The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25

Presents of All Kinds and WAGES
Are sent to the Admiral.


IN, DMIRAI. DEwEY'S cabin is e
III ginning TO look like a nuseau
II IL or Curiosity shop Every mal
brings bulky packages and litta
souvenirs from his enthusiastic a4n1irer*
al home. and Two typewriter oreraiorsi
are kept busy acknowledging the receipt
o. presents.
There are hats. caps. canes. redallfons.
han ikerch.efs, paper-xeighis. cigar-n3td-
ers flags newspaper clippings ana aoatns
and nearly everything else that viii GO by
mail! A beautifully bound and fluEniHated
album came some time ago from prom
tnent club In Milwaukee. and is treasured
as one OF the star features Of the admir-
ais collection. Each page is decorated
with an appropriate painting. the subjects
bearing on something associated with the
admira! or The battle OF Manila hay, On
the last page is a picture OF the Olympia
jackses hoistins or breaking out" at tho
main truck Of the flagship the two-siarred
flag of the rear admiral. The final Dit or
text IN The book expresses the hope that
sometime the admiral may ne in Msiwau-
kee, and that he may take "sreakfas1
there. picture OF q very pretty girl Is
a constant ornament OF his desk she is
a Decatur Qii) girl, and sent the letter,
with the ingenious superscrtptfon, CUR
dear admiral" and 1t won the aGmiraFs
heart. In acknowledging the receipt OK
the picture he wrote a ieng and very cor
dial letter-which is a tip TO oiner ffetiy
girls who have charming photographs
Another conspicuous ornament Of his Gao
IN Is a painting OF the battle OF Mania bay.
II was made by a Chinese artist IN hong
kong after a drawing which appeared in
Harper's Weekly, and vas presented to the
junior officers Of the Olympia The artist
is now working night and day making
more reproductions. as two or three dozen
orders have been sen: him by officers Of the
feet.
Admiral Dewey's shoemaker IN Washing
ton sent him a fine pair Of white shoes.
with the modest request that the admiral
give him the pair he wore during the bat
tie of May /. The exact identity OF shoes
In question being uncertain. the admiral
compromised by writing a 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 respect and admiration for
Dewey. and has the singular habit OF max
ing an elaborate gift to the admiral when
ever the latter calls him down" That ac-
counts largely for the number OF Aguinai-
dos presents that adorn his cabin. In all
the dealings Admiral Dewey has had with
Aguinaido he has treated him with the
greatest courtesy when courtesy was called
ness was the thing; but In spite OF the re-
bluffs Aguinaldo's notes accompanying tho
presents invariably refer 10 the admiral as
my honorable and Industrious friend"
On the occasion of Aguinaldo's first visit
TO the Olympia he was accorded the great
est ceremony that could be bestowed on a
man OF high rank. The admiral in person
met him ct the gangway, the marines were
ali drawn up at attention, and everything
except the firing of a salute was rendered.
II is TO be assumed that he was sufficiently
dazed and fattered, for he has never ceased
10 be very friendly and anxious 10 act In
compliance with the admirai's wishes.
Not long ago Gen. Anderson wanted to
take pleasure trip up the river Passig. but
was stopped at the insurgent lines and
compelled to turn back. a day or two az
terward the admiral SAT on the quarter
deck and he saw an insurgent launch
steaming gayly along near his ship, with
the insurgent flag flying. Then an idea OF
reciprocity occurred to him and he decided
TO seize all the tnsurgent launches. THIS
was at once done. ard eight beautiful craft
were tied up IN Cavite. When Agunaldo
heard OF the calamity he sent his private
secretary, Escamillo, TO see the admiral
and find out what had been done 10 offend
him. The admiral was very nice. and he
gave Escamillo a heart-to-heart talk. He
spoke of the insurgents refusing 70 allow
American army officers TO go through their
lines and he thought that he would not al
low the insurgent launches To go through
his lines. So for that reason he had taken
thena-not contlscated them, Just detained"
them The next day Aguinaldo gave orders
permitting American officers to go through
the insurgent lines and mp the river. and
doubtless In a day or two he Will send a
beautiful present to his 'ilustrlous
friend. Chicago Record.