Show DEWEY SENT gave admiral von diedrich captain coughlin gives the true sto germans in manila bay om rules of the blockade and have been fired I 1 new york april 22 captain J B his officers pt the united states cruiser raleigh were entertained at the union league club last night the dining room was handsomely decorated with american and british flags president ellhu root tresta ed and after a speech of welcome called for three cheers for admiral dewey they were given BO that the building beamed to throb in sympathy three cheers followed for capt coughlan ln almost greater than either were the shouts of approval when president root called tor three cheers for the men behind the guns captain coughlan ln was called upon to speak lie accepted he said all the good things that have been saad about him and bis men as meant for admiral dewey every day wo were with him he added we learned more and more ui love him and more and more how the count rys interests were safe in his hands and how he could do nothing but that which would redound to the count rys credit through out those long weary months of waiting and the most outrageous nagging that anybody could suffer wearing him to the very bone he held himself up and he held us up with him captain told the following atory of ahls admiral an officer of our friend admiral van Dl edrich came down one day to make a complaint it was my pleasure to step out on tho quarter deck justas just as he came aboard it was by accident partly and partly by I 1 heard him tell the admiral about his complaint and I 1 heard the admiral reply tell your admiral those ships of his must stop when I 1 say so I 1 wish to make the blockade of this harbor complete the german officer replied bul we fly the hag the reply of the admiral was just like dewen he eald those flags can be bought at halt dollar a yard anywhere there wano fun in tha expression of the admiral he told the officer that anyone could fly a german flag and that a whole spanish fleet might come upon him with german flags up then ho drew back and stroked his moustache he has a great habit of stroking his moustache when be gets mad he said tell your admiral I 1 am blockading here now note carefully what I 1 say and tell your admiral that I 1 say it I 1 have been making this blockade as easy for everybody as I 1 could but I 1 am getting tired of the puerile work here it has been of such character that a man could not notice it although children might elgh over it but the time has come when it must stop tell your admiral that the slightest infraction of any rule will mean but one thing that will be war it will be so accepted and resented immediately it your people are ready for war with ithe united states they can have it at any time 1 I am free to admit that almost took my breath away it came so suddenly we had expected it nil along but things you have been expecting always come unexpectedly As he left with a face about this long indicating by holding up his hands far apart the german said to me 1 I think your admiral docs not exactly understand not only does he understand I 1 told him but he means he says and you bad better look out after that they did not breathe more than tour times successively without asking permission |