The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-30

gi:sh marks nave 4 Hruer stand assins:
the Continental .-4Iss- Carriage build
ers again enquire far qualities from Be-
GUM Enane,led iron goods meet Win =
very fair demandrne price OF fuel here
calls for = ohin make OF cooking ate7siL
Small articles (snndry) all come fro=a Ger
many. and are OF zoe very cezpest de-
sc-ip-ioa 10 suit the native consumer
pocket Earthen and glassware demand
calls for steady supplies. and he CEN
moasr quality enanzti1g from Germany.
and the better class from ths Uni-ed King
dom. The :e;al imports Of paints and OILS
ta5s yesr show = decrease; vel kzown
English marks ara conspicuous oy their
absence, owing 20 ne fact that English
manufacturers 60 not care % ship suca
low qualities as ind consumption. Paper
cartridge. packing and cissrette-cone
from Spain. France and Germany, ard
receipts snow AZ increase 70 1921. II
cigarette paper. SPAN divides she nono-
with France and austria. ard supplies
must of necessity De steady. The pas
year shows = large increase both n raT
and timed conescI5'es. E1sl2zd. Ger
many and Spain providing nearly al, the
American products are 80 expensive. and
are therefore nc. 81 great demand Wines
II bulk also snow az increase; eut snp-
plies % heer have diminished considerably
Consul Walker also reports some inter
esaag facts about hs-bor improvements
which were under way =; Manila wien he
wrote. He says. i enclose with this re-
port q plan Of the new barber work a.
e-s- 80
ton aow for some years I an Indebted
for the plan % he courtesy Of the super
intending engineer. Senor Don Eduardo
Lopez Navarro The wo-ks when com
pleteG vii be a great boon 20 shipping II
general that have now 70 ride outside IN
the roads,ead or bay some swo or three
miles from Manila. Steamers drawing Ei-
tie water and small craft can enter the
river PasIg. Those engaged in theh CHINA
trade. and running between Hougkong and
Manila under me British flag. discf1A &c
the bulk o. their cargoes n lighters II
tne bay, and thaa enter the river Pas'g
20 continue 6ischargsng the reg2aiader
The sans plan has % BE carried o.. u
loading the steamers for Hongkong, VIZ,
a certain bulk Of cargo IS put on board n
the river before mentioned, and then tie
steamers have 70 steam outside n the bay
10 take the remainder o. the cargo On
board. OF course. loading or unloading IL
The bay cannot go on during many days
during the typhoon season. and wrleu tne
notice % three halls is hoisted aS Ss.Baal
by the harbo- master tnU gale Is
impending. thea TIE vessels have % heave
ID their anchors ard make q run across
the Gay 20 Cav-te. which Is three miles
distant, where there IS g naval and n a-1re
dockyard. a. well as shelter. When he
works are concluded az the port q Man
Ia tlere viii be an abundance OF room
not only for aen-of-wa- but for al nnas
Of mercantile craze seeking 70 discharge
their ca-goes. or coming n ballast seek
Ing freight The government are also ex-
pectng q floating naval dock from Europe
70 bs placed IN ne Bag az Suoic. some
twelve hours steam from The port o. Nan
LA British engineers Eave already al
rived from England 70 Suqeri7te1d toe
placing OF his huge floating deck or pom
toon n position (Nhen Il arrives from
Glasgow where Il has been constructed
When this work is completed the vessels
comprising the Spanish China squadron
VIII be able 70 be locked and repaired a.
Subic instead OF having 70 go over %
Hongkong (where they have often 70 VA;
weeks for their turn 70 enter the dry
docks)"
Consul Walker closes Ms interesting Re
port Win rhe following statement; me
only other work OF Improvement that has
taken place since wrote my last report IS
the enlargement OF the Luneta. or public
promenade, which is The fashionable rem
devious Of the Spanish military and civil
authorities. who drive in their Carriages.
OF sIt down BY the seash0re 70 hear one o.
the military bands play. which takes place
every evening. Several monuments on the
iuustrious dead VINO distinguished them
selves in the military history OF Spain are
20 decorate this enlarged promenade, THE
marble having arrived FOR that purpose
from Europe. and when the whole o. the
improvements now under progress Of
being carried out are completed. the Ma
Mia promenade viii Dc able 20 vie Win
any al home o. IN toe FAR east for size.
picturesqueness and pubic convenience"