The Medford mail., October 29, 1908, Image 6

The Dead Spirit of the Klamath
cA True Story of Oregon Indians ReUted io the Author by s
Tioneer of the West.
MRS. 1IBL.EX
(Couttuued (rum l-iut Week)
Out on the clear air tbe assembly
call rang, the waiting soldiers ft' II In
to line and the five chief were tak
en to tbe guard tent. A detaach
went hurried over to the village to
quiet any disturbance that might
have arisen there, but to our surprise
we found It entirely deserted save for
a few old women and small children,
Kelly understood the pain of the
Indians at once. They had gone to
the bills some to the east to bring
tbe Piutes to their aid and some to
tbe south for the Modocs. Our dan
ger was worse than ever. Colonel
Drew, knowing the situation of af
fairs, hurried across the mountains
and at once sought I-alek, and with
aids went the next morning to the
guard tent and talked with Ualck.
"Chief," he said in his abrupt
way. "1 want those Indians back here
by Saturday nlKht." lalek said
nothing; "and I want them to sur
render what arms they have in their
possesion," Drew continued. Still
the old chief did not reply. "I want
them here by sundown on that day
and I don't want more than 20 of
them on this side of the creek at one
time. Do you understand?" "Yes,
I understand. But thoy no come;
how you get them here?" "They will
come; they must come," demanded
the colonel. "I will let one of you
chiefs out and he must go to all In
dians and tell them that you order
them to return and tell them that If
they are not here Saturday evening
at sundown I will hang the five
chiefs who are left here."
The seamed weathered face of the
old warrior changed not a muscle.
"Well?" said Drew, Impatiently,
after a long silence.
"I not know now," said Lalek,
placidly. "I must talk with the oth
ers. He turned to the chiefs and told
them Drew's orders. For an hour
they talked It over, then the old chief
came to the window and called to
Drew, who was pacing nervously up
and down.
"Well, what about It?" demanded
tbe colonel.
"We not know yet," answered La
lek. "We want Celie; send her to
us."
The girl had been sulking about
our camp since the night before. She
was soon found and Immediately
came to the guardhouse, holding her
head high and her dark eyes dilating
with smoldering excitement.
The chiefs, In their laconic way,
told her what Drew demanded. "Of
course," she said, when they had
finished; "you do not agree to this;
you would all rather die?"
They were silent. "Answer me,"
she cried In the Klamath tongue;
"answer me, do not tell me that you
hesitate for one moment. It surely
baa not come to this; you surely will
not send for the Klamaths to re
turn." There was amazement pic
tured on her face and her whole at
titude was one of appeal, still no an
swer came from the men.
"What are you?" she cried, fierce
ly, when she read what their silence
meant. "What are you tbat yon dare
do this? You are cowards, all. If
yon do not say to the white devils,
'Hang us, what do we care; we will
not give up, to you like so many
aquaws; we are brave men we are
the chiefs of the Klamaths. "
Lalek raised his calm eyes to her
flashing ones. "It is useless to
struggle," he said; "there are too
many for us and we must give up In
the end."
"Then give up In the end and not
In the beginning. Prove that you are
worthy of the trust the Klamaths
tan given Into your keeping. They
hung my brother George at Jackson
ville; he was brave he was not
afraid he had no squaw heart. You
must not, y uomust not give your
birthright, the land or our fathers,
without a struggle. O Lalek! you
do no tconsent to this? You will
not send for the Indians to return?"
The old chief nodded his head.
"We have talked It all over and
think It Is the best and only way."
"Then why do you send for me?"
she asked.
"We wanted yon to go out with
the chief we send: we know your In
fluence over the people and we want
you to tell the Indians to return;
you can convince them that it is the
only thing to do."
She clasped her brown hands on
her heaving breast; there was a sneer
on her handsome face.
"Did you think I d go? DM you
think I'd say you were right In do
ing this? ! thought you knew me
better; I thought you knew I never
would give an Inch to these Interlop
ers. I tell you now, I would die
first I would rather see every
Klamath dead than to know that one
of them was a coward. O! Pride of
my race, where have you gone to
know that you, who should he the
bravest of them all, w illingly submit
to the while man's commands.
Blow," she said, turning to the Corne
ll est and youngest of them. "Blow,
do you consent to this cowardly
thing?"
"Celle," he said, caressingly, "do
you not see It Is useless to fight those
palefaces?"
