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August -(!, 11)00. THE JL.LUSTUATJ2D JJEI2. American Trade in the Philippine Islands (Copyright, 1500, by Frank a. Carpenter.) MANILA, July 2, 1000. (Special Cor respondence of The Uec.) The Philippine Islands do n foreign business of more than J20.000.000 n year nnd of this the United States Is not getting Its shnro of the profits. Ono of the big Importing llrtns of Manila to day gavo Its cheek nt the custom house for $1)7,000 In gold. This wns the duty on one shipment of goods. This was petroleum nnd 1'. came from Russia. The most of tin kerosene used In the Philippine cotnro fiom that country, notwithstanding the I tilted Stntes has the gteatesl puuo'.mm fields In tho world. Wo rnlao more cotton than any other land, but the cotton Roods lined heie come from Ktiglnnd nnd (iirniany. We have tho cliier lion mines nnd the best hardware, but O'er many and Knglni.d are supplying the Philip pines. California Is nearer Manila than cither Spain or Fiance, hut tho wine. eon Binned are from the latter countries. In fact, about the only thing that Is i.oa being Imported hero In great qunii'itu from Amotion 1m beer. Tills was hn igln Cl'STOMS HOUSIC to Manila by the shipload ns soon ns tho Amerlcnns took possession of tho country, I crossed tho Pacific with the agent of one ' firm who mndo $2SO,000 by getting his cargo selling f. r 10 icnts in gold nnd n pound of reduced one-nnir. bnocmtKcrs wno lm of beer In first. Other men have done nltnost pottrd chicken worth f.O cents would pay Port 200 per nnnum, drug stores $400, ns well, nnd today nil tho leading makes of American beer nrc sold here. Tho beer 1j largely consumed by Americans. Within six months after our troops landed the nutnber of Manila's snloons wns multiplied by ten. There nro now n hundred whero thcro wns ono before, tho chief support of nil be- lug tho American soldiers. The beer sells nt high prices, the ordinary bottlo costing 2."i cents In gold, or moro than three times ns much ns nt home. (iooilN Unit America Should KiiimiInIi. You would think thnt tho United Stntes Bhould furnish the most of tho butter nnd canned goods of the Philippines. It docs not. The bulk of tho canned stuff comes from Ktirope, but Australia Is push- Ing Its way in fnr nhead of tho Amorlcans. Wo hnvo Australian canned fruits on our dining tnbles nnd our nrmy Is now eating Australian butter nnd Austrnllnn beef. Tho duties nt present are so great as to make such Importntlons prohibitive. A enn of Cnllfornla pears which sells for 30 cents In Son Francisco would havo to pay an nd- dltlonnl 30 cents ns duty before It could enter Manila. As to other products, France, Switzer land nnd Austrln ship Inrgoly to this mnr kot. Machinery, paper nnd silks como from Frnnco, furniture of tho Uentwood variety from Austria and glass and glass waro, ns woll ns iron, pnpor and cement, from Bolglum. Wo tnko moro of tho exports of tho Phil ippines thnn nny other country, but wo get less In return. Last year nil thn United Stntes goods sold In Manila wcro worth, In round numbers, $130,000 in gold, upon which wo paid a duty of $33,000. In , nddltlon to this thcro were somo good3 , sent by wny of Hong Kong nnd trans- shipped thcro, which woro probably crcd- ited to China, but nltogothcr the imports were very light. I nm told nt tho custom houso that, bo- .ginning with this yenr, thcro has been a rapid Increnso In American Importntlons. great denl of flour hns begun to como In. 'otton Is boing Imported In small lots nnd 'Iso somo galvanized Iron nnd machinery, Quito n number of Amorlcnn typewriters aro being shipped ln, tho business firms hero seeing our machines In tho hands of tho government clerks nnd thereby nppro- dating their vnluo. - T find I 1,n.,1 In rrni nnl.l".). 1 ,1 f-rmntlon from tho custom houso. For -mo reason or other tho ofllclnls think financial matters should bo kept secret nnd that tho Amcricnn people have no right to know what business Is being dono until tho nows is sent out from hendqunr- tors, tho matter of a month or n year mak- . Unman SrhoLnlLb01" !lOU8tt!3 still mnnnged on tho Spnnlsh system, tho old Spanish duties being In force. Tho tariff is collected chiefly on tho weight of Uo fIf,0r8,cnnl, a,mUty PrlC n,nk Ht' tiI T ? mn.r f 1n.i f , , n - 1 ulJh lJ7,of0r nstnnco. L.io, nvnr In , VIT handed over to n Jowoler nnd turnod Into r ?wivCC,in-,,(!if Inn''1 'l0lInr ,W01lB,hlnB rZ nnf ? Vh rZ 7u lnt0, a fnRtwn L t!Z?Zt of dlnmonds, tho two articles coming Into a Mnnlla cus- torn houso would pay tho samo duty. Ono iv l vji j im, u n, uv. v. li. n wj ill- . " 4ImB! HVHN THIS HOATS AHK TAXBD. AT MANILA might bo nitually worth but $2 and the o. her $2."