The Washington herald., 1909-08-12
AT THE HOTELS.

the Island OF MindanaO. in the Philip
pines, according to II. NJ Welladay. su-
perintendent Of a sugar plantation on
Negros Island. He was formerly CT At
lanta, Ga, and Is back in this country on
a visit
"A couple OF years age" said Mr..
wel!aday. who is at the shorehan. Il
made a trip from Negros Island 10 Min
danao. I paid the Mestizo captain Of
trading lorcha, or schooner. with a na-
tice crew 20 take me along. We coasted
along the north shore. which Is prac-
tlcally unsurveyed The most accurate
survey that has been made up to the
present time was done by the officers or
United States gunboats IN the Philippine
campaign after the capture Of Manila.
But the other maps are very haphqzard.
For instance, the one we had with US
showed the shore line between a certain
pair Of headlands 10 be practically
straight, while as matter Of fact Il
was IN the form Of semi-circle. the
middle Of which fell so far back that the
coast was hardly visible from our lorcha.
In this bay. which was between Mis-
anlis and Cagayan. there was an un-
usual accumulation Of hardwood logs OF
valuable character, principally molave.
The shore line presented the appearance
Of great disrupted log raft. on which
a traveller could walk for miles on step
ping stones OF huge tree trunks without
putting his foot 20 earth. The natives
make use OF this deposit for the manu-
facture by primitive methods Of char
coal, which they dispose Of in trade to
/ the small vessels, such as the one on
which ! Travelled. which occasionally
drop in for that purpose. These drift
I logs contain some of the most valuable
hardwood known. and If an economical
method could be found OF transporting
them 70 Manila and shipping them. the
investment would be a highly profitable
one.
AT Misamis heard OF a territory lying
/ IN the mountains about forty miles inland
which was regarded with terror and
/ scrupulously avoided by all the natives.
So far as IS known, Il has never been
1 lrtebigently exploited. The natives speak
Of springs or boiling hot water and foam
I ing fountains bursting unexpectedly from
! the ground-of strange sights and strange
noises. The possibility suggests itself
/ that the place is an eastern edition OF
our national park in the Yellowstone.
Il saw a former soldier OF the Forty
\ fourth Regiment OF United States vol
unteers who had been prospecting in the
Moro country inland from Cagayan since
his discharge from the United States
/ service. He had for years been the only
white man within an area OF many hun
dreds OF miles, and had found the natives
thievish. but not malicious. He had To-
Gated numerous mining claims. and
showed me sample OF high-grade gold
ore but he had no funds for the proper
working of any Of his claims.
The voyage I took in the months II
December and January had the charac-
ter OF a most carefully selected yachting
cruise. The sea was consistently quiet
rufileo- only by the refreshing northeast
monsoon"
Sometimes I feel sorry for these dap
per young army officers when see them
stuck away ln some hopeless corner Of
the country" said A. B. Andrews. Of
/ Chicago. at the New Willard yesterday
'T was making the trip through the Ye.-
lowstone Park a year or two ago. Nor
that that is a hopeless place. by any
means. but since the persons in the Park
are always either coming or going. IL
isn't the liveliest location in the world
for a man OF youth and good looks who
has 20 spend all his time there.
When we got 70 one OF the stopping
places o. TIE lire Of travel we noticed
| a tall lieutenant IN khaki uniform. with
pUttees and all the rest OF il whipping
a stream for trout. At about the same
time he noticed our party-undoubtedly
because one Of the girls in II. a cousin OF
mine, happened TO be unusually good
looking. From that moment Il was ali
OF. You could see with half an eve that
his solitude had got the better Of hir-,
and that he was sobbing for a pretty
face and bit OF lace.
When we went out 70 see the bears, he
was looking at the bears. too. When we
sat down 10 supper he was inadvertently
sitting across the table from Us. When
We danced in the main room Of the hotel
afterward he wanted 70 be introduced so
badly that his face had the expression Of
that fellow in the statue with all the
snakes wrapped around him. I really felt
sorry for him.
His dream faded in the morning. The
coach drove Up to the block, and we got
in IT, my cousin with US. The lieutenant
was leaning against a column Of the
porch few yards away savagely chew
ing the end OF a cigarette. The driver
cracked his whip the big coach numbered
forward down the road, and the deserted
officer. marooned in a wonaEless para
else, turned on his heel and made around
the corner Of the hotel in the direction Of
the buffet"
The hoodlun element in San Fran
cisco was one Of the worst things the
city had TO contend with in the years
just preceding the earthquake" said
George A. Avery. Of Los Angeles, at the
Raleigh last night. The tough element
had gradually grown into such power
that II acted as IL in unison. opposed both
TO good government and police enforce
ment. On picnics 10 points outside Of the
city, participated in by persons OF that
stripe, the cars in which the trip was
made sometimes returned with the win
dows smashed. and with the seats and
upholstering in a bad state OF disarray.
It was simply a spirit OF vandalism and
, rowdyisn which had grown 70 a point
where it was a grave public question
"On one occasion the troops and artil-
lery from the Presidio were set upon while
. parading on some holiday or other. and
! before quiet was restored several Of the
sun mounts we're badly wrecked. Later
Ss1. Funston was asked 70 let the troops
under him take part in another parade
He gave back a fat refusal. saying he
would not subject the soldiers and appa.
rstus of the government 10 the as yet
untamed mob.
Another instance Of the same hoodlum-