Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-23
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF tho Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

TEE session of the supreme council
of the A. z. A at Washington on the
18th was consumed in the reading of
reports by the officers The secretary
report stated that 963 charters for new
councils had been issued during the
past year, that the voting strength of
the order had doubled, and that the
order was now planted in every state
and territory. Several resolutions were
introduced calling for more stringent
immigration laws, for complete separa-
ton of church and state, and for the
removal of the statue of Father Mar
squette from the capitol
WITHDRAWALS of gold from the fed
'eral treasury make it appear certain
that unless congress enacts relief leg
islation another bond issue will be re-
-Quired before Decem ber- 1t was the
generally expressed opinion of friends
of the administration that Mr.. Cleve-
land would not wait for the occasion
to call an extra session in the summer,
but would send a message to congress,
after both houses had adopted an add
tournament resolution. insisting that
they should afford some relief to the
treasury before going to their homes
CHIEF SPLIrLoG, of the Miami Indians,
was recently in Washington with a pc
-tition praying that the remainder of
the Miami lands be allotted to them in
sseveralty.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Nell
SON, of Minnesota, sent his resignation
to President Cleveland, to take effect
on the 10th, on which date he became
20 years of age and under the law could
retire under full salary, and the presi-
identified the vacancy by nominating
Judge William Lochren, of Minnesota,
the present pension commissioner.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
stated that the greatest interest was
manifested among the democrats as to
the probable platform at Chicago Up
to the present there had been elected
80 delegates, divided as follows: For
silver. 13s; against silver, 156; contest
ing (Nebraska), 10. There were still
81 states and five territories to elect
delegates.
FIRE at Washington on the 18th
destroyed 81 buildings with their con-
tents within the space of two hours
and two fremen were killed and four
seriously injured by falling walls.
The burned district consisted of COM
mission houses and were filed with in
dammable material.
THE supreme court at Washington
on the 18th reversed the Kansas mort
gage redemption case and upheld
Judge Horizons former decision that
the law of 1898 did not apply to mort
cages or contracts made before its
passage
THE supreme council of the A. P. A.
finished its business at Washington on
the 18th and then adjourned. Kansas
City was selected as the place for the
next annual gathering. The advisory
board was abolished, its duties being
placed in the hands of the supreme
executive board.
IT was reported at Washington that
an understanding had been reached by
the .anti-Mc Kinleyites that, unless Nc
kinley's failure in the convention was
assured, they would unite on Allison
and rest on the hope that western
pride would bring votes to the Iowa
statesman when it became apparent
that the swinging of few western
states would nominate him.
A WASHINGTON dispatch stated that
the total number of delegates elected
to the st. Louis convention up to the
18th was Dos, only ten less than the
full membership. The strength of the
candidates was placed as follows: Nc
Kinley, -557; Reed, 90; Morton, g.;
Quay, Sc, Allison, Al; Bradley, 16; Gull
Iom. IL. SiXty-five votes We're claimed
as doubtful