THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1892.
WILL OPEN THE DOORS
Dr. Brigs Will Me a PnWic
. -. Hearing.
BUT THE VISITORS MUST BEHAVE
One of the Most Interesting Religious
Trials of the Day.
DR. HALL RAISED THE QUESTION
Tlie Pope Sends a Delegate on Tills
Side of the Fend to Try and Har
mnnlze Opinion.
New Yobk, Oct. 3. The famous case
of Professor Charles A Briggs, of the
Union Theological seminary, against
whom charees of heresy have been agi
tating the Presbyterian church for a
year and a half, came tip this morning
at the regular uieeting of thn Jew 1 ork
presbytery. The general assembly at
its meeting in Portland, Or., last May,
refused to accept the presbytery's dis
missal of the charges against Briggs,
and ordered the presbytery to proceed
with the trial. At the afternoon session
Dr. Hall raised the. question, whether
the hearing should be public or not.
He favored the matter being dealt with
with closed doors, and wanted all re
ports, even those to the press, formu
lated in session before being sent out.
Dr. Briggs replied that he favored a
public inquiry. It was decided that the
public should be admitted, but that if
they made demonstrations similar to
those of the last session, the gallery
should be cleared.
A Delegate From tbe Pope.
Chicago, Oct. 3. A morning paper
says: "Pope Leo is sending Monsignor
Satolti, president of the Academy of
Noble Ecclesiastics, to this country, as a
delegate apostolic, to take up the much
mooted school question with prelates in
this country, in an endeavor to harmon
ize their differences of opinion. Mean
time, the meeting of archbishops, which
was to have taken place in New York
early this month, has 'been postponed
till November."
German Physicians on Cholera.
New Yobk, Oct. 3. A Berlin special
says Pro'f. Ruinpf of the Eppendorfer
hospital, Hamburg, has reported his
experience in the treatment of 3,000
cholera patients. He declares that all
the vaunted remedies are useless, in
cluding salol, cresol, creosote, lactic
acid and hydrocloric acid. Injected sul
phuric acid and morphia, as suggested
by American doctors, he also found of
no avail, but in mild cases an injection
of tannin was successful. Professor
Rumpf concludes that all methods aim
ing merely at disinfection of the intes
tines fail ; that the remedies must be
sought which remove cholerical bacilli
from the intestines. He mentions hot
baths, hot coffee, tea, wine, champagne
and camphor as useful in critical cases.
He adds that an injection of a solution
of common salts cured 20 per cent, of
Via naapa PiYifpflsnr Klehs. of Zurich.
TV llltO fcXV. W v-nm..3 X'
burg with injections of a fluid obtained
througli the culture of cholera bacillus,
states that after an injection of the fluid
the temperature of the patients soon be-
comes normal, and several apparently
.hopeless cases recovered under this
treatment.
Ths Spencerlan Era.
Welcome. On last Monday a bicycle
rider was arrested by one of the east
side policemen for having his wheel on
the sidewalk. Instead of taking the
nrisoner to the station, as he should,
the vigilant cop collected five dollars
from the man, told him he would hold
the monev for his fine, and let him go.
It ia hard to tell just how far police
powers extend under the fepencenan
era of reform, but it is certainly estab
lishing a bad precedent when an officer
in allowed to make an arrest, fix the
fine or bail of the prisoner and then
release the man without taking him to
the station. It begins to look as though
Judge Carey is, to be ignored in pushing
tn a finish the ereat reformation of
wicked Portland.
The Whaleback Wetmore.
Oregonian . The shi p seems to have suf
fered no more material damage from it?
weeks of pounding by waves and storms
on a dangerous beach than the breaking
in of the side of thejeabin superstructure
The ship has not been broken up. The
hull seems, indeed, to have suffered no
more injury than could be repaired
easily, if Abe clumsy craft could be pul
led off the sand bank and towed to i
ilUHIv. x 11 1 3 let etna t fvnw. viv.uvuw
without paralell in the history of naval
architecture. The whaleback type may
not be suited to ordinary purposes of
jiavigation, but it endures more wreck
ing without total destruction than any
other form of vessel ever built- unfor
tunatelv for its reputation, vessels are
built for the purpose of being navigated
rather than that of being wrecked.
Current Topics.
Gen. Weaver appears to be performing
the functions of a mustard plaster in the
already heated south.
"Laree hats wi'l be worn," says
foshinn note. Interest in the modern
drama appears to be on the wane.
France appears to have had as much
fun out of her centennial celebration as
she did with her recent anarchistic dis
turbances.
