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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
CLIMB MT. ST.-ELIAS.
Dangerous Expedition Soon to Leave
Philadelphia.

Atlanta, May 10.-Mr. z. B. Latham,
an Albanian, who is now in the en-
ploy of the government coast survey,
is now in the city preparing to join a
party in Philadelphia in the next few
days who will attempt to ascend to the
top of Mount ST. Elias, in Alaska
The party, consisting of six people,
will be headed by Mr.. Henry G. Bryant,
a prominent member of the geological
society. Mr.. Latham will go along as
the government representative, and if
the summit is reached will make some
important surveys. There will also be
two of the men who have made &, for
mer attempt to climb this mountain
under the guidance of Prof. Russell,
professor of geology in the University
Of Michigan, but failed in their attempt
Lieutenant IntIican, who accompanied
Peary to the north pole, will also be a
member of tht party.
Mount St Elias is 1904 feet high.
It is near the southern boundary of the
territory owned by the United States.
about 1000 miles from Atlanta, and
about so miles north of Yukatak bay.
The summit is continually covered with
snow the year round, and the mountain
IS considered che of the most danger
Gus to ascend in the world.
In order to carry provisions for this
period it would seem the men would be
weighed down with extra luggage
This, however, is not true, as cOncen-
trated food alone will be used, which
contains only the nucleus of beef, etc,
and a quantity of which the size of
days for one. The men claim they can
satisfy their appetite perfectly by this
food and that their strength will not
suffer thereby
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
BY AMERICAN ARTISTS.
Paintings for Walls and Ceilings of
the Astoria Hotel

New York, May 1O.-The Astoria no.
tel is TO have interior decora lions of the
highest artistic character. Four Ameri-
can artists have received commissions
for frescOes and mural paintings. They
are Edwin H. Blashfield, Will H. Low,
c. Y. Turner and Edward Simmons
Mr. Blashfield is to paint the ceiling
of the big ball rooom. He has selected
for his subject Music An idealized
orchestra will sit in a setting of Clouds
The figures will be male and female
the former blow ing long trumpets,
while the latter are gracefully drawing
bows across stringed instruments. The
orchestra will fill one end of the CELL
ing, while on the other there will be q
group of dancing figures.
To Mr.. Low has been assigned the
task of painting eight lunettes and IA
panels for the same ball room. His sew
eral subjects will be allegorically illus
trative of the attributes of music.
The dining room decOra lions will be
in which imagination will play with the
elements of gastronomy.
Mr.. Simmons has the commission for
the decoration of the banqueting room
which is in the form of an oblong gal
lery.
The paintings are to fill the 16 spaces
between the arches and the ceiling of
the room. The calendar is the subject.
The II months and the four seasons
will be presented in allegOry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
NEW YORK'S POOR
Are to Be Provided With Com
Portable Homes
By a Syndicate of Millionaire
Citizens
FOR A CONSIDERATION
Will Build Houses on Applica-
tiOn and Sell
On Easy Payments = Specula-
ton is DiscIaimed.

