The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-06-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail,
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
THE japanese government has filed a
protest at Washington against the Ha-
waiian annexation treaty on the ground
that it promises to lead to breach OF
treaty stipulations between Japan and
Hawaii.
THE president on the 10th nominated
Stewart L. Woodford, of New York,
as minister to Spain.
Ex-QUEEN LILIUoKALANI has filed a
protest in the Office of the secretary OF
state at Washington against the treaty
for the annexation of the Hawaiian is.
lands.
SOME strong limitations were said
to be reaching the president and mem
bers of the cabinet that a definite de-
claration of Cuban policy was expected
before the adjournment Of congress.
members of congress, returning from
their homes, having reported that the
public feeling was growing most in
tense.
FATHER KNEIPP, well-known as the
originator of the cure for bodily ills
which bears his name, died at Woerris-
hoffen, Bavaria, on the 18th. He had
been ill for long time.
THE Kentucky ex-confederates will
present the name of Gen. Simon Boil
var Buckner for commander-in-chief of
the Confederate Veterans association
when it holds it's annual meeting at
Nashville.
REV. DIR. LORENZO D. MCCABE, for so
years professor in the Wesleyan uni
versity and an author and theologian
of note in the Methodist church, died
at Delaware, O., on the 18th in his sIst
year.
ENGRAvER BARBER, of the Philadel-
phia mint, has just made model of
the bust of Mr.. Mckinley for the pres
idential medal series.
JOHN G. FENNAssY has been promoted
to the railway mail SUPPLEMENTARY
at st. Louis.
THE president has given up his pro-
posed trip to the Utah celebration at
Salt Lake city in July.
A RECENT Washington dispatch stated
that negotiations had progressed far
enough to warrant the statement that
new arbitration treaty with England
would be transmitted to the senate at
the session in December and that the
treaty would be signed before Queen
Victoria had celebrated her jubilee, all
difficulties having been surmounted.
JUDGE BoTKIN, department COM
mander of the Grand Army of the Re-
public of Kansas, has sent invitations
to the department commanders of Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Oklahoma, Nebraska and
Colorado, asking them to attend the
annual reunion of the Grand Army
of Kansas at Leavenworth, October II
to 16.
A STORY was current recently that
the sugar trust would like to buy Cuba
from the Spaniards on the same plan
as the Hudson Bay company which
England had. Col. John J. McCook
was the man credited with the idea.
In regard to the revival of the peri
odical rumor of Queen Victorias inten-
ton to abdicate in favor of the prince
of Wales, the Westminster Gazette
says: when the rumor was circulated
months ago we were informed on the
highest authority that it was un-
founded"
QUEEN VICTORIA started from Wind
sor castle for London at noon on the
21st for the celebration of her diamond
jubilee. Loyal greetings were extend
ed to her all along the route, which
was gaily decorated by triumphal
arches, banners and notices. At four
o'clock she received the imperial and
royal ENJOYS in the throne room of
Buckingham palace. At night the
diplomatic and distinguished special
guests were received in the grand
salon.