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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28
PANAY AND ILOILO.

the malaria that exists II due OF course
to the inaanitary condition OF the set
Elements themselves and TO n lack OF
proper drainage. Even the Spaniards
found that the filling IN OF low and
swampy places resulted In a dIminution
OF mnIarial diseases and that drainage
was good preventive OF typhoid.
To whatever nation may fall the priv
ilcge OF being the first TO exploit these
stlii almost unknown Islands the task
will be no easy one. but to those per-
sons who have the courage TO face the
dangers Of life In our new possessions
there II bound 10 come a great deal OF
wealth.
one Of the seldom thought Of sources
Of revenue In the Philippines and e.
pccially In panay IL the forests These
islands produce greater variety ~
valuable woods than does any other
country In the world. Notwithstanding
this they stiil remain unlnvaded by the
adventurous agents Of commerce. A
limited amount Of dycwoods II now
taken from them. II IL true. but the
more valuable woods In which they are
20 wealthy are scarcely known beyond
the coast OF China. Although there are
art and sciences. the inacccasibiilty of
the Philippine forests has kept their
presence practically unknown. These
flfty odd varieties run the gamut OF COLI
or from the beautiful pitch black OF the
ebony to the ivory shades Of the white
cedar. Many OF them are inconccivably
hard and offer almost the same resist
ance M steel. some Of them even with
4. la
most Pacific coast waters.
The best known OF the Philippine
woods IL a dark brown wood called mos
lave. Molavc has come into general use
In the islands themselves. and at Manila
u may be seen used rs railway slecpcfs.
M drawing room panels. ~ the keel u
ship or carved aA statuary for the
decoration Of the native churches. This
wood poascrscs wonderful strength and
enters very extensively into all heavier
building operations. The interior Of the
Jesuit church at Manila Is finished In
this wood. and nowhere could be found
more beautifully carved work. In fact.
II seems unfortunate that this valuable
wood should be used for mere building
purposes. Just aa II now seems dcpior-
able to M that our forcfathcrr should
once have made use Of black walnut for
their barn rafterr.
Another valuable wood found In this
remote quarter of the world In antipoio.
Antlpolo. being both light and strong. IL
specially adapted for building purposes
40 y the time our pine forests are cx-
hauHted may b. found very acceptable
In our own country. Batltlnan II another
valuable wood that IL both strong and
tough. besides being elastic. II II ex-
cellent material FOR furniture making
and closely resembles our own Amcrl-
can walnut II IL said TO be superior to
the better known lockwood and can he
used for all the purposes TO which teak
II put.
Lanctc II atiil another valuable wood
and IA especially priced on account OF
being adapted TO the manufacture OF
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slot machines have recently been
adapted 10 the purposes ~ public saw
ingH banks In England. The deposition
drops penny In the slot and then pulls
a knob. which refreB 90 work only
when the machine IL full. For each
penny inserted n receipt IL received on
card. The coins fail fiat into a tube
with "A number opposite each deposit
corresponding 10 the number upon the
receipt. 40 that confusion or fraud IL
impossible.
Spurious coins are taken Into the
machine. 80 far M obtaining n receipt
IN concerned. hut II fraud In perpe-
trated II viii instantly be detected
posing receipt No. 800 Ia received In ex-
change for bad penny. the same num-
her viii he opposite the bad coin In the
tube and when the receipt In presented
the perpetrntor will be nabbed.
Should a person by mistake put In n
coin OF larger value the truth OF his
story can be verified IN a moment and
the change given back 10 him.
A rate OF interest OF ga or per cent
IN promised on all investments. the
money TO be Invested In securities.
About 1000 of these neat mechanical
banks, painted red. have been set up In
different parts OF London In such
places as railroad stations. near fac
tories, etc, II they are successful and
wei patronized. about 10000 VIII be
placed In the towns all over the king
dam
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Gun tn D..,ro, War na,,oon..

Military experts are much Interested
In new machine gun which has re-
Gently been constructed for the purpose
OF destroying war balloons. The gun Il
mounted on n wagon ana II 10 placed
that II can Instantly be pointed In any
direction from zenith to horizon. II
throws a continuous stream of projec-
tiles. and no aerial gas bag yet Invented
will be able TO Withstand It's frc. The
projcctllcA are conlcai and Of solid steel
They contain no bursting charge and
weigh n pound each.
