Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-29
NOT DISCUSSING POLITICS
Talks Freely With Reporters
but ls Discreetly Silent on
Some Subjects. ...
DisoWns Interviews Of Political
Nature or Referring to
the Philippines.


American waters at dawn Tuesday, re-
mains at anchor near Sandy Hook
lightship. The programme had been
for the battleship Texas to meet the
Olympia and escort her into the harbor,
but the early arrival Of the cruiser dis
arranged all plans. The marine OBJ
servers along the coast had sighted the
Olympia in the first light Of the morn-
ing. The shore batteries of Fort Han
cock, manned by gunners called i from
breakfast, let loose II guns. The flag
ship replied with 81 and let go her
anchors not far from where the cup
challenger Shamrock is moored.,
To an Associated Press reporter, who
went aboard the Olympia shortly after
she came to anchor, the admiral said:
Cannot Express His Appreciation.
lit almost saddens me TO see what
my people are doing for me. The pride
and qualification is immense and l can
not express the appreciation I feel. I
didn't know. I didn't really perceive
until this morning, the splendid well
come that my countrymen are Civ
ing me-"
The admiral stroked the head Of .
tawny haired dog and continued:
bob, here, is not well. He yearns
to be ashore. He is sick to get little
grass and to scamper around. l feel a
good deal that way myself. / am
mighty glad to get home. 1t isn't good
for man any more than dog to live
on shipboard for 20 months" "
The admiral said that he felt tired,
but he did not look SO. His complexion
is clear bronze, his hazel eyes bright,
his bearing brisk and rather jaunty.
Not Discussing Politics. &
The admirals manner is gentle and
kind, but he il exceedingly wary and
did not permit himself to wander of
into politics or to exercise those positive
views he no doubt holds about the Phil
ippines and American affairs there. His
attention was brought to interviews in
which he is described as going rather
fully into the character of the Filipinos
aud their capabilities for self-govern-
ment. ...~>
II cannot stand for any interview
giving my opinions on political sub
jects and the Philippines. I disown
any views ascribed to me on those sub
jeots."
Abiding to his arrival two days
ahead of the time he was expected Ad-
miral Dewey said he was sorry, but
that 1t was better to be two days ahead
than = day behind. 1.-Two ~ 7T5Hf :
p. Ths 0lymDia Il aeod SHAPE. J.
The Olympia looks - smart now - :
yacht. The anchors were hardly down
before details Of the crew were washing
the ships white sides and touching up
the stains with paint ' -7- 10 6:
The admiral's. first business was to
send IN officer ashore with kilograms
tor the navy department, Mayor Van
Wyck and General Buttsrdsld announc-
ing the arrival. He then spent most Of
the morning in looking over newspapers
and receiving reporters. He was just
finishing q midday breakfast when Sir
Thomas Upton called on him. With
Sir. Thomas were DR.. Msckay and other
visiting Englishmen. Z.
The admiral and the owner Of the cup
challenger had 15-minute talk. As
Sir Thomas and his friends left the
Olympia half hundred of the ships
crew forward cheered the baronet. IN