"No! No! No!" she cried, wild
ly, "I cannot see It. It Is better to
die fighting than to be led without
COLVIO GALE.
a murmur from our rights to live
under these people's laws. There Is
no excuse for It; you are cowards
all, all of you. What right have
these white men to take from us
what is justly ours? What right
have you to quietly let them take
It?"
"Celle," said the young brave,
grasping her unwilling hands and
looking down Into ber flashing eyes,
"Lalek is old, he has been through
many battles. He surely knows what
Is best for his people now."
She looked up quickly. "As Lalek Is
growing old, be is also growing cow
ardly. He Is afraid to die, but I
am not. Let Lalek go sit with the
squaws and I will bang Instead of
him. Let bim see the land given over
to the white men be can then end
his days In peace. 1 will stay here
and on Saturday we five will hang.
Our people will not come in and lay
down their arms, but In a week they
will return without neighbors, the
Piutes and Modws; then tbe soldiers
will perish and our deaths will not
be in vain, fcven If, as time goes
on and the white men at last win, it
shall not be said of the Klamaths
that they were cowards. Let me go
to the white chiefs and beg of them
to let Lalek go. I will tell them he
has a squaw's heart and Is afraid to
die; if they will consent to hang me
in his place, will you?"
The Indians hung their heads be
fore this brave girl. Lalek spoke
harshly. "I know what Is best,
girl." His old voice trembled. "I
am not afraid to die, but I will not
die or will any of these chiefs. We
will send out one of our number to-,
night to recall the Klamaths."
"Which one will go?" she asked, i
scornfully. "Which one will go and
say to the Indians, 'Come back; the
white man bids you come; he wants I
you, your guns, your freedom.' If
you do not give yourselves up Sat
urday night your four brave chiefs
will be hung as they prevail upon you j
to come. Tell me, which one will
go?"
"Blow Is the one elected to go. He
Is the youngest and strongest," said
Lalek.
"Blow?" the girl's face hardened
as she turned to him. "How can
you? O! how can you?"
"I must," he said simply. ."I
can't refuse." 1
"Cannot refuse!" shrieked the girl.
"You, whom I thought the bravest
heart in all the world; you tell me
you cannot refuse? You will not
sacrifice your petty life for your
birthright? Where Is the spirit of
the Klamaths? Then," and there was
a quiver in her voice, "if you cannot
refuse, I can never be your squaw;
I will never sit by your fire or live
In the wigwam you rave prepared for
me; you are not what I thought you
were you are a coward."
"Celle," pleaded the young chief,
"do not say that; tell me you do not
mean It."
"If you go," she answered quietly,
"I do mean It."
Blow looked helplessly from her
to Lalek. The old chief said firmly,
''He must go."
"Yes," repeated the others, "he
must go," and Celle turned without
another word and left the guard
house. When she came out she
walked up to Colonel Drew and we
were surprised to hear the Indian
girl we had all thought dumb speak
In excellent English.
"Blow will go," she said shortly.
"They are all cowards. I would die
first. I wanted to take Lalek's
place, but he would not let me. I
know the white man's power, but
were I the chief I would die ft thou
sand deaths before I bowed before
It. But they have all faint hearts.
You let Blow go; he will bring back
the Indians."
"All right," answered the colonel.
"I'll let him go but stay," he add
ed, as she turned to leave him,
"where did you learn to speak Eng
lish so well, and why have you never
spoken to us before?"
"Because f hate you," she declar
ed hotly. "I have known all the
time how to read your English books.
General Lane took me when I was a
little girl and put me In school In
one of your eastern cities, and I was
taught that there is a God of Justice,
and this image of the cross upon
which he died was given to me by
one of his priests." She drew from
her bosom a small crucifix. "But I
came back. I like my blankets bet
ter than fine dresses, and my wig
wam better than a house."
"And Blow better than a white
man," suggested a soldier.
Her lip curled. "I care for no cow
ard." she replied haughtily.
On Saturday the Indians came, but
true to the characteristics of their
rare they waited till the last minute.
We had begun to fear that they were
not coming, when at sunset they
came from the hills, crossed the
bridge that spanned the creek and
dropped their guns at the Toot of our
flag post.
In the opal twilight a little way
apart stood the Indian girl, Celle,
straight and rigid, eyeing the scene.
She winced as each gun fell.
Blow watched her from a distance
as she stood there all alone she,
whom he had hoped to bring to his
wigwam some day; she whom he
loved with all his savage heart, but
had lost forever. A barrier worse
than death was now between them.
