The Lamar register., 1898-12-14
MANILA HAS A BOOM.
ApopTINo AMERlcAN CUSTOMS
Old rhiiippias cny Emaisre. the Aetis'sy
of rsreisa visitors ana Ia BUSINESS
Grows Brisk-

The great work OF Amcricanizing
Manila IL going bravely on. says the
correspondent OF the Chicago Ressrsii.
II Is Interesting TO SEE how the humble
native Is adapting himself 10 the Gus
toms OF his conquerorS aircSdy the
signs In the ssreefs are being r'dintet
Ia English, several American papers
arc In the enthusiasm 0f Infancy. eN-
cry third house a.fis Amsrit7ln i~e.sr.
and the Escalla In The busy morning
hours. when IL Is booming with trafiic.
has such an American activity thsi one
forgeis he j. - far away frpm home.
The Spanish bnstnsvs~ houses arr print
!ng thclT advertisements N English.
and the sterling American instl'ution.
p,e. was among the fESS siEns thai Ma
nila WAS bsslnS brought nnder Arelo-
Saxon infucnce
In the sfrseis near the iagEacSs %
the soldiers tas. extacnfN- Of tnNaNiga
are most Frequently ss4sh The Pill
plno. have been quick % detect the oTs-
portunlties u thr ogczIslap. rna tbs.
number n dTinEiaz rln ursi hase
sprung up Ia the last Few wetks makes
Manila lssnk Ike boom town in itr
iirss year p0zsns Of little hFus, each
one advertising the pr'-scucc q Aiscs-
lean beverages arc nsw In active efs,r-
NAAAA kAtANNfE NAlfH NrFatNNAAN asNa. a ~
hiii.IGster, at>o. j. busy. Rnd Il VIII not
take many months % Amertcan @scu-
paiiuu te make tbs. t-sautiful Lunstta
gsy with h'g. nolsy -isn'-sar,ia, sns,is a.
Chicago has on the lake -isars mad
nnrth u Isins,ein park. EVea now rscry
fenoe has tfs Iesfcr sslvrstisIns s1i9r
fisw American Industry eaicniatsd to
supply a lonE,felt want Sanspk ksh
mrn ls-arine psatnr,Js aTss siro sssn herr
now. moving iB iong. -ssicmn. -iRxIe fAe
through tn. principal fiigfouEhfares.
The marfial fever T. capturing al the
children in .s4~n Every ulEhi. while
the biE reginentai fansdss are eberi.
Tag and msneuv~riux ots lae i'tasl DE-
itagpn'oyae, the hsat piayiHE. hsfscs
pransiEE atsl the i.ssnstia gay vita
fisronrs or carfiaass, ths ntth. saie
streets have rh.tr svsuius drIls in
fninlAiure The irvauilr rllipnas.
armed with issmsoo sslckS and rsng-
ing Ia axe fr4m ahout three 70 foaE-
tecn. arr marching az auli isWu and
riEht aud lssft with as ufuth ~cE ~ iu.
teut as The great battaiious on the
IlaEa. Nearly rveFy 10y In t1Nu
knows The AmeFtrga haEsr calls anA
thr -rr;riat- and -tzttDg- ase Whtsiis-I
az all hour ard places.
BASEBALL eamv- nrp now a re<ulAr
thing A icaEac has h-ea fuFgirst. aud
On thr~ aftrrueous - The ss-.S.
weather permitting. a xarne u played
sui IN tiir Diamond uf the riaka De
RaEumiuyan- EvrrythinE snowy hap
fsen- on tlrai plaza. The so frUsi q
which j. ralls-i the I.yuesfe Gueat
crnwds always gather D. watch shr
contests. aud the buFtteanr Gf eils4rFs
which grsets thue...lssEeer al grlfi,
cal point j. sreateF far than iisoSr
chSTrs that <rsSfct the planting ~ tbs
AmrFican Gag In Alaniia
a detsehmeni 0f the Salvatiua Army
has arrived nnd = ac-upyiug a trui
near ID. Puerto de Esrzua. = Eu-ri
many Americans nFe here watching
rhanczs Tor Investment uas nrm has
bought up all tie Isruminrnf s1iloaas IN
town ami i simply c1iHins nasuey
Their j. . great deal ~ drunkenness.
and the men Ia this condition arr 80
demOasiratiye that she spanlsh sdis-
dread dFiying 90 ihr E~alta All has.
insss houses arr bpslnltig and pShsrs
have Esae M. - far ns IFads i con
c.rned wave OF prasperity Is making
IT, headquarters Ia Manila just al
present