The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20
CHINESE ARE HATED.
In Manila the spaniards Hold the
Mongolinns in Contempt and
Prosecute Them.

proportion of the population, nearly
equal to that of the natives them
selves, and having by their industry
and business ability sustained the
fame of Manila as commercial port,
they are a thorn in the side of the
Spanish mercantile class, aside from
the conventional dislike extended by
the latter toward all foreigners. Be
ing commercial by nature, and hav-
ing realized the good policy of keeping
their word in business matters, in
contrast with the everlasting pro-
crastinating and 'manana"-ing of the
Spaniards, they have built up a
large business with the English and
American houses, who infinitely pre-
fer to deal with them rather than
with the owners of the soil. Their
thrifty ways and tendency to save
money and send it home to China rath-
er than to spend it where they are is
another source of grievance to the
naughty "Espanoles."
Then their ability and willingness
to perform every kind of manual labor,
from carpentering, shoemaking, etc.,
to coolie work, from morning to night
at the lowest of wages is cause of
envious irritation to the indolent ma
tive "Filipinos," and constant feud
is waged between the two races, which
has been handed down for genera
tions. In a street fight, however, 1
have noticed that the Filipino" is
very apt to come out ahead, although
many of the coolies have the most
superb muscular development which
/ have ever seen.
Long ago, according to history, a
fleet of Chinese junks, under the ia
nous pirate chief Lii Ma Hong, bore
down on Manila with the intention OF
capturing it and it's many treasures
The little garrison in the fort defend.
ed it with gallantry such as Span
iards can and will display when in
desperation, and Ii Ma Hong, pos
sessing no petroleum Shells" and q
storm coming up providentially. the
fleet was ingloriously defeated. Some
of the junks went ashore on the north
ern coast of the island, and there il
to-day curious race of so-callct
Chinese "Igorotes," or savages, living
| in the Businesses of the mountains, ant
supposed to be the descendants O.
the shipwrecked pirates. A certain
day in January is the anniversary O.
the fight, and on that day hardly
Chinaman in Manila dares show him
self out of doors, for every small boy
native or Spaniard, feels in duty bount
to "heave rock" at him.
Whenever there is big fire in tn,
town, it is always assumed that tn,
| Chinese have set it, and they are yer,
scarce in the streets while the confla
grafton lasts, for tacit instruction.
would seem to have been given OF
these occasions to the effect that 81
you see Chinaman hit him."
Early in the spring of 1893 the Span
ish iron steamer San Juan sailed from
Hong-Kong for Manila with a carg,
largely composed of kerosene, whicl
had been carefully slowed as near tn,
boilers as possible, and on deck, wher,
the some 300 Chinese coolies who com
posed the passenger list could sit OF
the cases and knock the embers from
their pipes against them. 1t is no
surprising that the ship took fir
when just within sight of Luzon, ant
the Spanish captain, with most O
his officers, promptly took to tn,
boats and pulled for the shore, leavin,
a raging, shrieking mass of Chimes
shrieking at them from the doome,
vessel, for no provision is made OF
these steamers for the safety of tn
coolies in case of accident. In q fey
minutes the San Juan was afire from
stem to stern. AS many as coult
climbed the masts, only to fall bacl
sutfocated into the blazing furnace be
low. Even the most merciful dealt
of drowning was denied them, for tn
sea was alive with sharks, attracts
by the glare, swarming around tn
ship as mackerel swarm around
bucketful of curry"
Thirty-six hours later anothe
steamer sighted the wreck and Dor
down to the rescue. Out of the orig
inal 300 some so wretched creature
were found alive, clinging to the BIZ
gangway which hung over the side, am
to the stern davits and boat tackle
with the iron hull of the steamer red
hot in places. and the sharks leapin.
at them. The rescuing boats had lii
orally to fight their way through tn
ravenous brutes.
l saw the survivors as they wer
landed, and a discouraged-looking 10
they were. The San Juan an empt,
scorched hull, was lowed in and an
chored in the mouth of the river t
cool off until the 10000 Mexican dol
lars in her bottom could be dug on
of the debris, melted mass. An
not an expression of regret did hea
from any of my "Chino" friends owe
the disaster to their countrymer
"Pah! coolest" was all they said.-
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