Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-22
DEWEY'S MANY GIFTS.
PRESENTS OF ALL KINDS AND VALUE
SENT TO THE ADMIRAL.

PRESENTS OF ALL KINDS, AND VALUE
SENT TO THE ADMIRAL.
His Cabin on the flagship at Manila
Looks Like n Museiim or Curiosity
Shop Some beautiful Things From
Aguinaldo-Hats,C Caps, Medallions. Etc.
Admiral Dewey's cabin is Begin
ming to look like museum or curl
osity shop, writes John T. McCutcheon
from Manila. Every mail brings
bulky packages and little souvenirs
from his enthusiastic admirers at
home, and two typewriter operators
are kept busy acknowledging the re-
ceipt of presents.
There are hats, caps, canes, medal
lions; handkerchiefs, paper weights,
cigar holders, flags, newspaper clip!
pings and albums and nearly every
thing else that will go by mail: A
beautifully bound and Illuminated al
bum came some time ago from prom
inent club in Milwaukee, and is treas
ured as one of the star features OF the
admiral's collection. Each page is
decorated with an appropriate paint
ing, the subjects bearing on some
thing associated with the admiral or
the battle of Manila bay. Onthe last
page is a picture of the Olympia
jackies hoisting, or breaking out, ="
at the main truck of the flagship, the
two-starred flag of the rear-admiral.
The final bit of text in the book ex-
presses the hope that some time the
admiral may be in Milwaukee and that
he may take breakfast" there.
A picture of very pretty girl is q
constant ornar mt of his desk. She
is Decatur. girl, and sent the
letter, with til yepuous superscrip-
ton, "Our ] Admiral" and it
won the admin heart. In acknowl-
edging the rec of the picture he
wrote long very cordial letter
which is ii to other pretty girls
who have charming photographs.
Another conspicuous ornament OF
his cabin is painting of the battle of
Manila bay. It was made by q Chinese
artist in Hong Kong after drawing
which appeared in Harper's Weekly,
and was presented to the admiral by
the junior officers of the Olympia.
The artist is now working night and
day making more reproductions, as
two or three dozen orders have been
sent him by officers of the feet.
Admiral Dewey's shoemaker at
Washington sent him fine pair OF
white shoes, with the modest request
that the admiral give him the pair he
wore during the battle of May 1. The
exact identity of the shoes in question
being uncertain, the admiral compro-
missed by writing letter of thanks.
A steel watch, made of steel taken
:,
singular habit of making, an elaborate
rift to the admiral whenever, the latter
7.calls him down." That accounts
| largely for the number of Aguinaldo
presents that adorn the cabin. In all
the dealing Admiral Dewey has mac
with Agninaldo he has treated him
with the greatest courtesy when cour
tesy was called for, and the Creates
severity when frmness was the thing
but in spite OF the rebuffs Aguinaldo';
notes accompanying the presents IN
variably refer to the admiral as IN.
honorable and illustrious friend.
On the occasion of Aguinaldo'
first visit to the Olympia he was ac
corded the greatest ceremony tna
could be bestowed on a man OF III
high rank. The admiral IN perso
met him at the gangway, the marine
were all draw up at attention an
everything except the firing Of 81
lutte was rendered.
Tt is to be assumed that he We
sufficiently dazed and fattered' for
never ceased 10 be very friendly an
anxious to act in compliance with tt
admiral's wishes.
Not long ago General AndersG
wanted to take pleasure trip up II
river Pasig, but was stopped at I'll
insurreut lines and compelled
turn back. A day or two afterwal
tbe admiral sat on the quarter-det
md he saw aninsurgentlaunch steal
. ing gaily along near his ship with T. :
! insurgent flag flying. Then an id
of reciprocity occurred to him ana
decided TO seize all the lnsurge
launches. This was at once done al
e;oht beautiful craft were tied up
!. Cavite. When Aguinaldo heard
= the calamity he sent his private seel
- tary, Escamillo, to see the admiral
find out what had been done to otfe
i him The admiral was very nice, a
: he gave Escamillo a heart-to,he'
talk. He spoke of the insurgents
fusine to allow American army o
GERS to 90 through their lines, and
thought that he would not allow
insurgent launches to go through
lines: So for that reason he had tax
them-not confscated them, just "
g. toined" them. The next day Agu!
gss aldo gave orders permitting Amerl'
q officers to go through the insurg {;
$ lines and up the river, and Doubt
. in day or two he will send bear
IL bic uillu striouS" frie