The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24

WHITE
FATHER
GOVERNOR WRIGHT MAKES LAST,
ING #lMPREs ON THE SUI
TAN OF SuLU, WHO PAID
HIM A VISIT.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-The visi
of the Igorotes to this city recent
had its counterpart in the Philippine
his retinue to Manila, his first visit Il
that city under American occupation.
Mail adrices received here tell til,
interesting story. The Sultan HadI
Muhamad Jamalul Kiram was accom-
panied by Hadji Dutu. his prime min
ister: Hadji Taib, minister Of war
! Hadjl Tahil. Judge; Hadji Muhamat
and Hadji Sail. secretaries; Hadji Alb
dullah, warrior; Aptahi, Moro; Alik
Malay cook of the Sultan, and Jubdani
and Dub Dub. servants.
| He had an escort of honor led by
Major H. L. Scott, Fourteenth Cavalry,
governor of Sulu district. The party
landed without ceremony. There was
no blare of trumpets. no clashing of
cymbals or blatant sounds from gor.
geously uniformed satraps as those
who saw George AIDES famous comic
opera might suppose. There was not
even salute from the fort or the men
of war anchored at Cavite.
The uniform of the Sultan was gor.
geous, sighting no color from the
rainbow. The Sultan himself nearly
staggered under his load Of gold braid.
Dub Dub wore four magnificent pearls
on his fingers of purest rays. The pur-
pose of the visit was to talk over with
Governor Wright the su1tan's exact
status since the abrogation of the
Bates treaty, which divorces him from
the generous monthly stipend thereto
fore allowed by the civil administra-
ton. Major Scott, moreover, through
his appointment as governor OF the
Sulu Archipelago, has relieved Hadji
Muhamad of his official powers, al.
though there was some hard fighting
before this was accomplished. Major
Scott bears the marks of many en-
counters, both hands being minus
finger and otherwise frightfulIy dis
figured. The last opposition was re.
moved when Dato Hasm and his fol-
lowers were killed.
The Sultan came to talk to the Phil
ippines commissioners about pen
sion; also about slavery. po1ygamy, in
heritance and land laws. The entire
party called on Governor Wright. Vis-
its were made to the botanical garden
and the band concert on the Lunet.
The beautiful American women i'm
pressed the Sultan deeply. Through
his prime minister he extended invita-
tions to all of them to visit JoIo.
The commissioners assured him on
one point, to wit: That his title as
head of all the Mohammedans in the
r. iro 1af ~, y
toned or contested. To show his aD-
probation the Sultan conferred ON |
Governor Wright the title Of the Great
White Father of all the Mohammedans
in the Philippine Islands. He told |
them that when the Bates treaty was
signed he declared that the President |
1T Washington was No. White Father
and when General Wood arrived in the
Sulu group he was given the rank Of |
NO. White Father. But now that ne
lad met Governor Wright he placed
him as the most exalted White Father
If them ALL
Allah II Allah Wright" he said, "by
ny undying belief in Mahomet, Muha-
mad. kiram, Sultan of all the Sulu
archipelago, do declare you to be my
treat White Father L
The question Of pension was left
pen, although the Sultan pleaded for
. liberal allowance. as it was his de-
ire to outshine his brother Sultans Of
ohore, Perak, Java and Sarawak, who
re literally subsidized by the British
nd Dutch governments that they r
night not be able to look at him dis I
ainfully {
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