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GEN. BATES MISSION
TO SULTAN OF SULU
( AUiiiiiiiix jjiMXii.xv.x; luiu
WITH THE MOROS.
Ascription of tho Remarkable
Pooplo of tho Sulu Archipeltigo,
Who Display tho American Flag.
How tho Sultan Went to Jolo.
I'rom 1 I ttor by John T McCutcheon,
1" tho ( hh ago Record
Gcto i J!ates. accompanied by Cap
tain r-'miM anil Lieutenant Reeve' of
his staff, icturnod to Manila. Auk. U,
after r uipli-ting an eminently muccpss
fui niNs in with tin sultan of Sulu.
who his signed ".11 ugiocnient vvlth the
1'nliM ''tates vvhlih will pinbably he
thf b ihl3 ol i treaty
Ii thf .southern pa-t of ho Philip
11 11 islands tlicio is a chain of smt'l
'slaiuls it ndlng fiom Mlndinao to
tho mst of lloruco Those islands
f'fm the Julo 01 Sulu 'uchlpolago, an. I
n'p und' t tho sultan of Sulu. Thoy
au Inliab t d bv an odd lot of people
In v h .i .on tlovv a mlvtuie of Ma
lav ir 1 Aiaul.i'i blood. Thf ( jieoplo
als nhabii n vmI poitlun of tho ms
tcrlms is an 1 of .v'tndanao. They aie
Mlit n-11 1' iiib in lclitjioii and woie
cnlu 1 Moios" by th? Spanlaids Their
soil js the niuwl geiierou" of all the
riii'ippinps ami their climate is tho
bis' Tb Muios .tit waillr.e and aiicnd
inu h of tii,M Mves at tvi. mJ .mill
v if. nii vve.c as gi no'less a lot
or . 1 11 ns 'iuld bo Imagined, nh-n,
1 .1 hmil, thoy nut only bomrVd
1 " 0.1 itni.irt llmt .ontunnl Into
'i- ' 1' bat inldod tho "oni of
cvl. -1 ml In tho I'hMpp'nod.
ATJAHiW ISLOolJ lIUMIfj Tlin
IHI..VN.1S.
Tho ib lutiodiK'od Mohninmr-a-.i.ilin
j'luut not yoara afta. and thora
is ti.'i in tho looui nxlBtu ui-y a
Btumi. iabian stialn ami neaily .ill
hnc iuiiim names. Tlio hlshoit
polin. ,i in j lellRlous oHee Is that op.
cuplcd b tho Hiilta.i, NV.t in icuh
rnme. lis. Uatos, 0I which thero are
nanj nnii uio qulti puvurful anil
lrni"i-uiid -lit of ihu hultnn.
Tho Im sioainor leiiuncs only hlxty
houi- to ri tmm Manila to Join, but
tho ontm.i ut the peojile in no gicat
that Ii F-ma an !C centurlos of tlmo
nud huiuliocls of leaguoj sojiaiated tho
ChilstUn Tagaloj; from hid Moslem
local oolui wlillo It t'lkofi pastel of
biighirst huo to sketch tho humblest
M010 Tin men wear tiou&ciy of tho
tlfjheat pattern cvei concohed, whilo
those v.oni by tho women aro ery
looo hc .aeu also weiir -i small jack
et f,'nyl mhroldcied, whllo the wo
men funov a "lose-flttlnH bodice. The
maleu wear n small, neat tut ban, and
the woman hae a laise Kauuent, i ti
tular In uhape, which not onlv pro
tettn tho head, but reaches to tho
ground At rimes both sf-xeti wear a
"UilotiB Uttlo peaked lint of bamboo or
traw All of those ai tides um made
In brlcht rolois red, blue, yellow and
'lieen, tomctlmes jmro color, Home
tlme with a (Inure. All males over l."
yearn of Bo carry Ihif krln fspear) or
b.iimiK (heavy Knife) Sometimes the
women .tie nrmod Diessert as they
r.jo today, a dozen Moron could walk
on tht "taiie In ono of T)o Wolf Hop
pci'H plct', "Wiiiik" or "P'iujandiuin,"
d i xi i ii 0 d 0 )
This Paper
I The Largest Jobbers of Paper
1 tne otcite.
