The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-01-21
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE largest fleet of warships ever
assembled under the American flag
will be within six hours easy steaming
of Cuba by the LIST of February. The
president has no intention of provok-
ing war with Spain, but he will be
found in forward state of prepara-
tion should Spain insist upon HOSTILE
ties. If Intervention comes it will be
with a strong arm.
UNITED STATES CONSUL GENERAL LEE
reported to the state department that
according to his advices no less than
300, 900 people in Cuba were in the last
stages of restitution and wholly de-
pendent upon charity. In the opinion
of Gen. Lee 20 per cent of these poor
people were doomed to death from
starvation and disease.
The monetary commission was re-
Gently given hearing by the house
committee on banking and currency
on the commissions bill proposing a
comprehensive revision of the cur
rency. The hearing attracted much
interest, a number of the members of
the house and Secretary Gage being
present.
Mr. ROBERT S. TAYLOR. of Indiana,
a mem Der of the none tary commission,
was before the house banking and cur
rency committee at Washington on the
18th and spoke of the inadequacy of
the banking facilities in the south and
west
AS the res ult of conferences held at
Washington between the silver lead
ers of various parties. Chairman Jones,
of the democratic national committee:
Chairman Butler. of the populist ma
tional committee, and Chairman Town,
of the silver national republican COM
mttee, will issue joint manifesto,
with q view to securing common ac-
ton by the three organizations in the
political contest of 1898.
THE agricultural department at
Washington on the 14th issued Farm
ers' Bulletin No. 6s," which treats of
the black rot of the cabbage. 1t de-
scribes the nature of the disease and
gives practical suggestions for its pre-
yention.
THE senate committee on Indian af-
fairs recently rejected the nomination S
of four appointees to Indian agencies
because they were non-residents of the
states and territories to which they
were assigned to duty. Among the
quartet rejected was Ed Goldberg. of
Wichita, Kan, who was appointed
agent at the Quapaw agency in the In
dian territory.
Mr. EVANS. commissioner of pen
sions, says that the pension depart
ment at Washington can be run with
100 less clerks and the AK will soon
fall. He says he will run the bureau
on a sound business basis.
CLYDE MATToX, who was convicted by
the federal authorities of numbering a
negro in Oklahoma City, Ok, and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment, was par.
doEed by President Mckinley on the
10Th. The pardon was due to the efforts
of his mother. Mrs. Hatch.
AN agreement has been reached by
the house committee on rules, of which
Speaker Reed is chairman and Mr.
Dingley is a member, to give appro
priation bills the right of way, so as to
get the bills before the senate as soon
as possible, in order that the session
may be brought to an early close.
GEN. CHRIsToPHER COLON AUGER, o
S. A., retired, died of old age at Wash
ington on the 10th. He graduated in
the same class with Gen. Grant at West
Point and served with distinction ir
Mexico and through the civil war.
The occupants of a large hotel a.
Washington were startled on the 18th
by the screams of a woman and or
breaking into the room congressman
was discovered beating his wife. Hi!
name was not made public, but he hat
been on a debauch for two weeks.
THERE has been laid before Presi
dent Mckinley petition for Cuba1
armistice. This government, it is sug
gested, shall propose to Spain ces
sation of hostilities for a specified
period of 80 or 80 days. During thu
armistice representatives of Spanish
and Cuban interests on the island shall
come together, aud with the Unitet
States. through commissioners, actin,
as arbitrator, shall try to arrange
settlement and permanent peace.
GENERAL NEWS.
JACK MARKHAM, cOlored, of Prince
ton. XIV. went home drunk one nirh