Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-23
GAMES TO-DAY.
THE DEWEY HOME.
The Fund Now Amounts to 100000
~ Plea for More.


- Plea for More.
WASHINGTON. September pa final
meeting Of the Dewey National Home
Fund Committee was held at the Office Of
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day.
An account Of stock was taken and plans
arranged for closing the subscriptions be-
fore the arrival in New York OF Admiral
Dewey. The committee Is composed Of
notwithstanding of-the-T Treasury Van
deTlip, Assistant Postmaster General
Heath, Assistant Secretary-of the-Navy
Allen, Acknowledgement Corbln. and
United States Treasurer Ellis II. Roberts
All were present. At the conclusion Of
the meeting the committee requested the
Associated Press to publish the following:
"The Dewey National Home Fund Com
mittee have received contributions from
about 10000 citizens, representing every
State and Territory I'm the Union. These
aggregate S27065. exclusive of the contri-
buttons received this morning. The fund
should be increased to at least $4,000 TO
enable the committee TO purchase home
at the national capital. which will be a
credit to the givers and q pride TO the
hero Of Manila. Admiral Dewey has in
dicated to the committee a desire to
make Washington his permanent home.
Here, as the ranking officer of the United
States navy he will spend the remainder
of his life.
"'The Admiral has indicated his CRATE
ful appreciation Of the intention Of the
American people 10 present him home,
and he will accept II with the spirit In
which it win be given. The committee
must close the subscriptions before the
end Of next week-before the arrival Of
Admiral Dcwey-and will be pleased TO
receive and acknowledge. by the issuing
OF a souvenir. the receipt Of any cOntri-
buttons. A home will be purchased with
whatever funds the committee may have
at the end of next week. The time is
now so short that the committee sug-
gests to those who desire to make an
immediate success Of this work by making
liberal contributions to indicate their
wishes by telegraph TO Hon. Ellis II. Ro-
berts. United States Treasurer Washing
ton, d. c., who is treasurer Of the fund,
and to remit by first mail"
COMMITTEE SHORT OF FUNDS.
NEW YORK, September 22.-At to-day's
meeting Of the Plan and Scope Commit
tee Of the Dewey celebration it was unan-
imously agreed TO approve the action of
General Roe in regard to the position as
signed TO the Grand Army IN the land
parade.
The day is TO be emphatically navy
day, and Admiral Dewey and the sailors
of the Olympia are to be in the lead, with
nothing whatever to detract.
General Roe reported that he had learn
ed that Ohio had proposed TO increase its
representation from 700 TO 5000 men, and
in view of the lack of funds it was voted
hat no more organizations be accepted
ROOSEVELT BACKS DOWN.
UTICA, n. Y, September 22.-Regard-
ing the dispute as to the position to be
accorded the G. A. r. in the Dewey-Day
parade at New York, Governor Roosevelt
said tonight:
81 have telegraphed General Roe that
if the matter is one purely Tor the city
authorities, and in which l have no
power, then, of course, / withdraw my
former telegram. l had understood that
General Roe was acting as major-general
Of the National Guard in the management
Of the parade and in that event !, OF
course, had the power to direct that the
veterans be given the right of the line,
and accordingly did it,"
SOUTHERN TROOPS TO MEET
DEWEY.
RALEIGH. n. c., September 22.-Com-
pany X, First North Carolina state
Guard OF Raleigh, decided tonight TO
go to New York for the Dewey parade.
The company will go with Governor Rus
sell and staff on the morning of the 26th.
COLUMBIA, S. c., September 22.-The
Indications are that a full regiment Will
go from South Carolina TO New York for
the Dewey celebration. Assistant Ad-
iutant- General Frost Will be in command.
MACON. GA. September 22-The Floyd
Rifles and Hussars, of Macon, expect 10
take seventy-five men each. including Off
GERS, to New York TO attend the Dewey
reception.
JACKSON. MISS, September 22.-Ad-
jutant-General William Henry, Colonel
j.. n. Sudder, Judge Acknowledgement,
and Lieutenants Jones and Bushman,
members of the Governors staff, and the
Walthall Guards. of Meridian, forty
strong. leave Sunday morning to repre-
sent the state Of Mississippi at the cele-
bration in honor of Admiral Dewey.
A SALUTE FROM CALIFORNIA.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, September q
Governor Gage to-day issued orders TO
the Adiutant-G General to fire salute OF
seventeen guns upon the arrival oi Al
miral Dewey in New York
COGHLAN WILL GREET HIM.
SEATTLE, WASH, September 2.-Cap-
tain Coghlan. commanding officer of the
por, Orchard Dry-DOck, was to-day or
dered East to attend the Dewey recep-
tt9n. He was in command OF the RaleiAn
during the battle Of Manila.
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