President Harrison promptly cinched
Chile and the cholera; we fancy he
won't have much trouble doing likewise
by Venezuela.
The nebula in Orian is a fine tele
scopic object now. The great black
SDacein this nebula is known among
nn noetic atar-zazers as the coal-hole,
Ki atar Vina pvpr been seen in this hole
in the universe.
Rudyard Kipling's earnings are said
to have been deposited in the New
Oriental bank, which recently sus
pended, and the writer was eo troubled
over it that he abandoned his proposed
trip to Samon.
If the sun gave forth sounds ioud
enough to reach the earth, such eounds,
inatpaH of reachine US in the space of
about eieht minutes, as light does,
won Id onlv ariive after a period of
nearly 14 years.
The new sub-treasury building at San
Francisco has an electric burglar alarm
installed between the rows of bricks so
that any interference with either the
bricks or cement will cause an alarm to
sound.
A laudable movement is on foot to get
President Harper to get President Stry
ker to move Hamilton college out west
and make it an annex to the great
University of Chicago. It is understood
that Dr. Harner has already offered to
Dr. Bristol thechairof bibliophilosophy.
May be, if the Evening Post succeeds
in getting Grover Cleveland elected, it
will be able to get Dock Jenkins
bounced. The crime with which the
Dock is charged is that of having de
clined to let Mr. Godkin out of quaran
tine before he took a sulphur bath.
The open fire place in the new public
library building at Machias, Me., will
be constructed of stones which were
used for ballast on board the British
war schooner Margaretta, captured by
the Americans near Machias during the
early part of the revolution.
Bismarck is quoted by Mr. Barnet, a
New York merchant, who had a twenty
minutes' chat with the ex-chancellor at
the Bad Salina, Kissengen, during the
summer, as having expressed a warm
desire to see this country and some
likelihood of visiting the Chicago, fair
next year. The announcement enouia
at once settle in the negative the ques
tion as to whether Kaiser Wilhelm will
be there.
James Wood, a poor Irish carpenter of
Springfield, 111., must have been born
with two golden spoons in his mouth.
He has just returned from England with
$120,000 awarded him in the settlement
of the estate of John Wood, his great
grand:uncle. Now it is discovered that
he is an heir to the Hatfield $1,000,000
estate, now in the English chancery
court.
Vlllard Hall Donation.
Eugene Register. In Villard Hall at
the state university in this city, Hangs
a large and exceedingly fine picture of
Henry Villard, in whose honor the hall
was named. It was placed there Wed
nesday and is the gift of the. late Mrs.
H. S. Simon, of Salem, and sister of Mrs.
S. H. Friendly, of this city. It was pre
sented by her before her death, which
occurred but a few weeks ago, and her
wishes have been executed. In the cor
ner of the frame ia the card of the donor,
and the frienda of the university will
long hold her in grateful remembrance.
CleTeland the Vlatrorm.
Oregonian. One part of Governor
Pe.nnover'e BDeech is sound. This is
his criticism of the democratic party and !
its candidate for their positions on the
tariff question. While the platform, as
Governor Pennoyer remarks, declares
protection unconstitutional, the candi
date promises that protection . shall be
maintained, but only for the benent ot
manufacturers. This is a perfectly cor
rect statement. The candidate sets the
platform aside, and announces that him
self is the platform.
A Mew Sugar Company.
Yonkebs, N. Y., Oct. 5. The stock
company organized to engage in refining
sugar is just incorporated. It is known
aa the National Sugar Refining Com
pany of Yonkers, and is composed of D.
H. Howell, Nathaniel Tooker and Albert
Banker. The capital stock is $750,000.
The company bought a plant used for
sugar-boiling for the past forty years by
.Taooh Read, and expects to turn out
1,000 barrels of sugar per day.
Protestant Episcopal Convention.
Baltimore, Oct. 5. The Protestant
Episcopal general convention assembled
here this morning. Every seat in the
Emmanual church was filled, and many
were obliged to stand. The opening
sermon was by Bishop Wilmer, of Ala
bama. Bishop Williams, of Connecticut
celebrated holy communion.
Don't fail to remember the 11th of
October: then commences the county
fair.-
WITHIN OUR GATES
Tie Oregon Press Association
Hie Cascades.
A RIDE UPON THE COLUMBIA
The Banquet, Spread by The Dalles
Ladies on the Regulator.
CKANB KIVEK Sl'PERB WKATHEB
The Oregon Portage Hallway The Cas
cade Locks and Canal The D. P.
and A. ". Co. Sllnor Topics.
