The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-11

and, although tho insurgent general Is
very anxious to surrender, and one OF his
officers is here now trying to make terms
We had several men killed lately, ana
our list of dead amounts now to over SIX
ty men. This town Is on quite DOOM
now, and business has increased ten
fold. owing to the large hemp crop and
the money put in circulation by the SOL
tiers Every day new buildings start
,1p and the small shIp-yard Is crowded
with work There Is g. great opportunity
hero for q steam saW-inill, either mere
or any OF the coast towns. TIMBER Is
plentiful all lover the Island. and there
are over fifty varieties Of hard woods'
many of them being superior TO ma
hogany. The trees grow TO an immense
size and are absolutely free from knots
to a great height. ! am writing on q
bic made from q single board SIX feet
IN width without q single Diemish, ana
grain very similar TO curled walnut All
the lumber used IN the Philippines IS
sawed by hand with the cid-tashioned
whip saw, so It Is very plain that
steam saw-milI would be q bonanza in
the midst OF such primitive methods.
| There is SO little doing IN this immediate
| = afr ~ III. t tne-e is vecy little TO write
/ about, OCCASIONALLY We hear OF q small
fight in which ons or more or our brave
bows, have been wounded or killed. The
last one killed vas Virginia boy, named
Carlson, from Company ID. lie was
shot through the alb ion'en, alter htVlhs
Killed five inSurSeut officers y corporal
vas also killed in the same fight, being
shot through the heart at the irst fire.
This regiment {Forty-third) has had q
hard time OF II fighting through sWanps
and forests, after the same manner III
which our foreiathers fought the IN
dams There has been instances where
fro, ~
tnres. weeks ". tnout tood Other IMAM iFa
and buds OF trees, and in all cases they
| return ragged ana Ja:eiOoted. fasEe
are some good roads on this Island
Ieytel. but in Sanlar there are not even
trails through the country, and the only
access to tie different towns IS by water
This IS q beautiful and healthy country,
but 1t lacks the touch oil civilization and
progress tc make it habitab!e. Just
imagine IN Island Of more than 3b,Soo
Inhabitants, with an extremely fertile
soil, plenty Of water courses, aboundins
in nun berfess varieties If woods, fruits
and valuable plants, and not foot OF
soil cultivated. except Il few rice pad
dies near the coast. Hemp, the chief ar
:icle OF export, grows wild. and not more
| than half the growth is harvested and
sold. This Island is fair example OF
| the others, with the exception that the
! people arc a little more intelligent and
| =fer-- &c ih4n es..er rss lie
! sIowth and tagnation IN which they
/ have lived for the last hundred years
| or more is the direct result OF Spanish
! m -ssoverument-
| Taa advent Of the Am ricaas was the
| greatest possible boon TO these people,
| and the majority Of them realize IL
| 'inal tle u:r continues ~ y CERTAIN sS-
/ tent under these conditions, IL due 10
| the fact that a number OF the men who
| have been III arms against Us have no
/! homes or business to return TO, ahd
| they would rather pi!iage and draw Oh,
! the country at large for supplies ana
| money than to work for living
| III au,,.L.ur 10 s.4iS. assistance III chs
! shape OF money ard arms IS fuFESSheo W
/ S arisn and Filipino business men, ZOE
| the reason that the large army We aiS
compelled to keep here . a feskiai 1.
nanza for them. But the most poss.lt
factor In aiding and abett.ns our sisti.'ss.
Is the attitude 0! alat pot e.sai pa -.
the States which regards tne'n a. %.
former alItes and extends 10 them tas
| hona that our forces viii be IS tadrawa
should that party come into power.
TIE POSSIBILITIES OF the future
| for this co.atrs. are a!rsaas
appar ut even In iactooaa. Wii.cii
| we have occupied on'y seven iisoas:is.
The population OF the TOWN. ms eo.ss.su'
new husis res are gong up every DAY.
and tina naoots are all at work and max
mo mora money than they ever did De-
fnr l., their lives. The government
l,:vt, -, tba town Is entirely Ia TIE hands
an Ire natives and thsy have as msIcn
freedom nave as they ever hoped tec ard
FIR more than they had in the spar 50,
reafms q. yses,Ls eye -.
rule OF the men Aguinaldo GENT mere 20