The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-02

the glory Of liberty in her far-oH day Of
maturity"
A claim has been sent to congress by
the secretary of the war department
asking for the payment Of a horse killed
at Junction City, Kansas, owned by
imal was killed by fragments of a shell
fired from a gun belonging to Siege bat
terry o, Seventh artillery. while at target
practice on the military reservation at
Fort Riley. Eighty dollars is wanted for
the loss. AS there is no appropriation
under the control Of the war department
from which this claim could pc pald' ls
was transmitted for the consideration Of
congress
A Kansas man is the latest applicant
for an Indian Territory WIFE, He as
sumes to be true the fiction that the
government stands ready tn give every
white man who win take one of the
Cherokee, Creek. ChcctaW OF ChicasaW
bellies $4,000 and a farm. The credulity
of the newly freed negro, who accepted
the wild story that every ex-slaVe was
to receive forty acres and g. mule. is
paralleled by that OF white men OF ed
ucation who see nothing surprising in
this romance OF matrimonial prizes in
the Indian Territory Having read the
inducements to intermarriage of Ameri-
can men and Indian girls the Kansas
man writes to Secretary Hitchcock Il
am willing to offer myself. If not too
late. I sincerely hope that may be
gwen LlE preferences over SCAIC 4Ol-
eigner. I am a born and bred Kansan,
fairly well educated, refined. energetic
and Industrious, and can give the best
of references as to my character. I have
position still be open, have cousin
about the same age as myself who is
also willing to avail himself Of this op-
portunity."
Mr.. H. B. Andrews. a brother-in-Iaw
Of Representative Reeder, who is en-
IL raN
building, has been hOnored with the
appointment from the capitol force to
act as one OF the escorts OF President
Mckinley from the senate east entrance
through the building 10 the grand stand
in front of the main entrance during the
inaugural ceremonies next Monday
A general Impression prevails that a
member OF congress does not have to
work very hard. There are some who
do not. These last about as long here
as q SNOWFALL would in the hot region
The ordinary daily routine OF the con-
gressman is a tax upon energy and upon
physical and mental powers. Hardly
eay passes that he does not go to two
or three or more uepar rtne2ss on I'M I'M
portant matters for his district His
mail is large and the requests for him to
look up matters regarding pensions,
records and hundreds of other things
never cease coming The outside work
he does IS a fair days work Then the
daily session lasts five hOu s or MOI e.
If he is posted ON the affairs under con-
sideration he spends several hours at
night reading reports and documents Of
various kinds bearing upon pending
measures The successful congressman
goes into society but little. has little
time to loaf and always has enough
work before him to keep hi II busy If
he does not work his district soon learns
it and he goes the road Of oil his kind
lit IA generally recognized here by the
members who have ambitions that 1t is
easier to be defeated than elected.
Senator Baker has offered an amen5-
ment to the sundry civil bill authorizirg
the secretary OF the interior to lease the
public lands in Kansas for periods Of
five years under regulations, but such
lands shall be Withdrawn from home
stead entry
one Of Representative BOwersOck's
constituents was standing before an
open CRATE the other evening, twirlfng a
ten dollar bill around his finger. As
might have been expected the bill got
away from him and few into the flames
and was destroyed forthwith. Now the
gentleman wants tobe reimbursed f0rhis
loss. Mr. EowersOck Is Of the opinion
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