The state herald., 1898-12-16
DEWEY's MANY GIFTS.
CABIN TURNED INTO A MUSEUM
Presents of All Kinds and Values Are Sent
to the Admiral-How the American Be-
cured the Respect of Aguinaldo.


The Manila correspondent Of the
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 en-
thusiastic admirers at home, and two
typewriter operators are kept busy ac-
knowledging the receipt Of presents.
There are hats, caps, canes, medal.
lions, handkerchiefs, paper weights,
cigar holders, flags, newspaper clip
pings and albums and nearly every
thing else that will go by mail.
A picture of Il very pretty girl Is
constant ornament of his desk. She is
Decatur (Illlnols) girl, and sent the
letter, with the Ingenious superscrip-
tion, "Our dear admiral" and 1t won
the admirars heart. In acknowledging
the receipt of the picture he wrote
long and very cordial letter-whlch 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 LIST. 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 AguinaldO. The
dictator has the greatest admiration
and respect for Dewey, and has the
singular habit of making IN elaborate
gift to the admiral whenever the lat
ter "calls him down." That 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 AguinaldO's
notes accompanying the presents inva-
riably 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 at the
gangway, the marines We're all drawn
up at attention and everything except
the firing of a salute was rendered.
Ii Is to be assumed that he was suffi-
ciently dazcd and fiattered for he has
never ceased TO be very friendly and
anxious to act in compliance with the
ndmirals wishes.
Not long ago General Anderson
wanted TO take a pleasure trip up the
River pDsjr but WAS stoppad Mt tho
insurgent lines and compelled to turn
back. a day or two afterward the ad-
miral sat on the quarter deck and he
saw an insurgent launch steaming
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 insurgent
launches. This was at once done, and
eight beautiful craft We're tied up in
Cavlte. 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-henrt
talk. lie spoke OF the insurgents re-
fusing TO allow American army off,
GERS TO 20 through their lines and he
thought that he would not allow the
insurgeDt launches to go through his
lines So for that reason he had taken
them-not confiscated them, Just de
talned" them. The next day AguinaldO
gave orders permitting American off,
GERS 10 go through the insurYcnt lines
and up the river. and doubtless In n
day or two he will send n beautiful
present TO his ''illustrious friend"