The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-06
appointment of Manhattan Post
master Was Unexpected.
RURAL ROUTES.
Fifth District Representative
Trying to Secure More.
Gossip of Interest About Kan
sans in Washington.

DeeA III washington w the past TWO weeks.
During his time here he has secured two
good appointments for his district. One
was regular army appointment and
the other the postmastership at Man
haitian.
In conversation with the State Jour
nal representative Congressman Calder
head said: In coming to Washington
1 had no intention of taking UP any
pOstohice matters in my district. When
I left the state the Manhattan office
was in hrst-class condition and 1 had
no thought of considering a new ap-
pointment at this time. Mr.. Whine,
the postmaster at that place, became
suddenly insane and the department
asked me to make a recommendation
Immediately, because this was the third
time Winnie was afflicted. His term
would have expired the latter part of
this month. I made the recommends
tion of Mr.. D. E. Deputy to succeed Mr..
Whine a week ago Saturday, and on
Monday Deputy was appointed" Mr.
Deputy is a leading Republican in Riley
county, and has recently concluded two
terms of service as clerk of the district
court.
When asked regarding public affairs
he had to do with while here, Mr..
Ca1derhead said: 4 have a number of
cases before the office of Indian affairs
and some others before the department
of the interior. have also been be-
fore the pOStOfflce departm ent endeaV-
Oring to obtain more rural route in
spectOrs to be placed in various parts
of Kansas to inspect routes applied for.
For the past few months the depart
ment mas been sending US inspectors,
and about the time they would become
acquainted with the state, railroads,
and other conditions in the considera-
ton of these routes the department
would call them into headquarters and
send them to other states New men
would be sent to Kansas in their stead
and have the work to learn all over,
r7.al
desired service. I wanted two or three
inspectors sent into the state to re-
main until these routes were all in
spected. Yesterday the first assistant
postmaster general said he would en-
deavor to accommodate US in that way
at an early time"
Mr.. Calderhead left Saturday night
for Kansas.
Topeka is now without a mayor. be-
cause of the fight in the courts over the
Hamilton, claims attorney of the Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway, yes
terday. Topeka is naturally Repub-
lican city by several thousand ma
jority. The liquor question, which was
the issue in the municipal campaign,
will not down. 1t will be the issue in
the state. campaign this summer, when
county officers are chosen" Mr. Ham
iltOn is a Democrat, although he is not
entirely in accord with the Bryan
regime. Ex-senator HILL said he.
has many supporters in Kansas and
our section of the country The Kan
sas and Missouri Democrats feel very
friendly toward him, and I would not
be surprised to see him nominated in
1904 His opposition to Tammany Hall
commends him to many western Demo-
Gratis. With US there is little sympathy
for such a bOss-ridden organization If
the ex-senator comes west in the next
few months, he will receive very
hearty welcome Mr.. Hamilton SAYS
"a raj n a n
joying an era of good times such as
they have never before experienced.
This is usually the dull period in the
freight traffic. he added, 'sbut the
The farmers have a vast deal of grain
left over. Last year they paid off their
mortgages and this year, with the pros
poets of an enormous crop, they will
have plenty of money to loan"
George w. Savage, of Lawrence. had
a contract for the erection of certain
buildings at Haskell Indian school. by
the terms of which he was to complete
them within certain specified time
Owing to the failure of contractors
to furnish boilers for the heating ap-
paratus he was delayed 1O8 days be-
yond the period of his agreement, and
was thus penaliZed by the government
at the rate of SO a day or in the total
sum of 81 0S0 for his failure. The gov
ernment inspector on the grounds and
the Superintendent of the schools rec
commended that the penalty be remitted
inasmuch as the governn ent had not
to any particular extent suffered in the
unavoidable delay of the fulfillment of
the contract They stated that stoves
to the cost of some $50 had to be put
in at the governments expense in the
absence of the heating apparatus. and
recommended that this be the only de-
duction from the contract price. Mr.
Savage agreed to this. Upon the rec
ommendation of these officials the Indian
Office supported their findings and laid
the matter before the secretary of the
interior and auditor of the department.
RecOgn nizing the equities in favor of Mr..
Savage's claim. the secretary and aU-
ditOr held that under a decision made
bv the comptroller of the currency
some years ago. no authority existed
meantime p check was drafted in IA
vor of Mr. Sava ge and sent to him The
check was for S1317.01. which was 81 080
less the contract price Mr.. Savage re-
fused acceptance of the tender. The
n enbers of the Kansas delegation were
the case together with the check was
forwarded to the comptroller for his de-
cision-
John W. Muller, retired soldier for
Ynerlv of F't- Leavenworth. died in Wash
ineton last week For some reason. as
vet undiscovered he was also known a.
Claus Heinnemann- PaDers and bank
hook found on his person disclosed his
right name and showed that he owned
considerable Dronertv in this city and had
of his death was also found in his rocket
containing $40 Muller was a soldier i4s
the regular army. and was retired about
appointed a guard at the TT Leavenworth