Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

began to be diverted southwark early In
1893 by the report that 10 small Spanish
warships We're anchored there, ana hau
been deserted by their crews who had
gone 10 Spain. To find military COM
mander who was free to undertake. a
southern expedition into the Moro
country became a problem at headquar-
tors. General Wheaton was appointed
to the task. and relieved because 1ight-
ing stiffened in northern Luzon, Gen.
King was apportioned the opportunity
and i'll health caused his return to Am
erica. Then it was passed to General
John c. Bates, who carried ii forward
until the death of General Lawton in
skirmish near Manila abruptly called
him from II to take Ahc promotion
which Lawton's death brought to the
next in line of ascendenCy
MEAGER INFORMATION.
All that the American government
at its Manila headquarters knew of
the south country was the information
contained in certain reports and docu
ments in the archives OF the Spanish
government. These consisted of a.
pamphlet by Il Spanish army officer, q.
number of reports by Spanish priests
who had sought to convert the natives
in vain, and reports by the officers who
had, served there and had their forces
emaciated by disease while trailing
an elusive and always vigilant enemy
through low lying swamps and through
almost impossible jungles.
This data was briefly that degrees
and 20 minutes north of the equator
lay great island. on which the Span
iards hAd never made more than n su-
perilcial impression. In its FIVE princl-
pal hays pirates had formerly lived. of
the most bloodthirsty character, max
ing expeditions TO the north every year
in pursuit of Christian slaves and
priest hostages for whom large ran
SONS had bccn demanded. Only by IL
| decade of hard work with n swift fleet
| Of small warships had the Spanish
| government stopped these plratical ex-
| petitions, and this not until 1887.
LAKE WHERE BOATS WE'RE SUNK
As sort of Mississippi river drain
| ing the greatest and richest valley was
| the pulangui. manageable for 10 kilom-
| etsrs and having q total length of 4Sj
| kilometerS. Lake Lanao in the interior
| was surrounded by tribes OF powerful
| MOros,and here 1t was that the Fifteenth
| was Afterwards to take up It's station
and raise sunkeu Spanish boats. a rec
ord of whose whereabouts was secured
by the writer from Spanish officers In
| Manila who had been present at Their
| sinking, The lake had i50 square XII
lQmeleis OF surface, and was fed by
| smaller lakes OF some size in tho
| rainy season,
10 people accustomed To thinking ol
the Philippines ms inhabited by one tiib,
OF natives" the population of MindunnC
| Is poser. In one afternoons walk
| from DaYao on the south coast inland
| the writer on July IL. 1900 passed. a
! dozen different ''Hnchcrius," each in.
habitcd by n tribe speaking q different
language from ita nelghbors and hay,
Ing no intercourse with them except BIS
| . 90 la,st.s .
relatives la knife designing rho Jc-
suite priests who wrote most about The
island gave It's population as l9i,3l'
| Zamboanguenos as Nisayas. profesSina
| Christianity. and 100000 mountainoers
knowing no religion. divided into q
different tribes, possessing such Gu,
phoneous names as Los Manobos, Loo
| Mandayas, Los lsagabos. Los Manguan.
gas Los Sangulles. los Csllibuganos, OF
Los Yncanes. Besides these thcrc
We're the principal Inhabitants. the
fierce Moros " the coast line, totalinq
100000 souls,
DEWEY ENDED IT.
Spanish trouble In the Sulu country
began early aud knew no ondinr m
Dewey fired upon MonlOjO and brought
an end 10 Il In a lowering flag. In 1877
the Spaniards fought with the Sulus
and this was AZ years before the pil.
| grim fathers lhNuNN ~ ilYlnouln ROCK
In 1889 the Spaniards were buildlnr
forts along the shores Of Mindlnao, and
avon ON Lake lanao. In 1868 the ear,
rison sped north as fast as sail could
| carry them to repel tho Chinese pirate
| ko-Sanr from Manila, Weakenoe
through tho spanish war with Holland
Ko-Seng was bad chinaman who's
explolts have never yet been sung In
fable or song as they deserve, ana n
was not until lli I, mat ne spaniardi
10 Inc south. after lao started his cam.
uaiEns against Manila. IN 1860 the hrs
pitched baltic occurred In Mlndinae
With the idea OF war Of conquest