The Munsey, August 1898

# August 1898 Issue of Munsey's Magazine

This issue features military-focused content reflecting the Spanish-American War period. "The Leaders of Our Army" by Rufus R. Wilson presents biographical profiles and photographs of U.S. Army commanders including Generals Miles, Merritt, Shafter, Wheeler, and others, detailing their Civil War service and current assignments in Cuba and the Philippines. "The Wealth of the Philippines" by John Alden Adams discusses commercial opportunities in the islands following Spanish colonial rule. The issue includes serialized fiction: H. Rider Haggard's "Swallow" (chapters XI–XIV) and Stanley J. Weyman's "The Castle Inn" (chapters XXVII–XXX), alongside shorter stories by various authors. Poetry appears throughout, including works by Clinton Scollard and Gustav Kobbé. Supporting features include "The Pension Problem" by Henry Clay Evans examining the military pension system, "The Rise and Fall of Spain" by R.H. Titherington, and theater coverage with portraits of contemporary actresses.