The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-18
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Gen. Coxey is hollering calamity in
Ohio, but, as he does his hollering from
the rear end of Pullman car, the PEG
pie are justified in thinking that Coxey
must be only joking.
1t is the Cincinnati Enquirer that
thinks Ambassador Bayard should be re-
called after the Sackyille manifesto. The
Enquirer can flock al alone by itself
with that conclusion.
Don Dickinson says that Sir Lionel
Sackville- West sis now, and always has
been. an internal ass" He does not say
wherein ian internal ass" differs from
an ordinary everyday American ass.
1t is seldom that such tribute is paid
to any man as that which the trustees OF
Columbia College gave the late Prof.
Boyesen in making his three sons wards
of the college and paying for their edu-
cation.
Campos has fixed next December for
the month in which he is to end the war
in Cuba. That announcement will
stand, of course, until the Cubans are
heard from. They may be expected TO
change the plans laid by the Spanish
general.
The New York Times quotes DR.. Park
hurst and President Roosevelt as referr-
ing to fanny Hall as ''she." biologists,
it is believed, assert that the female
tiger is the fighter of the family. Still,
most people have probably been under
the impression that the Tammany tiger
was tom.
The list of campaign curiosities in
New York State has received an imp0r
tant addition in the independent candi-
dacy of James J. Belden, of Syracuse,
for mayor on platform of anti ring
rule. Mr.. Belden was once known as
Boss Belden and he had a ring Of his
own. 1t means great difference whose
OK is gored.
Milwaukee began the celebration of Der
semi centennial yesterday with ceremo
MES appropriate to the occasion. Fifty
years ago Wisconsin was a territory with
out city within its borders. Now Mil
waukee has over 900, 900 inhabitants,
while the State has population of
nearly 2,000,0 900. 1t is story of mar
vellous growth and development that
will now be celebrated in Milwaukee.
An Indiana couple-man eighty seven
and woman seventy-seyen years old
were married the other day after an &C
quaintance of thirty minutes and an en-
gagement of fifteen minutes. All things
considered, the affair seems to have been
quite sensibly conducted. They certainly
hadn't any time to lose with theaters,
oyster suppers and the like, and the
chances are that they won't live to re-
gret their impetuosity.
The latest news from Chairman Carter,
of the Republican National Committee,
is that the hearing on the place of the
next National Convention will be held in
Washington in the middle of december
instead of during October, as has been
previously announced. This is because
many members of the committee are also
members of Congress, and do not care TO
go TO Washington until its session begins.
The people of South Dakota are amply
justified in their indignation at the al
most farcical outcome of the prosecution
of W. W. Taylor, the defaulting treasur-
er Of that State, who has just been let off
by the courts with the absurdiy small
penalty Of two years mprisoument,- -
which will be reduced to IS months by
reductions en- account Of time already
spent in Jail, and allowance for good be-
hayior. Taylor was deliberate thief,
who's stole $3.50, 900 and then ran away,
leaving the State badly crippled fnan
cially. He was a prominent Republican
politician, and had good many friends,
who at orce on his fight set about ar
ranging a compromise by which he could
return as much of his stealings as was
necesse ry 10 induce the State officials to
be lenieut in their treatment Of him, and
not push the prosecution too hard. The
upsnot Of his trial was much heavier
sentence than the one he is to serve, but
on some technically, or other the higher
court has reduced it to the short term
mentioned above. Taylors good luck
will stand as an encouragement to other
dishonest officials to follow his example