The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-05

The friendship which afterward ripen-
ed into the warmer feeling extended
back several years and from the first
mention of the probability of the Ad-
miral making this city his home had
been the assumption that his marriage
with one of the most wifisome of WASH
ington widows was sure TO follow.
His acceptance of Mrs. McIean's hos
pitality formed the clinching argument,
and while all the world knows that the
Admiral never hesitates in taking ad-
vantage of fortunate circumstances,
nevertheless there was just little sur
prise that the contemplated marriage
was announced the very first day OF
the Admiraps occupancy of his new
home which he evidently found lone
some place after all
FIRST MEETING.
Admiral Dewey first met Mrs Hazen
years ago when she visited Washing
ton as Miss Mildred Mclean, daughter
of the late Washington Mclean of Gin
cinnati and they frequently met after
ward while she was the wife of the late
Brig. Gen. HaZen. Admiral Dewey,
who has always been popular in the
society of the capital, was often guest
at he Hazens house, and after the
death of Gen. Hazen IL was more than
once rumored in society that he might
surrender to the winsome face and
gracious manner OF the NluOW.
For several months preceding MS
leaving for Hong Kong the admirals
attent ons TO Mrs. Hazen were marked,
and IL was thought by many that their
engagement would be announced before
he sailed for the east
During the per lous days when, as
commander of the Asiatic squadron,
Admiral Dewey was making history,
his thoughts were not infrequently
turning home, and the somewhat my
sterious photograph which held the
post Of honor in his stateroom on the
Olympia OF which the social world has
heard from time to time. is now known
to have been. that OF Mrs. Hazen.
The manner i'm which he announced
his engagement. and everything asso-
ciated with IL. Is characteristic Of the
admiral THAT is just like Admiral
Dewey" sad hundreds when they
learned of his engagement.
RESEMBLES HER BROTHER.
Mrs. Dewey greatly resembles her
brother, John r. Mclean Of Ohio. she
is not tall. but has a perfect figure.
Her hair is dark and her eyes blue.
Her manner is vvacious. and she is a
brilliant conversationalis st. She was
married when she was 10 years old to
! Brig. Gen. William B. Hazen. Two
I children were born of the union-a little
daughter. Mildred named for her
mother. who died in childhood, and the
son. who died last year.
Mrs. Hazen being a Roman Catholic,
convert from Protestantism-for her
father was an old-fashioned Presby-
terian and her mother an Episcopalian,
as she was before she joined the Ro-
man Catholic church few years ago
| was married, of course, under the
sacramental ceremony Of the Roman
Catholic church.
WHICH DOES HE SEEK?
ST. Louis. April 5.-Ex- Governor
w j. Stone. when asked what he
! thought of the candidacy OF Admiral
Dewey for the presidential nomination
said:
Il am not advised which nomination
the admiral will seek--the Republican
or the Democratic. If the Republican.
/ think he would give Mckinley a very
good race and ] would enjoy watching
it immensely from the grand stand.
IF Admiral Dewey aspres to the
Democratic nomination / should like to
know what his opin ons are on the pub
| lie questions engaging the minds OF
the people at this time before / could
give my support. / admire him i'm
mensely as great naval hero and be-
| leve his name Will go down the ages
as one of the greatest sea-fghters OF
all times. But in my opinion more is
needed in president than the ability
TO fight naval battle on the seas and
/ still have to hear from Admiral Dew
ey on the questions of statesmanshsp
| before being ready to admit that the
hero OF Manila would be a safe man to
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