The weapon II supported on hollow
conicni stand. fastened 10 thc floor OF
the carriage. NO arranged that when the
gun h aimed vertically the gunner
must squat under II. Its effective
range IL ~ miles
Military men are Of the opinion that
an efficient flghting balloon viii be In
vented before or during the next great
war. An aerial torpedo has lately been
devised which II said TO bear the same
relation TO the future war balloon that
IL borne by the whitehead torpedo TO
the modern torpedo boat, This aerial
torpedo IN q small balloon which car.
rlcr. suspended beneath II. about 20
pounds OF some high explosive like
dynamite done up In suitable form. A
small metal cylinder contairr simple
electrical contrlyancc which will pro-
duce spark at any time. for which the
instrument may he set In advance.
Then. the direction mud force Of the
wind being nsccrtalned. the balloon can
be iioated over fort or armed camp
or battieahip. and II tn. apparatus be
correctly timed the spark will at the
proper moment ignite the gaH In the
balloon, causing II To explode and drop
It's deadly load. This device has never
been tried In warfare. hut may be cm-
pioyed In the next great contest.
Elaborate experiments In France ana
Germany have shown that balloons.
while by no means invulnerablc. are
not seriously damaged by u few shot
holes under ordinary circumstances.
Consequently they must be menaccd
by constant stream Of proJectller.
Maxim and other authorities on the
subject contend that the only practical
method OF lighting the airrhip. OF the
future win be by means of other air
nhlps-that II, q nation win be Obliged
To maintain n fleet Of aerial engines "a
protect Itself from attack by similar
contrivances belonging to an opponent.
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AbbaH III seems bent upon making
himself impossible. and In the event OF
his deposition becoming necessary the
readiert substitute would appear 10 be
his younger brother. who from child
hood upward was always the brighter
and more amlablc boy Of the two. hut
there IL an alternative worth consider
alton aud that II the restoration OF the
old MuHHulman succession vested In
the elder branch Of the family. This
was set aside In 1866 by Sultan Abdul
Axlx. who was bribcd by the vioeroy
iamall 10 alter the succession to his d.
rect line.
II was then that he received from his
suzerain the high sounding Persian IL
tie OF khedlyc. by this arbitrary act
Prince Hahn. the only surviving son Of
Mehemet All. was excluded from tho
succession In favor OF famairs son
Tewnk, Hahn. the most liberal and
enlightened member OF the family, IN
now dead. but his children remain. The
eldest son. Prince Said. who has re-
ccived careful European education.
would be persona grata to tho Egyp-
tlnn people. both aa the grandson Of
Mchemct All and an representing re-
turn TO the Koranlc law OF succession.
Inv pffHtnt hn'niNe w tn' h'NNH'h
ruler OF Egypt In the line OF Mehemet
All. and the second Abbas. The name ls
a sinister one In the Egyptian dynasty.
Tho first Abbaa. who succeeded Ibrahim
In 1870, had brief reign. but long
enough 20 make his memory exeorated.
cowardly and cruel. addicted to the
most rcpugnant form OF vice. he was
assaasinated by his own creatures In
1854 ut Abbaaiyeh, In the palace whose
gaunt remains atiil line the road.
His name became n byword In Egypt.
and the members of the vice regal fam
lily have always dlscreetly consigned
him to oblivion as much aa possible. lilo
did not reside at the Cairo citadel. like
his predecessors, Mehemet All and ibra-
him, hut built himself rambling pal
ace In the heart OF the town. n consplc-
nous feature Of which In q lofty tower.
which he used for his hobby OF pigeon
lying. Latterly he hid himself In Alb
banlyeh.
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other little conditions. These c0ndi-
,ionr ARE that he shall be scrupulourly
careful MS 10 baths. watch himself In all
matters OF diet. keep out OF the sun
during the middle Of the day. refrain
from severe ANA long continued work
or exercise OF any Kind ana avoid oN-
c''rres OF all description. II he does
all these things. ana, Furthermore. "
he IA fortunate enough 10 escape mala-
rial Infection. II may chance that he
win not fail IN.
