Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON Oct 90

Tuesday night do not differ in any re-
spect from the arrangements which
have given satisfaction in past years.
The bulletins of the United Associated
Presses and OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company will be received
over the White House special wire, as
also personal dispatches from friends
of the President in various States. Two
years ago the President went to his
country home at Woodley on election
night and the more important bulle-
tins were transmitted to him over the
long distance telephone by Private Sec
retary Thurber. This method may
perhaps be repeated this year, as the
Woodley residence has been complete
ly repaired and all the ravsges OF the
recent storm have been etfaced.
"What kind of weather will there be
on election day? was asked an official
of the weather bureau to-day. MY be-
lief is that it will be pleasant all over
the country. The storm which ragged
Yesterday and last night throughout
the Central West is going off into the
Atlantic by way Of the st. Lawrence,
and no trace of it will remain after to
night. So far as can see now there is
nothing from which another storm is
likely to develop before Tuesday, so
that unless the unexpected happens |
say we shall have good weather on
election day."
Bets indicate nothing but the feelings
of the bettors. AT every election since
1872, the odds at the commencement
of every Presidential campaign and up
TO the close thereof have been in favor
of the defeated candidate. They have
been in favor of Mckinley all through
the present campaign, and are so yet,
but bets are more easily placed now
than week ago; indeed democrats are
now on the lookout for offered odds,
which they call ''soft snaps" and are
swapping them up witch ayidity. Nc
Kinley money is all from New York,
where nothing is heard or seen that is
not for gold, but that even republicans
here see the handwriting on the wall is
evidenced by the fact that one of them,
who is at the headquarters of his party
every day, handed hundred dollar
note to democratic friend to-day with
the request that he would bet it for
him on Bryan. At democratic head
quarters confirmatory intelligence of
the favorable news from Ohio and In
diana was received, and every body
there seems to be confident of Bryan's
election. At republican headquarters
the fear is expressed that MIR.
Hanna's money has been placed
where it would do the most good to
those into whose hands it was entrust
ed, and consequently not where it
would Go the most good TO Mr.. McKin-
lev. The loss Of Delaware from the re-
publican column is also conceded
there. A Treasury official told the GA
zETTE's correspondent to-day that the
opinion there in respect of the proba-
BILE result of the election had changed
very much of late, and that now the
prevalent belief there is that Bryan will
be elected, and worse still, that Ken
tucky's vote will be cast for him.
The Virginia democratic association
has commenced issuing certificates on
which the railroads are issuing half. fare
tickets to Virginians DESTROYS of going
home to vote next Tuesday.
w. II. Duncan was appointed post
master at Malone, Giles county, Va,
to-day, vice J. G. Avis, resigned.
Among those at republican head
quarters here to-day were ex-Post-
master Agnew, of Alexandria, and
about fifty negroes, the latter receiving
free transportation to Virginia, where
they will vote for Mckinley next Tues
day.
Colonel Ike Hill, of Ohio, the demo.
cratic whip OF the U. S. House of Rep
resentatives, says the increased regis
tration in his State shows that the
democrats are in earnest there, and that
when that is the case good work may
be expected. The Colonel, who is
subscriber to the GAZETTE, says he cuts
the editorials out of that paper and
sends them to his two nephews, whom
he wants to Undue with the good and
true democratic spirit.
On Sunday next the Mt. Vernon
Railway company will commence run
ing regular trains to Falls Church, via
the Long Bridge. The cars that used
to run from the Aqueduct Bridge to
Falls Church will after that date 60 no
farther than Arlington.
The President to-day, because OF the |
prisoners age and i'll health, commut-
ed to five months actual Imprisonment |
the 800 days sentence of Slyvean Favre,
convicted Of assault in the District of |
Columbia.
Extensive repairs Gre to be made to
the shops at the Norfolk navy yard.
At large labor meeting held here |
last night one of the speakers stated |
that during Mr.. Cleveland's present
term one fourth of the entire values of
the country had been lost and that two
hundred thousand industrious lsborers
are now seeking employment, but seek
ing it in vain.
The administration has friends to re-
ward as we'll as enemies to punish. The
Mr.. Wexford who has been appointed
deputy U. S. attorney for the eastern
district of Virginia. in place of MIR.
Mann, removed for being democrat,
S. people from Richmond here to-day
saw, gold bolter, and has followed
Mr.. Cleveland out of the democratic
party.
1t is now admitted by some of the
most prominent sound money demo-
,rsts in the State that it is likely the |
,ulk OF their vote will be cast for Nc |
;e Laliarad that tba nopGpr- |