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

s.rh liz In the Pacific about 50 miles
aatheass Of EfcnTkong. known as the
.u,rssues. There. or the broad bosom
,he bay that stretches In front OK the
e.,taI cs.y. Manila. WAS fought day be-
:. .r1unerday the frs. great naval en-
.rumrhs In the war between Spain and
q us11,d States. In sbldA. aasAasdsns to
Ia noztaushsntic sources % Information
ans. - available, the Spaniards we're
rrasdcasay swept from the face Of the SEA.
Ba,s sessssng victory. together with the
roh6bie occupation OF he Islands by the
Isr;.sd states. has ieepsned pubic inter-
4 III the Philippines ard everything con-
oc;ad With them EF@@
Tor 1iaariy two and half centuries
us;n has claimed the Philippine islands
ooicnia possession. IL Ia generally
Aeaghf BY the worid at Large. which casts
~ haAty glimpse at the islands. that
neee are only three or four of them, and
NJ IN one sense IL true. as thers are only
kai mary that are OF any significance.
ss IA reality they number more than too
ny me all Of small extern. except Luxon.
Ekich has an area OF 4e.ooi square miles.
Ind AinAanao Manila, the capital. has
Aae Inhabitants.
ThasA b considerable Spanish popula-
baa and large population Of Chinese.
he native Inhabitants are OF the Malay
bee. slfs some tribes OF Negritos. One
evsath OF the population consists Of un-
osauereG tribss The revenue was estI-
ate6 frx isas at e. IL. $50 and expenditures
fxG.a rs There Ia a duty on tobacco
xportsd. AMI heavy import duties are
s!s4 on ali imports. as high AS Loo per
fni. ID valorem on petroleum and Gotten
10Th. The value Of the imports in 1854
as 3s.ss.sl1s. and of exports Sc. i49. 9s4.
ne values exported Of the principal CON-
escial products we're Manila hemp. sA.-
100. sugar. tia.as5. 0op. tobacco, $s.i59o00:
pooanuss, $4,000: coffee. $4,000; coal.
Ssooa Thsrs we're s5.7s' toas of Manila
smp. G,0 susas OF sugar, so1 tons OF cof-
n and i.aG tons OF cocoa produced in
~ In that year 23a.si6 quintals of leaf
baeco an1.iss.sss. 600 cigars were exported.
II spain's Long Ruie.
TIE Philippines have been subject TO
psin sinse 1860. but Spanish rule was not
Faacwiedged til 1899. and to this day the
Fssrt.o tribes In Mindanao and In the
lea2sd and mountainous parts Of the
asr isiArsis have no communication with
20 6paajards. There are many wealthy
sasss. who monopolixe tho trade of the
saaas buying from the planters and
gar makers TO cell 10 Europeans and
SHlcans. Chinese merchants were es-
aAsasd many centuries before the islands
90 discovered by Magellan, and they
affied on as aourishing a trade as has
r existed under Spanish rule. The
ssisss are mostly mestixos. some OF
Aon ara very wealthy. The half castles
sfaasn also the educated and professional
AsS aad the minor Offices are flied by
sa TIE superior officials are the Span
las whase sagerness 10 asnass wealth
" return TO Spain ls tho cause Of much
sHapuan aad oppression. The actual
sssss IN the Interior arr the Spanish
sA''ss Who have often stood between the
ses4s ana sksarslonate officials. but have
sA proved hafsh and exacttng masters
- sSaFsesaas scr the sake OF the church.
" spahsas5s ara mostly found In the
aAae' Called Old Manila. whose Is.eD In
ahss aFs either spaniaras or persons
'ass0s o. the Spanish government.
s'e o'asf towns Spanish governor and
van, With garrison OF a few hun.
native soldiers under Spanish Of
aass been sufficient 10 keep the PEG
: saejscsion The soldiers OF the
are mextiEes. Tho military
sss consisted O. aisou: s.oeo Span
saa Asa aailve troops.
ss's general AZ the hsgInnlns Of
VS. Marshal n. Blanco. The natives
~ AGAINST The spansAras. nu, the
was zoe widespread ana was
s4s aS"n Since than the taxes have
se OPPRESSIVE Recently the
@t'es. framed 10 give !, unonoesIv
- as q manufactured products 10
@ Producers, have been Increased "a
y es s'i'etners eomaaasce. aro,tslng
s'sasnsai Q: the l:axasn. p,',,,s ans
merchants. Is We'll az the chin.
ssss ss''sr. more closely boap,, :,
80 paaa'~ssoa ,,san ,l,> o,ser. s,,,
g saTIsr from TIA sx,,r,t,.,,., a
1ss e sAe erica. so~ - ,.,~' 49, !.
sf'sv Asses Of tae aa.,ves ara The
sssaIFias fairy ass of 80, -.
~ pssae sTou each man ever
r 'asems FAX. s.essr., '. s-'',.s ever
sssssetrs from perseas wse h,va
-. iae Tol ,az. r-.en,ly IN.
'saaa 81 se 81. sAe ara. ,sx
$ sasa ~ses, ,se es~.,s. -. -.
<~a -av small resss,
70 sss ~ -. .e.,... 81. 81. off
's's Assa.b.,ss.. -. Use rs
'Ass .ssssas an. '..,-' ~, ~, s'.'...'',s
- ass s.se sxllea aa.se- .ss,~ n,~
- - sessasd 70 eser 10 .,,e na,h,..
T.. 'aas'y 10 ,Sree a. a. H. So rs
sss e rebellion VAS every.