Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WARRINGTON. Sept. Z.

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was passed making today legal holi-
day il the District Of Columbia and the
Territories has labor's pleasure day
been so universally observed by all the
workmen's organizations. All the de-
partments OF the government were
closed, ali the trades were suspended
and the whole city's labor population
was given over to amusement seeking.
Closely following circus procession III
the morning there was parade OF the
unions mastering over 5000 mel.
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and TIN street
were crowded AID large crowds visited
the various resorts up and down To-
Potomac where boat and bicycle races
and other sports were OF continuous
occurrence. Numerous skilled ar'i-
sans in the government employ al OF
wnom were included under the civil
service regulations n: President Glove
lands order OF My Is participated il
the parade e. we'll rs several Baltimore
unions.
A New England democrat here TO-
dav, talkiog about the recent election 10
Vermont, said ne Was surprised that the
republican majority there at the recent
election was not larger tnan
it was. He laughs at the idea
of that being farmers State, and Gays
If the people there had 10 live on the
products OF the land they would stafve
10 death, garden truck and maple sugar
being the chief OF Eucn products. he
also SAYS the real democrats there felt
az though they mad no ticket in the
Seld. and therefore TOOK no interest IL
Inc election, "a the so-called democrat
ic candidate for Governor il protec-
ZIONIST and 3 gold standard man. He
also says there are ten thousand pur-
chasable votes in Vermont, and that
the republicans bought every one Of
them. In this connection it may be
said that the national democratic com
nittee abandoned New England from
the frat, and have placed their hope
entirely upon the Western and South
ern States.
A private letter received here to day
from the chairman Of the democratic
comuittee Of Ohio, aays that State il
safe for Bryan by large majority.
Major Kretz, superintendent Of the
Philadelphia mint, here to-day, says
the free silver feeling among the work
ing men Of Philadelphia ia wonder
full" The Major does not like every
thing that was done by the Chicago
convention, but says he is democrat,
and is willing to concede that the Wis
dom OF the whole Of his party liz greater
than his own.
An old democratic politician Of this
city, talking about the coming election
in Maine to day, said he doesn't expect
anything except large republican ma
jorities in that State or any Of the 9th
ers in New England, The only origi-
nal free silver man in New England,
be said, is Sewall, and the only two
converts of any note are Professor An
drews and ex-Congressman Williams.
Then too, he said, the purchasable
vote in ali those States, according
to republican authority, is exception
ally large, and that Mr.. Hanna has all
tle money that may be required to buy
the whole of it.
Mr.. Clark Howell, ofGeorgia, is now
"a charge at the Washington branch Of
the national democratic headquarters.
He says his information, derived from
the most conservative and reliable
sources, Is to the effect that the vote OF
the South will be as solid next Noven-
Der as it has ever been, and that demo
Gratis from Alabama and Texas laugh
at the republican statemants to the eff
feet tast those States are doubtful.
A voter at Eluefeld, West Virginia,
now here, says if Senator Elkins is as
far out of the way about the other parts
of his State as be is about the Bluefeld
region, those who credit his political
representations will be greatly disap-
pointed, for that all the people in that
region are for free silver.
A letter from Milwaukee, Wis
consin, received at the Congress
sional headquarters this morning,
says that OF the members of the
free silver organization in that city, no
less thar $500 have heretofore voted
the republican :tiicket. But Mr.. Creel,
man, the corresponacnnt Of the New
York World, says that Mr.. 4s"ua IS
getting in his work with his money
there, and that all the large factories
and mills there have men on their nav
rolls who are his secret partisan agents.
Gen. Bliss, commanding the Depart
ment of Texas, in special orders lust
received at the War Department, Sc
verely reprimauds the officers constitut- |
ing the court-martial which recently |
tried private at Fort Bliss and |
finding him guilty of lying to !
his commanding officer, furnishing |
money to soldier whom he |
knew was about to desert by pur.
chasing certain articles from him, and
falling to report to the proper authority
The intended desertion of a fellow
soldier of which he was aware, in viola !
ion of the articles of war. He was
sentenced to forfeit SIS Of his pay, the
court adding that it was thus lenient
On account of the previous good charac-
Ter and short service of the accused"
General Black of Pennsylvania, who
= mere to-day, says the republicans of
mis- ri, State will take advantage of law
there, by which they will be enabled
70 see that every man they have boupht
will vote their ticket. 'o"sAV
"A letter was received at damooro,;,