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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09
10 BUILD A REFINERY.

One to Be Erected by the j. NJ. Guffey
Petroleum Company.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
]. c. Mcdowell of Plttsburg. Pa vice
president and general manager of the ]
NJ Guffey Petroleum company. was in the
city yesterday on his way to Beaumont
Where ne VIII assume active management
OF the Sl5,oo000o oil company. Mr.. Nc.
Dowell, who was met here by ]. W. Jolly
Of Beaumont, viii have his headquarters In
Port Arthur
inc tank builders are on a strike M
present, thus hampenng all preparations
FOR enlargement Of oil transportation facJIl.
ties, he said AZ the st. Charles before his
departure last night. Eve have plentv q,
OIL '7nked for distribution. however and
1 n supplying all orders given MS thus FAR.
mary harges converted into iii horoes ~ ~ a.
tne purpose If Increasing our facilities ~
water transportation. '"r
ArtSre, expect to put mp a refinery M Port
aaItaur " the very near future This 70
hnSry, viii not be on a large scale hTt 4,
VII be large enough for nm nrasent 40.
t H1anus, ana VIII be enlarged from lime IA
yme for the necessities oi trade Fnrol,,n
rue! oil requirements arc sncb m 4, tlg ~
duite necessary TO remove many ~ tbo
iI, !, lo products from the fuel oil before
-" w Ntll ABROAD. mat Is fhn Aaeh
point must be raised to conform WITH 1 ias,s
1n me subject. The contracts Tor onr ais
i1ttsburg nv" oelhg let In
The demand for Beaumont fue, al -.
neen = surprise 10 ourselves. who ba~c
p qSa Iamiliar With the product for years ears
Of 3s slo use er ot ne oil must Of necessity be
y must OF necessity eventually " as ,uuna
enormous proportions Nv rredIciioM" Y
No as orl yam be IA p sqst lnversai use IN
ne industrial conditions q, 'fkhoiuuon H.,
southwest within a few years. 'H'it
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09

our Vacuum Organ Developer cures where
everything else fails and hope is DEAD ~ ; re,
stores small, weak organs, lost power, tailng
manhood, drains, errors Of youth, etc. STRIFE
ture and Varieoeels permanently cured IN 70
weeks.
Bats TO blister and burn. Our Vacuum De
veloper is a local treatment applied directly TO
the weak aud disordered parts 1t gives
strength and development wherever applied.
old man with lost or failing manhood or tho
Young and middle aged who are reaping the re-
sults Of youthful errors, excess or over work are
Quickly restored to health and strength our
marvellous appliance has astonished the entire
world. Hundreds of leading physicians In the
United States are now recommending our apph-
ance In the severest cases where every otner
known device has failed,
Won will see and feel its benefit from tho first
day for il is applied directly at the seat OF the
disorder. L. makes indifference how severe the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09
ANOTHER BIG LAND SUIT
CLEVELAND HEIRS WILL CLAIM
TITLE TO SPINDLE TOP.
II Is TO Be Filed In Williamson County.
Some OF the Property Already
Cleared.

Austin Texas, June 9.-Hon. Alvin c.
owsley Of Denton, who has been here for
several days preparing the petition In a
suit 10 recover about 800 acres Of land on
Spindle Top Heights, where most OF the
Beaumont oil gushers are located, left for
Georgetown, Williamson county, this even
Ing to nle same in the Twenty-sixth dis
trlct court. The plaintiffs in the suit are
the Cleveland heirs who are represented
by Owsley & Ragsdale OF Denton and r.
r. Brooks of Austin. They seek to have
the sale of that portion Of the Cleveland
estate embraced In the Spindle Top add
tion set aside on the ground that 1t was
made without authority by Trustee w G.
Belchcr. Under decree of court. Belcher
had authority for two years to sell. On
January 20, 1880, the last day Of the
two years, Belcher obtained an order Of
court extending said authority and the
sale was made during the period covered
by said extension. II is alleged by plain.
tins that the application for the extension
was made without notice being given and
that the extension was granted likewise
without notice. and that therefore the dc.
cree extending the period or Becher's Du-
thorlty was without effect, and that sales
made by the trustee subsequent to Janu.
void
JEFFERSON county. which is claiming a
county road through the addition. is made
q party % the suit. Bechcr's right To
dedicate any portion OF the addition Is
denied rs we'll as his authority to plat
said addition.
Plaintiffs suit will not affect the prup
erty OF the Swnyne-Hogg syndicate. as the
! latter has recognized their claim to the
/ extent Of paying them consideration
4 The same may he said OF the Confed,
Grated on ana Pipe Line cOmnany which
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THE ORIGIN oE ON
eelentlsts Divided as to Which kinodon
Produces L.

