The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-28
STORIES ABOUT DEWEY

ders that in his absence not thing ot
any description particularly COAL should
be taken on board. How ID the world =
happened nobody ever knew exactly. but
as soon as Mclean and Smith were fairly
away men would come from an sorts of
places ia an sorts 81 boats, with all sorts
Of bundles boxes and packages. None
Of the ships officers ever saw any Of
these things come aboard; no one ever
saw the coal lighters alongside; no one,
Ia fact knew anything about what was
going on. but iu some way the ship was
coalcd. and supplies for various meeaes
came aboard, and occasionally even store
fer the fleet coffee ana hard bread, TOR
instance The plain. unvarnishtd fact
was that anybody could so 70 the Iaiifo
and put anything he liked aboard. ana
nobody would question on stop him. The
wonder Is that the Spanlards did not blow
her out Of the water with dynamite
or some other internal machine No eA-
animation Of the things taken aboard Was
made until the dispatch boat was wen on
her way back 20 Manila. and then some
queer things were discovered sometimes.
Once Lieut.. Mclean found that the Hcns-
kong post0hice people had put the span
ish mail for Manila aboard. He couldn't
chuck it overheard, and .he couldn't cat
IL so he took II along and the admiral
had # delivered through ihe British
squadron.
Once. when the German incident was al
almost It's most critical stage, the Zahro
got nearly back 20 Cavite before Lieut.
Mclean discovered thirteen sacks Of po-
tatoes addressed 10 Admiral won Died
richs. There was no telling who put them
aboard the lafro. nor IN fact did Lieut..
Mclean care very much. Tho question
with him was how 10 get rid Of them. Tie
knew he ccaldn't send them 70 the Ger
mans without Dewey's knowing it. and
he didn't want % eOnfiscate them on
throw them overheard. He kept them for
several days after reaching Cavite, hop
ing that something would turn up which
would enable him TO get rid of them. but
nothing did. and al last they were ID
danger of spelling. So he put on a bold
front and appealed 10 Dewey. II was
about . o'clock ~ the evening when he
went 10 the admiral with his trouble. The
admiral was sitting In q chair tilted back
against the bulkhead at the rear of his
cabin smoking a cirgar and looking out
through an open gunport at the lights OF
Manila twinkling across the bay.
'sit down, Mr.. Mclean SIT down" ne
I said. as the Zanro's commander came in.
Mclean sat down and began to talk. Al
first the conversation was Of a general
! character but Mclean watched his
chance and finally got around TO the po
tatoes as automatically as DE could. The
admiral heard him through and then be-
! gan In his softest and suaVesl and most
I dangerous voice.
Mr. Mclean, when YOU came in J was
sitting here looking across tho bay AT
those lights shining over that city. and
! was thinking of the thousands and thou
sands Of innocent women and children. Of
/ sick and non-combatants, " hose lives are
t tn my hands. I was thinking Of the ter
J rible destruction Of life and property
which would result from "A bomhardment
of that city. which 4 Is within my POW p
10 begin az any minute. ] was thinking
talk and stood for half a minute silent
and m0tionless. Then he turned TO Capt.
Lamberton, who was sitting on the other
side of the cabin, and said. with 2
chuckle. Gwen. J scared him.
Also, but that was Of course farthest
from his mind al the time, there was
no responsibility resting upon him in the
matter Of the potatoes. for he had made
no decision. The next morning a German
launch came down 20 Cavlte. and Lieut..
Mclean sent the potatoes TO Won Died.
erichs By H. That afternoon signal was
made from the Olympia TO the Iaiiro'
Commanding officer win repair on board
at once" Lieut. Mclean went. wondering
what was up. A. he came up the gang
way of the flagship The watch on deck
told him the admiral wanted 20 see hlm
az once on the quartcrdeck hc climbed
HAHf"
ndmiral came toward him. saying
Young man. what diu you DO With those
potatoes?"
IT sent them to the German admiral
SIR" replied Mclean.
"Wen IT'S lucky for you you did, said
the admiral.
some time after that Dr. Kruger. the
German consul in Manila, went 20 M
Andre. the Belgian consu. whom he knew
TO be on good terms with the admiral. and
asked the Belgian TO use his good offices
In promOtiug mere friendly relations be-
/ 0f the tremendous responsibility that
rests upon me in this situatiol. and /
was thinking. too Of the soldiers who
are here, dependent upon this squadron
( and upon me for support thousands OF
7 miles from home as th ~ are. And J was
thinking OF the responsibility laid upon
me for their sakes" His voice was ris-
ing and his gesture growing emphatic.
! and Mclean knew he was iu FOR some
ing lively. The chair that had been tilted
back against the bulkhead dropped for
ward on the deck with "a click and the
admiral went on-"and ] was thinking 50
the 1000 splendid fellows under my care
in this squadron and Of the responsibility
! resting upon me FOR their salSes ana while
/ am thinking about such things as these
sir you ecmc in here and Interrupt ma
with a nasty little que -tinn about notH-
/ toes" The voice hao reached tnH tQp
notch of pitch and force. and the admiral
got out oi his chair and started toward
Mclean shaking bis finger at the heu
tenant and shouting. II don'i care whal
you 40 wifi those potatoes. by George
D."
But Mclean had fed. The instant ihs
Admiral stood up Mclean got out % h.l
/ chair aiso and when Dewey started fol
him Mclean started Tor the door. H'
went on the rum too. standing not at all
! upou ceremony. and slammed The dooi
behind him as hc went out The admire
/ saw him go with amusement and amaze
/ ment. When the door slammed hI
! stopped short in his advance and III his
I tween the Germans and the Americans
! DR. Kruger wanted 10 arrange a meeting
with the admiral at which he could assure
/ Dewey Of the good Intentions OF the Ger.
/ mans He talked about thc causes of the
I friction. ard denied the stories then cur.
/ rent that pototoes bad been landed Pa the
4 city from German warsh'ps, i was cu-
I tirtly false. be said
sOh. no." said a. Andre 'it IS quite
I true. for ] have some 81 the potatoes in
+ my house riEif now
"Wen az any rate" replied DR. Kruger
I II am not So very wei informed about
the potatoes. but paymasior smith. Of tha
I Olympia. knows an about them.