Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

year IN Journalism VICE PRESIDENT
Stevenson, MATT Miles and many
congressman and senators were pres
emit
THE Illinois State grange is booming
]. FL. Brigham. of.Ohio, master of the
National grange, for secretary of agri-
culture in the Mckinley administra-
ton.
The Madrid newspa pers were greatly
excited over the references to Cuba in
the presidents letter and declared that
the Intervention of the United States
would be un beara bly, humiliating.
SPECIAL to the New York Sun on
the sth stated that Russia, France and
Great Britain had decreed that the
Turk must be coerced and the sultau's
fate will be made known to him in a
few days The com bined fleets of the
three powers will enforce their behest-
The United States Encouragement
has made his report to congress and
expresses his satisfaction at the new
salary system which displaced the old
fee system. He points out two defects
in the criminal laws and thinks that
a new crimes act should be passed at
once. The antitrust laws are also de-
fective, he says The Union Pacific
railway muddle is also commented on.
THE Washington Times says that
Nelson Dineley, Jr., of Maine, is to be
the next secretary of state
A SPECIAL from Canton, O., on the
10th said that Senator Allison, of Iowa,
would be secretary of state in McKin-
iev's cabinet
The executive committee of the ma
| tional democratic party met at Indian
apolis, Ind, on the 10th and gave out
| the statement that the party would
permanently maintain it's organization
and would at once open national head
quarters in New York.
An emphatic protest has been made
| by the Turkish government against
| the language used in the presidents
| message to congress respecting the
massacre of the Armenians and the
general conduct of the government
toward the Christians in the empire.
| The situation was said to threaten the
| rupture of diplomatic relations be-
| tween the United States and Turkey.
| A DISPATCH from Boise, Ida, of the
18th stated that the supreme court had
| handed down an opinion, in which it
| was held that the equal suffrage
| anne ndment voted on at the recent cleo
ton in Idaho had been adopted and
hereafter women will vote in that state.
THE United States senate has rati-
| fed the treaty with Mexico extending
| the time for marking the boundary line
between the two countries
| THE rumor was given wide currency
at New York that J. Pierpont Morgan
was to manage the Vanderbilt railway
properties and Chauncey NJ. Depew
| was to be made am bassador to En-
| gland.
| A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
stated that the treasury portfolio was
| offered by Presideut-eleet Mckinley to
| Congressman Dingley, of Maine, and
| the latter had accepted it. This infor-
nation was derived through channel
| directly traceable to MIR. Dingley him
self. Equally reliable information
gives the state portfolio to Senator AL
lison; the post office portfolio to Payne,
of Wisconsin; the navy portfolio to
| Bliss, OF New York, and the attorney
generalship to Day, of Ohio.
| CHARLES d. LANE, chairman OF the
national bimetallist committee. has is
sued an address from San Francisco to
| friends of the cause in which he says
| that the cause has not been abandoned,
but urges the suspension of all agita-
ton of the subject of free coinage for
! the present, further than by keeping
up the club rolls for future service,
and thus give their adversaries every
opportunity to fulfill their promises to
restore prosperity to the country.
A DISPATCH from Washington of the
18th stated that treaty between the
| United States ard Great Britain to
| arbitrate all differences, present and
prospective. had advanced to such a
stage that the document may be signed
by 10th contracting parties within
three weeks and be ratified by the sem
ate before the close of the present adj
m istration-
THE United States consulate-general
in Havana has been put under special
guard of armed policemen. This pre-
caution was taken by the Spanish au-
thorities owing to the fear that the in
! dignation expressed by Spanish sympa-
thizers against the United States would
find vent in an attack upon the consul
| late.
The state department at Washing
ton has received unofficial advices that
{ the Spanish government is incensed
| over President Clevelaud's message
relating to Cuba and a cablegram from
Madrid reports that note from Spain
to the European powers will protest
against the hint that the United States
may have to actively intervene in Cub a.
5 The vote of California for presiden
5 tial electors has been tabuiated anc
/ shows the following totals: Repu bile
ans, JAG, SIS; fusion, IA, 766; prohibi
ton, 2,513-
The president has named Charles R
= Prouty. of Vermont, to succeed Vince
lock G. Veazey, who has resigned OF
i account of i'll health, a member C
1 the interstate commerce committee
r IN the movement at Denver. Col, tt
: send troops from Colorado to fight fo
Cuba, over 1000 had been enrolled Oh