The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-28
CLEANING UP THE CITY
Native Opposition to the Inno-
vations Disappearing.
ACCEPTING THE CHANGES
A House to House Inspection as SAM
tary Precaution - Health of Manila
Exceptionally Good - Work
on the Tinclads.

Washington, July 27.-Lieutenant
Eberly, flag lieutenant of the Oregon
under Captain Parker, has just arrived
in Washington from the Philippines.
and brings some interesting details of
the situation in Manila. Lieutens n :;
Eberly says the social and -an!tary
conditions in Manila are better than Il
generally believed in the United States.
and better than would be natura Z
supposed, after such short American
occupation.
The city has been cleaned on an
engineering the work with a large
force of Cinnamon and friendly Fill
pinos. The Cinnamon are relied on for
the heavy manual labor. The streets
have been cleared of ancient accumu-
lations of filth, and there has been n
house to house inspection. which Is
still continuing. There has been mor1
or less native opposition to these in
novations, but the people are begin
ming to see the value of the new meas
ures and to accept the change from
the old order.
In this connection he says it is
favorable sign that the temper of the
native population has changed con-
siderably toward American occupa-
ton. When the Oregon arrived In
March, the native population was dis
satisfied, and in an ugly humor, even
in the city itself Cab drivers, hotel
keepers and other semi-publc SER
wants rendered service under protest,
and even turned down American trade
in some instances. Now, however, they
nj fhay maid a,
thing they did not seem to be used to,
and finding American promises carried
out they accept the new sovereignty
cheerfully.
Compulsory vaccination created some
opposition among the natives at hrst,
but it's beneficial effects being apparent
it has also been accepted. Lieutenant
Eberly says that the health of Mani a
is exceptionally good, and that even
among the troops on shore there was
little sickness from anything but heat
prostrations.
One of the most important naval
moves has been the distribution of the
Is little "tinclads" among the big yes
sells of the fleet on various stations
Through these small craft there is an
effective blockade of the whole of Luzo1
and some boats have been sent to Min
danao, Negros, Cebu and Palawan.
Most of the smuggling of arms, am
munition and food since the arrival OF
the American squadron has been done
in small schooners known as BANK
ers" which can run through the island
channels where the fleet could not fol-
low them.
The ''tinclad" patrol boats have been
doing business with these swimmers of
the seas recently, one patrol toat
rounding 10 bankers in a single trip.
1t is thought in short time Aguinaldo
will be reduced to supply of purely
homemade ammunition.
The soldiers in and around Mania are
now well housed in permanent quarters
or neipe houses, which are built on
bamboo framework and are cool and
dry. Even on the works the soldiers
had comfortable palm houses before the
rains set in, and except for the intense
heat they We're comfortable.
| The rains had not started In earnest
when Captain Barker and Lieutenant
| Eberly sailed for home. 1t was well
| understood then that the rains would
| cut off all transportation except by
| railway, and that is given as the rea-
| son for Lawton abandoning San Isidor
| there being a big swamp between 1t and
| the railroad which is impossible during
| the rainy season.
| The only animal available for trans
| portation during the wet weather Is the
water buffalo, but the army has utilizec
| this for other purposes, having estao.
| lished a thriving vaccine farm on the
outskirts of Manila, and are reaping
! fine quality of virus from the buffalo