Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-05
THE CITY OF MANILA
Interesting Report Made by our Con-
su!ar Representative
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Interesting Report Made by Our Con-
suiar Representative.
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w ASH 1NGTON. May 4-The under
Sanding at the State Department. is
rAat Consul General Oscar +. Wj(li.,ms
our Representa- tive at Manila until The
cS+ni war began, is now aboard tn
'asship Olympia. in Ma Mia harborl
having accomplished Commodore Dewey
from Hong Kong. So that advices NAV
come from him alo the State Depart
fnent as Well as from Commodore Dew
- 10 ne Navy Department. A mail
.lt'or. from Consul Williams reached
t'le SSte Department recently under
cate OF Manila, February 2Stf last.
II gives a fuN descrip ton 1yf the Phil-
ipp4ne islands, their resources, growth
OF American trade. etc, and will be
incorporated In the next volume issued
pS the bureau OF statistics OF the Stat
Department.
Air. Williams report says: Local
and European authorities estimate the
area OF The Philippine islands at $780,
goo square miles. and other popuIa-
ton Il. la,OU0. 600. The island of I,uzon
On which tbs city of Manila is situated.
IS larger rhan New York and Mussachu-
sets and has population OF 5000, 600.
and The, island of NIindAnao is nearly.
II nUt quite as large. There are scores
4f ".her islands. An idea of the ex-
tent of the reputation OF the Philippines
may be formed when it is stated that
;he six new England States and New
"l-k. New Jersey. Maryland and Della
ware have ten per cent. less area and
populations"
consulates, representing the leading
commercial countries of the world
are established ut Manila. He
adds The surprising statement: THE
volume OF export trade coming under
my official supervision equals that of
~, ~ silIo
bined." 04. 44
He chen shows in detail how. the trade
nf the. Philippines with the United
safes exceeds that OF all other countries
combined, and is growing at a remarlla-
bic IA te. LAS indicating the extent OF
,henticatt-! invoices for export to the.
United States amounting to sl3S.066 =
tie 81 st$ the exports TO this country av-
elag, 81 600. 900 a month.
In & previous report, dated February
10, MIR. Williams stated that Manila
had just passed through a most devas-
Ia hing fire, total loss being s2.500,o00
He said the city would have been to-
,ally destroyed had it not been for the
splendid service of an American fire
engine brought from Seneca Falls, N.
Y
In ..nother report Mr. Williams given
the railroad and ocean steamship faci!
tiles of the Philippines. The main raj.
road from Manila is first class, hayin s
stesl rails, stone culverts. and English
engines which make forty-tive miles
ana hour.
There IRE four steamship lines to
Hong Kong ard another line from Ma
Mia 10 Liverpool.
Besides these direct reports from this
United States CONSUL. the State De
partment also has q gazetteer published
at Hong Kong, which gives fun as
count OF conditions in the Philippines.
It shows that by the last census tbs
population of Manila was 100000 ma
t.ves. 1000 Chinese, 400 Spaniards
and $50 Europeans other than Span
iar1s The town is made up OF low
buildings. a,= the people are in constant
dread Of earthquakes. One Of these
commissions killed 400 people. and The
last che i'm 1880. wrecked most of the
town. The city proper is Within walls,
where the government buildings are To-
Gated, The residence and business por-
lions ars. in the suburbs. There are six
daily newspapers, three banks. mint.
a cha nlner of commerce and complete
,.iectr;e Eight and telephont plants.
The Mexican dollar is in general USE.