Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11

ported by Dolly Madison from France,
bordered by bank of blossoms and
smilax so as to make it look like
miniature lake. Much of the table
service will he of pure gold, and the
Admiral will have an opportunity to
admire some extremely costly hand
painted china. What he sees will he
entirely new to him, because, up to
the time when lie left the United
States to take command of the Asiatic
squadron, he was person of no spe-
cial importance and was never asked
to dine at the White House.
Unless Dewey should leave the
Olympia in European port and
come home on a transatlantic liner,
which does not seem likely, he will
sail his famous flagship into the har-
Dor of New York, and there he will
haul down his Admiral's flag with
four stars. Likely Captain Lamber-
ton will ask him If he would not like
to take the flag with him, though it is
not his personal property, and he will
put it away among his traps for
memorable" OF course, he has NO
command at present, and so it will
not be necessary to detach him for.
maily from duty. His orders are SIM
ply to come to Washington when he
feels like doing so, and undoubtedly
he will come hither directly from
New York. Once here, he will call
without delay upon the Secretary OF
the Navy, his immediate chief, and
Mr.. Long will take him over to see the
President. His reception at the navy
department will be enthusiastic, for
he was popular there while at the
head of the bureau of equipment.
The women clerks all kissed Schley
when he came back, and perhaps they
will do the same to Dewey-poor man
The Dewey hotel here has set aside
five rooms for occupancy by the Ad-
miral, and they are sufficiently gorge
Gus to satisfy the most exacting taste.
They are furnished entirely in gilt,
with pink roses nearly foot in diam
eter, and OH each article of adorn.
ment is a large portrait of Dewey.
The patriotic proprietor of this hostel
ry has placed at the disposal Of the
hero OF Manila not only this beautiful
apartment but likewise board, and he
will not be required to pay for either.
According to the advertisement, he is
at liberty to reside at the hotel for the
rest of his life without charge, and
possibly the bar would be thrown open
to him and his friends gratis were he
disposed to ask it. Up to date no
communication has been received
from the Admiral declaring his inten.
ton to take advantage of this golden
opportunity.
There is no doubt that Dewey will
make his future residence in Washing
ton, and the ample means-$l3,O0O q
year-which he now enjoys as pay
will enable him to keep up a hand
some establishment. He is still a
member Of the Metropolitan club, to
which all naval officers are eligible
without the payment of the customary
500 initiation fee. There is quite a
bunch of old seadogs at the national
capital who are mostly cronies of his.
On the active list of the navy, among
the Admirals, are Howell, Schley,
Howison, Higginson, Rodgers and
Day. On the retired list are the two
Selfridges, father and son-a notable
oddity that two Admirals bearing such
a relationship should be on the retired
list of the United States navy at the
same time-Hughes, Phelps, Upshur,
Roe, Franklin, Jouett, Benham, Irwin,
Greer, Weaver, Walker, Ramsay, ST.
card and Norton.
As already stated in the newspapers,
there is project to use the steps Of
the Capitol for the ceremony of pre-
senting to Dewey the beautiful sword
which Congress voted to him. 1t is
doubtless the handsomest weapon OF
the kind ever made in this country,
having hilt of gold and bearing the
Admiraps monogram in diamonds.
To bestow it upon him in ordinary
fashion is considered inadequate, and
so permission is being sought by those
interested in the matter to use as n
sort Of background the business head
quarters of the nation. Probably
Dewey himself would much prefer to
receive the sword by express, prepaid,
but there are penalties attached to the
condition of being hero, and he
must already have made up his mind
to endure patiently the agonies of
popular appreciation expressed by GER
emonial. A special committee has
been appointed to procure the permis-
sion of the Vice President, Mr.. Ho-
bart. that the Capitol may be thus
utilized.
1t is worth mentioning here that
the Treasury Department has been
greatly surprised at the suit brought
by Dewey for bounty due on account
of the destruction OF the Spanish feet
at Manila. Never before has a claim
of the kind been presented to this gov.
ernment in such way, save in cases
where demands have been disallowed
Several months ago the government