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IBS SAYING OF OREGON.
BOW DR. WHITMAN BRAVED
BUZZARDS AND DEATH.
Determined to Save Country Prom
" clan — Daniel Webster Opposed
Brltis
to Retaining Territory*
A bloody trophy In pogwut&ion of the
government at Washington Is an In
dlan hatchet The tomahawk reeks
with red and horld association. It Is
the weapon with which l)r. Marcus
Whitman, the Indian missionary and
his wife were slain In 1847 and with
which the first blow of the tcarsome
Whitman masaere was begun—nn en
ormous crime which nearly obliterated
the white American settlers 1n the Ore
gon country, scut a thrill of horror
and Indignation throughout the Amer
ican republic and saved to the Amer
ican people the great northwest coun
try out of which Oregon, Washington
and other states were created. It Is
one of the very cruel chapters In his-
tory-a chapter embracing eight years
of war between settlers and. savages
the result of which was that the Hud
son's Bay Company and tho British
crown were compelled to rellngulsh
their claim to tho territory. Another
result was the virtual annihilation of
the Cayuse tribe of Indians. So much
tragic history centers about this rusty
hatchet that It ts ono of the rarest rel
ics of the government A government
ofltclal familiar with the period soys
‘‘The Whitman massacro was the re
sult of the machinations of England
to secure by treaty or otherwise all
cans across the continent and in the
uuiumu entered the valley of the
Oregon.
Devellsh Work.
The British agents slowly poisoned
the minds of the savages against the
new comers but it was not till 1847
that the savages In council determined
to massacre all the American settlers
In their country.
Thu site of Dr. Whitman's dwel
ling was on the north .bank
the Walla Walla river at. what Is
now the town of Waliulo. The In
dians surrounded the houses of the
mission their weapons hidden under
their blankets. At dawn of November
20, 1817 on Indian entered the doctor's
house and naked for medicine. As
the missionary turned to bis medicine
chest the savage burled hits toinar
hawk In tho good man's brain. Mrs.
Whitman wns killed a minute later
by tho same savage with the same
weapon. The‘murder of the mission
ary wns tho signal for the wholesale
slaughter to begin. Tho butchery com
menced on nil sides. The’ crash of
firearms, tho groans of the dying,
screams of women, yells of tho painted
demons tilled the nlr. The Ii
women nnd children danced and sang
as the atrocious work went op. They
muluiotsd the dead. Women and
children of tho settlers sank under
knife and dub. The massacre
all day and then murdering
ipnxaas started to favery dtlredtlon.
Everybody to the Whitman mission
was killed and many settlers all
through the woods were slain. Tho
Cayuse attacked a, mhsslon among
the Ncz Perce* but .these Indiana
beat them back and took tbe aides of
On-WhitmAN
Stahtiho
East on sis
Perilous Ts
Across thc
Recipes.
, Plcadino HIS
Cause Before
iWcbster. AHD
the territory west of the Rockies and
north of tho 42nd parallel of north lat
itude."
First White Women to Cross Rockies.
It was In 1836 that Dr. Marcus Whit
man and tbe Rev. Mr. Bpauldlng, with
Nhclr'wlvcs-the flrat white women
to cross the Rock Mountain* went
among the tribes of the Far North
west. The country wee then In the
control of the Hudson's Bay Com
pany a British monopoly with nearly
a thousand employes. Its power over
the Indian tribes was nearly absolute.
It had a string of fortlllud Canadian
poats from the Atlantic to tbe Pacific.
Tho company owned by men in Lon
don desired.to exclude American set
tlements and to footer British Immi
gration. Tho Washington government
so far from having any conception of
the vnluo of the northwestern country
stubbornly maintained that It was
worthless and Inaccessible by land.
The great Webster said that It was
n land fit only for savage beasts and
still more savage men.
Dr. Whitman established his mission
among the Osynse In the state of
Washington near what 1s now Walla-
Walls, then Fort Wall* Walla, trad
ing post In 1812 while attending a
dinner given at tbe fort In honor
of Eioae British officers news come
that a company of British Immigrants
were on tbelr way and had already
crossed the Rocky Mountains. There
fins great excitement at the tatto
and. n young officer unconscious of
the pretence of the American mleekm-
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have got the country.”
Dr. Whitman perceived that it was
tho purpose of the British to claim
tho country by right of settlement
Ho left tbe table rode rapidly to bla
wilderness home sod after a brief
pause there set out for Washington.
