America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . of clan-ger, the language of the saint at his orisons gave way to the speech of the soldier in action, D n the torpedoes! With his heroic soul aflame, the sense of danger made him contemptuous of fear. Four bells, heshouted, and the signal was obeyed by subordinates as dauntless as the com-mander. Deweys Victory Foretold by a Friend. Dr. Walter McClurg, who has a commission as lieutenant in the UnitedStates Navy, and
America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . of clan-ger, the language of the saint at his orisons gave way to the speech of the soldier in action, D n the torpedoes! With his heroic soul aflame, the sense of danger made him contemptuous of fear. Four bells, heshouted, and the signal was obeyed by subordinates as dauntless as the com-mander. Deweys Victory Foretold by a Friend. Dr. Walter McClurg, who has a commission as lieutenant in the UnitedStates Navy, and is an old acquaintance and friend of Commodore Dewey,made a very remarkable prediction regarding the outcome of the battle atManila several days before it took place. He based his prediction on hisknowledge of the characteristics of the commander, and he could not haveforetold the results more accurately if he had waited until after the battle tomake his predictions. I know Commodore Dewey well, said Dr. McClurg. He is a fighterin every sense of the word. He is a man somewhat after the style of Fight-ing Bob Evans, commander of the Iowa, and he is not going to Manila for. DEWEY S BREAKFAST. 22] fun. He is a man who would rather cut the cable than receive pacificinstructions from the Washington government. We have had no news fromthere for a day or two, and I would as soon believe that Dewey has cut thecable as that the Spaniards are refusing to allow any news to be sent fromManila. Dewey knows the lay of the land around Manila as well as any manliving. He is not likely to be fooled by any such ruse as the Madrid dis-patches indicate is going to be worked to catch him napping. His plan willlikely be to silence the guns of the Spanish fleet, and then sail right intoManila harbor and take the town. As for the forts at Manila, they might as well be card houses if he opensfire on them. One great trouble is that the batteries completely surround thecity, and it would be impossible to
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