Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-17

campaigning trip in the eth. the Win
chester district Of Virginia, says the
conservative estimate Of the majority
for HAYS, the democratic candidate for
Congress there, is four thousand.
Everybody about democratic head
quarters to-day seems to be in good
spirits. Intelligence has been received
there to the effec. that Ohio, Kentucky,
Michigan aud Illinois will go for Bryan
and Sewell.
The State Department has been re-
quested to assertion if young man
named Matthew Kersey, a native Of
Alexandria, Va, is confined in prison
in Cuba.
A great stir has been created in the
European wine trade by the throwing
upon the market, at auction, in one
sale. OF 10000 dozen quart bottles OF
champagne. Consul Meeker, at Brad
form, in reporting the fact TO the State
Department, says that this wine which
is first quality French vintage, was
taken in trust by New York banking
house from a celebrated wine firm Of
New York, and finding it necessary to
realize they preferred to sell it
abroad rather than upset values AT
home. AT ret-.i 10 the United States
this wine would bring from $3.50 900 TO
100000, but the British and French
experts, who feel that it is very Sc
rious thing that so much champagne
should be thrown 90 the market at one
time and in such manner predict that
q. rot ra.1.ya cra 81 0D0
Otto Brown, who said he was from
Annapolis Junction, Md, attempted 10
commit suicide here this morning in
restaurant on Pennsylvania avenue by
stabbing himself twice in the left side
and breast. His condition is critical.
The democratic committee has received a
poll OF Iowa. which shows majority OF not
less than 81 200 Tor Bryan. In relation 20
the situation these reports received to-day
| from the national committee say: The re.
| publican managers nave become so badly
frightened over Iowa that they have not only
| been compelled within the past three days 10
| plscc several hundred thousand dollars i'll that
| state, and have also be n compelled 10 resort
to the usual Mckinley suhterfuge Of claiming
| everything. a republican morning newspa
per. having a mortgage OF 81 5000 on Major
most versatile correspondent into that State
Tor the purpose Of manufacturing Mckinley
msjoIty out Of an adverse majority of 900
II is known positively at national democratic
headquarters that the asst republican poll Of
Iowa gave that Stsi / Bryan by 1000 ma
jority This expla the solicitu1c for Iowa,
Secretary Walsh, 9 hc national democratic
committee, has in h:s possession complete
poll of that State, competed within the past
week II shows tLAG Bryan will carry Iowa
By majority OF not l,ss than 81 900, and it
may exceed 47,0J0 The poll shows re
publican DETECTION for Bryan in every counts
af the State. This Detection runs from 80 to
1900 in every county in the State. The
banner republican counties in the State are
those most seriously affected, and they vii! 60
6 for bryan The republican poll concede:
| 10000 republican, - Bryan; the democratic
poll shows ~ 900 republicans in the State as
being for Bryan. What IS more, republicans
are coming over every day in every county,
/ while the list OF democrats who have been in
J cined to vote for Palmer is growing less, and
the indications are that not more than 1000
gold democrats will DO found IN the State in
November.