The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-10-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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THE 1llineis State Federation Of Ia;
Dor, in session at Bellevilie, ind3rsed
the Omaha platform Of 1892 and the
Springfield platform of July 4, 1894, OF
the 1aborers and agriculturists in favor
OF the peoples party. A resolution
was also passed pledging the Illinois
State Federation of Labor to the sup
port of the state, congressional, county
and local tickets OF the peoples party
in Illinois during the cosaine cam
paign.
THE object of the leaders of the re-
bellion in the Chinese province of
Mongolia is to secure the annexation
OF that territory TO the Russian empire,
The japanese occupied the south
bank of the Yalu river after driving all
the Chinese out
THE Paris journal announced a mum
Der OF government and mdnicipal Off
GERS in that city had received threaten
ing letters from anarchists in London.
The letters defended Cesarie Safito, the
executed murderer ct President Carnot.
THE annual conference of the Roman
Catholic archbishops of the United
States was held recently at the resi-.
dence of Archbishop Ryan at Phila-
delphia. Cardinal Gibbons presided.
The conference ives conducted with
the utmost secrecy. Archbishop Ryan
stated that the conference had decided
to recognize the Ancient Order of
Hiberuians,
MAh'GEN SCHOFIELD has made hfA
report to the secretary of war an the
operations of the army during the past
year. The general makes an argument
for an increase in the army, not only
for better military protection from In.
ternal disturbances but from foes
abroad as well. He commends the in.
creasing interest In military education
as manifested by demand upon the
army for officers for duty at colleges
and other Institutions of learning
throughout the country He believes
no better employment can be given to
officers of the regular army than the
dissemination of elementary Military
education in time of eeaee.
THERE is d Reasonable probability
that the war between China and Japan
Will end in the near future in the tri=
umph of Japan. The report eSpies
from Shanghai, the news center of
China, that the nation has begun ne
go.iatiohs for peace, agreeing to recog-
hize the independence of Corea and pay
large war indemnity to Japan,
ACCORDING to the latest reliable adj
vices from Yokohama the japanese
army is still pushing steadily on to:
ward Meukden with a view to ee=eper=
ating with TIC 10000 troops sent to the
gulf of fe-Chili to march on Pekin. 1t
seems the fixed purpose Of the Japan
csc to capture the Chinese eapital be-
fore cold weather sets in, aid If china
should sue for peace before Pekin's
capture Japan would not heed such
suit, for the determination is to cripple
china to prevent the possibility of an
attempt at retaliation.
DIR. GEORGE f. V. SCHMIDT, German
traveller at Minneapolis, Mimi, on the
18th received secret dispatches, written
sympathetic ink on apparently blank
paper, which stated that the car of
Russia was at the point of death, that
the excitement in high circles Of Rus
STA was tremendous, as it was under
stood that the cars sickness was
brought about by scientific means AID
that his death will not be d natural
one.