The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-22
The Young Man viii Also Inherit Mrs.
Dsneys Personal Fortune.
ADMIRAL IS GREATLY PERTURBED.
Reisusd With Great Feeling 10 The insults Thai
Hld 6ssn Heapsd Upon Him Would MOI
Believe American People so flcks.

Washington, ID. c., Nov. 22.-The
hero OF Manila, having been subjected
TO so much adverse criticism since the
announcement of the transfer of the
'igift OF the nation" TO his wife, late
yesterday afternoon authorized his
private secretary, Lieut.. Crawford, to
make an explanation OF the transfer.
The lieutenant says that, early today
a third deed will be recorded by Mrs.
Dewey transferring the Rhode Island
avenue house, which the admiral deed
ed TO her Monday, TO George Goodwin
Dewey, the admlrals son,
Lieut.. Crawford made the following
statement: Following the original
plans agreed upon by Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey before the deeds transfer
r.ng the house 1,747 Rhode Island ave-
nue. were made out, a third instrument
will be recorded, deciding the house to
George @. Dewey the admirafs son"
This plan was arranged so as TO show
that there existed perfectly cordial re-
lations between the wife and the son.
"Of course" continued Lieut.. Craw-
ford, people will say that the explana-
tion is the result OF the criticism OF lhe
admiral for having transferred the
house 10 Mrs. s.Dewey, but have known
the facts In the case from the begin
ming, and the original plans were for
Mrs. Dewey 10 Immediately transfer
the house TO the admirars son. The crit
fcism was premature. The origin in
tenton will be carried out"
Admiral Dewey's friends are saying
they were confident that the admiral
had another surprise" in store and
that the transfer OF the house 10 his
son will satisfactorily close an incident
that has given rise to much disagree
r~t.
adopted, no dispute ever can arise over
the disposition of the property.
In an Interview at mis- home last
night the admiral expressed his surprise
and Indignation THAT an acf which he
considered in the highest degree credi-
table and genthemanly had been so sad
~ misconstrued by the public.
when / gave this house to my wife"
he said. 81 thought / was doing the gra-
cious act of an American gentleman. /
supposed the people had given me this
hogse to do with II as 1 chose. / would
never have disposed OF IL outside OF my
family. but did believe had the right
10 give Ii to my wife or my son If
saw fl TO do So"
Admiral Dewey referred with the
deepest feeling and resentment TO the
insults which he had received at the
HAMS of writers OF certain letters which
were published Monday and yesterday
I'm a Washington newspaper He said
that Mrs. Dewey understood better than
himself the apparent sentiment of the
people, and at first declined Ito have
the house transferred to her, and that
she consented to have this done only af-
ter an arrangement had been effected
whereby not only the house, but her
own personal fortune. should ultimately
so TO his son George.
With much emotion the admiral de-
clared: ~ would not have believed il
possible that the American people who
have so recently received me as a hero
should now turn upon me with columns
of abuse | was told | was hero; that
] could have anything desired. / ask
ed nothing. except that l be permitted
10 conduct my personal and domestic
affairs as | saw fit. This one simple
privilege seems TO be denied me-
Il do not intent 20 arraign the AM
erican people for the acts of few he
sid, but | want the people to know
that / am deeply hurt by the treatment
that has been accorded to me-"