The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-30


such picturesque structure Till always
appeal 20 the newcomer, and II can DO
no harm II the rnoats are kept clean; but
to stir them up during the dry season
would mean an epidemic Of some KIND.
The city is entered by eight draw-hrtdses.
whleh, ap % IEG were raised between he
hours of II p. m. and Z a. n Within the
wall are the government buildings, all
now occupied by the Americans. WOO are
now using the same fittings found there,
but which have 20 be returned % Spain,
the So GO e0e paying 0nIy for the build
ings Here there are converts, colleges,
branch post and telegraph Offices. meteor
oloEical observatory, the director. Jesu-
it priest. artillery depot, a cathedral and
eleven churches. Very little trade is done
here Blmondo. on the right oank Of me
river. f. the trading center. These waiis
were built az a safeguard against ne
MIndanao and Sulu pirates. who used 10
make Incurslons In Manila Bay as late as
1850 and again the Portuguese and Dutch
were hostile during the early days
Bu.lne.- IA BinOndO.
BImonGo. Just across the river from Ma
Mia. is quite a business center, ana i
now considered with Manila proper Inc
buildings are Of some durable material
with corrugated iron roofs The main
street, Escota, Is quite busy during
business hours; the stores OF fair Slzc'
and A fair line OF goods. Most or the
Americans who have entered into business
there are, as would be expected, saloon
keepers. There are grand openings. es-
pecially in the hotel business, as there Is
but one hotel. considered among the first
I. L.. fy4fn
poor one. You can see how poor the &C
cOmmodatiOns are when one cannot get
a bed for the night. ! tried this house
one night, but could not get in. so then
went to a cheap place. The proprietor.
Spainard. said certainly he could accom-
MEDIATE me. and forthwith took ne up
stairs in a barny structure and started 10
enter a room which was locked. ami on
my inquiring II there was another occu-
pant, he replied "A Spanish officer Well,
/ always did have an aversion to sleep
ing in d room with a stranger, and never
so much as at that moment ! returned
TO the Orient, and a friend took me In,
otherwise IT would have been case Of
walk the streets or go TO the hospital. l
afterWard learned from Capt. Day that
rooms could always be had at the Orient
at the point Of a siX-shOOter, so after tnat
always had a siX-shOoter along.
As literature on Manila is very scarce.
you probably have had little opportunity
TO enlarge your knowledge Of the islands,
so the few observations / have made
may interest and instruct. Yesterday IN
the Philippines" is quite a pleasant book.
read il on my way out. Another by
Foreman is good Of all the islands, and a
volume well worth reading. especially !;
We are going 10 hold the islands, we
will want TO know something OF them.
our bowling anti-eXpansiouists fon't
know what they are losing if they sue
ceed in their end.
Snap Shots at Japan.
The greatest treat of my life was my
stay at Nagasaki. Japan must be the
most interesting country. in the world. at
any rate, more interesting to me than
anything / had previously seen. Nagasaki
is situated on one of the most beautiful
harbors in the world. The little bay runs
I'D between the verdure-covered hills for
a distance OF about three miles, and is
quite filled with shipping from different
parts of the globe, as well as by numerous
men-of-war. We arrived there on a Sun
day afternoon, a day and half ahead OF
time. After passing the doctor and Gus
toms official, we were allowed to enter
the harbor The Gallo, large passenger
steamer plying between San Francisco
Japan, and China, was Quarantined out
side with bubonic plague aboard. The Ga
lie left Honolulu just before us. Though
she was quaTantined, / mailed a letter to
you by her, as ! thought she even might
get In before us.
On dropping anchor We were completely
surrounded by swarm of natives in ca
noes. all anxious TO come aboard end
sell their wares. The agent for the coal
and his wife came aboard. Finally we all
went ashore, where on landing We were
besieged by the jinriksha men to engage
their little vehicles-a little two-wheeled
affair propelled by man. We hired these
fellows by the day zone yen) or half an
American dollar. No matter where one
lodges his "'rickshaw" man is found
faithfully at his back, and when you ride
behind him he tolls along al high rate
of speed, enough to put to shame some
OF our United States cab horses.
Nagasaki to say the least, is inter-
esting picturesque, quaint and exciting.
The Captain had friends there and | was
invited wherever he went. Though English
is spoken a little, we managed through
our friends 10 use the Japanese. II is very
difficult to leave Japan, and at the same
time carry away any money in your pock-
ct: there are so many beautiful things
for sale. / thought of buying you some
silk. but the color became a question, so
let the chance go by, but l did buy many
little things-brOnzes. pottery, &c, and
some very fine silk-lined clothing of a
Chinese tailor, who fitted me beautifully;
the goods were fine English. Imagine buy
ing a tailor made suit. silk lined, for SIS.
The Captain also bought some clothing.