..00n, but the weight would govern tho tariff. A piuud of canned tomatoes ti)0 same tnrlff, nnd so It is with scores of other things. Furniture pays Its way by tho pound nnd so do silks, volvetB nnd urniinlni' nnnnra. It Is the same with enr- H.ts nna cottons, with hemp, mnrblo nnd drugs, nnd, In fact, with nlnn.st every 1m- pu'lntlou. Himv Not to Do II. flio custom house Is doing n big business, mt tl 8,.rm8 to bo run on tho plan that Dickens characterized ns "tho science of noVt. not to do It." It has an nrmy of clerks, many of whom nro soldiers, nnd others civil officers, but It lacks men who are skilled In customs work. It has n host of Flllplncs to help tho other clerks nnd notwithstanding this It tnkes from n dny to a month to get n shipment of goods through It. If you nro ln n hurry tho of- fielals will ndvlso you to go nnd got n cus- torn houso broker to nttend to your mat- tors nnd nfter you hnvo nttemptcd onco or twIco to do tho work yourself you nro glnd to tnko tho ndvico. The dolny may bo duo to tho Spnnlsh system, nlthough It Bcenis to mo that tno rcii tnno of tho nrmy hns some- thins to do with It. Take an oxperlcnco which I hnd with the olllco myself ns nn Instnnco: It rclnted to n package of a dozen rolls of photographic films, worth $17, which wrro shipped to me from Hong Kong. Tho shipment nnd tho bills were nil In regular order nnd tho duty wns onlv a matter of 27 cunts, but It took mo n whole half day to pay It. When I said I was ln n hurrv for thn conds I Wns told that thoy could not bo possibly I)nsscd through tho custom houso In ono ,.. i tried to get them nevertheless nnd thereupon bognn my labors, which Instcd rrcm morning until noon. Tho box hnd to i. hunted up nnd weighed. Then tho rolls 0f nims were tnken out nnd weighed ono by ono, the wrapping paper being placed on top to see thnt It paid Its shnro of tho (ity. i had lien to mnko out n declnrntlon in triplicate nnd to ehnso this from ono clerk to nnothor. through the various of- flees of tho custom house. I venture thnt nt lenst twenty-flvo clerks ench passed on that 27 cents' worth of duty, each carefully endorsing tho threo pnpors nnd passing them on to tho noxt. In mnny Instnncos n record wns mado In tho books nnd nt Inst I wns given a paper nnd told to go to tho cashier nnd pay tho duty. After this I got 1 T .., .,,(n1, l.n,n. ,-nnn,l M . n i II1V IMJA. I iia lllllvii uiilli I l(i mull viiti.i tho ordinary customer, boing Invnrlnbly pushed forward In advance of tho Filipinos nd Chinese who wcro waiting by the score to havo tholr wants attended to. I can see how this custom system might havo been a profitable ono to tho Spnnlsh officials, where, ns n rule, every clerk col- 1""", Wi l0"" tt "P?"' tWt Americans and It should ho changed nt once. Tho commercial trcavolcrs who aro hero from tho United States nro complain- ,?B,n"0Ut U- T,,nsr mY U lnt0rfr W,tU tl,P,r 1,,l8lnPSS nml ioy can do nothing on nccount of It. Indeed tho slowness of tho "T" "Crvlr0 nf nMtt ,mfl bCn " notorious thnt thn Kuropenn Insurnnco com- pnnlc1B oxteni1 ,holr InBurnnco on goods to a ,'nnth ntl(,r iholr nTTUn or "nlU t,,0y hnvo pnsesd from tho custom houso Into the hnnds of tho Importor. At tho samo tlmo tho custom receipt! nro showing a considerable Increase. Thoy nro now JSOO.OOO a month, nnd thoy will bo moro thnn $8,000,000 this yenr. This will bo nt tho port of Mnnlln alone. It dots not In clude tho six ports of Hollo, Cebu, Znmbo align, Slnssl nnd Join. It shows that the business of tho Philippine Islands has nl- ready begun to increase, nnd this Increns will probably continue. 