The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15

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ENGLISH ADDRESS BY A MORO PUPIL.
Our next stop was at Zamboanga, the
most important port on the island and the
headquarters Of Gov. Wood. h harbor
at the city is not very we'll protected, but
there is a little bay about eight miles away
which affords both deep water and shelter
We found moro Americans at Zamboanga
than at any point outside Of Manila, nearly
all Of them being In the service Of the Gov
eminent. We visited W Moro schools
here and listened to an address OF welcome
In English delivered by one of the students.
DR.. Saleeby, an Armenian, Is the superin-
tendent OF schools In ~Zamboanga, and has
furnished a great deal Of information In
regard to the tradition, history and customs
of the Moros. He has also prepared primers
In Arabic for the Moros Of Mindanao and
the Sulu Islands.
Our tour Of the Islands ended at Jolo,
or rather at NAHUM, on the other side Of
the island. Jolo Is the chief seaport Of the
Sulus, AM. the Spanish alternated with the
natives in occupying the space within the
walled city.
A guard is still kept at the gate; and the
Moros are not allowed to remain within
the walls at night. They enter freely
during the day, but are required to leave
their weapons outside the gate.
There are only five Americans In Jolo
besides the Government officials; two Of
these keep restaurants, two have saloons
and the fifth has recently opened q photo
graph gallery.
THE SULTAN OF sULu.
Just outside OF the city walls there is a
Chinese villa ge (as there is also at Fam
boanga), the mercantile business being
largely in the hands Of the Chinese In both
of these towns. There are a number OF
Christian Flipinos at both Zamboanga and
Jolo.
The Sultan Of sulu used to live in Jolo
when the Spanish were not there, but dur
ing their occupancy Of the town and since
he has lived at NAHUM, on the opposite
shore, some ten miles distant. Major
Stafford, who L. In command Of the post
there In the absence OF Col. Scott, invited
the Sultan to come to Jolo on the day Of
our arrival, and be appeared promptly on
time.
So much has been written of him in tho
United States that the readers of these
articles may be interested IN a description
from life. He came on a pony, accom-
panied by a servant, who held over him
a large red umbrella, and followed by a
retinue Of dattos, head men and small boys.
A native band beat drums and tomtoms
as the procession moved along.
The Sultan himself was dressed IN modern
clothes, but all the rest wore the native dress
His single brea sted, long tailed blue broad
.ls.L enk ,-o ~ I,,tt0nal tN tho throot with
gold buttons, and his trousers were Of the
same material. He wore tan shoes and a
fez Of black and red, and carried a gold
headed ivory cane given him by the Philip
pine Commission upon his last visit to
Manila.
PoLYdAMY IN SUI
He is small Of stature, but compact in
build, and carries himself with dignity and
reserve. His teeth are black and he shares
with his countrymen a fondness for the
betel nut and tobacco. His Prime Minister,
Hail Butu, who accompanied him, speaks
more English than the Sultan, though the
latter is able to use a few words.
After a short call we all repaired to a hall
near by, where a spear dance had been
arranged, and we saw the natives, men and
women, go through native dances which in
some respects resemble those Of the Amen-
can Indian.
The next morning we crossed the island
under the protection Of q troop Of cavalry
and returned the Sultan's call. A few miles
from the trail stands o mountain where about
eighty Moros still refuse allegiance to our
Government.
THE SULTAN.
The Sultan lives in a nipa house, but has
a frame building covered with galvanized
iron (still unfnished> in which be receives
his guests. He sent for one of his wives (of
whom he has four he has three or four on
oubines, he does not know which, but these
are not included in the list Of wives.
The Prime Minister has four wives and
two ~concubines, and one Of the head men, at
whose house we stopped on the way, had
several wives. The Sultan said that the
wives were usually kept in separate houses,
but that his lived together in one house.
A sULTANA IN Red
The Sultana whom We saw was dressed
In silk, withtrousers Of red and white striped
satin, and wore high heeled shoes. She
had a strong face, one of the most intelligent
that we saw in Sulu. Both the Sultan and
dis WIG wore uldIlOIu duu pearl IluBS
AT u request the Sultan brought forth
his ornaments of diamonds and pearls and
exhibited his uniforms, heavy with gold
braid and buttons.
He is now drawing a salary Of about
5000 a year from the American Govern
ment for exerting his influence In our be-
half, and as o matter Of economy 1t might
be cheaper to put the dattos on the payroll
than to suppress them by force Of arms.
His salary, however, is probably due as
much 20 his being the head Of the Church
as to his fighting qualities.
We sailed from NAHUM to the Bornean
coast In order to take a steamer for Singa-
pore, and as we are studying oolonialism
it was probably fortunate that we did, for
we found a few foreigners developing
North Borneo with Chinese coolies, the
natives being lost sight Of entirely.
ENGLISH POLICY.
At Sandakan there are SO Englishmen, 2
Germans and 2 900 Chinese, but we searched
in vain for a native. In and about Kudat,
another Bornean port, there are 20 Euro