The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-09-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
GEORGE P. KEENEY, president of the
Association of National Silver clubs,
has issued an address from Washing.
ton calling upon the people to organ
ize silver clubs in every school district
of America.
The formal letter of acceptance in
reply to his notification by a commit
tee that he was nominated by the re-
publican party for president of the
United States was given to the press
by Maj. Mckinley on the Goth. 1t is
devoted principally to the discussion
of what he considers the great ques-
tions of the campaign-protectio hon
est money and reciprocity.
CANDIDATE BRYAN spoke to a big
crowd at Buffalo, n. Y, on the a7th.
The police were powerless to control
the audience and they swarmed down
and took possession of seats reserved
for the clubs which escorted Mr..
Bryan. to the hall.
A STORY was sent out from Washing
ton to the effect that Dominic !. Muir
ply, pension commissioner, will soon
resign his Office. The story of his al
legged resignation was semi-officially
confirmed by an employee in the pen
sion department who is close to the
commissioner.
THE Washington Star on the 9th
stated positively that William j.
Bryan and Thomas Watson would be
notified of their nomination by the
populist party for president and vice
president respectively.
IT was understood at the Chicago re-
publican headquarters that Col. R. C.
Kerens, national committeeman from
Missouri, would be requested by Mr..
Hanna to look after republican inter-
ests in railroad circles throughout the
country.
Ex-PREsIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON
spoke to an immense audience at Car
negie hall. New York, on the eth on
the political issues of the campaign.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was the chairman
of the meeting and many distinguished
people were among the audience.
FROM the political organization not
democratic, but in sympathy with the
Chicago platform, Chairman Jones, of
the democratic national committee,
has appointed an advisory boa I'd, con-
sisting of Senator Teller, of Colorado;
Senator Dubois, of Idaho; Senator But
Ter, of North Carolina; G. T. Wash!
burn, of Massachusetts,; I. N. Stevens,
of Colorado, and George P. Keeney, of
California.
PREMIER ITO, who is also minister for
the interior and secretary of the Jap.
anese cabinet, has resigned.
SENATOR TILLMAN, of South Caro-
lima, sent telegram to eX-President
Harrison at New York, challenging
him to joint debate.
A CLEVELAND, O., dispatch stated
that Chairman Groot, of the silver
party notification committee, would
notify Bryan and Sewall of their NOM
nation on september at Lincoln,
Neb.
A DISPATCH to the London Chronicle
from Rome said that private letters re-
ceived from Constantinople stated that
the Turkish government was on the
eve of being overturned and that a
provisional government would be ap-
pointed.
Ii HUNG CHANG. the grand old
man" of China, arrived at New York
On the 2sth and was given a reception
BETTING his high rank. The North
Atlantic squadron doomed a salute in
mis- honor and the distinguished China
man was afterwards taken to the
Waldorf, where he will stop while in
New York, and special guard of po-
licemen was thrown around the build
ing.
LII HUNG CHANG on the afternoon o.
The 30th visited Gen. Grants tomb at
New York and laid a wreath of flowers
On it and then paid visit to the house
Of Col. Fred Grant, where he had tea.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND went over
from Buzzard's Bay to New York on
the goth and formally welcomed Lii
Hung Chang, the Chinese envoy, to
America. The two exchanged cordial
greetings and the hope was mutually
expressed that the relations of the two
countries would continue friendly and
grow closer.
CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD the poet scout,
fell over an embankment at the gold
mines at Blewitt. WASH, and was
KILLED.