After the battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898, Admiral Dewey brings Aguinaldo down from Hong Kong, whither he had proceeded from Singapore, lands him at Cavite, and chaperones his insurrection against the Spaniards until the American troops arrive, June 30th. Chapter III Anderson and Aguinaldo 46-66 General Anderson's official dealings with Aguinaldo from June 30, 1898, until General Merritt's arrival, July 25th, Chapter IV Merritt and Aguinaldo 67-87 General Merritt's five weeks' sojourn in the Islands, from July 25, 1898, to the end of August, including fall of Manila, August 13th, and our relations with Aguinaldo during period indicated. Chapter V Otis and Aguinaldo 88-106 Dealings and relations between, September-December, 1898. Chapter VI The Wilcox-Sargent Trip 107-120 Two American naval officers make an extended tour through the interior of Luzon by permission of Admiral Dewey and with Aguinaldo's consent, in October-November, 1898, while the Paris peace negotiations were in progress. What they saw and learned. Chapter VII The Treaty of Paris 121-138 An account of the negotiations, October-December, 1898. How we came to pay Spain $20,000,000 for a $200,000,000 insurrection. Treaty signed December 10, 1898. Chapter VIII The Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation 139-151 President McKinley's celebrated proclamation of December 21, 1898, cabled out to the Islands, December 27, 1898, after the signing of the Treaty of Paris on the 10th, and intended as a fire-extinguisher, in fact acted merely as a firebrand, the Filipinos perceiving that Benevolent Assimilation meant such measure of slaughter as might be necessary to "spare them from the dangers of" the independence on which they were bent. Chapter IX The Iloilo Fiasco 152-163 By order of President McKinley, General Otis abstains from hostilities to await Senate action on Treaty of Paris. Chapter X Otis and Aguinaldo (Continued) 164-185 Still waiting for the Senate to act. Chapter XI Otis and the War 186-223 Covering the period from the outbreak of February 4, 1899, until the fall of that year. Chapter XII Otis and the War (Continued) 224-269 From the fall of 1899 to the spring of 1900. Chapter XIII Macarthur and the War 270-281 Carries the story up to the date of the arrival of the Taft Commission, sent out in the spring of 1900, to help General MacArthur run the war. Chapter XIV