The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-23
INVITED BY CURTIS
Said He Would Probably Ac-
cept Invitation
Gossip Of Interest to Kansans
From Washington

washington. n C. Feb. es.-One day
recently. Representative Charles Curtis
called upon President Mckinley ana
urred his acceptance Of an invitation
extended by the Grand Army Of Kansas
to h. present at its annual encampment
at Junction CTS. May 8. As it Will be
aiong the route of the presidents pro-
posed trip to California in May. 1t IS
quite likely Mr.. Mckinley Will accept
the Junction City invitation and stop
of a few hours at least Although the
president did not make any promise, ne
stated that il was probable that such
arrangements could be made. At pres
emit he Is not fully decided in making
his western trip, on account Of the ques-
tion pending regarding an extra session
Representative Bowersock is emphatic
in his denunciation of the manner in
which Mrs. Nation is iljuring the stand
ing of Kansas abroad by her erusades on
the liquor joints. The people Of Kansas
well know / am staunch temperance
man. but my sympathy Is not with the
riotuos actions of Mrs Nation and her
follows said Mr.. Bowersock i am
being quoted out there by the news
papers as having said that Mrs Nation
saloon. I said that Mrs Nation and her
Ratchet would not cure the drink habit,
and 50 il won L 1t Is to be sadly re-
GREETED that such riotous actions as are
being perpetrated by this woman are
seriously blightinE the good name OF
Kansas away from home Tt takes
great deal of courage to face the insults
daily heaped upon the state on account
OF these Outrages-
Mrs Isaeel Worreu Ball. the well
known newspaper woman of Kansas
viii attend the annual banquet to be
given in Washington by the National
Women's Republican club at the Riggs
hotel ON Wednesday evening. February
"a. and respOnd 20 the toast Of The
Western Woman in Politics" Senator
Chauncay pennw Of New York will be
present and respond to the toast Of '-FEhe
Eastern Man ia Politics" These will be
the principal tcasts given during the
evening. Mrs Ball is popular among
the newspaper fraternity and social
circles Of the nations capital
Representative Miller secured the fol-
lowing pensions for his constituents in
the Fourth district during the past
week. Edwin Judd. Melvern. S12 per
month; Samuel W. Jewell, Piedmont,
Sl2- Lewis Wong. Ortumwa. IS. supple
mental Rex Is COmWell. Hamilton, SIT.
William Ecl1ert Council Grove. S6. re-
neWal and reissue. Mrs Mary Z Reed.
Ridge. Sl2. and s. for minor; Mrs. Lizzie
Ieurance- Necsho Falls. accrued; Mrs.
Ellen Pratt Douglas. s. and 3 for
minor Mrs. Lizzie D. Talbot. Toronto,
So and accrued, Mrs. Dene Gremmel.
Wilsey- So. John 70. Smith. Piqua. SO
increase; Alfred Sutherland. FL Dorado.
s. renewal Henry s Swisher. Lyndon,
$40. Increase james Scott. Ell Dorado.
SIP, additional; John Cell. Burlngame,
S1l. increase. Mrs. Rhoda A. Irwin,
Council Grove, SO.
"I believe 81 the doctrine of protec-
ton" remarked Representative Curtis
the other day and whenever an indus
try can be built Up which viii give
American labor employment and will
cause to be produced in this country any
article which we buy abroad. [ believe
that such industries should be fully pro-
tected. But when an industry has
grown so that it NO longer needs protec- 4
ton and is perfectly able to hold its
own with foreign corporations. then
such changes should be made as will
best promote the interests Of the Ameri-
can people.
The products covered by the Babcoclz
bill are controlled by company that
Is entirely able to care for itself I I'M
derstand that the new company is 20
take In all the iron and steel companies
Of the country, and the combination will
be the largest In the United States. The
Babcock bin win take away all the ben
efits Of protection which this great com
pany now has and viii admit free to our
markets the competing products made
Ger the circumstances as the iron and
steel industry of the United States has
grown beyond the need of the protec-
ton which il is abusing
The Republican party does not be-
neNe ~ protecting monopoiies- 1 think
the people Will find that the Republicans
IN the h1fty-seNenth congress will keep
their promises 70 the people
The war department announces that
al persons entering the army under the
reorganization act. whether private sell
eier' or commissioned officer. applying
Tor promotion. must submit to uniform
examination. There will be no discrimi-
nation between civilian and the voIun-
IrFr or the regular soldier in this be-
HtqWal Of commissions There will be
a rigid physical examination and a
mental examination including English
grammar. photography reading. and
writing from dictation. mathematics. in
cluoins arithmetic algebra TO equations
or the nrst degree. lOgarithrns elements
OF surveying. geometry and trieonom-
cry, geography. history. United States
cplls-ltusloh ana government, and ele-
meifts q lnternat lonal law. In the case
Ct applicants for line places. the eandi-
oates VIII be examined in the appropri-
ate drth regulations Special attention
Is ~ pc given TO the moral character and
aptitude Of the candidate generally. and
IN this correction the board viii take
into consideration certificates or diplo-
learning
7 have about all of my appointments
OF tonftn-class postmas ters made in my
district and feel happy said one ~
the representatives, Of Kansas the other
cay. There are l,6S2 post0hices of this
ciess in Kansas. and + have quite n
to know what interest is manieesfa5 III,
the people in the appointments Of rnanv
p1 these very small Offices. some OF