The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13
AT THE CAPITAL.
Government Win Probably Buy
Olive Jones.
She is the Musk Ok Christened
i'm Topeka.
KAWS MAY DISBAND.
Petition Congress to End Tribal
Existence.
MAY DISBAND.
Pretty Certain That Gen. Fun
ston Will Stay.

Washington, d. c., March 13.-The
musk OK which recently attracted so
much attention. in Topeka, while en-
route from San Francisco to Chicago,
is liable to become the property of the
government and find permanent home
in the National Geological park in
Washington. 1t is now in Chicago, and
is owned by c. f. Periolat, who is ne
gotiating with the Geological park au-
thorities for it's sale. Geo. F. Thompson,
editor for the Bureau of Animal Indus
try, is writing up the subject of the
musk OK for the next annual report of
the Bureau, and will publish the picture
of this OK, taken in San Francisco, and
will also reproduce an arctic scene with
musk oxen in the foreground from a
painting presented to him by Buffalo
Jones.
usual unpleasant weather, and this
year it is stirring up stronger sentt-
ment than ever before in favor of de-
ferrjng Inauguration day. The 1naug-
uration committee of last year request
ed the commissioners of the District
of Columbia to act as a. committee to
urge upon congress the Importance of a
constitutional amendment changing the
date of inauguration, and they accept
ed. They have determined upon a plan
of action, which is to invite the gov
a committee to request a change of
date. Governor Stanley has accepted
his appointment for Kansas.
The secretary of the interior has re-
ceived for submission to congress an
agreement reached with the Kansas
tribe of Indians in Oklahoma looking
to abolition of tribal existence. The
agreement gives each member of the
tribe a homestead which shall be in
alienable and non-taxable for twenty
five years, and provides equitable divis-
ion of the remainder of the lands among
the tribes; reserves of 160 acres for
school purposes, so acres as town site,
20 acres for cemetery, segregation of
tribal funds and their pro rata division
among the members OF the tribe, public
sale of the remaining unsold tracts of
kaw trust and diminished reserve
lands in Kansas and control and super
vision of the members of the tribe by
the superintendent of the Kaw school.
There are 100,137 acres in the Kaw Cor
Kansas tribe) reservation and each of
the 220 members of the tribe would get
tribal funds. The Kaws took this
ton without Intervention or urging
from the government.
The Office of road inquiry of the de-
partment of agriculture is upon the
road with a special train carrying inn
PIGMENTS, materials, etc., for road max
ing. The force stops at various places
in order to show how roads may be
made of the materials at hand, and the
plan has proved a great success. Con-
gresham Scott has about persuaded
the director of the above office to make
an engagement for lola, where it is said
peculiar road metal is found in great
abundance.
1t appears to be definitely settled here
that General Funston will not have to
return to the Philippines. 1t will be re-
membered that the State Journal re-
tIxr -f1 f06 hof "a n
had requested the president to find a
place for him in the United States. and
the latter promised to do whatever he
could. which meant that the request
would be granted through the war de-
partment. He will be stationed at Den
yer, and General Macarthur will be as
signed to-the department of the lakes.
Congressman Curtis introduced r. P.
Cochran, of Cottonwood Falls to the
president Wednesday. Mr. Cochran is
here to protest against the appointment
of the gentleman that Congressman
Miller has recommended for postmaster
at Cottonwood Falls.
Jesse B. Norton, who has for some
time filled the position of assistant i'll
entomology at the Agricultural college
at Manhattan, has accepted position
in the plant breeding laboratory of the
department of agriculture and has al
ready entered upon his work here. Once
before Mr. Norton held a position here
in the botanical division, but resigned
to take the place in the Agricultural
college.
J. M. MusiI, who has been postmaster
of Cleburne, Riley county, several years,
has resigned in order to accept the po-
sftion of cashier of a new bank there.
Mr.. Calderhead announces that Axel
Palmer will he appointed to the va
cancy.
At a BANQUET of the Michigan Agri-
cultural college alumni last evening,
Prof c. c. Georgeson, of Manhattan, re-
sponded to the toast Alaska The
professor is the director of agriculture
for Alaska for the departn ent of agri-
culture.