Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-16
DEWEY'S MANY GIFTS.
Cabin Turned Into IA Museum.
Presents OF All Kinds and Values Are
sent to the AdmIrAl---How the AmerI-
can Secured the Respect OF AguinAldo.


sent TO the AdmirAI---How the AmerI-
can Secured the Respect OF AguinAldo.
Admiral Dewey's cabin is beginning TO
look like a museum or curiosity shop,
writes the Manila correspondent of the
Chicago Record, Every mail brings bulky
packages and little souvenirs from his en-
enthusiastic admirers at home, and two
typewriter operators are kept busy acknowl
edging the receipt OF the presents.
There are hats, caps, canes, medallions,
handkerchiefs, paper weights, cigar hold
ers, flags, newspaper clippings and albums
and nearly ever thing else that will go by
mail. A beautifully bound and illuminat-
ed album came some time ago from a
! prominent club in Milwaukee, and is treas
ured as one OF the star features of the ad-
mirars collection. Each page is decorated
with an appropriate painting, the subjects
bearing on something associated with the
admiral or the battle Of Manila bay. On
the last page is picture of the Olympia
! jackies hosting, or "bTeaking out, at the
main truck of the flagship the two starred
flag OF the rear-admiral. The final bit of
text in the book expresses the hope that
sometime the admiral may be in Milwau-
kee, and that he may take breakfast"
there. A picture of very pretty girl is a
constant ornament Of his desk. She is a
| Decatur, H., girl, and sent the letter,
with the ingenious superscription, Our
dear admiral" and it won the admirars
heart. In acknowledging the receipt of
the picture he wrote a long and very cor
dial letter-which is tip to other pretty
girls who have charming photographs.
Another conspicuous ornament of his
cabin is painting of the battle of Manila
bay. 1t was made by a Chinese artist in
Hong Kong after drawing which appear
ed in Harper's Weekly, and was presented
TO the admiral by the junior officers of the
Olympia. The artists now working night
and day making more reproductions, as
two or three dozen orders have been sent
him by officers of the feet.
Admiral Deweys shoemaker in Wash
ington sent him a fine pair of white shoes,
with the modest request that the admiral
give him the pair he wore during the battle
OF May /. The exact identity of the shoes
in question being uncertain, the admiral
compromised by writing letter of thanks.
A steel watch, made of steel taken from
the Maine, is one interesting souvenir.
Some of the most beautiful things he
has are presents from Aguinaldo. The
dictator has the greatest admiration and
respect for Dewey, and has the singular
habit OF making an elaborate gift TO the
admiral whenever the latter "calls him
down" That accounts largely tor the
number of Aguinaldo's presents that adorn
the cabin. In all the dealings Admiral
Dewey has had with Aguinaldo he has
treated him with the gaeatest courtesy
|, when courtesy was called for, and the
greatest severity when frmness was the
thing; but in spite of the rebuffs Aguinal.
dos notes accompanying the present invar
ably refer TO the admiral as "my honoreC
.. and illustrious friend" On the occasion
of Aguinaldo's first visit to the Olympus
he was accorded the greatest ceremony
: that could be bestowed on man of higt
rank. The admiral in person met him al
the gangway, the marines were all drawn
at attention and everything except the fir
ing of a salute was rendered. 1t is to b,
assumed that he was sufficiently dazed anC
tlattered, for he has never ceased. to b,
very friendly and anxious to act in com
pliance with the admirars wishes
Not long ago Gen. Anderson wanted L
take pleasure trip up the river Pa ig. blu
was stopped at the insurgent lines ant
compelled to turn back. A day or two af
terward the admiral sat in the quarter decl
and he saw an insurgent launch steamin!
along near his ship, with the insurgen
flag flying. Then an idea of reciprocity
seized him and he decided to seize all the in
surgent launches. This was at once done
and eight beautiful craft were tied up il
Cavite. When Aguinaldo heard of tn
calamity he sent his private secretary, Es
camille to see the admiral and TO find GU
what had been done TO offend him. Tn
admiral was very nice, and he gave Esca
milo a heart-tO-heart talk. He spoke o
the insurgents refusing to allow American
army officers to go through their lines ant
It he thought that he would not allow the in
i suIgent launches to go through his lines
y So for that reason he had taken them-no
!, confiscated them, just detained" them
/ The next day AguinaldO gave orders per
s hitting American officers to go througl
the insurgent lines and up the river, an