Evening journal., 1898-08-18
THE CTrY On MANILA

which have a total population of about
$4,000 additional. The name Of the city
is pronounced by the spaniards as
though It We're spelled Mah-nee- la, with
the accent on the middle syllable. It is
the see of the Roman Catholic arch
bishop and one OF the great emporlums
Of the East. It is located on the bay
Of the SAINT name at the mouth Of the
river Pasig, latitude IA degrees SO
minutes north; longitude l2i 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
It's branches. The Pasig is prolonged |
into the bay by two piers, terminal
ing, the one in a small fort, the other
In lighthouse. Vessels of some hum
dred tons may come up as far as the
bridge. On the south side stands the
city, having a dilapidated look, but
strongly fortified On the north is situ-
ated the Blonde suburb, more populous
than the city itself 1t is the residence
Of the foreign merchants and the great
centre of trade.
The aspect Of the whole is at once
Spanish and Oriental. Long lines OF
heavily mounted batteries, sombre
churches, ungainly towers and massive
houses of solid masonry mingle with
airy cottages in groves Of tropical
trees, raised on posts to permit the
free passage Of the waters in the rainy
season and so constructed as by their
elasticity to stand the shocks of an
earthquake. The streets are straight
but for the most part unpaved and
during the rain almost impossible. In
the city the houses are two stories high
and each as its central court yard. Here
reside the heads of the state, church
and army and all who would be
thought to be of the aristocracy.
A bridge leads across the river into
the Blonde suburb, where a street,
called the Escolta, runs to the right
and the left, lined with innumerable
shops and stalls and crowded with a
strange and motley population Of vari-
GUS races. Beyond the Escolta a swarm
of Chinese, Indians and half castles ap.
pear as goldsmiths and jewelers., paint
ers and enamelers, oil and soap mer
chants, confectioners and keepers O.
gambling houses and cook shops.
Other suburbs have each its spacia
: character. San Fernando is the seat o
great cigar manufactures, and Sanu
Mesa of cordage mandatory. A
the Alcaiceria the Chinese sampan
!, discharge their cargoes. Fishermei
and weavers inhabit the division o
= Tondo and its gardens supply the mar
. kets with fruit and vegetables. Ma
late is famous for it's embroiderers
. Paco Is inhabited by artisans and art
lists. Convalescents resort for heath [,
Santa Anna and San Pedro Macau
The principal public buildings ar
the cathedral, the palaces OF the gov
ernor and the archbishop, a beautiu
r. town house, ten churches belonging q
n different religious orders. severa
monasteries and converts, the arsenal
q three colleges for young men and tw
l. for young women, the Supreme Couri
T. prison, civil hospital, university, a ma
"a rine and commercial school, a larg
n theatre, the Custom House and bar
% racks. The city has several squares, 4
the largest Of which, the Prado, ther
- is a bronze statue OF Charles ".
e The Royal and Pontifcal Uniyersit
g. of ST. Thomas is in the hands Of tn
e Dominicans, and has an attendance G
about 500 students The College Of s.
r Joseph belongs to the Jesuits; that G
Il st. John Lateran gives a plain educa
.e ton to Indians and half breeds. TIL
Escuela Pia belongs to the city and
a for Spanish children alone. A roya
" marine school was established in 1S2
q and commercial school in 1910. Th
d colleges Of st. Potentiana and st. lisa
" bella are for girls. the latter for or
e phans. Manila is the seat Of govern
l. ment and of the Supreme Court Th
p municipality dates from 1871.
"a Manila, which formerly occupied
is rank Of comparative obscurity, Is nor
II regarded as commercially equal to Cal
r. cutta and Batavia. This change has bee
= wrought by legislative and politics
Ie changes during the nineteenth century
d Being the chief port CT the Philippines
n all their productions flow 10 an
l. through It. and 1t is the resort OF
y great number Of colonia. vessels Of al
J. sizes. It exports sugar, tobacco, indigo
is manila hemp and cordage gold dus
4 birds nests, coffee, sapan wood, mats
% hats, hides. trepang, tortoise she'll, ci
D. gars, cotton and rice. The manufac
lures Of Manila consist chiefly OF cigar
0, and cheroots, a government monopol
" which gives employment to severa