Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra GaEettel
Washington, May %.

Washington, May %.
People from Fredericksburg here to-
dav say that Judge Ashton Of King
George county will be an independent
democratic candidate for the legislature
FROM that county and Stafford at next
falls election. go,
1t is understood here that there will
be republican supervisors in the STU,
3rd. 2nd, oh and possibly the 4th dis
tricts of Virginia, and democratic, 10 the
LIST. 9TH, 9th, 9Th and possibly the 10th.
Prominent democrats here say it is
right that the whole national commit
tee of their party should meet in St.
Louis, rs it has been called to dc, and
that Mr.. Wall, the committeeman from
Wisconsin, who declines to attend it,
was opposed to both the platform and
ticket at the Chicago convention in
1896, and that it is we'll for the party
that he will be absent from the meet
ing referred to, which, OF course, will ap,
prove both that ticket and platform,
and will make arrangements to pro-
mote the success of both.
Chairman Ellyson of the Virginia
State democratic committee was here
for short time yesterday, some OF his
friends said, on his way to St. Louis to
attend a called meeting of the national
democratic committee.
Senator Martin of Virginia, accom-
panied by Judge Sener and Messrs.
Embrey and Row Of Fredericksburg,
called at the War Department this
morning to see about the proposed ma
tional park near Fredericksburg. They
were informed that Col. Luddington of
the quarterma ster's department would
look over the grounds on the Dist prox-
imo, and Secretary Alger subsequently,
Us he had an engagement in Michigan
On that day.
Elk Congressman Bowden. now clerk
of the U. 5. courts tor the eastern dis
trict of Virginia. is here today, and
Judge Waddill, of the same district,
will be here this evening.
The crowd here today was not large,
but that it would be, was not expected.
At the botels it is said none of the
guests came to the jubilee, and most of
the people seen on the north sidewalk
of Pennsylvania avenue were negroes
and fakirs. The only strangers here
we're people from the neignboring
country and towns, and the city of
Alexandria, from which by far came
the largest number. The general i'm
preston is that the jubilee is failure.
The celebration commenced in the
morning with the ringing of church
bells and the blowing OF steam whistles
and by salutes from government yes.
sells and army posts nearby. At
noon salute of Is guns-one for
each State-wss fired. In the after
noon there was parade, re-
reviewed by the President and his
cabinet, the District com missioners and
the diplomatic corps from q stand in
fs1pt OF the White House. The Fourth
Immune regiment just returned from
Cuba; the artillery from Fort Wash.
ington Sheridan's Point: the cavalry
rom Augusta, Georgia, and Fort
Myer, the local military, veterans OF
the Spanish war, and militia from sew
eral States, were in the line. Tonight
there will be fire works in the grounds
surrounding the Washington monu'
ment at which the President and his
cabinet will be present and witness un-
der an American flag nearly 400 feet
long, suspended at high altitude by
balloons, reproduction OF the battle of
Manila on an artificial lake, in which
700 men will engage.
The President has ordered Charles
Aver Whipple 70 paint full length
life size portrait of Mrs. Mckinley for
the White House. Mr.. Whipple is just
now putting the finishing touches on
his picture OF President Mckinley,
which is also destined to remain per-
manently 10 the White House.
The horse ridden by General Hawley, the
chief marshal of the jubilee parade hero, is
Black Prince beautiful coal black horse,
raised on the stock farm of Mr.. Nelson Con
rad of Prince William county, Virginia
Governor Tyler o. Virginia was here yes.
terday With his son, Captain Heath, whose
command has just been mustered out of
service.
Among the military ia the parade today
we're Captains King and Atkinson ard Sur
geon Smith of alexandria. and some Of the
other officers Of the Third Virginia regiment.