Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10
A Montana Visitor to the Phil
ippineS
HAS RETURNED TO BUTTE
The Montana Boys Elated at Their
Return-Manila and Its
Surroundings.

Sandwich and Philippine islands leturu-
ed home yesterday. having arrived at
San Francisco with the Montana boys on
the Zealandia. He left Manila on the
Valencia and at Nagasal:i, Journeyed
cross country to Yokohama where he
caught the Valencia.
1T was a very interesting trip" said
d., Dodd to-day. land one that I thor
Dug lilly enjoyed, but l reached the con-
clusion that Montana was good enough
for me, SO l came back here to locate per-
manently. l had a splendid trip and
canrot find words to express my appre-
citation Of the treatment l received at the
hands Of the officers and men Of the Mon
tana regiment. The boys are looking
well, but glad to get back to the United
Stetes.
MY visit embraced Honolulu, where ]
found the people very contented and
happy TO be numbered alnons, the eiti-
zens Of the great republic. l spent a
month travelling In Japan. They are a
very energetic little race Of people but
to all appearances honesty and principle
they never inherited. At least that is the
or Mon OF the army officers and travellers
whom ! met there. 1t is a beautiful
country with fine parks and he trip
through the country was thoroughly rel
ished.
I'm Toxic I found the Japs far advance
ed in refraction and eye surgery and l
spent several days at the hospital there
n assisted in several examinations of
eyes and I met with errors inc peculiari-
ties never before encountered in the
United States. Yokohama is a town Of
about 200, 900 people. Just before we ar
rived there was a great conflagration
there by which between 5000 and 5000
houses were destroyed. Toxic has a pop
ulation of about 500. 900. 1t is a very pic
turesque place and every acre OF ground
seems to be cultivated Even the
mountain tops are terraced and planted
with rice and grain.
Toxic is quite a manufacturing town
and the Japanese are great imitatOrs. In
fact they initiate everything. Sometime
before my arrival the representative of
an American tobacco house had intro
duced a machine for the manufacture Of
tobacco. He sold one with the UNDER
standing that if it proved successful, the
japanese firm Would purchase several
dozen more. Upon his next trip he foun!
that the Japanese themselves were man.
ufacturing the machine in carload lots.
This they We're able to do as there is ah-
solutely no protection to patent rights in
that country.
1.-THE business outlook for Manila, l am
forced to say is very bad. I spent 6
weeks there and met all classes of peo-
PIE. l mel Il humber VI americans WHO
went there with the intention of locating
but returned home. All the wealthier
and better class of Spaniards have left
and only the poor remain. There is a
general air Of prosperity about the town.
but the only money in circulation is that
Of the soldiers.
THE town is in the hands of the native
Filipinos and it is almost impossible for
an American to secure a license to con-
duct any kind of business. The hotels
are wretched. An American soldier ap-
piled for a license. during my stay thece.
to d a restaurant. He was refused
on the ground that there was already a
native restaurant in the same block. II
is impossible to get a decent meal there
and the Americans and army officers find
it next to impossible to rent a house.
YOU can hire a Filipino servant for Sc
to IS, Mexican money, a month-such as
they are. They are absolutely untrust-
worthy. Several newspaper correspond
ents rented a house on the beach, fitted
it up nicely and installed native servants.
They We're all called away one day and
when they returned the house was there.
Everything else had been stolen, even
their clothes. The mosquitoes are a
terror. They are drilled like an army
OF soldiers and can penetrate Doiler iron
with their bills.
"There are only two seasons In Manila
the wet and the dry. After a residence
tISIe Ouc Gail easily UeilcNc Ill TIE StoIy
of the deluge. During the hot season
you burn up, and in the rainy season you
car not stir out without getting soaked.
l have seen it rain for seven days at .
stretch. The street cars were stopp.ai
and business on the streets was trans
acted in boats. Everything was food
ed. Then the sun came out and baked
everything a nice rich brown. One bat
tallion of the Montana regiment doing
guard duty at Iona church We're in water
up to their waists.
Probably 10 per cent OF the Montana
soldiers remained at Manila. SOM re-
enlisted. while others will engage in bust
ness. Chef Smith of Butte will engage
in the surveying business with Captain
Mead Of Virginia City. Coming over
the boys We're all happy. Some of them
had all the patriotism shot out Of them.
but on the whole they We're all satisfied
with their experiences. On the return
trip the boys We're we'll fad. Some little
disappointment was felt at some of the
appointments, but the appointment OF
Major Cook to Lieutenant-Colonel gave
general satisfaction.
"Pickpockets thrive in Manila and
there are all manner of surething gamcS.
1t is a poor place. in my opinion. for a
working man. The wages are small. y
clerk speaking several languages only
commands a salary of $50 PER month
Mexican money, which is equal to abon'
$40 in gold. II is all Mexican money
there. l deposited gold with one Of the
banks there and when ] went to draw il
out. the bank officials wanted TO charge
me 3 per cent to get my gold back. ] got
around this by accepting Mexican mon
! ey. which / exchanged, two for ono. at thu
army canteen and then purchased a Unit.
ed States money order.
81 doubt if the wal in the Philippines
will be settled this coming year. II
will be a guerilla warfare. and ban0s Y
robbers are being formed all over til