Such being the case. the question nat.
urally presents itself. Then how are
American explorers. officers. engineers
and asrnyerH 60 carry on that work
which now lies before thpm without
such work being accompanied by de-
ploruhle loss ~ llfef The question is
even harder 10 answer when II IL re-
memhered that the traveller In panay
cannot humor hla digestive apparatus.
since his bill ~ fare In necessarily limit
81 to those strange foods the country
produces ana tho meagcr supply ~ ia
mlliar goods he can carry along with
him ~ camp equipment The result "
often enough acute peritonitls, or at the
least a touch ~ fever.
The traveller In pnnay soon learns 10
distinguish several distinct types Of TO-
YER. tie has fryor that reoura every
third day, with n temperature 81 about
1906. fever that attacks him every acc-
ond day ana another and quite different
fever that makes him regular daily
visit with suitable drugs and proper
rest and nursing any or all Of these fe-
vrrs may be- shaken on. provided thoy
are taken promptly ard enerRetically In
hand. Hut besides these there is always
the menace of the deadly culentura
pernieioHa, malignant disease local In
occurrence. II runs It's course in a few
hours. and usually terminates with
black vomlt and death.
with white women and children the
climate rs especially fatal. and II ia
/ doubtful II successive generations of
| American or European children could
be reared In the Philippines. Much OF
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musical instruments. II has n beauti-
ful texture and color and u suitable for
iine carving. lianHaiaque. or bullet
tree. II also a very wonderful wood. II
Il extremely hard and can be driven
like nail. The natives now uHe II for
making tool handles and for trccnaila
In shipbuiiding. but the uses 60 which
Z, could be put are practically unlimited.
In fact. the hard wood forests OF our
now possessions abound IN unrealized
timber wealth ana ofor an excellent
Held for future Investment
The mineral wealth Of Pnnay. like
that OF the other Philippine Islands. II
rtill largely problomatloaL II IL be-
lieyed. however, by those most capable
" Judging that the actual richness In
mineral deposits of our new possessions
In the orient has Of late been very much
exaggerated. owing chiehy To the re-
ports of too enterprislng and too Inn
aglnatlyc Newspaper correspondents
WILLIAM J. RUDOLPH.
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Some Facts About Little Known but Important
Island of the Philippine Group and
It's Principal City.

this country. hut In the east. strange TO
say. II Ii held In the same esteem as We
hold the Havana leaf Cigars are ride
uiousiy cheap. selling sometimes for a
few cents dozen. The native women
ARE invctornto smokers ana roll their
own cigars. tying the loose leaves to-
gether with piece NJ hemp. Since
sugar producing has proved ~ unproft-
able more attention Is being paid 10 TO.
bacco growing and the production NJ
the weed " Increasing annually In both
quantity ana quality Panay tobacco II
sent a. Manila. and there mixed with
the Luzon plant for the manufacture OF
the lower grades of Manila cigars.
Although there are other Industries
on the island the obstructlonlat policy
Of the spanish officials has seen to u
that none u them should assume dts
turning proportions Enormous taxes
and lmpoats together with the rapaclty
~ politician and priest. have kept the ~.
land In the proper state NJ CaHtilian
mcdimvnllsm seldom has the life -of
the native been much better than that
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During the past few years de-
termlncd cnort has been made In most
of the large cities Of the country TO
break up the perniolous habit Of policy
playing. In no place had the game Sc
cured 30 great hold an In New York.
hut the general belief on the part Of the
public has been that the practice had
been broken up by the police except In
Isolated cases.
That this was fallacy was proved
very conclusively recently. ana, on the
contrary, IL was shown that the game
was played very largely In the metrop-
oils.
This event was the death Of Fredor-
lex Il. Luthy who yas called the poll
oy king" He Is saIh to have controlled
more policy shops than any other man
with one exception.
Lu,hy had run policy shops In New
York for the past 80 years and when he
died left several millions OF dollars
lie was born OF Swiss parents in Naples
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and came TO this country Is years ago
and made money distilling whisky.
After awhile he opened money ex-
change and bankers Office.
Not long after opening his exchange
I.uthy heard Of the game Of policy. He
Got somebody to explain II TO him IN
detail. The man who explained II TO
MIN thought there was fortune In II
for those who played. and as that was
what Luthy was looking Tor ne played
and lost. He played on ana ioat h''te.
After time he won.
Comparing his losses with ms gains.
he came TO the shrcwd conclusion that
there was n fortune In it-for the fei-
low who ran the game.