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and would not have the least ntti ac
tive iistume amoiiB those staitllng
matlons.
These people have piactleally never
acknowledRed the soveielRnty of Spain
and have ficquently matihed tne Kils
against the lilies of tho Spanlaids
NEGOTIATION'S WITH Sl'LTAN.
There was tho usual oiltntnl delay
by the sultan In slgnliiK the agiee
ment pusented by Genet al Hates, and
the general wisely Impioved tho op
portunity by making the acquaintance
of the leading datos and est ibllshlng
the filedllest ulnt(on vvlth them. To
accomplish this the general nulsed
among tht vailous islands on the
Lhailuston. which slilji in Itself was
at the disposal of the natives as an ob
ject lesson. Such was the piogiess
made by Geneuil llitcs with the datos
that if tho sultan had uiiioluded to
disagree with the United StaUs his
majesty vnmll have fuunii but few
t'atos who would follow him
At list, aftei a delay of live ivcks,
the suit in consented to sign the u ipers
piescnted by the general, doubtless
after he had lecelved some ound ad
vlte fiom his advlsois and fiom bis
m liner, the sultana. Tho agieoment
Is as follows:
AUltr.KMHNT WITH HIS H'OHNP-SS.
Agieement between Itrlgadier Genual
.lolin C liatis, rtpii-scnting the I'liltei'
ht.ites of the one pirt, nml his high
ness, tlu biiltnn of Sulu, the Dato llnjah
mid the Dito Joakiinaln, of the other
pait: it being undtitstuod llmt tlm
uprrement will be In lull loice onlv
when r.piuovcd by the guveinoi-geneial
of the Philippine Islands and eoiillin.cd
by the piesldent of llv United Sti tea,
and will he tubjetled to futiiio nn.il'tua
tlons li tho mutual lonsint if the nar
IIcl in lintiot.
tlltle 1, The Hjveiolgntv of tlm ful
led Staten oi-n the wholt archipi'lage of
tin' u ind Us dependene les Is declined nou
ackiuw lodged.
Anlrle ? -The United Stales tlcg .vUl
Iji urtd lu the aichlpelago ot Sulu and
its df'.ieiideneles on land and n-a.
Artlelo 'J TIih rights nnd dignities if
lib. hlsoress the .ultau, and Ida datos,
shall be fullj iespcttd: Ihc Mores shall
nnt be lutertfrfd with on nci iunt of
llulr icIUIu'i, .-ill i!'elr itllious eus.
tnms mi ill bf lespcrtrd, nud no ono shall
bo piirseeutf 0 mi nctouiu of his religion.
OCCI'J'ATIOX AND PURCHAOU U"
1AM)
Artli lo i -While tlm United Staten may
ottupj und lontiol yitcli pulats In thu
anhlptlago of Sulu us public diuresis
seem tn di mand, tncioathment will not
be nun1" upon tho lands tmmtdli'tely
about tht residence of his rlglmcsB the
sultan, unless mllltaiy nccishUv lequlrfs
Kuril ocriuutloii In case ot war with a
foreign power; and. where the piopeitv
of Individuals Is taken duo compensation
will be mado In each cose,
Anv person tan purchase land In tlio
aiehlpeinyo of Sulu nud hold tlio camo
b obtaining tho consent of tho Milum
nml i omlug to a satisfactory a;itcment
with tho owner of the land, and such
pur.-haso bhall Imnn dlately be icnlntcred
In tho proper otlleo of tho United States
government.