His parting words to his wife were
"I am going to crass the Rocky
Mountains, reach Washington this
winter, God carrying me through
and bring ont an Immigration
through the mountains next spring or
this country Is lost”
An Awful Journey.
Winter bad set In and the old chron
icles tell It was a severe one marked
by terrific (tonne and deep snows.
Dr. Whitman reached Washington
crippled by frozen hands and feet.
Tbe newt be brought caused excite
ment among the populace and concern
among many of the government offl-
cers. He saw Daniel Webster Secre
tary of State represented to hlml
the grandeur and value of the _
country, told him of the need of
myicrants land explained tbe reason
that bod induced him to brave tbe
rigor of the mason by making the
trip. Mr. Webster was about to con
clude the Webeter-Aehbnrton treaty
renouncing any claim wa might have
to the great norhwest for a Newfound
land cod-fishery. Webster was not
impressed with Whitman's patriotic
enthusiasm. He considered the conn-
try of no value. Hs thought It weula
be an well to let Great Britten bare
It Not satisfied with Ms Interview
with the Secretary of 8tnto Dr. Whit
man sought President Tyler who
heard him with attention, and prom
ised that tin? diplomatic deal for the
trading of Oregon should be held up
and that a military escort should be
given to the missionary's train.
In the spring of 18« Dr. Whitman
led a party of one thousand Amerl-
tho sbtttcra, Dispatching partitas of
braves after the murderous Cayuse.
American immigration Won the Day.
Tbe (arriving settlers were not flow
In seeking revenge and they made the
name 'Paleface'' a fearful word to the
redskin murderers of thc northwest
forests. War to the death was currUd
on against the Indians tor eight years.
Government troops were In the coun
try, and a stream of Immigration had
set In. The leaden of the Ctayuae
who attacked the Whitman mission
were captured by tbe Net Forces on
the upper John Bay river and live of
them were banged at Oregon city.
Tbe graves of Dr. Whitman and his
Wife are pointed out near where they
Ml at Wflhula on that ibloody Novem
ber morning 18(7.
In the light of this does it not seem
that tbe government might have been
a little considerate In Its treatment of
the late chief Joseph and bis Nex
Perce* bend!
The World ilovea Quickly.
How tbe thought of the world passes
from on* thing to another, and then
forget*. Attention for month! was
centered upon Port Arthur, and then
It was transferred to the movements
of tho naval fleets, the meeting of
which was so disastrous to Ross)an
hopes. It wlU be remembered that
when Rolestvensky entered the China
Sea he wired to the Csar: "It I am
victorious I shall Inform yon. It I am
vanquished. Togo will Inform yon.”
To the public Port Arthur Is no more
than one of the countlen red
S lotches that disfigure history, and
a naval battle of all hlitory Is
already relegated to dry discussions as
to what branch of service was most
disastrous to ship and lives.
Bnfbrclng the Lavra.
from the Washington Star,
There was nothing original In Gov.
Folk’s address at Chautauqua, N. Y.,
recently, but the well-known truth he
enunciated took on greater weight for
his lndoreemenb He Is no closet phil
osopher, giving to the public the re
sults of reading and speculation, -bat
a man of affairs who ho* done things
and noted the consequences. He was
elected District Attorney in 8t Louis
In the expectation that be would ignore
the laws and 1st those who were vio
lating them continue to flourish on
their iniquities. Instead of that, be
enforced the law* and'saw conditions
all around him rapidly improve. When
therefore, each a man tell* u> that a
cure for many of the Ills wt are endur
ing at a people 1* the simple execution
of the laws, he hae the strongest pos
sible claim upon onr attention, and his
advice ts worth following. Laws are
of little use unless their enforcement
Is demanded and backed up by public
sentiment
Literature and Maslo Prosper.
During tbe past year the Library of
Congress made entries tor copyrights to
the extent of 10&87T, an Increase of
7,141 over those made to 1903. Of
these, eompodtlooe of a musical char
acter bead tbe list there having been
entered tor copyright 23,740. Period
icals to stogie numbers follow closely
behind, with a total number of 21.041.
Tbe classification of "books" showed
entries to tbe number ef 'MtotO, some
10.691 of which were books and the
remainder booklets, leaflets, circulars,
cards, newspapers and magaxtoe arti
cles. ’
With all tbe talk relative to Govern
ment control of railway rates, and the
probability of Congress giving tbe snb-
J.-.'t lit least i-uushh-ratloii, the '
solons of the Senate and House
winter may not appreciate that within
a radius of eight miles of the Capitol
building there is work of railroad im
provement going on having a value of
over $22,000,000.
