New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
SAN JOSE COLLEGE QUESTION.

| SAN JOSE COLLEGE QUESTION.
In July the Military Governor was requested by
Thomas to allow the College of San Jose to BE-
the University The College had been Closed by
& 0s r when aT Of [ba on
& the I Gmsd nd S ed BY Se the bsns Tes Il ts
people of the Philippine. Islands Tor educational
! purposes. The petition for reopening the coleGe
inent citizens OF Manila. At confa' ence betwee
e MsTy tSs t68 sbd s6u6 6e m Il %
heaFng to be had befoT9 the re C9mi59i0n m Tse 10 10
behalf Of the Pnilppine people was OF SHGient ha
sRoSd assume no esse g poW enacng law
providing for the appointment Of trustees TO ad-
them by proper suit in the name of the United
States to test the right OF he present agmnist6a L
The hearings of the issue were begun in July. and
Very great public interest was shown in the elab-
n d bea Of by tSs ss aPSc P FPs hR4c No
chapes. the Apostolic peleGate, and by arch.
not Yet announced conclusion as to its duty in
The issue is a very important one. The property Of
San Jose College worth 100000 (gold). and much
one 6ther iSStitution Of charity in Manila athe large
5sSa is sf sg Sc in It's
admitted right TO control the management of the
and civil capacity or as mere agent of the Cath
olic Church. under the Concordat between the Pope
and the Spanish Crown.
The chapter of the report relating to the
Manila liquor traffic is as follows:
on thus 9r far rita BY the he
municipal affairs in the city of Manila is a law
regulating the sale of spirituous. malt vinous or
1t has proved difficult TO obtain accurate informa-
ton as 10 the number and character OF places at
can occupation. According to the best information
available. there were fourteen "cantnas" corre-
spending more or less directly TO our saloons or
bars. It has been definitely as,ertained that there
were s0ld al retail and il is 6eeyea that there
tcaly all drug stores and groceries sold wines and
liquors. No municipal license was requi,e1. the
% ge OF 5ax the right
NJ Cn no Janga gs5a & 1907 II 'hf59 st IrGty ak a
liquor. Of whatever class; were general business
he fee on m Hne Ma b @ GnS gnh s % M
censes had been issued 10 2l4 saloons Fourteen OF
Up to February l. 1900 there were issued sS more
oeIied. leaving outstanding total Of 22i
on January I, 1890. general order was issued by
issue Of saloon licenses properly 50 called to take
provisions or the above mentioned orde~. there
for Wine euor and beer saloons i and s. Sensss
for vine and beer saloons, making total OF i6
rendered leaving rs oysta1dins on June 30 This
censes. on November %. 1900 the following licenses
were in force
First class bar license: C~ne. liquor and beer> y
FTsi slsss bar licenses Win hS!:i pr!yfss i
Making total OF los, against lS on June 50
and 22i on February L
REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF SALOONS.
Meanwhile. the number of shops at which the
cal ed native wines were sold 1T retail had been
American occupation 70 l0s on November g 1900
1900 there has been steady and material reduction
in the number of institutions which could be prop
SHOPS for the sale Of nsve Vine @ has Been T
sins nse american aS e oesnps4n by
strong and often impure alcohol with various oils
and davoring extracts and are. in most instances
harmful in the extreme il mbibed in any cousd
should be stated that he ordnari uses his vino
very tempeera{eiy. and consequently suffers COM
In the law above referred TO the Commission has
toIicants and has forbidden saloons after April l.
ls0 on certain Of the principal streets and plazas
Plaza eervantes, Gale San Fernando and part OF
Gale Nueva.
Name q license. Liquors allowed sold e pesos
Second elias. bar-Ferrn.nted ynous or NAL; 200
Frst oass Or t sP
zssS@d Sass vq9a: 800
or6cery liquor f1rmented ynous mai, or spirit
Brewers VERY products 200
FIRST class whoesat nquoTFermen,.a vinous 90
Second class wholesale lquor-reraentea vinols -''
7fird CESS wholesale iiauor--Fe Fermenied vinous s2
Native vine nctnse-nat ve wines '............-.-
All laws and regulations heretofore governing the
Issue or licenses Tor the sale Of liquor are repealed
Violations Of the minor provisions Of the Ia = a
punishable upon conviction by fine not exceed
both in the discretion OF the trial court for each
offence. A violation of any provision of the act
may subject the offender to having his license re-
voked In the discretion Of the provost marshal
general while. 4 he is convicted Of selling giving
away or otherwise disposing of any liquor not al
the sale OF such liquor is prohibited Of Sc Ing
giving away or otherwise disposIng Of any intoxi-
becomes null and void as consequence of convic-
tion.
wines shall. be sold except by holders of i've
wine licenses. and that such holders shall not BE-
al owed TO sall ntoXicarts OF any other what
ever. The iicepsc fee for dealers in ma i've wines
has been placed az what might seen, rid culoi1sIv
low figures, because the ca nital invested in the
business amounts 10 only a few dollars and be
the provost rNarshal general is the most eficiert
means for holding this traffic in check The sell ng
under any circumstances is richly prohibited be
cause the soldiers are inclined to indulee in those
injurious oeyeraEESs 10 excess VIII disastrous Re-
uses them modsratey. if az all.
Fortuna ey. he es not to a,y consiSe e,a abI, ex-
tent. frequent the american SELDOM. With view
TO prevent ns his beirg attracted there. the payin
OF musical instruments or the operation Of any
gambling device rhonoErqph slot machine bill
lard or roo table or other form Of amusement in
SALONS, bars drinking ylaces IS proh 'bfted
License fees are nov imposed for the first time
on anothecaIy SHOPS, drug stores and groceries
The granting Of licenses fer the sale Of intcxcat
or stands situated in the ourlc streets or plazas
or by street vendors or pedlers is prohibited.