Aitl. in f,. All trade In domestic pro
ducts of tho aichlpelago of Sulu when
ruirlfM on by lh" sultan and Ids pooplo
with any pail nf the Philippine Islands
and when conducted undei tho Anierlcm
ring Hmll be fue, unlimited and uiidu
tlablc. Ar'lele t'.Tho sultan of Sulu shall bo
r.lliivvtd to tommunloato direct with tho
governor general of the riilllpplne Islands
in miking oQinnluliil against Ihu mm
nuirdhiK dfllcer of Sulu or uualnsl anv
na al commander
iNTitnurcTioN or FinnAnxis.
Article 7 -The Introduction of firearms
and war material U forblrtelcn, oxoept
THE SCR ANTON
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under speiMlie nitluoltv of the guveriinr
g( in r ii uf tin- I'l.illpiilues
ArtlfU s PIr.u must be nippicssed
and the sultan and his datns ut,rn' to
hiartilj o-iipeiate with the United
Slates aiithniltles to that end, nud to
m ike tver.v possible eflort to artest and
bring to Jostle e nil persons engaged In
plra v
Artlile !i While crimes and offenses
are committed by Xloios ugilnst M iros
the government nf tho Kiiltan will bring
to trial and punishment the eilmlnals
and offenders, who will be delivered to
the government of the sultnii by the
Unlteel Stiles authorities If in thill pos
session In all other cusps jh rsuii'
chaiged with Climes oi olfensfs will h'
delivei d to the United States authorities
lor tiltl and punishment
tuk uuiiuHASi: or rnni:OM v.y
si,avi:s
Aitlee 10 An; slavo in the irchipclatro
of Sulu sh ill have tlio right to piiicluiso
fieedom b pajlng to the master tho
usual mailtet value.
Article 12-At lucent Arncileins or
foielgntis wishing lo go Into the eiiunltv
shuuld state theii wlslus to the Moro
luthoiltfet and ask fni an escoit, but It
Is hoped that this villi become mmecca
sary as we Know icli other better.
Arllelo 1' The United States will give
full pmtcfUou to the sultan and hlH nih
Jeets in cao am foieign nation should
attempt to Impost upjn tin m
Aitlele Jl The United States will net
sell the Island ol Sulu or mv oth r
Island i f the Sulu archipelago to nn for
tli.ii nation wltlunit the consent ol tho
suit in of Sulu.
SAi.Aiiii:s 'io zvi.v sultan and
DATOS
AUicle JO Tim United Stutes govern
ment will raj tho following monthly
sulailes-
To the Sultan J.'W
To Dato Itajah Mud.i "'.
loDito Attlk Ol
To Dato Calbc 7"
To Dato Jiuknmln "5
To Dato I'lijo bJ
ToUato Anili llalsolii ca
T.. lladll Uulcr W
To llndlb Murn 4J
To Seilf Saguln 13
SlRi"il fn triplicate. In IhiBtlsh and
Sulu. nt Jolo, thlfj snii iioy of August, A
D. lhUi UJth Aiakull Akll 1317).
The Sultan Sulu.
Dato Halah Mtlda.
Dato Attlk
Dato Calbi,
Dato Jonknnuln
Qlenrd J. C Ilatoj. Hrlg.-Ueu U. S. V.
THU SYSTEM OI' ShAVERY.
The sultan desired vety much to fly
his own Hag i songuhmiy stnndarj
vlth a red ground, upon which aiu In
dicated a Knife and n speni. Tho most
precious thing In the 'vothl to n Moro
Is a firearm but, foi innately, they pos
sess few. The word alavo as used In
tlieso l-lnnds Is a misnomer The so
called slaves of Sulu us-uallv pel form
but llttlo work, and seem lo be on tho
most intimate terms vvlth their ov. n
ei s. When they wlah to do so th y
can entT tho house r of their nrnteis.
of the 1alos, and even the pilnoo of
tho sultctr Home of thein were Inter
ested spectators and llstencts neh
time that Geturnl nit -s held a eon
foii'iiec vvlth the sultan or his chief
tains. It Ir, ieull' n system of peonagi
iiltil vvlth feiulrl serfdom, without
tho lahor suggest 'd bv lther tetm.
