in fine pina cloth shirt.]

[Illustration: DOING THE FAMILY WASH.

The glory of all Philippine women is their long and beautiful hair.]

[Illustration: NATIVE WOMAN FRUIT SELLER.

And customers, Manila.]

ADMIRAL DEWEY'S STORY OF MANILA.

"UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA, CAVITE, May 4, 1898.

"The squadron left Mirs Bay on April 27th, arrived off Bolinao on the
morning of April 30th, and, finding no vessels there, proceeded down
the coast and arrived off the entrance to Manila Bay on the same
afternoon. The Boston and the Concord were sent to reconnoitre Port
Subic. A thorough search was made of the port by the Boston and the
Concord, but the Spanish fleet was not found. Entered the south
channel at 11:30 P.M., steaming in column at eight knots. After half
the squadron had passed, a battery on the south side of the channel
opened fire, none of the shots taking effect. The Boston and
McCulloch returned the fire. The squadron proceeded across the bay at
slow speed and arrived off Manila at daybreak, and was fired upon at
5:15 A.M. by three batteries at Manila and two near Cavite, and by
the Spanish fleet anchored in an approximately east and west line
across the mouth of Bakor Bay, with their left in shoal water in
Canacao Bay.

"The squadron then proceeded to the attack, the flagship Olympia,
under my personal direction, leading, followed at a distance by the
Baltimore, Raleigh, Petrel, Concord, and Boston in the order named,
which formation was maintained throughout the action. The squadron
opened fire at 5:41 A.M. While advancing to the attack two mines were
exploded ahead of the flagship, too far to be effective. The squadron
maintained a continuous and precise fire at ranges varying from 5,000
to 2,000 yards, countermarching in a line approximately parallel to
that of the Spanish fleet. The enemy's fire was vigorous, but
generally ineffective. Early in the engagement two launches put out
toward the Olympia with the apparent intention of using torpedoes.
One was sunk and the other disabled by our fire and beached before
they were able to fire their torpedoes.

"At seven A.M. the Spanish flagship Reina Cristina made a desperate
attempt to leave the line and come out to engage at short range, but
was received with such a galling fire, the entire battery of the
Olympia being concentrated upon her, that she was b