Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
DEWEY'S MANY GIFTS,
CABIN TURNED INTO A MUSEUM
Prsssnts Of All kiads and Values Are Sen,
TO the sAdmiral-How the American So.
cured the Respect of AEuinaldo.

The Manila correspondent of tho
Chicago Record writes:
Admiral Dewey's cabin is beginning
to look like museum or curiosity
shop. Every mail brings bulky pack.
ages and little souvenirs from his Ell.
thusiastlc admirers at home, and two
typewriter operators nre kept busy nc.
knowledging the receipt Of presents.
There are hats, caps, canes, medal.
lions, handkerchIefs, paper weights,
cigar holders, fags, newspaper clip.
pings and albums and nearly every
thing else that will go by mail.
A picture Of very pretty girl is n
constpt ornament OF his desk. She 4,
n Decatur Qllinois) girl, and sent the
letter, with the ingenious superscrlp-
tion, "Our dear admiral" and 1t won
the admirars heart. In ncknowledginy
the receipt of the picture he wrote
long and very cordial letter-which Is
n tip to other pretty girls who have
charming photographs.
Admiral Dewey's shoemaker in
Washington sent him n fine pair OF
white shoes, with the modest request
that the admiral give him the pair he
wore during the battle of May 1st. The
exact Identity of the shoes In ques.
tion being uncertain, the admiral com.
promised by writing II letter Of thanks
A steel watch, made of steel taken
from the Maine, is one interesting sou.
venir.
Some Of the most beautiful things he
has are presents from Agulnaldo. 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 lat
ter "'calls him down" Tint accounts
largely for 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 greatest courtesy when cour-
tesy was called for, and the greatest
severity when firmness was the thing;
but In spite of the rebuffs Agulnaldo's
notes accompanying the presents inva.
rinbly refer to the admiral as my
honorable and illustrious friend"
On the occasion of Aguinaldo's first
visit to the Olympia he was accorded
the greatest ceremony that could be
bestowed on a man of high rank. The
admiral In person met him ut the
gangway, the marines were all drawn
up at attention and everything except
the firing Of salute was rendered.
~ ID " Ue ussuEith thut hS NuS ouhi-
ciently dazed and fiattered, for he has
never ceased to be very friendly and
anxious to act in compliance with the
admirars wishes.
Not long ago General Anderson
wanted to take pleasure trip up the
River Pasig, but was stopped Mt the
insurgent lines and compelled to turn
back. A day or two afterward the nd.
miral sat on the quarter deck and he
saw an insurgent launch steamins
gayly along near his ship, with the in
surgent flag flying. Then an idea Of
reciprocity occurred to him and he de-
cided to seize all the insursent
launches. This was at once done, and
eight beautiful craft were tied up in
Cavite. When Aguinaldo heard Of the
calamity he sent his private secretary,
Escamillo, to see the admiral and to
find out what had been done to offend
him. The admiral was very nice, and
he gave Escamillo heart-to-heart
talk. He spoke of the insurgents re-
fusing to allow American army Off
GERS to go through their lines and he
thought that he would not allow the
insurgent launches to go through his
lines. So for that reason he had taken
them-not confiscated them, Just "de-
tained" them. The next day Aguinaldo
gave orders permitting American Off
GERS to go through the insurgent lines
and up the river, and doubtless In
day or two he will send a beautiful
present to his "illustrious friend"