The iirli e of a slave ,aMes fiom $10
upward, and If n slave procures hla
fteedom under a new en dor of thlrgs
ho will prolnblv have to labor on a
coffee or coronn it pluvt illon, woiklin
ton lirmis a dav fjeoei il ntcshow
ovu, lnscit"d a ptovlslin In Hip okio''
ment by which Mavos emild he freed
illion ihe invmwit if the "usual mor
H"t val'io' (rtve.-aTo 20.
In fciimor ii.ivs i Mor i " hen tired of
life would present hlirsdf to a Mo.
TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1899.
t i d v i id i i d
SCRANTON,
hanimedan pi If si, md nftct some re
ligious l'trs would t ike an oath to die
killing Chrl"-(lpti dogs lie' would then
stari for the natest Spanish gaulsou
and inn amuck until shit like i wild
beast. Such a mm ivas teinW a
" fmaniei'tado." Apiopos of this class,
Gueial Hitts toll the stiltnn th"t
piiptlces of this nature must ocas?,
and In iase u Moro became a Juramen
tndoiwe s'lould not onlv h ing or other
wiso kill him, but we s-hrnld hang the
pi lest who ndminlsteied the oath Tlm
sultan said that sui li a practice
fanned no pan of the- then Moham
medan lellclon, ard that Iip had al
readv lsrcel an edict 'orblddlng them
"Wo do not come here for nothing "
said the QPlienl "Wo hopo to make
money In hading with von and de.
ve'oplnfr these Islands, and ! believe
that youi pent. In will pioflt bj our
methods nnd our r ivei nment. You
are now a par of the gieil American
mtlon, am' rs Ion,: ni von behav"
joun-'elVT you w i'l b- piotppted hv
Mi"h shins ii l'p riiarleston, 'vh'ch
Ji now In von r Inibor" faei'il Ha
a' o tln'ilatul In tho pgreeneiit tint
If the Mo-oi thought tint they vv -t
Imposed upon hv nnv ml'lt uv or navnl
commander thov qhniild haw the light
to make print r complalit to the srrv
ornor gcnoial at Manltt.
Uurlous odds and ends of humanity
dillt Into the Jolo fco t one in m--pv
GeiTnl Hates fmn 1 hlm-elf
fneeci by an Arab, a Morn, a Nubian, ,t
Chinaman and n Gel man.
unnpr.NTS to cn.v. rtTr:s.
Although General Pntes troited the
Moros with fhnmt's and r"funeil som .
tniposBlble things which they ipouest
pel, ho also received them In a. Uttu'ly ,
mannpr and lmi'ie'ifi"d up-m them that
thoy should receive 1ustIi a I h 'e't'1
mnnv fihrnda -mniT th" Island Their I
friendship was shown n n'vual pitti.
onts The Mll'tn prcnnnt.'d a iioatl '
which vos droll i"i on i"counl of Its
great value: il"n n ponv, which was
declined Dato J'nVaiinln snt his ba
loni; to the Kuieral' Dato t""i!bl pent
his Ianee: Uato 'iKlun nept hlo kils:
Dato Amir Tlttssln sent his krla nnd
two bulls Dato Tantuntr int soni co
eoallutF Dato Allu lln f-nt a goat
fnovv the miscot of the Charleston!.
The oil Ftiltmn pr rerted the goncial
with one of the gntldv state uniform's
of hor late husband, vvlth tbe mm-sape-
"T Is d. ar to me bo"an- II was
made with mv own hnn.l md still ron
talns the sweat of mv h'lsbrnd" Th-
old pi'ltnna Is a friend nf the Uult-d
Slates and not nltncretlK r bid (hut the
court gosstiriit Maibur hlntft th it "ho
poisoned her late huab:uil) She win
o Vlsavon intlv. glil and possibly
thought thai to iK lr this woild re
Hill oil chaiaeti-rlstlcs othee t!im thoso
of graeo of person or sweetness of dis
position. i
i HOW TUP, GENERAL SHOWED
i CONUIDENCE.
