fair, and that he is conducting the campaign against Spain in a very
able manner. Since he has taken charge of affairs the Spanish soldiers
have lost battle after battle, and it is said that there are now in
Aguinaldo's hands over two thousand prisoners, including many officers.
Aguinaldo reports that the Governor of Cavite (cä-v[=e]-t[=a]) has
surrendered to him. One of the American captains has written to
Hong-Kong, stating that it is his opinion "that the rebels have
undergone a radical change since the arrival of Aguinaldo; the Spaniards
have lost every engagement, and if our people do not hurry, there will
be no Spanish army left."

The American vessels have taken no part in the fight between Spain and
the insurgents; Admiral Dewey has contented himself with superintending
and insisting upon proper conduct of affairs. The news he sends is
exceedingly cheerful, and he seems to be quite confident that he can
hold out until reinforcements arrive; he anticipates no trouble in
capturing the city of Manila.

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Lieutenant Carranza's missing letter has been found. You will remember
we told in our last number of the arrest of a Montreal detective who had
been arrested and accused of stealing it. It was not taken by the
Montreal detective, but by a secret service officer of our Government.
It seems that the Spanish officials at Montreal have been very carefully
watched for some time, for it was known that they were spying upon our
Government. The detectives had followed Minister Polo and his staff ever
since they left Washington, and had secured absolute proof that Du Bosc
and Carranza were collecting information and forwarding it to the
Spanish Government. On the pretext of purchasing the house, they were