Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
HEINDEL IN MANILA
Well Known Ottumwan Receives
Letter From Brother.
WAS A MEMBER OF THOMAS" PARTY
Net Captured by cupid-Will Teach
FiIipinos Ways of Their New Gov.
ernrent-ls Assigned to Island of
Fanay-Is Well Pleased.

Panay-Is Well Pleased.
George F. Heindel, of this city, is in
receipt of a very interesting letter
from his brother, r. l.. Heindel, who is
Dne Of the American school teachers
recently sent to the PHILIPPINE Islands
to instruct the natives in the ways of
their new government, etc. Mr.Hein-
del was a member of the memorable
party who made the trip to Manila on
the United States F. Thomas. There
were about 600 teachers on board, men
and women, and it will be remember
ed that about a dozen marriages re-
suited from the long trip. Mr.. Helm
del was not one of those captured by
"cupid" however and he is still free
to pursue his duties among our new
possessions. When the letter was
written he had just learned he was
assigned to teach on the Island of Pa
nay. Further than this he does not
know where he will go. He is appar-
emily well satisfied with his new sur
roundings, and expects to remain his
full three years. The letter is as fol-
lows:
Manila, PHILIPPINE Is,
Sunday, Sept. 1, 1901.
Dear brother and sister,: I'll begin
as near where l left off as l can and
tell the little there is to tell. Friday,
August 23,we were loaded into launch
es and brought ashore from the Tho
mas" 1t was just month from the
day we sailed from San Francisco
that we were landed on PHILIPPINE soil.
We had been in harbor since Wednes-
day afternoon. At the wharf were
conveyances for passengers and wag-
ons for baggage. In a short time we
were brought from the wharf to the
Exposition Grounds where we are
now lodged-we men in Nipa Bar
racks and the ladies in one of the old
exposition buildings. In one of the
buildings is a dining hall where we
get some good and some abominable
food for the small sum of $1.10 gold
per day. In our barracks we sleep on
army cots protected from mosquitoes
by mosquito netting canopies.
A Few Meetings.
Thus far we have not learned much
Of our prospects. We have had few
general meetings in which we have
received talks on health and instruc-
tons as to our work We have made
out itemized statements of necessary
travelling EXPENSES and have "sworn
att them. We hope to get that mon,
ey some time. Yesterday we lined UP
and after patiently waiting for a
couple of hours in line got checks for
salary from July Is average time OF
leaving home> to Sept. L. My check
a nI 10
ly received. for expenses since we
came ashore have been much higher
than we expected. A notice has just
been posted that we are to line up
this afternoon at 4:30 to get our as.
ssignments to work. That means that
In three or four days a good many OF
us will be leaving here and all will be
gone in couple of weeks. | made nc
haven't the least idea where I'll go,
An Expensive Place.
Manila is an awfully expensive place
to live. So many of the business
places are conducted by Chinese (Chi
nos-pronounced "Cheenos"-they are
called here) that it is hard work tc
know whether you are getting beaten
or not. They are worse than any
"Jew" you ever saw in the States
Then again the money is SO varied
There are two systems.-"Mex" ant
gold or American. MEX" (Mexican)
is worth just one-half the American
Under Mex" Mexican, Filipino, Jap
anese and Spanish money are used
1t is mostly Mexican and Filipino.
Little Sight Seeing.
l have done very little sightseeing
here because | expect to be in Manil;
again in the course of the next three
years and don't want to tire mysel
now. ALL know is the tLuneta," ,
beautiful drive along the beach. Her,
are atcouple of band stands and ever,
evening one of the military; band:
play. The Walled City, or Old Manila
Is about the center of the city enclos
ed by massive walls. Here the streets
are narrow. The Escolta is the mair
business street of the city and is out
side the Walled City.
| supplied myself with six tailor
made suits,-two khaki, one crash and
three white. The coats are made with
standing collars and are so made thai
you can wear much or little in the line
of clothing beneath them. I got kha
Xxi suits for $3.50 and white for $3.50
Poor Street Car Service.
Manila has poorer street car accom-
mcdations than the worst system il
the States. There are few lines anc
fewer cars (horse power. If the,
have any time schedule it is such
long time that nobody can remembe
Z It, l should guess that cars go no
oftener than every hour or two. AL
. travel about the street is done in twn