Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26

The story teleeraphed from Balti-
more that Mckinley would certainly
carry Maryland and that Washington
and Frederick counties would each give
ten thousand majority for the major
vas enjoyed not little in Baltimore
city yesterday at headquarters of the
CITY democracy. The total vote OF
rhese counties does not exceed that
much, if any. The State committee
secretary say both Washington aud
Frederick counties will give demo.
cratic majority and that Bryan will
come to Baltimore city with msj2ri-
ty. Chairman Rusk, Of the city com
mittee, has said since the meetings IN
Baltimore on the 10Th instant the po-
li,ical conditions in Baltimore had go
far improved that he thought the
electoral ticket WAS cut OF danger
Senator German is now giving per-
sonal attentit n to the details OF the
campaign in Maryland and has said
openly Maryland will be found in the
BRYAN electoral column in November.
Mr.. II. l.. Mcdonald, of this city,
has received letter from a gentleman
in Indianapolis giving description Of
the bulldozing methods used by the
Big Four railroad company at lndianap-
oils. Instances are given where demo-
Gratis were compelled TO sign circular,
of which the following is copy I'VE,
the undersigned, employed of the c.,
c., C. & St. l.. railroad, believing that
the election of any man to the high
Office of President of the United States
on free silver platform would be ruin
Gus to the country and against the best
interests of the wage eaner and, believ-
ing what the republican party enunciat-
Q 10 its national convention held at 81.
Louis, which speaks out strong for
stable currency, will, if put into execu
ton, rebound not only to the credit Of
US as railroad men, but TO the country
at large, do hereby pledge ourselves to
do all in our power TO defeat the candi
date nominated on free silver platform
and elect the men nominated at the
republican national convention held at
St. Louis" Mr.. McDoDald's CORES
pondent also gave the name of friend
and workman on the road who was and
always had been republican, and who
declared that he had signed the pledge,
but that forcing him to do 80 had made
him change his mind, and he and other
republican workingmen who had signed
intended to vote for Bryan.
A Baltimorean here to-day says there
are merchants in his city who believe
with Mr.. Jesse Grant that man Can
do better in these times by closing his
business and lending his money out on
good security. and that he knows several
who are acting upon that belief
The Virginia deWocratic association
of this city, at its nesting last night,
expelled Governor O'Ferraii from its
roll Of honorary members. There are
great many Virginians in this city, but
not one of them has been heard of so
far who doesn't condemn the Govern
or's recent action, but neither is there
one who is at all surprised at it.
A friend of Justice Field, of the U. S.
Supreme Court, talking to-day about
his increasing age and feebleness, said
the resson he did not resign, which he
could do On full pay, was his disincll-
nation to allow President Cleveland to
appoint his successor, but thet he would
resign as soon as another President
shall be elected, if he shall be alive at
that time.
This morning early at Brookland,
suburb of Washington, the house Of
Carrie Dobson, 8 colored woman,
caught fire while she was absent, and
her three small children were burnt to
death. A man sleeping in the house
WIS rescued with difficulty. The
bodies of the children, charred beyond
all recognition, nave been recovered.
O1e year ago to-day The husband Of
tls bereaved woman was killed By an
electric railroad accident. The origin
of the FIRE is unknown.
People from Alexandris couuty here
to-day say that though there has been
no horse racing on the tracks in that
county for six months, highway rob
berry and other crimes are more rife
there now than ever before, and that,
too, though the board of trade and the
newspapers of this city persisted in say
Ing that those tracks were the sole
cause of all the crime committed in that
county, as they drew the criminals
from the various parts of the country.
The reason, they say, crimes are so nu-
merous in Alexandria country is the
immunity with which they are con-
mItted and that that cannot ba prevent.
ed until the local officers be made of
better material, sud that that cannot
be done as long as the negroes have
majority Of the voters there.
Mr.. James E. Clements of Ale3sn'
dria county. Virginia, here to-day,
says his country which usually
gives two or three hundred republican
majority, will go for Bryan next 40
vember, and that he really believes
many of the col0red voters there will
cast Bryan ballots.
The business failures reported by
Bradstreet this week number 321; for
the corresponding week of last wear
they numbered 1913. But the republj-
cans and gold boilers persist in saving
there is revival of business and thai
business prospects are improving all
oyer the country.