The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-01
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
Death of Chairman Brosius
Leaves Important Vacancy.
CaIderhead May Succeed Him
on Banking Committee.
M'KINLEY'S POLICY.
Re-appOinting Officials Who
Have Given Satisfaction.
Gossip of Interest to Kansans
From National Capital.

of Chairman Brosius. of the house COM
mittee on banking and currency. may pre-
cipitate something of a scramble for that
assignment when Speaker Henderson
comes to make up his committees neS1
December Representative Fowler of
New Jersey is now the ranking Repuo-
lican member, and by the custom that
usually prevails would seem entitled to
the promotion. But Mr.. Fowler has been
shabby identified with the bitter fac
tional fights prevailing among the Re
publicans of the committee in the last
three or four years. and there is likely
to be opposition to him. Representative
AIcCleary of Minnesota would have been
the ranking Republican member of the
committee had he been a member of 1t
during the last congress, but he refused
a reappoinument, accepting instead an
assignment on the appropriations COM
mittee. He will not seek the chairman
ship now, preferring to remain on that
committee, where he will probably De
made chairman. The Washington POST
says that among the several prominent
men in financial matters mong the
members Of the banking and currency
committee is Representative W. A. Cal
derhead Of Kansas, who will very likely
be considered for its chairman
The first appointees of Office under
President Mckinley are nearing the ends
are expiring. Practical operation of the
policy announced some time ago is hav-
ing many Illustrations Where officials
have given satisfaction and Where no
special reasons are offered for different
action, the president is making reap
pointments. The special reasons exist
where radical changes have taken place
in the party organization or in the con-
gressiona1 representation of the state or
district. In other words, the president
is recognizing the claims OF senators ana
representatives and national committee
men W. have come in since the former
appointS.ents were made. If these new
representatives of the party desire
changegs as terms expire, and good po-
ltical reasons are given the president
will not ignore them, and viii appoint
new men. Where the organization Te-
mains as it was, and the disposition IS
favorable to incumbents who have been
efficient, reappointments will be the rule.
Apparently not satisfied with the
strong aggregation of pitchers already
signed by him. Manager Manning, OF the
Washington baseball team, has an
nounced that the Senators staff
would receive valuable addition toward
the latter part of June. This latest
ACQUISITION to the ranks of the local club
is Paul Curtis, a mute southpaW from
Kansas. and judging from his work out
west will undoubtedly strengthen. the
pitching department of Manning's team
The new dispenser of of puzzling twist
ers comes to washington from the state
deaf and dumb institution at Olathe,
and will report at the end Of the
scholastic year, when he will have
finished his studies a the institution
He has been in the box for the school
nine years, and IT was his work IN q
small local game that first attracted the
attention of Manager Manning, who tried
to secure him for his Kansas City club
This was last year, before Manning knew
that he was to switch from his western
stronghold to the national capital. and
he secured the boys promise to play ball
with Kansas City. When the American
league decided to fight the national or
ganizatiOn on its own GROUNDS, ana
Manning was transferred to Washing
ton. he sent the young Kansan a contract
for his team here It was signed and re-
turned but contained a prOvisO, extend
ing the date for reporting to Washing
ton until the last part of June instead of
the first part of April This Manning
agreed to, and the speedy mute will don
the uniform of a Senator" early this
summer.
Senator w. A Harris received a Fill
nfno flag this week from Major Whit
man formerly member of the famous
Twentieth Kansas regiment, who is now
in the Philippines. Major Whitman is
serving in the Second infantry, U. S. A,
as a first lieutenant. The flag was cap
fured in a recent Skirmish on the Island
of Marinduque 1t is a field flag and
measures 1Sx30 inches. It's cOIOrs are red,
white and blue, with but two bars and
a triangle white. In the triangle are hand
painted character representing the sun,
surrounded by three large stars, which
are black The material of the flag is
ordinary bunting. Senator Harris also
received a copy of the Filipino constitu-
ton which was captured at Tacloban,
Isle Of Leyte It is a diminitive edition,
being a handy size to carry in the pocket.
1T ST said that every Filipino soldier
carries with him at all times a copy of
their constitution. The copy which Sem
ator Harris has possession of is the
property Of Senior Bernabe Odayate,
whose name IS very legibly inscribed on
the cover
Mr.. James Lucas Snyder formerly Of
Manhattan. Kan. now of New York CITY,
xras recently married to Miss Ella Day
John B. Devins. editor of the New ( 4ork
Observes. performed the ceremony ABOUT
twelve years ago Mr.. Snyder nyed Win
his parents at Manhattan. Wnere ne learn
ed the printing business on the National
fst under George +. Thompson. During
1891 his mother died. when shortly after
York city. Mr.. Snyder at once employed
with the Century Magazine puDllsnlnS
company with which firm ne has been
connected up to the present time. In late
was made assistant press foreman OF the
half-tone printing department OF TINS
printing concern. A few days ago MI
SNYDER was offered the management or a.
Burmah. owned by the American 6apuse
Union Printing company. at a Saidty ol
$1,500 a year. In this pig pr1ntery 4ol
people are employed BurTnah Is soutn O
British india Mr. Snyder has accepted
the offer of this position and he and MrS,
Snyder will sail from New York on April
for their new and far-disrant nome
.sThe craze over Mrs. Nations crusade
has somewhat subsided in Kansas ana
she is now out OF jail,.' remarked Mr. w.
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