The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-09
EVANS WILL STAY
President Requires That Spe-
cific Charges Be Sustained.
So PositiveThat 1t Discouraged
Evans Opponents.
TROUBLE FOR CROZIER
Kansan Not Yet Confirmed as
Chief of Ordnance.
Must Skovgaard Suffer For His
Brothers. Political Belief?

Washington D. c., Jan. 9-The assas-
sination of Mckinley and the Schley in
quiry side tracked the bitter fight on H
Clay Evans, commissioner of pensions,
for a time. but recently his enemies
have returned to the fray with renewed
vigor. This is especially true of the
Kansas soldiers, and the Kansas mem
bers of congress, in the performance of
their duty, have called the attention of
the president to these protests. The
president has tired of it and finally
notified them that he would not remove
Mr.. Evans under any circumstances I'M
less specific charges were filed and sus-
tanned. He was so positive about 1t
that the members know that further
protests of the kind which have been
coming will only operate against them
in the pressing of other matters and
they will probably desist. The president
feels that he has right to demand that
charges be filed and sustained before
taking severe action
+ The case of General Crozier, whom the
president promoted from a captaincy to
chief of ordnance with the rank of brig
adler general, is creating not a little in
terest in army circles, as his nominal
ton is not yet confirmed by the senate.
The senate has held up the confirmation
because of the uncertainty of the ten
ure of the appointment Army officers
think there is no doubt that four years
is the limit, while the war department
holds that it is for life. Secretary Root
strongly urges that if the law contem-
plates but four years, it means that at
the end of that time General CrOZier
would have to drop out of the army, as
there would be no place for him, all
positions having been filled upon his
promotion at this time. The opposition
to confirmation is very determined. 1t
will be remembered that General CroZ
Ter was promoted over nineteen officers
in his corps.
When Mr.. Roosevelt was vice presi-
dent he received a letter from w. N.
Apitz (IIum boldt) soliciting a position,
and stating that he lost an arm at San
Juan while in the Sixth infantry. Mr..
Roosevelt remen bered the young man,
but wrote him a nice letter in which he
stated in conclusion that the patronage
of the senate was all in the hands of the
senators, Il regret to say" Mr.. Apitz
appeared here last week with his letter,
and Senator Burton took both to the
White House. The president read his
letter over and wrote at the bottom: Il
would now amend this by striking out
Mr. Apitz then proceeded to the capitol
and before night the latter was MEM
Der of the capitol police.
Letters have reached Washington pro-
testing against the retention of Simon
Skovgaard as postmaster of Greenleaf
on the ground that he is a strong Pop
ulist. The State Journal reporter asked
Mr.. Calderhead about the matter, as
Greenleaf is in his district, and he says
that Simon is a Republican and at one
appointment is endorsed by the leading
Republicans of the county The father
and brother of the postmaster are Pop
ulists, and some one wants to make
Tray suffer.
The Washington Times has the fol-
lowing to. say of a Topeka man who
draws a salary of 81, ESQ: No man in
ant he mn
justly proud of his record a soldier
than Henry G. Rizer, chief clerk in the
office of the geological survey. Mr..
Rizer served with distinction all through
the civil war. He was appointed to a
minor government position about TWEEN
ty years ago and through hard, indus
triouS work received promotion after
promotion until he landed in his present
position. The work coming under his
supervision deals mainly with the cor
respondence relating to the classifica-
ton of public lands and the examina-
ton of their geological structure and
their mineral resources; the products of
national domain and the survey of for
est reserves. There is probably no man
more familiar with the mineral wealth
of United States lands than Mr.. Rizer.
His knowledge is not confined in this
respect to the routine work of his office,
but he has also studied the effects of
climate and environment on mineral de-
posits in one section of the country and
CON pared it with the same mineral in
tions."
The Washington Times very properly
says that Mr. Long is member of the
ways and means committee, and is look
ed upon as one of the strong western
men in the house"
Among the army orders of the I'd,
was one for Lieut.. David Baker, as
sistant surgeon, to report to Fort Leav-
enworth for duty.
w. P. Hackney (Winfeld) spent the
holidays in the city. His family is here
this winter, while the son, Clyde, is
attending the Columbian law school
George K. Farr, who has been in ST
Elizabeths asylum for two three
months, was released last week and
Congressman Calderheao started him
home to Hanover Kansas. F'arr is well
connected. He became Jared" on
patent
Thousands Sent Into Exile.
Every year a large number of poor suf-