Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-03-05 | Page 6 | Gov. Schroerer Tells of Conditions in Guam

GOV. SCHHOEKEB TELLS OF CONDITIONS IN GUAM. Inhabitants Learn to Keep Celan and Money Flows to Island. SAN FRANCISCO, March 6 The United States transport Solace arrived in port today, after a tempestuous passage from Manila. The Solace stopped at Guan and took aboard Gov. Schroeder, who had been relieved of his duties by Commander Bewail. 8. Locaslo. an Italian bandmaster, who had long been identified with the marine corps, committed suicide by plunging over the vessel's side on February 10th. He was quickly recovered, but suocumbed in spite of all efforts to resuscitate him. Among the passengers on the Solace was Commander Schroeder, who, in an interview in-terview today, said: "I am perfectly satisfied with my administration ad-ministration of affairs on the island of Guam. One of the most gratifying features fea-tures of my term in the island was the great change for the better in the sanitary sani-tary condition of the inhabitants. "The Chamoras. or natives, are now In fine condition and births among them now greatly outnumber deaths. "While at Guam I paid particular attention atten-tion to the development of the public school system, which under the Spanish rule had amounted to little more than a burlesque. I established six new schools, which are attended by a bright lot of purtlls. "The revenues at Gua-n have increased from $4S0CSl the amount received in duties when the united States took possession, to M9.000 at the present date. From this fund the money is taken to pay the salaries of teachers on the island."