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COLOSSAL NAVAL PAGEANT
Great Parade of Warships In Honor of Dewey
at New York.
NATION PAYS GLORIOUS TRIBUTE
Over a Million People Witness the Grand and Inspir.
ing Scene Ashore and Aboard.
The great naval parade in honor of
Admiral Dewey occurred at new York
Friday afternoon.
No victorious king or prince, com¬
ing home from a successful war, ever
received such a magnificent ovation ns
overwhelmed the hero of Mauili Bay
ns he stood on the bridge of the
Olympia at the head of a magnificent
fleet of steel thunderera of the deep,
followed by a thousand vessels of
peace, each tiered and coated with
people, and sailed over the waters of
the upper bay and up the broad path¬
way of the sunlit river, whose banks
were gay with millions of flags and
streamers dancing in the wind.
The weather was ideal, the water
was rippled under the fresh wind that
held out flags straight nud jaunty, and
the wharves nud piers and rocky
heights and grassy knolls wore black
with frantic, enthusiastic people, who
strived weakly to make their shouts
heard above the perfect bedlam of
tooting whistles that accompanied the
admiral ashore and afloat.
As the tomb of General Grant on
Riverside driveway was reached, the
fleet paid its tribute to the memory of
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LATEST PICTURE OF ADMIRAL DEWEY.
the great warrior with a national salute
of twenty-one roaring guns. The fleet
then anchored and reviewed the almost
endless procession of craft that steamed
past, so burdened with humanity that
they looked as if they would turn tur-
tie before they got back to their piers,
Toward the end the parade became
disorganized, and it took hours for the
heterogenous flotilla to get by. Dark-
ness at last brought relief to the tired
admiral, who had stood on tho bridge
for six hours bowing his aokuowl-
edgments to the stentorian expression
of homage.
Remarkable Was the Demonstration.
New York has never witnessed be¬
fore anything approaching snob a won¬
derful, remarkable demonstration.
The Columbian naval parade, the ded¬
ication of Grant’s tomb and the recep¬
tion of the North Atlantic squadron
last fall, all pnle before this gigantic
ovation to the sailor, who, in a single
morning, destroyed an enemy’s fleet
without the lose of a man or a ship.
It is not beyond the mark to say that
three million people viewed the pa¬
geant from ashore and that a quarter
of a million -Were afloat.
When New York turned out to the
celebration Friday morning a light
haze hung over the harbor, but this
was sogu dissipated by the bright sun
which bathed sea and city in its bril¬
liant radiance.
MARK ADVISES GEORGE.
Senator Gives Notice That Admiral Won’t
IJe Presidential Candidate.
Ihe Pittsburg Post publishes the
following:
“United States Senator Mark Hanna
says tin 3 of the possibility of Admiral
Dewevfor the piesideucy:
“ ‘the practice of continually plaa-
ing the m»me of Admiral presidential Dewey ou the
prospective Met ef eaodi-
dates is indeoeat. It is an insult and
a grcit injustice to the hero ef Manila
bay himself, as he has frequency said
that nothing in the world would in-
dnee bin to run f° r president or any
other political office.’ ”
♦
People wlio went down the liay wore
lost in admiration of the display of
bunting along the water front.
On East river from the bridge to the
battery where the soiling craft lay in
droves the spars were covered with
such a mass of color as might be com¬
pared to a maple grown hillside in the
deep autumn. The tall spars of the
clippers were conspicuous for their
ensigns and signals. Every eraft in
the harbor was decked out from stem
to stern with all the grace and attrac¬
tiveness known to shippers.
It was exactly 1 o’clock, the bom-
fixed for the start, when the fleet, with
anchors shore-hove, began to move.
The ships hud swung to the flood tide
and were pointing down stream. They
faced about as on pivots, and headed
for the Hudson, followed by the long
line of vessels in civic parade.
When tho ships had straightened
rut for their journey across the upper
bay, the spectacle they made will ever
be treasured in the memory of those
"bo saw iL
Farracut’s l'lac Unfurled.
dust as the signal to weigh anchor
was given, a pull ou tho halyards
opened the roll and spread the four-
starred flag which Farragut flow as he
ran the fort in New Orleans. It was
the flag which was presented to Admi-
ral Dewey. As it broke upon the
breeze, sailors at their .stations and
tho marines on the quarter deck greet-
ed it with the hip, hip, hooray tve got
from our ancestors. The flag floated
proudly all through the pageant,
On the north beam of tho Olvrapia
was the escorting sbip Sandy Hook,
with the mayor and other dignitaries
aboard, and in her wake at intervals
of 400 yards, stretched out a mile
long, were the great towering war¬
ships, the armored cruiser New York,
the battleships Indiana and Massa¬
chusetts, cruiser Brooklyn, second-
class battleship Texas, the old wooden
Lancaster, the gunboat Marietta and
the Chicago, the flagship of the South
Atlantic squadron.
