The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
AtcN. HE population of the PM
q To census inst completed
I Il E'ander BrIg. Gem \,
~sx0Hzp Sanger. is T,G35,426, or

rH0NR Sanger, Us sOoo'4NN' "
which G4T,T4O are classified as WIZ
and uncivilzed, although not without
some knowledge of the domestic arts
This is the first accurate and com
plete enumeration OF the tilipinos
ever made, those undertaken by the
Spanish authorities being largely estl-
mates. 1t was taken by the Philip
pine. Census Bureau. which was or
ganized by General Sanger.
The enmerators, employed were
mostly natives. rhe schedules were
translated. Transcribed and tabuated
by the United States Census Office in
Washington.
General Sanger's report gives the
population of the Philippines by isl
ands. provinces, municipalities and
barrios. 1t is classified also by tribes
and religions. ,
The tables give separate enumera-
tions for 343 islands which bear
names. and many others are grouped
together unnamed The most populous
island is Luzon. which contains total
of 3,79S,507. OF which 223,50G are elias
sified as wild Paray is next in popu-
lation with 743.GIG. Of which 1883
are wild: Cebu. third. with 500, 247, all
civilized, and Mindanao is fourth, with
1904. of which 252,040 are wild,
Jolo, with 44,T1S inhabitants, contains
only 1870 who are civilized and the
province Of Cotabato, with l25,S15
people, has but 2Sl3 civilized.
The city Of Manila contains 2lo,02S
inhabitants. which includes 1901 who
reside on vessels in the harbor. while
l14G0 live in the limits Of the city
walls.
General Sanger says the aborignes
of the Philippines are believed 10 be
the Negritos, of which $4,000 still re-
main. They are distributed over many
of the different provinces and live IN
a primitive state, having no fixed
'habitations or occupations. but wander
about in the forests, living on such
food as they can find. They are very
short in stature, the males averaging
only four feet ten inches and the fe-
males even less. Their color is black,
their hair wOoley and bushy, and
their toes are remarkably prehenslle.
they using them almost as well as
Singers.
These people, says the report, prob.
ably approach as nearly to the con-
ception of primitive man as any people
thus far discovered Their origin is
shrouded in obscurity. but from the
fact that similar types are found I'm
the Malay peninsula and on the
islands In the Bay of Bengal. II is con.
cluded they once occupied the entire
Malay archipelago.
OF the other wild tribes in the
Islands the most important are the
lgorotes, in northern Luzon. who are
divided into several branches. with
different names. One Of these
branches, inhabitng the sub province
OF Bontoc. are said to be the most
Famous of head hunters. Another
curious tribe of head hunters is the
loilao, sometimes called Ilongot. in
the province of Isabella, while IN
MlndanaO are seventeen wild tribes.
nearly all Of which have the beliefs
and customs Of savages. They not
only take the heads Of vanQuished
enemies, but their hands and hearts
as well, and offer human sacrifices 70
their delties.
The report divides the civilized
Fllipinos into eight tribes. the BIcoI.
Cagayan, llocano, Pampangan. Pan
eastman, TagalOg, Visayan and Zam-
balan. the most numerous of which is
the Visayan. While the great mass of
the people are Malays. and had COM
mon origin, there is a difference in
their written and spoken languages.
uut not much In their customs For
such progress as they had made they
are indebted, says the report. some
what TO the Chinese. with whom, they
came In contact hundreds Of years AGO.
before the arrival Of the Spanish. and
since then TO the religious orders
winch had contributed largely to their
civilization and education,
The archipelago was divided into
nve dioceses and TAG regular parishes,
100 mission parishes aud 116 missions
commissioning the inestlmable SER
vices rendered by the friars, the re.
port says, they succeeded in exciting
the bitter antagOnlsm of the Filininos
which was beyond question a mower.
ful inventive to the revolution of 1880
Now, that the frlars land question has
oeen settled 1t is probable. SAYS Gen.
eral Sanger, that the Roman Catholic
clergy will substitute large number