The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-12-24
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE bureau of statistics at Washing
ton reports that the exports of domes-
tic merchandise during November last
amounted to $114, sos, 301, a gain of
nearly 100000 as compared with No
vember, 1896. The imports of mer-
chandise during November aggregated
$50, 352, 3d.
A SPECIAL to the Chicago Post from
Washington stated that a represen ia
tive of the Union Pacific reorganiza-
ton committee said that the Union
Pacific would not buy the Kansas Pa
cific at the price the government wants
for the road.
THE National Board of Trade, in ses-
sion at Washington, adopted resolu-
tions favoring the passage of an anti
scalpers' ticket brokerage bill and also
a bill favoring pooling under supervi-
sion of the interstate commerce COM
mission.
The president sent to the senate on
the 10Th the name of Joseph McKenna,
to be associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States.
The nomination of Charles G. Dawes.
of Illinois, to be comptroller of the cur
rency, was confirmed by the senate.
DELEGATE CALLAHAN will make an
effort this winter to convince congress
that Oklahoma is deserving of state
hood.
THE comptroller of the currency has
issued call on national banks for a
statement of their condition at the
close of business Wednesday, Deem
Der Is.
The assistant secretary of the in te
rior has ruled that soldiers widow
has right to prosecute to a final ad-
judication a claim for a pension filed
by her deceased husband if the claim
is rejected and the husband dies before
appealing from the commissioner of
PENSIONS action.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has informed
Chief Sargent, of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, that he will ac-
cord hearing to labor leaders before
a new member is selected to succeed
Col. Morrison on the interstate COM
merce commission.
The testimony of Director of the
Mint Preston before the house commit
tee on coinage developed the fact that
there were many counterfeit silver dol
lars in circula ton and that the govern
ment was encountering much trouble
with the subject, but he offered no
suggestion as to a remedy.
THE nomination of Attorney General
Mckenna to succeed Justice Field on
the supreme bench will not be acted
upon by the senate until after the
Christmas holidays.
SENATOR CHANDLER, of New Hamp-
shire, has published a letter in which
he deprecates any action on the cur
rencv question and advises congress to
await the progress of international
bimetallism. He thinks it will be po-
itical suicide for the repu blican party
to do anything on the subject at pres
ent.
The Indian agents have been warned
by the interior department of the pro-
posed movement to enter the lands of
the Wichita, Kiowa and Apache and
Comanche Indian reservations in Okla
homa and have been directed to call
on the military to prevent the forcible
occupation of the lands.
THE commissioner of pensions ap-
peared before the senate committee on
civil SERVICE, WHICH Is COuOucCtuS du
investigation into the operation of the
civil service system, and gave testi-
mony adverse to the system. He
thought some reform would have to be
enacted or the country would have the
infliction of civil pension list.
SECRETARY ALGER intends to send Il
number of relief expeditions to the
suffering Klondike miners. The first
one will start about February 1. Snow
locomotives will be used to beat a trail
and 600 reindeer will be purchased to
haul the SUPPLIES.
GENERAL NEWS.
a PRAIRIE fire was reported on the
Goth as raging in Edwards county,
Tex. 1t had burned a strip from the
Nueces river to a point a few miles
northwest of Rock Springs, about 25 to
so miles wide.
The American Missionary associa-
ton made public at New York on the