Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON. Nav so. 1894.

correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON. May so. 1894
To-day was observed as a general
holiday here. Ali the government and
district offices were closed and though
the Capitol was open, the chambers of
both branches Of Congress and the Ii
braries and most of the committee
rooms of each were closed, and the
building presented a deserted appear
ance. The stores were open until one
o'clock. The hotels and restaurants
were open and were quite lively, put
as thousands of the residents OF the city
went to Arlington and other federal
cemeteries, to Alexandria, Mount YER
non and other points on the river, the
afternoon was decidedly quiet. The
G. A. r., the federal veterans associa,,
ton. the District militia, white and
black, and the U. S. troops stationed
here marched to Arlington this morning.
Coxey's ragged army of tramps, re-
inforced by the $50 men under Gen,
erai" Calvin, marched into town and
decorated the Peace Monument, on
Pennsylvania avenue at the western
end of the Capitol grounds, with
wreaths OF evergreen and wild flowers.
The "army," was under the comman-
dership of Jesse a. Coxey, jr. They
were met at the Maryland avenue juno
ton bv committee of Washington
Coxeyites, principally negroes, who
acted as escort. The authorities of the
city, in anticipation of demonstration
by the commonwealers, had cautiously
stationed 30 policemen and four patrol
wagons near the monument, but every
thing went oil in the most orderly man
ner possible As the army marched
around the monument, giving three
cheers for Lincoln, some women in line
tossed flowers up on the sides of the
monument. Immediately after these
ceremonies, the army" marched back
10 Camp Bastile," without any dem
onstrayion OF popular interest in the
proceeding. The pedestalS of all the
statues Of federal officers in the city
were draped with I. s. flags and deco
rated with flowers Interest in the
celebration was increased by the per-
sonal participation of President Cleve.
land. who left the White House at noon
and drove directly to Arlington.
The various national medical societies
which form the congress of American
physicians and surgeons held separate
meetings this morning to hear papers
read on the particular subjects to which
each society is devoted. The most in
teresting, from popular standpoint, be-
inc paper entitled "Shall anything be
done by legal authority to prevent the
spread of tuberculosis.
A republican politician from the first
Virginia district, here.to day, says the
republican committee of that district
will meet at Irvington, Lancaster coun-
ty, early next month to name time and
place for holding a convention to NOM
inate republican candidate for Con-
gress in that district; that Fredericks-
burg, he thinks, will be the place, and
that Mr.. Tyler of that town will proba-
bly, be the nominee, though Judge Sen
er can have it if he so desires He
says the populists will support any
body against the democratic nominee.
He says Mr.. Tyler has clean record,
and can we'll afford an expensive cam
paign, but III addition will be assisted
by both the national republican COM
mittee and the G.. a. r., the latter Ct
whom the present democratic congress
man from that district has provoked
by his antagonism.
Senator Vest, if he ever was one, is
not cuckoo now. He says he would
rather leave public life than sacrifice
his self-respect by approaching the
President on the subject OF patronage,
as Mr.. Cleveland has given him to I'M
derstand, in the most offensive manner.
that he does not desire his advice in
regard to appointments. There is no
doubt of the fact that though the Pres
ident rendered himself exceedingly I'M
popular with the democratic members
of Congress during his first term, he is
infinitely more so now, and the sup
port he receives from them now is al
together on political, and not at all per
sonal grounds. So offensive was he
to the late Senator Barbour of Virginia,
that the latter told friend he would
not be a candidate for reelection if
Mr.. Cleveland were renominated.
Two hundred delegates from different
parts of the country are here to attend
the annual meeting of the association
of railway accountants, which began
this morning. No business was trans
acted to-day, and an adjournment was
ordered until tomorrow.