New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-15
CONDITIONS IN MANILA.
MANY AMERICAN WOMEN THEREIN
TEREsT CENTRES IN THE CoMlNU

Latin and Oriental Now the infusion iiV," -
land has made queer combination anu po-,ar,aI
peculiar results The Yankee ana '''e -
,rnsen+ a contrast so strong as to be almost nun
,lous But Manila under any CIRCUMSTANCES "
great place for a person with seHse u 49,,
From the moment you enter the fas'e "A
more things TO laugh at than 10 "onUe' "
mre. -, ,,outb
49,, deon enough 10 allow the Hong Kong poa's
and other large seagong craft 10 ahchoI anu -
along the stone walls at the sides SHpS VI
over seventeen feet Of water, however are oone'u
90 anchor a mile or two outside IN the pay "a"
about are ships and small boats Of every dcscTP-
,lon-Chnese junks loading for the return u1p'
Australian meat steamers river ana coast steam
ers OF good staunch build and shape great 4"'i'
herring native cascOs-sco~-hke boa's IO'is' "
row and deep. with curved straw coVers-ahc
little. bobbing bancas. or dugouts not more
than foot wide padded by Filipino or Celesua'
crews who perch on the seats Ike monkeys.
The launch slows up before the stone steps which
lead TO the street across which IS the once OF ue
.'Capitan del Porte Spanish structure OF ra'nel
ancient make with shell window panes and uieo
roof A wide portico in front level with the street
shelters several benches. which are never empty
though situated directly beneath notices IN ing
lish and Spanish which sternly prohibit ioahns
one Of our nava. officers presides within SHia!l
Filipino fruit wonders crowd down 10 greet
YOU Smile Ut them. and whether you buy or not
they Will display two rows OF cleaning teeth. and
You are convinced that you have never seen any
,hiug half so good natured before in all your he
When YOU first strike Manila all Filpinos look
al H. 10 YOU" the similarity Of wearing apparel
being Just as strong as that OF faces
THO Manila ichu prcsdes over small vehicle
,,ar,Dd I'll quilts" a sort OF two-wheelod cart
which has not turned UP IN other parts Of the
world. the nearest approach 10 It being the Boston
herd.c which however. is twice as large Inc
.o,ills' Is drawn by tough little pony. about the
tor fffa RI
the rear the end OF the cart sinks beneath your
weight and you feel that the pony Is being lifted
heh in air. The pony generally manages 10 re-
main stationary. however The "cochero cNmOs
10 a small shelf in front thus restoring the bal
ance. and you Of. Nobody ever walks IN
Manila There are streetcars, but It takes long
time 70 find out just where they 60 and they are
not much patroniz,l 10y the better class OF people
At THE MERCY OF THE "COCHERo"
1.nless Won are proficient IN the Spanish language
tho 'cochero" has you at his mercy from start to
finish lie Is paid by the hour. 20 cents IN American
money-4o cents "Mex"-for the first hour, Is for
tho second and Il is therefore TO his advantage
20 conduct You 70 your destination by circuitous
route-that Is assuming that you have made him
understand where you want TO so, and Until you
actually arrive there you experience painful IN
certainty IN his respect 1t seems as II the man
had A pTeconceivtd idea as to where YOU ought 70
so. and the rurest Castiiian viii fail TO dslodge
This deaf it differs from your own. As conse-
Querce you are often taken to the Cu'f M House
when YOU want o. 90 TO the Palace, 3d. strange
lv enough the TWO places are in widely different
parts OF the city. Employ quilts for two hours
and a half and your driver viii swear that It was
four Tres horas." you calculate with an effort
ana after thoughtful pause. 40. no, sonora,
Quatros horas' The sooner YOU learn TO harden
Your heart against the grieved expression on the
mans face TIE better Tor your pocketoook. II Is
-f,.1f-~
ncetp,s me situation WHIPS W ms pony ana GIiyes
indiffereutly for more customers 10 come 20 him.
