Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-29

concerning the feeling which the Jap
anese have toward America, the secre-
tary branding as false the stories con-
corning Japanese hostility to this
country.
Reports coming from the Philip
pine islands" said Secretary Taft,
seemed to indicate that ii would be
wise for the head of the war depart
ment to make a visit of inspection to
the islands during the past summer.
and his going with sufficient staff
was thought to present a good oppor-
tunity to form party of congressman,
senators and representatives to visit
the islands as guests of the Philippine
government.
"The Philippine government was
poor and was unable to do more than
arrange for tne passage money of
the congressman who could form part
of the party. The party, as organized
consisted of twenty-three representa-
tives and seven senators. OF these
thirteen were accompanied by their
wives.
In addition Miss Alice Roosevelt
and her friends, Miss Boardman and
Miss Mcmillan, We're of the party, and
then number of other persons. pleas
ant associates, jS.ned the party num-
boring about fifty people, and the un-
official party about eighty more.
Pleased With Reception.
We arrived In Yokohama on the
Gath and were greatly surprised by the
elaborate reception which had been
prepared for us by the emperor, his
cabinet minister's. the governors of the
provinces, the mayors of the towns
and the Japanese people. For a..
days we weia the guests of the gov
ernment and nothing could have ex-
ceeded the kindness and enthusiastic
manifestations of the people which
We're shown us.
1T was chiefly due to the presence
OF the daughter of the president, to
whom the people wished to show their
gratitude for his efforts for peace. We
were housed in TOXIC and the whole OF
the official party, fiftythree In num-
Der, lunched with the emperor and en-
press, after each member had had
personal audience with them.
I'm leaving Toxic we We're given
popular farewell, such as had never
been seen in Toxic before. The whole
immense square in front of the railway
station was crowded with people shout
ing 'banzai! and extending to us ev-
cry evidence of good will and friend
ship, and SO along the line Of the rail-
road on the special train, which was
called the welcome special
Manila Hotels Arc Bad.
Proceeding on the Manchuria to
Manila we enjoyed a four-da rest. We
landed In Manila on Saturday, August
5. The whole party was taken care Of
by private houses, as there We're no
hotels suitable. This is one trouble In
Manila, but the commission, through
the municipal council, is taking steps
to secure the necessary capital for the
erection of a great hotel upon the Luz
meta, looking out to the sea and occu-
plying the most favorable position IN
the city for comfort, beauty and prom
inence.
Plans have been made and approved
under the direction of Desmond Fitz-
gerald, the famous municipal engineer
of Boston, for adding to the, water
supply from a very pure source in the
and for constructing sewer
which will carry off the sewage from
Manila in a way to avoid injury to
the health of the inhabitants Manila
Is so low, being only about seven or
nine feet above the sea level at any
point, that it Isl necessary to run the
sewage into reservoirs and pump it out
to sea.
ut was very gratifying on landing
to find that the harbor works, which
will probably make Manila harbor IS
as any in the orient, in the
main were completed SO that the larg-
asst vessels were able to land and unload
in the stormy weather during the
southwest monsoon, behind the break