Just across tho Potomac River,'be
tween Washington and tho historic
hat sleepy town of Alexandria, the
Pennsylvania railroad Is well along to
constructing the largest freight yard*
In thc United States, at a cost of
$7,000,000, while the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and Ohio -railroads ore ex
pending $101100,000 to tbe city itself to
eliminating grade crossings and erect
ing a new Onion station—a station
which, when completed, will bo the
largest passenger station to thc world,
even exceeding that at Hamburg, Ger
many.
Compares In Size with Capitol.
The new station, to itself bat fire
feet shorter than the Capitol building,
will face a plaza C00 feet wide by about
1,000 feet long, decorated with artistic
balustrades, terraces and fountains.
Nino streets will lead Into tho plaza,
which itself will provldo a space for
massing troops and spectators for pub
lic ceremonies. To give tbe required
elevation to tbs'station so as to admit
tho two passenger tpnnele from the
South, It was necessary to fill to the
site of the station, some L000.000
cable yards of earth being required to
form the new plaza,-the fill for a con
siderable area being over 85 feet to
depth.
Sanitary Train Sheds.
Unlike most railroad stations, the
architectural beauty of the Washing
ton station will not be morred by the
usual gigantic seml-circnlor train shed,
but each pair of tracks will be covered
over with a sort of umbrella train shed,
which will protect alighting and de-
parting passengers from tbe elements,
>ut will also allow tbe smoke and gooes
to rise into the atmosphere. Tbe bag
gage tracks will pass, to tbe can
hrough tunnels to tbe end of tbe
tracks, where the trunks and parcel!
will be brought to the eurface by ele
vator^ so that at no time will the paa-
sengers be to danger of collision with
tbe baggagemen. Tbe train concourse
will be the largest single room to the
world, nearly 700 feet long, tbe entire
vista being unbroken by tbe usual
labyrinth of pillars. Tbe ceiling Is to
be constructed to what Is technically
known as of the eelf-eapporting type.
There will be 88 passenger tracks, 27
on the main floor level and six on tbe
tunnel floor where trains from the
South will arrive through the double
tot Bin.
Tales of Diplomatic and Court In-
trlgue. '•/'
It seems that Mr. W. W. Astor has
bought the historic Hever estate to
Kent, England, and Is improving it It
Includes 2,000 acres of land and
moated castle, pearly six hundred
years old, where at one time Henry
Till, maintained Anne of Cloves. On
this estate Mr. Aster bos put to work
about one thousand men, with duo ap
paratus, and Is making changes rated
as Improvements which the calculating
and gardens, and la doubtless having a
S ad deal of the sort of fun that Mr.
pling to a recent story has suggested
as a suitable recreation for tired Amer.
leans.
Though toe Sultan 1* himself a total
ell In order that he may be saved
trouble." As a dismissal this could
hardly be Improved upon.
Father John of Cronstadt. whose
extraordinary Influence over the Czar,
no less then his propaganda against
toe revolutionaries, continually rouses
tbe Irt of the secret committee. Is 86
years of age. In personality he
answers to the description of toe aver-
Russian peasant, only. In his case
has wrought a refining
age Russian
abstemiousne
effect on bis features.
TAN CALAVA.
tunnel under Capitol
A feature
of the station wlU be toe absence of
stairs, so that even in a large crowd,
for which Washington is famous dur
ing inaugural or convention times,
there will be no danger of accident to
the passenger arriving or departing.
Presidential and Diplomatic
-Entrance.
There will be special entrances and
enabled to quietly eeek tbelr train with-
out hindrance.
In the original bill introduced in Con-
THE SHAH OF PERSIA,
abstainer, the finest vintage wines are
always offered to such guests as dine
at the palace.
The recent vilit of toe Shah of Persia
to England recalls s former call of his
upon Queen Victoria, when London
was startled at toe oriental methods
employed by this picturesque Eastern
potentate. . Thousands of dollars worth
of damage was done In the famous
Buckingham Pataca by toe nochalant
orders of the Shah. The sheep which
provided Me mutton were brought Into
the palace rooms, which had been
placed at bie royal .disposal, and
slaughtered upon the magnificent and
costly rugs and other such extravagant
practices were the order of the day.
While the meat which the Shah eats la
always supposed to'be slaughtered be
fore hie eyes, It was believed at toe time
that these performances were simply
the carrying out of an Eastern regal
fancy, to show Western barbarians
what toe Orient was accustomed to.
