The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-09-29
ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE
Everything Now Ready for the Great
Dewey Reception in New
York city.

/ New York. Sept. 25.-All the general
arrangements for the reception of Ad,
miral Dewey are now completed. and d
/ few miner details are left to he set.
tied. The majority of these can not
be attended TO uutiI the admiral has
arrived and his wishes have been con
suited
All Sub-COmTaittccS Ready.
All the subcommittee have about
finished their work and have presented
their reports To the general committee.
The committee on distribution of
tickets was AT work all day Saturday
in the mayors office until late in the
night. They appOrtioned nearly 20
COO tickets. all there were at their dis
Tosal. There were applications for
more than 100000 Their work did not
include the distribution of tickets to
the municipal assembly and the school
children's stands. These tickets will
be at the disposal of the municipal leg
islators and the president of the board
of education.
Inc Tom m1ttCe or St0nuS.
The committee on stands viii hold
its firaI meeting to-day and decide eN-
actIv what will be the capacity of the
rev stands. If the committee stands
for all the expenditures it has author
iycd. it viii have spent more than S45,-
600 in excess of the first appropriation
made to it of $4,000 and $4,000 more
than il has in sight even if the munich
PAL assembly votes to give il the addi-
tional S25,OGO that is to be asked for at
Tuesdays meetingof the aldermen and
council.
Fer the seventy odd thousand dol
lars expended the committee has fur
niShed about 10000 seats to the ticket
committee, / ,Oo0 on the city hallstands,
C.OOO for the school children. 10000 for
the municipal assembly and $4,000 for
the veterans of the q. \. Il. 4 total of
about $1,000 seats for about $4,000.
Almost "a Panic.
Work on the big Dewey tIiumphal
arch is being rapidly pushed, and the
arch will be in proper condition in
plenty of time. Yesterday while some
workmen were raising the figure of a
sailor to the top of a pedestal, a Broad
way car ran against one of the guy
ropes of the derrick and derrick, statue
and workmen fell over on top of the
car. There was 4 slight panic among
the crowds of people watching the
structure from the sidewalks but the
police finally restored order. No one
was hurt and the figure of the sailor
was but slightly damaged.
GOV. Richards Thinks Better of it.
Gov. De Forrest Richards of Wyom-
ing has telegraphed asking leave 10
withdraw his previous refusal to par
ticipatc in the celebration. The reply
was sent that New York would be
pleased to welcome him.
Committee to Attend the Admiral.
Concerning the committee of seven
that i TO attend Admiral Dewey dur
ing his stay i'm this city. Mr.. Foster
said that he had received a reply in
writing from Chauncey Depew and
in person from Richard Croker and
William McNdoo. Mr.. Croker said the
committee could make any use of him
they desired. and that he was read
TO do anything in his power 10 help
along the success of the celebration.
With the exception of Levi u. Morton
and W. c. Whitney, all the members
OF the committee have accepted.
Neither of the last two has been heard
from.