Old glory fluttered from each mast¬
head and tafliail. On each quarter of
the New Y'ork were the black low-
lined torpedo bouts, three on each
side. The rest of the procession
trailed out for miles. Slowly aud ma¬
jestically the procession moved.
Admiral Dewey went up on the after
bridge ns soon as the start was made
and remained there throughout the pa¬
rade, a heroic figure outlined agaiust
the skies for the thousands afloat and
ashore.
JACKIES ENJOY SMOKER.
s * ,lor » “'*> Marines (loyally Entertained
at the Waldorf-Astoria,
The sailors of the Olympia had a
night of joy in New York Saturday as
n fitting end to their day of triumph.
Its chief pleasures were a snpper, con-
cert and smoker served to thffrn in that
order in the Waldorf-Astoria. They
were there 1400 strong, on shore leave,
and free of ail reStridfions. With them
were twenty-five men from each of the
other ships at anchor in the river,
good fellows all, and selected on that
account.
The jackies enjoyed the program
immensely. They applauded each act
vigorously.
ASHHUKN. <;A . SATURDAY, OCTOBER (i ISM.
BOERS ADVANCE
TO BOUNDARY
Kruger’s Troops Prepare to Attack
the British Lines.
CLASH IS EXPECTED AT ONCE
Commander Joubcrt Gather# a
Strong Army On the
Frontiers.
A London special says: It is now
evident that Buffalo river, the north¬
eastern boundary of Natal, is to he
the opening scene of the war. In
view of its strategic value, Joshua
Joubert has taken personal command
of the Boer forces there, establishing a
strong line of pickets along the river
and has ordered tho natives to drive in
all the stock.
All tho available burghers in the
neighborhood have been requisitioned,
with the result that some two thousand
have mobilized at AVakkorstrom, the
chief poiut of mobilization there.
From nil points in the Transvaal,
Natal and Cape Colony came report*
of renewed military activity on tho
frontiers, and while the movement of
individual command as yet do not show
concerted plans, it is evident that the
narrow, wedge-like strip of Natal,
whoso apex is crowned with the omin¬
ous name of Mnjuba Hill, will be the
of the coining storm.
Late Saturday afternoon the Boers
established a camp at Scheepers Nek,
near Vryheld, and they will mobilize
a great force on tbe Buffalo river,
which the authorities at Dundee ex¬
pect will move across the border to
that point, probably at once.
It is is believed that a conflict at
this point will certainly occur within
a few days.
At the same time the Boers are col¬
lecting a force of 2,000 men under tho
notorious commandant, Oronjo, in the
Mulmani gold fields, near Matching,
where Colonel Baden-Powell is sta¬
tioned.
Dispatches from Tnli, Rhodesia,an¬
nounce that another force of burgh¬
ers is massed at Peitersbarg, fifty
miles south, and that outlying parties
are posted at all the drifts along the
Mimpopo river.
The Boors opeuly threaten to raid
Vryburg, in British Hoclmanaland, as
soon as hostilities opon, and The Kim¬
berly Advertiser complains of tbe
apathy of the Cape ministry in not
taking steps to present this.
AGUINALIM) TURNED DOWN.
7or Third Time OtU Refuses To Trent
With ltclxil liflader.
A -Manila special says: Aguinnldo’s
third attempt to shift his difficulties
into the field of diplomacy is a repeti¬
tion of tho other one or two, with an
impossible endeavor to obtain some
sort of recognition of his so-called
government.
The Filipino envoys had an hour’s
conference with General Otis Sunday
morning. They brought from Aguin-
ahlo a message that he desired peace,
and wished to send a civilian govern¬
ment commission to discuss the ques¬
tion.
General Otis replied that it was im¬
possible for him to recognize Aguinal-
do’s government in any way.
A STORY OF HORROR.
Fifteen PuHAeiitfem On An Kmigrunt Ship
l’erlwlunl In Wreck.
A Montreal special says: Two hun¬
dred and fifty scantily clad, baggage-
bereft men, women and children were
ou board of an intercolonial special
which steamed into Bonaventure Fri¬
day night. unrulier* They comprised the
greater of those who sailed
from Liverpool on September 14th on
board the steamship Seotinan bound
for Montreal, which was wrecked ou
the shores of tbe Straits of Belle Isle,
on the morning of the 21st. It was
not only a tale of shipwreck that they
had to tell, but one of death, of suf-
fering and pillage. Fifteen, nt least,
of the Scotsman’s passengers perished,
I’UISONEUS ARE RELEASED.
