The Washington bee., 1899-03-11

and the chfvalry of Manila used to
take fheir evening drives while the
fscaEiera thronged the promenades and
listened to the military band, which
noursed music from a stand within
fdis> niptical space, about which the
the "a, like race course
drive lSn '0dern commercial Manila,
5i bn' - the warm ,a -. population ofnearly
three hundred th6sfsA ~ = s,a across s .he the
bridges. on the northern ,bo " aI s
pasig. and has grown from o
pscence of several pueblos, or viie go
and suburban districts. into one mull
cipality. The fiat area is divided p5
creeks and estuaries which make
their way to the river and form natu-
raj boundary lines TO several sections
and are crossed by many bridges.
Directly across the river from the
old walled town is the great business
district Of Binondo. which grew ejft Of
the Alcayceria, to which the Chinese
traders were confined in the early days,
when the Spanish hidalgos scorned
trade for themselves but forced trib-
ute from it for their own support. The
street, now chiefly occupied by busi-
ness houses concerned in foreign trade
or conducted 10y Europeans, is the Es-
colta. near the river and parallel TO it,
while the Rosario, district is thronged
with the shops and bazaarS of the ever
busy Chinaman.
Beyond Binondo stretching along the
bay front on low ground, is Tondo,
which is made up of long narrow
streets, now muddy and now dusty, ac-
cording to the season, lined with the
humble nipa-thatched shanties of a
swarm Of native Malays. They mostly
stand on short stills of palm trees and
are made Of bamboo and covered, top
and sides, with a frowsy thatch of
nipa leaves: Here, Ii anywhere, are
the slufns of the city, but in Tondo
there are good market place, small
theatre and fine church.
Outlying BinondO on the east and eX-
tending along the river toward the
lake are the quarters, or pucblos,
known as Santa Cruz. Quiapo and San
Miguel, which contain most of the
better residences and suburban villas.
In Santa Cruz are flower market and
a theatre, and it contains within its
limits the famous leper hospital Of the
of the Fransiscans. while IN its con-
fines is the cemetery for Chinese and
other ''infieles," or infidels. Quiapo
contains some fine buildings, including
the market Of Quinta and the estab-
lishment of the Recoletos of San Aug
ustin, with its sanctuary of San Sc
bastian. and here a suspension bridge
$50 feet long crosses the Pasig. Cross
ing q wooden bridge over the Estero
de san Miguel or San Miguel Estuary,
pne passes from Quiapo to San Miguel,
where there are an extensive bar
racks and many comfortable houses,
including some fine villas along the
river bank. Furthest out of these is
Malacamang. the summer palace OF
the Spanish Governor General, which
is surrounded by gardens and has
wharyeS of its own on the river.
There is quite an island in the middle
of the river opposite San Miguel
called San Andres. upon WHICH there there
are coflvalescent hospital an insaQe
asylum and poorhouse. The lower
end of the island supports a bridge
across the river, and near the upper
end are the batteries of San Andres
and San Rafael. Further out to the
northeast, but still near the river, is a
region called the arroceros. or rice
mills" where the great tobacco fac
tories and the slaughter house are.
and where there are also a botanical
garden, Spanish theatre and a dane
ing pavilion called the Kiosko.
The only railroad in the Philippine
Islands runs from Manila north. near
the coast for few miles, and then up
4 rich valley Of sugar cane and rice
fields, through the fourishing prov
Ince Of Pangasinar to Dagupa on the
GIiif OF 1ingayen, which cuts into the
west east of Luzon. one hundred and
thirty miles away Malolos is on this
railroad. about twenty eight miles
from Manila, and is a place of $4,000
inhabitants.
About the first station out Of the
city is Malabon. near which is the
considerable suburban town of Calico
can. This is seven miles north Of the