The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-06-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERsONAL AND POLIrICAL.

Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
RUSSIA has warned the Turkish gov
eminent that Christian massacre in
Crete would unite the whole of Europe
against Turkey.
THERE was some talk going the
rounds at Washington that Chicago
would be made the democratic head
quarters for the coming campaign.
ALEXANDER H MCGUFFY, author of
series of eclectic readers and spoilers.
known to the school children of several
generations, died recently at his home
in Cincinnati of old age. He was 70
years old and was born near Youngs-
town, O., of Scotch parents.
Mrs. CLEVELAND and her children
left Washington on the 4th for the
presidents summer home at Gray
Gables on Buzzard's bay, Mass. The
president will follow soon after the
adjournment of congress
A WASHINGTON evening paper indie
pendent as to politics, published on
the 4th this paragraph: THE opinion
is held in very high quarters that even
President Cleveland and mem bers of
his cabinet will not support the dem.
ocratic ticket if silver man is nomi-
mated, but will vote with the repub-
icans if they adopt gold standard
platform at st. Louis
THE democratic state convention at
Staunton, Va, on the 4th adopted a
free silver platform and wanted Sena-
tor Daniel as one of the nominees on
the presidential ticket.
SPEAKER REED recently informed
Senator Lodge that he had given no
countenance to the use of his name for
the vice presidency and that under no
circumstances would he accept the
honor.
The international arbitration con-
ference opened three days session at
Mohonk Lake, N. Y, recently. Ex-
Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, pre-
sided and about 100 representative men
and women were present The gen.
eral subject discussed was the best
means of securing a permanent court
of arbitration to determine questions
in dispute between nations and es-
pecially between the United States and
Great Britain.
The silver men had everything their
own way at the democratic state con-
vention at Lexington,' Ky. The dele
instructed for Senator Blackburn for
president.
THE democratic state convention
met in jamestown, N. D., on the 4th.
The delegates were instructed to vote
for free coinage of both gold and silver
at the ratio of sixteen to one, and to
vote for a candidate for president who
would stand on that platform.
IT was stated at Washington on the
4th that Mr.. Mckinley would make no
answer to the query sent him by the
Catholic clubs, asking whether he
will in the event of his election to the
presidency discriminate against Catho-
lies on account of their religious be-
lief"
A SPECIAL from Frankfort, Ky, on
the 5th stated that Gov. Bradley denied
that he had withdrawn as a presiden-
tial candidate and said that his name
would be presented to the st. Louis
convention. The special also stated
that a movement had been started for
Gov. Bradley for vice president
The St Louis Republic on the 9th
printed an interview with Perry
Heath, of Cincinnati, in which he gave
what purported to be Maj. McKinley's
position on the finance question, which
is, briefly stated, that whatever the re-
publican national convention adopted
as its platform would be the Mckinley
platform and intimating that a conces-
sion was likely to be made to silver
men. Mr.. Perry Heath also stated
that tariff would be the great issue of
the campaign.
SENATOR HILL was said to be an
avowed candidate for temporary chair
man of the national democratic con-
vention at Chicago.
The democratic primaries in Georgia
on the 9Th resulted overwhelmingly in
favor of silver. -.
PRIMARIES were held by the demeE'
Gratis of Indiana on the 9th. In most
places the silver men swept everything.
Gov. Matthews was Endorsed for presi.
dent
WHITELAw REID, editor of the lead
ing republican newspaper of the
country. after three hours of close con-
sultation with ex-Gov. Mckinley, at
Canton, O., announced that the repub-
lican campaign would be fought on the
tariff issue. He said that the money
question was subordinate.
1T was said at Washington on the
It'll that plank in the St Louis plat
form will denounce the veto power
and pledge the candidate for president
not to nse the veto.
FREE silver carried the democratic
primaries in Texas on the 9th.
NJ. JULES SIMON, the celebrated
statesman and former prime minister
of France, died on the sth of neurosis
of the stomach, aged 80 years
The veteran actor Frank Mayo. who
was on his way east with his company.
died on a train just before reaching
Omaha, Neb., ON the 9Th. Death re
suited from paralysis of the heart
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE Worcester, Mass police located
. counterfeiting den on farm near
there and arrested two Syrians. The
| house contained an elaborate outfit for
making counterfeit dimes ouarters