oe'enusts Divided as to Which Kinadon,
Produces Il.
AZ zoe United states geological, sursav
me NJ. recent discoveries OF oil in Texas
Myonins and California are regarded Wen VEN
.Sn'plalsanee not only because thew VIII
aaa millions to the visible wealth q, tbc
s :, but because they furnish aaait,on.
a. helas Tor Investigation into the sourcs
, anu origin Of the various grades az "o,l :,
ep!h the Baltimore sun -
WI. WIN all the study and original r.sso,oh
SHien nave been going on for mans vsavs
~ n connection with petroleum there q
m mus Ignorance on the subject. wssre i, !,
w oe found whence 1t comes ana ,ts
q 'saa are all unanswered questions When
inss, ssaet Is struck It spouts 4 hiscl am
al ~ Is oil This may be co,sno ~, =
~ s ~ w different Oils. which nav ~ ~
inc nips4ttatee as FAR as possible hetnrn ~ "
isyisl marketed, The qualities and eSarse ne
pr;is ~ ~ vary not only In the different
ZION, oni often 10 the same wei Ne ytel5
81 snN,h stratum being different frnn, ~ ~
Ststss 'Iaei lower down oil an me TintassS
in Rn,s entirely different from that r ~, ~
' Java Or Peru, which fact SUB.
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R. W. GAMBLE & co.
HOUSTON, TEAM

stimulates the theory that the s''
have different origins. ~. .ogrct 4 (
One OF the theories as 20 w 70, n anlr,,
is that Il comes from the ial IA at 4
or FISH, which had been s9g w 10 BE- Y
distilled through countless as's
lected In the oil snnds. a. al ~
Experimenting on this nne ,r ma Sas
10 verify the theory at.EbsrSourh dl'lg,
took menhaden on snn, which taf
teted wIthont IFS artificial .ins.i lnlsss ~
discovered In 1855 Engler aIEs an ~
pressure half a ton of mepn. dIs'ililss
which he obtained petrolffna4f anofesss1
The distlllate was brown snae..nraied VI
Sixty per cent consisted lsnsta y
roearhons. from wnic99 eIls nsaaIlF /. S
, ai.in ~ nrodncts Of certsi1h. "a "a ~
lie - nnrifed the product a Nt.s Alt Y
Kerosene oil Not satisnen ofhkf VI
went farther and showed in~ a iAni n
Ak oIein. viii Weld .petroieuH' II
oils are not essential, ~ Is fftn
Another theory that , rnnntir sastaslas.ss' =
vtnhls nia ~ No Russian nelds, y IN +
oI'. contvin substance similar IS
tipatlon products OF cosi ''
zoie. .axaneed a. a
The theory has been ad o1s Nj ft1 \.
origin OF the PennsylvAln,iiins ~, .
the petroleums q fe ~ Neat ppesn! ~
origin 10 the effect OF lsaias 81 ~. ~
deriving limestopes ahu hat The t9hf,
wbich caused the Appale 81 ,n,fsto1i, y
MI nassing through me 4 qo
shaies az The sliurlan Atsa alrsaa ~
temperature. distilled me M H eons' y
taiped in these shalcs ~" wbe's y
sands of the Dtvonian M fannd y =
condensed and altered. =, sionerlis. "a n
s aans perods 'S Of The D;y0gisI. p ~
II therefore seems 20 ~ -,iuersL w ?
as 70 whether OIL Is q vii a.iIl dsasf
or animal erlsin., ~. ana line 70 co'ds
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Mineral SPRINGS corpanv.

