The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-03

more than a Ions pond Of green Shiny wa-
Dewey thar oaee inssas Manila eay ~;
would take Mania within sa.rfy-eiSat
minutes Il la ncwsse rendered. doubtful hy !
the existence OF this wail ard its guns 4
Railt though 4. was originally for pus~l
poses az defense. IL must ne remembered
that the attacks Il was designed 70 reael
were these OF centuries ago.
Similar walls and fartlaeasicns are
found on "A very much smaller scale at
various ether points in the archipelago.
where Ia NEST eases they serve as jatss
Fer prisoners % various classes. The river
passg. is Spawned by two bridges. the more
imposing Of which Is the Pnense de Es-
rana, which Is truly an imposing struc-
turc On the opposite side Of the river
from the walled city. and reaching for
several miles from the mouth OF the river
inland lies tire strictly commercial ana
foreign residence portion 81 Manila. Near
the mouth Is the district of Tondo. PER-
haps she most ponuious Of al the different
divisions OF the city. Along the water
front are the Offices and warehouses of
the Spanish ard foreign merchants. The
river Itself Is fiIlsa with every variety OF
small steamers and cargoes boats used
for taking the goods of the country to the
ships lying ou; In the bay.
M<nna Of Transportation.
~'Maniia has a tranaway or horse ra.lrpad
rs.nn.ng from San rasoc for distance az
two or two and a half miles 10 the s2sn-
ter OF the business portion Of the city. The
ordinary mode Of conveyance for the MAJ
tive population and the poorer classes n
what IL termed the calesa. an ordinary
one-horsa vehicle, which may be hired ct
the rate OF about Ii cents an hour. includ~
Ing the services of the driver. The wealth.
Ter people ride about in their low VIC
torias. with a coachman and span of horses.
The horses of the island are smaller even
than the China pony. but beautiful little
animals are often found and many Of them
have great speed.
''The only railroad on the island was
Just about completed when left in 1850.
II runs from Manila 10 the port OF Dagu-
pom. the center Of the rice-producIng dis
trict. on the western coast OF the island.
The foreign population of Manila In
the accepted sense OF the word foreign. Inc
ciudes Americans. English. Germans ard
French. 1t probably would not number
80 souls. OF Americans there are proha-
bly, not twenty.
The banking facilities OF Manila include
the Bance Espanol. the Hongkong and
Shanghai banking corporation and tina
Chartered Bank OF India, Australia and
China. The larger business Of tho city 10
naturally In the products OF the country.
exports consisting Of Manila hemp. auEar.
tobacco. coffee. indigo and the products
of the cocoa palm. This business IL large
ly In the hands OF English and Scotch
houses. although the Germans have gain
ed a very strong hold. While in former
years the extravaganza and grandeur Of
the Esst India mercantile houses was
proverbiai. competition has brought the
conduct Of business to practically Euro
pcan basis.
1.-TWO lines OF steamers run between Ma
Mia and Hongkong. either one OF which
win make the life OF the passenger across
the China sea as miserable as possible dur
ing the voyage OF fifty-five hours From
Manila, running all through the archipeIa-
go and 70 the various ports Of the island
Of Luxon. are lines Of steamers varying
from 10 TO LOCO tons register. all flying
the Spanish flag. and to a very large ex-
tent Offered by men from the Biseayan
province OF Spain. They are good navi-
gators In easy times. though hardly to be
depended on in time Of danger. az my exc