Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
DEWEY MAY CALL ON The POPE
Said to Have Arranged for an Aude-
encc With Venerable PontiR.

ehcc WIN Venerable POnttf.
London, Aug. 9.-The Rome CORE
~spondent of the Daily Mail says Admit
raj Dewey will arrive there this week
and that he has asked an audience of
the pope.
According to the same correspondent
the admiral will visit London before
returning to the United States.
Naples, Aug. 9.-.Namiral Dewey,
who arrived here Saturday morning
from Trieste on board the United
states cruiser Olympia, positively re-
fuses to discuss his operations in the
Philippines or his relations with the
German navy.
The mayor of Naples yesterday
called ON Admiral Dewey, who re-
turned the visit today.
The Olympia will Sail for Lcghorn
Saturday or Monday next. Aftcrward
the cruiser will go to Genoa or Nice.
Nice Admiral Gonzales gave Il ban
qtict .last evening in honor of Admiral
Dewey, Lewis NJ. lddings, secretary of
the United States embassy ut Rome;
X. c. Parsons, second secretary of the
embassy: NJ. de Castro, United States
consul general at Rome, the officers of
the Olympia and the Italian authors
ties We're invited to be present.
Satisfied With Reception Plans.
Washington, Aug. 8. - Chairman
Moses, OF the committee of 100, having
in charge the reception to Admiral
Dewey, on his arrival in Washington,
which includes the presentation of the
sword voted him by congress, has re-
eeived from the admiral the following
letter approving the plans under con-
sideration for the affair:
"iflagship Olympia, Trieste, July 23
Messrs. W. II. Moses and w. =. Van
Wyck, Chairman and Secretary Re
ception Committee, Washington, d. G.
Dear Sirs: l have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your letter
of the Sth inst. informing me of the az
engagements proposed for my reception
in Washington. also of a telegram OF
similar import sent by the secretary
OF the navy. ] am deeply sensible of
the high honor your committee pro-
poses TO confer upon me and have tele-
aIaphed to the secretary that the ar
rangements approved by the president
and by him are entirely agreeable to
me. l note With pleasure that it is
proposed 10 make the exercises as sim
pie as possible. 1T is impossible at this
time TO fN the date of my arrival in
Washington. but I will not fail to give
,yoll the information On that point as
soon as possible. Thanking the com
mittec for the great honor ii has paid
me. and YOU personally for your
courteous letter. | am, very truly
yours. George Dewey
Nm interesting historical fact dating
back TO 1873 has come to light, in
which Admiral Dewey was the central
figure. Dewey. then Il commander,
WAS in command of the United States
steamship Narlagansett on the Asiatic
station. having taken charge of the
vessel on March /. 1878. The vessel
was ON surveying duty when the Nir-
ginius trouble was precipitated, and
a war with Spain seemed imminent.
Commander Dewey wrote to the navy
department. requesting that in case
war was declared he be assigned
to the duty of capturing Manila. The
peaceful settlement of the controversy
happily avoided the necessity OF a hos
tile demonstration, but the interesting
fact is that the doughty officer had his
eye on Manila over a quarter of a CEN
fury ago. A search will be made for
the letter in the files of the navy de-
partment, and if found it is expected
an effort will be made by the citizens
committee to have it produced as a
souvenir of the reception.