The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-31
DEWET'S MANY GIFTS.
PRESENTS OF ALL KINDS AND VALU:
SENT TO THE ADMIRAL.

SENT TO THE ADMIRAL.
His Cabin on the flagship at Manila
Looks Like a Museum or Curiosity
Shop - Some beautiful Things From
Aguinaldo-Hats,Ca Gaps, AIedalt;ons, Etc.
Admiral Dewey's cabin is begin
ming to look like museum or curl
os;ty shop, writes John L. McCatcheoa
from Manila. Every mai! brings
bulky packages and little souvenirs
from his enthusiastic admirers at
home, and two typewriter operators
are kept busy acknowledging tie re-
ceipt Of presents.
There are hats, caps, canes, medal
lions, handkerchief paper weights,
cigar holders, flags, newspaper clip
pings and albums and nearly:every'
thing elsa that will go by mai. A
beautifully bound and illuminated al
bum came some time ago from a prom
ineat club IN Milwaukee, and is treas
ured as one of the star features OF the
admirals collection. Each page is
decorated with an appropriate paint
ing, the subjects bearing on some
thing ass ciated with the admiral or
the battle OF Manila bar. Ontle last
page is a picture OF the Olympia
iackies hosting, or ''breakln5 out,
at the main truck of the flagship, the
two-starred flag OF the rea"-admlral.
The final bit OF text il the book eS-
presses the hope that some time the
admiral may be in Milwaukee and that
he may take ''break :ast" there.
a picture of a very pretty girl is a
constant ornament CT his desk. She
is Decatur, ILL.,, girl, and sent the
letter, with the ingenious superscrip-
ton, "Our Lear ADMIRAL" and it
won the admirals heart. In aclinowl-
edging the receipt OF the picture he
wrote long and very cordial letter
which is tip to other pretty girls
who have charming photographs.
Another conspicuous ornament OF
his cabin is a painting OF the battle of
Manila bay. TWAS made Dy a Chinese
artist in Hong Kong alter a drawing
which appeared in Harper's Weekly,
and was presented to the admiral by
the Junior officers OF tie olympia.
The artist is now working night and
day making more re reJroduc5ions, as
two or three dozen orders have been
sent him bv officers CT tA5 heet.
Admira! Dewey;s shoemaker al
Washington sent him & lire ralr OF
white shoes, with the modest request
that the admiral give him the pair he
wore during the battle oi May /. The
exact identity of the shoes in question
being uncertain, the admiral coAlpro-
missed by>writing a. Lever 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 las the greatest admiration
and respect for Dewey, and has the
singular habit Of making an elaborate
gift to the admiral whenever the latter
"calls him down." That accounts
largely for the number of Aguina!do 8
presents that adorn the cabin. In all
the dealing 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 tirmness was the thing;
but in spite OF the rebufs Agujnaldo's
notes accompanying the presents in
variably refer to the admiral rs my
honorable and iliustrious friend. y
On the occasion Of Aguinaido's
first visit to the Olympia be was ac-
corded the greatest ceremony that
could be bestowed on a man Of his
high rank. The admiral in person
met him at the gangway, the marines
were all draw mp at attention and
everything except the firing Of a sa-
lutte was rendered.
It is to be assumed that he was
sufficiently dazed and dattered, for ne
never ceased to be very friendly and
anxious to act in compliance with the
admiral's wishes.
Not long ago General Anderson
wanted to take pleasure trip up the
river Pasig, but was stopped at the
insurgent lines and compelled to
turn back. a day or two afterward
the admiral sat on the quarterback
and he saw an aninsurgentlaunch steam
ing gaily along near his ship with the
insurgent flag flying. Then an idea
Of reciprocity occurred to him and he
decided to seize all the insurgent
launches. This was at once done aod
eight beautiful craft Ware tied up in
Cavite. When Aguiualdo heard Of
the calamity he sens his private secre-
tary, Escamillo, TO see the admiral to
find out what hal been dine to offend
him. The admiral was very nice, and
he gave Escami!lo a heart-to-heart
talk. He spoke OF the insurgents re-
fusing to allow American army OIL
GERS to e. through their lines, and lie
thought that he wo1ll not allow the
;nsurgent laucc5es to 50 through his
lines: So tor that reason he had taken
them-not con1iscated them, just de
tained'' them. The next day As'lin-
aldo gave orders permitting American
officers to 60 through the icsurge It
lines and up the river, and doubtless
in day OF two he will sen7 baauti-
ful present to his ''iIlustrious' friend.
We Iinpor; Seeds.
Canada EnnIund Ernnce. and Ger.