August I'.XM).
How Celestials
Business
(Copyright, 1W0, by Frank 0. Carpenter, i
MANILA, Juno 25, 1900. (Special Cor
respntlcaco of Tho lice.) Ho la a brown
skinned Filipino Chlucse, but ho Is worth
$1,000 for every hair of his quouo. 1 Ua
long-Ilnger-nnllcd hands can Blgu checks
of live flgurcs, nnd when ho winks tho
twitch of his nlmond-shnpcd eyelid often
costs sorao one n fortune. I refer to Don
Carlos I'nlancn, tho richest Chinese of
tho Philippines nnd tho most tnllueutlul of
nil Uncle Sam's Asiatic celestials.
Ilorn In Amoy, in Chlnn, tho son of a
poor merchant, ho enmo nt the ngo of
II with his uncle to Manila just forty-four
yenrs ago. Somo Bay that ho worked hero
nt first ns n coolie, but ho tells me It wa3
ns a clerk In a store. Ho was thrifty. Ho
made monoy. Ho saved. Ho speculated.
As ho grew rich ho learned that Spanish
honor was one of tho best paying of com
mercial commodities nnd dealt largely in
It. Ho secured rank and position, was
decorated with tho Grand Cross of Isabella
by tho government nnd christened with
the Spanish naino "Don Carlos Palanca."
Ho became captain general of tho Chinese
nnd C hi lies o consul general for the Island.
Ho held tho former position for yenrs
nnd linn, In fact, been tho real ruler of tho
Flllplno-Chineso for half n generation.
Such Is the story of this llttlo celcsslal
king upon whom I called this afternoon
to havo nn interview upon tho Chlncso of
tho Philippine Islands. Ho received mo In
his pnlace. It Is made of galvanized iron
nnd Is ono of tho few three-story houses
In Manila. It rises like n miniature Chi
cago grain elevator high above tho low
stores of Uosario street, In the heart of
tho Chlneso business section. You go
through a store to get Into tho flagstone
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Chinese peddler
court about which It Is built nnd then
I mount wldo mahogany stairs to tho sec
ond Btory, where nro tho business nnd liv
ing rooms comprising Don Carlos Pnlanca'a
offices nnd homo.
It Is n gorgeous homo, too. Tho rooms
nro Immense. Thoy nro floored with tho
finest of Filipino wood so rubbed and pol
J lshed that thoy shlno llko plnno crises. Tho
wnlls nro frescoed, but tholr decorations
nro hidden by Chlncso embroidery, somo
of tho pieces being big enough to mnko n
quilt for tho great bed of Ware. Thero nro
figures of dragons nnd butterflies, celestial
processions and hundreds of Chlneso char
acters, giving tho choicest of tho Confu-
Willi IMlMt'l IIIHI WLtilil CAL.illin 1 1 tJJj llU
clnsslcs In lottcrs of gold on n background
of red. Tied predominates everywhere. It
Is tho color of good luck and of hnpplncss
nnd tho rooms nro full of It. Tho furnl
ture, which Is of ebony and mnrblo beau
tifully enrved, has cloths of red satin over
It. Tho chairs nro cushioned with red, tho
tnhlo covers nro a bright vormlllion nnd
tho great mirrors, which look out of gold
frames from tho four Ides of each room,
havo red satin hangings nbout them.
It wns fn tho grandest of theso rooms
that Don Carlos rocolved mo. I enmo by
nppolntment nnd found him nt homo with
his wholo ofllclnl family nbout him. Thero
woro n dozen fat Chlneso, all drcsBed In
Bilks nnd satins, nnd each with n cap on
his head. Ono of tho men spoko oxcollont
RngllBh nnd It wnB through him ns Inter
preter that I tnlked with Palnnca.
A moment after I cntorcd Don Carlos
camo In. Ho Is a bright-eyed follow of 57
yearn of nee. Ills face Is na brown ns Hint
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in Philippines
of a Tagnlo; his eyes nro black and twink
ling; he has n long, black quouo nnd his
features nro Chlncso; ho woro llaunol pa
Jamas and hnd a soft whlto traveling enp
on his head. Ho shook his own hand at
me, In Chlncso fnshlon, nnd took a seat
on tho opposite side of tho tnlile from mo.
