The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-06
AFFAIRS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Interesting Manila Newspapers sent
Home by Soldier


Home by "a Soldier
BALTIMORE. Jan 6-Nr. Sebastian Att
lnger. keeper Of the Washington Monument
in this city, has received from his son,
Charles EttIinger, OF Company c. Twenty
seventh Infantry, copies OF two Manila pa
pers. the Times and Freedom which
throw much light upon the local conditions
there. At the date Of the sending Of the
papers toward the close OF November. the
regiment was at Eide Poseto. about seven
miles from Manila, and was cherishing the
hope Of going after a few days 10 Parlac
TO take an active part IN the fighting
The Americans" says Private EttlingeT
In his letter TO his father. expect the war
to end this spring. AguinaldO has given
up all hopes and is trying 10 escape from
the island. being closely pursued by Gen
era Young. We expect to hear OF his cap
ture at any moment They have already
captured his mother and son and Il wont
be long before they viii have him. All his
advisers and all his troops have deserted
him
This expectation OF capturing Aguinaldo
is reflected in advertisements quoted from
some alleged rebel press exchanges IN
der the head OF Wants. % as follows:
Wanted and Wanted Quiek-A pair OF
Seven-League Boots. Communicate with
Hiker. this ofice-Spriuting Argus
''Wanted-A ticket TO HOugi10ns. or any
old place. Party desires 70 take a vaca-
ton Return ticket no object Apply Ag-
gle. this offiCe-The ChiefJain-
'Wsuted-A little rest: must be guaran-
teed by sCalps OF LaWtOn. Macarthur. and
Wheaton. Apply this Ofice. -Insuryecta
Blade.
Wanted First-cIsss automobile TO carry
I Il h. hrs
hind he firing Iinc.-DaiIy DodgeT"
Botn the Manila Times and Freedom "
are evidently American enterprises. being
American in their "get-up. style, and no
liticaI views. Their advertisements are
largely American also. the patronage Of the
troops being solicited fer Kentucky whisky.
St. Louis beer. American groceries and
chewing gum. California friutes, American
steamers. and hotels etc though Eng ISL.
French. German. and JspaUeSe steamer
lines and English hotels and shops see n
to compete
There is an American Bazaar" which
ahouuces that il has for sale every thing a
soldier wants but his discharge The kO-
dak fend exists at Manila, and amateurs
can get any fancy style OF photograph de-
vel0ped and printed. One is struck by the
evidence afforded by the "ad," OF the
fact that Manila is an up-to-date modern
/ city. enjoying pretty much all me conVe-
niences and luXuTies Of modern civilization
{ including American dentists. lawyers. ana
Z patent medicine.
The extent OF the business done is in
dieated by the size of the daily papers. The
( Times is a large eight-page daily, full
: OF life and spirit Freedom is tWeiEe-
page daily, and processes to. possess the
/ thrcbbfng restless energy that made the
great West the marvel Of the age. The
price of Freedom" is: Single copy. .
/ cents gold Il cents Mexican One year.
SO gold. SEQ Mexican
The Times puts it this way; Per
mouth CMeXican money!. 81. per 1unum
$50 Single copies. 10 cents Tor 1 nickel.
Z The influx Of Western ways has not. it APP
pears. improved the manners OF the pen
: pie. According TO an article in the
Times" Under Spanish rule the pub
/ lie conveyance regulations We're excellent
I Rates OF hire were moderate and Wez, cal
, culated by the time engaged. Incivility oil
| drivers was almost unknown. Their pa
/ thence was astonishing They waited for
J fare for hours together in a drenchiRg rain
/ without a mUrmur. Since the American.
/ have come prices are higher, drivers arI
/ perfect savages and sharks. and nobody
[ knows or cares much about regulations"