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Show GERMAN ADMIRAL APOLOGIZES. Dewey A.VM lllm Whether Herman? Slid t'nllril Slsles Wr t War, Hongkong, July SO. Admiral Dewey sent a messenger to the (Icrmin adml-ral adml-ral recently to Inquire whether America Amer-ica and (lennany are at pcacoornar. If they are at peace, he demanded that i the (icrman warship here pursue a different course, if they are at war he wanted to know it, ao ho could govern gov-ern himself accordingly. Admiral Dewey waa prompted to end this peremptory message by the action of the Herman cruiser Irene in preventing an Insurgent attack upon the Spanish garrison at Sublg bay, which greatly displeased him. Admiral von Dledrichs, In command of tho Herman fleet In tho l'aclcltlc, returned re-turned an answer which as apologrtla In tone, and was satisfactory. Hut afterwards af-terwards he sent to Admiral Dewey a note, saying that lie objected to tho Americans stopping Herman ship which have been lu tho bay once and been visited. The (Icrman ships hovo made a prac-tlco prac-tlco of coming Into Manila and then making trips ouUldo tho boy, cruising among tho Islands and returning In two or threo daya. Tho (Icrman contention con-tention la that a ship should not be stopped after the first time. |