The Middle Columbia river was nover
more delightful for a summer excursion
than it was yesterday ; oue of our per
fect autumn days; for the reception of
the Oregon Press Association by The
Dalles, Portland and Astoria Navigation
Co., at the cascades. The fine fleet
steamer Regulator, Capt. McNulty,
never had a more pleasant party ' on
board, never looked handsomer nor
made better time, than on this occasion.
At the departure from The Dalles, at
7 o'clock a. m. sharp, there thronged
the cabins and decks one of the merriest
parties of ladies and gentlemen that
could conveniently be got together, to
which was added, at Cascade Locks,
sixty ladies and gentlemen representing
the Oregfln Press Association, who had
left Portland nt 8 a. m. "
After sufficient time had been spent
about the famous cascades of the Colum
bia to enable the guests to observe for
themselves that Elephant on Uncle
Sam's hands, the locks and canal, which
for eighteen years has been a "sinking
fund" for the generous appropriations
of congress to the tune of over a million
and a half dollars, a work which should
have been, and could have been com
pleted fifteen years ago, attention was
turned to the little Oregon Portage Rail
way, built by citizens of The Dalles, Mr.
G.J.Farley superintendent, on a mea
ger appropriation by tho last Oregon
Legislative Assembly iind who, by the
way had a balance of the appropriation
left on hand after the railway was fin
ished and equipped, an almost unheard
of incident in the expenditure of a pub
lic appropriation the throng wended
its way to the steamer Regulator, where
an informal welcome, but nevertheless
so hearty and enthusiastic as to make
the guests feel perfectly at home ; was
witnessed. The Dalles ladies committee
on entertainment had provided tables
bountifully spread with the luxuries of
the Inland Empire, and after the noble
Regulator had turned its prow home
ward, catting its way through the
sparkling waters as a steam flyer, the
.guests were seated at the tables and did
ample justice to the banquet.
The toasts and speeches were reserved,
but the hearty appetites were surfeited,
and a vote was silently recorded accord
ing to the ladies the mede- of praise
which was so richly deserving.
The names of the ladies composing
this committee were : Mrs. .Patterson,
Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Blakeley, Mrs.
Rhinehart, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. J. Michell,
Mrs. Bradshaw, and Mrs. Lockhead.
The afternoon was spent in converea--tions
in groups, admiring the majestic
scenery of the Middle Columbia which
has no superior in the wide wide world,
and in making new acquaintances and
renewing old one9.
A halt was made at Meinaluse Island,
and the mouument of Victor Trevitt was
visited; also the houses of meihalnse,
containing the remains of Indians
buried according to the rites of the
tribes for ages past at that lonely place.
At the wharf in The Dalles the Regu
lator and her jolly party of excursionists
were met by a host of the good people of
The Dalles and The Dalles Citizens
band. After a landing, made amidst
cheers and the music of the band, a
procession formed and marched to the
Umatilla House, where the. guests re
corded their names upon the register
and were soon assigned to temporary
homes by mine host, Col. Sinnott, and
his affable partner Jnd S. Fish. After
this the party separated, to take in the
town, piloted by some mend or ac
quaintance, but finally getting together
in the spacious dining room of the The
Umatilla for dinner, then to the Circuit
Court room for the business meeting.
President A. Noltner, of the Portland
Dispatch, called the meeting to order at
8 :10 o'clock p. m., and the regular order
of business was proceeded with.
The roll call showed the following
members present :
Geo. Hibbert, Examiner, Astoria.
Col. Pat Donan, Astoria.
F. S. Harding, Telephone-Register,
McMinnville.
C. C. Doughty. Observer, Dallas.
Leo Peterson, Com. Rev. Portland.
. A. W. Patterson, Gazette, Heppner.
. Geo. H. Himes, Portland.
D. T. Stanley, Portland.
W. H. Leeds. Tidines. Ashland.
John F. Givans. Plaindealer, Rose-
burg. '
J. P. Morgan, Portland.
Bruno Sittig, Frie Presse, Portland.
' E. J. Kiser, Record, Ashland.
E. C. Wolden, Portland.
A. Wheeler, Portland.
- Frank Lee, Portland.
Chas. Nickall, Times, Jacksonville.
'" Geo. H. Moffett, Telegram, Portland.
Mrs. Todd, Times, Forest Grove.
J. B. Eddv, Tribune, Pendleton.
Ira Campbell, Guard, Eugene.
