The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-16


ence appropriations viii be made
Capt. Jack Prescott of Pittsburg.
/ Kansas, has arrived in Washington 10
remain over the inauguration In early
days he was a rowing citizen Of the
/ great land between the Mississippi and
the foothills OF the Rockies Thirty
years ago Capt Prescott's fame was no
more confined by state Inns than was
his citizenship. Sometime stagecoach
driver. Indian fighter and cowboy, and
now he farms his peaceful quarter sec
ton on the broad expanse Of Kansas
prairie. and dreams Of the days that
4 have gone to come no more. He has
now come TO Washington to see McAln-
I 1ey's inauguration and enjoy some of the
ease and luxury the prosperity of latter
years have placed within his reach
Representative CaIderhead presented
to congress a petition from the federal
committee of the National American
Woman Suffrage association for protec-
frage.
Fort Leavenworth viii quarter the
Fourteenth cavalry. one Of the new regi-
ments TO be organized under the army
reorganization
Representative Bowersock and Mr..
Israel W. Stone of Lawrence were guests
at the banquet given Saturday night at
the Ebbitt BY the Department Of the Po-
tomac in honor OF General Rassieur.
Mr. Bowersock responded TO an informal
toast
Francis NJ. McCallum OF Kansas City.
Kansas. was nominated Tuesday to be
an assistant surgeon in the army.
Representative Curtis was invited to
make a speech at Detroit on Lincoln
day Representative Calderhead was In
vited to address a gathering at the
was necessary for both invitations to be
declined
Mr. O. Fl. Coulter Of Kansas, a mem
Der Of the national g. A r. pension
committee. has arrived in Washington,
and with the members OF that commit
ton of the defeated court Of appeals
bill
Attorney NJ A Low of Topeka arrived
Thursday He is Quartered at the Dewey
hotel, Kansas headquarters
The war department has ordered that
a new light battery to be organized un-
der the reorganization, be established at
Fort Riley.
The Kansas delegation has recon-
mended the appointment of Sherman
Harvey of Lawrence to first lieuten-
bright negro who held commission in
the Twenty-third Kansas
Represented tive Reeder yesterday in
sion TO James ". Tunnel of Kansas
Mr. O. s. Hyatt OF Leavenworth has
been in Washington several days. He is
here pushing claims before the Indian
commission. and incidentally making an
endeavOr to land a position Of surgeon |
in the army for his son-in-law-
In the matter Of securing commissions !
IN the army under the new reorganiza-
ton there seems TO be little hope for 1
those now outside the service although /
they may have served in the Spanish I
war.
Representative Ridgley has introduced
bills to grant special pensions to B. z.
Burns. William @. Rucker and Maggie
all of Kansas
Harve Fleming. managing editor of
the Kansas City Journal has been in
during the past week MI
Fleming has many friends among the
boys here He represented
the Journal at Washington for several
years
Miss Dollle Curtis. sister Of the repre-
from the First Kansas district,
has been confined to her apartments at
the Dewey hotel the past ten days with
he grip
Howell Jones. director OF the Santa Fe
railroad at Topeka. is a guest at the
Raleigh. he is here in the interests of
egislation Of his company
Representatives Miller and CaIderhead
nave been confined to their hotel quar-
ers for several days past with the grip
Mr. D. r. Anthony, jr-.. OF the Leaven-
worth Times. is among the late arrivals
rom Kansas. L. w. THANIS-
IRIS. SWALLOWS VALENTINES.