'I'll I'M Oil llllNl IM'MM. In order that Amorlcnn trndo may bt Increased hero thcro should bo a consider able reduction In tho tnxes on all kinds o' business. Tho Spanish Inws still prevail, ns I havo said, and every ono who nttctnpts to engngo In nny undertaking for profit must pay a part of his receipts to th government. Bankers, Importers nnd ship owners nro charged from $1,000 to 7."i n year, according to tho nmount of busln ss done, whllo monoylcnders or small pawn brokers pny from $250 to $80. Nankin" establishments nlso pny 5 per cent of tholr profits. Thcro is a tax on all salnrles Directors, administrators nnd nttornoys nro charged 5 per cent of tholr Incomes nnd every ono who receives $100 n month nnd upwnrd must turn In 1 per rent of his snlory to the government. All storekeepers pay heavy tnxes. Those who deal in hnrdwnre, Jowolry and optical Kn"s "o charged from $400 to $113 p'r annum, proiaca moy net niso ns importers. 'f they '' from middlemen tho chnrges nnrcmaro stores ?.iuu ana sninil shops sell lnK wine, beer nnd ennned goods. $30 Chlncso druggists nro charged $100, nnd Chinese, provision stores $100 Thcro Is a tnx hero on tho butcher, the baker nnd tho cnndlestlck mnker. The barber pays so much every throe months, nnd this Is bo with ninny other tradesman. Thcro Is not n man or n woman doing busl- ncss ln Mnnlln who Is not tnxed, nnd oven tho market peddler who brings In n bnskot of vegotnbles hns to pay her toll boforo sno enn Boll. A largo number of tho businesses In the Pnst havo been monopolies farmed out by tho government. Thcro Ib a bcor brewery hero which claims thnt it nlono has tho right to mnko beer In tho Philippines until 1910. Tho company hnB already mndo n fortttno nnd todny no other browery enn bo started until Its concession Is with- drawn. It has, I am told, vlolntcd the terms of its contract with thn government In thnt It ngrccd to noil bcor In Manila nt 6 cents per litre. It nctually chnrgod this prlco un to tho tlmo that tho Amorlcans enmo In, when It Jumped to 40 cents per lrc. which Is its present charge, Kiirin Out Tux Collect Ioiim. collection of tho tnxes of different classes has In tho past been farmed out nt auction. Tho man who inspected the weights nnd mensures of tho city paid $7,000 for tho privilege, nlthough tho nctunl lnconl from such Inspection, nccordlng to llls report, amounted to $2,400 a year. Ho, or course, mado tho difference botween this nmount nnd his profits by blnckmnlllng nnd squeezing. Tho collection of tho taxes at tho mar- ,nts wflH 1,0,10 ,n 11,0 Buno wny. When tho Rovornmont took chnrgo this wns nbol- lslici1- n"'' 1,10 receipts from tho markets for tho ,1,rcD (,ny8 following woro only $7 I'cr1 (,n'' u wns turned over to ono of the lTnlte1 Stntes collectors nnd the receipts rose soon to $l0 n day. Shortly nfter this American P"" tho government $180 n ,,ny eollcet. the tnxes, nnd It Is currently reported that ho then mndo $00 n dny In nddltlon. This wns n rise of more thnn $200 per dny In tho nctunl receipts. Then tho provost marshal took tho collection of .,lxefl ,n, hls " lttn'U' 1,Io"a,w that evory person pnld his tnx, nnd within two months tho city wns receiving $3.10 per day. It ln now getting from $!)7!i to $025 n "" , ' 1 , " ' i , i.... JJlZJXZ Plvnrv rL 1 r cent nor L ? Z of SounTBho octuple. ? ay" ho "r tho Lrkotl .vr it tV i. Trl mil,? fnr I hJcu7 b caJSLTZlZKL oven" th. wom hns 'Ll T2lt t ta h . , , , , 10 , Smetor Nono iro charged however Z"e thnn 80 cents nor Ty or $21 ncV Sh. fS? the r?ght to sel! In the market nn(, thlB ,nflt cnnrR0 ls for a aco nbfllJt nH ,nrK0 10 nvornRO Amorlcnn pnr,0P( or nhoutslxtccn fcetwldo by twenty-two feet ,onK i Th'0 p0(1(llrr8 on hoats In tho canals pay 1 cent per day per square meter of boat mlrfnc0i'or an amount ranging from 3 cents (Continued on Klghth Pago.) ,i.. .,, a R S DIAL SERVICE OEI. Dr. Richardson, the Specialist in Varicocele and Nervous Diseases, Does Not S'.mkI Medicines copyuiatiTKi), moo, u From nil nnrts of tho country I nm In ro- celpt of n great mnny letters dally asking ii i no not treat patients ror varicocele, Itupttire, As.Hocliited Pelvic nnd resulting Nervo-Vltnl Discuses by mnll. I desiro to stnto very emphatically tlint I do not treat by correspondence, under any clrcumstnuccs. I ennnnt conHclontlotiHly nccept enscs for trentnient by mnll, understanding ns I do thnt tho grnvlty of these discuses renders it of tho highest Importance; that tho pa tient should recelvo mv nersonnl nrofeH- Mlonnl nttentlnn nt my Institution, whom I hnvo every fnclllty for cnrrylng out tin methods which 1 hnvo originated. I wnnt to