Nayasotu, Texas, June Sat an nd.
jo'rned meeting OF the stockholders Of the
Mineral Springs Mining and eyclcpine com
pany, held In the odd Fellows hall last
night, the following board Of directors was
elected: 4. G. Foster, Rufus Grimes j,
II. Freeman, Ed Woodward Gordon Boone,
John W. Schumacher ]. w Bresig, c. c.
Camp. Sr., and X. A. HorlCek
Immediately upon adjournment Of the
stockholders' meeting the directory met
and organized bS electng r. c. Foster
president; Il, A Horlock, vice president
J. II, Freeman, secretary, aud {, q. Camp
ST., treasurer,
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OIL

Sour Lake, Damon's Mound, PSr
Junction, Beaumont, Jefferson county hr
din, Brazoria, Harris, Chambers, lISs7
and Anderson county oil lands and l'in
for sale; also Houston city and supH''
property.
If you wish to buy or sell stocks y =
description communicate with US. Wu
on the floor OF the Exchange dur'as :
calls.
All transactions for cash. No oil So
carried on margin. ,,...t
All miscellaneous and unnsl.p i,
stocks will be designated as suen sO0 81
ed in. Il Il
We are receiving inquiries 1871 . y. X \
rice lands. also oil leases many W Y,
quiries are by mail from ether cn'' i
States. We invite correspondents
those having such property tor ss..' =
as with those interested in puiensas i
The purchase and sale OF hons. .r.5 (
suburban property is vigorously w0''s
us, .,y Al I.
Contracts placed for the supply ~
troleum TO consumers, n, -
Organizers OF syndicates iol saS 3
chase, sale and development q Y
mineral lands.
HOUSTON, TEXAS
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case or how long standing. 1t Il a ,,,. !. +. Z,
TO- our Treatments ss the sun IL 10 nv ss'e vi;
The bloc blood is the life the fertilizer d, d. (.
into circulation where most 49, rsss9 we ho1
strength and development to veal ssa ,E,hi
parts. The Vacuum Organ Devsln,s.aaa iil..s
introduced in the standing armies ~ yssau
few years ago by the French spssis dtos'ys
countries led the Local Appliance ~ =. u TIA
the exclusive control OF its sale on ~ X tec'n
Continent; and since its iutrodnct;ors ~, "e',s
country its remarkable cures have o ,sl sao W
the entire medical tession. II IA s' s..s
thou5anus OF cases pronounced incufsbs n
without detention from business ~. -A'e1sv ~
Remember, there is no exposure. M f,on Z
any other scheme in our dealing with H. b.up
Write for free particulars sent ssslsS X .l.
envelope. LOCAL APPLIANCE coMpiasH,,a
90 Thorpe Building, indlsnspolnIs'1 X.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09

