The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-05
AT The CAPITAL.
Congressman Curtis Discusses
the Chinese Situation.
Gratified at Prospect Of Early
Settlement Of Troubles.
MONEY FOR HASKELL
Indian Appropriation Bill Pro-
vides For SI2s,OOO
Gossip of Interest About Kan
sans at Washington.
MONEY FOR HASKELL

Washington. D. c., Jan. 5.-Congress-
man Charles Curtis of Kansas was
among the public men who called at
the White House and discussed China's
acceptance OF the joint note of the
powers
Mr.. Curtis said it was a good begin
ming for the new century. He hoped
that the negotiations would now pro-
gress rapidly and end satisfactorily to
all concerned.
He believed that much of the future
in many walks Of life would depend on
settling matters in China so that there
would be no repetition of the horrors Of
the closing year
THE west is glad" said Mr. Curtis,
that the century ends with good pros
pect of the settlement of the difficulties
in China and hopes the new century will
see speedy peace in the Philippines with
many years of prosperity for the United
States
In the Indian appropriation bill pend
ing in Congress there are allowances of
Sl23,0 for the Haskell school at Law
renee. and $2o,S60 for the Kickapoo
school.
Congressman Bailey has returned to
the capital from his trip to Cuba and
Porto Rico. He will arrive in Kansas
in few days to engage in the sena-
torial contest.
Congressman Long VIII push a bill
to secure an appropriation for the
Hutchinson postoffice.
Warden McClaughry and Architect
Eams, of Fort Leavenworth. will soon
arrive in Washington. They will come
here at the instigation Of the Kansas
congressman to lay before the house
committee the needs of the federal
rlgiGOD q the fort
A national bank has been authorized
to begin business at Eureka, Kas-
Jack Harrison. who figured so con-
spicuOusly as a special inspector in the
Havana postof7ce fraud, is a we'll known
vestigati0n he was made postmaster at
the Cuban capital. Now he is acting
as director of posts in Cuba, which is
still a better position His promotions
were made upon the recommendations
Of Mr.. Bristow.
Washington Evening Star. Governor
Stanley of Kansas desires to have cap
state As Kansas grows more prosper
Gus it becomes less Utopian.'
Mr.. w H. Sears. of the National Red
Cross association. left Washington on
New Years day for Chillicothe, Ohio
where he viii remain about ten days at
IenQlnE TO I1alI6fS concerning MS IaIn-
er's estate He will go to Lawrence be-
fore returning to Washington.
From Kansas. eh?" Jerry simp-
sons state the grasshopper state
1.-The sunflOwer state" 1.-THE cyclone
state" 1.-The wild and woody west" and
such like expressions one always hears
when he says he is from Kansas. Why
is it that the people of the east so often
speak slightingly Of Kansas? Her av-
el age standing before the world is sec
oud to no state. It gives a Kansan real
pleasure to say to the critics of his
state that it is the home of the famous
Twentieth Kansas. and of Funston, the
state that has raised the greatest wheat
crop ever known, and, last and most i'm
portant, that 27.87 of her population is
i'm school No other state equals her.
Mr. Ralph Faxon, we'll known news
paper man Of Topeka, is private secre-
tary Of Congressman Long. Mr.. Faxon
is also doing the Washington corre-
spondence for the Wichita Daily Eagle.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application to convert the
Norris County State bank into the
Council Grove National bank, at Council
Grove, Kas.; capital, $4,000.
Mr.. r. A. Smith, Of Kansas City, ar
rived in Washington today
T.. WILLIAM THAVIS.