The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-28
CaIk Of the Gown
ITEMS Gathered in
IUaIRS and CaIRs.
VISITED THE RAJAH.

VISITED THE RAJAH.
]. B. Glenn has received the following
from his son-in-Iaw, J. ". Madara, who
sailed from New York March 3, on the
hospital snip, Relief:
Singapore. April TN, 1899
]. B.. Glenn: We arrived here yesterday
morning, and expect 10 leave today. This
city has about Two hundred thousand peo-
PIE. Fully half are Chinese. 1t is a
grand place the finest have yet seen.
We are just on the equator and it IS
quite warm. The finest botanical garden
in the world Is here. Yesterday I visited
the Rajah Of lahore (Ebreaeirn) and his
harem. He is only . years old and has
seventy-five wives. His castle would
make you think of the Arabian Nights.
We expect 10 be in Manila in four days
from now. SILK is almost as cheap here
as calico. Their dollar is larger than ours
and only worth fifty cents in our money
There are 5000 Rick-Shay men here This
island IS under control Of the English and
is a great seaport city. Three-fourlhs Of
all the tin in the world is shipped from
here. The island is fourteen by nineteen
miles and very rich. It is the the extreme
southern part OF the Malay peninsula,
just south Of lahore
Manila Harbor, April 18th, D. m.
Here we are at last all safe and sound,
thank God and the captain Of this ship.
We landed here this q N. al nine and
are anchored OUT n this beautiful bay
Just three miles from the city. The run
this morning was fine as we came
through the narrows into the big bay,
and then up through IL, following the very
course that Dewey's feet took the night
before the great battle. and we are in
COCd company, TOO, Tor just IN front Of
Us IS the famous Oregon CHE finest all
around ship in the world, and 20 our
right IS Admiral Dewey on mis- gallant
flag ship Olympia, that led the memoir
able fight and just 70 our left is the
Powerful" the largest English cruiser
in the world, while just behind Us lays
a very large and fine battleship that be
longs 10 japan. There are plenty Of 9th
ers in the bay farther away, but as the
ones I mention are so famous 7 could not
help speaking Of them. So you see We
feel quite safe. I went over 10 Manila
al 2 AM stayed until p. m, and took a
book at the great old city. It has 100000
people. mostly Chinese and Filipinos, with
all other nations thrown in. There are
still quite a number Of paroled Spanish
soldiers here and they seem quite well be-
haved as they pass about The Pas.g
River runs right through the city and d.
vtdes it into the old and new Manila.
The old city is very old and has a big
stone wall around it and is well fozti-
fed, or was 100 years ago. It has many
fine old churches in It, some of them
two or three hundred years old It shows
just what too much religion and tyranny
VIII 90 for d city, as this must have been
4 grand place 100 years ago but it looks
old and neglected now. The city IS under
martial law now and patroIed by Yam
kee soldiers. No one is allowed out after
: o'clock p. m. Well, we had a grand
trip and made il in forty days from New
ork. The weather was greatly in our
favor This is q seaport city and the
Aar'boT Is fun Of trading vessels from all
over the world The custom house re-
ce.pts are $4,000 per day The little town
Of Cavite Is about two miles below US.
and here is where Dewey did the Span
ish fleet Of thirteen vessels and sent them
an 10 join NcGinty. The Fiipinos have
the city, but they are still fighting over
every inch of ground. This seems like 4
fine country very rich in soil with an
abundance of tropical fruit. Today saw
large punches Of bananas ripentng on the
stalk IN the heart Of the city Of Manila.
TIE women 90 half naked and the men
wear silk shirts outside Of their trousers
About ha]f Of the people go barefoot and
the other half wear sandals. In Colombo.
Port Said and Singapore til are all
barefooted. I saw about 100 Filipino
prisoners today penned up in a large en-
closure under guard. Many Of them
were quite young. only boys from 10 up
Some OK the Chinese women are very
pretty. but most Of them are homeIy.
understand that there are about 200 of
our soldiers in the hospital and many Of
them wounded. More anon.
Yours truly,
J. W. 1ADARA.
Surgeon L. :. Army.