The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21

were ordered back to the city once
more.
We went back, with our minds still
dwelling upon the horrible state in which
we left the city, and on reaching it, a
lovely spick and span metropolis I'M
folded itself to our astonished gaze.
American push and American thorough
ness had transformed this eVil-smelling
burg to cleanly city, the streets of
which were as clean as they are in any
American city of the same size. The
transformation was miraculous and, to
realize the stupendous nature of the I'M
dertaking, one should have seen the town
before the American military authori-
ties took it in hand
NATIVES WE'RE AsToNIsHED.
Even the torpid natives were aston
1shed when they saw the foreigners strip
off their coats and attack the solid en-
crustations of mud and filth, which had
been allowed to remain und .sturbed with
in the memory of the Oldest inhabitants
These fellows must be fond of work ,
was remark whfchI am told could be
heard every day, and when at last the
work was finished and they saw for the
first time in their lives how lovely Man
liza could be made to look, their wonder
changed to admiration and they per
from afar were capable of anything.
1.-THE 'Americanos' at once became
popular, not only among the weather.
classes. who by the way, were always
our friends, but with the poorer classes
as We'll. The thing which most COM
mend itself to the natives in Manila
was the way in which our soldiers spent
their monthly stipends of SIS gold The
Spanish soldiers were something Of
hut
So per month, and alongside Of this our
soldiers with q disposable income of $50
Mexican, every thirty days appeared to
be bloated capitalists
Another thing which strikes the
American who has been in the country
two or three years, is the rapidly grow
ing facilities for education Three wears
ago the English language was taught in
only rev of the private academies Now
there will soon be LOCO American teach,
ers disseminating knowledge not only
in Manila but all over the island
you have heard lot about the wild
dissipation to which American officers
and men abandon themselves in Ma
nila,' continued the officer, 'but L am
in a position to say that this is all ex-
aggeration of the yellowest type. OF
course in a gathering of thousands Of
men from every walk in life there are
many Who forget themselves, but these
men would have been just as bad any,
where else. AS to- the prevalence Of
saloons 1 know that there were far more
before the Americans got there, than
are there now. A large proportion Of
the low dives have been shut down and
most Of the saloons are now run on re-
spectacle lines"
MET AGuINALDO.
The st. Paul officer once had the pleas
ure of seeing the man who was few
weeks ago led a captive into Manila by
the daring Funston. 81 saw Aguinaldo,' y
he said, cat Malalos,i in September, 1893.
1t was the occasion Of the celebration OF
his election to the leadership of the
Tilipinos. He was attended by his cab
met and almost the entire strength OF
the native army was there. Aguinaldo
delivered an Grafton to the populace and
the widest enthusiasm was displayed on
all sides.
Eyes, saw Funston, too he replied to
question ''It was at Manila and at
that time even before he had made his
mark, he enjoyed a reputation for reck-
less bravery and daring. He was one of
the most popular officers in the army