Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
Mr.. M'KINLEY INVITED
The President Asked to Attend the
Ecumenical Conference.
OKLAHOMA NAIL TO Be FUNlCA7ED.


Washington. Jan. PA delegation
called on President Mckinley at the
white house yesterday to extend an
invitation from the executive commit
tee of the ecumenical conference on
foreign missions to attend one of the
sessions of that conference. to be held
in New York in April. The general
attendance on that conference will in
clude distinguished men from this
country and others. The president
received the committee very cordially,
but could not give the members any
definite assurance that he would be
able to attend the conference. While
he would be glad to attend, yet his
decision in the matter would depend
entirely on the condition of public
business at the time. He promised to
take the invitation under considera-
ton and will let the committee know
later whether he can come or not.
1t is hoped that II he does attend that
the president will make an address.
Okixhoma Mall to He Fumigated.
Washington, Jan. 24.-Postoffice in
spectors have reported to the depart
ment that on account of the preva-
lence of smallpox in Oklahoma, the
offices of Remus and Avoca should be
closed and the mail from certain
points be fumigated. The department
has acquiesced and the Offices will
be closed for go days, or such time
as is deemed necessary. The mail
west of Weatherford will be fumiga-
ted. Arrangements have been in
structed to have the mail from Re-
mus sent to Mud, and that for Avoca
to Romulus. The marine hospital
service has received information on
the subject other than that supplied
by the post Office department.
Porto Rican Delegation Calls on President.
Washington, Jan. 4.-George L. Fin
lay, Manuel Fernandez, Juncios and
Henry Luco, the delegates to this
country from the chamber of com
merce of Porto Rico, called on Pres
ident Mckinley yesterday, accompa-
MED by DR.. ]. J. Kenny, prominent
Porto Rican, who lives in New York.
The three delegates representing the
agricultural interests of the island
Lucas Amanda Enrique Gonzales and
M. Solomon-called on the president
few days ago.
Both delegations are working to
the same end-relief for the CONNER
cial and agricultural interests Of the
island. They repeated to the presi-
dent the same facts presented to the
committee Monday.
The bureau Of Currency.
Washington, Jan. Alt is said at
the treasury department that for the
first ten years the bureau of currency
has been greatly hampered by INSULT
cient vault room for the storage of
national bank currency. With the
past inadequate facilities for storage
a sufficient amount of incomplete cur
rency could not be kept on hand,
and since it requires from rs to 30
days to complete an order from a
bank to print its notes the public
and the banks were put to great in
convenience from this fact An adj
ditional stock of currency will be pro-
vided and kept in another vault in the
treasury department.
Webster Davis on Sick Leave.
Washington, Jan. 24.-The newspa-
per gossip about the visit of Webster
Davis, as the secretary of the interior,
to points in South Africa, was brief
ly touched upon in the cabinet ses-
sion. Secretary Hitchcock explained
that Mr. Davis is away from his post
on sick leave, that his visit to any
place is personal and unofficial and
that no one has any right to attach
any official or political significance
to his movements.
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