Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10

official staff in the Philippines en-
gagged in valuable work in the study
~ of the insular problems and the
adjustment of affairs is Mr.. John
Lee Chapman, who is very well known in
Washington and Maryland. Mr.. Chapmans
father was for six years, during the civil
war period, mayor of Baltimore and was
tlso president of the Western Maryland
railroad. On the Blue Ridge Summit, Md,
where the elder Chapman was a large
owner, an impressive stone mansion is now
standing in his memory, called Char man
Manor.
The younger Chapman went out to the
Philippines a few years ago with a letter of
Introduction to Gov. Taft from Mr. Charles
]. Bonaparte, now Secretary of the Navy.
Gov Taft at once appointed him to posi-
ton on his civil staff, and he has served
so successfully that he was recently pro-
NOTED. He is a graduate of Harvard,
lawyer and is well qualified to engage in
the difficult task of insular administration.
A letter was lately received from him by
his aunt, Mrs. l.. A Crandal of this city
which attests to his active interest in the
work in the islands and wildly describes
VISIT made by him to Moro sultan. EX-
tracts from this letter will be of interest
to all who follow the news from the archi-
pelago, and will be especially entertaining
to Mr. Cha pman's many friends in Wash
ington. The letter is dated Marahui, Min
danao, June 30:
II had been considering for some time
the feasibility of going to live with some
Moro datto to aid me in learning Moro,
and finally decided to put the plan into
execution l learned that the Sultan Of
Bayabao had never had the American
troops out against him. also that he was
an important headman, and altogether an
eligible datto with whom to make trial
When the sultan was asked to look out for
me he answered. with smile, Will l take
care of him? Absurd. Would I protect
my SOM
I'VE left Marahui at noon a week ago
today, but not till after Bayabao had made
plain with some difficulty that he wished
a gift of can of kerosene. l had already
bought soap, cigarettes. plug tobacco and
matches and had difficulty In understanding
his request. But he persisted, and one Of
his wives. who was with him. ardently
aided him, and l finally understood and
saw 1t was up to me, in the interest of a
good beginning and an Of good feeling
to do something, so the sultan and climbed
up the hill from the lake to the .,earest
Chinese store and he got the kerosene.
I'VE started, tho lady in the place Of
honor. Bayabao reclining at her feet and I
squatted on my blankets near Bayabao,
and SO on, in degree of rank and import
ance, down to a small serving girl who sat
apart at the bow of the boat. When we
got out toward the middle of the lake the
boatmen sang sort of boating song, keep
Ing the stroke In time with the cadence of
the song, singing it faster and faster. till
they sent the vinta through the water at a
very good speed. When they had reached
this high speed they would stop rowing
and drift with the wind till the next i'm
pulse to sing and row seized them. They
did this several times.
I'VE went up the Taraca FLYER, possibly
three miles and landed at of Baya-
bao's houses. Bayabao stretched out his
arms and, pointing toward the fields on
both sides, said: Toto toto Bayabao.'
He did this several times during the next
day 1 suppose he thought by that time 1
had been sufficiently impressed with his
Importance, for after that he stopped it.