Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22

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elected pope. gave the constabslary .
good deal OF trouble, but was finally
driven to cover and killed. In Samai
these murderous bands were most dif
ficult to destroy. The aid OF the mill
tary was for q long time necessary.
and sudden bolo attack OF one OF the
pulajan bands resulted on one occa
sion, when Capt. Connell and his com
pany of the Ninth infantry were at
tackled. In the destruction Of almost
the entire American force.
These ladrones. or pulajane bands In
Samar were the most difficult Of all to
exterminate. but after years Of unceas'
ing labor upon the part OF the civil
authorities, aided by the military
forces. Samar was at last cleaned up.
In this work OF pacifying Samar and
making the savage warlike bands rec
ognize that the laws must be obeyed,
Capt. George Curry. now governor oil
New Mexico. performed heroic deeds.
When he was called away from his
post In Samar by President Roosevelt,
to become governor of New Mexico, he
had the love and respect of all the ma
tives Of the island which he had helped
to bring to a condition or order and
peace.
in each of the municipalities Of the
islands there is to-day an organized
native police force, which is assisting
In maintaining order, and whose value
and efficiency is steadily increasing.
American school teachers and other
officials and citizens travel all over the
islands singly or In small groups with
almost perfect safety. Where q few
years ago armed bodies were neces'
sary In order to pass through q coun-
try, a single unarmed American can
now travel alone. One American some
time ago crossed Mindanao from Caga'
yam to Davao, and was aided and shell
tered by the various tribes he encoun'
tered in the interior.
In the mountain sections Of Luzon a
few head-hunters still remain among
the Igorote tribes, but their custom OF
taking heads has almost disappeared.
This practice arose from a fanatic be.
lief that the taking Of the head OF an
enemy or of one who was not q
friend, restored a sick relative or
friend TO good health.
In the Island of Luzon there are still
a few firearms in the hands Of the
criminals, but 1t is safe to say that an
unprotected American is just as Sc
cure in any part of the island as a
citizen would be in certain parts OF
the larger American cities.
American and European planters.
lumbermen and commercial men are
living all over the islands and in re-
mote parts with perfect security. 1t Is
not absolutely safe for small unarmed
parties to travel about the interior OF
Samar and Leyte, as there are few
outlaws infesting those sections. In
Mindanao the fanatic Moro is encoun-
tered. but aside from a small section
around Lake Lanao and the interior OF
Jolo, the country is remarkably quiet
and safe. Many plantations are In op'
Grafton over the island, and especial
" around the Gulf of DavaO, enjoying
entire safety.
Each day strengthens the feeling OF
security in the remote sections, as 1t
is the policy Of the government to
fur Their extend its control over the
tribes, and establish outlying
stations in sparsely set
tied sections. In addition to this, the
remote sections are being constantly
patrolled by small detachmsnts OF con-
and local police. On &C
count OF the increased confidence
given to residents agricultural and in
dustrial pursuits are being gradually
extended to parts hitherto undevel'
oped.
Copyright, 1908, by Joseph B. Bowles)
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