Filipino* Deliver 1/p Fourteen Americans
Whom They Captured.
Advices from Manila state that the
insurgent commissioners arrived at
Angelas Saturday and stated the pris¬
oners were following.
Home hours later fourteen American
prisoners, all enlisted soldiers, were
delivered up by the Filipinos.
It is reported from Iloilo that the
Tagals have arrested Virayan, a gen-
eral, charging him with being a trai-
tor. 'Tribal discord, it is added, is
growing. have Many of the rebel soldiers
revolted, many European prison-
ers escaping in the meanwhile.
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WMhi ' i « t(m Accords Grand Re¬
ception to the Admiral.
warmly greeted by president.
Journey From Now York Wan Market!
IS.v TmnoiulouM Ovations All
AIoiik tho Llm*.
Admiral Dewey left Now York Mon¬
day afternoon for Washington. Tho
journey was one of continual ovation.
It was said liy the railroad officials
and trainmen that the most remark¬
able demonsrtation that has ever taken
place nloug the lino was witnessed on
the run. Every town turned out its
full population, and every house and
crossroads settlement was turned in¬
side out to see the flying special pass.
Admiral Dewey was particularly
touched all along the lino by the num¬
ber of children who turned out to see
him. They -formed a very large part
of the crowd in every town, and
wherever there was a echoolhouse the
children had evidently been given a
special recess to come out mid cheer
the train. There was another large
crowd of children at Baltimore, aud
Admiral Dewey, who had come to the
rear platform for the sixth or seventh
timo on the trip, said to the trainmas¬
ter, who was standing by him, that he
felt more touched and complimented
by the attention of tho children than
by almost any other thing that had
happened since his return to America.
Great preparation had been made in
Washington for the admiral’s recep¬
tion, and the occasion was made the
.greatest tribute ever paid by Wash¬
ington to any individual. After the
preliminary welcome in New- York,
itself unsurpassed in its kind, it re¬
mained for the highest and greatest in
the official world to hold out tho hand
of greeting to the famous admiral, and
to join with the people who are to be
his fellow-citizens in bidding him wel¬
come.
The decorations in the city were
elaborate; Pennsylvania avenue was
.me mass of colored banting along tbe
entire line of march from the station
to the white house.
The prow of tho white Olympia pro¬
jected in hold relief from tho stand at
the head of Pennsylvania avenue,
whereon stood Dewey, the central
figure of the demonstration. Ou the
facade of the newly completed general
postoffice building flamed fortli two
Inscriptions set in electric points, the
one reciting the famous message of the
president, directing Dewey, then 10,-
000 miles away in tho far east, to go
forth to destroy the Spanish fleet, and
the other setting out the famous admi¬
ral’s direction to the lamented Grid-
Icy: “You may Are when yon lire
ready, Gridiey,” which marked an
epoch in the history of the United
Stntes.
Twelve thousand members of civic
organizations paraded before him, be¬
side tons of thousands of non-orgau-
ized citizens, nml in a roar of cannon
rockets, the blaze of red fire, tho
thunderous cheering of the populace,
and the wnrm greeting of the head of
tbe nation, Dewey civme to tho nation¬
al cnpital to a welcome such ns has not
been known there hitherto.
Previous to these demonstrations
Admiral Dewey was escorted to the
white house, where ho was welcomed
and greeted by President McKinley
and all the officials at tbe national
capital.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Ll«t of New Industrie* KntubtilHed the
I’Mt Week.
The industries reported for the past
week inolude, among the more import¬
ant, cigar factories in Georgia and
Kentucky; a clothing factory, capital
$150,000, in Kentucky; a construction
company in Virginia; cotton mills in
Georgia and the Carolines; a creamery
aud cold storage plant iu Texim; a dis¬
tillery in Kentucky; electric light and
power plants in North Carolina; a
flouring mill in Georgia; u furniture
factory (rebuilt) iu East Tennessee; a
handle aud spoke factory in North
Carolina; an ice factory iu Georgia; u
knitting mill in North Carolina; a
lumber mill in West Virginia; three
mining companies in Arkansas; tele-
phone companies in Kentucky, Ten-
nessee and Texas Tradesman (Cbat-
tanooga, Term.)
ENCOUNTERS WITH REBELS.