from the well The well is situated on
the property OF the Port Arthur Lana
company.
The question Of O market for beaumont
oil IS not giving the producers the least
concern now, for the orders are increasing
every day and continue 10 Keep ahead OF
the Increasing facilities for shipping the
oil TO consumers. OF course the inquiries
are far more numerous than the actual or
ders, but this is natural, since the use OF
Oh for fuel is entirely new IN this section
aud manufacturers aud others using large
quantities OF fuel do not care TO make the
changes necessary for burning oil until they
have Investigated the cost Of the new fuel
and made comparison with coal How.
ever the investigation In most cases ends
Ia the prospective purchaser becoming an
actual purchaser, aud In no case has the
oil failed to do what was expected OF Il.
While some oil the oil papers Of the East
are making sport Of the oil, the demand for
It is growing In a way that makes the
producer feel that he has 10 his gusher a
greater bonanza than gold mine.
From the number OF orders now out for
tank cars. II is safe to say that within
luree months more than 500 Of them will
be piylng between Beaumont and the va
rlous cities OF the South, while score OF
more Of tank steamers and hargcs viii be
transporting the oil 10 foreign ports.
The two largest orders received this week
viii aggregate 100000 barrels The larg
Ell order, Of 100000 barrels, was received
by the J. NJ. Gu6ey Petroleum company
from the Gulf company OF Morgan City
La, manufacturers Of salt This order III
wolves a period Of I'VE years for delivery
The other large order, of 100000 barrels
was received by the Higgins on and Fue
company for export to Liverpool. These
with dozens Of smaller orders, will run
the total for The week up to an astonsh
ing quantity, though the oil industry has
hardly begun. Notwithstanding the niugs
Of the Eastern papers at this field, there
are conservative meu here who win wager
that within less than six months the Bean
mont field will ship more oil than the held,
of Ohio and Pennsylvania combined.
~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09

The following real estate transfers have
been hled for record
CHARLES J. Ghalson and l.. l. Parmintcr
attorney to Oleyla nargraves lots /, 2
and 3, block %, Chaison addition. 5000.
Charles j. Chason and L. /. Parminter
attorney, 90 American on md Rchning
company, 22l4 acres Of the 81. Grange
league, s0G acres OF the David A. Cunning
ham league, 1881 acres OF the William
Bryan patent IS acres u tho Jer and
James Chalscn patent valuable consldera
ton not specified in deed
l. L. Warren 10 S, H. cole, w NJ shirley
and NJ. IL. Garnett, 10 acres OF the David
Choate survey, S0lo.
e., h. Smith 70 Hiram Brooks Frank
kohlfedi and L. T.. ReinharT 100 acres 10
Texas and New Orleans section ISL, Sl5tAO
Charles u, RlnlAy 20 j. T.. Cooley and
others cast half OF the north half Of IN
Z mock rs, range j, Fort Arthur Lana
company subdivision Of the w. Carroll sur
Charles a. Finlay to G. A. Randolnh and
othcrs, east half az the south hair OF lnt
Z, block rs. range j Port Arthur Land
company subdivision of the W. Carroll sur
r. i RODGERS aud j. NJ Carpenter to
and right OF way from Sour Lake station
$50
Jen Chaison Townstc company 10 +. =
owen lot 4 block IS Jen chaison add
tion. SOo..
Clarence n. Decker 10 NJ u Green M
acres Of the Sarah Miles survey, 500
Texas and New Orleans Railroad com
pany to ~ Berwick, northwest quarter N
survey ID containing taS acres, $3.50
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SALES
,llowlng are the sales made yesterday
aornM AN.wuIlAMs.- -C,iddines TOY

ROitbM IN " ~ An H'--N, iNWAHkN lNN
as, June Sat high noon Tuesday, JuUe
4, the marriage Of MIR. T., III, Goldman aud
Miss Mamie Williams was celebrated az the
Methodist church, Rev ]. w. Mont gomery
officiating, Tie church WAS decorated
neatly and iastefully for the occasion;
many choice and rare flowers were placed
around the altari the room was darkened
and the chandeliers lighted giving pleas
ant effect to the happy occasion After
the ceremony the bridal party aud a few
chosen frieads repaired 70 the home OF the
brides mother, where they partook az n
sumptnous dinner They left on the | 40
Central train for Austin whence they viii
50 60 Buffalo, Washington and other polnts
In the North.
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in the past ten years FOR the purpose Of
procuring q water supply The object for
which these wells were drilled have been
obtained at depth corresponding 10 about
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09

grhs Posts Beaumont office Is at No.
Kyie building, where advertising rates
can be had. subscriptions taken and
news items left 3 X. trist. business
agent. Frank Andrews, special CORE
spondent Sam II. Notary, correspondent,
journal ofhce.)
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09
A GUSHER is GUARANTEED.
Unusual Provision in Deed to Oil Land in
the Beaumont Field.
MANY NEW DRILLING RIGS NOW IN POSITION.

