Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-28

SHORTY hoioro noon MAI Con Merritt
commnniing Che department Of the
rcspegiH Co the admiral. Gen. Merriu
was accompanied by hla full stan.
Admiral Dewey mot Gen. Merritt a
thc mead ui thr ruugNny, and after a
WORD OF two uf rrutlur the different
officers were presented.
The call lasted Hhput half an hour,
ana uH the army officers icft the nnF.
ship salute " ~ gums was nred In
honor uf Cen. Merritt
ffvpafnuuna were made NJ Cover
uurH Island fur the rrturn OF den. Mor.
tltta clll. Admiral Dewey being ok
pgctod later In the day.
Inc lion cub given 10 Admiral Dewey
Wa gwen a name By the admiral this
AFTERNOON ln hiH cabin un tho Olympia.
The admiral Invited Capt Lamborion.
LlcuIbrumhy ana Chaplain VIII Recon.
y INTO Die cabin, and lifting the box 10
tho table aaldl
"uynllcmcn we must give this lion
hearted cub name. / have decided 10
call him Chichester In memory I'D my
Eugllsh friend Captain Chichester u
the British cruiser immofthllto
Admiral Dewey has not made up his
mind what o. DO with the cub.
Ehslrn g. =. pvlugorEcs 81 the royal
creek navy. was presented 10 Admiral
Dewey by W H HALEY. chief engineer
of the New York were presented at the
same time By Captain Chadwick.
committee % 100 citizens has sub
rcribvd enough money Co dcfrny the ex-
penaea % the band 20 head the civil war
veterans IN the land parade. This or
ganization will - headed by Gen. How
ard and liH ranks will be open ~ any
accredited veteran.
Gen. Howard announces that over
1000 men Win BE- In line
Con. Howard sald today that Conn
mnndcr-in-Chicf Kay has exceeded his
authority when h. iaHuod an order say.
INK that q. 4. H. men ehuuid not march
as individuals In the Dewey land par
ade. Gen. Howard said.
Kay II not over me. but n he were
would consider that bis order that
q. 4. u, men should not march ne inil-
vlduhs In the parade counted for lit
lie ~ h. entirely exceeded his author
ny In issuing H.
Geo. Roe has assigned W. "a place for
1900 men In the parade. and l have
sent him a list Of the organizations
which arr 10 M the space"
a magnificent floral piece. shaped like
a horseshoe nine feet high, embracing
the seal u Massachusetts, was pre-
scented 10 Admiral Dewey today IN tho
name Of the commonwealth Of the State
by William H. TNyombluy " Boston.
rear AuiuNh lhlllp hhiu uNNAA lhuk
the Olympia Will probably salute on
her arrival nt Grants tomb and that
the Sandy Hook carrying the mayor
and party would be side by side with
the flagship,
The cunvicts In the city prison have
published "a special Dewey edition u
the Prison Forum, which Will BE- pre-
scented O. the admiral with their COMPILE
meuts Thuy viii fcat from prison la
bor tomorrow ana Saturday.
There will be- az least 800 lifo-sayers
along the river front tomorrow In
readiness 10 assist IN case q accident.
when the committee from washing
ton reached the olympia each member
u the committee was cordially greeted
hy Admiral Dewey but the warmOst
hand clasp and hchrtlest greeting was
for the admirlla life long friend, SOM
ator Rcdneld Proctor Of Vermont. tho
admiral presented each Of the visitors
10 Capt. Lnmbcrt0n and then all went
90 the admlrals cabin where the COM
mlttes completed the program OF tho
Washington committee and he Ok
pressed his entire satisfaction win mo
celebration. Secretary Ffuden pr
scented an invitation 90 a dinner WIN
the President and the admiral accepted
Admiral George W. Baird. who sailed
with Farragut and Dewey In the QUIZ
In 1861. unrollcd u package which no
had carefully guarded all the way 70
tho Olympia and displaying faded
blue admlr.l'a ensign upon which were
stitched four white stars, he said 70
Admiral Dewey;
Admiral I wish 10 present TO you tho
nrst udmiral'H nag ever broken OUT va
the navy of this country. The admiral
whoso name and memory we all 80 re-
we're first hoisted this ensign upon tho
good ship Hartford before New Orleans
and afterwards upon the Franklin ana
since Il came down from that masthead
10 has mover been whipped hy the wind
or worn by the elements, You, the
worthy successor NJ that great admiral
whose tactics you 30 successfully fol-
lowed % short whllo ago, / deem tho
proper person for Farragurs mantle to
fan upon"
This faF was made by Quartcrmnstor
Knowles out VI blue number ilag
when Fararut was nrst made a rear
admiral Two white stars were sewed
IN H. when Fifrugut was made an
two more white stars were
8ewcd on o.. Farrugut few this nag
on the Hartford az New orleans and
afterwards In the Mediterranean.
The admiral was deeply affected and
tears were IN his eyes ne he gazed at
he souvenir II was several m0menN
before he recovered his voice, Finally
m lily It. TN ny It at mast head.
TN ny IL In the parade, IN iiy Il ale
ways, Rnd-ani-wheu I strike my adj
mirals nag this shah be tho Has
shall strike"
This was the most impressive scene
hat has occurred on the olympia since
her arrival In this port and for some
time no one spoke The silence was
broken before he called his Chinese
steward and ordered case OF chnm-
payne. The Washlngtouians remained
on board chatting with the admiral for
an hour. a portion of the committee
left for Warrington at $3.50 o'clock