Ho wns exceedingly nervous during tho in
terview; his body was never quiet. At
times ho would put his stockinged feet
upon tho tabic; next ho would tnko them
down nnd rlso nnd gesticulate llko a con
gressman making a speech, nnd ngaln
would leave his chnlr and walk about tho
room. Ho Is n good talker nnd has prac
tical Ideas. Ilo gestured violently at times
and changed his features with every sen
tence. Ho knows this country from n res
idence of utmost half a century and his
views of the Islands and the people are of
value.
I asked llrst as to the Chinese, who they
were find where they camo from. Don
Carlos Palnnca replied:
"It U claimed that thero are 100,000 Chl
neso in tho Philippine Islands. I doubt It.
Thoro nro about 30,000 In Manila and per
hnps M.iino In tho other parts of tho archl
pelago. They nro to bo found cxerywhciu,
on every Islnud nnd in overy town. Thoy
cotno fiom only two provinces of China nnd
from small districts In those provinces. Tho
most nro from Amoy. Tho Amoy Chlneso
havo been here for two or threo centuries.
They nro tho dehor clement of our pcoplo.
Thoy own tho stores and do tho most of tho
exporting and Importing business. Tin.
other mid smaller class comes from certain
of the Cantonese districts. Theso pcoplo
hnve hi on coming in within tho last twenty
yeais, and wo had a great lot of them Just
after tho Americans took possession. Thoy
showinu wares to womkn.
nro chlolly coolies nnd mechanics, such aa
shocmnkers, masons, carpentors, otc."
A Mutter of lllxtory.
"How did tho Chlncso happen to como
heio?"
"Thoy enmo to mnko money, of course,"
wns Palanca'B reply. "That Is why evory
ouo goes nwny from homo. I bollovo that In
why you peoplo nro coming horo, although
you say you do It for tho good of tho people.
Tho Chinese woro horo beforo tho Spaniards.
Our Junks enmo horo to trndo with tho 8av
ngos hundreds of years ngo. Wo brought
cloths, ten nnd rlco nnd oxchnnged them for
gold nnd other things. Tho trading wa.
dono chiefly from tho ships, as it was dan
gerous to como on shoro. After Manila wns
founded tho Spaniards wero nnxlous to havo
tho Chlneso como. Wo had n settlement
horo 300 years ngo nnd 2S0 years ago thero
wero 30,000 Chlneso in tho Islands. Later on
tho Spaniards tried to expel us, but thoy
found thoy could not got along without us.
Tho Chlneso mnko It posslblo for whlto peo
plo to llvo horo. Thoy havo taught tho Fill
plnos all thoy know nbout farming nnd mo
chnnlcs nnd they nro doing tho bulk of tho
skilled york today. I doubt If you can do
without them,"
"Why cannot tho Filipinos tnko tholt
placea?" I naked.
"Hecauso thoy nro Inofllclont, lazy and
untrustworthy. Tho Filipino can't do bus
iness. Ho will client you. Tnko tho Eng
lish banks horo. Thoy will not lend n Fil
ipino on good collateral, whllo thoy will
glvo n respectnblo Chlncso money on his
Blmplo I. O. U. Thoro nro Chlneso horo
who could borrow a million dollnrs In that
way. I doubt whothor thoro Is a Filipino
TIIK IILTJSTRATED BEE.
who could borrow $10,000, Tho Chlneso
nro tho middlemen of tho country. They
go about through tho Islands nnd buy up
tho BUgnr, hemp and copra for export.
Thoy havo their Btores everywhere nnd net
ns Importers nnd exporters. Thoy nro the
wholcsnlo nnd retail merchants of this
pnrt of tho world."
"Hut why enn't our American merchants
tnko hold of that business nnd mnnngo It?"
said I.
"You might, but I doubt It," Bald Don
Carlos. "Ihislncss Is dono hero on n very
small margin nnd I believe the Chinese
merchants will outsell you. Thoy enn llvo
upon rlco nnd their needs nro but a few
cents n day. You people llvo on meat and
must have dollars where wo can got along
with ccntB. Tho Chlneso merchant whoso
gross profits nro $3,000 n year will llvo
upon $1,000. Tho American will spend tho
wholo $3,000 nnd more. Wo nro certain to
beat you In tho end.
