Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-09

Including other Islands 10 make the
t.O0n 600 population Of the Spanish cen.
nua, exclusive uf The wlld tribes ana ~
foreigner. the average density ID re-
ducrd 90 Oh per square miles. which Or
greater than tho density OF our ulpu-
lnti0n caHt Of the Rocky Mountains
yet only "a small part ~ the surface w
Inhabited IN many provinces the dcnai-
~ exceeding 900 per square miles
In addition CO. the Christian popula-
ton. The following are estimated
Chinese lin Manila principally. 5iooo'
Moora o. Mohnmmc'innH, ao2,QQ0. hCa-
then In Philippine. $4,000.
There are about thirty different races,
each speaking a different dialect. but
nyc-EiNihs OF the Christian popuia tiou
ARE either TuNulua or NlHuyuH.
The TaFnluH are ~ small stature. about
Q feet inches ln height, coppery brown
IN color. Industrious though lraI Ho
than the Chinese The spnulnrds call
them INDECENT, crafty, tfruchrfuuH and
cruoi. though ouf people consider thcm
docllo with occasional dcclrt and un-
truthfulussH Ia their dealings. They
are Catholics and most % Thorn read
and write. Thousands % them arr odu.
Gated. merchants lawyers. doctors and
priests. ana many have accumulated
property
Tho climate ~ ono u the best known
IN the tropics Tho Islands extend from
Q derives 90 q degrees north latitude.
Manila 10 n derrera 20 seconds, The
range of tho Thermometer during July
and August o. mainly between 70 de-
rrtca ana 40 degrees. The extreme
range of the year ~ said % b. from "a
dcgreea 10 VI orHrces. With "a mean of
A degrees. u y temperate and dry
from November 20 February, hot ana
dry from March 10 May. and temperate
and wet from June 70 prtubgri tho
height Of the rainy ncasorSln July and
Agriculture IL the chief occupation.
yet only ono ninth % tho surface IL ln
cultivation. The soll ~ fertile. and
cultivation can be- extended. u o. said.
90 support i've times tho present pppu-
lntinu. Tho chief products are rice,
corn. hemp. sugar. tobacco. Cncun and
coconnutn. cotton and conco were
Formerly produced largely. but Tho c1f.
Zee plant has almost been oxterminnted
hy Insects The rice cruu iH about li0.-
900 tons, and docs not fully supply tho
home demand. The sugar crnp D. from
100000 Co $4,000 tons. ulurstrnuhH exc
ported The brmn a. nearly 80 export.
"a. sometimes 90 lhc value nf tl2 600 600
Tobacco BE- grown lu nm the islands, ana
tho people are great smokers. The wn-
mon nH we'll nH mem On 1874 tho exports
were 1000 tons ~ leaf valued No fi1i1-
900. C0cnanutH are consumed largely iu
tho Islands. but tho exports of tH9i
amounted 60 O. 900 600 cattle md sheep.
brought from Spain, are not numerous.
but plEu and chickens aru found every.
whore. Large horses arc almost uns
known, but small ponies. . tn " hands
hlEh, are numerous, possessing
strength and endurance beyond their
size. The principal beast o. burden ~
tho carabao, or water hunnlo, used Tor
plowlnF rice nolda and drawing heavy
loads on HlodEeH aud carts
Internal commerce is carried on al
most entirely by water There a. ono
railroad of 40 Mules, from Manila north
to pagnpan, built hy English capital
Roads near Manila arr mncndhmized
and On fairly gnad order, elsewhere, mar
row paths ~ roft soil There nrr trlo-
grarh lines connecting LuEon provinces
with Manila, ana cables 90 the NiHhyas
and southern islands, and Hnrnro and
siugNuorr.uud direct cable .rum Man-
iln tn Uongk0nF There iH "a narrow
guaTr street railway an miles long op.
Grated by horse puwerl, tilpIruue
system ana electric lights IN Manila.
There la little manufacturing, except
tho agricultural manufactures OF rice
tobacco ana sugar
The commerce hy countries, ln 1894
was iu millions OF dulilH