| Show t j t j r = Jjl 1J < J to Tells 1 f 1 4 14 190 Ittij 1 ESS y j < j J 1 Y u Y l i i J 111 e f t1 y f drill PI f5 + Mrl IFf I t H mat 1 Area the a ter y t + Y w 01 1 Dr i Its tl flat 1 ant Too > rerarro 1 wh cld r Ito I M gl J sb 1 ret cl1 on kr tnnl nl to i IN FO tTiON tt or III J IIf 0 dice jldl n n I il DISAPPnAIUNQ OUN MATTEnY I THE CUBA OF THE ORIENT The Philippine Islands the Last But Two of Spains Magnificent Mag-nificent Possessions copyright 19991 The world watches with Interest the struggles In Brains three colonies the ant ot her once gigantic posscisMon apart from the mother country Con sldcrable la I known of Cuba some little lit-tle about Puerto Illco where tt new In surrectlon has just been begun nnd much less about the Philippine Islands which In the public mind are chiefly associated as-sociated with Manilla rope and hemp and Manilla cigars Hut the Spaniards call these Islands Bet In a foreign eta The Pearl of the Orient and the designation Is I u truthful truth-ful one They arc Inhabited by a naturally nat-urally peaceful and gentle race who have tolled that others might grow rich For nearly three centuries they have been nominally Spanish but that element Is I strictly speaking confln to the military and official classes Strange to relate there are BO many stands In the Philippines that the exact ex-act number Is I unknown There aro nine very largo ones Luzon Panay Obu Leyte Hnhol Negros Samar Ulndnnao and Mlndoro with moro than 1200 smaller ones the latter being little more than bare rocks raised to the surface by volcanic action They have an entire area of over 100000 square miles and a population it about 0000000 And here again Is I found the old Btorj Spanish officials have ruled with a rod of Iron and at last the worm has turned Manilla the capital of the Philippine Islands and the chief city ot Luzon contains a population of 200000 who are principally Spanish Creoles Chinese half breeds and the original native hThe Th buy oC Munllla the largest and finest fin-est In the world could offer anchorage to the united fleets of Europe Dut the first glimpse of the city Is I dlsn I DIng nint D-Ing Flat as a pancake the town stretches along on both side of the river Past g and the shores of the magnificent mag-nificent harbor A heavy protective tariff Imposed by the conquerors and not relaxed until ISM when more liberality lib-erality was Introduced Into the cue tom service line left commerce especially espe-cially with Spain In a lanqulshlng condition con-dition Twentyflic scars ago Manilla surrounded sur-rounded by walls and ramparts with lie low tiled roofs and scattered lovers presented the appearance oC an ancient European fortress In 183 however a devastating earthquake occurred and In n few minutes the city was converted Into a pile of ruin In consequence of this calamity most of the modern dwell Ings are oC u light and unassuming character being built of planks bamboo bam-boo and palm leave The city formerly former-ly had a population ot SCO 000 but between be-tween 1880 and 1582 It lot nearly one half by plague and pestilence The country Increases In beauty toward to-ward the Interior and at the base of the mountains the scenery become trlk Ingly grand Much of the surface Is I still fresh and undUiurUd gfouhd full oC undeveloped riches Some of the smaller stands are exquisite and covered cov-ered with i verdure down to tho edge of the bluest of teas The natives arc a branch of the Malay Ma-lay race small and principally dark henna In color Thy have mom 01 thc characteristics of tho American Indian among which are the high cheek bones und coarse hair Thee however are not as a rule prominent In the wymn many of wrom are possessed of great comeliness and Intelllgnee Some Qr hem are quite fair and of a European type doubtless owing to the large ad mixture of Spanish blood The features 01 thc mn are generally coarse and In the main ugly with tho exception of the eyes which are dark soft and at times expressive They have abundant black hair Their hands and feet are mall and beautifully formed as am the figures ure QC the women and they can use their toes almost like fingers As a race they are as faithful and devoted as dog hen well treated but morose nnd revengeful re-vengeful when III used They ate tractable tract-able and docile In service and can Imitate Imi-tate anything but are entirely devoid of originality The native belles have bright expressive express-ive faces soft black eyes full of anl matlon and mouth that would be I beautiful but for a suggestion of Bensu allty The men are passionately addicted ad-dicted to cockfighting A native dandy Is I an object of Interest with his conspicuously con-spicuously striped trousers patent leather shoes on naked feet starched plaited shirt chimney pot slllt hat cane In bondand meatless What are called Eurasians In other parts of the east are there termed Mestizo or Mestlzas They are the offspring of white fathers and native mothers the designation ChineseMes tizo being self Indicate Hut the visItor I vis-Itor would be Immediately Impressed with the Intellectual superiority uf the female native to the mI Scotch enterprise holds nearly all the export commerce but tho Chinese and Chinese halt castes have a practical monopol of the retail trade All the general commercial governmental govern-mental and historic Interest seems to renter In Luzon though Mindanao the extreme southern Island of the archipelago