The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-19

| the direction of the American and Eng
lish intellect these eastern archipela-
goes will soon pour an ever increasing
flood of wealth into the great republic
| on the one hand and the United King
dom on the other. Every merchant re-
Allies the fact, every patriot appreci-
| ates 1t, every workingman has a dim
| consciousness that his lot is to be bet
tered by the new conditions brought
about by the victory at Manila,
Great as was the victory in war 1t
was small compared with the victory
in commerce and in industrial life. Just
| as civic parade begins with the mag
nificent martial band, so the commercial
parade of unnumbered argosies and
countless cargoes between the east and
the west begins in September with the
Olympia at its head.
In 1899 we sent to Manila fleet of
i steel armed and armored ships. From
| that year on we will send fleets ever
larger in numbers but devoted to the
pursuits of peace.
The welcome to Dewey should there
|
highest type of our naval and military
spirit; he is the ideal American in war.
He also represents the administrative
and executive genius which has con-
Quoted the republic for 1923 years.
He stands for commercial progress, for
| industrial development, for higher
civilization. Under the shadow of his
| lit, ~, %Inya
were invisible traders and planters,
teachers and missionaries, manufactur-
ers and merchants, artists and authors,
| scholars and scientists. He was for the
I time being possessed of the spirit of the
| present and the spirit of the future.
| Final arrangements have been made
| for the naval parade in honor of Dew
| eys home coming. The North Atlantic
squadron will not meet Dewey's flag
| ship, the Olympia, but as many of the
| naval vessels as can be got together
will welcome the admiral, probably a!
| Tompkinsville, and form his escor.
during the water parade. Gable ad.
vices say that Dewey is carefully drill
| ing his men and does not conceal the
fact that anxiety on this point arises
from his wish to have them make a
| good showing on getting ba tx to New
| York.
1T shall, without fail, reach the lower
bay on Friday. Sept. 20, and shall an
Choir there for the night to be ready for
the official arrival and naval parade on
the following morning, Saturday the
30th. 1t would be a qualification to me
and the officers and men of the Olym-
pia should the olympias battalion OF
about $50 men be placed at the head OF
the cclm n."-Extract from letter re-
ceived from Admiral Dewey.
The loving cup that is among the
numerous gifts that will be presented
to our hero is the largest and hand
soonest ever made. 1t will be finished
by Sept. 20. 1t is taller than the ad-
miral and weighs more than he does
The Dewey cup will be more than six
feet high. It's diameter at Its widest
part will be about three feet, and II
will have capacity of Is gallons, OF
about half barrel. The cup is ovoid In
shape, with three handles, a massive
three-cornered base and dome-shaped
movable cover. On the ovoid body OF
the cup there will be three panels, rep
resenting three different pictures beau
tifully designed and artistically pro
duced in relief. The first will be the re-
production of the battle of Manila bay
the second Admiral Dewey's home al
Montpelier, VT, while the third will
represent the return and the enthusiast
tic reception to be rendered the admiral
at Grants tomb on Riverside drive.
Handsome triumphal arches are
springing up like magic in New York
ready for Dewey's home coming. Artists
and sculptors are at work erecting col
umns and putting the finishing touches
to statues and bas relief. The Dewey
arch, erected at Broadway and Fifth
avenue, will be a gem of art and there
is a strong feeling in favor of making il
a permanent addition to the street or
namentation of New Pork. Dewey viii
scarcely recognize the Empire City
when he comes ashore for the greai
land parade and review.
The navy department has selected
Captain Fighting Bob Evans of tht
Iowa to take charge of the navy enc
of the celebration. The warships will
flash their searchlights around to ado
: to the glory of the fireworks display
The electric decorations will be the
most expensive and the grapdest exhi
billions of colored illumination evel
seen at public rejoicing. Not only
New York, but the heights adjacent
the Palisades and the rivers will b.
ablaze with lights of variegated colors
One mans mastery courage ha:
moved loyal hearts all over the coun
, try to join a unanimous ovation o
welcome. All the railroads and tht
} staap ,sbip lines are figuring TO frac