oxnmlno overv en so thnt I accept for treatment with thn utmost caro. No two enses nro exuet v n Ke. mm d frer- ont modlllcntlons of trcnttnent nro noces snry for ench patient. In mnny coach a comnl cnt on of dm- enses exists, nnd only the most painstak ing examination by do lento sc cnt 11c In. struments will cnnblo mo to obtnln n thnr- nugli timlcrstnndlng of nil tho conditions present. if a slnglo symptom wcro overlooked th treatment administered might full to ro- storo comploto health to every orgnn. Why I ItcfiiBc to Send Medlclnex. Men very often wrlto mo risking mo to send medicines to them, stating thnt Dr. So-und-.So offers to euro them nt their homes by medicines nlono. i nm not responstt) o ror what ur. Ho- and-So does or promises to do, nnd nm per- lecny wining Hint you snotini experiment with thcHo trontments If you hnvo th tlmo nnd money to spare. my irentmeni, Known ns T in iiicnnnison Method, absolutely cures nny enso of Vnr- Icoeolo. when administered by mo nt my Institution. Its results nro sntlsfnctory nnd lasting. It enables tho patient to forever dispense with tho old suspensory, restores nil of tho attributes of physical nnd men. tnl manhood, brings bnek tho enjoyment of healthy cxurclso of tho functions of ma turity, tones up tho exhausted nervous sys tem nnd rehabilitates a man In thn vnuiiir.. of youthful vltnlitr. Tho professional service which I rnnilnr to patients nt my Snnltnrlum demands tho highest degrco of diagnostic Insight nnd Tho nttontion of thoso living nt m DO NOT WEAR a MJ) SUSPEriSORY rr away irsWi lowjrntos to 'Chicago for tho 04th National Encampment of tho Grand Army of tho Republic, in this city, Aug. 20th to Sept. 1, 10OO D. D. RICHARDSON, M. D. 1266-74 Michigan Avenue, Chicago u. uioiiauixson. m. d. manipulative skill nnd comploto mustery over tho natural curative forces which I employ. Tho scientific equipment of my Institution represents tho Investment of a fortune, nnd I havo never hesitated nt expense ln keeping It In ndvnncu of nil other private sanitariums When a patient places himself under my personnl treatment ho bus tho satisfaction of knowing that nil thnt experience has taught, ull thnt science could suggest nnd Inventive genius devise, nnd nil thnt high professional attainment enn nccompllsh Is being employed for his Individual benefit. Ho realizes thnt through these Instrumen talities ho Is being mndo n now man, free. I from tho dragging weight of disease and tho blight of weakness, Infused with now powers, new hopes, now ambitions, and thnt ho Is entering upon n new ern of ac tivity nnd enjoyment. My M I ii I in ii in K' My professlonnl fen for tho euro of un compllcnted Vnrlcncolo Is $100, this amount being my minimum fco In every case no cepted for treat incut. Any reasnnnblo man will understand that this is not high, considering the exceptional chnrneter of tho service rendered. I nlso trent nnd euro tho vnrlous nssoel ated Pelvic ailments with unvnrylng suc cess. Ruptures of tho most serious nnturo nro permnneiitly cured by tho lllchnrdsou Method. 1 Invito nn Investigation of my trentment by ruptured men who hnvo tried tho mnny trusses nnd so-cnlled "cures" with unsatisfactory results. After a pa tient has been dismissed from my trentment ho litis no further uso for tho soul-trying, nerve-wrecking truss. My nrrnngemnnts for tho personnl con vonfetico of my patients nro universally admitted to bo perfect In overy pnrtlculnr. and tho hotel features of my Hanltarltun nro npprecluted by business and profes slonnl men who nro uccustomed to good living nml pleasant surroundings. It is my nlm to mnko my newspaper an nouncements so clear nnd plain that a long correspondence with Intending patients will not bo necessnry. A great many who come to my Institution from a distance simply wlro mo a fow hours In ndvnnco of their coming. I am always glad to glvo a professional opinion by correspondence, provided you will descrlbo your enso fully ns you un derstand It, although a personnl consulta tion Is prcfernblo. My books aro freo only to thoso who wrlto a full history of their case. Consultation hours dally 10 a. m. to ! p. m. IOvenlngs, 7 to 8. Sundays, 10 to 1. Appointment for prlvato Interview may bo mndo by 'phono, South 1029. (Long distance connections.) a distance Is called to tho apodal