The record-union., 1899-05-13
Permission CahIed the Admiral to
Come Home at Once.
Relieved From Obligation of Remaining at
Manila Till War is Over.
A Notice Posted at the Navy De-
partment That the Olympia
Will Sail at Once for the United
States, Not by the Pacific Route,
but Through the Suez Canal

WASHINGTON, May 12.-"Send
Olympia's mail to B. F. Stevens, No. 4
Trafalgar Square. London, England"
was the notice given out at the Navy
Department to-day
! This is the first formal indication that
the famous flagship is coming home i'm
mediately. Upon inquiry it was ascer-
tanned that Secretary Long had last
evening cabled Admiral Dewey permis-
sion to return at once to the United
States. He has been relieved of the OBJ
legation of remaining at Manila until
the Philippine Commission completes its
work. He is not even required to await
the cessation of hostilities but may
start homeward at once
The notice posted at the Navy De-
partment indicates that the Olympia
will not remain long enough to receive
the next outward mail The Mr..
Stevens referred to is the Navy Depart
ments agent at London to distribute all
of the mail for United States warships
in European waters, so he will see to
/ it that the Olympia receives hers as
soon as she passes the Suez Canal.
| 1t is estimated at the Navy Depart
ment that Dewey will reach the United
! States in time for national demon
stration on the Fourth of July next.
The Olympia will not come under full
steam, but nevertheless she should
make the run to New York in about
fiftyfive days from Manila.
That she is to come to New York is
nearly certain, as shown by the follow
/ ing response made by Secretary Long to
] the urgent message of invitation to
i Dewey from Mayor Van Wyck of New
York. 1t may be stated that this was
sent before the notice was sent to
Dewey that he might come home at
once:
Navy Department, Washington, D..
c., May 18th. Sir: I am in receipt of
your telegram with regard to the re-
turn of Admiral Dewey, and expressing
a desire that he arrive first in the coun-
! try at New York. The time of his re-
turn has not been fixed, and the depart
ment has taken no other action than
to authorize his return whenever the
condition of the Peace Commission shall
permit. AS to the route he shall take
/ in returning, the department is inclined
/ to leave that to him. He has served
with great ability, and must necessarily
feel so much the effect of his arduOus
/ labors in a trying climate and under
trying circumstances that the depart
ment is disposed to let him govern him
| self in this respect largely by the con-
sideration Of his own personal conven-
fence and wish. 1t is understood, how
1 ever. that Admiral Dewey will elect to
return to New York. Very respect
/ fully, JOHN D. LONG,
ssSacrofary
"Hon. John o. Van Wyck, Mayor,
| New York.
Admiral Watson will sail from San
Francisco next Tuesday as passen
ger on one of the regular Pacific Mail
steamships, but cannot possibly reach
Manila before the middle of June. Or
ders have been issued placing Captain
A. S. Barker in command of the Asiatic
squadron after Admiral Dewey's de-
parture until relieved by Rear Admiral
Watson. Captain Barker is now in
command of the battleship Oregon, the
] pride of the navy, and next to Admiral
] Dewey is the senior officer on the sta
ton. He is an officer of ability and
discretion, and may be depended on to
/ take good care of the interests of the
United States. He was Assistant Chief
miral Ramsey's term of office At the
close of the war he relieved Captain
Clark of command of the battleship
Oregon, and took that magnificent war
ship from New York around the Horn
/ to Callao, Peru, and thence by way of
Honolulu to Manila, where she arrived
several weeks ago. AS soon as re-
+ lieved of command of the Asiatic squad
middle of June, Captain Barker will
start for home under leave of absence
granted few days ago.
WHAT SHALL WE Do FOR
DEWEY"
NEW YORK, May 12.-The New
York Times" in an editorial entitled
/ what Shall We Do For Dewey?" to-
! morrow will say:
What shall we do for the man who
has done SO much, for us? That is the
question which has for long time been
agitating the American people 1t is
quite true that according to our prece-
dents we have not been niggardly in
| recognition of the great services of
! Commodore Dewey as he was a year
ago. But there is persistent and pre-
vailing feeling that we ought to do
more; that lhe american nation in
some unofficial and spontaneous way
should recognize the services IF Dewey
as the British nation recognized the
services of w ellington when it pre-
scented him with the estate of Stralh-
! fieldsay.
Evidently it will not do make any
! exclusive acknowledgment of the serv-
ices of an American hero to whom all
Americans feel equally grateful Evi-
| IDENTIFY it will not do to leave him at
the mercy of a group of millionaires.
| Evidently it will not do to exclude
/ from the national testimonial to the
| Admiral any American citizen who de-
sires to bear his part in it. Why not
appeal directly to the public through
| it's immediate organs and agents. the
newspapers, which get their living by
representing its sentiments? There are
some 10000 periodicals in the United
States which are entitled to transmits
sion as such through the mails Among
them are 2,119 daily papers, which rep
resent most Immediately and most ac-
curately the sentiment of the United
States Let US assume that only one