The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-09-29
REPORT
All Arrangements for Dewey's Re-
ception at New York Completed.
ALL THE TICKETS ARE APPOUTIONED
Work on the Dewey Triumphai Arch Be
Ing Rapidly Pushed-A slight Accident
Attending The Raising of IA Fig
ure-C Committee of Seven.

New York, Sept. 25.-All the general
arrangements for the reception of Adj
miral Dewey are now completed and
only few minor details are left to be
settled. The majority of these cannot
be attended to until the admiral has
arrived and his wishes have been con-
suited. All the subcommittee have
about Finished their work and have pre-
sented their reports to the general com
mittee. The committee on distribution
of tickets was Mt work all yesterday in
the mayors Office until late into the
night They apportioned nearly 10000
tickets, all there were at their disposal.
There were applications for more than
100, 900. Their work did not include
the distribution of tickets to the munic-
ipal assembly and the school children
stands. These tickets will be at the
disposal of the municipal legislators
and the president of the board of edu-
patton.
IL The committee on stands will hold
us final meeting to-day and decide eX-
} actly what will be the capacity of the
m w stands If the committee stands
for all the expenditures it has author
iDNh ~ W III nave Hlitilb lllpl' IMAM WIZ
600 in excess of the first appropriation
made to it of $50, 600 and $4,000 more
than it has in sight even if the munich
ipal assembly votes to give it the addi-
tional SOB, 900 that is to be asked for at
Tuesdays meeting of the aldermen
and council. For the seventy odd
thousand expended the committee has
furnished about 10000 seats to the
ticket committee, 1000 on the hall
stands, 5000 for the school children,
10000 for the municipal. assembly and
%, 900 for the veterans of the G.. A. r.,
total of about 40, 500 seats for about
S74, 900.
Work on the big Dewey triumphal
arch is rapidly being pushed and the
arch will be in proper condition in
plenty of time Yesterday while some
worxmen were raising the figure of a
sailor to the top of a pedestal, 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 slight panic among
the thousands of people watching the
structure from the sidewalks but the
police finallyrestored order. No one
was hurt and the figure of the sailor
was but slightly damaged.
Gov. Deforrest Richards, of Wyo-
ming, has autographed asking leave to
h Withdraw his previous refusal to par.
Iticipate in the celebration. The reply
was sent that New York would be
pleased to welcome him.
concerning une committee of seven
that is to attend Admiral Dewey dur
ing his stay in this city, Mr.. Foster
said he had received a reply in writing
from ChaunGey Depew and in person
from Richard Croker and William Nc
Adoo. Mr.. Croker said the committee
could make any use of him it desired
and that he was ready to do anything
in his power TO help along the success
of the celebration. With the exeep-
ton of Levi p. Morton and w. c. Whit
ney all the members of the committee
have accepted. Neither of the last two
has been heard from.