New York, May 10.-Another step
toward the solution Of The difficult prob
lem involved in the proper housing of
the citys poor will be attempted soon
in the establishment of a model colony
in this city. The company thus far has
confined it's attention chiefly to the cree
ton of model houses within the city
limits, especially in the congested dis
tricts, but it was organized to under
take suburban operations as well.
The present plan is to select a desira-
BILE site where several hundred lots can
be laid out, improved and built upon as
soon as needed. The company does not
speculate, and only builds houses when
they are applied for. The houses are to
afford all reasonable comforts and con-
veniences. The cheaper dwellings, will
probably be erected in rows of five or
more, but the more pretentiOus Struc-
lures will be separated from each other,
all being placed back from the street.
The enterprise will afford special adj
VantageS for persons in receipt of mod
crate incomes, enabling them to secure
frstclaSS houses in excellent neighbOr-
hoods at a cost, including life insurance,
of about as much per month as is now
paid for rentals in the congested dis
tr1ctS. The tracts, when laid out, will
be subdivided and if practicable, one
subdivision in each will be reserved for
persons desiring to erect more eXpen-
Quired to pay for their homes upon COM
pletiOn, not being allowed the advanta-
ges OF the installment system
The houses will not be luxurious or
so costly as to tempt persons to eXpend-
lures beyond their means, but they
Will be made as inviting as possible
and of such variety of design as to pre-
clude an institutional appearance.
DR.. E. R. L. Gould, president of the
company, has given special study to the
subject and believes that the colony
idea is thoroughly practical, and is cap
able of successful development in this
country. The company thus far has
met with much success in its enter
prises, its first undertaking having been
the purchase of a tract in Sixty-eighth
and Sixty ninth streets, between Ans
terdam and West End avenues, upon
which a group of model tenements are
being erected. Another site has been
purchased from the Colored Home So
ciety on First avenue, and will be de-
voted to similar purpose, and a third
tract has been purchased in Brooklyn
and a fourth in the annexed district
will be secured.
The officers and directors of the COM
pany are: E. R. L. Gould, president;
Charles S. Smith, treasurer; Arthur w
Mibury, secretary; R. F. Cutting. JOS
eph Sauerbach, Samuel Babcock, John
D. Crtmmins, W. B. Cutting, Adrain
Iselin, Jr., D. o. Mills, Isaac n. SeIig-
man, Cornelius Vanderbilt Alfred T
White and George W. Young, direc-
tors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
JOB FOR LONGSTREET.
President Mckinley Will Appoint the
Old General Railroad Commissioner.

Gainesville, Ca, May 1O.-Gen. James
H. Longstreet returned from Washing
ton to his home in this city today and
brought with him the positive assur-
ance from President Mckinley that he
would be appointed railroad commits
sioner to succeed Wade Hampton some
time this month.
Ever since Mckinley was inaugurated
Gen. Longstreet has been an applicant.
He has always been a Republican and
has suffered some degree of social os-
tracisTn in consequence. The old con-
federate commander is almost 80 years
of age, but his health is good, and, with
the exception of a slight deafness, he
is as robust as he was 20 years ago.
There is something almost pathetic in
the old mans application for office, for
he is very poor and entirely unable to
support himself.
The position offered him by McKin-
ley is one which pays a good salary and
demands no more attention than Gen
LOngstreet could give to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
THE DANGER RAYS.
Nicola Tesla offers Some Valuable
Suggestions.

New York, May 1O.-Nicola Tesla has
been making exhaustive experiments with
Roentgen rays, with a view to reducing
their danger to the human system. He
has made a number of valuable an
nouncements before scientific bodies, no.
tably before a recent meeting of the
Academy of Science
Mr.. Tesla has now given voice to his
deductions, so far as he has determined
them, in a long statement of his exper~
fence with rays, which will appear in to-
morrow's Electrical Review, and in the
course of it makes some announcements
certain to create wide discussion and
comment in the scientific world. Sum-
ming up his experiments Mr.. Tesla said:
1T would be advisable, first, to aban-
don the use of bulbs containing plati-
mum; second. to substitute for them a
properly constructed Lenard tube, con-
tanning pure aluminium only, a tube of
this kind having. besides, the advantage
that it is constructed with great mechan-
zeal precision, and therefore is capable of
producing much sharper Impressions
third, to use a protective screen of
aluminium sheeting, or instead of this a
wet cloth or layer of fluid; fourth, to
make the exposures at distance of at
least fourteen inches and preferably to
expose longer at a greater distance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
MONUMENT TO LOGAN.
The Black Eagle to be Commemorat-
ed in Stone in Chicago.

Springfield, Ill, May 1o.-Judge Richard
S. Tuthin of Chicago, secretary of the
Logan monumental commission, which
was created by the general assembly to
erect a suitable monument in memory of
General John A. Logan, has made his
report to Governor Tanner
Judge Tuthill states that Augustus ST
Gaudens, the sculptor who has charge of
the erection of the monument advises the
commission that the same will be ready
for unwilling on July p, and as that date
is the anniversary upon which General
Logan was placed in command of the
Army of the Tennessee at the battle of
Atlanta, the day viii be an appropriate
one for unwilling the statue to the dead
hero. The statue is an equestrian one
and represents General Logan as he ap-
peared upon the Atlanta battlefield.
The act of the legislatur providing for
the erection of the monument also gave
Mrs. Logan absolute authority to choose
the site for the statue. She has done so,
and designated the lake front at Chicago,
opposite Eldridge Court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
FLAW IN HISTORIES.
G. A. R. Committee Advises That the
Civil War Accounts Be Rewritten.

