The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05

! Including conspiracies and dynamite. these
| are the latest. Bombs and other varieties
Of explosives were unearthod in Binondo-
which harbors as much evil as Mulberry
| Bend-a few DAYS ago. and it has been
! told that a plot existed to plunge the
United States into international complica-
| tons 1t was expected that the funeral
| procession Of General Lawton would pass
| down the Escolta, and the bombs were re-
| served for the occasion.
They were not destined for the Ameri-
cans, but for the representatives Of for
/ eign powers, the consuls and vice consuis
who took part in the procession. This is
feudish enough to have been Matched in
the Middle Ages. and there is more or less
: truth in il. Some thousands OF Fllipinos
are said to be implicated, but only thirteen
have been arrested and until the trial the
( public will be more or less ignorant oil
/ what was really intended. Hardly week
! passes by that there is not an alarm OF
| some kind in the city Of Manila. Warn
! ings Of outbreaks are still sent into head
! quarters as in days Of yore, when the en-
/ tire insurgent army was not far from the
city.
The death struggle of the insurrectioR
is almost on at linus. IL is strange tnat
this should be near enough TO Manila for
the boom of the cannon TO be heard after
a year Of fighting The insurgents have
been congregating on the south line for
1 a lCnC time. The separated and demon
allied bands which remain from the army
of the north have worked their way down
there, and, combining. have ga ned courage
with their numbers, and are preparing ID
make a desperate stand. As General Bates
has been made a major general Of 70 un-
teers and is to fill General Lawton's pace,
h will probably take personal command
OF The operations there.
On New Years Day there was most in
teresting religious demonstration. This
lay, the Feast Of the Circumcision, is one
Of the great "festas" and was celebrated
with more pomp and ceremony than was
! Christmas, or "PasCual.' All day long
| services were held at the various churches,
but at O'Clock the great service Of the
days was held in the cathedral The body
OF the church slowly filed with people,
who represented almost entirely the old
regime in Manila.
Over the gallery Of a house on the Gale
Palacio. which skirts one side Of the large
building, hung the orange and red and
the castle and lion Of Spain, while, eN-
cept for the special guard which had been
ordered by the provost marshal TO keep
order in the plaza and a few Americans 50
thinly dotted here and there throughout
the audience that they were hardly no
ticeable. there was scarcely anything TO
indicate on this afternoon the change that
has taken pIac, IN the Philippines.
Children In Church.
Besides the civilian populaee gathered to-
gether in the cathedral, there were the
pupils from all the church schools under
the watchful eyes OF the padres" or the
'hermanas' -sisters-the boys Of the Jesuit
School, in their Immaculate white trousers
and double breasted blue coats, the nj
mas" from Santa Isabel, Santa Rosa or
Santa Catalina, hundreds Of girls dressed
in black with red medal ribbons around
their necks from which depended a scapu-
lar, and their heads covered with black
wells or mantillas Inside a large square
space in the centre Of the nave, enclosed
by an iron grating. sat a number Of pa
dres, who took no active part IN the sery-
ice, but who. later on joined in The pro
cession.
The Archbishop entered in robes Of bright
scarlet. the long train Of which was held
up by some young native priests, and, after
crossing himself crossed TO the altar rail
and entered the chancel where he stood al
the left Of the high altar, under a red
canopy. Here while various prayers were
offered up by a priest in the pulpit, his
scarlet robe was taken off and be was as
sisted into a long white alb over this was
placed a stole and small cope. and over all
a magnificent and heavily embroidered cope
with long train. There were some twenty
priests assisting in these operations or
about the altar. 1t is said that in old
times 500 priests were connected with the
cathedral and some Of the duties assigned
to them were new made manifest. IN the
mean time acolytes with crosses and long
brass candlesticks had been collecting at
the right of the cathedral. They wore red
cassocks. over which we're cottas Of lace.
and following d Filipino band. were TO
head the procession. II took about three
quarters Of an hour for the procession to file
around the square There were three bands
of Filipino musicians, and all the religious
orders in Manila were represented by white,
blue. brown. and black robed friars. with
tonsured heads About the Archbishop
/ himself were the various Bishops OF the
islands who long ago were obliged to take
refuge in Manila-those Of Cebu, Iloilo, and
Nigan-in long copes.
The visit of the Plague.
The cases Of bubonic plague which de-
veloped in Manila we're genuine enough.
There has been but one death and that
took place before the matter came TO the
attention OF the authorities. Two Of the
patients are convalescing. The two houses
where the disease broke out have been
thoroughly guaranteed. No new cases
have developed. and there is no sickness
Of even "A suspicious character in the city.
! Great credit should be given TO the health
| officers for the prompt and active steps
/ which they have taken in this matter A
: hundred new inspectors were at once add
/ ed to the force the selection, out Of a
/ thousand applicants being turned over 70
J Major Tiernon. the chief OF police who has
! had much experience in this line Of work.
These men are patrolling the city and sim
DIV compelling the native inhabitants TO
keep their houses and their premises thor
oughly clean.
Dr. Edie q surgeon in the regular SER
/ vice. with the volunteer rank of major. is
/ al the head of the Department of Health
! In Manila.
/ People who have lived in Manila lately.
I and have seen all that has been accom-
plished in the cleaning Of The city and the
! inaugurating Of sanitary measures in d
J place which for centuries could boast Of
I none. must give a great deal Of credit to
/ Or Eide the guiding hand. There are
/ number Of men in the Philippines whose
( work is Of such quiet nature that ID often
escapes the recognition that IL ought to
| have.
Archbishop Cnapelle arrived in Manila on
/ the transport sherman. As he is the spe-
cial unucio Of the Pope. and as The Church
! problem in the Islands has long been con
sidqred OF the utmost Importance. the out
Z -.,,,5 ~ the Arch ishGp's visit is REGARDED