The Winslow mail., 1898-12-24
THE CITY OF MANILA.
Facts About the Capital of the
Philippine Islands.
It's Location, Population and General
Aspect-The Seat of Dominican
Learning and Judicial
Authority,

Manila, the capital of the island of
Luzon and all the Philippine islands,
is a city of about 100000 population,
aot including the adjacent suburbs.
which have total population of about
unconditional. The name of the city is
,.ronounced by the Spaniards as
though it were spelled Ma-nee-la, with
.he accent on the middle syllable. 1t
5 the see of the Roman Catholic arch
shop and one of the great emporiums
the east. 1t is located on the bay
The same name at the mouth of the
..ver Pasig, latitude IA degrees 36 min
utes north; longitude 121 degrees
east.
The city proper forms the segment
of a circle between the river and the
sea. and its suburbs extend over nu-
merous islets formed by the river and
its branches. The Pasig is prolonged
into the bay by two piers, terminal
ing, the one in a small fort, the other
in a lighthouse, Vessels of some hun
ared tons may come up as far as the
bridge. On the south side stands the
ity, having a dilapidated look, but
ronglY fortified. On the north is
i5uated the Blonde suburb, more pop
ous than the city itself. 1t is the
r-sideuce of the foreign merchants
tld the great center of trade.
The aspect of the whole is at once
nish and oriental. Long lines of
mounted batteries, somber
ir,1x- nd C.
houses of solid masonry mingle
airy cottages in groves of trop-
al trees, raised on posts to permit
free passage of the waters in the
i.y season and so constructed as
their elasticity to stand the shocks
en- earthquake. The streets are
light, but for the most part un-
d, and during the rains almost
ssable. In the city the houses are
tories high and each has its CEN
ourt yard. Here reside the heads
state, the church and army, and
W no would be thought to be of the
ristocracy.
A bridge leads across the river into
Blonde suburb, where a street,
the left, lined with innumera BILE
ops and stalls and crowded with a
range and motley population of va
Us races. Beyond the Escolta a
arm of Chinese, Indians and half
astss appear as goldsmiths and jewel
ars, painters and enamelers, oil and
soap merchants, confectioners and
keepers of gambling houses and cook
hops.
Other suburbs have each their special
'-aracter, San Fernando is the seat
great cigar manufactures, and
o Mesa of cordage mandatory.
he Alcaiceria the Chinese sampans
zc.arge their cargoes. Fishermen
sal weavers inhabit the division of
.ado and its gardens supply the mar
ets with fruit and vegetables. Ma
ate is famous for its embroideries.
Paco is inhabited by artisans and art
lists. COnvalescents resort for health
to Santa Anna and San Pedro Macati.
The principal public buildings are
the cathedral, the palaces of the gov
ernor and the archbishop, beautiful
town house, ten churches belonging to
different religious orders, several
monasteries and converts, the arsenal,
three colleges for young men and two
for young women, the supreme court,
prison, civil hospital, university, ma
rine and commercial school, a large
theater, the custom-house and bar
racks The city has several squares,
in the largest of which, the Prado,
there is bronze statue of Charles ~.
The Royal and Pontifical university of
St. Thomas is in the hands of the Do
minicans. and has an attendance of
about 500 students. The College of st.
Joseph belongs TO the Jesuits; that of
st. john Latern gives plain educa-
lion to Indians and half-breeds, The
f1scuela Pia belongs to the city and is
FOR Spanish children alone. a royal
raarine school was established in 1920
and commercial school in 1910. The
colleges of ST. Poteptiana and st. Isa-
BELLA are for girls, the latter for or
phans. Manila is the seat of govern
1eut and of the supreme courts. The
-ucicipality dates from 1871.
Manila. which formerly occupied a
rank of comparative obscurity, is now
r-earded as commercially equal to
cutta and Batavia. This change
been wrought by legislative and
itical changes during the nine
cnth century. Being the chief port
5f the Philippines. all Interpretations
low to and through it. and it is the re-
sort of a great number of colonial
vessels of all sizes. 1t exports sugar,
tobacco, indigo, manila, hemp and
cordage. gold dust, birds nests, coffee,
sapan wood, mats, hats, hides, tre-
Gang, tortoise shell, cigars, cotton and
rice. The manufactures of Manila
consist chiefly of cigars and che
roots, a government monopoly which
gives employment to several thousand
laen and women; cordage from the
taments of the abaca and the beau
iful fabrics called pinas, woven from
lie fbers of the pineapple leaf and
sfterward beautifully embroidered.
Manila was founded by Legaspi in
II. In 1645 it was nearly destroyed
an earthquake. In 1762 it was
en by British fleet and held for
nonths.-Chicago Times-Herald.
One of His other Titles.
This story is from the new biographv
of the prince of Wales: On one oc-