Albany, May 1O.-The committee on
school histories appointed by state GA.
r. Commander Graham to examine
school histories in use in this state, has
reported as follows:
I'VE cannot avoid the conviction that
treason can and should be made odiOus.
We believe that the loyal people of the
southern states do not desire the prin-
ciples of secession be upheld or taught
to their children in the public schools.
We do not find in any school history
in use in this state a fair statement of
the cause of the war. Truth, justice,
patriotism and the unparalleled cost of
life and treasure demand that this les
son should be deeply and lastingly i'm
pressed upon the minds and consciences
of the American youth.
1--WE are compelled to report that in
our opinion the history of the civil war
should be rewritten for use in the
schools in this state We further sug-
gest that the adaptability of the history
should be under the control of proper
state authority"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
PUTS 100000 HOTEL.
Ex-COngressman English to Erect a
Handsome Structure in Indian
apolis.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 1O.-Ex-Con-
gresham VIII English today began tear
ing away the old English homestead and
the English hall building, known as
~Beecher's church." preparatory to ex-
pending S5OOOO0 in modern hotel. run
ming from Meridian around the circle to
Market street, and Incorporating within
its walls the present Hotel English and
the English theater.
It viii be the largest structure of the
kind in the west. Within the last six
months Mr. English has expended $50. 600
on the hotel it now stands and this
summer he will expend $780, 600 in modern
izing the English theater-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
MAKE BETTER SCOUTS.
After Vain Efforts to Make Good Sol
diers Out of Indians Uncle
Sam Gives it Up.

Washington, May 10.-After trying to
make blue-coated up-tO-date soldiers out
of Indians for a, number of years the war
department has decided that the expert
ment is a failure and orders have been
issued for the disbandment on May 81 OF
the Indian company stationed at Fort
SinO. T.
Most of the members of the Fort Sill
company, which numbers about so men,
will be employed as government scouts
They will still wear uniforms, but their
duties will not be so irksome. In the
present period of peace in the Indian
country they will be assigned to duty
similar to that performed by the Indian
police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
A Cure for Every Disease.


Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure positively
cures all forms of indigestion and stom-
ach troubles. Price 25c.
Munyon's Catarrh Cure price Csc -
eradicates the disease from the system.
and the Catarrh Tablets-price Csc
cleanse and heal the parts.
Munyon's Cold Cure prevents pneu-
monia and breaks up cold in a few
hours. Price 25c.
Munyon's Cough Cure stops coughs,
night sweats, allays soreness and speed
lily heals the lungs. Price 25c.
Munyon's Kidney Cure speedily cures
pains in the back, loins or groins and
all forms of kidney disease. Price Csc.
Munyon's Nerve Cure cures all the
symptoms of nervous exhaustion, such as
depressed spirits, failure of memory, rest
less and sleepless nights, pains in the
head and dizziness. 1t stimulates and
strengthens the nerves, and it is won
derful tonic. Price Csc.
Munyon's Asthma Cure and Herbs re-
Heves asthma in three minutes and cures
permanently. Price 81.
Munyon's Headache Cure stops head
ache in three minutes. Price 25c.
Munyon's Female Remedies are a boon
to all women.
Munyon's Blood Cure Graduates all inn
purities of the blood. Price 25c.
Munyon's Pile Ointment positively cures
all forms of piles. Price Csc.
A separate cure for each disease. At all
druggists, mostly 25c vial
Your druggist will present you free
with a copy of The Guide to Health, a
valuable little medical publication that
should be in every home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
TOPEKA RESCUE MISSION.
It is in Need of Funds to Carry on It's
Work.
e State Journal.

