Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-06
MANILA WINE MAKES CRAZY
Disastrous Effect of the Drink
Upon Americans.
REGULATIONS FOR THE SALOONS
Very Stringent With Regard to
Sale of Wine.


Chicago News Washington Special. ,,
Native wine sold at Manila, Philip
pine Islands, says government report
Just out. makes an American insane.
The percentage of wood alcohol is ex-
tremely high, and while the natives
drinking moderately are not apparently
injured the Americans swallowing it in
quantities are speedily rendered tenn
porarily insane, and then they pass into
q state of coma until the effects have
worn off. The regulations regarding
it's sale to soldiers are very stringent,
involving 90 imprisonment and for
feiture of licens Permits for the sale
Of native wine are issued only to ma
tives, mestizos aud Chinese. The na
tions and 1t has not been thought best
| to prohibit the use of it ty them.
The division of lnsular affairs OF the
war department has made public a
summary of that portion Of the annual
report of the depar Ument of licenses
and municipal revenues of Manila
which relates to the liquor traffic in
that city. At the time of the American
occupation the law In force required
all persons, firms or corporations doing
| business of any nature within the
municiual radius to have a license.
Lieut.. Harry S. Bishop, in charge of that
department, states that, prior to Janu-
AIRY 4th, 1900 saloons, and in fact all
licenses to sell liquor of any class, both
Wholesale and retail, came under the
class of general business licenses, the
fee for which was only So with 81
stamp attached.
Up to June Both, 1899, there had beer
issued since the establishment OF the
oilce OIL Septen Der I'd, 1898, 2I4 saloor
Licenses, IA OF which bad been cancelled
leaving 200 outstanding. In addition
to the above there we're one brewery
and Is 80 called distilleries. From tina
time UP to February 1st, 1900, theri
were issued % more saloon Licenses, o
which Iour were cancelled, leaving ;
total outstanding Of 224 at the last
mentioned date
) Th officer in charge of licenses mad
certain recommendations in November
| 1899, relative to change in the law
: which we're carefully considered ant
i embodied in general orders No. o
i the military governor. dated Januar
4th, 1900, which provided that the cit
should be divided ipto two district
! to be known as the First license dis
! trict" (inoluuing the business porto
/ of the city, and the Second licens
: district" (includipg the residence par
. of Manila and its immediate suburbs.
The license fee for saloons sellin
' beer, whisky and other intoSioatin
Q liquors was 5000 Mexican in til
h first district and $3.50 in the second
. for saloons selling only beer and ligh
. wine the fee was 500 in the first an
r $50 in the second. These licenses wer
t all limited to "a period of six month
Il and strictly forbade the sale in Ih
r saloons SO licensed of the native wine
commonly called vino" "anisado
i and other intoxicants usually known a
g native drinks. Additional and string
8 ent police regulations were provide
r and special provision made for hotels
j. All saloon licenses in Manila wer
Q cancelled January 31st, 1900, betwee
n which date and June Both new license
II were issued as follows:
License for wine, liquor ard het
saloons, 80; licenses for wine and bet
saloons, 81; revoked or SURRENDERED
12; total outstanding June Both, 190I
II This number includes hotel and re-
II taurant liquor licences.
}, Lieut.. Bishop states that the effe
d of this order was to decrease the nun
IS ber of saloons from 224 to 1855, to mal
the barrooms more orderly and
!, make saloon keepers in every way mo
j. careful in complying with the terms
70 their liceuses regarding sales
m drunken persons and sales out of hour
is The report shows that of the 1
!. saloon licenses G6 are held by Spaniard
ID % by Americans, 26 by FilIpinos al
ct mestizos, 2 by negroes s by Chimes
to !, ny japanese and 27 by persons of Vi
is known nationality. None of the
y, licenses are held by soldiers discharg
Of from the army in the Philippines.
S, With regard TO the native drinks Il
a, report says: 1.-The sale OF native wi
IN is not regulated by any sort of regul
tions referring to 1T alone. Licens
r. for its sale come under the head
of general business licenses. 1t must n
\. be supposed that native wine sh
& is anything like saloon, or conduct
" as a wine shop alone; the sale of liqu
re is invariably connected with that
rs other articles, usually native gtoceri
4. or cooked food the stock in hand W
or rarely exc eed $40, being usually a ha
Of dozen bottles of the various bran
of and an equal number of glasses OF d
ferent sizes. -
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