Monday morning, May 23, 1898
The English gunboat, Swift, has arrived in Hongkong. An important dispatch: the Americans are sending not 5,000 but 15,000 men. The first convoy should arrive in… Read More »Monday morning, May 23, 1898
The English gunboat, Swift, has arrived in Hongkong. An important dispatch: the Americans are sending not 5,000 but 15,000 men. The first convoy should arrive in… Read More »Monday morning, May 23, 1898
The Old Fogies Montojo is getting on in years, like the other Spanish generals and colonels who may be brave but lack vitality. Old age,… Read More »Sunday, May 22, 1898
England and the United States A wonderful piece of news. When the Americans become the masters of Manila, they will sell the Philippines to the… Read More »Saturday, May 21, 1898
Aguinaldo There are repeated rumors that Aguinaldo, the leader of the uprising, arrived yesterday from Hongkong. He must have arrived on the MacCulloch. It is… Read More »Friday, May 20, 1898
. . . Dewey Hongkong newspapers give a full account of Dewey’s glory being more widespread in New York than on his own battlefront. He… Read More »Thursday, May 19, 1898
Evening: The Navy and the Colonies The succulent fruits, foliage more beautiful than a Corinthian basket, palm trees as tall as human beings, all speak… Read More »Wednesday, May 18, 1898
The Americans Relate the Battle of Cavite to the English When the MacCulloch, carrying dispatches from Commodore Dewey, anchored in the bay of Hongkong, it… Read More »Wednesday, May 18, 1898
Philippine Strategy An incomparable strategic situation now exists. Manila is key to the Far East, being the geometric center from which all places radiate where… Read More »Tuesday, May 17, 1898
“Una Muerte Honorosa” Rumors are rampant. The English dispatches are suspect and we are advised not to place too much trust in them. The English… Read More »Monday, 16 May, 1898