The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

RICHARD COKE, ex-United States sem
itor, died at Waco, Tex on the 18th.
The supreme council of the American
Protective association elected at Wash
ington on the 18th the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, John
w. Echols, of Atlanta, Ga: secretary
of state, Harry c. Sawyer, Pennsylva-
MIA; supreme secretary. William j.
Palmer, Colorado: supreme treasurer,
c. J. Stockman, Maryland.
THERE was perfect fusion of the sill
yer forces of Iowa at the meeting at
Des Moines of the democratic, populist
and silver republican committees, and
June was chosen as the date for hold
ing three separate conventions to nom
mate full state ticket.
THE Sidney Qll.) grange passed reso-
lutions declaring that the United
States should stop the inhuman war
fare raging in Cuba and appealing to
all farmers organizations to pass sim
liar resolutions.
EMILE CHARLOTTE LANGTRY, known
throughout two hemispheres as the
Jersey Lily" eX-English professional
beauty and actress, has secured a di-
vorce from her English husband, Ed
ward Langtry, in the Lake county, Cal,
court. on the ground of desertion.
STEPHEN r. MALLORY was elected
United States senator at Tallahassee,
Fla, on the 14th on the 25th ballot.
The new senator is the son of the late
Stephen r. Mallory, who was elected
United States senator from Florida in
1851 and resigned in 1861, on the seces-
sion of his state.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has under ear
nest consideration the advisab ility of
sending a message to congress on the
Cuban question, but has not yet come
to a decision in the matter. The mes
sage, if it goes in, will be entirely pa
cific in terms. and it can be stated on
good authority will not be of war
like or sensational tenor.
SENAToR-ELECT MALLORY, of Florida,
dictated his views the other night at
Pensacola and said that he stood
squarely on the Chicago platform and
was in favor of the free coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of sixteen to one. He
was also in favor of giving the SUI
preme court another chance to test the
income tax.
The porte replied to the note of the
powers on the 10th and declined to
agree to an armistice with Greece until
certain conditions were agreed to which
the powers considered eXorbitant.
Turkey demanded the annexation of
Thessaly, an indemnity of $50, 900, 600
and the abolition of the capitulations.
1t was believed in official circles that
the matter would be settled by a Eu-
that King George would abdicate the
throne of Greece and retire to an estate
in Austria.
THE first report of Judge Calhoun.
who was sent to Cuba by President Nc
Kinley, has been given out and he says
that the reports about affairs on the
island being in a deplorable state and
that many American citizens were
dying of starvation were by no means
exaggerated.
The monument in memory of George
Washington was unveiled at Phila-
delphia on the 18th by President Nc
kinley with the national salute of 81
guns. An address was made by the
president, who also reviewed the pa
rade. At night parade of wheelmen
took place, 10000 being in line.
THE Turks gave the Greeks a crush
ing defeat on the 18th and have occu-
pied Domokos, being now in full pos
session of Thessaly. There was in
tense excitement at Athens on receipt
of the news, and a plot was said to
have been discovered there to murder
King George and many arrests have
been made.
The president on the 18th nominated
Brig. Gen. Zenas r. Bliss to be ma or-
general and Frank A. Vanderlip, of
Illinois, to be assistant secretary of
the treasury.
PETITIONS are being circulated among
the business men of New York, Phila-
delphia and other cities asking for the
interference of the United States to
bring the Cuban war to a conclusion.
1t was said to be the intention to start
the movement in all the large cities of
the country and when the petitions
are all filed to present them to Presi-
dent Mckinley.
THE president sent special message
to congress on the 18th asking for an
appropriation of not less than $50, 200
for the relief of destitute A mericap
citizens in Cuba.
MISCELLANEOUS.