The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-26
MOVIES AND COMMENTS.

o give thanks unto the Lord for he is
good: for his mercy endureth for ever
IsaImist
The Democrats IN Kentucky have de
cided to rule out the gold men from the
primaries of the party.
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Emily while out for stroll last night?
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We would be much more pleased il
the Bryan Democrats in the various de-
partments would make a little more
noise. They can't keep up the fight for
1900 by such dense silence. Washington
Post
The extreme OF luxury has perhaps
been reached by the Sultan of Morocco.
He has narrowgauge railway running
through all the rooms Of his palace, and
travels about on sort of sleigh propelled
by little motor. The Zine" ends at
his bedroom.
NJ. T.. Mott telegraphs the New York
Journal: 1.-THE declaration Of the Repnh-
Hcan National platform in favor cf inter
national bi-metallism was made with
every assurance of good faith and binds
the Republican party aud the incoming
administration to that policy.
We repudiate the charge that any Pop
ulist member of the Legislature is pledged
to vote for gold-bug Senator If any
one is pledged, who got the pledge then2
We challenge the man who holds such
pledges to give the name of single
member so pledged The Caucasian.
Bret Harte estimated some years ago
that he had written 600 stories, and as
he has since continued to be busy with
his pen the Boston Herald thinks he
must be regarded as the most prolific
story-writer Of the time. lie has writ
ten only one long novel, Gabriel Con-
roy"
Y. G. Morton, Of Richmond, ]. b. Al
exander, Of Mecklenburg, and $. a.
Earnhardt-alI Populist members of the
Legislature declare in this weeks Cauca--
sian that they would not vote for Pritch-
ard or anybody else that does not favor
the free coinage Of silver at the ratio Of
16 to l.
Sundays News and Observers head
line from Methodist Conference said
REV. H. NJ Blair located" 1T ought
to have read REV. r. e. Weaver was
located on motion Of Rev. III. NJ. Blair. !"
Mr.. Blair is one Of the leading preachers
of his church, and the Bishop assigned
him to work as Presiding Elder of the
Nj. Airy district.
A correspondent of the Caucasian says
the Populists have plenty Of Senatorial
timber, and names in the East men like
Prof. John Graham, Col. Harry Skin
ner, J.. NJ. Mewborne, Cy. Thompson and
others; in the West Walter r. Henry, A.
II. Hileman, L. g. Caldwell and others.
If he is to be a silver Republican, we
have Col O. Fl. Dockery, Solicitor NJ. l..
Mott and others.
The New York World says it has been
settled that there is to be an extra ses-
sion of Congress within thirty days after
McKinley's Inauguration, and that Mr..
Mckinley has settled it that Mark Han
ma viii be Secretary Of the Treasury.
Cornelius n Bliss will take the Navy
Department, and Henry G. Payne, Of
Milwaukee, the Department of the In
terror. Henry Clay Evans is absolutely
out of the running, and Napoleon Bay
Scott has hopes that he may be the
Southern member of the incoming Cab
met.
North Carolina Republicans continue to
assert that there is no doubt but Pritch-
ard will be returned to the Senate. Their
claim that they have enough Populist
votes to bring that about is denied strong
ly by Senator Butler and others, who
are the bitter foes of Pritchard. Every
effort is being made by them to have
silver man elected, and the chairmen of
the Populist State committee says he has.
assurance from thirty Populist members
of the Legislature that they will not
vote for Pritchard. From present ap-
pearances there is trouble in store for
Senator Pritchard.- Washington Post.
A special from Topeka, Kan, says:
AN important conference was held here
to-day, in which Il hundred prominent
Populists and Democrats participated,
including all the State officers and Con-
gressmen-elect, resulting in a decision
to turn down United States Senator
PETER, and elect in his stead John w
Briedenthal, chairman Of the Populist
party committee Briedenthal notified
PETER ten days ago that he (BriedenthaI
would be candidate. Ex-Congress-
man w. A. Harris announced tonight
that he was only receptive" eandi-
date. Ya In said he viii throw his
strength To BriedeRthal. and thus sGreIy
aecsmssafss ese sefezt- Of PETER