The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-11

Lively Struggle Between English
and American Capital In the De-
velopment of the Islaatls. = a..- +
Nearly every steamer which comes into
Manila s5rings "a dozen orr nnefe--A sner~F
lean ladies to join their husbands In, the
army or navy. During the first few
weeks of American occupation one could
count the American women then in Ma
Mia on the fingers of one hand, and the
sight of any one of them on the Escolta
was a distinct event. For awhile the SOL
diers would raise their hats to any one
of them they saw and she was regarded
as a good deal Of an angel. BUT now that
they have come in such numbers it is inn
possible to keep track of them, and the
old settlers who have been in Manila
since Aug. 10 see new and strange fair
faces every day. d
The hotels, always inadequate, are now
damned to the utmost, and the presence
OF the officers wives Is proving a positive
embarrassment to the officers There are
no houses obtainable and q great many
of the married men in the army are writ
ing and cabling home to ask that thei,
wives 90 not come out UNIT acconmoda-
tons are obtainable.
In several cases the ladies have ignored
these letters and cablegrarns and have
come along, anyway, to the great dismay
of the husbands and to their own ultimate
and complete discomfort and regret.
Houses which are suitable for occu-
'pancy by women of families are exceed
1ngly scarce in Manila and the hotels
are crowded to the guards, 80 that Amer
lean ladies thinking Of joining their hus-
bands out here should be prepared for
some cruel disappointments If they come,
and ought by all means to find out
whether their husbands want them to
come before they start. This Is the advice
of John T.. McCutcheon, Manila CORE
spondent of the Chicago Record 80.
IN the terSe language Of about 400 Amer
lean officers, Manila is no place for
women"
One of the most charming and interest
Ing of the American colony is the wife Of
Capt. Whiting, now commanding the
Charleston. 1t may be remembered that
she was one of the All Fong girls of Hon
olulu before she was married. She is a,
very pretty and stylish woman who has
travelled extensively and she is one of the
most popular women now in Manila So
ciety.
The question now is: How did it hap
pen? After Gen. Whittier had been col
lector of customs for a few days a ship
ment of opium arrived amounting to 12O,-
600 pounds. This shipment was consigned
to Senior Pallanca, wealthy Chinaman
of Manila, who, with one or two other
Cinnamon, had a monopoly from the
Spanish government on the opium impor-
tation. The government 'farmed out
the concession to him and it was his
business and to his interest to see that
no other opium came in. In this way
opium smuggling was very rare, due to
the watchfulness of Pallansa's detectives.
The duty on opium is So pound. The
duty paid to the Americans was / cent
should have been paid was $4,000, max
ing by neat calculation, "a loss to the
United States of $71S.SOO.
There have been many complaints about
the number of saloons that have sprung
up IN Marila. 1t is now given out that on
Jan. 1, 1899, a great many of the three
month saloon licenses will run out and
that new licenses will be refused. 1t is
now becoming very difficult to get a sa-
loon license. One man went to the ex-
pense of fitting UP an elaborate saloon,
Involving an outlay of about 900, and
then applied for a license. 1t was refused
An Army and Navy club is being
formed in Manila, and the large and
beautiful house In Ernuta, 3S Gale Mar
ina, has been rented. This place, which
was built by the Yuchantis, is one of the
prettiest in Manila, having a large flower
garden and with great balconies over
hanging the beach. 1t is said the club
will start Out with over three hundred
members.
A society has been formed among the
soldiers called the Philippine Develop
ment society. The membership is COM
posed of American enlisted men and Off
.oers. The membership is composed of
American e1plrstnG .,sl and officers who
have signified their il? I.s tufon Of remaining
Sin the Philippine islands ana seeking their
fortunecs here instead of rat urning home
when their aischarge come At the first
meeting of the socie, o@.'e were 800
men present, all ST whom intend casting
'thedr Eats here. 1t VS. said that there
sare over 2,Q0O who will come into the
society, and the se aid meeting isrrex-
'pected to show a tremendous Increase
in membership. One Of, the objects Of
the society will be to get options on es-
tates and by several members 9clubbdng
small amounts together secure and oper-
ate these estates. A great mary of9the
men intend to prospect for minerals At
the second meeting a president is to be
SELECTED, and it is Thought that Consul
o. IF. Williams Will be chosen. He Is
the most fervent believer in the great
future Of the Philippines, and he will
doubtless enter into this work with all
hrs energy and with ali his confidence
W
Am interesting question is going to rise
ore of these days when American capt.
talists begin to figure on the construc-
ton OF submarine cable lines touching
the Philippines. The Australian and
Eastern Extension Submarine Cable
company, which owns the entire cable
system communicating with the Philip
pines, has concession from the Span
ish government giving them the abso-
lutte and exclusive right to build sand op.
crate cables touching any point in tho
according to the terms agreed upon be-
tween the company and tho Spanish gov.
eminent, until 1910, and until that time.
no other cable company will be allowed
to enter the field. One of the conditions
stipulated in the concession is that the
Spanish government Is to use the wires
free of any charge and to have preced-
eence In the forwarding Of government
dispatches. "A clause in the terms, how
ever, says that should circumstances
arise whereby the contract Is Cancelled
the government shall pay to the cable
company 5000 for every year remain
ing mp to 1910.
When the Americans >came to Manila
the cable company was early in tender
ing the free use of the wires to the
Amertcan authorities. but the latter have
steadfxstly refused to accept any free
transmission of government dispatches.
Already there are number of projected
lines paralleling the projected lines OF
the incumbent company. and the Quess
ton whether the Spanish concessions is
to stand will soon come to an issue.
Ifaindlcations count for anything there
viii lbe q lively struggle between English
and American capital IN the deveio
at the Philippines. The agents OF ths big