SO he decided TO run n policy shop
himself.
lie ran partition across the back
part Of his bank and opened poke
shop" The Immigrants brought their
money 10 be exchanged. and some
BODY about the place would always
happen to say something about the
game Of policy. Explanations usually
followed. and the American money
I.uthy handed over came back to him
over the counter In the back room.
Luthy was now making money hand
over fist. and was ready TO swear that
policy was the greatest game ever In
vented. The police. however. heard Of
the game going on In his office. and
one day ward man came In and told
him II must be stopped. Luthy protest.
ed. and the ward man said possibly the
matter could be arranged" II was. and
the game proceeded undiHiurbed. Luthy
thought that II one shop made money
two would make double. Noticing that
the Germans were his most liberal pa
irons he concluded TO open shop ham
dy for them.
After a time. finding the second shop
a paying venture. Luthy opened several
more. ana at the time Of his death he
had nearly 10 branch Offices through
out the city.
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Llrht From Ill. ciuh.

A private policeman Of Ludlow. KY.
william Fritz. has In actual use the very
latest pollceman's club. Astonishing as
II may seem. the club contains an cleo
trical apparatus which furnishes pow
erfui searehlight. II IL weapon and
lantern combined. and may be used
with equal effect In either capacity.
The construction In simple. a storage
battery within the club. a push button
at the handle end. where the thumb
naturally rests. and small hut power
ful electric lamp behind n thick bulls-
eye az the tip OF the club cover 10
all. The electric apparatus II so ingen-
iously devised that II Is not injurious
when a blow Ia struck with the club.
The light In powerful one. and on the
darkest night makes objects easily WIS.,
ible at ten yards distance. Fritz finds
the searehlight useful. as he is watch
man on a coal fleet
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from 10 TO 20 feet In height. and its sue.
culent stem attnlnA q circumference ~
from 20 10 10 Inches. A rude knife ls NIL
that IL necessary to FELL and strip this
tree, very much like a tremendous cel-
cry stalk In its soitnrsH " texture The
Juice II pressed out ana the nher shred
ded and partially dried In the sun, after
which II IN done NJ In rude bales and
shipped away, The nbaca grows no.
where elise IN the world outside NJ the
Philippines, and enormous wealth waits
Tor the enterprlalng company that will
introduce modern machinery and meth
ODDS In the preparation ~ the ilbcr.
The lnforlorlty NJ panay sugar IL due
not TO the poorneHs ~ the Islands soil
but 90 the crude, fifteenth century
methods employed In It's preparation.
Very little Philippine tobacco reaches
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merchants were In the hnhl, OF shipping
great cnrgoes " hemp ana sugar from
the Philippines uns0ld. and on many u
these cnrgoes they eventually lost thou
sands and thousands Of dollars. The
result has been that the great volume OF
trade has gone over to the more con-
acrvatlve English houses II IN. Of
course. only reasonable 10 assume that
under American control American NOR.
chants viii regain their old time activ.
ity and prestige. but this will be done
only by following more conservative
lines than In the past
Panay. like the rest Of the Philip.
pines. produces the best hemp and the
worst sugar In the world. II also does
large business In tobacco. sapan wood.
coffee and mother u pearl
The hemp grows wild ana In one way
might BE- called tho curse of the island
cra It's production Involves very little
labor and 10 a pregnant instleation to
iaalncta among the natives. This world
famed product n obtained from q spc-
cios Of plant called abaca. This grows
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become so run down that change Of
climate becomes necessary. They are
mostly young men and are Glad enough
10 40 home nnd get a glimpse OF real
life once more The great business
houses Of the east. In order 20 keep
these young men In their places, which
are universally unhealthful, add a cer-
tain per cent 10 the salary Of their em-
ployoes, according 10 the unheaithful-
ness ~ the place and the mans chances
OF life, II Is a significant fact that all
agents at lloilo are paid a very hand
some extra stipend.
There was a time when great pro-
portion Of the trade of iloilo was In the
hands Of Americans. liut one OF the
salient characteristics In times past OF
the American merchant In the east has
been the tendency 10 speculate These
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PROGRESS OF THE WORLD.

Two women are employed as track
walkers on n section Of the Central Pa
ellie railroad east 81 Wells. New.
