The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-13
NOTES AND COMMENTS

The German emperor is generally
dressed by o'clock in the morning.
Humbert Of italy rises at 9, as do the
kings OF Sweden and Roumania. Em-
press Elizabeth of Austria breaks the
record by arising at 4.
There are ], 100 students at the Stan
ford university in California, but Mrs.
Stanford continues 10 assert that IT
will be closed at once III the govern
ment's suit to recover S15,000,000 from
her husbands estate succeeds.
The Asheyille Republican Club has
endorsed Senator Pritchard' views as
to fusion, but these views have not set
secured the endorsement Of Senator
Butler and none are genuine unless
his name is blown in the bottle, says
the Charlotte Observer.
President Kruger Of the Transyaal
is a large obese man with face the
color of parchment. His constant use
of tobacco has stained his hands. He
is careless as to his personal appear
ance and thinks nothing of receiving
distinguished guests IL his shirt
sleeves.
Judge Ewart went to his home ut
Hendersonyille yesterday morning, re-
turning this afternoon on his way to
Marshall, where he will begin Madison
court tomorrow. He viii address the
Asheyille Republican club at its meet
ing this evening. Citizen.
This Is the only partisan" Judge
made BY the Fusion Legislature.
The ridiculous mystery which Is
thrown around the marriage engage
ments of young people serves no pos
sible end, unless to give either or the
parties chance to play fast end loose
I'm Europe the engagement is looked
upon as very much more binding than
here In Italy it is looked upon as So
binding that a young woman who has
been engaged and has broken the en-
gagement is forever after called
eiyetta ..an owlef. aud is sedulouslg
Stunned by young men. sush q young
woman rarely succeeds in making an
other marriage engagement. While
this might be a little hard on our ca
PRECIOUS American girls, none the less
it would be much better for them, as
well as for their intended partners, il
they would frankly announce their
engagements.
Rider Haggard is contemplating
short visit 10 .Africa, where ne has
large financial interests which Just
now require personal attention. As
one of the proprietors Of The African
Review, end as q member Of the firm
of company promoters, Wills, Haggard
& Cannell, the author has reason to be
moved by the results Of recent polifi-
cal happenings. Ills connection with
Africa is d very old one lie accom-
panied Sir I. Shepstone to that country
as his secretary, and after the anneNa
ton Of the Transvaal. receiy-
ed an official appointment as
the reward of his services.
He was In the thick Of the Boer
rebellion as Lieutenant Of the Pretoria
Horse. and superintended the convey
ance of reports from scouts watching
tie Boer camp. After the retroces-
sion, he took to ostrich farming, but
soon left the country in disgust at
the Boer rule.
Jack Cohen writes to the Atlanta
journal:
"The statement was made in these
dispatches ora Saturday that the Re-
publican senatorial caucus had sold
out to Marion Butler of North Caro-
lima in order that Dupont Of Delaware
might be seated BY his vote and for
which the fusionsts Of North Caro-
lima were 10 receive the place Of Ser
geant-at-Arms in the person Of Colo
mel Hugh +. Grant of that State. There
is no doubt about the trade having
been made, but the indignation Of the
old line stalwart Republicans was so
intense that many Of them left the eau
Gus and the belief that they would not
abide by its action was prevalent all
over the Senate chamber Saturday af-
fernoon This was one of the most re-
markable trades ever entered into
hv political parties at the capitol and
the storm of criticism which it awoIe
together with the certain knowledge
that two or three Republicans would
fail TO stand by it, showed the Popu-
lists that they had made vast mis-
take"