The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-11
i[ WRITES
Of MANILA
Letter From a Private
Soldier.
.nLS Of THE SITUATION
.,nI View Of the Situation in the
Philippines From American
Standpoint.
Manila. Pr. siay 18TH.


..., Advertiser. win now Keep my
-. Of writing scmcthing from this
A.osb the days have gone swift
.,.o wrote last November just
having Honolulu. and many
,f interest have ranspircd since
-. RI f0f granted thl9 an the real
-. .,fl.t to the Associated Press
,.,,ss. YOU through the exchanges.
y. can only add a few items not al
~ Known
I, r.smsry mth a. new police district
.tmsi on tnq north side of Manila
a. MD. section and our battery was
- TO- ths new Nlpa barracks within
I, n,il % the walls OF the icper hos
ad
u. I. ,hr toughest part of the city
~. ,r. event of the much-talkod-of
49,, n,rery " would have chance
~ In .omo good work They have
80 iamro district so well poliCed
IN. h.flma terror 90 the "muchO
- nsuffoCto sympathlxorn.
ssms that the rebels we're prepar-
100 great uprising about the time
\ a,t commission arrived. With the
- Intention OF cutting every white
-, throat In Manila. The authori-
AT tfar hem su close That there
- no darnpr some 81 the ring
,ts sero arrested. among whom were
- or the lnsurEont officers recently
- on pafole The soldiers are great
rnqpoIatod as they gladly welcome
1, 1htnrs N q ntht with the insur-
~ An outbreak az the present time
"a mssn almost war of eNtermina-
.d ho tricky little brownies"
nor il IL striking example Of red
krs Tho War Department has
=, a rfeit trouble ard expense "a
ahr lco and cold STORAGE plant
ID ho city. after the latest and
= ,onfuvod methods n WINS ali pro.
,lff ncolg Until major % the ar.
80 eut n charge who knows moth.
fa fth work. Ne took u upon him
N 10 isrharro an the experienced en-
.si ad iraughtsmcn employed hl
IA gstfofnaster General al Washing
81 NJ r1w az this intricate and tech
ls trt depends upon n Filipino en-
asr ri 10 Ia easy to see what a bun
hhun make % o. Already SOM
10 nfoHant things have been lcft on
a dnndlllons The whole work 4
rsfi fhyod and every month cost
~ hm more than nifty thousan'
.a,r b5s.ios many lives that Ice cat
- ave
nssp ere many things % like lmpor
i1s In mo Islands that the civil com
VISOR 1an stralght1n cut az once
~un
nsfo "a some talk Of organizing
ssa afe department.. which In badl
~is The white citizens will organic
! snrsny Of militia and business me
~ EMPLOY night watchmen 20 patr,
., KEolh hetter than is done at pres
N A squadron % native cavalry VT
swnnIfod. and win be- used as mount
polls and couriers
Nave seen some Improvement almos
Hu iay since landing. and the city
nnfh better sanitary condition tina
Nsv Years day, uut u IL not perfe,
"a TIE natives are rapidly adoptln
y .mpflCnn style o. dress instead %
lnost nothing. Native "scorChers
lhsif American made bicycles are b,
wing more numerous every day The
" ,atufnlly good sprinters man
slfiof has found 0ut-and when Al
20 army becomes mounted on whee
,is tont he any more fighting tiii n
n,r,an soldier gets a good pair
r,u
Ne business chances here are exec
There are many conditions whei
I'VE energy and capital could woi
H.asft and fairly cJin money. too. IT
=, o. these would be an electric ral
" Vsien IN Manila. Thousands
- o. Fertile soil that would make n
~ tngaf, tobacco or coffee plant
80 ne world. are waiting 90 be 4
~ There ~ a great deal Of M
~ here, Too. Even the Manila nj
sslpm railway IL laid with mahogai
fdlufp
hWe no doubt that good system
psallnn will soon be established a
American teachers will be In d
wv To. they are already In demaf
~ many spaniards and Fiiipin
=. ~ N'AIW knNilAn ana tnfff
pfifaie classes Ia the city.
~ weeks ago the natives met u
,Sl Filipino college IN denan
luaft The best American toat
Welf1hle viii be employed IN II
ald The curriculum will IN an
',',snded That any course dcsh
tuip.nua bate tho friars most
~ ana not without good cause
we ono reason. In every GENET,
l \ pc iuil % bones aud grimm
-. .hl IN many cases with flesh 4
1l.t To them. Asking the cause
-. v,.uafe. thu friars tell us that
,i''' ' MT of The vaults OF these ~
... we're not paid and the bod
-. hfnNn out The friara say
sl,ans ought to have sense enot
49, holr mouths shut about I
~. as wey are being deprived o
.,auous have come In from ev
IA, prhylng TO BE- relieved N
49, 80 then ls me hey To m. whole
\, N, ~ long Ns the friara remain
"Ipn'nes there will be trouble.
NlNgttf &. PUCK EFT
battery ~. sixth Artilier
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