The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-16
Lawrence Man HOnOred With
Important Office.
Nv. Stone Of Lawrence Receives
Exalted GA. r. Position.
GOSSIP OF KANSANS.
congressman Curtis and Calder
head Decline to Speak.
Flood Of Applications For New
Army Positions.

honor has been conferred upon "a halls'AH
in the election a Few days ago q Sapl'
Israel w. Stone Of Lawrence as com
raander Of the Department OF the Foto-
mac Grand Army Of the Republic
The Department of the Potomac mas
under its Jurisdiction 1s posts in the DIS
frict of Columbia with an aggregate
rnen bership OF over 2,50e- The ONCE OF
commander Of this department carries
with il more influence politically Lnai,
any like department Oif1cer tnrcushouA
the states. In fact its influence with the
president and government officials IS as
strong if not stronger than that OF the
average member OF congress Inc de-
uartmentfS membership - almost entire
III made up of Grand Army men from
every state in the Union whose individ-
1al influence combined make it a most
formidable organization to carry out the
purposes for which it is organized
Commander Stone is in his 60th year.
Being identified for many years as q
earnest and faithful worker in the Grand
Army Of Kansas ana at the national
capital liz made him a most admirable
candidate for the high office TO which hc
was selected He was elected by an un-
animous vote
Commander stone enlisted and served
his country IN the First Illinois Light
artillery. and was wounded at the battle
of Chickamauga when he lost his right
leg He was under the command OF Gen
Steadman with 5000 men During that
fearful engagement loo We're wounded
ard killed on the Union side. while the
ACnTeuerarcS loss was over l.cOO.
At the close Of the war ne went to
Kansas and located at Lawrence Dur
ing his residence there he served num-
Der Of terms as city councilman and one
term as mayor of North Lawrence He
was elected command of thew ashingtO1
Post No. y. of his home city three diff
ferent terms. and when the Grand Army
held its national encampment at San
Francisco he represented the Kansas de-
partment as delegate. In 1887 he also
served the state department as a menu
Der OF the city council of administration |
Mr. Stone came 10 Washington about J
~ years ago. backed by strong political /
influence. and received the appointment |
OF disbursing officer OF the weather bu- I
reau. under Secretary OF Agriculture Jer-
ry Rusk at a salary Of s. goo per ar I
num- lie IS now an expert in railroad 4
compilation in the division Of statistics 4
department Of agriculture
He was one Of the organizers of Thorn
as Post No. Is of this citv and was it's i
presiding officer during the national en-
campment 81 the rganizaIf0n during
1882 He has served in the offices of as
slstent adjutant general and chief mus
ler1ng officer of the Department OF the
Potomac. and was its vice-commander
der.
A bill passed the house this week
through the efforts of Mr.. Calderhead
granting pension of S25 a month 70 Col
W. Al Cloud of Kansas CITY. and will
president, having already passed The sen
ate Col Cloud has won considera bic dis
JUNCTION IN publishing a pamphlet which
gives q reply 10 Webster Davis snsaoh
made before the Darccra tir 7.,+5,-1,
convention He was not only a soldie-
throughout the Mexican war blIf 74,ri-e,
t1e civil war was colonel Of the Second
Kansas cavalry The colonel also has
Inc distinction of being the onlv officer
y ~ esst charged gunboat with a brig
aue oI cavalry and captured il as w.
done by him in the civil war
Just at this time members Of CONGRESS-
80 being overwhelmed with applications
II Li.-csS IN the army Under the new
applicants for every place to he 5lie5
ana lew are eligible. Each Of the kan
80 hsfeSsmen are being pressed ~
alpAcants from their r4snertf1-a AZ |
tricts- During the past week ~. ~. - -.
, SEltSeiltatlVes have been working 7aIa,1 I .
VISITS 10 the White House and rs7,,. -
~ .lllsiit ia The interests OF these anpli
70 tse preventative Ridgley. of Kansas. in
y oueced a bill this week nrovidino1 fo,.
~5r,iiti- II oA local legislation to NUM-
$50 tAel' l. ~ al organized territories ~
til1 tlAlee states Territorial legisla
: , - S-lsii not nave the power to alriGee
~. q legislation BY municipalities
1-ecoIeins 10 the method Of his bilI 80
sept through the enactment a. $3.50
t. Y me legislature on specific s1Ih
.5- az except that a limit NAV h.
s,,s,5 -. tne oond-issuing power Of
Kansas Is getting more rlra1 free 49,
liNe'S routes established than the 49,
80 a1e- Within the past wear. and a '
: -, -. e service has been Installed
: : - y Aoot the state. At the nrsSa~,f Z
time there are between 4aa 80 -o IN Sss-it 4
e4lll4A routes for Kansas under rr,r,si55
- 80 9s t1e department at VVasfir,rs-4,S-,
- WI oe acted upon in their t,,,-5 -. s
s Z. = 70 the report of suecfal !, $50. )
Row in the field. Aeei'li agents a
The death Of the fsno,,s o,.,,-
s s.-SIai' 3 81 Prentis. on Frida1- 49, G
80 as a special surprise to the -, [
m pensions of the hrn,Se -rt 8
. 1---,l--s ST hau unanimously recon- I
- - pension Tor Gen. Prentis of $50 {
- sit--lth ana Mr.. Calderhead -. - 4
~ .oor OF the house with me hin - - ~, ~. &.
- 80 ready to present it in its ,rr1s.
sfAen dispatch was received 80, - ~ - 4
II tne generals death. - /
Kansas Is indeed fors,ns4.
-. man as Secretary o. @
t1Ln az the head Of its a ar-f~.,,,t-,,.s,
~ -lAltlt A. "a means or aidine ana 80 s.
- e7i4is farmers to better v1,aflregS. :
s-'r,,-ss - - nothing surpasses his de- d
= - so. IS not even those issued Z
, - astlcuitural department of the {
slsAdA government His bflfty- ~ 800. !
~ s-aslstlcs and gather valuable a~5
Z c--cal information along aarir.,Il@,,rs1 !,
80. y ciestrly evidenced in his f,caiffb r
g sl,i,,,+, sort recently received in Z
~ mas oeen given out BY members of
9--sIEss tlat there viii be no furfha, a
At-9 ptiatlo1s passed this session for :
-'i-- D1iiainss or improvement OF in S