The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 1, 1899, Page 30

80 THE SUNDAY CALL. EDMIRAL DEWEY FROM A WOMANS POINT OF VIEW Remarkably Strong Personality of the [Man DMIR Y has at last re- his own, his native land. A welcomo that knows no Btate I 1 greeted him. Americans r are thers to recetve itie wave natfon’s Il the patr! e the the hos- ) does not re- ed anchor ere g home. She glimpse to me a written friend “God bless you, my boys, said Dewey. presents his compli- breathless sailor, t the expected itation from ssist him on the Olympia. Th t very day ‘would come dmiral etc., & Dewey had Dewey to he himself ief seemed incredible. s on special duty putting hot com- W ar en, between 1 sses on a soldier. ‘I will be there as ht, alway de s 10ther nurse relie me,’ was herish the delusion the message I sent to Admiral Dewey. I ¢ ) knew that the admiral would understand, 1 he did. Dewey k both my hands, declaring that our mutual friends made us oth than stra He inquired after friend w at warmth and f yroved to me that there is noth ing thi s t g half- hearted In the friendship of Admiral Dewey. He asked after the children, ca ing th m by name. ““AdmiralDew . ingly fond of c! man who is exceed- His face lights Judged by the Keen Eyes of Femininity whon hs speaks of them, and his volce, always pleasant, has an almost tender ring.” For twenty minutes he plied me with questions about these youngsters in far away Washington, showing an ‘ab- sorbing intere the most trifilng de- tails. “Satisfled on these points, the asked me why 1 had not at onc: my letter. Rather emt sed ly answered that I had been * Before I could sugar-coat my Dewey, with appreciative sympathy, re- plied ,that ‘he understood.” He' felt leased rather than otherwise, and plain- y showed it “I was agreeably surprised to find tha admiral a singularly handsome man of the eagle type. he bad points in his features ‘pre intensified by the nera, and his ost charming and_characteristic expres- sion, plercing yet kind, has never .been caught in picture that I have seen. “Dewey s a gentleman of the old school —dourteous and thoughtful in the ex- treme. As we stood on deck a native woman of low caste dropped some fruit in admiral presented Ic mistake out of a bask h she was carrying. Other officers s . but not until Dewey made the first movement did they at- tempt to pick it up. e admiral was too quick for them, and with a kindly sm put it into the basket for the woman. Thig leased me, and showed the fine fiber of vey’s courtes ‘The admiral asked to be shown over the ship and had a kindly word for every the. "Pe cannot but realize: the Interest with which his every movement is of condescension 2 ot a tinge e e o b He 1s the quin- as crept into his speech. tessence of modesty. “As we passed through a ward whera were the seriously r young boy: impulsiver 1 ou with youthful ‘Wha the mat with. Dew: “‘He's all right!” came in weak chort from the lads so close to the y shadows. Pallld cheeks flush eyes glistened; those who.c raised the! ititul effort, they Joice after voice terly ““‘God bless you, my. b huskily, and with' eye tears he shook hands w! one of them. “Tea was served, Dewey chatting: fra- v with the officers and.nurses. ‘Ha asily ahd w Jut being garru- lous on subjects of g interest. - Men- tlon his own deeds he shrinks as r wes h'each and every and though under.the lash. “Dewey spoke of his’friendly relations with several Philippine - families and afterward took me to call on them. ‘The children greeted him with cries of .de- light, and he returned their caresses. .Our visits were highly appreciated, they con- sidering a call from Dewey a distinction and honor. Both of these families® lived in houses with plain exteric and fur- nishings g 1S in satins and giit. The admiral ev v notices such things, for he remarked on our way back how much more homelike plain furniture made a house. “I received. eome beautiful Philippine cloths a&nd gauzes from- these. people which I showed to -Dewey. He com- mented on their delicate colori: li and then sald that he thought the " Philip- simplicity pine style of garment in its Tauch more graceful and. sensible ours. Admiral Dewey, while he is a big man of big affalrs, is not bl to ‘tha little things that count for m in. the sum totals. He is an acute observer in every sense of the word. ‘Atter one of these visits Dewe: marked that he did not think the f liness of these enough to last terfere with Phi they want is liberty gard me as their ish, and as such appreciate me. I {n turn to help put new masters over them they would surely opp me as bitterly.’ The frank and evidently sin- cere friendliness of these people would seemingly contradict any possibl ngo of feellng, but Dewey Was positive that it was only liberty e(‘g. “You have to meet and talk with Dewey to appreclate how absolutely the ego i3 Jacking In his makeup. He could not think a petty thing, much less do jt. He is @ son of America, of whom the nation cannot be too proud.” o I3 ALt h « v ar broke out just ot o- it pi : money the regular ¢ to give 3 of the Oceanio i 1 ped from ¢ class ot 1 L. C 8 4 0 burn than hat each man A month, which goes into the ealers. The get most of left over for not drink, volunteers considerable th a complete v rined lively for the here all day r, as he d_men laden ts, bet- & more » the in- e war at business due to dividual outlay of the sol- 1 it mounts up to guite a re- n in the total, is but a drop ket as compared with the vast > of the Government on supplies. In accordance with army practice, there are two ending departments—the quarter- s and the subsistence. The quar- ster has entire control of the trans- rvice. He buys or charters ships, fits them out for sea and supplies them with all that is needful for the voyage. except eatables. Everything that you ort s h, w THE BENEFITS DERIVED BY THE PACIF put into your m Whether 75, the duartermaster, and under the man. tralfa, which sailed on May 2%, 183, carry- Bldston Hill; April 2, Morgan City, 622; ment we find things being done on an g noking, must i he S ey emontioTaC n Barneson, the chief ing 77 soldiers. Then follows a long April 2, Ohio, 781; April 25, Senator, equally huge scale. The cost of feeding : partm : ing that of the dock thoroughly efficient staff string, th g en after the ship’s ¢ 3, Leel 74; May 15, Centenn soldiers comes to about $6 a month, S0 ¥ other way f the quar- ter how great se the o, . 1859, May 30, that the monthly expenditure on 8000 B o affairs at the dock ) June alandia, 603 men camped at the Presidio would run - e T rity of mili- , Gty Sheridan, 1840; June 25, St. Paul, to mearly $50,00. Then there are the 8 he Jmp, LLhe partment does all its June Valencla, 462; July 1, Penn transports to be provisloned for the voy- : nd B the s 5 fon “occs loo0; Jure 1 July, 5, Wdneld, 5; uly 11 age to Manila. At least a month's sup- C For the ,'984; June augh, 3 3, Cify of Pa T A BB e i t 15 that dse of this wharf alone the Harbor Com- City of Para, TV ey, 122t July 27, Tasoma, o hmon e a e %‘o%ouo?) istomet ioners receive 3157 a month. In ad- 27, Ohlo, § Valencid, 63; June July Newport, 510; July Ohlo, " et b LIt i S : ops, and dition Lo this the Governmens Lt L nel y ort, 510; July . or tores alone. After the men land fohaun, s lon to this the Government pays whar ewport . City of Puebla, August' 1, Indiana, 8i1; August 10, Mor- at Manila they must stil be fed and the he Grant, age dues on all transports at any of the 86; July 15 u, 928; July 19, gan City, 704; August 14, St. Paul, 160; k heir 0 and a dozen docke. Thus the Sherman, when { eNnS: A0 3 3 i i - 5t 14, al, 160; bulk of their rations are shipped from Ry : e C . When in p nnsylvania, 1340; July 23, City of Rio de August 15, Senator, 663; August 18, Clty here. To mmeat thi a a th y up to pays the Stato of California about i1 1o, 906; July 29, St. Phul, MS; August of © 735; August BIEM,.) 18; Gubeistincn, oDatt sa e has olatcton dotle, dischatge thelr day, the Grant 815, the Sheridan $15, a 8, Charles Nelson, 928; 15t6, Tacoma, 50; Augt City 'of Puebla, ¥ Sentember. B L onepartmen Y has dlspatched, ale on board another conc 50 on for smaller vessels. The pilots, too, Augdst 10, Mariposa. ugust 13, AlL. 2, Warren, 1108; September 2. Leelanaw, Guring the past vear no less than 20,000, 'd,for powder and are off have henefited Immensely by this trans: ance, 3245 AugLSt Humboldt, 202; 35; September 8. Columbla, 578, » 000 pounds of freight. a : ar, alm fore port service. As they are pald by fees, August 21, Arizona, 1208; August 2%, Scan. ‘This makes a total, up to the last date, . 1t i8 no wonder that the provision men o L he according to the tonnage of the vesse dia, 4%4; September 17, Condor; October of eighty-five ships and officers and are jubilant, that the wholesale dealers Rl + D0 {hey guide In and out of port, their earn- 17, Senator, 800; October 19, Valencia, 59; men. In addition to this some elghteen 9 Market and. Battery and Sansome & of orderly Ings have been largely increased by the -October 27, Inc October 25, Ohlo, transports are scheduled to sail during Jingle the dollars in their pockets and In the war the tiasy: advent of these big Government vessels, s 769; ‘October ndia, 59; November the present month, and many of them Watch contentedly while Uncle Sam b e transs But perhaps the best idea of the extent 3, Pennsyl November 6, City of will probably have got away by the time POUrS blood and treasure into a foreign ports were scatter iere. there and ot the operations now belng carried on r 8. Newport, 6517; this article appears in print.. It is he land. Every class of producer has bene- Separation of the ships jed to confusias 1oaY, be gathered from a sfmple list of 9: December 22, wonder that the expenses of the depart. fited, the farmers have sold their crops and delay and i 5 led to confusion the transports which have left this harbor Tacom: Scandia, 1255 ment are hea Colonel Long informed Of onions, and beans, and dried fruit; hay Dot ich extra