Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gaze

Correspondence OF the Alexandra Hazette.J
The L. S. Commissioners to the Brus-
sells international Exposition OF 1897
have appealed TO manufacturers and
producers to seize the opportunity for
introducing their products in foreign
markets. Applicants for space will be
received until January Isl and exhibits
must be in place by April 10.
The President to day granted par
don to Joseph O'Leary, of the District
of Columbia, sentenced to 30 days in
Jail for two cases OF assault and carry
ing concealed weapons.
West Virginia is classed among the
close States, but banker there, who Is
also largely interested in lands and
mines, sent commission here to-day
TO bet $4,000 that the State would 90
for BRYAN. One bookmaker here de.
clined TO wager any thing on West Nir.
GINA, and an effort will be made TO
place the bet in Baltimore this evening.
A member OF a labor organization in
this city told the GAZETTE's correspon-
dent to-day that judging from the talk
among the workingmen here they are
all now for Bryan, and that as they
talk here, so they do all over the coun-
try, but, said he, they are very uncer
s4in, and what they may do next Tues
day no one can now tell. Money, be
said, is a great thing, and he heard il
was being scattered broad cast in the
close States.
The republicans claim Maryland for
their own; indeed they claim every
thing, but by doing so they exhibit
their alarm. A Baltimore republican
here this morning says the talk about
that city going for Mckinley amounts
to nothing. He hopes it will, but he
knows too much about it to believe
anything of the sort. Why, said he,
there are twelve thousand more votes
registered there now than were polled
last year, and that shows that the dem
ocrats who didn't vote then are going
! TO vote now. Baltimore, said he, is a
democratic city, and is going to be so
next Tuesday. Senator German was
at democratic headquarters here to-
day. He spoke in Baltimore again last
night, and says there will be democrat
ic speaking there every night this week,
and that the workingmen there have
as good sense as any other people and
doubt the sincerity of the great interest
the plutocrats Of both parties have sud-
denly developed in their behalf. He
says Bryan will carry Maryland by a
gratifying majority.
So far as can be learned from the best
sources Of information the rumors put
in circulated on Wall Street to day as
to the probability Of a warlike message
from the President on Cuban affairs and
possible extra session Of Congress
have no foundation in fact and were
set afoat for stock jobbing purposes
only.
The President to-day filed the va
cancy at Windsor, Ontario, caused by
the dismissal Of Consul Thatcher, by
the appointment OF julius G. Lay, Of
the District OF Columbia, now vice con-
sui at Ottawa. Samuel NJ. Simmons,
of Texas, vice consul at Piedras Neg.
ras, Mexico is promoted to consul at
the same place, vice Jesse w. Sparks,
deceased, and John F. Walls, of Louisi-
ana, is promoted TO the consulate AT
Matamoras, Mexico, vice John b. Cor
man, OF Georgia, deceased.
1t is stated here that among the
tricks that are vain to which the re-
publicans and boilers in Virginia will
resort in order to prevent the secrecy
of the ballot in that State next
Tuesday, will be to supply every
one of their voters with a piece
of soft paper of the size of the
ballots, which they will place under
the ballots when they mark them in
the booths, so that the marks if made
with hard pen or pencil will be i'm
pressed upon them, and that these
pieces so impressed will be returned to
the tally keepers.
Mr.. George c. Gorham, the ex-editor
of the late Washington Republican and
one of the best informed politicians in
the country, says Mckinley will not
carry eight States. Congressman
Lafevre of Ohio, says that State will
give Bryan large majority, and MIR,
Beriah Wilkins says if Ohio doesn't go
democratic he will never prophesy
again. Senator Faulkner got letter
from Chairman Jones of the national
democratic committee at their head
quarters in Chicago to-day, stating that
the fight is already won and Bryan
elected, as the workingmen are going to
vote for their own interests.