Companies Desiring Mae Good Their Stockholders Have
Purchased Land Spindle Top and viii Sink Wells at
once--Another for the Streets Entered.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09

beaumont. Texas. June s.-A deal quite
out Of the ordinary was closed today In
which Messrs. u. II. Beatty and Foster
Rose sold small tract Of land on Spindle
Top Heights to New York aud Texas capt.
tsllsts for s125,O0o with guarantee Of a
gusher. This is thought TO be the only
deal of this Kind ever made and It evil
oences the faith OF Messrs. Beatty and
Rose in that particular Of the hill where
their tract was located.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09

NeHs ~ Lake Aharles, la, have pene.
trated the oil strata without securing pe.
troleum in sufficient quantity 10 Justify
commercial development. Al sonr Lake
about TWENTY-FIVE miles northwest Of Beau
mont, the oil Is encountered al denths
stated to he 500 feet These wells are re-.
ported to produce from four 10 fifteen
barrels per day. Unless there is soma
structural inequality In the beds UNDERLINE
the coast prairie or that the Sour lake
wells are derived from higher horizon
than The Beaumont wells. these wells AZ
Sour Lake have not penetrated to the depth
Of the main oll-hearing strata NJ Be,n,
mont. The hrst Indication Of oil IN IN.
Behumont well was az $40 feet ana :, IL
barely probable that this Is the horizon
from which the Sour Lake wells ara nrn
Spnllng thelr oils. To the southwest ~
sn'taumoht az Galveston, seventy-hye miles
distant well alleged TO Ne 1000 ''i sees
lalled 10 secure oil. This can only ha III
.srpreted AZ present as an Indication ma,
.ne olihearng reservoir OF Reaumont
ceases la that direction.
From the evidence SO far IN h..a -
onlE Neanet0n possible that the area ~
Wontahie exploitation o. the Reannonf ~
velq y confined 10 an area between Inc a..
yaeinio and the Sabine riyers east ~ ibs
ana south % OIL City. Narardorhes co ,,, W.
inns area may he extended on res,eIt..s.
by fntnre exploitation. '''V'eo
Ill Is very probable that other oil asia,
tr W. pf discovered in The coastal paln he
Nss vast territory nnderlain IN the XII
hh ssp as seeene formations which has no,
nar ssetoashont the coast prairie coupt,v
many arteslAn wells have besn drilled WIZ.
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The well near Netherlands and about ave
miles southeast Of Spindle Top is reported
ary at . depth o. 1000 feet, the information
telng brought 10 BY a gentleman who came
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-23

Secretary and Treasurer-lda A.
Lull, Joliet.
where the Visitors Are CHARTERED.
The visitors brought here by the
convention are being accom- modated
for the most part at the hotels. Some
are stopping with friends about the
town and others find q quarters in Mo-
line and Davenport. A large addi-
tional mum Der of teachers are ex-
pected Thursday to be present at the
Joint meeting of the Drawing Teach
ers' and Northern Illinois Teachers
associations at the Congregational
church in Moline in the evening and
the sessions of the latter in that city
Friday and Saturday.
This evenings program includes an
illustrated lecture, Composition in
Landscape" by Charles Francis
Brown, of the Art institute, Chicago,
and vocal number by Mrs. I. B.
Reidy. Tomorrow morning the gen
eral topics will be Normal Training
in Art" and The Travelling Exhi bit !;
Its Mission" In the afternoon the
visiting teachers will be given troll
ley trip to Rock Island arsenal and
Black Hawks Watch Tower, and in
the evening reception will be given
for them at the Rock Island Club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-23
PERSONAL POINTS.