. Robt. Johnson, Times, Corvallis. --
Frank Conover, Gazette, Corvallis.
W. W. Watson', Mercury, Portland.
Mrs. E. P. Watson, Farmer, Portland.
I. Burkhart. Worker, Portland.
. D. M. C. Gault, Independent, Hijls
boro. E. p. Norton, Oracle, Portland.
John Folkman, Staats Zietung Port
land. .
A. Noltner, Dispatch, Portland.
A. Tozier, Pythian, Portland.
S. L. Brooks, Chronicle, The Dalles.
F. M. Bixby, News, Wasco.
There appearing on the roll 110names,
many of whom have changed residence,
and ecme their business ; on motion a
committee consisting of Stanley, Leeds
and Nickcll were appointed to revise the
same.
On motion of Gault the secretary was
instructed to cash the ballot for seven
new members proposed. Carried.
President Noltner read the annual ad
dress, touching upon topics useful to the
association.
The address, upon motion, was re
ferred to Eddy, Doughty, and Campbell
for subdivision and reference.
The report of delegates to the national
editorial convention was read by Chair
man Eddy of tbe committee. It was
brief, "very brief" said Col. Eddy, be
cause of 800 members of the association
it was impossible to get together more
than 50 or 60 members at any one time
for business. They were too busy tak
ing in what was to bo seen in the Golden
Gate and Golden State. The report,
nevertheless was very interesting, was
spread on tbe minutes, and a vote of
thanks tendered to tbe committee.
The committee on .grievances had
heard of no "kicking" so Chairman
Nickoll reported.
The legislative committee had no re
port to make, so chairman Moffett re
ported. The committee or state of fraternity
presented an elaborate report through
Chairman Stanley, which was accepted
and made a part of the proceedings for
the morning session.
Committee on resolutions were granted
further time.
On motion a dispatch of fraternal
greeting was sent to the Washington as
sociation, in session at Spokane.
Nickoll, Kaiser and Hibbert were ap
pointed a committee to consider and re
port upon the matter of accepting the
invitation to visit Spokane,- to report at
the morning session.
A resolution was adopted unanimously
pledging the association to renewed
work in the matter of securing- for Ore
gon proper representation at theChicngo
Columbus fair.
A special report was authorized on a
uniform scale for advertising.
The vote by which the report on. state
fraternity was adopted was reconsidered,
and the report was referred to Hibbert,
Michell and Lee.
President Noltner had a dispatch
from Dwyer and Burke, inviting the
association to hold its next convention
at Flavel.
The programme for Wednesday .was
arranged and tbe meeting adjourned to
the Grand Jury Room to take a look, at
TIIK ELEVENTH HOCK EXHIBIT.
the Products of
Arranged by Mr.
Wasco County,.
8. X.. Uronki.
EXHIBITORS.
Jv H. Mosier, Mosier. One hill: of
White Dent com, 12 feet high, from one
seed.
John Bonn, The Dalles. Havana to
bacco, 7 feet high.
Jos. Stadleman, The Dalles. Plate of
new potutoes, 2d crop Early Rose ; plate
cabbsige Savory Malls, Sure Header;
phite Savoy cabbage ; plate two cante
lonps, Persian Queeu ; plate two cante
loupa, Johns Favorite; one plate of
grapes, Block Hamburg.
Joles Bros., The Dalles. One plate
turnip beets; one plate white- short
carrots.
F. L. Houghton, The Dulles - One
plate Salaway peaches, 10 ozs. -each.
David Creighton, 3-Mile. One water
melon, Black Spanish, 28 lbs.; one
watermelon, Iron Clad, 30 lbs. ; one
watermelon, Lodi, 39 lbs. ; four bunches
Black Hamburg grapes, one- weighing
lbs.; one bunch White- Muscat of
Alexandria; one plate Winter Nellis
pears ; one plate Ben Davis ; one plate
Yellow Bell Flower; one-plate Benrre
Easter pears ; all grown on high lands
without irrigation.
Frank Creiirhton 3-Mile. One box of
Salaway peaches extra fine.
A. JJ. Varney, Mission Gardens, The
Dalles. Two Duncnes oi namme xosay
grapes, one weighs 9a lbs. ; two bunches
Rose Shasslaa grapes ; one plate Muscat
of Alexandria grapes ; one plate Rose of
Peru. The exhibit is fine.
Mrs. W. S. Myers. The Dalles. One
plate each Late Crawford peaches,
nninees. and one basket each Italian
prunes and English walnuts. .
