Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-31
SOLDIERS MAY Be DELAYED
Iowa Volunteers May Not Arrive on Nov, 9
as Anticipated
MUSTER-oUT WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY
In that Event Their Arrival at COun-
ell Bluffs May be Deferred Until
the Day After Election
Day.
WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY

Since 1t has been learned that the muster
out OF the Fifty-first Iowa VIII not take
place until Thursday instead of tomorrow, as
first arranged it is the general belief mere
that the regiment cannot be brought 10
Council Bluffs on the morning OF November
6. Fears are entertained that the soldiers
may possibly arrive the next day, which
is election day and this. it is conceded.
would not do at all. This matter Will be
brought UP at the meeting Of the executive
| committee this morning and IL the sugges-
| tion OF some of the members Is followed,
! an effort will be made to have the regiment
| held in Denver for day so as not 10
bring it here until the day following elec-
tion; this to be done OF course in the event
that it is found impossible to land the SOL
diers here on the morning OF the 9th.
Word was received from Senator Gear
yesterday that he intended to be here on the
day of the reception and in his letter ne
asked that he be notified at once as soon
as it was known definitely the time OF the
arrival of the regiment In his letter ne
said all his political dates were fixed with
a proviso that they be cancelled II they IN
terfered with his being here on that day.
Secretary Tinley of the executive COM
mttee was directed yesterday to send spe-
cial invitation to General Funston Of the
Kansas volunteers to be here and take part
in the reception
At the meeting of the executive committee
Yesterday morning, Postmaster Treynor
was directed to write Governor Shaw and
have him send a telegram to the secretary
OF war to obtain permission for the COM
mander of the Department OF the Missouri
River to send to Council Bluffs on the da!
Of the reception one artillery piece anc
) accompanying men.
Thousands Will Come.
Adyices from all over the state indicate
that the attendance from outside towns OF
the day Of the reception will reach int
= the thousands and it is daily becoming
!: evident to the executive committee that som
! provision will have to be made to car
. for these visitors The matter was re
, ferred to E. H. Odell with instructions t
make a report as to the number of person
the hotels and restaurants can feed an
r to make such other arrangements as VIII
be necessary to care for the visitors. In
chairmen of all the several committees ar
I called to meet this morning with the ex
/ 1 ectiye committee to prepare the program
for, reception day.
= The official buttons were received her
= Sunday and were placed on sale yesterda!
: At the price of 10 cents there was no di1
d flculty in dsposing of them and hundred
q were sold long before noon. The button
n are to be seen on the streets on all side
/ The badge committee expects to sell
least 5000 in this city between this an
:. the day Of the reception.
is Chairman Casper and the decoration CON
at mittee were busy at work yesterday III
,e first place decorated was the executive con
l. mittee's headquarters In the Grand hote
9. The executive committee yesterday decide
70 to appropriate $700 for the use Of the de
IN Grating committee. The citizens are con
mencing to decorate and number OF bus
tz ness houses have their windows and sto
el fronts tastefully embelished with the nj
m n. tional colors, tricolor bunting and 9th
s. appropriate decorations. Chairman Gasp
n stated yesterday that every one who intend
a a decorating should order the material at on
b. as the supply in the city was running sho
e. and the stores should have time in Will
u to order a fresh consignment.
-. The following call was issued by Colon
as ]. j. Steadman, assistant chief marshal, ye
to terday:
as To all Assistant Marshals: / desire
II, ! meet all assistant marshas appointed
ca serve on reception of the Fifty-first Ioy
~ | November 6, at the office of the executi
ha committee Grand hotel, on Thursday eve
et ''''i'' p'e"7' j. ]. sTEADMAN.
ne Assistant Chief Marshal
nv Postmaster Treynor received the folio
hit ing telegram last night from w. H. FleI
it, ing Governor Shaws private secretaI
or eyes, get gun and get men,"