The Luneta has always been the fashionable
drive and promenade Of Manila and since Amer
been changed. The Luneta runs TOR three-quarters
tire walled city on the other The road IS broad
erected near ~ nd musie 3s frSished ncariy
c',N afternoon. AT o clock carriages begin 10
drlN. slowly around tho circle The hired "coche-
crowded Win private c9aiJSecs bright win var
nish and drawn by sleek fat ponies in pairs The
with yellow. glossy white KEPT takes the place
81 ine regulation beaver, and patent Gather pumps
anc req stoc kings complete the outfit The people
Teo aTv % a. d. te gqe,a IN he "g af,rneeH are
ras'os) anu small spFihhllns ~ europeans. 10
these have now been added some fam Americans,
VIZ ~ ID lleI Hraul iohd4 t1apl an.-. >, .oCk as
boulevard as they do IN Fifjn-ave or Central Park
mere are more American women here man peo-
)e al nome realize. The sherman the Grant and TIE
sheridan brought number OF on cers' wives and
Kong Some OF the naval officers wives are mere
also. number who expected TO make Il longer
gone home for that reason General Otis IS not
a .t1 70 have women come ont here. however
the best Of the discomforts
THE RAINY SEASON NOT TERRIBLE.
Tho rainy season IN the PHILIPPINE, has been
fl'en worse reputation than It deserves. Manila
- hot all the year round. AID the great arsoyr,
81 precipitation 90 this time u The year ri,.ss rh
atmosphere "a coOlness THAI is id klns IN the
months Immediately preceding. MAY and June are
probably the most vulnerable months in the entire
year. Hardly day passes without heavy
'ai"' out It often comes at night IN the early
inoInlng ana Is refreshing. II 1t comes during the
, lay rn. ~. IS %.%ays enough warning u allow
yer d, ~ t,r .i'lrI cover, The veterans here who
Wee M tampa and cuba consider the climate
decided improvement Stul. though one can
- 0 I,liyl ape pc I'D the cily al thls lime II the
,-.'.'ss . NIti' is Nphoon raging. il Is a
0NeIent matter IN camp. especial y "a hen the rain
isi is so great that the men on The oafposfs Ard
lH,iHst-Nts UP 10 their shoulders in water me
rainfall during July was UNUSUAL. heavy. forft-
lille ',', r, u. U" i.tr days thar there was
American women rather uied OF this and decided
nothing could DC fashcr. All Went well M, VA. ID
d...tIiy oilter turned into narrow street which
and the Moor OF the "QlUis" was lmmediqtr7,, s,ii
m4,Et,o. A Aiie more water made no difference 10
III, ullfer so ne went merry along
At present The streets Of the civ are thronged
WIN Nolhieofs Who are waiting 10 leave for home
tomorrow and those VINO are nov, IN "a 80,
.Ni..t 20 take passage on the Sheridan, which IS
l-t next 10 leave 1ne cUrO stores are doing more
Hl-IAtss than ever before and the willy Orientals
,t.e increased thelr prices In proportion Thcv
nave never before found customers So easy IN doa1
WIN as me Yankees. especially when those Yankees
are expecting 70 see home again after the hard
ships OF years campaigning under tropicai sun
ne principal excitens'nt here is not news from
Inc bstuehelds. but the going and the coming az
the transports The sensational reports OF battles
which are 50 frequently published In some 81 the
papers az nome cause great deal OF amusement
when they reach the scene Of action Engage
mems Whlch were worthy OF the front page OF the
sunday paper are hardly touched upon and sma 4
scraps almost forgotten wnen the papers reach
mere. are masnined into battles There IS almost
no activity on the hring line al present Inter.
mittont fring IS kept up hut tho sick list keen.
away ahead Of the wounded. Except for the rres-
ence ~ the soldiers Manila shows no signs OF beins
the central point Of mihtsry operations
A PLATOON OF INDIANS