The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-17
MANILA HAS A BOON.
ADo,TlNo AMERICAS CUSTOMS
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The great work Of Americaniztnt
Manila is going bravely on, says The
correspondent Of the Chicago yRscoed-
II Il Interesting to see how the hamble
native 10 adapting himself to the Gus
toms Of his conQuerors. Already the
signs in the streets are being painteo
In English, several American pepsfs
are in the enthusiasm Of infancy, ev'
cry third house sells American beef,
and the Escalla In the busy morning
hours, when 1t il booming with tramc,
has such an American activity that one
forgets he Il 10 far away from name.
The Spanish business houses are print
ing their Advertisements In 1ngleh,
and the sterling American insdeueson,
pie, was among the first signs that Ma
! nila was being brought under Anglo.
Saxon influence.
In the streets near the barracks Of
the soldiers the evidences Of invasion
are most frequently seen. The Fill
pinos have been quick to detect the op'
portunities OF the occasion, and the
number of drinking places that have
sprung up In the last few week. makes
Manila look like boon town" In Its
first year. Dozens Of little bars, each
one advertising the presence Of Amer
lean beverages. are now In active oper.
alton wherever the soldiers are. The
bill-poster. also, is busy, and It will not
take many months OF American occu.
patton to make the beautiful Lunetta
gay with big. noisy si&nboards, such a.
Chicago has on the lake shore road
north OF Lincoln park. Even now every
fence has its poster advertising some
new American industry calculated to
supply long-felt want. Sandwich
men bearing placards are also seen here
now, moving In long, solemn, single file
through the principal thOroughfareA
The martial fever is capturing all the
children in town. Every night, while
the big regimental parades are wheel.
ing and maneuvering on the Plaza de
Bagumbaynn. the band playing. horses
prancing and the LunettA gay With
throngs OF carriages. the little side
streets have their evening drills In
miniature. The juvenile Filiplnos,
armed with bamboo sticks and rang.
ing in age from about three to four.
teen, are marching up and down and
right and left with us much serious In.
tent n the great battalions on the
Plaza. Nearly every boy in town
knows the American bugle calls. and
the ''retreat" and tattoo" are whiStled
at all hours and places.
Baseball games are now a regular
thing. A league has been formed, and
on three afternoons Of the week.
weather permitting. a game is PLAYED
out on the diamond Of the Plasa dc
Bagumbayan. Everything snowy har
pens on that plaza. the sea front OF
which II called the Lunette. Great
crowds always gather to watch the
contests, and the hurricane Of chsers
which greets three-bagger at q cfiti.
cal point u greater far than those
cheers that greeted the planting Of The
American nag In Manila.
A detachment Of the Salvation Army
has arrived and IL accupying q tent
near the Puerto de Espana. A good
many Americans are here watchms
chances for Investment One arm has
bought mp all the prominent saloons In
town and 10 simply coining money.
There u q great deal Of drunkenness,
and the men In this condition are %
demonstrative that the Spanish ladies
dread driving on the Escalta. All bus
lne0 houses are booming and prices
have gone up 30 far a. trada y es0.
cerned a wave Of prosperity u making
Its headquarters In Manila Just a
present.