The evening times., 1899-09-11
DEwEY's HoMEwARD JOURNEY
He Nay Visit the Azores En- Route
to New York.

In a telegram dated Gibraltar September
10, Admiral Dewey notifies the Navy De-
partment of his departure thence for New
York He said he would reach New York
on September %. The distance from Gi-
braltar to New York is about 1920 miles
and the Olympia can cover ii easily in from
twelve to fourteen days.
The Admiral in his message did not say
whether he would stop at any place on the
last stretch of his voyage, but as he has
given himself eighteen days the naval su-
thorities think he will be likely TO stop at
the Azores if the weather is such that there
will be no danger Of delaying his arrival at
New York
The work on arranging the details for
the local reception of the Admiral is in
creasing greatly as the time for his COM
ing approaches. and Chairman Moses. Vice
| Chairman Cox, and Secretary Van Wickle
are kept busy from early in the morning
until late at night comforting with the va
| rious chairmen of the committee.
The parade promises to be very large
affair and Chairman Rapley is receiving
notices every day of new civic and militia
ry bodies which will take part
The sale of seats for the reviewing stand
at Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. was begun at 1925 Pennsylvania Ave
nue. this morning and before noon 200 had
| been taken. The sale will be for commit
! teemen alone until Wednesday evening, and
! beginning Thursday morning the seats will
/ be sold to the public.
| So many enquiries have been received by
| Chairman Moses regarding when the Dewey
| souvenir medal will be ready that Mr.
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| subject. This letter will be mailed within
| a day or two to all persons who have sub
scribed for the medals. The medal will
not be ready before the latter part of the
month.
| Architect j. L. Smithmeyer has evolved
| a scheme for an arch decoration at the
east front of the Capitol which will be re-
| ferred to the executive committee at its
next meeting. His idea is that four Corin-
THAN columns be erected near the statue
! of Washington at the east front of the
| Capitol, which will be surrounded by
American eagles and festooned with flags
and bunting, aud that the candalebras at
! the east front of the Capitol also be fes-
| tooned with flags and bunting.
Adjutant General Samuel Dalton. repre-
senting the Governor of Massachusetts,,
called on Chairman Moses, of the Dewey
Reception Committee, this morning. and
stated that the governor OF his State and
| staff would attend the Dewey Reception
and would probably bring body OF troops
with them.
Acceptances to serve on the committees
to receive the Admiral have been receive
from United States Senators Fairbanks
and Lindsay, Admiral Bradford. F. E.
Chadwick, of the flagship New York, and
from Captain Sigsbee. who was in COM
mand of the Maine when she was destroy
| ed.
The subcommittee on military and naval
organizations will hold an important meet
ing at the Ames Building tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. The executive commit
tee of the general committee will hold q
meeting at the Ames Building at Ais to-
morrow afternoon. Chairman Moses urges
a full attendance as matters of great i'm
portance will come up and reports from
all committees are desired.