The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-10-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL IN GALA
ATTIRE IN HONOR OF DEWEY.
he is the Center of Attraction and the
Ovation rendered Him Has Never
Been Equaled In the History of the
RepubIIc--Some Territory News
Special to the Ardmoreite.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Washington, Oct. 3.-The arrival
Of Admiral Dewey, the hero of
Manila Bay, has diverted attention
from public business. Cabinet Off
GERS and the under officials of the
departments have paid particular
attention to the receptions rendered
the foremost admiral of the world by
the people of a grateful nation.
Many Of the members of the cabinet
and assistant secretaries visited New
York last week and witnessed the
pageantry of the metropolis of the
nation in honor of Admiral Dewey.
This week they have returned to
Washington to participate in the
festivities of the national capital in
honor of the same man. The most
magnificent parades ever witnessed
in the capital of the nation were seen
Monday and Tuesday. Forty thous-
and mon III line including Major
General Miles, commanding thearmy
Of the United States; Adjutan. Ge5.-
ara- Cor5ln; governors OF the various
states and their S,aHs in brilliant
uniforms, and cabinet officers and
assistant secretaries riding in er.
riages presented magnificent me
as they swept up Pennsylvania we
nue. from the white house I the
capital. Fhe buildings along tie line
of march were superbly decorated
with flags, buntings and photo
graphs.
Last night when the admiral ar
rived the city was ablaze with pyro-
technics. The suggestion of Presi-
dent Mckinley that there be plenty
of red fire was adhered tC, rigidly.
The rockets and fireworks exceeded
anything of the kind heretofore seen
in Washington. 1t was the grandest
ovation ever given gre at man, and
probably exceeded anyt ning that will
ever again occur in the national
capital, certainly for years to come.
The attraction of today was the
presentation OF the tword purchased
by act of congress as national gift
to the great admiral. Itwas an occa-
sion absolutely Unprecedented and
of the greaf est historical Importance.
Secretary # the Navy Long, standing
on the front steps of the capitol
handed the sword, richly set in
| Jewels aud elaborately engraved,
embleInatic of the nations gratitude
for the patriotic and courageous
deeds performed on May 1, 1898, to
| Admir- i Dewey. He smiled, bowed
his Jpreciltion and rendered his
thanl to the admin stration, con-
gress and to the country for a recog-
milton which he declared surpassed
even his most vivid Imagination.
J Admiral Dewey is to remain in
Washington to give advice to the
president in regard to conditions
existing in the Philippines. Indeed
his views as to the permanent reten-
ton or the relinquishment of the
authority of the United States there
| is expected to have great weight in
shaping the policy of the admins
tration. Admiral Dewey, however,
is an expansionist. He believes in
holding the entire group and it can
be stated in advance that if the
president is to follow his ideas he
will advocate the retention of every
foot of the archipelago ceded to the
United States in the treaty of Paris
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