Fourth Infantry Kngliiiefit Kept Utiuf
l»y tile Filipino*.
A Manila special says: The Fourth
infantry regihieut, Major Frice com¬
manding, has had a series of encoun¬
ters with the insurgents about linns
during the past few days. The na¬
tives were led, it is supposed, made by a
former mayor of Imus, and a
general attack upon the American
lines from linns to Bitcoor. A cap-
tain and a coporal of tho American
forces were killed and eight were
wounded. A Filipino colonel is known
to have been killed,
Major Price requested Rear Admiral
Watson to send two gunboats.
Admiral Dewey Reviews a Great Host oY
Patriots at New York.
FIFTY THOUSAND IN LINE
Event Unparalleled and
o( Modern Times.
Schley Divides Honor* With
Hero of Manila.
The laud parade iu New York Sat¬
urday iu honor of Dewey cupped tb»
climax. Tbe city, stute aud nation
united iu one vast demonstration wor¬
thy of the hero of Manila. Fifty
thousand men were in line and the air
was torn with tho shouts of millions.
The naval parade of Friday w»h » mag¬
nificent aud superb apectnclo, bn* the
wonder of modern times was the great
laud parade which occurred Haturday.
Thousands of brave men of our
land nml sea forces, militia of fifteen
states and the veterans of the civil
and Spnnish-Americnn wars swelled
the procession and gave it the dignity
in size that it boasted in sentiment.
Walls ef people, miles long, stretched
down the line of march on either side,
a dense, impregnable mass. Fifth
avenue from Fifty-ninth street to the
Washington arch at Fourth street,
where the- parade disbanded, was sol¬
idly packed with spectators, who over¬
flowed into the buildings and win¬
dows and on to the roof lines, sat in
embrasures and crowded scaffolding.
Along Broadway where it crossed
the avenue the skyscrapers were as
crowded at the top as at the bottom,
and for blocks down tho intersecting
streets tenants hung from the win¬
dows and fire escapes, aud multitudes
of them were on the roofs lying flat on
their stomachs peering down. For
hours they waited patiently aud good
uaturedly to see Dewey, and wheu
they saw him they waited ou uncon¬
sciously for three hours and a half
while the whole procession passed.
The first ceremony of the day was
the presentation from the city hall of
a gold loving cup to tho admiral by
Mayor Van Wyck in bebalf of the city
of New York.
I’ll nt (Id ItcffliiM.
Seventeen aerial bombs from the
ton of tho Waldorf Astoria heralded
tho approach to the reviewing stand
in Madison Square. Jackies of the
Olympia inarching rank on rank nt.
the head of the column, their appear-
anco being the signal for great cheer-
ing.
The commander was on foot, walk-
ing in front of his moil as army offi¬
cers do. A squad of sailors dragging
a rapid-fire six-pounder brought up
tbe rear of the Olympia battalion.
Then came the hero, the admiral,
and tho officers of tlm float. All were
in open barouches and at their head
was the man of the hour. Mayor Van
Wyck sat beside Admiral Dewey in
tbe carriage. The front seat was bank¬
ed with beantifnl floral pieces.
The admiral wsh recognized on the
instant and the cheers and hurrahs
that lind greeted tho Olympia’s men
seemed tame compared with the shout
they raised.
The gallant captains of tho ships on-
gaged in (lie destruction of Montejo’s
Meet, except poor Gridiey, who died a
month after the battle, followed and
also got a rousing welcome.
Tbe three admirals, Howison.Huiup-
son und Philip, as they redo by with
their brilliantly accoutred stnffs, were
easily recognized and got flattering
applause, as did many of the popular
officers of the north Atlantic sqnadron.
The governors of the several atates,
who rode in carriages, though many
of them were popular anil would have
received big demonstrations at any
other time, passed almost unnoticed,
The crowds would have none of them,
'They yearned only for the bras* but¬
tons and gold lace of military and na¬
val heroes and would have nothing and
clue. Both Major Geuerul Miles
Major General Merritt got ovations.
But it was Rear Admiral Hchlcy who
divided the honors with tho central
figure of the day.
DEPARTMENTS ORDERED CLOSED.
WftftiiirifftonlanB (liven a t » Fnr-
tinlpatn In Dewey (J«r«monl<*»u
The president issued the following
exeentive order Friday:
“It is hereby ordered that tbe suv-
eral executive departments, the gov
ernment printing offlse and the navy
yard aud station at Washington, be
alosed on Tuesday, October 8, to
able the employes to participate in the
ceremonies attending the reception of
Admiral Dewey, U. 8. N., and the
presentation of a sword of honor to
him as authorized by a joint resolu-
tion of congress, approved June 3,
1898. WirmixM MoKinuet.”
NO.
