The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-26

Der Of the Reception Committee to meet
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to arrange
for reception to Admiral Dewey later
| will be held In the Councilmanic Chamber.
The plan as set forth by President Gug-
genheimer under the impromptu ar
rangements made necessary by the Ad-
mirals early and unexpected arrival is
that the original reception committee af-
Liter the meeting this afternoon, will pro-
oiympia l Ties lies m anchored red other @rss arrange ea
menth. for the trip will be made definite
this afternoon.
are:St. Clair McKelway, Chauncey M.
DepeW, Levi p Morton, Richard Croker,
William McAdoo and Warren M. Foster.
The Legislative Committee, which had
in charge the arrangements for the States s
part in the Dewey celebration. met this
morning, and completed their arrange
ments. The tsate party will be in the
Monmouth. This boat wiz leave
the pier at the foot Of Rector
street at II o'clock A. NJ. Friday and will
have a place in the naval parade The
boat will carry fifteen hundred people and
all the tickets for the trip have already
been issued. The boat will carry the
Governor and his staff, the United States
Senators of this State, the Major-GeneraI
and his staff, the captain of the State
naval militia and part Of his staff, mem-
bers of the State Legislature and Assem-
bly,, the Judges of the Court of Appeals
diiQ the supreme AOuIl. 4IQe New QTk
members of Congress, heads of State
departments and their deputies. other
State officers and the Democratic and Re-
publican State Committees.
Soon after noon health officer left
Quarantine on a tug to board and inspect
the Olympia.
Many vessels putting out to sea steered
close to the flagship and saluted Among
them was the Cunard liner Aurania. Just
after the Aurania passed a launch from
the Erin with Sir Thomas Upton on board
went alongside the Olympia. The despa tch
boat Dolphin with Rear Admiral Sampson
or his representative on board hailed
Dewey's ship shortly after one o'clock
and fired the Admirars salute of seven
teen guns.
Some time ago Governor Roosevelt
accepted an invitation from General
Francis v. Greene to accompany his on
al his yacht the Wild Duck down the bay
Thursday to meet the Admiral General
Greene has been personal friend of
Aomiral Dewey for many ears. Cover
nor Roosevelt was Assistant Secryetary
o. the Navy when Admiral Dewey was
IN the party TO meet the Admiral
VIII be several Of the AdmiraPs captains
at Manila including Captain Wildes Of the
5oston; Captain Dyer of the Baltimore;
captain Wood of the Petrol; Captain
Walker of the Concord and CAPTAIN
Coghlan Of the Raleigh, If he arrives from
the West in time. The other members
a an5 5ne rea,I party VIII be Brigadier General
mand1ng the Naval militia of this State.
the party will leave the Battery at
noon tomorrow. The Wild Duck living
t,1. the { Governors flag will be accompanied
by the United States steamship Aileen and
several steam launches. manned by the
Naval Militia OF the State Proceeding
down the bay call will be made at the
nleadquarters OF the Naval Militia on the
United States steamship New Hampshire.
lying off Tompkinsville. The Governor
s! ana party have received a cordial invita-
tion from Admiral Sampson to visit the
New York and spend the day aboard his
nagsnip; II time permit calls will be ex-
changed between the Governor and the
Admiral A. and salute fired by the flagship
in the Governors honor
1t is expected that the Goyernor,s
party win go down the bay and accom-
lra pany lne olympia to her anchorage off
Ionpkinsyille, after which the official
visit VIII be made. Rear Admiral Samp-
son VIII call upon Admiral Dewey as the
official representative of the President Of
the United States, after which Cover
nor Roosevelt will cal land welcome him
within the limits of the State of
Al TWO o'clock Rear Admiral Sampson
went aboard the Olympia TO pay visit
to Admiral Dewey.