Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-30
A Manila Paper.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
The sight of Manila paper, with its
editorials and locals, gives one a moro
realistic idea Of that far-off archipelago
than the brief kilograms which from time
to time reach us of killings nsurrection or
cholera. 1t makes one have a better in
sight into the local life and atmosphere OF
the country to realize that there is press
there, and that it has the same family fea-
lures of that in this country By the last
Pacific mall we received several numbers
OF the Daily Manila american, some OF
eight and others of twelve pages While
the paper and Typography are not I'D to
the style of the city daily, the editorial.
local matter and advertisements are ar
ranged In similar way. The reading matter
is full of interest, bearing upon local topics.
Whlch are freely discussed. The daily is
thoroughly American, but seems to have an
opponent antagonistic in sentiment the
Libertas, which champions the Filipino in
terest. The removal of the frars seems to
be the subject of special antagonism. Lib
ertas thinks their expulsion great out
rage, while the American defends the
Washington program. The former asks if
ever friar was seen drunk as Americans
are constantly, on the streets of Manila
and the latter denounces it as insulting
everything American. 1t is not unlike Dick
ems account of the controversy between the
Eatonswell Gazette and its youngest rival.
The news from the Island of Mindanao,
idCCiy 81 DtU Is represented as Deaces
able, and sultans and dattos as coming into
camp daily to pay visits of peace and COM
pliment to the commanding officer It Is
even reported that newspaper is about to
unpublished in Samar of bloody memory.
The cholera statistics show that over 49,
0OO deaths have occurred in the group OF
Islands since its appearance a percentage
OF IS Of the cases reported. 1t is announced
that the board of health and municipal
board intend to clean out the slums OF
Manila, where the cholera is worst and re-
move to points beyond the city 10000 Of it's
habitants. The cost is estimated at half
a million dollars, and the proposed work
Includes the widening and Strengthening Of
the streets. The native doctors oppose this,
as generally every sanitary measure pre-
scr1bed for the better health of the city.
In fact, one can see the outcrop In many
ways of the antagonism between the Ameri-
can and home-rule parties
The local news though not voluminous,
is characteristic. The arrivals at the Hotel
Oriente show that quite all are Americans
or English-speaking. The cards of eight
lawyers and two doctors appear among the
advertisements, and the Manila Jockey
Club announces its approaching opening
meeting Two Japanese, one American and
two British steamship lines announce the
times for departure of their regular pack
cts, and with 1t all one can see the evil
dences of life and commercial activity in
the far-away city.
1t is nearly four hundred years since the
Philippine first called St Lazarus Islands
were discovered by Magellan. Spain came
into possession of them fifty years later,
and held them, with brief intermission,
until the late war. This interval occurred
in 1852, when Manila was captured by the
English, but restored two years later upon
the payment of 5000, 600. The history of
Spain's occupancy for more than three CEN
turtles can be summed up as comprising
contests with rebellous tribes, attacks by
pirates and reprisals on the part of Span
iards, varied by volcanic eruptions, earth
quakes and tornadoes to break the monot-
ony Of their general pillage of the natives
1t remains to be seen whether the United
States will have better fortune than their
predecessors and the natives cause to re-
gret or rejoice over their change Of mas
tiers.