Ho received a demonstration second
only to that of Dewey. People all
along tho line fairly arose at sight of
him, shouting their already lacerated
throats to the breaking point.
"Hurrah for the hero of Santiago.’*
"There is the man that smashed
Ocrvera’s fleet."
"flip, hip, hurrah for Schley,” and
kindred cries came from all parts of
the line.
In upper Fifth avenue some euthai-
astic lady threw 1dm a handful of
rosea. They lauded fairly in the car¬
riage. The admiral leaned forward,
picked them uji mol lifted them to his
lips. Instantly all the ladies iu the
balcony seemed possessed with the
desire to have their flowers similarly
honored and ho was fairly bombarded.
Many of the (lowers fell into tho
slreot, only to bo caught up by eager
spectators and carried to the carriage.
Before ho got to Madison square, Ad¬
miral Schley sas up to his aims in
flowers.
The marines aud sailors of the north
Atlantic squadron, eight battalions of
them, attracted much attention.
Governor Roosevelt, riding a spir¬
ited black horse nt the head of the na¬
tional guard of New York and sur¬
rounded by brillinutiy uniformed offi¬
cers, rccoived a hearty ovation from
one end of the lino to the other.
The national guard of all the states
made a brilliant showing aud were
evidently proud of their appearance
and of the reception they received.
Before Madison Square was reached
Admiral Dewey and tho receiving par¬
ty, in carriages, passed the front of
the procession and alighted at tho re¬
viewing stand opposite Twenty-sixth
street, anil took their places iu the
boxes reserved for them. There for
the first time tho admiral saw the
great arch of victory erected in his
honor. Captain Coghlun and Captain
Willies joined him a moment later, tho
crowds cheering like mad. Here the
admiral reviewed the entire parade.
Admiral Schley was very wnrmly
received nt tho reviewing stand. Ho
smiled constantly and bowed to right
and left. He and General Miles both
carried bouquets of (lowers presented
by some enthusiasts ou tbe line of
march.
The greatest applause given to any
of the military organizations was ac¬
corded to the crack Tenth I’onnsylva-
uin regiment, which got back from the
the Philippines a short time ago. This
regiment marched in the regulation
khaki uniform which they wore during
their service before Manila, The
ciders, torn to tatters, sot tbe crowd
wild with enthusiasm.
Next to tho reception to ttio Tenth
Pennsylvania was that, to tho Georgia
troops, who marched by with slate
and national colors flying to the tune
of “Dixie,” They were loudly oheer-
ed.
About 000 Veterans of tho civil war
were in the parade and about 200 of
those were Grand Army mon.
There wore several thousands of
veterans of tho Spanish war. Most
of them wore their service elothes and
were repeatedly cheered,
Tbo unarmed section passed quickly
in review and the parade was ovor. ft
had taken just three hours and twonty-
sight minutes to pass. The first body
of the admiral's sailors passed hiiu at
2:12 p. in. The lust man in lino went
by at 5:40 p. m.
Hardly bad tbe ambulances, which
brought, up the rear, pulled under tho
arch when squadron “A” galloped infb
place for the admiral, ready to escort
him to his hotel.
Saturday night a smoker given at
the Waldorf-Astoria to the saflors of
tho Olympia concluded New York’s
wonderful reception of Admiral Dewey
and his men.
Admiral Dewey was very tired at
the end of the parade. Ho was driven
at unco to the residence of Manager
Boldt, of tho Waldorf-Astoria, escorted
by squadron “A," and accompanied
by Mayor Van Wyck. Ho dined with
bis lieutenants, Brumby and Caldwell.
Admiral Dewey did not attend tho
“smoker.” He was feeling too fa¬
tigued to leave bis apartments, aud re¬
tired at, 10:15 o’clock.
BLOOD FLOWS IN VENEZUELA.
JUibnlw ami tiovonimont Troops Have
Many Torriftto Fiicountei’H,
The state department lias received a
dispatch from the United Htates con¬
sul at Puerto Oabello, Veuezula, iu
which he gives a summary of the sev¬
oral encounters between tbe gov¬
eminent aud rebel forces in that oouu-
try.
In one of the collisions in the town
of Cordero General Castro was attack-
ed by nearly 5,000 government troops
under Fernandez. His foroe oousist-
ed of abont 3,000 men. A terrible
battle was fought, reports placing the
loss of the government at nearly 1,500
killed and wounded.