The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-29


as a place of residence. Indeed, they re-
turned to their own overcrowded land in
great numbers. Conditions were such that
ttey were prevented from trailing, g NIB
ling was at a low ebb and their lives were
in danger from DO h Spanish and Filipino
armies But no sooner had the Ameri-
cans planted the Stars and Stripes over
the places whore the red and yellow had
been. then the Chinese crowded the ships
and demanded admission and protection
under the emblem of the free. Some OF
the ships that took that two and half
DAYS Journey across the turbulent China
SEA. separat ng the China coast and the
philippines, bore cargoes of such i'll con-
ditioned creatures and such quantities of
garlic that it would have caused whale
10 groan with the agony OF seaslckhess'
Most OF those who arrived in the early
stages of our occupation got in and began
10 spread These were chiefly of two
grades-the petty merchants and 'coolle
or labcriug class.
The Chinese consul at this time was
very unpopular His fellow countrymen
complained that he eXtorted money from
them and he was recalled and another
sent in his place. The successor arrived
with one of his wives and a retinue OF
servants and took possession of the consul
late at a Gale Rosario. The house mas
been fitted up with a near approach 70
actual comfort The walls are hung with
pictures of his relatives. His ancestors
grin namely or gaze in solemn olShlty
from shelf and cabinet Beautifully carved
ebony tables and straight backed chalrs
of teak and rosewood fill the rooms. ne
has one son with him, and they drive the
finest teams that could be purchased. Ev-
identity his splendor has awed his compa-
triots, for there are no more loud muir
murs of dissatisfaction and they now pay
the ten dollars each, which he charges
them for registration, without protest.
Throngs of Chinese.
At present the merchants crowd the
Gale Rosario, they dominate Inaipo on
the former their little dry goods shops are
filled with brilliant hued calicoes Cotton
goods are always their speciality, but they
vary the monotony with silks of the
cheapest grades and i'll shaped Chinese
made Shoes In each OF these shops sits
the willy Chino" $50 called by the island
ers) waiting, and wot TO the unwary IN
diVidual who stops to examine the stoch'
for he twill be coaxed with smiles and ie-
luctant reduction in price to purchase
something and he will always be sorry
The Inaipo merchants are manufacturers
on a small scale as we'll as merchants
chairs and baskets of bamboo and wicker
are favorite Chinese products in Manila
and there are one or two comparatively
good sized furniture establishments IN that
district owned by Cinnamon. they also
manufacture the famous camphor WOOD
chests in the shops on the Gale san FER
nando.
But the reasoning faculties of the
Chinaman are so very peculiar that only
~
will purchase any of his wares. They VIII
fan to pieces or they will be made oil
some material other than represented OF
they will be found wanting somewhere OF
somehow. Even If it would be to his adj
vantage to be honest with you, the emma
man will sell you on false pretenses u
he can. The alleged camphor wood ches,s
are never camphor wood. although II !,
as cheap as any wood such chests couIu
be made Of. The "Vhno' does not rea-
con that by cheating you he does not al
N"ys enrich himself.
The Chinese "coolie," poor, wretcheo
ana despised, has one good quality. re
VIII work, and that is something you
c3hnot say of the native. on the not
,est days, while che Filipino sits on ms
heels in the shadow of a wall or a droop-
ing banana tree, drowsiiy smoking Gig
arctic or soundly sleeping the hours away
me Chino works on. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN TACT, altogether saving for very shor'
ana scant blue cotton breeches which ne
IS compelled to wear. he saws lumber
o'lFeS the buffalo carts and works IRON
aay!ight until dark az all kinds OF tn'
hardest labor
hardest labor. He Is used as pack ami
!n'l and carries weights. by means OF th'
u'mhoo pole over his shoulder, that seen
ossible. ] have seen pianos mug
PACKING boxes. trunks, furniture OF oil
Kinds heavy lumber and stoves, fastened
90 me center of a bamboo pole and car
.lea by two coolies. And the poles, rest
'ns on the shoulders, seemed to DO cut