The Philippine Islands

THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

By RAMON REYES LALA A Native of Manila

Illustrated

MDCCCXCIX

Continental Publishing Company 25 Park Place, New York

TO REAR-ADMIRAL DEWEY, WHOSE RECENT GREAT VICTORY OVER THE SPANISH FLEET HAS BEGUN A NEW ERA OF FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY FOR MY COUNTRY, AND TO PRESIDENT MCKINLEY, IN WHOSE HAND LIES THE DESTINY OF EIGHT MILLIONS OF FILIPINOS, ...