The Queen’s maids of honor have
very little to do. They live at home,
and when the Queen !■ In London they
are conveyed to Buckingham Palace
after luncheon In royal carriages, and
remain in a suite of charming salons
until required to accompany toe Queen
and her unmarried daughter out
driving. They must dress very well
and not appear to the lame clothes too
often, and, above all, study the wishes
of Her Majesty In regard to colors and
modes. The millinery embargo, that Is,
not to wear a picture hat, must be fol
lowed to toe letter. With a salary of
$1,600 and the attachment of "Honor
able" to their names, toe fair malds-of-
honor manage to worry along until
they marry.
COUNTING UNCLE SALTS CASH.
Occurs Every Time a New Treasurer
la Appointed#
Owing to tbs recent change to jg}
office of Treasurer of the United
States, a task of no small magnitude is
going on In the Treasury Building.
Every time one Treasurer fires way to
another the cash must be counted ana
verified before the new official become*
responsible tor the money under hi*
care. . ’ ’
As soon as a change is made tbe
Secretary of the Treasury appoint* a
Committee of Three to select a force to
count the cash. Thi? committee picks
out a number of clerk* in the various
offices of the Department, and they are
set at work to count the millions. Per
haps there may be forty then selected
to perform tola huge count; maybe
fifty or eighty. It la always considered
an honor to be one of those counters.
The total sum counted by these men
Is somewhere to the neighborhood of
five hundred and thirty millions In
money, bonds, notes and everything
else. One vault alone contains over a
hundred millions In sliver dollar*. An
other has a heavy -amount of allver
fractional currency, nnd many tons of
nickel five-cent pieces and pennies.
Tbe wonting cash Is handled first
nnd In order to give It a chance to do
regular duty It la counted at night
Moat of tbe money li counted in bulk
and stored away in uage, each contain
ing a certain earn, loose are weighed,
and if there is even one dollar abort,
there to Instant detection of the wrong
count As each bag I* filled by a clerk,
who attaches bto name by a tag, any
discrepancy In the number of coins or
any coin missing from the aaeL to
charged to him. This Is done, not only
to check nny tendency toward dis
honesty, but alto to cause each counter
to exercise the greatest cere. The new
Treasurer 1s Charles H. Treat, of New
York, who take* tbe place of Elite H.
Roberts.
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gress allowing toe railroad companies
to construct this station, provision
was made to drive a tunnel directly
beneath toe Capitol building, with-ele-
Tators running immediately from toe
Senate Chamber and the House Cham
ber Into private Congressional stations.
This would have enabled the United
Btates Senator from Oregon, for In*,
stance, to pass ont of the Senate and
walk directly aboard his Pullman
sleeping car without exposure to the
open sir until be reached his far
western home. A great convenience
this, doubtless, to delicate legislators;
but a literal undermining of Congress
fey, the railroad* probably-wisely ex
cluded from toe architectural plans.
TbeBriekbata Never Touched Him
I had a funny dream last night
bought that John D. Rockefeller was
inning for office,—
net. v
And be was about to make a speech
In a brickyard, when I woke up.
King Alfonso recently had a curious
adventur* at Madrid. He had left
Granda one morning Incognito. He
guarded his Identity so strictly tost
one suspected hia presence and
when he presented himself at the royal
palace toe sentry refused “him admit
tance. The King inspected the apart
ments being prepared for President
Loubet of France, who was preparing
to visit to* youthful Spanish monarch,
and then sent a summons to to* aston
ished ministers to com* and hold a
council.
The EmprssaDowager Ot China to
thoughtful of her subordinates. Here
to an edict of here Issued recently
whleh will bear out the Idea: "Wong
Wen-Shao, toe grand secretary, has
served under ns many years, and he
hoi, shown gnat diligence and faith
fulness. He to now over 70 years of
ago, and In to* dally audiences, his
obeisance to now very difficult, and our
sympathy must be shown Urn. Let
him be relieved from toe grand coun-
The Unemployed la Germany.
It seems from consular reports that
there are none. Colonies for the so-
called “nnemployed” take teem out of
tote clau Immediately and make pau
perism unknown. Each .city supports
large offices where hnntere for work
go and register. They get a bath, have
their clothing disinfected, and If the
unions which support these Institutions
have no work for them In cities, they
are sent to tbe .farm colonics In the
country, where they can work at farm
ing, land reclamation, and In other pro
ductive capacities, Tbe system of
these unions to said to be very com
prehensive; they are open to all, and
besides providing opportunities for
workers, have systems of old age pen
sions, Insurance against accidents, and
other benefits.
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