The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-14
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'kOHNluH'u iltI sNiNli idS'.'
laid down. II WAS provided that if Il
slave laid his hand upon "a free married
woman with any improper intention
he should be the property Of the wom-
ans husband. ana also that IL a free
uian laid his band upon married slave
s.onan ho should be fined 500. If the
slave woman Informed as TO the out
rage the fine WAS to he divided between
her and the state. but AZ II WAS de-
tcctcd by others the whole fine went
Ia the state.
Another clause in the code provides
as 10 THE sale of slaves and others as
Ia debt slavery. Among the latter
regulations was one that if man
could not pay his debts his family
should belong to tie debtor until paid.
but THAT this slavery could not last
more than three years. y third law
related to runaway slaves. and others
10 stolen slaves and crimes committed
bY slaves.
This code WAS turned down By our
government but IL shows that the
MoroS still regard slavery as divine
right, Notwithstanding their American
rulers
met many Of the dattos during IN!
STAY IN the Philippines, and / saw some.
: thing Of their wives and slaves. The
women are not yelled. as in other Mo-
haiu-.'t';,u couutrics. and both wives
ana alaves 20 about bar. faced was
told that datto was considered rich
according u the number OF slaves he
owned. ana that children were stolen
from other tribes to be kept as slaves.
Some az tho dattuS were notorious for
lAcir cruelty 30 regard TO their SlaNcs.
met An old villain naiu.d tito. who
gave uuh~ard-of puuisilinents for minor
uffcuYo. Slaves VINO ran away from
h.m wcio "ft"n num- li"d by cutting
tho tcudous D.luw The kucc. =" that
they could walk oulN With difficulty and
could br easily conght y ti"y tricd
again 10 cscIpc This man Had (" slave
girl whom lie dislikcd. -" bound hcr
over "a pl.lc" SWarinint, viii rod ants
and she Was hiti.n :" death Tito had
:, uIau tied naked TO the trunk Of Il:
trcc where he Mas roasted by the sun
Guriu.; tn" daN aud eaten by the mos
puitoes at night THIS torment va
terrible hnd % calf brought III by our
soldiers for slaughter ana left tied that
way died in ono day
otto had also stocks III which he left
pcopl" To die. one OF our officers found
i Moro dead i'm the stocks. ~" MAS Is
iuc there no one having dared 10 re
move the corpse
some OF the above instances give
on th" authority OF q Jesuit priest wiz"
VAS travelling among The Moros. just
about tn" time 80 toUi hold "i the
Of the generals az tie United states
Army and the latter included them iu
his report TO the government. This
iuau described other puuishm"ntS
mctcd out by the chiefs or these Mo-
Mammalian MoroS IIr saws that they
had one way OF tontnlizing their enc
mics They would Il. man IN the
river where tho tides came I'm in such
"a Way that hc could Just escape drown
iuc rs standing on his ttDto"s and thus
lIc,p the water from entering his nos
trilS and mouth. At times OF extra
ordinary tides +uch mon wor" drowned.
ono Of our '.\m"ricau officials saws
that ho saW q Moro ina iolo Who AWAY :
wore a b.,udngc over his mouth TINS
was 10 hide from public Vie~ It's dc
rortuity. which had been caused. not by
natnrc but los Z, datto TO whom hc had
.polScn disr.spcctiully. The datto or
dcrcd that tie lnau'a mouth be split
and opened 10 III" edges OF the jaw :
homes This WAS Zone with kris ana
~ WAS jhcn left TO heal strange 20
say the man liked
&, IS strange that -laver> canno, b.
nut dowu ina the Philippines. The
SpunardS attempted 3, 3ee Years ago.
;ud there have always hoon laws
araluSt g. Du- reason for tho trou-
Die with tho Moros is tha' IL J. hard 70
,istinguish hctwc.u tn" VIE and tho
slave IL. Moros belicyc that they
have IN. right to a. many wives as
,hcy can support. and IS HAY" SAID,
tho Koran gives Them four. Frequent
ia tho chiefs have hut ono real VIE
ana the rest are slaves whose children
10 not inherit rank or titles Somc OF
these wives are right good looking. /
remember seeing The fuvcrit" of Datio
Nnndis harcm At Zamboanga Tho
uattn was almost nfty years of age.
in, This girl WAS eighteen, and she
would have been Il beauty almost any
where Sh, was tail for Il Moro. AS
piump as = partridg. and oi a rich ma
no..au, brown she had fnc eyes and
larr, sensual lips she VAS dressed IN
!. l,itnouo when I saw her and the datto
stood beside her while ! made photo
graph of the Two.
asked something a. 10 the customs
nr marriage" and was told il WAS large
is :, uucstion Of bargain and sale. Tho
husband pays for his bride. and at the
,i,uc Wc tool. hold oC tho SuluS the az
,,a.. prc, for u good lookin. gir! WAS
$40 IN silver. a water buffalo worth
about sl5. and 800 pieces OF rice cake.
worth cent each. OF the money paid
81 went to tho girl ana the rest 10 her
parents
The Moro marriage ceremonies usual
Is take place at Tie house OF the BRIDE
'rhav arc performed by priest. who
asks the man il he takes the woman
for his wife OF course. lac says ycs.
Tho same question ~ then put To the
woman, but she is supposed To let her