The San Francisco call., 1899-10-08
SOME DISCORD
IS AHEAD FOR
THE ADMIRAL
Dewey and CroWninshield
Do Not Speak as They
Pass By.
Head of the Bureau of Navigation Of
the Navy Department Not For
given by Hero Of Manila Bay.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, WELL1NG-
TON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, Oct. T.
Conjecture as to Admiral Deweys future
seems popular just now. Some Oh tnose
who have been most eager to define 1t for
him have already created new office ana
have appointed him to the position Oh ON
cial counselor to the Secretary or the
Navy. Nothing of this sort has even been
considered by the Navy Department. But
those who know Dewey doubt very much
If he will consent to accept any duty
which Will put him in the position OF the
administrators advisory counsel on ma
val matters.
It is understood in naval circles that
Dewey may not find official connection
with the department altogether pleasant
lust at this time. If he is to be in the
department at all he will, OF course De
referred to above all others. But TINS
will be far from agreeable to Admiral
CroWninshield head of the Bureau Oh
NAVIGATION. who ever since the beginning
Of the present administration mas peeh
power in the department, subJect only "
the supervision of the Secretary Any
change in present conditions Woulo pe US US
tasteful to him. He would chate under
the restraint if another, officer We're 70
enter the department and assume Sollle u
the duties which he has been accustomed
to exercise DeWeys supremacy, IN PAL
ticular would be apt to lead up 70 uIio
plea SAINT results for CrownInShleld IS one
of the few officers IN the naTy ewev H4t 0--
Crowninshield was overridden When
Dewey was sent to command the AslauC
squadron. When Dewey came e,,,ed 70 ieeoIn some
eIra+uitous advice from Crown shield,
Which led to very lively scene eLj7 pet weTii 7II
the two officers. Dewey save 80 ~" tbat
shield a piece of his mind, and from that
day to this the two men have had no re re-
lations. After the battle OF Maniia it
Crowninshield sent Dewey an efIusIvea e-a let- -
ter of 'congratulation. Dewey ignored IT,
There have been other efforts at reconclll-
alton on Crownnshields part, put DeWey
has paid no attention to them Inc LWo
men will probably me never f1eTev GeHe is One who
The predecessors of Dewey in the once
of admiral OF the navy eXpeIteHioeT M
While Farragut was admiral the cnleIs
of the Bureau of Navigation were hedI heL
Admiral T; A Jenkins from s1aogded AugeSdt.d lSS3: 62
Rear Admiral James Alden. Inc latteF
was the personal friend of President
Grant and Secretary Robeson OF tne IdnS 4lI1o:, -
Alden and Farragut the former ala hot IN
any manner interfere with the adnllI d..
The petty annoyances 70 Whlch ne Has
subjected came from Vice Admlrai For-
ter who for some time was the de 1acto
Secretary of the Navy. Porter became
admiral on the death of Farragut on . Au-
! D,
was for a number of years power for
good or evil in the hands of its chief. for
The assignment of officers afloat or ashore
was the principal function of that bureau,
hut the Bureau of Yards and Docks had
in reality more power, as, its chief be
came Secretary pro tenn. during the alb
sence OF the civil head of the navy. The
powers of the two bureaus mentoned
have however, been greatly curtailed
since a civilian Assistant Secretary has
been appointed, and with the introduc-
tion of a civil engineer as chief of the
bureau of Yards and Docks this branch
| of the Navy Department has lost Its for
mer prestige and power.
In the absence of the Secretary and the
Assistant Secretary the chief. of the Bu-
reau Of Navigation succeeded to a tenn
porary regency. which, however, is al
| from it's chief are subject to approval of
| the higher civilian heads. 1t is no longer
! the terror to officers it was under Alden
! Ammen and Walker, and no chief of that
! bureau. however envious he might be of
the admiral, has it in his. power to make
| 1t disagreeable for that distinguished Of
! fcer. The duties of the latter will be such
| as he may be assigned to directly by the
! Secretary Of the Navy; the admiral is the
! first of the naval officers on the list, and
! he is preceded only by the civil heads OF
/ the navy. 1t is not likely that Dewey will