirmse. . member Of the bridge
gang working near Littieport was taken