archi-pelago Is I nearly as large The Chinese and female names have largely Intermarried Inter-married Evidences ot advanced civilization civili-zation may be found In the beggars or the towns for there Is I as largo and va tied and fragrant a collection ot them 00 can be found anywhere In the world Fish and fruits abound there Is I a profusion or rice and sugar field and the cocoanut Is I given away though some absolute necessities of life like milk are expensive Genuine cows milk Is I very scarce and sells for half a dollar dol-lar a quart The last uprising ot the natives against Spanish misrule commenced In 1896 and the new year 1897 opened With on engagement between the Span lards and the Insurgents on n more ex tenelve scale t rn usual being fought I In the center of Bulacen The rebels were routed and defeated Them and at Cavlte the rebels are mOlt numr ouo The battle was south ot the In portant town of Santa Marla 17 miles from Manilla In a northeasterly direction direc-tion The Insurgents were well armed with guns and rules obtained from China Chi-na unit Japan Armament Is I what they need for men they have practically without limit This was followed by the shooting of exiled political prisoners at Agana the Z I a 1 I + a 1 E l + Cal 1 1 I f C i 1 I watt t NATIVE < SOLDIERS capital of the Mariana Island The official of-ficial statement Is that there were 83 killed and 46 wounded The real cause ot this rebellion as that ot 1872 Is I siId to be the haired felt by tho natives for the friars The movement move-ment for freedom was organized by the patriot francesco Venezuela a Mestizo There were several skirmishes In the mountain villages and outlying Islands In August and September This leader l vas captured later It Is I alleged through the treachery of Japan Ills execution with three ot ills followers took place In early October In the great square of the ancient walled town the scene being one of thrilling horror Ills wife was exiled to Carolina and there was n rumor that she poisoned herself a few days later There have been many other exciting Incidents In this insurrection such as the execution or Itojis whom the natives had decided upon As their emperor when their freedom free-dom should be established nut the warfare Btlll continues with ever varying vary-ing success In favor ot one or the other combatant conThe The barbarousmedical garrote and the horrors ot the black role of Manilla are typical of Spain Inhuman policy In the Philippine Islands On the other hand there Is I the burning ot hpnnlsh monk Strung tQ their own monastery walls by the thumbs to stigmatize the character of the Malays when driven to revenge by oppression and Irrpon ethic tyranny The cruiser Baltimore from Honolulu recently arrived at Hongkong to join the Asiatic squadron under Commodore George Dewey which Intends to strike the Spanish column In the Philippine Islands it such a step should be deemed necessary The American fleet out there consists In addition of tho cruisers OlympIa end the Boston Raleigh Concord Con-cord and Petrel The first Is a protected cruiser a twin screw vessel with a die Placement ot S870 tons and U guns In hr main battery Her gun positions are protected by four Inches of steel and her deck by an equal thickness of de netting armor She carries four 8 Inch and I ten Inch guns In her main battery and In her secondary battery she HOB fourteen 6 pounders six 1 pounders and lour machine guns The Boston Is I a ndcla cruiser hr armament eon Filling of two 8 Inch and six 0 Inch gun In tho main battery and In her second ary battery two rapid fire 6 pounders two 3 pounders two I poundfrs two 2 Inch two 1 trio Inch and Uo machine guns She Is I a protected cruiser having an armored deflecting deck The Raleigh Is I also a protected truss er and has a deck covered with deflect Ing armor She carries In her main battery bat-tery one 6 Inch and ten S Inch rapid fire guns and In the secondary battery eight 6 pounders four 1 pounders and two machine gun The Concord a smaller vessel 1 Is rated as a third class cruiser or gunboat She carries for hr armament Fix G Inch grind two rapid fire 6 pounders two 3 pounders one 1 pouoder and tour chine Runs s The Petrel Is I a gunboat carry in 0 Inch guns four 6 pounders Iou Iou I pounders one 1 pounder and tear ms chine guns The Spaniards have In those but three vessels or a minor aloes 1 water th only genuine warship being the Isla d its Luzon which wu built eepedally I ire service about the islands She caI four U Inch gun four 6 pounders enenq Id lire two 2 poundrs aM two as rap chine gun A naval engagementwould end epee lly to Spains disadvantage and thor would be little resistance In an attack on Manilla There Is I a large gaceiW of Spanish troops there but lIboal guns nnd forts soldiers cannot drh J o0 a fleet ol menofwar or protect a city t from bombardment The port tnnti could easily be captured and the nccS would be strong to guard against treachery after a Prospective Spaill surrender But there has been a Into 1 taught In the destruction ot the plain and Uncle Sam Is I not likely to tl caught napping A S PLTMPIOV A S3 eF C > i as w Q 0 0t 3 b 1 t Alt 4C eM 1FA 4 1 G LUZON pOLILLOiU p dtANilda + tn eY Yee + µ M v ANES ylN O rw f BUSVAGON < 1 Y CALAMIANE tANA n om1 G r Q r N ° e o P 3 riot O V T CA AY rlC 5s ail J tw 40 mW m + ru 2 MINDANAO BASILAN IYd iq yt t tr + f MAP OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS |
