Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-04-26

(Made from the Contributions Of u, 000
School Children) -"
quaint old Quaker town, and it was
beautifully engrossnd by an expert pen
man. 1t is a beautiful book de luxe,
making an attractive volume, and it
rests in very pretty case which was
made of wood tal7en from Independ-
ence hall; and thaS makes the relic all
the more valuable "''7 - '1"
There are medal~ from many sources,
gold and silver plates bearing approx
pirate inscriptions, one of the most at
tractive being plate presented by the
city of Columbus, O., engraved: "Chris-
topher Columbus, October IL, 1892,
made possible the achievement of
George Dewey, on May 1, 1898; and the
capital city of Ohio, which perpetu-
ates the name of the great discoverer,
requests the honor of the presence of
the great admiral as it's guest at such
time as his pleasure may Designate"
There are invitations from many cities,
some of them engraved with exquisite
designs, all of them of intrinsic value
as well as of artistic merit. To have
responded to all of these, without con-
sidering the hundreds of more formal
and less pretentious character. would
have required great deal of time.
1t has been generally understood that
before sailing to Manila and entering>
the bay the commodore in command Of
our fleet had given careful study to the
details of the work before him. But
among these relics there is evidence of
the fact that he did so. Here is piece
of the flag taken from the Spanish
forces in Manila bay, in 1862, by the
British forces commanded by Sir Will
liam Draper and Admiral Cornish.
This bit of bunting passed through the
hands of several distinguished people,
and was finally given by Edward Ev-
erett, of Massachusetts,, to the Amer
lean commander who fought a similar
ly successful battle, and great one,
in the same waters and against the
same foe.
There is also along with this bit of
flag a map of Manila bay and contigu.
GUS territory inscribed:# "Plan3o of the
reduction Of Manila and Cavita by the
British feet and army under the
command of Rear Admiral Cornish
and Brig Gen. Draper" The map
shows the positions of the vessels of
the British fleet and of the land forces
on the evening of September "a, 1862,
and their changed locations on the
evening of the following1day, after the
battle had been fought It also des-
ignates the gates, bastions and gun
mounts. the cathedral, treasury, Gus.
tom house, town hall and other points
OF interest, many Of which:are still oc-
cupying. the same positions in and
about that ell-nigh ancient city.
1t is assumed that Dewey not only
studied these plans of the battle of
more than 200 years ago, but also the
plans OF the operations of other fleets
and armies in that vicinity. 1t is now,
known that he had accurate informa-
ton concerning the size, ammunition
and fighting capacity Of each ship in
the fleet of the enemy, and alsoinfor
nation concerning the locationsof the
dangerous torpedoes. Hence heswent
about his business that dayainf a bust
nesslike manner, and in few hours ac-
complished feat which brought bout
changes of marvellous Importance to
the entire world.
/ Everybody knows that by popular
subscripti ona hand some residence was
purch ased for Dewey, and that soon
thereafter he was married Well, near
ly all visitors and sightseers inquire at
the, hotels where to find the admiral's
home, and many Of them not only go
to look at the house. but ring the bell
and ask permission to inspect it's inte-
rior. OF course this is asking too much,
and permission is not granted. It is
hoped by the famous sea fighter and
his wife that the people will be satisfied
and gratit:ed when informed that they
can see the Dewey collection at the
Smithsonian institution, so that the
doorbell will cease to tihgle at the be-
hest Of the curious hero wershipers.
5l 3 SMITH D. FRY.