The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-13
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Story Told i'm an Ancient Globe
at White House.
Kansas Shows Evidences of Ex-
ecutive Displeasure.
INGALLS, POEM THERE.
s"Opportunity" Occupies Promi-
nent Place in the Room.
How Jim Lane MisapprOpriated
a Demonstration.
INGALLS, POEM THERE.

! t~eAOhs
Washington, Nov. lin the presi-
dents room at the White House. says
Victor Murdoch, lis a globe represent
ing the map of the world. and on the
globe, of course, the map of the United
States and Kansas. The apparatus is
an ancient one, as is attested by the
fact that the principal towns of the
state. according to this map, are desig-
mated as follows: South Lawrence.
Fort Scott, Chetopa, Salana (spelled
wrongl. and Whitewater Wichita.
Topeka. Kansas City. Kas.. are as
towns that are not. A peculiar thing
about the globe is the fact that it is
absolutely perfect in every physical
detail, except that on the map of Kan
sas there is a great dent. as though
some former president. in a fit of sud
den anger, had thrown some object at
the big globe in giving vent to his
! pent-up feelings.
I noticed also" said Mr. Murdock.
''on the mantel in the presidents busi-
ness Office, an autograph copy of John
j. Ingalls, Opportunity The poem
is rendered particularly conspicuous by
the fact that it is the only object on
the mantel, and it at once attracts the
eye of the visitor. 1t is neatly framed.
and the president evidently is very
| fond of it,
/ There is an old, old hotel on Pennsyl-
VanIa avenue at Az street that is point
ed out to nearly every Kansas visitor
who comes to Washington. It was here
that James H. Lane spent his first night
IN IN washington when be came to take
his seat in the United States senate
nearly 43 years ago. The hotel was a
| hosiery of some consequence in those
days, when Washington was city of
probably $4,000 souls. but it has degen-
Grated now into a third rate house and
| is passed by for the more pretentious
hotels farther up the avenue The old
timers tell an interesting tale of the
night Old jim Lane spent there He
was assigned corner room on the sec
ond floor, and the room adjoining his
was given to local bride and groom.
Just before Senator Lane retired for the
| night he was surprised to hear the mus
ic of q band marching up the avenue,
and his astonishment increased when
4 the band stopped in front of the hotel
! and played another selection. He con-
cluded at once that the demonStra ton
was in his honor and accordingly step
ped out on the balcony and started to
make speech Almost at the same mo-
ment the bride and groom, whom the
band was really serenading, made their
appearance, and the senator suddenly
discovered that the jubilation was not
in honor of the senator from Kansas and
} retired in great confusion. Many times
every year this story is retold to the
younger generation of Kansans when
they make their first pilgrimage to the
capital.
Representative Campbell, the new
congressman from the Third district, is
making a speciality of pension legisla-
ton this winter. and is preparing and
will introduce at an early day three
general pension bills in the interest of
the old soldiers. He proposes to intro
duce among others pension bill pro-
viding for service pension of $12 per
, month. A service pension measure has
been discussed great deal during the
past few years. and it is expected that
! congress will take. some action soon
which will result in relief for the old
soldiers who may have been unable to
prove their disabilities to have been of
service origin thus barring them from
any benefit under the old law, or who
may not be for some reason eligible un-
der the new law. Mr.. Campbell will
also introduce Il bill Increasing the
maximum MAJ rate of pension under the
iact of June, 1890, from $12 to SIS per
. month He believes that the present
trate is too low. Another bill which he
will try to have passed provides for
an increase of pension for all soldiers
who served in any of the military
prisons during the civil war, the in
crease depending upon the length of
the time which they spent in prison
!. land the rate of pension Whlch they are
now receiving.
H. D. Heiserman, of Wichita. was in
Washington this week, on his way TO
Shiloh battlefield, where a monument
lis to be dedicated to the soldiers who
fell in that engagement. The state of
Pennsylvania is paying the travelling
iexuenses of every soldier who partic1-
lpated in the engagement, 50 tnat an
who are now alive will be able to attend
, 1.-The ceremonies. Mr.. Heiserman enjoys
the distinction of having received the
highest salary ever paid any incumbent
of political office in Kansas during
fhe boom days in Wichita he was reg
lister of deeds for Sedgwick county, and
his compensation was something like
$50, 600 per annum
Ed Elletts. of FL Dorado. who re-
: Gently was assigned to a position in the
: a agricultural department here, leaves
, Tonight for Seattle, where he will act
in the capacity of special agent for the
, forestry division of the deDartment
, He will spend most of his time ferret
! ing out the land frauds which have
AoI1rfshed in that region during the
past few years.
Representative Campbell and Repre-
: sentative Murdock were among the
} Kansas members who were the reclD-
2 tipntS OF mowers from dulnifII5
: on the opening day of the session
/ Each received a huge bouquet oi
r chrysanthemurns
! In the allotment of seats on the
: opening day the Kansas delegation
Efared better than for long time. AL
tof the members except Representative
Bowersock are well up toward ths
front of the hall Mr. BoWersock':
: name was among the last to come ou
= lof the hat so he is obliged to take Z
: lrear scat and view the proceedingS
from afar. Representative Scott Sc
7 cured Mr.. Longs old seat. next to tha