The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-28
lust LIKE ADMIRAL DEWEY.
The Too Aggressive German Admiral
Diedrich brought Up With
Hound Turn.

New York. April 22.-,apt. j.
Coghlan and his officers Of the United
States cruiser Raleigh were eutcr
tanned al the Union League club last
night. The dining room was hand
some decorated with American and
British flags, and ten large tables were
weighted down with good things for
the returned heroes OF Manila.
Cheers for Dewey aud Ills Men.
President Elihu Root presided, and
after a speech OF welcome called for
three cheers for Admiral Dewey. They
were given so that the building seemed
to throb in sympathy. Three cheers
followed for Capt. Coghlan. Almost
greater than either were the shouts OF
approval when President Root called
for "Threc cheers for the men behind
the guns
Capt. Coghlan was called upon TO
speak. He accepted, he said. all the
good things that have been said about
him and his men as being meant for
Admiral Dewey.
Loved Him More mud More.
Every day we were with him, he
added. 1--WE learned more and more 10
love him and more ana more how the
country's interests were safe IN his
hands. and how he would do nothing
but that which would rebound 10 the
couutry's credit. Through all those
long. weary months OF waiting and the
most outrageous nagging that any
body could suffer. wearing him 10 the
very bone. he held himself up and he
half-dollar a yard anywhere
Thrilling story.
Then Capt. Coghlan told the follow
in story of his admiral:
AN officer of our friend. admiral
Won Diedrich. came down one day 10
make a complaint. 1t was my pleasure
TO step out on the quarterback just as
he came aboard. 1t was partly 10y ac-
cident and partly by design. ! heard
him tell the admiral about his COM
paint. and | heard the admiral reply:
..o Tell Your Admiral"
"'Tell your admiral those ships of
his must stop when ! say 50. | wish
TO make the blockade of this har5oI
complete
4 The German officer replied:
"'Rut. we fly the flag
1.-THE reply OF the admiral was just
Ike Dewey. lie said:
+ ".Those flags can be- bought at a
half-dollar Nard anywhere
No Fun In Ills Tones.
There was no fun In that express
sion OF the admiral. fie told the Of
fcer that any one could fly German
flag. and that whole Spanish fleet
might come upon him with German
flags NJ. Then he drew back anc
strolSed his musiachc. He has a great
habit of stroking his mustache wher
he gets mad. He said:
.Note Carefully what say
".Tell your admiral am blockadins
here. Now note carefully what ! say
and tell your admiral that | say it.
have been making this blockade a.
easy for every body as | could, but
am getting tired of the puerile wors
here. 1t has been OF such a character
that a man would not notice il. al
though children might fight over il
but the time has come when il mus
stop. Tell your admiral that tn
slightest infraction Of any rule vii
mean bat one thing. Tha- Will be war
1t will be so accepted and resented i'm
mediatcly. If your people are read.
for war with the United States the,
can have it at any time
The Expected Came Unexpectedly.
II am free to admit that that almos
took my breath away. " came 50 sud
denly. We had expected il all along
but things you have been expecting al
ways come unexpectedly. As he lef
with a face about this long Gndicafin,
by holding up his hands far apart, til
German said to me:
Perfect Understanding.
~ think your admiral does not un
derstand.'
mot only does he understand
told him. but he means what he says
and you had better look out
After that they did not breath
more than four times successiyel
without asking permission"
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