In 1895 there were 2.s67 miles ~ rail-
road constructed In the United States,
The alphabet has been restored once
more 10 the list ~ subjects regularly
taught 10 school children OF the city NJ
Providence, and the old fashioned
primer will probably be brought down
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great chief. Agulnaldo. can be shot sew
en- times without even being injured.
The character Of these strange ma
tives IN best shown BY the fact that the
Katapunin secret society has been able
10 organize the mestlzos under the very
nose of the vlgiiant Spanish admlnlatra-
tion. AZ n moments notice the entire
native population on the island can be
turned into an ofilcercd army, divided
into regiments and armed with boios
ana rifles. For years back the native
troops In the employ 81 the Spanish
government have been secretly handing
out firearms TO unattached natives.
stealing their guns In such small guam
titles that their loss has not been cHpc.
ciaily noticed by the officials. The
mestizo M n warrior " not large. but he
II endowed with nil the mad feroclty
and fanntlcism Of those sudnncAe der
wishes who fiung themselves rcckicasiy
on the guns Of Kitchener az Omdurman.
but one of the most important aucs-
lions which the newly acquired posses.
sion or these strange islands has
brought before Americans h the suta-
billty OF their climate for white men.
Many contradictory statements have
appeared ~ late Us 10 the real nature
Of this climat. and IT, actual eject
upon whites. There has been a tcnden-
81, on the whole. % idcaiize II. one
writer says " Is delightful. another as
nurca " II II dangerous and fatal. and
stlll another protests that II " neither.
being merely disaRrccnblc and maia-
rial. The truth Of the matter IN that "
the American visitor or settler Il per-
inancntly situated In a good locality. Of
which Panny. like the other islands.
has many, and lives where he can So
cure suitable food and pure water FOR
drinking he u likely 10 remain healthy
that is TO say. " he fllllls CERTAIN
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TO date. as A stands for Alger II Tor
blanco, c for Cuba ana Conquest ID for
Dewey, Duty aud Destiny, Il for Ex-
panslon and 30 on.
Two newly discovered works Of
Thackeay, king OLYMPUS" nSsO and
THE Exqulsltes' (S3g), recently udver-
tlsed by a secondhand bookseller of
London for $1,000. We're bought over the
cable by a well known New York book
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much hampercd by restrictions growing
out of laws forblddlng trespaaalng
on game preserves Enclosed woods
and plantations cannot be entered by
troops despite the fact that In war
woods and plantations" are frequently
the keys OF positions,
\ remarkable surgical operation has
been recently performed In Paris. \
laundress had her scalp torn on from
the napc OF the neck TO the eyebrows by
her hair catching In some betting. She
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was taken 10 the Brouasais hospital,
whore Or, Malherbc. after seeing her.
sent for her scalp. lie obtained II after
a delay OF several hours, shaved of the
hair, washed Il with antiseptiea and
applied II In place again. The scalp
has grown on 10 the head.
The first attempt at scientific fore.
casting Of the weather was the result
OF a storm which. during the crlmean
war. Nov. I. 1854. alinust destroyed the
feets VI France and England. As a
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great storm had ragged several days
earlier In France. valient. the French
minister OF war, directed that investl-
cations be made TO see II the two
storms We're the same aad n the prog
resH OF the disturbances could have
been foretold. II was then demonstrate
ed that the two were In reality one
storm and that it, path could have been
ascertained ana the fleet forewarned In
ample time TO reach safety.
Great beds 90 white sand. said TO
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seller. king Glumpua' has been
proved concluslvely 60 BE- Thackeray's,
but there is stlll some doubt about The
ENlulsltcs,'
In January, 1857, there were In -.
Louis i,0Gi saloons. This year finds that
number reduced by statutory regulation
to s,O2g. a decrease ~ s.OlS. The Mis-
souri, law prohibits the adulteratlon OF
liquors
The annual lield maneuvera OF the
British regular and volunteer forces are
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have all the qualities requisite for tho
manufacture OF glass. have been found
about 30 miles cast OF Saginaw, Mica,
and specimens have been submitted to
chemical analysis.
Tennessee grew opium In 1861
In southern California there is
"left handed" club. with a membership
of nenrly 1000 scattered throughout all
the principal towns. To be left handed
IN the only qualification necessary for
membership.