The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-18
WEDNESDAY, November is, 1896
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

WEDNESDAY, November To- 1851
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The vote in Chicago was: Mckinley,
2O4. S15: Bryan, las. 659-a majority tor
MCKINLEY of 59,156. The majority
against AItgeld was 21,61S.
Bry.n's real majority in Florida was
C. s54, If the T,421 cast by the Populists
are added. And at one time they said
Florida was q doubtful State.
A conference of the prominent free
silver men will be held in Washington
early in December to determine the
csurse of action for the future.
abe Biblical Recorder says that the
coming General Assembly will be asked
to say yea or nay on the question of clos
ing the saloons in North Carolina.
During the past fiscal year 343, 26T im-
migrants arrived in this country. or
this number $40, 46S were landed, and q
100 were sent back home at the expense
of the steamship lines by which they
came.
An antidote for lockjaw has been found
among the bye products of aniline dyes
by Prof Behring, who discovered the
anti-toxin OF diphtheria, and DIR .knorr,
OF Berlin. They think by means of it
the percentage Of deaths from traumatic
tetanus may be reduced materially.
There is a wonderful scarcity of Bryan
Democrats in the departments. 1t is only
eQualled by the men who used to be Demo-
Gratis, but who have now come to the con-
cIusion that McKinley's election is the
very best thing that could have happened
to the country. Washington Post.
There is no longer any doubt that the
free silver Democrats control the Della
ware Legislature, and that they win in
sist on sending a free silver man to the
Senate J. +. Salisbury and Chief JUS
tee Lore are the leading candidates.
Willard Salisbury. a gold Democrat who
supported Bryan. will have some back
eTs.
The Philadelphia Press says: "a medi-
cal paper prints statistics showing that
in eight Of our largest Southern cities the
proportion of deaths from consumption
among the colored race, as compared with
the total mortality is more than so per
cent greater than that Of the white popu-
iation."
Senator Voorhees, expects to be well
enough to go to Washington when Con-
gress opens. He is suffering from nerv-
GUS prostration but is better. If his
health had been robust, Indiana would
have voted differently on the third Of
November The New York World says
the Senator is suffering from paresis, and
will never leave his room again.
Probably the highest-prieed stock in
the world is that of the London water
company-the New River Company-one
share of which was recently sold at auc-
ton for S625, 900. At this price it yields
revenue of 10 per cent Shares in
the company were once to be purchased
at less than $500. Now they are unu-
sually disposed OF In twentieths or even
hundredths.
In speech at the convention Of the
knights Of Labor. Grand Master Soy
eFeign said 'The late political cam
paign was a contest between the produc-
tive and speculative class Of the country,
or between labor and dollars, and dollars
won" Mr.. Sovereign paid his respects
to President-elect Mckinley, Mark Han
ma. and Wall street and speaking of VIII
liam ]. Bryan. he characterized him as
''that matchless champion OF the great
cause" who would yet put his foot on the
neck of ''the plutocratic classes" unless
he changes his character.