"It Is easy to Bee why tho Chinese suc
ceeds hero nnd the Filipino falls," Don
Carlos went on. "Threo Chinese will
start n business In n small town with $100
cnpltnl. At the end of n year each will
bo nblo to lny nwny $100 clear profit. The
Filipino of tho same region may bo work
ing for $C n week. Each of thorn will
como to tho Chlncso store on Monday and
buy on credit $3 worth of goods. At the
end of tho week ho will pny this $3 nnd
spend tho remaining $3 nt n cock fight In
gambling. If ho loses ho gets credit for
the next week, If ho wins ho stops work
until his winnings nro spout. Tho Chlncso
Is economical nnd Industrious. Tho Fil
ipino Is lnzy, thriftless, cxtravngant nnd
n gambler."
"Then you think tho Americans cannot
get nlong without Chlncso Immigration?"
"I think you must have Chinese labor If
you will develop tho country. If you es
tablish factories you will need It. You
cannot build railroads without It and, In
fact, thero Is senrcely n lnrgo undertaking
In which It Is not here n necessity."
"I bollovo tho Filipino will do hotter
nftcr n time," said I. "Thoy only need good
wnges nnd somo direction."
"Thnt will make them no better," was
the reply of tho cnptnln general of Chi
nesc. "You will find them ns every ono
else has found thorn absolutely unreliable.
Your Filipino laborer will work for you
tor two days and lenvo you without notice.
You ennnot send him whero you plenso
Do is treacherous to tho core, and you
enn never trust him. Ho mny bo n fnlth
ful scrvnnt for twenty ycari, nnd If nn-
gcrcd he will rob or kill you without
compunction. Tho element of gratitude Is
not in him. Life Is not n sncrcd thing
with him. Other robbers steal if posslblo
without tnklng llfo, tho Filipino nnd tho
Mnlny kill first ond then rob. Tho thlof
is usually a murderer beforo ho steals."
CIlllll-NI- VIMV Of AllMTil'llll I'f il -.
"From what you say, Don Carlos, I
Judge you do not think tho Filipinos fit to
govern thomsclves."
"No, I do not, nnd I don't think they will
over he nblo to do so. If thoy ever havo
control of tho government I wnnt to leave.
Even tho best of them nro hnlf savage.
Scratch tho surface of tho Filipino nnd
you will Hnd tho treacherous, piratical,
bloodthirsty Malay. Thoy aro Jealous of
ono nnothcr. Thoy havo nn regard for
humnn life, nnd when thoy como into con
trol nssnsslnations will bo ns common nB
lobbery Is now."
"What do you think of tho American pol
icy of treating them?" I nsked.
"It Is too gentle. I should shoot tho
bandits nnd Indroncs wherever found. A
scoro or so of such executions would mnko
tho country comparatively quiet. You can
control theso pcoplo only by fear. Through
that they may bo mado respectnblo citizens.
Tho SpnnlnrdB understood this. OenornI
nianco tried tho gentlo policy nnd had
trnublo all tho tlmo. Ills successor began
by exocuting twenty-threo of tho most
troublesome of tho Filipinos, nnd for two
yenrs nftcr thnt thoro wns no opposition."
"Suppose you wero Prosldont McKlnloy,
Don Carlos, what would you do as to tho
Islands?" I nsked.
"I?" replied tho rich Chlncso, evidently
flattered at tho thought. "If I woro tho
president of tho United Stntcs I should
Bhoot every man who did not support tho
government. I might glvo tho pooplo somo
liberty, but I should not nllow thorn to
think thoy would over govorn themselves."
"Do you think nny of tho Filipinos nro
real friends of tho United States?"
"Their lips nro nweot, but tholr hearts
nro blttor," wns tho emphatic reply. "Thoy
sny ono thing to your mllltnry govornor
nnd do tho opposite. Thoy consult with
you nnd report your plans nnd thoughts to
tho Insurrectos, No, not ono of them Is
your friend."
