Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. October 20.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington. October 90
Mr.. Roosevelt arrived here this morn
ing. coming from Hinton, W. Va,
where he spoke last night. Alter call
on the President aud consultation with
him, Mr.. Roosevelt called on friends IN
the War and Navy departments THIS
morning aud then went to the Congres,
sional Library. The train leaves at 4:oo
n m. and at Baltimore will be met ny
senator McComas and Mr. Goldsoor'
ough chairman State republican COM
mittes. and 20 az once to the Music
Hall There a speech will be made oy
Mr., Roosevelt. From the Music Hall
sneeoh he will again board his train
Immediately Tor New York. Members
of Governor Roosevelts party express
ad great confidence that Kentucky
wonId Give it, electoral votes to Nc
KInlsy. At l. xiogtOO w. G. Z. Breck-
iuridge was introduced by man VINO
was not only his political antagonist,
but mis- personal enemy, blood ieud
having been in existence between their
families for year. Louisville, they
were told, was q place TO be avoided,
nut the warmest of welcome was given
hem there and the crowd WAS respect
tul. Mr.. Roosevelt gave out no inter
view but told the newspapers men that
ne wished to deny the story sent oul
from Esst st. Louis giving an account
of his shaking bands with Mr. Bryan as
fhsy passed on trains. They merely
waved hands," Mr. Roosevelt said.
The State department was entirely
unad vised as to the purpose OF Great
Britain and Germany to enter into an
alliance for the protection OF their mu'
tuaI interests 10 China, and thu press
dispatches giving the text of the agree
ment as published by the British for
sien Office gave the first intimation OF
the fact that the department had re
ceived.
All stocks were quoted high here to-
day and wheat, corn and cotton a.
strong.
Mr.. Staples of the Riggs House, q
pronounced republic N, bet two hum
bred, to one hundred d)llars this morn
ing with Colonel Isaac Hill, demo.
cratic whipper in OF the House, that
Mckinley would receive larger pop
ular vote than Bryan.
Toe death OF Uriah b.. Payuter, for
merly a weli.known republican news
paper correspondent Of this city, is an
uouoced today.
One of the coal merchants here says
the coal operators have made or will
make millions of dollars by the late
coal miners strikes and can we'll afford to
pay the miners full wages for all the
lime they have lost.
The rich democratic deserters here,
90 everywhere else, assign as their
chief reason for supporting Mckinley
the undisputed fact that they, them
selves, are doing we'll enough now and
don't want to be disturbed; but when
they are reminded that vast majority
OF the people are not doing well, they
content themselves by saying that
every active aad industrious man has
the opportunity to be 80, aud il he
doesn't avail himself Of 1t, it ia his own
fault. l. is needless TO say that this Is
not at all satisfactory, because it is no
toriously untrue.
All the democratic organizations OF
this city will greet Mr.. Bryan on bis
arrival here at 6:45 a. N. next Tuesday.
He will pass through Alexandria on
the G. & o. train about half six.
1t is intimated today at the War
Department, sll the officials OF which
are not imperialists aud warriors, that
having gone to an expensive war with
Spain to give the Cubans their liberty,
there is now a strong probability that
this country will now 60 to war with
the Cubans to take even the liberty the
Spaniards allowed them, away from
them.
A member of the Virginia Legislature here
today says he is confde Mt that Judge Phlegsr,
recently appointed by Governor Tyler men,
Der of the Virginia Court Of Appeals to fill a
vacancy, will not be elected by the legislature
There was large attendance at the regu-
lar meeting of the Virginia democratic 1850
citation of this city last night. Spec ,hes we're
made by Messrs q. N. Jesse, Of Washington,
and George Hiden, Of Culpeper, Congress
Udu hfAb1 oCCiCtpig Aho soNNOb ASAHea no
we're very spposlte and we're loudly applaud
ed. The association will attend the Alexsn-
dria bai becue on the Oath lust.
The first automobile trip between New
York and this city was completed last even.
ing by DR. W. II Stemmermsn, Of Pssssic,
". j., nd W. II. Johnson. Of New York.
formerly of Washington, No attempt for
record wss made, the trip bsing taken for
pleasure only. The travellers left New York
at 1890 o'clock last Monday morning, jour-
aeying by easy stages. The distance made
was 270 miles, the first 100 of which were
good, the rest medium and poor. The trip
sill be continued from here to Frederick,
Md from where the return will be direct to
New York.
No appreciable change in the con 1ition Of
ex-5 crelary Of state John sherman was OBJ
.erved during last night. He seemed to be rest
ing 50 easily as his low vitality would war
rant and his physician did not remain with
him during the night.