The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mall.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
COMMANDER DARLINGTON Booth, of
the Salvation army, was reported critic
ally ill in Chicago on the 5th. The sick
chamber was kept in total darkness and
absolute quiet, and all visitors were for
hidden to see him.
THE national council of Switzerland
has requested the federal council to re-
sumo negotiations with foreign gov
ernments for the establishment of in
ternational regulations upon the labor
questions
The Turkish government was re-
ported sending out official statements
denying the truth of the Armenian
outrages.
REPRESENTATIVE BRYAN, of Nebraska,
has introduced into congress joint
resolution providing ansamendment to
the constitution, making the president
ineligible to a second term.
DIR. JOHN MILLS BROWNE, formerly
surgeon-general of the navy, was re-
ported dangerously ill at Washington
on the 9th, as a result of stroke of
paralysis involving the whole of the
right side. His recovery was doubtful.
THE democratic senators held eau
Gus on the 9Th and the cloture propo-
sition was defeated. The steering
committee was directed to prepare an
order of business which would present
for the consideration of the senate GER
tain subjects named.
THE president has awarded to Capt.
Frank d. Baldwin medal of honor,
by direction of congress, for dis
tinguished gallantry in action with
Indians near McClelland Creek, Tex,
November Z, 1874. Capt. Baldwin is
now Indian agent at Anardarko, in the
Kiowa country.
The Alabama W. C. T. t., which has
just closed a meeting at Birming
have decided to pay the expenses of a
woman to go to Montgomery to remain
during the entire session of the legis-
lature and lobby for the passage of a
general prohibition bill in the state.
Only five counties have prohibition now
and fund is being raised by the wom-
en- to begin an organized fight to make
Alabama prohibition state.
The first session of the reichstag in
the new palace erected for its use at
Berlin was marked by disorderly
scene, growing out of the refusal of
socialist members to cheer for the en-
peror.
CoNGREssMAN-ELECT A. J. CAMPBELL,
of the Tenth New York district, is
dead.
THE members of the Dockery COM
mission, created at the last session of
congress, W no have for some time past
been conducting an investigation into
the workings of the general land Of
fee for the purpose of instituting re-
forms in that branch of the govern
ment service, if necessary, have COM
pleted their work, but were not ready
to make public their recommendations
A DISPATCH from Warsaw, Russian
Poland, says that Gen. Gourko, the
governor of Warsaw, received tele-
gram from the Russian minister of the
interior conveying to him an order of
the car not to interfere with the
affairs of the Catholic clergy or to i'm
pose any orders upon them.
| COUNT FERDINAND DE LEssEPs, the
world-renowned French engineer, the
builder of the Suez canal and the lead
er of the unsuccessful Panama canal
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had been in failing health for months
and at the time of the Panama canal
exposures his health was so precarious
that the great scandal was kept from
him.
] THE president on the 9Th signed the
proclamation announcing the ratifica-
ton and the taking effect of the new
Chinese immigration treaty.
THE new treaty between the United
States and Japan was made public on
the Sth.
The second national conference for
good city government convened at
Minneapolis, Mimi, on the Sth. AID
dresses We're made on municipal condi-
tionS in western cities.
AFTER a months session the annual
meeting of the Cherokee legislature
adjourned on the Sth and was immedi
ately called in extra session by Chief
Harris, in order that important bust
ness might be completed.
THE National Municipal league con.
vention closed its business session al
Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 10th.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN c. BLACK, OF
Illinois, ex-commissioner of pensions
has been nominated United States dis
trict attorney at Chicago, vice Sher
wood Dixon, recently deceased.
The powers of Europe were said to
be preparing to intervene in Armenian
affairs and the Turkish ministry were
very much alarmed at the look OF
things and were holding long sessions
on the matter.
SECRETARY CARLISLE appeared before
the house committee on banking anc
currency on the 10th to explain in de-
tail the features of his new currency
plan proposed in his recent annual re
port. There was a large crowd pres
emit.
THE Chickasaw legislature met il
special session at Tishomingo, 1. T.
the national capital, on the 10th. Tn
object of the call was to elect two dele
gates to go to Washington and lobb.
congress to defeat any proposed legis
lation affecting the five civilized tribe
in the present session of congress.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WHILE waiting at the Lyons Qll.) de
pot of the Burlington road for a sub
urban train, Miss Ida Shultz was in
stantly killed and her brother suffers
internal injuries which will probabl
result fatally. They got confused a
the depot and in avoiding one trail
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