The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-21
THUNDEROUS CHEERS.
A Noisy Half Hour as the olympia
Passed Out Homeward Bound.

Passed Out Homeward Bound.
Manila, May 20.-The cruiser Olym-
pia, with Admiral Dewey on board, le1t
here on her homeward journey at
o'clock this afternoon As she steamed
away the Oregon, the Baltimore ana
the Concord fired the admiraPs salute.
At the first shot, the band on the nag
shin played lively air and the crew
crowded the decks and gave thunder
Gus cheers. AS the Olympia passed the
Oregon, the crew of that battlesnlp
gave nine cheers for. the Oiymplans,
who responded by throwing their caps
so high that dozens of them We're left
behind inSthe wake Of the cruiser. Then
followed the noisiest half hour known
in this harbor since the last battie
which linked it's name with that or
Dewey.
The din G. guns and brass bands
echoed through the smoke, fleet OF
steam launches shreked their whistles,
the musicians of the Baltimore played
Home, Sweet Home" Her fiags sig
nailed .'good-bye" and those of the Ore
gon said pleasant voyage"
The merchant vessels in the waters
dipped their flags, the ladies on the
decks of the vessels of the fleet waved
handkerchiefs and the great black
British cruiser Powerful, which lay the
furthest out, saluted the Olympia. The
latter's band played God Save the
Queen and to this the crew of the
Powerful responded with cheers for The
Olympia.
The last music heard from Admiral
Dewey's ship was "Auld Lang Syne,
while the guns from the forts at Cayite
and from the Monterey, on guard off
Pasanque, too far to be audible, puffed
white clouds of smoke.
The Olympia was disappearing past
Cerro Gordo island when a battery be-
fore the walled city spoke Manila's last
word of farewell.
Admiral Dewey stood on deck of the
Olympia and received the adieus cf his
friends during most of the day. The
launch of General Otis was first TO ar
rive alongside the cruiser at z O'Clock
this morning and afterwards the ad-
miral landed and called upon the major
general and the United States Philip
pine commission. Admiral Dewey is en-
thusiastic over his home-going, but
when mention was made of the welcome
to be extended to him, he said he ap-
preciated the friendship of his country
men deeply, but hoped they would not
be too demonstrative. He intends to go
directly to his home at Montpelier, VI,
and live there.
On it being said that people wanted
him to go home by way of San Fran-
cisco and across the continent, The ad-
miral replied
IF I was 20 years younger and had
political ambitions ! would rot miss
that chance"
Speaking of the situation, Admiral
Dewey said:
Il believe we are near the end. The
insurgents are fast going to pieces. The
sending of a third commission shows
that they believe this commission
means business"
Captain Walker Of the Concord, the
last of the commanders in the battle.
went to the admiral and said: Don't
leave me behind" So he was relieved
and goes home on the Olympia.
The Filipino commissioners called on
Major General Otis this afternoon and
arranged to meet the members of the
American commission on Monday, when
they expect their colleagues will have
arrived. The chairman and the secre-
tary of their commission have been
chosen.
Major General Otis has declined to
recognize the rebels to the extent OF
agreeing to an armistice, but he has
notified the American commanders to
refrain temporarily from aggressive ac-
ton. Thus he is in position to resume
hcStllities at any time. This VIII de-
feat any subterfuges to gain time,
which would not be the case if the gen.
erai agreed to an armistice.
The FiliDinos are so deceptive that
the people hesitate to credit with good
faith their latest overtures. But more
attention is now paid to them than to
their previous advances. The Filipino
committee is under instructions from
Aguina!do and the congress. bat II Is