The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

And now comes the report that Mr..
Settle has secured place in Washing
ton for his brother-in-law, Mr.. S. II.
Boyd. a Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
Mr.. Balfour. the British conserva-
tive leader, still insists that the single
gold standard is checking industry
and embarrassing international COM
merce.''
Judge Ewart, of the Western Grim
inal Court, holds that a man is not
qualified to serve as grand juror in
the Criminal Court if he has case
pending in the Superior Court
The Populists are getting ready for
housekeeping. They already have a
Kitchin. a Cook, Butler. Skinner.
and now they are getting their bait
ready to capture all the coons. Wash
ington Messenger.
A correspondent of the Asheville
Citizen urges the completion of the
Seaboard Air Line from Rutherfordton
TO Asheyille as the method of destroy
ing the Southerner's monopoly OF
AsheyllleS business.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat, Re
publican, declares that Tillman's
abuse of the President without inter
ruption from the Senate, destroys the
last shred of respect which the people
have for that body"
Mr.. c. S. Wooten, Populist member
of the last House from Lenoir county,
writes TO Jim Young's paper: Il APP
prove of your policy about fusion. Il
must be done all along the line. We
achieved the greatest victory on earth
last fall by adopting that policy"
Mr.. NJ. T.. Wood. asst. Lecturer of
the Second Alliance District" writes
a four column letter in this weeks
Progressive Farmer on Lets Build
Up the Alliance" his presumable OBJ
ject being TO show that he did write
the now celebrated Butler letter.
Mrs. Belya 4. Lockwood, presiden
tial candidate, etc, has been disbarred
from practicing as an attorney or
agent before the pension bureau at
Washington. She took a fee of $25 in
Il DGIiSiDlA IititiB anu itAAisS1h ~ 1NEst1'N
any part Of it when told that it was an
illegal charge.
The celebration of King Charles
Day. in ritualistic Episcopal Church
in this city last Thursday can be ex-
planned only on the ground that sit
takes all kinds of people TO make a
world" 1t is preposterous, at least OH
this side Of the Atlantic, to attempt TO
create a saint and hero out of Charles
/. of ngland.-Sunday Advertiser.
Senator Teller aimed a centre shot
at his Republican colleagues in Con-
gress when he said: u know very
well that the free silver bill will not
become law But | am tired of be-
ing lectured by Senators who know
equally well that the revenue bill will
not become a law There has never
been the slightest expectation of it be-
coming a law Even if it should be
=, brought before the Senate and finally
passed by the aid of two or three Pop
ulist votes, it would be sure to meet
with an executive veto. Had YOU the
slightest expectation of it ever be-
coming a law it would have been
framed on very different lines. 1t was
just put into Congress for a political
move and for no other purpose. As
this is 10 be a political play, we will
play politics on our side
The New York correspondent of the
Pittsburg Dispatch says: Every now
and then New York society receives a
shock on account of what is termed
the straight-laced severity of the first
lady in the land. 1T is well known
that Mrs Cleveland feels profound
aversion TO being known as the new
woman, but now she has set the mark
OF disapproval upon the girl who
smokes cigarettes. 1t seems that u
young lady who INDUCES the habit,
whose name is withheld, although she
is we'll known, was lately frowned upon
Nc.y pointedIy for the offense Mrs.
Gland. in fact will not know" any
w0l.@n who smokes cigarettes. New
York society is up in arms against this
and the rather strained relations be-
tween Mrs Cleveland and the metro
goitan Four Hundred have become
asse tense than ever"