The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-08-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERsoNAL AND POLIrICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON (pop.), of
Kansas. has introduced a resolution
into the house for the appointment of
three pension commissioners instead of
one. One would represent each ~"
ical party, including the ,,,i;.ts
They would hold 90 90 civ 49, 80
in disputed cases a majority of the
ooar" would decide. Mr.. Hudson also
introduced bill for the coinage of all
silver from American mines into stand.
ard silver dollars.
THE attempt OF the Chinese govern
ment to float loan OF 1000, 900 taels,
guaranteed by Chinese merchants, has
proved a failure.
GEN. ANTONIO EzETA and his fellow
Salvadorean refugees were made pris-
oners by authority Of the United States
district court at San Francisco on the
23d.
The Japanese minister to Cbrea has
been killed by his avn eountrymen.
THE Kels Meetings which were
| called Tor every county in Alabama to
pass indignation resolutions over the
result OF the recent state election did
not materialize to aRy great extent. In
many counties not man appeared at
the appointed place. In others the at
tendance was slim and no life Or en-
thusiasm was manifested.
The civil Service commission has
unanimously found C. II. J. Taylor, re-
corder of deeds for the District of Co.
lumbia, guilty If soliciting campaign
contributors from colored employees
OF che government.
The president on the cath signed the
general deficiency appropriation bill,
the last of the appropriation bills of
the session.
THE United States may have te ray
big bill to Colombia, one Of the Cen
trail American republics. She persists
in claim and points to a treaty of
1916, which declares that the Colenai
bans shall not be assessed any duty
upon their products imported into the
United States higher than like articles
imported from any other foreign coun-
try. That means, they contend, if
any articles entered the United States
free from Brazil and Cuba they should
enter free from Colombia also, regard
less of reciprocity treaties. Just what
the total will amount to no one can
tell at present, but steps are being
taken to ascertain the amount from
statistics
Col. K. A. CROFToN, commanding the
Fifteenth United States infantry at
Evanston, near Chicago, was struck in
the face by First Lieut.. b. C. WEIGH, of
company E. The affair created great
excitement where the assault took
place.
THE republicans of Nevada adopted
silver platform and nominated A. C.
Cleveland for governor and Ii. F, Bar
tin for congress.
THE Aew tariff bill became law at
Midnight Of the eth, the president
having failed to return the bill to con-
gross with or without his approval.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND sent letter
to Representative Catchings, OF Missis-
sippi, on the 27th about the tariff bill:
He said it by no means suited him, but
it presented vast Improvement to ex-
isting conditions. There were provis-
ions in the bill which he thought were
not in line with honest reform and it
contained inconsistencies and erudities
which ought not ia appear in tariff
bill. He awelt on the Importance of
free raw materials and said they would
open the doors of foreign markets to
our wares and give remunerative en-
ployment to American labor.
CHARLES L. GLAssCOCK; of Washing
ton, has filed suit for divorce from
his wife and has named Senator Stew
art. Of Nevada, as correspondent. The
senator stated it was Matchmaking
scheme.
THE war feeling at Yokohama was
growing more intense every day and
there WIS great popular demand for
the transfer of the warlike operations
from Corea to China. 1t was suggested
that Japan should unite all her avail
able troops and march upon Pekin i'm
mediately.
CONGRESSMAN GEORGE b. SHAW died
On the 27th at Eau Claire, Wis, after
long illness, aged 40 years.