The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-01
Fight ON HI. Clay Evans Is Only
SmOuldering.
Kansas Delegation viii Take a
New Tack.
ON M'KINLEY'S PLEDGE
Mr.. Curtis and Mr.. Calderhead
Agree In This.
Items From Washington of In
tereSt to KanSanS.

washington, L. -, Mar 1---NOINllH-
standing the fact that the president re-
Gently said to Congressman Bowersock
that he would listen to no further OBJ
jections to H. Clay Evans as pension
commissioner unless specific charges
We're filed, he is going to hear more
The Kansas delegation recently held an
executive session and unanimously
agreed to visit the president and ask
for the removal of Mr.. Evans. Senator
Burton was of the opinion that the de-
mand should be upon campaign prom
ise that a change in the Office of COM
missioner should be made; Mr.. Calder
head and Mr.. Curtis argued that
stronger plea should be made upon the
promise made by President Mckinley.
when he also requested them to name
two good Kansas men for the position.
They named ex-Representatives Peters
and Blue. but the fight for these men
within the state became so bitter that
the president was not left to make
free choice, and he died before the hght
ceased. Messrs. Calderhead and Curtis
also propose to file with their protest a
list of individual cases where, in their
opinion, the commissioner has not car
ried out the law. The delegation will
have another meeting and decide upon
some definite line of action. They recog-
nize the force of the presidents remarks
to Mr.. Bowersock and will not approach
him with further general objections.
Some of the papers of Washington
seem TO fear that General Bristow IS
tottering on the verge of dismissal. Dill
igent inquiry brings out the information
that the Kansas delegation in congress
know nothing about the matter mere
than what the papers give. They have
not been consulted about it by either
General Bristow or the president
Congressman Scott is preparing a bill
which viii provide that widows who
forfeit a pension. under the present law,
lNFr- in
on the roll in their former place if hIIs-
band No. die first or if divorce from
him is granted because Of his wrong
doing. 1t IS argued by the friends of
this measure that instead of increasing
the pension roll, this will actually tend
toward reducing it, for the reason that
there is large number of widows who
are now drawing pesions who will not
take the risk of remarrying and thus
forfeit a pension which otherwise is
good for life 1t is remembered that tie
men who would marry these widows ere
necessarily along in years and it would
be but natural for some of them to ole
before the wife does; therefore they
want to guard against that contingent
cy-
Ten years ago the war department.
upon request sent a 10-pound howitzer
to the Grand Army post at Bartlesville.
i. t; but upon the arrival of the gun
the post was unable to raise the funds
to pay transportation charges amount
ing to something like $40. These were
paid by Colonel Bartles, for whom the
town was named, and he has retained
possession of the gun all these years. !
A great amount of trouble has been en-
Eendered in the post on account of it. |
A few weeks ago the G.. A r. post at
Sedan hled a request, through Con-
gresham Scott, that the howitzer be |
sent there, and that action has been
taken
Congressman Scott has introduced a
TrG info
counties and to establish the county |
seats thereof, and for other PURPOSES |
There are to be IS counties, numbered |
II ON 1 TO y until otherwise changed by +
law, and the boundaries of each county /
are given The United States court OF /
appeals is to designate in each county /
a town which shall be the county seat !
until otherwise provided by law There /
are provisions for the appointment of |
the usual county officers until otherwise |
provided by law. The territory is TO l
have a commissioner and attorney gen
eral, appointed by the president, and /
also a delegate in congress.
On Wednesday Congressman Bower |
sock introduced Mr.. c. S. Nusbaum of |
Ottawa, to the president Mr.. Nus /
baum represents the Ottawa Chau- |
tauqua, which meets from July to Is /
and is here to urge the president to At
tend Some time ago it was stated in |
the State Journal that. before Col
Roosevelt became president he expect |
ed to attend the Chautauqua at Ottawa. !
but the present state of things may pre- |
vent his going. However he pro
poses to redeem that promise if possible
although it can not be argued that his
promises as vice president are binding |
upon him as president
w. A. Reeder is home building politi-
cal fences. 1t is believed here that he is
building them of such character that /
his opponents viii be unable to throw
them down.
Mrs. Elsie Bond Bisehoff formerly OF |
Arnel1cus, who is now the wife of the
Wei known blind musician, DR. J. w. |
Bischoff, is assisting her husband in a |
series of concerts in this CITY Her
parts are so we'll performed that an |
audience of musical critics seldom fails
to encore her.
W G. Little. of the Indian Territory.
a brother of Col. E. C. Little is here in
the interests of legislation for the ter
ritory.
WHILE HE WAS DREAMING
A Man Thinks He Turned on a Gas
Jet.
Cleveland. o., Feb. 2s.-Ishmael Men,