The age-herald., 1899-09-27
ADMIRAL DEWEY STEALS INTO NEW YORK HARBOR
 BEFORE THE DAWN AS HE DID IN MANILA BAY

luted and said: Eighty dollars, sir The archbishop was astonished. You know $50 would pay whole ship load of Spaniards After that the archbishop had very great respect for us and became very friendly Here l have a picture of General Luna which was given to me by the archbishop
 Admiral Dewey then sent an orderly for the picture of the Philippine general who was murdered by order of Aguinaldo," as he said. The picture was that of a negro in sore of military uniform. On the back was inscription in Spanish to the arch bishop of Manila, Father Bernardino Nesalado. It was signed by Luna.
 Admiral Dewey then said that Luna was the best man the Filipinos had.
 "It was a plot he said, ''to assassnate him. A crack swordsman was placed as sentry and when Luna appeared he sim ply stabbed him. But these fellows all are queer lot. They were simply servants and stabemen and Aguinaldo was a ju- nior clerk in the navy yard. He is a pretty smart fellow. I know him pretty well. In fact, we were great friends but he has not the brains. There are people behind him. some of them lawyers and able fellows, who make a tool of Aguinaldo. Here, by the way, is a cane which he presented to me-" and the admiral produced thick black stick carved and resembling Irish bog oak.
 Should Have Keen Over Long Ago
 "I thought" said the admiral, that this thing in the Philippines would be over long before this. as it should have L been. l cant imaE ne how they have stood out until now. Of course, there was the rainy season. and l suppose lit tie was done. One great trouble out there has been that General Otis has
 tried to do tco much. l told him so He wants to be general, governor, judge and everything else; to have hold of all
 the irons. No man can do this This is the great trouble. It is enough for
 man to do one thing, but when a man
 tries to do everything it is easy to im- asine the result.
 'afhe fight in the Philippines should be easily ended. The people have been so badly treated for such a length of time by the Spaniards that they are distrust ful. This is one great difficulty in dealing with them Where We have met them and they have been in such contact with Us to learn that we are 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 will learn dhis in time. They will get from un" der the influence of Aguinaldo, or rather those people who are behind Aguinaldo who, as l said before is mere tool. Do I think the Filipinos are fit for self government? Well, not just now. They will probably be in a short time They are very queer people. Many of them are | quite civilized and good people, but I do not think they are fit for sef-go government l just yet. But when I say that, 1 must | add at the same time that 1t is my candid l opinion that they are more fitted for it l than the Cubans. that they are a better people than the Cubans in every way. Go wish, however, that the whole business
 was settled, and l think that after little while ule Filipinos will take kindly to us It was suggested to the admiral that the democratic slate had been settled with Admiral Dewey for the presidency and General Joe Wheeler for the vice-presi- dency.
 Would Make Pretty Ness "Wel,' said the admiral, i've should make a pretty mess of it. General Wheel er' ot course, has had some training in the political school but then he is a West
 Pointer l had forgotten that. He would
 want to run everything as he would regiment, and, of course, would make
 splendid mess of it. You cannot run gov ernmoat as you would a regiment" Well, admiral" suggested the reporter
 Tit would not be such q change from the ship Olympia to the ship of state" Yes said the admiral. 'it would be a very great change l am not a politician, l am sailor, my training has been all
 that way. l am at home on board my ship. l know my business, or at least should know it. and I do not want to mix up in affairs of government. l am perfectly sat isfed to live and die simple sailor, who tried to do his duty. I am not politician. cannot make speech, even. I wish could, but I have to be content with my lot"
 Some one said to the admiral that his son was reported to have made statement to the effect that his father was a dyed in-the-wool republican. The admiral laughed outright, and, turning around. pointed to a piece of wood laying on the deck some yards away, al the same time
 saying: My son knows as much about
 what my politics are as that piece of wood"
 The admiral would not say word about the alleged interference of the German. Admiral Diedrich at Manila.