The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-27

/ phih - 3aid Admiral Dewey is
delighted ~ itsveryone on board. to
| reach his native shores again. He La
much moved by the great kindness
4 and enthusiasm of the people. and.
though shrinking from too much CORE
Inony and public display, feels deeply
the regard of which these are the OUT
come"
Soon after Rear Admiral Sampson
had gone Rear Admiral Philip voy-
aged down the bay In the Narkeeta
and paid an Official call, attended by
Commander J. d. J. Kelley. The rear
admiral's salute was not fired in this
case by request of Rear Admiral
Philip. Admiral Dewey received these
official visits In undress uniform.
DR.. Sanborn. of the port physicians
staff, visited the Olympia and looked
| at her papers. Eleven of the crew of
376 men have typhoid fever. Some Of
them are of mild type, according to
DR.. Percy, the ships surgeon. No one
has died of the fever, and with this ex-
eeptton the sailors and marines are
| well. DR.. Percy is unable to account
for the presence Of typhoid on the ship.
| The cases are not numerous or serious
enough to cause him alarm.
George Bidwell, collector of the port.
Postmaster Van Colt and several of tho
customs officers visited the admiral,
and were personally conducted around
the ship by him.
Atlantic Liners Salute.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Saale, outward bound, passed close to
the Olympia. The Saale's passengers
crowded to the rails. Admiral Dewey
responded to waving pocket handker-
chiefs by lifting his cap several times.
The Saale's band played the Star
Spangled Banner" and the Olympia
dipped her flag. The Cunarder Urania
passed out half an hour afterward. She
fired II signal bombs. Admiral Dewey
directed the Olympia's band to play
"God Save the Queen"
All day tugs, sailboats and excur-
sion steamer came up near the Olym-
pia and took look at her. Every
body who asked was permitted to
come on board. Some of the parties
OF sightseers on launches and steamers
were invited by the officer of the deck
to come up the gangway.
The admiral, about o'clock, return
ed Sir Thomas Lipton's visit. Lieu
tenant Brumby and the admiral's son,
George G. Dewey, were with him. Sir
Thomas met the admiral at the star
board gangway, with his friends. and
the entire party went to the after
cabin, where the health of the ad-
miral, the Shamrock, and Of course the
Columbia, were drunk amid enthusi-
asm.
The admiral remained on board for
nearly half an hour and then started
for his ship. As his launch drew
away the entire ships company, led
by Sir Thomas, gave three honest
cheers, the kind that the admiral
heard from the British warships in
Manila bay. Admiral Dewey waved
his gold bound cap like schoolboy
as he stood on the rail of his little
white canopied launch. being given a
hearty welcome in, his own home wa
ters by hundred foreigners.
The Committees Plans Satisfactory.
The unexpected arrival of Admiral
Dewey for time completely upset
the elaborate plans Of the reception
committee. Before proceeding fur
Their in the arrangements for the cole
bration in Dswey's honor it was de-
cided to consult the great naval hero.
After hasty meeting in the city hall
all the members Of the subcommittee
Of the reception committee but two,
William c. Whitney and Levi P. Nor
ton, visited the warship and talked over
the plans with the admiral. When the
program was explained to him Admiral
Dewey said it was very satisfactory,
and that he would remain on board the
Olympia until Friday morning. and
then would receive the official visit of
Mayor Van Wyck.
Five Grand Army posts yesterday
made application to General o. o.
Howard, commanding the Sixth, o"
unarmed division, for place In the
line OIL the occasion OF the land parade
in honor OF Admiral Dewey. General
Howard said they would be invited to
participate and would be given PROM
inent place in the line. Applications
were also received by General Howard
for a place in the line from the Vet
erans' Protective association, 80 men;
the Veterans of the United States
Navy, SO men. and United States Reg
ular Army and Navy Veterans asso-
citation, 100 men. The commander Of
the Sixth division said that It was
now assured that 1000 veterans would
be in line, the number allotted by Major
General Roe.
In an alleged interview regarding the
proposal to nominate him for president
the admiral is quoted as saying:
II am not a politician. I am q
sailor My training has been all that
way. l am at home on board my
ship. | know my business. or at least
should know 1t. and do not want to
mix in the affairs of government. l
nix inthe affairs Of government"
Plain Herbert spencer.
Six great universities have offered to
confer their highest degrees upon Her
bert Spencer, and several governments
have rendered him decorations, but he
has consistently declined all such honors.
He is now 70 years old, ind his fame is
worldwide, but he is plain Herbert Spen-
Ger. Mr.. Spencer, according to writer
In The Popular Science Monthly, has
been prompted year after year to decline
these various honors by the conviction
that, instead Of being, rs commonly sup
posed, announcements to literature and
science, they are diseouraging
He contends that they constitute a
system of inverse handicapping. In ply
steal competitions 1t Is usual to give the |