ex- for Manila. Since May, last year, no less s Januar. ™, February 1, me that the Government spent on the ©&ts, forage of all kinds has been in con: ¥ affairs could not t_ zv’l g 1t ve vessels have fled, car- Ator 1, Ohlo, 785; transport service, on this coast alone, Stant demand; the cracker factories have jmalrs could mot rying altogether the population of a de. Kebruary 7, 1; 'February from the commencement of the war up been working day and night to meet the et cent ed city—more than fifty thousana Roanoke, 96; arch Portland, ~ 105; to June 30, the end of the fiscal year, need for hardtack, while the canneries Svis likely to officers and men. In addition there are ralencia, March 9, Marian more than $12,000.000. The sum does nof have had all they could do to supply ) Seaonray or Thd s, 'opDs WHIGh Tave relotend; but ss ch 11, Conemaugh, 37; March include the pirchase price paid for shigs tinned fruits, soups and other delisaris Boverntent ook istoos ol e riarnyelha “{v‘(';n;}?"!:ve;uhl wil not March 24, City of Puebla, bought outright by the nation. This The clothing and shoe factories have ed home for its transports, fortunate cnough to obtain a complete ;‘l‘.»\arrv‘;]til“iz‘brx‘ o TCaS v erage ey of $L00000'a profited equelly, in fact theto Is hardly Ch E ppon Maru, 471; April 18, Hancock, 1520, April 20, New- port, 530, April 20, Warren 1219; April 24, month, a sum which at present i - siderably exceeded. e S If we turn to the Subsistence Depart- a branch of trade which has not been di. rectly or indirectly affected But the best idea of quantity required olsem street dock, probably one of st of the epa Ans) S, - tho best on the front, was handed over to S et oAnortigeom mencing with the ploneer ship, the Aus- ITTLE BESFIE BUSKIRK OF L0 ANSELES A5 THE PAUPHIN IN MARIE ANTOINETTE -PHoTOS BY Me RCEAU C COAST FROM THE WAR IN'THE PHILIPPINES by the Subsistence Department is to be gathered from its proposal form. The department deals with the merchants. and every month or so sends out a list of the art| s it requires, inviting tenders for their supply. The list covers a huge printed sheet the size of this newspaper and makes mention of nearly, every kind of eatable. It is impossible to* produce the document In its entirety, but I will go over a few of the leading items. In the matter of meat, our soldlers need 10,000 pounds of salt pork and 10,000 pounds of salt beef. Bacon is & still more popu- lar article, for 50,000 pounds of it are re quired. Tinned soup {s a much more lux urlous diet, and I suppose the officers ga most of it. They need 1200 quart cans o beef soup, 1000 of chicken, 1200 of cl chowder, 1200 of mock turtle and 1200 of oxtail. 8ix thousand pounds of dried fish are asked for, and 400,000 pounds of extra family fiour. ' In addition, there are 10,- 000 pounds_of hard bread, 6000 pounds of cornmeal, 50,000 pounds of beans and_ 1200 pounds of hominy. For drinking thera ar 12,000 rund roasted coffee, 1700 5000 gallons of the strongest gar and 1200 ns of syrup neu- tralize each oth are 40,000 pounds o r condiments there 1t and 1000 pounds of pepper. in great demand, Nineteen thot hundred two and a half pound apples are asked for, 60,000 po evaporated apples, 12,000 cans apples, 12,000 cans apricots, 12,- 000 cans peaches, 60,000 pounds: evapor- ated peach , 12,000 cans pears, 3000 cans ineapple, 3000 cans damson presery and 0,000 pounds dried prunes. These ara the chief articles on the list which may be called necessaries, but there follows & long string of luxuries, most of them, I suppose, intended for sale to the officers’ 36,000 pounds of butter, hocolate ng bea peas 0000 eans graen aller quanti- required of almost every article luxury, such as clam houlion, curry powder, cocoa, marma-. tract, crabs mac~ crackers, a s Fancy j ) two-pound c "rooms les, et and, 24 and th dem their , but what oldiers want food of a much « varlous pounds, and needed to smoka it. embered that these: fig- ly the minimum: amount, of each article required. The department has power to double the quantity if it sees fit. And as the army in {1 increase so will the tended. and business e articles have labor of the n demands of the transport cally cleancd up the. water wrights are workir inz higher wa since the pione. getting all the and sailors never tain. The greatest individu probably been the & ; ompan; and its of have brought, as we have seeq, :'ove; fifty thousand men into San Feanc €isco, to say nothi intives and friends of thes all n é\l'lnyl astly, I will quote o manager of the e ¥ "-.T'v‘fifi from his official position is take a broad comprehensiv, of mat- 3 merchants of city’ and ggast ha ,million aid Fitcher, 10t exactly tel VG But this 1 know from many deajors. 1ot the retail trade was never s wi er so prosperof 5,28 present. * So with the agriciitural RLerests of the State. Take potataes as & ‘smpe_ and you will find that the prica m]s’&eardt:mc;:;o}(‘luenlm- of the enormous as been about double its former m'g}x}lntunad s J. F. ROSE-SOLEY.