. Bart. Perodi, Chenoweth. One plate
of Gloria Mundi. very fine; one bunch
of Muscats ; one lot of unknown grapes
John Booth, The Dalles. One very
larra canteloun. one plate of fine
quinces; one plate of fine tomatoes;
one plate of grapes; one plate of very
nice apples.
The county fair meets next week
Don't forget it.
COLEMANS STATEMENT
Dr.tronin's Suspected Murderer Talis
Gnartleflly.
A UNION KIDNAPPING CASE
An Elopement Leads to the Arrest of
an Entire Family.
TUZ HARD I.VCS. OF A FARMER
James Shoekley, of Pendleton. Sued,
Bitten and Kicked, all Within
Week Minor Mention.
Salem. Or., Oct. 3. When inter
viewed today, Thomas Coleman, alias
Carlson, and supposed to be Geoghegan,
or "Cooney, the fox," Dan Coughlin's
friend, and the suspected murderer of
Dr. Cronin, talked with more caution
than yesterday. His every word was
guarded.' He made this positive state
ment: "Aa I said before I had nothing to do
with that Cronin case. It ia a delicate
matter, and I don't care to talk about
it. I have a good idea how my name
got mixed up with it, but I do not want
to talk of it. There are people in
Chicago who know I had nothing to do
with it. I'll demand all my legal rights
in the matter and will make a fight
against going to Chicago. I knew
O'Sullivan, but not intimately. I never
knew Dr Cronin and never saw him to
my recollection. 1 wasn't in Chicago
during the trial and don't know whether
or not I knew Burke. I was never ar
rested in Oklahoma as the suspected
murderer of Cronin.""
Coleman's two-year term in the state
prison expires here in month.
A Kidnapping: Case. '
Usios, Or., Oct. 3. Frank Jacobs and
Miss Tennessee Baisley, of Durke, Baker
county, were married in ths city Sun
day. J. C. Baisley, the father of the
bride, appeared and immediately swore
out a warrant for the arrest of Jacobs,
his- father, mother and brother, on a
charge of kidnapping the girl, who it is
claimed ia only 15 years of age. The
enraged father, finding thnt aa affidavit
had- been made to thef ounty clerk that
the girl was over 18 years, hadadditionnl
warrants placed in the hands oCthe offi
cers for the arrest of Frank and Fred
Jacobs on a charge of perjury. The
first case came up in Judge Blaskeslee's
court yesterday and the plaintiff asking
for farther time, Thursday was set as
the date of trial. Fred Jacobs escaped
arrest,. but the other defendants- were
committed to jail under $500 bends,
which they were nnable to give.
Tsl is Kigbt.
Chicago. Oct. 5. The Illinois' Na
tional Guard wSl not participate in- the
parade incidental to the dedication ot
the world's fair buildings. Although
the president of the United States, or
the vice-president, will be the guest of
Chicago, not a single man of her citizen
soldiers will torn out to do him honor.
The trouble arises over a refusal ot the
state authorities and world's fair direct
ors to defray the transportation expen
ses of the troops, which would amount
to about $10,000. The Chicago regi
ment refused to turn out, and the- ether
regiments in the state will march with
out them. Thev believe Illinois should
either have the largest military showing
or none at all.
A Probable Murder Mystery.
Omaha. Oct. 5. Two little girls, while
picking coal in the East bottoms, dis
covered the body of a man lying in the
woods near Eiehth and Dodge streets,
last evening. It was recognize as C.
fi. Miller, mayor of South Umaia. in
the forehead near the temple was a
bullet wound. The suicide theory is
fpl hv the mavor's friends, and
some gamblers in Magic city are ac
cused of knowing something about how
the man met his death.
Murdered by Tbe Mafla.
Chicago. Oct. 5. In investigating in
tn t h death of Elisrero Martino, an Ital
ian, killed in a saloon Sunday night, tbe
nnlicehave found evidence that it was
the work of the Mafia. Seven Italians
who were present at the time' of the
murder have been arrested.
.' A Farmer's Har fcnek.
Pendleton. Or., Oct. 3. Sunday
morning James Shoekley was kicked in
the breast by a vicious horse which he
was harnessine. The kick was terrific
and might have resulted more seriously
had he not been very near the animal's
heels. Shocklev was badly bitten a few
days ago by a mare, and has genuine
hard luck, having been sued, bitten and
kicked within a week.
. airs. Harrison No Better.
Washington, Oct. 5. Mrs. Harrison
rested much better than usual last night,
but is no better this morning.
TBI EDITORS' DAY.
