The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
pewEy's COUSIN.
Ne is Driving . Cab In the City of Oh :
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Reflected glory from the escutcheon
OF dmir Dewey Is bringing mingled
JOY and troubles to Cabmah and ex-
Nava Captain J.. NJ. Dewey. Chicago's
nearest blood relation to the hero OF
Manila bay. Since the hour when news
OF the conquest of the Philippines was
flashed under oceans waves to the
gallant admiral's fellow countrymen in
America Cabman Dewey's hand is per-
petually shaken las a proxy"
The cabman's "stand" at
avenue inc 22d street has nightly been
made the scene Of impromptu open-air
receptions. Fluctuations and congrat-
ulations are there rendered by his
hosts of. friends to the who
vfcariously receives the compliments.
while he regales his audiences with
many stories of the daredevil dash or
the strategy of his rela-
tive on a marble patch or baseball field
during the schoolday frolics of the long
ago.
Years ago, when the hero of Manila
was yet unknown to fame, Cabman
Dewey descanted eloquently of the
fighting wv of his nephew
George" and to prophesy great things
from him as a naval fighter IL the bat
tleship he commanded for Uncle Sam
oIlou1d NNti = III "a tth I'll
some time ago the Chicago scion of
the house of Dewey became aware
that George" as commander of the
Asiatic squadron, was likely to get the
first show for a scrap" in The war
with Spain the Yankee blood in the
cabman's veins was fired to the vol
canic point. With vehement enthusi-
asm he proclaimed in season and out
of season hat the dons would never
ho Gin itf with "a Dewey and that
George would sweep the whole
Spanish armada from the waters OF
the Orient.
Not without good reason did the cab
man claim to speak authoritatiVely
when discussing var problems of the
Asiatic main. He had himself fol
lowed the sea" for years. AS COM
mander of a trading vessel he had been
thrice around the world after he. had
quit forever the home of his youth in
rock-ribbed ~Nermont-his and the IL
lustrious admirals native common
wealth. Though now well advanced In
years. the Chicago Dewey is enjoying
"A green old age" Some ten or a doz-
en- years ago he was left penniless as
a result of certain disastrous mercan-
tile ventures on the sea. He then
abandoned seafaring life and started In
the livery business on the south side,
Having built up "A prosperous business
he now divides with his son, j. NJ
Dewey. jr.. the usufruct from a score
of handsome rigs.
Yes, il is true Admiral Dewey's
family and mine are of the same
! stock" he said at his stand last night
when telling Policeman Coughlan and
other friends of his recent experiences
with Dewey enthusiasts.
Continuing. he explained that
though he had been known as
"Georgie's" uncle. still he was not sure
whether the relationship was so close
as that. Ii was so long since the gray
old cabman severed home ties in YER
mont. he said, he could not remember
many things with which his min was
once stored. However, the cabman's
friends claim to see a striking resem'
blance between his well-knit physique
or strong face and the personal APP
pearance of the ~conuueror of the Phil
ippines. The cheering throngs whC
have nightly lionized him at his cal
stand have taken MUCH of his atten'
ton from his business, n this fact
his friends assert. is what deters hin
from freely avowing his kinship witt
the naval hero of the century.|Chi
cage Chronicle.