I General Hates and his staff In order
to show friendly confidence surprised
tho Morns by going among thorn tin
aimed, which seemed to tho natives
unheard-of uishness. Two of tho
, Islandn visited by the geneial's ald-ih-camp
had piobably never known the
1 heel of a white man, oi at most vt-ry
raiel In fact, It would not have been
i wlso to go otherwise than unarmed.
An armed; pally would suggest hostil
ity und not tonfldcne e. An aimed o'll-
, eer could offer Utile leslstance in a
Jungle: besides, theiums at o so valu
able to tho Moios that to show a
I weapon of modern make to a Moio Is
llko iRiolossly dangling a diamond
watch before a Hroadway pickpocket.
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Avenue.
PA.
The American people In the near
future will hear much lelutlng to our
new follow -countij men the Moros. It
Is unfortunate that the canietn can
give no Idea of the local color of this
Bayly attltod people under their over
summer sun.
HOW THE SULTAN CAME TO JOLO.
When the sultan came to Jolo to
moot Geneial Hates and to prepaio the
ofllcial papers he and his retinue pre
sented a brave appearance. The gen
eral had sent an aid to the neighbor
ing village to meet and escort his ex
cellency (or, mote ptoperly, his title Is
"Majasail," the spotless, the most
puie). The .sultan was sui rounded bv
a dozen members of his court, and
about sixty men-at-aims. thirty of
w horn cai i led l lilcs at tho position "ad
vance eniblne." piecoded the potentate.
All except the sultan woro native at
the and the sunlight galy glinted on
baiong, krls and speaj and the kaleido
scopic colois of their vailous costumes.
At the town qate this ictlnuo was met
b four companies and the band of the
Twenty-thin, 'cgulais, dressed In their
businesslike unlfonn ol khaki. As a
whole t pti seined a picaresque ind
inleiestlng light, this uiler of these
distant l3lards going to meet the ftd
eiiil gen. ral to nig.i allegiance to the
T'nltr l States and to ask for the same
Hag which floats oer New Yoik. Kan
sas, Alaska and vailous other places
Surprised tho Lectuier.
Alhon 1 Man, the Inventor of Incan
descent lighting by tho use ot a taibon
filament In a vacuum, la still active,
stiong and Industilous, though well
bojnnc". the tlnce scure-and-ten-years'
Ilml'. IIo looks moio llko a banker
than n scientist, and In tho subdued
light of a lectuio room atjpsars at a
distance like a ounce man Not lore
ngo ho attended a hctuio In iitooklyn,
N Y upon the higher problems ot
electilenl science delivei ed by a pto
fessor with many titles and degiees.
At the closo the speaker called for
comments and ciltlclam from the au
dltois. Man, who was sitting well back In
the hall, arose, and, quoting a loiijf
statement from the lecture concerning
a difficult process, asked It ho had
heard It conectly.
"With icmarkablo accitiacy. sir." re
plied the lectuier. 'They aio almost
my veiv woids."
The inventor then ileaiiy but co
gently toio the Icctuier's uigument tn
Pieces, gieulv to the lattei'h astonish
ment and to tho amusement of tho
audience. As he sat down the lectuier
said: '
"I can haidly reply at present. You
st'pin to huvo some Information on the
subject."
"Yes," replied Mr. Man; "I discover
ed tho procesii myself nearly thlity
years aso." Saturday Evening Post.
A Practical Point.
Seoiclici How would you punctuate
"Look at that pretty girl In hoi automo
bile come splnnliu down the avenue'".'
Putter That's easy comma after
"prettj girl" and uftor "automobile."
Seorchci I'd rnther make n dash after
that pretty glil. Automobile Magazine.
Mathematical,
"Hoi i or of horrois, wtuit do my ejes
behold? You Emerson lleuconstroet,
peiuslng u novel by aeor&e .Meredith"
"Even to, manui llul it Is not for
tho Joy ot rcudlng, I assuro you. Merely,
I um excogitating upon his diameters
with tlm Intention of compiling h iifjw
und modern geotnetiy." Boston Courier,
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