CONTENTS.

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I.The Battle-ship Maine[1]
II.The Preliminaries[19]
III.A Declaration of War[38]
IV.The Battle of Manila Bay[64]
V.News of the Day[92]
VI.Cardenas and San Juan[117]
VII.From All Quarters[130]
VIII.Hobson and the Merrimac[149]
IX.By Wire[171]
X.Santiago de Cuba[194]
XI.El Caney and San Juan Heights[224]
XII.The Spanish Fleet[254]
XIII.The Surrender of Santiago[290]
XIV.Minor Events[302]
XV.The Porto Rican Campaign[320]
XVI.The Fall of Manila[335]
XVII.Peace[345]
Appendix A—The Philippine Islands[355]
Appendix B—War-ships and Signals[370]
Appendix C—Santiago de Cuba[379]
Appendix D—Porto Rico[383]
Appendix E—The Bay of Guantanamo[386]

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