The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-11

More Anecdotes About the Here Of
Manila and HE Ways.

More Anecdotes About the Here Of
Manila and His Ways.
Soon after Maj Gen. Merit, reached
Manila he began to experience trouble with
the Insurgents. Aguinaldo was not dis
posed 20 pay much heed TO the generals
orders, and the general complicated mat
tiers more or less By endeavoring TO avoid
any clashing OF the American with the in
surgent forces. The situation was becon-
ing somewhat strained when Gen. Merritt
sought conference with Admiral Dewey
on the Olympia. The general and the adj
mirai discussed the situation at great
length, the former giving special attention
to the question OF jurisdiction in the Phil
ippines. At last Gen. Merritt put this
question to the admiral:
Admiral. how Ear, in your opinion. does
your jurisdiction extend on the islandc"
Admiral Dewey took two short turns on
the quarter deck before answering. Then
he said:
General. my jurisdiction extends from
as c5ase 10 shore as can move these fiat
ironP." pointing TO the American feet. Ito
as fs-@. into the Island as ! can throw q
she'll
II there is any one thing which pleases
Admiral Dewey II is neatness in dress He
has never been known to set a bad exam.
pie in this respect, and is regarded by his
subordinates as fashion plate for the
American navy. One of the standing or
ders following the establishment Of routine
duty IN the fleet when there were no more
Spanish ships to fight was one requiring
all officers to wear their white uniforms.
One day certain paymaster named Mar
tin. who Is afflicted with an ahnormally
bushy growth of red whiskers and a figure
OF pronounced rotundity, visited the Olym-
pia on business connected with his depart
ment AS the paymaster mounted the
gangway he was seen by Admiral Dewey,
and a frown gathered on the brow of the
autocrat Of the feet Paymaster Martin
was sight to provoke a laugh from a
ships fgurehead. He was arrayed in a
dun-coiored suit of duck, a loosely woven
undervest resembling sweater showed
beneath his jacket, and on his head was
one of those enormous cork helmets with
a circumference equal to that of an UNI
brella
Orderly. tell Paymaster Martin wish
to see him at once" said Admiral Dewey,
and the orderly sought the paymaster with
a grin on his face. A few moments later
and the paymaster, very much pleased
with being accorded the honor Of visiting
the quarterback, stood before the admiral
and executed one of his very best salutes
"Paymaster Martini" said the admiral
in his chlliest tones. II think you are
drunk"
II beg your pardon, admiral--I assure
you / am not drunk-I-I am perfectly
sober" stammered the paymaster stag
gering under the blow his complaisance
had received.
II still thing you have been drinking"
continued the little man in spotless white.
"for 1 can't believe you would come
aboard this ship wearing such an OUT
landish uniform. Go back to your ship.
sir. and don't let me ever see another
violation Of orders like this"
Among the volunteer officers of the army
| Is captain in California regiment whose
mustache rivals the whiskers of Paymas-
! ter Martin In its business. II spreads over
I his features from his eyes to his lower
| jaws, and reaches back to his ears While
l ashore one day the admiral saw this cap
| tain at short range. and his keen gray eyes
! shone with unusual brilliancy as he turned
| TO brother officer and quietly remarked
1T isn't fair to fight the Spaniards with
| that officer
why do you say that, admiral?'
Hes in ambush all the time" was the
reply. and the admirars joke had circulat.
| ed throughout the whole feet before
night