Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WAcuDlcTON March 9

Virginia. The Colonel says he knows
nor cares any thing about the republi,
cans OF his State or what they intend
to do, but that judging from the way
those he hears talk, he supposes they
will nominate Mr.. Lurty for Governor.
He does know and care, however
about what the Virginia democrats are
going to do, and believes they will, as
thew ought to, nominate for Govern OF
Mr.. Hoge Tyler, who. though be
wouldn't set the "Jeems' fire with bis
brilliant craftsmanship, certainly could
not be of less account than some of the
men his State has had for her Govern.
or since the war.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Cannon oil
Utah presented petition from the
Changers of Pennsylvania and Virginia
for more equitable protection.
At the same republican meeting in
this city at which MIR. Agnew was en-.
dorsed for internal revenue collector Of
the upper district of Virginia, A. A.
Warfeld was endorsed for postmaster
at Alexandria.
Rain commenced falling here at $3.50
this morning, but with prospect held
out of clearing in the course OF the
day. Regiments of cavalry and other
troops have been marching up the ave-
nue. all the morning and there is no
cessation in the constant importing
stream of visitors.
1t was IL o'clock when the President
elect drove up to the White House in
the rain to make the customary formal
call. Quite crowd had collected near
the portico in anticipation of his arri
val, and hats were removed with q
slight cheer when be alighted, followed
by his secretary, Mr.. Porter, and Chair
man Bell, of the Inauguration commit
tee. Mr.. Mckinley acknowledged the
ovation by smilingly lifting his hat and
nodding to the assemblage, and then
walked quickly into the main corridor
whence he was at once ushered through
the stained glass screen to the Blue
Room, where President Cleveland and
Secretary Thurber stood expectingly
The hand grasp of the retiring Presi
dent was noticeably cordial in greeting
his successor, and while the two secreta
ries and Mr.. Bell drew aside President
Cleveland asked Interestingly regarding
Mrs. McKinley's health, and assured
Mr.. Mckinley that he would be able tt
take part in to morrow's physical or
deal in spite of the pain he was suffer
ing. The interview was brief, for the
President-elect had remained at the
White House last night until 10 O'Clock
discussing the Inauguration arrange
ments and the affairs of state which are
left over to worry him, and besides
the visit was purely one of courtesy il
acknowledgment of last nights hospi
tality. Within two minutes of his entry
the President.elec and those accompa
nying him drove away. Presiden
Cleveland and Secretary Thurber re
turned the call at noon.
The programme for the fireworks
display tomorrow night has beer
changed. Instead of commencing a
s o'clock the first salute of 100 aeria
guns will be fired at 7:30 sharp, anG
after that the display will continue
without cessation for fully an hour from
a point $50 feet northwest of the Wash
ington Monument. Another change
in the programme will be the illumina
ton of the Treasury, White House ant
State, War and Navy Departments by
maxical fire. 1t was originally in
tended to use the Capitol building fol
this illumination. A thousand pound:
OF secret composition will be burned
and will render the immediate vicinity
as bright as day. After the aerial fire
works Pennsylvania avenue from the
Capitol to Seventeenth street will be
Illuminated by colored fire. These fires
will burn for several hours.
While there are great many stran
gers here, members of the inauguration
committee say that neither the crowd
of spectators, nor the procession will
be as large as that of four years ago
While all the hotels are pretty full
none of them is crowded. The reason
is said to be the lack of money. There
are more street fakirs here, however
than ever before.
During the late hours of last nights
session of the House, when few mem
bers were present and of those many
were sleepy, Mr.. Meredith went around
among them and by personal appeal
got enough to vote for the ap
preparation contained in the sundry
civil bill for commencing the bridge
across the Potomac at Arlington. This
secures the appropriation, which
though small, only $500, will be in
creased by future congresses.
Congressman Walker, of Virginia,
when asked to-day if he had said in his
recent speech at Detroit that he re.
joiced at the defeat of the Confederacy
replied that what he said was that he
had lived long enough to believe that
the establishment of the Confederacy,
founded upon slavery and cotton would
have brought many ills upon the
people, and for that reason he is glad
it did not succeed. He doesn't expect
the democratic newspapers of his State,
he said, to approve what he says, and
doesn't care whether they do or not.
The deficiency bill as reported to the
House from the Senate, contains, among
others, the following appropriations for
Virginia: VIM. Bushby, of Alexandria,
SLIPS; John E. Febrey, of Fairfax coun-
ty, 1855; G. W. Grunnell, of Fairfax,
1924; Jesse Owens, of Alexandria.
81, 6SS; Mary F. Lewis, of Clarke coun-
ty, 81 .OO2; John Mulholland, Fairfax
county, $3.50; Rowena F. Vaughn,
Culpeper county, $50, and Matthew
Woodward, Prince William county,
$3.50.
Mr.. Anderson filed his bond as post.
master at Norfolk this morning and