j. f. Egau is in st. Paul on Wood
men business
Hon. John I. Piatt, of Galesburg,
was in the city today
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. S Cable are back
from trip to ST. Louis.
C. C. Coyne, of Port Byron, was in
the city yesterday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Murphy are at
tending the grand opera in Chicago.
Mrs. P. Grady, of Chicago, is in
the city visiting with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. c. Moughin left today for Mil
waukee, where she will spend the
summer.
Hon. and Mrs. E w. Hurst and
Miss Alice Keator went To Chicago
yesterday.
Mrs. Fed Fisher, of Kenosha, Wis,
is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Anton Deisenroth
Mrs Mary H. Wadsworth has gone
to Indianapolis to attend the funeral
of Charles Shaler, Jr.
Frank Rowley left for Paris, ILL.,,
this morning after visit with his
mother, Mrs. C. A. Rowley.
Miss Grace Curtiss left for her
home in Geneseo this morning after a
visit with Mrs. Sophonia Netser.
F. j. Lewis Meyer left today for his
home in South Bend, Ind, after visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. III. N.
Lienhard.
Miss Laura Guy, who has been Wis
iting with her aunt, Mrs. j. III. Will
son, left this morning for her home
in Seattle, Wash.
Rev. and Mrs. V. N. Thoren, with
their daughter, Miss Hildor, and son
Vincent, of Brockton, Mass, have
been visiting for a few days at the
home of Rev. Nils Forsander.
H. H. Cleaveland has gone to Ashe-
vile. N. c., to accompany his mother,
Mrs. Olivia 5. CleaveIand. home. her
health not improving as it was hoped
it would.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-23
WORK OF PUPILS ON EXHIBITION

Beautiful Display of Drawing Specimens
at the Lincoln School.
To the average citizen who is not
over familiar with the quality of
drawing work done in the public
schools the exhibit of sample speci-
mems from near two score cities of the
north central states now on display at
the Lincoln school in connection with
the meeting of the Western Drawing
Teachers association will afford a
revelation.
While no accurate idea can be given
in print of the real character of the
exhibits a faint conception of the ex-
fact that there are 10 large rooms IN
the building whose walls are almost
entirely covered with cardboard in
addition TO large frames through the
center which are also covered on both
sides Altogether there are between
2 500 and 5000 lineal fest of solid ex-
hibit six or seven feet in height and
containing about 10000 separate
mounts. Five supervisors of drawing
have been busy for week unpacking,
classifying and putting in place the
specimens.
The work is that done by all grades
of pupils from the first to normal
schools and colleges. 1t comprises
all the varieties of pencil work known
to art, both colored and plain, and in
numerous cases is strikingly beauti-
full.
SnecItmana shown
Moline and Davenport also have
specimens of the work done in the
manual training schools of those Cit
les Rock Island is. OF course. very
much handicapped by the fact that
all the drawings which had been pre-
pared for the exhibit and collected by
Miss Dean. supervisor of drawing in
the city schools. were burned in the
high school fire. In spite of this
quite a respectable showing is made
the specimens shown making up in
quality in many cases what they lack
in number.
AS stated in yesterdays ARGUS. the
exhibit will be open to the public till
Friday evening, from S in the morn.
ing till in the afternoon each day.
All who are interested in schools are
invited to attend. No admission will
be charged and the instruction gained
will amply repay any effort the visit
may cost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-23
MIR. HIT MADE GENERAL MANAGER
several Changes In OTicIsIs of Rock Island
Road to Take Effect May 1.

Road to Take Eject Nay 1.
Chicago, April % The follow
ing changes in the operating de-
partment were announced today
by the Rock Island:
A. j. Hit, general superinten-
dent, to be general manager.
w. NJ. Hobbs, superintendent
of the lines east of the Missouri.
to be general uperintendent
II. w. StillwelI, superinten-
dent of the lines west of the Mis-
souri,, to be superintendent of the
lines east Of that river, at Daven-
port.
C. H. Hubbell, superintendent
of the Chicago terminals. to be
superintendent of the lines west
of the Missouri, at Topeka.