The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-05-20
THE WORLD AT LARGE
Summary Of the Daily News.



THE house committee on elections has
decided the contested election rase of
Reynolds against Shonls, from the
Twelfth Pennsylvania district. in favor
of Shonk, republicans, the sitting mem
ber The vote'tVas unanimous.
FHE acceptance by England OF the
invitation Of the United States 70 take
part in an international conference on
the silver question viii, il is believed
at Washington, carry the other united
nations vita It and assure the success
OF the movement All the prominent
nations Of Europe have been invited to
take part in the conference and IL Is un-
derstOOd that favora bic responses have
been received not only from England,
but from Italy and Austria-H Hungary as
well. The acceptance by Italy is CON
ssidered as specially important because
OF its pre-esninence in the Latin union
THE republican congressional cam
1aign committee has been organized by
the election of Senator Anthony Hig-
gins, of Delaware, as chairman, John l..
Caldwell, of Ohio, - vice-chairman and
the following to constitute with the
above the executive committee: Senator
Perkins, OF Kansas, and WashbUrn, Of
Minnesota, and Representative Town
send, of Colorado; HouI1, OF Tennessee,
Herman, OF OTegon= Walker, Of Massa-
chusetts, and Cheatham, OF North
Carolina. Edward Mcpherson, OF
Pennsylvania, was elected secretary of
tie committee,
A BILL TO exclude political influence
from the fourth class post Offices in the
country has been agreed upon by the
house committee. The bill provides for
the division Of the country into postal
districts and that where vacancies occur
open competition shall be announced
by post Office inspectors who shall
recommend the best man to the post
master general after receiving the ap-
phcations and examining the facts.
Congressman and other federal officials
= arc forbidden to made recommendat tions
OF to interfere Ia any way with appoint
menta under the bill, and appointments
= or removals upon political grounds arr
prohibited.
JOHN HENRY SMITH formerly minister
TO Liberia, and Mr.. Dulles, Of Arkansas
two colOred men, were heard recently
10y the house ceiAeafttee on appropria
tions in favor Of proposition advanced
that the congress appropriate 500, ,OO(
for an exhibit at the worlds fair illus
tra6ve OF the products of the cOlOreC
race from 1893 to 1898.
STEAMER CRISP laid before the hods,
the other day a letter from the acting
secretary of the treasury transmittinl
a statement of the deficiency In the an
preparation for pensions FOR the curren
fiscal year OF -, ava. .tS2, and recommend
ing that Is be supplied by apPropriatinj
that sum from the uneNpended balauc
OF e., $40 remaining to the credit u
pensions for the fiscal year 1891.
The delegates to the Virginia Colore,
baptist convention, which had been il
session at Washington, called by ap
pointmeBt on President Harrison a
the White house. They presented tn
president with d memorial from tn
convention expressive OF their sent
ments OF disapproval of the injustic
inflicted upon the colorcd people.
'REPREsENTATIvE JOsEPH, of Ney
Mexico, introduced in the house u join
resolution appropriating 5000, 600 for tn
building of the public building at SAINT
Ee' y. NJ, destroyed by fire recently.
Mr.. JUSTICE HARLAN and Senate
Morgan have formally notified tn
president of their willingness to serv
rs arbitrGtors on behalf Of the Behrin
sea matter.
BARON FAVA, she Italian minister
called at the state department. recently
There were no formalities whateve
Baron Fava merely informed the seer
tary of the resumption of his diplomat
functions as though nothing had o.
CURED to interrupt them. Baron Fav
also resumed his place as dean of Ii
diplomatic corps.