To the Editor of The State Journal
Our work is that of helping penitent,
fallen women from their surroundings
in which we find them, and sending
them to good rescue homes, where they
will be helped out of a life of sin and
shame into a life of usefulness and
happiness.
The temples of sin contain hundreds
of women, somebody's daughters,
who are weary of the life they are
leading, and are longing for an open
ing to get out of their lives of debauch-
cry into lives of righteousness and use
fulness.
Since the date of our beginning. April
1, 1897, we have seen three of these
girls bow at the feet of Jesus, confess
their sins and plead for grace to lead
a different life. One of these we have
sent to Lawrence to one of our rescue
homes and can say that she is giving
evidence not only of a change of pur-
pose but of a. real change of heart and
life. There are others who will go as
soon as the means can be gotten to
send them
The good people of this city have
given literally thus far in helping US
to get the work started, but still the
need is great.
Our hall is situated at 1913 North Kan
sas avenue. Meetings every night and
every Sabbath at p m. We are en-
deavoring in these meetings to preach
the gospel in its purity, and in this
way to be a help to all classes.
We feel that we are engaged in a
very needy work, so we feel free to in
vite and entreat all who are interested
in bringing back the lost ones to lend
US a helping hand.
WIN. B. CURTIS,
superintendent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
DISPENSARY MATTER UP.
South Carolina Board of ControlTakes
Action.

Columbia, S. c., May 1O-The state
board of control has adjourned until
tomorrow without taking any definite
action.
In the attorney generals Office
dozen witnesses have been examined
and many affidavits taken; three or
four of these are from employees in the
dispensary, and are all to the effect
that Chief Clerk Scruggs obtained pos
session of the key to the ''cOntraband
room" and had a duplicate made, with
which he opened the room at pleasure,
apprOpriating various articles there
from.
Assistant Bookkeeper Lynch testi-
fed that Scruggs took him into the
room and made him bring four boxes
of cigars and cans of peaches, which
were in the famous Beckrode trunk.
He said that Scruggs watched to see
that no one was looking when he took
these things back in his office, and eau
toned him Gynch) to keep the mat
ter quiet, and that Scruggs said when
he took the things that Colonel CASTOR,
the liquor commissioner, had been do
ing the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
MRS. TILTON'S ESTATE.
Contents of the Will an Agreeable
Surprise.


New York, May 1O.-The will of Mrs.
Elizabeth R. Tilton will be filed for pro-
bate this week, and will, it is said by
those aware of it's contents, be great
surprise.
II has been generally supposed that
when Theodore Tilton and his wife sep
arated after the Beecher trial the latter
was provided with an income that would
comfortably keep her for the rest of her
days. It was not known, though, that in
addition to this income, she received a
bulk sum, which, when combined with
what subsequently came to her from her
own family, and what she had saved
during her married life, made up a mod
est little fortune. This, it is stated, was
invested in Brooklyn and New York real
estate, which has increased materially in
value.
The bulk of her estate will go to a
daughter, and a goodly share to the re-
Iigious sect presided over by the Rev.
Malachi Taylor, who conducted her funer-
al service.
Mrs Tilton had great confidence in
Brooklyn real estate for investment pur-
poses, and did not hesitate to part with
all her money in that direction. That
her judgment was not at fault in this re-
spect is demonstrated by the value of
her holdings at the time of her death
The estate is said to approximate in val
ue 500, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
Many Lectures for Washburn.

Washburn college students, the min
listers of the city and Christians gener-
ally will be given an opportunity Of
hearing large number of lectures on
religious subjects in the next u days,
the like of which this city has not had.
This evening at the Washburn college
chapel the first of so lectures will be de-
livered. Admission to all will be free
The Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon will de-
liver the first one and following him
will be lectures by Professors H M
Scott and L. H. Curtis of Chicago
theological school. Each of the three
men will deliver 20 lectures, and all
Washburn college. This will necessitate
the holding of lectures during the days
and evenings. Rev. Charles M Shell
don's subject for Monday evening is;
..The Ultimate Standard of Conduct"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
VANDERBILT LAYS ROSES
On the Grave of His Mother-Is Thin
and Careworn.

New York, May 10.-stiu very pale. but
with some approach to his old-tirne vigor.
Cornelius Vanderbilt yesterday made his
first visit since his paralytic stroke to
the family mausoleum at Newdrop,
Staten Island. He left two immense boxes
of roses, lilies and other flowers, placing
most of them on his mothers resting
place.
He is the only man of the family who
visits the tomb, and his journeys to it
were frequent before his illness. He is
thinner and more careworn than was his
wont and there is weary, nervous ex>
preston about his eyes that tells of a
strain undergone and decreased vitality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
NOW DRYING POTATOES.
BIeached Tubers Find a Ready Sale in
California

