Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-16
THE ATLAS CLUB.

The Atlas club held an interesting
meeting in the rooms of the Business
Mems association last Thursday after
noon. Under the head of current topics
Miss Reznor spoke of Salt Lake and the
proba utilities of the water in 1t being ex-
hausted within the next century on ac-
count of the vast quantity being used Tor
irrigation. AS time elapses the drain on
the lake will increase and eventually eX-
haust the supply. Mrs. Hinkle spoke OF
hazing in New Jersey and Mrs. Gilbert
spoke of the underground railways in
course of construction in New York. The
following interesting paper was read by
Mrs. ]. r. McGlautlin:
MANILA.
1.-THE town of Manila consists of an
old walled city. known as 1ntramuros'
and of various suburbs which nave
sprung ND around it.
1T came into the possession Of the
Spaniards partly by conquest and partly
by treaty in 1870. The walled city APP
pears to have been built as protection
against the sea pirates about the year
1880 and, according to tradition, Chinese
labor was employed in the construction.
The main -bastions are built of hugh
blocks of stone and even after three GEN.
turies of wear and tear still form a pro-
lection against any but the heaviest
guns.
"Of the suburbs, Binondo is the chief
trading center. and has indeed become a
small town of itself separated only from
the walled town by the Pasig river. Con-
nected with the walled town by the
Luneta or public promenade lie the COM
| bined suburbs of Ermita and Malate.
where the English club is situated and
| where several handsome private resi-
dences are to he found.
The streets are narrow and paved
with rough cobble stones, and the foot
paths, except in the Escotta are rare
| ly broad enough for two people to walk
comfortably abreast. Mud, deep abid-
ing mud is prevalent everywhere three
fourths of the year and is replaced by
dust during the remaining period. The
shops are especially good for such an
| out of -the-way place and compare ia
vorably with those of Hong Kong, Cal
cutta and Singapore. In spite of the war
the prices are lower than at many of the
British ports.
Manila and it's suburbs were taken
| by the Americans after the surrender OF
the Spanish and the military governor
who was the commanding officer, had nc
light task on his hands, being as far
from home and unable to get trained
me-l at once to help him in the disch- -
of his duties.
Ii Perhaps the hardest thing the Amer.
leans have undertaken. is lettering the
sanitary conditions of Manila, the emp.
tying of slops from the windows into til.
streets being made Unable offense.
Cock fighting, lotteries and gambling
were done away with and caused quite
loss in revenue, which will have to b,
made good by taxation in less popular
places. The licenses for cock f1ghtin.
| alone brought into the treasury $3.50, OO
q year.
From cars which are very much Xix,
tram-cars in other countries. run owe
the Pasig river into Bnondo and othe
suburbs. the driver blowing continuousl.
on an instrument suggestive of lost souls
One can go as far as one pleases TO
. -four cents.
"The ponies are plucky and willing bu
very small and Americans would hardl!
consider one enough for car holdin,
from twenty to twenty-five people. bu
the Spaniard has no compassion and tn
: Filipino does not know any better.
"There are three kinds Of public We
, hicles. the first class peing open Vic
torias, drawn by two ponies, the second
Ivery much like the inside car of Dublin
, and drawn by one pony and the thir,
, ! a small hooded trap. The ladies driv
, 1.-TWO wheeled carts and drive so swift.
, that if you do not keep q sharp look