Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-24
WILL MEET DEWEY IN PORT
Admiral Sampson's Fleet Cannot Meet Him
Outside.
Naval Etiquette Prevents - Effort to
Have the Olympia Reach New
York September %.

According to today's New York Herald
Rear Admiral Simpsons fleet will not meet
Admiral Dewey when the hero of Manila
bay comes with the Olympia to be the guest
of New York and the nation. Instead, the
admiral will come into port unattended
and then the rear admiral, going from his
anchored flagship to the Olympia, will ex-
tend to Admiral Dewey a welcome in Le-
half of the Nevy Department and pay his
own respects.
These facts were made very plain yester-
day to the Dewey reception committee S
plan and scope committee by Rear Admiral
John w. Philip and Captain Robley D.
Evans, and it also was plainly stated that
Rear Admiral Sampson did not approve OF
the committees plan, which provided that
war ships should go to sea and escort the
Olympia in.
SIMPSONS feet will assemble according
to the new program, at Tompkinsville, lin
ample time to welcome Admiral Dewey.
the fleet in column, with berth at the
head for the Olympia to occupy. When the
Olympia has taken her position, Sampson
will carry out his instructions in the way
of welcome in behalf of the national gov
eminent.
Money figures were fixed for The first time.
The total amount provided for was $4,000.
The appropriation is $150,00O.
Secretary Warren w. Foster called the
roll, and in the absence of General Butter
L
the election of a temporary chairman. Act
ing Mayor GuggeRheimer was chosen for
the place.
Lewis Nixon presented the report of the
committee appointed to reduce the amounts
asked by the subcommittee. The report
apportions appropriations as follows:
Military parade, 100000; fixed charges, in
Guiding the Dewey arch, hotel bills. car
riages and the Dewey loving cup, S44, 800:
decorations, $4,000: water parade. $4,000:
music and fireworks, $21,5OO, and stands,
10000.
General Roe objected to the cutting down
of the appropriation for the military par
ade. He said that there was a serious
question If $4,000. the amount first asked
for, would be sufficient, and it was certain
that the reduced amount would be INSULT
cient for the entertainment of the visiting
organizations.
General Roe said he had heard from the
5th Maryland, an organization of the Co.
lumbia National Guard, and from four COM
panies from Texas. and expected to hear
from other bodies that would bring the
total at least to 10000
1t was decided to let the further discus
sion of the matter stand over to a future
meeting.
Dewey Needed Earlier.
General Roe explained that the present
date set for the celebration to begin-Sep-
TENDER 3O-woud carry the parades over
Sunday. He suggested that a communica-
ton be sent to Admiral Dewey asking him
to make Thursday. September %, the date
of his arrival, so that the parades might be
held Friday and Saturday instead of Sat
urday and Monday
Appealed to by Mr.. Guggenheimer. Cap
tain Evans said it was quite feasible for Ad-
miral Dewey to arrive day earlier than he
had set. and a resolution of the committee
authorized Mr.. Guggenheimer to make such
request of Admiral Dewey by cable. This
was done.
Captain Evans said he had been ordered
to learn the wishes of the committee and
report them to the Navy Department. He
added that the suggestion that the ships go
ouside of the bay did not meet the approval
of Admiral Sampson. Captain Evans then
presented the scheme providing for the
greeting off Tompkinsville. According to
the plan all the ships will be Illuminated at
night and the sailors landed to take part In
the military parade.
The work on the Dewey arch is progress
ing satisfactorily to Carl Biel, who has
charge Of the modelers in the Madison
Square Garden.