San Jose, Cal. May 1O.-The Penni-
man Fruit company has instituted a
new industry at it's drier in the Viii
lows-that of drying potatoes. This
promises to prove profitable for Santa
Clara county, and as soon as the run
on potatoes is over, carrots and tur-
nips will be dried. A force of twenty
persons IS engaged. and it is believed
the run on potatoes will last another
month.
The work of preparation is very sim
pie. AppIe-parers are used in peeling
the potatoes. and slicing is next in or
der. The potatoes are then pressed,
and about 10 per cent of the water is
removed in this way. As the starch
is extracted from this water there is no
waste EvapoIating and bleaching is
done in practically the same manner
as in the drying of fruits.
The potatoes are being shipped to a
San Francisco commission house. It
is expected that the output will reach
80 900 pounds by May 20. In all, about
SO, 900 pounds o. potatoes will be dried,
which in the green state would be AGO.,
900 pounds, as the drying process takes
away four fifths of the weight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
Topeka, kan. May 6. 1897.
The Best Remedy for Rheumatism.

Mr. James Rowland of this village
states that for twenty-five years his
wife has been a sufferer from rheurna-
tism. A few nights ago she was in
such pain that she was nearly crazy.
She sent Mr. Rowland for the doctor.
but he had read of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and instead Of going for the ply
sician he went to the store and secured
a bottle of it. His wife did not approve
of Mr.. Rowland's purchase at first but
nevertheless applied the Balm thor
oughly and in an hours time was able
to go to sleep. She now applies it
whenever she feels an ache or a pain
and finds that it always gives relief
He says that no medicine which she
had ever used did her as much good
The 25 and so cent sizes for sale by
druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
BORN in THE WHITE HOUSE
Mrs. Wilcox, 80 Years Old, Resigned
Her Clerkship.

washington. May 1O-Nrs. Mary e.
Wilcox, who was born in the White
House during Jackson's administration,
today resigned her clerkship in the
treasury department.
She is the widow of Representative
Wilcox of Mississippi and is over so
years of age. She has many relics of
her childhood in the White House,
where she was the favorite of the hero
of New Orleans. She has held office
for Il years and has lately drawn a sal
airy of 81, 500. Her resignation was ten
dered voluntarily because of age, and
was accepted TO take effect August l.
with a leave until that date
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
FOR OPPRESSED HEBREWS.
Place of Refuge to be Established in
Palestine

New York, May 10.-One of the pre-
liminary steps in this country toward
the esta Adjustment of a state in Pales-
tine where oppressed Hebrews through
out the world may find a place Of re-
fuge, was taken last night, when a
meeting was held at Liberty hall, in
East Houston street.
The subject was agitated in Chicago
two years ago without immediate re-
suits. The movement has made consid-
era BILE Roadway in Europe, where it is
in charge of such well known men as
Max Nordau, Theodore Herzi, c. Mon
tefiore and DR.. Haas.
For the purpose of establishing a
state a convention of Hebrews, COM
posed of delegates from all parts of the
world, is to be held in Munich on Au-
gust 25
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
MANY FAINT HEARTS.
Few Members of the Rainy Day Club
Dared Wear Their Short Dresses

New York, May 10.-The Rainy Day
club held its regular monthly meeting
at the Murray Hill hotel Saturday, and
devoted most of its time to the ques-
ton of whether or not the members
should be required to wear their short
skirts at all club meetings, regardless
of the weather
Mrs. May Bank Stacey said this
would make the society a short-sl1irt
rather than a Rainy Day club. and an
Out-of-town member declared that her
courage was quite unequal to coming
into town on a fine day in such APP
parel. The motion was defeated by a
large majority and then Mrs. Gertrude
Andrews moved, although the point is
\~eady covered by the constitution. that
members be urged to wear the costumes
to the meetings on all rainy days This
was carried. The executive committee
had asked for short skirts at Saturdays
meeting. but only about half a dozen
appeared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10
Picture of Altgeld to Cost $1,000.

Springfield, Ill, May 1O.-The house
committee on appropriations today order
ed a favorable report on Mr.. MitcheITs
bill providing for appropriation of a
sum not to exceed $1,000 for the painting
and framing of a picture of Ex-Governor
Altgeld, which is to be hung in the exc
cutive chamber.