The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-27

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the finest in our navy, and that means
the best in the world. Before got to
Manila, the archbishop, with whom /
afterward became very intimate. said
that the American sailors were the
scum of the earth, bloodthIrsty lot of
cut-throats. who would destroy every
thing In their path.
Later on, when did get there" said
the admiral, with knowing smile, "the
archbishop came on board one day while
1 had a battalion at drill, the very
same battalion that will parade In New
York. The archbishop went on the
bridge, and watched them closely
knew he was admiring them. and SAID
to him:
"'TSey are splendid, he said. 4
have seen the men OF most nayies, but
never nnything like these. They are
magnificent I cannot understand It,
such splendid young fellows. How does
wen said the admiraI, we look
for the best, men, we come closer TO
our men, we treat them better than
other countries do, and we pay them
"Then 1 called man and said to
him: How much do you get month?
He saluted, and said: Eighty dollars
SIR
The Archbishop Astonished.
1.-THE archbishop was astonished. You
know $50 would pay whole shIplond of
spaniards. After that the archbishop
had a very great respect for US, and
became very friendly. Here have
picture of General Luna, which was
given to me by the archbishop"
The admiral then sent an orderly for
the picture of the Filipino general who
was murdered by order of AguInal-
do" as he said. The picture was that
OF a negro In a sort Of military uni
form. on the back was an inscription
in Spanish, to the archbishop OF Ma"
nIla. from Bernnrdlno Nesalado. II
was signed by Luna. Admiral Dewey
| then said that Luna was the best man
the FilipInos had.
at was plot" he said, ITO assassln-
ate him, A crack swOrdsman was
placed as sentry. and when Luna ap-
| peared he simply stabbed him. But
these fellows" said the admiral, "are
a queer lot. They are simply servants
| and stablemen, and AgulnaldO was q
o pretty smart fellow. / know him
| pretty well. In fact. we were great
| friends, and are, for the matter Of fact,
| but he has not the brains. There are
people behind him, some Of them law
| yers, and able fellows who make tool
| Of Agulnaldo. Here, by the way, Is
cane which he presented TO me" and
the admiral produced thick black
stick, carved, and resembling Irish bog
oak more than anything else.
Otis Tries To DO Too Much.
"I thought" said the admiral, that
this thing in the Philippines would be
over long before this, and 1t should
have been. / can't Imagine how they
| have stood out until now. OF course,
there was the rainy season, and sup
pose little was done. One great trou-
! bic out there has been that Otis has
4 tried to do too much. ] told him so.
He wants to be general, governor, Judge
and everything else. and to have hold
Of all the irons. No man can do this.
| This ls the great trouble. II Is enough
for a man to do one thing, to be one
| lIlUEH DuA MNtll u man AAlNs ~ HN
everything and be everything 1t is easy
| TO imagine the result.
''The tight in the Philippines should
be enslly ended The people had been
SO badly treated for such n length or
| time by the Spaniards that they are
dlstrustful. This Is the great diff
Guilty In dealing with them. Where
we have met them, and they have been
! In such contact with US AS to learn that
we mean to treat them well; where they
have seen that we mean what we say,
there is no trouble. They stand by
us all the time. All OF them win learn
this in time. They Will get from am
der the influence OF Agulnaldo, or
rather those people who are behind
Aguinaldo, who. as / said before, Is n
"Do ! think the Flllpinos are ut for
government? Wen, no; not Just
now. They probably viii be in little
time. They are n very queer people
very queer mixture, Many Of them
are quite civilized, and good people, but
! do not think they IRE fit for self
government Just yet. But when ! say
| that, / must add at the same time that
| they are more fltted for II than the Gu
bnnB, that they nre a better people than
| the CubRns In every way. 1 do wish,
! however, that the whole business was
| settled, and l think that after little
tho Philippines viii take kindly to us."
As 20 the Presidency.
II was suggested to the admiral that
the Democratic slate had been settled,
with Admiral Dewey for the presidency
and General Wheeler for the vice presi-
dency.
well" said the admiral, I'VE should
make n pretty mess OF Il, General
Wheeler OF course, has had some trnin-
| Ing In the political school. but then h.
! II a West Pointer. had forgotten
| that. He would want to run every
thing ns he would a regiment. and, Of
course. would make a splendid mess OF
| II. You cannot run a government as
you would n regiment"
well, Admiral" suggested the re-
porter ut would not be such change