New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19

ole. were lounging about. cigarette or cherooJ
In mouth. and presently one Of them condo
scended to inform me that my luggage won
be examined at > O'Clock. 1t was then Old
a. m. At the appointed hour returned. I'M, ia
Manila four years ago no one dreamed Of hurrv
ing and another hOu: passed before | was frea
Of the port An acquaintance assured mo
however. that my good fortune had been grea,
Snd when three days later. | obtained !,
licensia or permit to stay in the islands tba
same gentleman c0nsoed me for the DELAY w,h
the remark that such dispatch was phenomena
in Manila. During my stay ! made the ac-
duaintance of one Of the lesurely officials a
Creole. In a burst OF confidence he gave ma
TO understand that great deal of money waa
received at the Manila Custom House but Tho
Government saw very little of it,
/ am told that they have the electric light in
Manila to-day. but in 1891 the streets were II,
with oil lamps. on posts more or less resembling
the famous tower of Pisa. The Notifications
had very ancient look. not surprising when Il
IS remembered that they were built between
two and three centuries ago. Leaving the In.
META, | passed through beautiful avenue o,
feathery bambOOs. swayng 10 the gentes,
breeze and so reached the town in time to wit.
ness very pretty sight. II was a funeral
-Four white ponies. harEessed in sky blue and
silver. driven by n coachman similarly arrayed
drew the hearse, which was painted white blus
and gold, and decked with plumes Of snowy
feathers.
AS my business in the Philippines was to col.
lect plants on the mountains Of South Palawan.
I left Manila by the first steamer taking two
natives as personal servants. one Of them
named MinicO. was very small not more than
four feet in height but brave enough. never.
theless. MY fellow passengers numbered seven
one of them. gentleman % martial aspect
| addressed in my best spanish:
"It is a fine day captain"
Senior" he answered giving his mustache an
upward twist. you mistake am a colonel"
And he turned on his heel There our &C.
quantance began and ended The Spaniard Is
SO seldom discOurteous at least 10 Europeans
that | fear he was scarcely 4 good sample
Possibly however Admiral Dewey has by this
time taught the colonel better manners
Steaming past the Calamianes Islands We
eventually anchored at Maramgas. IN Palawan.
which was my destination
The settlement comprised two small houses
inhabited by Cinnamon. and s,ockade less
than a hundred yards square obtaining a hut
for the officer i'm command. one flr the garri.
son Of thirty soldiers ami another Tor stores
At every corner Of the stockdie rlse watch
tower matched with "aaug-daug grass &C..
cupied night and day los ,,ntri-S with loaded
rifles. lest the "Moros as the Sranilgis cal
the natives, should att"mpt a sH prise.
SWARMS OF POISONOUS INSEcTS
| advise no one 10 visit this PuaNan Settle.
ment unless obliged The" wa scarcely any
food 10 Toe had for love or money " squitoes
swarmcd as they do nowhere else on ctrth, |
think one morning counted thirteen alllga.
tors marching in a troop along 'hc beach
toward the mouth Of -mlil river Ants mill.
ions of them were ry-1 Wherein the soup,
the jam my bed. ny shirt. IN the table
wherever an ant can crawl. ~p' JOS more
Nruomous never encountered Ny Manila
men suffered terribly. Scarcely an inch Of thelr
bodies escaped. and the wounds D. rubbed
-uppurated like smallpox. t. crown all. Ma
ranEas iS notorious for Il SPECIAL Kind OF FEVER
~ the most Virulont character Half The garrt'
son were down while / was there. and thef
was hardly eyer well
The cinnamon were engaged in the DamaT
trade. which Is carried IN in rather peculiar
manner. The Sultan will not allow the natives
Of the interior To sell their resin To the CeesaJ
direct. they must dispose OF il % the SuH
who dwell on the coast and these trade with
the Cinnamon As may be supposed the poor
natives are plundered shamefully.
Having arranged with Lo Chang he prindr