Contributions, Wise - and Otherwise, by
Journalist la Tbe Dalles Today. -
Our Bro. Editors have been pressed
into the service of The Crromclk to
day; made to contribute something to
make the paper interesting, and no one
of them has been permitted to know
what any other one of them had con- '
tribute. Following is the result :
Washington county has paid off $70,-
000 iu mortgages this year. Gault.
The Dalles the city of the Inland
f - . . r t-. i y-
.empire; metropolis or rjsiern uregon ;
proud city of the Columbia whose en
terprising citizens welcome and enter
tain the Oregon Press Association, may V.
it ever prosper and thrive and the city
council appropriate money to complete
tbe cascade locks within two months .
and three days. Wheeler.
The hungry crowd that came up on
the Regulator last evening feel grateful
to the ladies of The Dalles for the kind
ness and generosity bestowed at the
table. I take this occasion to refer to a
weakness that all editors have for choice
viands and charming women. Some of
the editors on this trip hadn't eaten
anything for a week. Hibbert.
The chips of the editorial block says :
Give us an open river and we will show
tbe world one of the richest empires.
Bixby. v
Give us an open river to the sea, let
the Oregon and Washington press unite
on this one great question and demand,
yes, command the powers that be, to re
move that great obstruction to the com
mercial interests of the Inland Empire
the rocks in the Columbia known as the
cascades, and also that other human
obstruction Thos. H. Handbury
Tozier.
The ladies of The Dalles who met us
at the Cascades, filled us up at a boun
tiful spread .on the Regulator. May
they "live long and prosper." Norton.
A. V. Patterson of the Heppner Ga
zette is the ladies man of the Oregon
Press association. Rob. Johnson of
Corvallis is the handsomest man. The
invincible trio. Chas. Nickel!, Ira
Campbell and handsome Bob Johnson
air here. J. R. N. Bell is missed.
Feterson.
Many of the young ladies of The Dalles
are of the opinion thai Leo Peterson, of
the Comercial Review, is a charming
fellow, though rather fresh, and it is
safe to- say that they are all acquainted
with the fact that he is a married man,
notwithstanding that he has been in
forming some of them that be is still on
the list. Patterson.
The people will never rest until the .
Columbia is open to the sea. They
mav rebel soon if it is not. Lee.
The Dalies ladies, God surely blesses
them. Niekell.
The 11th hour exhibit takes my
eye. Himes.
Brandy and soda in the- morning, f
Celilo afternoon. Johnson.
We may not be handsome, but we
have good appetites and clear conscien
ces. Monert. .
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OF HISTORIC INTEREST." '
The Letter of Credit Given by Jefferson
to- Lewis and Clarke-
Anaconda Standard. As the letter of
credit given-by Jefferson to Lewis and
Clarke mav be considered the most re
markable of its kind ever issued by any
government,, and because of its great
historic interest, it is here given as it
was written :
Washington, U. S. of America, July.
4, 1803. Dear Sir: In tbe journey
which you are about to undertake for
tbe discovery of the course and source
of the Mississippi, and the most conven
ient water communication from thence
to the Pacifie- ocean, your party being
small, it is to be expected that yon will
encounter considerable danger from the
Indian inhabitants. Should you escape
those dangers and reach tbe Pacific
ocean, you mav una it lmpruaeni to
hazard a setnrn the same way and be
forced to seek a passage around by the
sea in such vessels as you may find on
the western coast, but you. will be with
out money,, without clothes and other
necessaries, as a sufficient supply can.
not be carried with yoa from hence.
Your resource in that case can only be
in the credit of the United States, for
which purpose I hereby authorize yea
to draw on the secretaries of state, of
the treasury, of war, of the navy of the
United States, according as you may
find youn drafts will be most negotiable
for the purpose of obtaining -money or
necessaries for yourself and your men,
and I solemnly pledge the faith of the
United. States that these drafts shall be
paid punctually at the date they are
made payable. I also ask of the con
suls, agents, merchants and citizens of
any nation with which we have inter
course or amity, to furnish you with
those supplies which your necessities
may call for, assuring them, of honora
ble and prompt retribution, and our
consuls in foreign ports where you may
happen to be are hereby instructed and
required to be aiding and assisting to
you in whatsoever may be necessary for
procuring yonr return back to the
United States. And to give moreen-
tire satisfaction and confidence to those
who may be disposed to aid you, I
Thomas Jefferson, president of the
United States of America, have written
this letter of general credit for you with
my own hand and signed it with my
name. Thomas JirrsasoN.