The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-11-07
OLD AND new MANILA.
sta Davis Higgins Writes of Scenes
and Life in the Philippines.
CONCLUDED.

,e people. In fact any excuse for
lesta"-a holiday and jollification-
ways eagerly welcomed. The glori-
it'll was entered into this year with
luch enthusiasm as the most patri-
of Young America usually dis
5. The Botanical Gardens were
.wn open for the especial pleasure
he school children, where 20 booths
rated with bunting and flags were
to them. II, 900 sacks of candy and
gallons of lemonade were distrib-
Fully 10000 people took advan7
Of the excellent entertainment, in
ing a Chinese theater, Indian Jug
$. Chinese acrobatS, and fine min
troupe from the 10th cavalry, Civ
specialties in the line of boxing
Is. coutortions, vocal selections,
y club swinging, a strlnged Or
ia, etc. The 9th and 10th infantry
9th cavalry bands, also the con
Larry band, enIivened the day and
ing with appropriate music. The
pl children contributed their part
Z interest of the day. nearly 5000
en- forming a chorus under the
non of Miss Katherine Black, the
visor OF music III the city schools.
selections were given, the Star
Iied Banner, Columbia, and the
Hymn OF the Republic. which
ID off with great success, demon
mug the benefits of the training re-
L. There We're all kinds of ath-
and field sports at the base bail
lds IN the afternoon, and the even
: usual was given over to fireworks,
play that would have compared
ably, | think, with those in our
cities. Occupation Day, August
which is the anniversary of the
lie of Manila from the Spaniards
:, was also observed as fiesta"
T. fashionable daily resort is the
Ia. a large oval lawn on the sea
t. Here military band plays every
ug from six to eight, and all the
~ and fashion of this cosmopolitan
al Americans, English, Spanish,
NOS, and other nationalities meet
Joy the fresh sea breeZes off the
and to see and be seen. Those
prefer to llnger in the Luneta to
p to the music do so to their hearts
mt, while the continuous driving
on around the circle and famous
aeon speedway, some in "carruajes'
ctorias with two horses, others in
esS,' ''calesins," and "carroma-
Light vehicles in common use
others again i'll motor cars or on
back. The native Filipino horse
5uy is small and most beautifully
reminding one of the
~ horse of onr youthful days, and
causing hearty laugh at the
antics of the diminutive creatures
III arching necks and dancing feet
prance along, and although they
.rong little animals and can take
9r three persons sightseeing about
streets of Manila at spanking
yet | have often felt somewhat
ned as though it would look less
Iruous to get out and help up the
seS by pushing. The business
ughfare of the city is the Escoita,
ID is closely built with two story
lures in which may be found ma
y IllC an NsIijllC - a 'ftIiCCt anu
Inllian merchants selling practl-
everything that one needs, As we'll
II the wonderfully beautiful and
is things from the foreign eUun~
that the feminine eye delights i'll
lie feminine heart Graves. Ii the
IDS are many pretty cottages and
allows built and occupied by
means, surrounded by neatly kept
lds, seeming to me like a bit of
lern California transplanted into
urious old city.
eIe it not for the fact that these
is are from twenty -four 10 twenty
: days sail from the States they
/ become famous winter resorts
nj rich Americans and invallds
now favor Florida, Southern Cali
q and European travel. As it is,
i excursions are formed along the
lie coast to take the newer and
t. unaccustomed route for tourists,
o.uiu, Guam, Manila, and back by
If China and Japan, these excur-
s becoming more frequent and popu-
Zach year. Our American people
. nation of restless travellers, never
ing down contented anywhere. OF
re above places named Manila has
. the least known until recently.
e the American occupation great
est is evinced in this city, with its
s of old Spanish architecture, the
intamiento" or government build
with its marble hall where public
.lngs are held, and with its striking
ne of Magellan (discoverer of is
Is at the head of the marble stair
. The rich old MaIacanan palace,
. the residence Of the Spanish gov
rs with their armies of retainers,
" the official home of the American
-Tnor-general; the many famous
yes that connect the walled city
the various suburbs surrounding
The churches; the cathedral, the
r,h of Binonda, that of San Sebas-
and San Francisco, these and
y other objects of interest are be-
ng attractive to the tourists.
e typhoons and earthquakes have
b the most frequent and dreaded
tors up to the appearance of Dewey.
are sometimes greatly concerned
horrlfied at earthquakes in Ameri-
Jut Uncle Sam has in this his latest
lisition-the Philippines-the cham
quaker of the world, these islands
on an average about forty
earthquakes d year, or nearly five
onth, the alarming part of it being
Manila, where more than half of
the Americans in the islands are
led, is so situated that it gets near
III the shocks radiating from the
rent quake centers in the island of
ou, There are four of these great
nc centers in the archipelago,
= of which are on Luzon and are
We volcanoes. Taal and Magyar in
Z periodic eruptions have wiped out
~ native villages and deyasted large
IS If farming land. In their vicinity
may expect shaking up at almost
time and evidence of the frightful