The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
CURRENT COMMENT.
Editorial Chat About Things Here and
There.

A turtle was found last week in
Bucks county, Pa, with the date 1910
on its back.
General Lew Wallace, the author
of "Ben-Hur," has written a cam
paign biography of Harrison
A petrified man has been found in
Wisconsin. 1t is probably the body
of the man who fell "stone dead"
The Democrats of the Fifth Dis
trict of South Carolina have re-nomi-
mated John j. Hemphiil for Con-
gress.
Former leaders of the Henry George
labor movement will hold big Cleve-
land ratification meeting in New
York this month.
Talk about Democratic inactivity
is all stuff. Even the women are
talking tariff and wearing red BAN
danas. Things have got to move
now.
Roswell Miller, leading MINES
sofa Republican and president of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railroad, has come out for Cleveland
and Thurman.
Mr. Blaine made a speech at Port
land, Maine, last week, and defended
trusts, criticised the administration in
regard to the fisheries question, and
lauded Harrison.
The New York State Democratic
Conve alton will be held at Buffalo,
and the indications are that Gov.
Hill will have a Ualk-ove for
denomination. Gen. McMahan ia
spoken of as a probable rival.
The Youngest millionaire in Chica-
go is Cyrus H. Mccormick, who is
only twenty-nine, and is at the head
of the extensive reaper mandatory
founded by his father. He is unmar
ried, and has a fortune of $4,000, 900.
Gen. Won Moltke has been succeed
by Count Waldersee as commander of
the Prussian armies. The old veter
an Moltke has faithfully earned his
retirement He was one Of the lead
ing figures Ill the Franco-Prussian
war.
1t is said that General Harrison
has made seventy four speeches since
his nomination for the presidency, but
they all have fallen so fiat that
lot single Republican paper has
published one of them. Senator Quay,
the chairman of the Nation Il Repub-
lican committee. has decided on a per
emptory order to Harrison to stop
Presidential babbing.
Harrison Is still catching it in his
own state. The Indiana State Fede r
alton Of Trades at Indianapolis on
Tuesday adopted resolutions declaring
that they cannot support the Republi-
can presidential ticket this year, be
cause 1--WE are opposed to all laws
which have almost wholly transferred
the enormous burden of excessive tax
alton from the money kings Of the
country to the great army OF consul
mers, until to day the latter class are
practically pack-horses of this boasted
republic of freedom and popular
rights, while producing all its wealth
and enjoying few of its comforts"
The news from Democratic head
quarters in New York is cheering.
Speakers will not be put in the field
till the second week in September, by
which time the campaign literature
will be distributed, and the people
ready to hear the issues discussed. The
"OldRoman' is said to be in fine health
and ready to step to the front when
ever the note of battle is sounded. 1t
is said that he will make three speech
es in New York, two in New Jersey,
and one in Connecticut. The editor
of leading San Francisco paper
stepped into headquarters the other
day and said that California was good
for Cleveland by 1900 majority at
least He says that Blaine carried
the State in 1884 because he is the
most popular American on the Pacific
coast, but that Harrison, on account
of his Chinese record, is by far the
most unpopular man the Republicans
could have put up, and that he will
surely he beaten.
Mr.. Robert Garrett, former Presi-
dent of the B. 81 o. Railroad, is still
| very sick It will be remembered
that under bis presidency the great
road once managed 80 ably by his
father became involved in financial
matters, and that Mr.. Garrett resigned
and went on trip to Europe Tor the
| benefit of his health. The B. & 0
Telegraph was also wrested from hi
hands by Jay Gould. Mr.. Garrett re
turned from his European trip not a
all benefited in health; and now il
his fits of ielirium he imagines Jay
| Gould is after him and tries to jumE
out of windows It is sad case. Mr.
Garrett is very popular in Baltimore
/ where he is liked, not only because h'
IS the son Of his father, but because b,
is genial, public spirited citizen. HI
lives in an elegant bronze front o,
Mt. Vernon Place, and entertaini
most royalty. His sister, Miss Mary
lives near him in the old Garrett
he use, and is said to be one of the bes
business women in the lapd, and j,
probably the richest single lady il
America. Their only other brother
Mr. L Harrison Garrett, was drown
ed this summer He was quiet ban
ker, and took mere interest in ar,
matters than ia railroading. His fin,
colieciios ofctchings was the deligh
Of every visitor to the Peabody 1nsti
tute, where he placed them on exhi
biiio,l free of charge every winter.