The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-11
FROM THE CAPITAL
Trouble Over Ft. Riley Street
Railway Not Settled.
Company Refused Permission to
Use the Bridge.
A SLIGHT CONCESSION.
May Lay the Rail on Reserva-
tiOn Pike.
Gossip From Washington Of In
terest to Kansans.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE controversy
involving the construction Of an elec-
trio railway over the government pike
and bridge at Fort Riley is settled.
Those interested in the railway enter
prise Petitioned the commandant at the
fort to grant permission to run their
line over this pike and bridge. The
privilege was refused. and the matter
referred to the war department.
Through the efforts of Congressman
Calderhead the war department today
gave the privilege of right-ot-way for
the construction of this proposed line
on the pike, but denied the rights ot
the bridge to the railway projectors in "a
contention that the structure was en-
tirely too small and narrow for adoi-
tional traffic Of this character.
Congressman Bowersock introduced
petition of Bedell Bros. and other citi-
zens of lola against the proposed
amendment Of the parcel-post system.
Many similar protests are coming in
from different parts of Kansas. AM
other petition was introduced by Mr..
Bowersock from the Agricultural im-
plement Dealers association Of Kansas
City, protesting against the passage of
the interstate commerce act, relative 10
freights. They ask for an Amendments
that viii provide for lower rates
Congressman Charles Curtis has filed
the papers in the case of Major N. r.
dotte county, with the committee ON
military affairs. The bill for his relief
authorizes the president, If he SO de-
sires, to appoint Major Grebe to the
rank Of major, u. s. A, and place him
on the retired list.
The resident correspondents Of COLI
ored newspapers were given compli-
mentary dinner last night by Judson W.
Lyons, register United States treasury.
Paul H. Bray, of Topeka, represented
Kansas at the affair.
Congressman Reeder has introduced a
bill to grant a pension to n. b. Mckay,
Of Kansas. Congressman Bowersock
has introduced a bin In behalf Of pen-
sion for Thomas w. McCubbin.
Congressman Ridgely has. by request
introduced ten different bills Ia the
house. relative to special Improvement
in the District Of Columbia.
sInouests are sometimes very funny
affairs remarked a western man the
other day. Il remember one in the
early days of my county in Kansas.
which, by the way, is the home county
of Jerry Simpson. A man was found
dead by the side Of a small stream out
on the prairie. No mark was found on
his well dressed body; his gun was fully
loaded in his hip pocket and SO was
found in his pOcketbOOk. OF course. the
coroner took charge of the money A
jury was empaneled and after finishing
us deliberations lO4IQ lndA lHF NiHA
clearly died Of heart failure The cor
oner promptly paid from the dead mans
pile the sum of S12 due for expenses and.
discharged the jury. The $l3 remaining
bothered him. He argued that 70 turn
that $13 over to the county to be held
in trust for the mans possible relatives
would be the same as throwing It away
The man was a stranger in those parts.
Possibly he had no friends. The coroner
was equal to the occasion. however. He
declared himself dissatisfied with the
verdict and called the jury together
again. They sat on the body a second
time and found exactly the same YER
dict, but the coroner's mind was at ease.
The $25 was exhausted"
Mr.. E. Burgoyne Baker. the only SON
Of Senator Baker, is employed on the
New York Evening Post. His writings
are Of a special character and have re-
Gently brought him to the front among
the foremost sketch artists Of the
Gotham city.
Mr.. A. Stewart of Douglas county
has just been appointed to q position in
the Smithsonian institute in this city.
L. w THAVIS.