This practically closed tho Intorvlow, al
though wo tnlked farther as to tho condi
tion of tho Chlneso nnd tho advisability of
tholr exclusion.
Tlie Jiiivn of I lie Orient,
What Don Cnrlos Palnnca says as to tho
position of tho Chinese In tho Philippines
Is undoubtedly truo. Thoy nro tho business
men of that pnrt of tho world, tho best
trodors of tho far east, tho Jows of tho
Orient. I hnvo found thorn In every Island
nnd In every vlllngo. Away down In Sulu
thoro Is ono rich celestial who hns mndo a
fnrtuno out of pearl fishing nnd In shipping
enrgoes nf shells nnd vainblo penrls to
Europe Ho had a contract with tho sultnn,
paying hi in so much n yenr for tho right to
work his dlvors In cnrtnln of tho deep
wntors off tho constB of cortaln Islands.
Ho sold out his boatfl only n Bhort tlmo
ago to an English company for $25,000.
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
VARICOCELE
Inevitable Result of This Disease is the
Breaking Down of the Vital
Forces of Man,
((oi'YitmiiTKi), won, d
Varicocele strikes at the very root of
physical manhood and by Its Insidious en- ,
crna hmciits gradually titidcrmlucH the
most vigorous constitution.
To outward seeming the sulferer may
possess a normal degree of vitality, but
there Is ever-present in his mind the knowl
edge that ho Is physically below par ami
that there Is a steady deprciint Ion In I he
Vital Power, which Is the best working
capital that any man can have.
Tho man who continually lluds himself
on the losing side becomes despondent and
feels that ho Is the victim of an udvorso
fate.
Thousands of men overy year aro driven
to suicide by the belief that (heir physical
maladies, which rob them of the pleasures
from tho cup of life and give them but
dregs, aro Incurable.
Realizing that they aro but wrecks of
their former selves, feeling tho weight of
their Infirmity day mid night, knowing that
they aro liable nny moment to bo Btrlcken
with Locomotor Ataxia, or somo other
form of Paralysis as u result of tho dis
eased blood of Varicocele being absorbed
Into tho nervo cells, thoy decide to end It
nil.
Vnrleneelr Ciiiinch I'ii rnylHlN.
Whllo I admit thnt Varicocele is a fre
quent cause of Paralysis, nnd Is tho source
of Nervo- Vltnl disorders of the gravest
character, I most positively nfllnn that
the disease Is curable by the special method
which I employ In my Chicago Saiiltnrlum.
Thero Is no denying the fact that n
grent mnny unscrupulous persons claim to
euro Varicocele who utterly fall to carry
out their promises, hut I do not wish my
treatment to bo measured by nny other
slnndnrd, ns It Is so far In advance of tho
means employed by others that It Is nn
Injustice to mo to compare It to them.
I employ natural forces, combined and
modified lu nn original manner, nnd nd-
ml DO HOT WEAR a
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The only place where my treatment m.iv
be nhtaucd Is at the ItlehardHou Saullaii
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(Ion III the world devoted exclusively to
the treatment of Pelvic ami resulting Ner
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It has a retold of cures surpassing that
of any single specialist In Europe or Amer
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unioiig Private Sanitariums.
While my literature on the various dis
eases to which 1 limit my practbe, namely.
Varicocele, Rupture. Stricture and Asso
ciated Pelvic Diseases and resulting Ner-vo-Vltal
Diseases, Is complete and explicit.
It is Impossible for one to comprehend the
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incuts, talking with patients under treat
ment or cure, nnd witnessing (he marvel
ous recoveries that are brought about
through I lie scientific agencies w hich I
employ.
After talking with those whom I have
cured of Varicocele, all doubts to the cura
bility of this malady will bo swept away
never to return.
Only ii I'Vtv n.
Tho tlmo required to euro oven the worst
ease of uncomplicated Varicocele at my
Sanitarium Is from five to seven days, nnd
lu some cuses the cure Is accomplished lu
less time. My trentinent goes direct to the
root of the (rouble and eradicates It with
a certainty nnd celerity that Is highly
gratifying.
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convenience of my patients nro complete
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home and not a hospital.
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