He bad helped to aell her kinsmen's
rights her rights. How much bet
ter It would have been to never have
consented far better to have died
than to live without ber, and that
was what he must do now. He knew
her nature too well to hope for for
giveness. She. tbe pride of all the
race, so brave, could never love a '
coward, and he had proven himself
one before her. What was his mis-,
erable life worth now, without her? !
He gave one last look toward her,
as he stood with her hands clasped '
tensely In front of her, her head up
lifted so the fine handsome features
were silhouetted against the chang
ing coolrs of the western sky, then,
conscious of what be had done and
of what he had lost, slunk away Into
the night.
GIVKN ItOYAL KKMI OFF.
Itig DenumKtrafUiii for American
Fleet by Ja (Ninette.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 25. The Am
erican battleships departed from
Yokohama at 8 o'clock this (Sunday)
morning for Olangoplpl. The day
was beautiful and clear and the war
ships passing down the bay with a
Japanese escort presented a fine ap
pearance. There was not a single
desertion from the fleet while It was
here and the conduct was remarkab'v
orderly.
President Roosevelt's message to
the emperor and the Japanese peo
ple, thanking them for the splendid
reception will be banded to the em
peror through the foreign office to
which It was presented, by Ambasia-
j dor O'Brien.
The send-off accorded the Ameri
can fleet was such a celebration as
was never before seen or beard of In
Japan. The earliest daylight saw
the harbor resplendent in color from
myriads of water craft of every de
scription, from the smallest launches
to large steamships which circled
slowly about the big warships, laden
with crowds gathered to bid the fleet
God speed.
At 7:30, Vice-Minister of Foreign
Affairs Nacy and other Japanese of
ficials steamed alongside the Con
necticut, bearing the farewell of the
nation to Admiral 8 perry. "These
are ferewells," said Admiral Kaito,
as the party returned to his flag
ship, and Immediately afterward the
Connecticut weighed, anchor and af
ter her in single file came the long
line of other American ships.
HARVARD AND NAVY GAME.
They Play a- Tie Game of Football
Yesterday. .
ANNAPOLIS. Md., Oct. 24. The
Navy and the Harvard football teams
played each other to a standstill this
afternoon, the final score being 6 to
6. From the standpoint of good
football It was of the variegated sort,
the midshipmen outplayed their op
ponents. When the first half ended
there had been a battle royal, result
ing In the blue and gold crossing the
crimson line within seven minutes af
ter play commenced. Harvard had
not scored, nor had she been danger
ous. The crimson's score was made
about the middle of the second half
and was no fluke. J. T. Doughty
Nourse, from his place In the center
of the Harvard line, got out and
dashed away with a recovered ball
on a 60-yard run to the goal.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Oct. 24.
Pennsylvania and the Carlisle Indians
played each other to a standstill In a
football game today, the final score
being 6 to 6. Pennsylvania scored In
the first ten minutes of the game.
In the second half the Indians re
versed this. In the first half Penn
sylvania had It much her own way,
and In the second the Indians had
the bets of the argument.
COLUMBUS. O.. Oct. 24. Michi
gan 10, Ohio State 6.
BERKELEY, Cal., Oct. 24. Bar
barians 17, California 6 (Rugby).
RENO, Nev., Oct. 24. Stanford
11, Nevada 0. The te mawork and
superior knowledge of the game gave
the big end of the score to the visit
ors. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 24.
Yale easily disposed of Washington
and Jefferson In a football game to
day by a score of 38 to 0.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 24. Mult
nomah Athletic club 35, Albany 0.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 24.
Washington , Whitman 0.
EUGENE, Or., Oct. 24. Oregon
15, Willamette 0.
CORVALLIS. Or., Oct. 24. Ore
gon Agricultural 10, The Dalles A.
C. 0.
HOTEL MOORE LEASED.
Will II Known as the Moore Room
ItiK Hmie-HeMurniit Separate.
Hotel Moore has been leased to
George Llndley and Donaldson Sol by
and on and after November 2 It will
be known as the "Moore Rooming
House," the gentlemen having leased
only the rooms. What Is now the
hotel office and dining room will be
made over Into storerooms and will
be for rent. The restaurant will he
run separately from the rooming
house.
CABINET WILL
ME STUMP
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 23.
As a result of today's cabinet meet
ing every member of the cabinet will
make political speeches in states
where there la auy doubt of the out
come In the campaign for Taft. The
campaign engagements of Senator
Depew in Virginia were cancelled.
He will go to some more doubtful
state. The members of the cabinet
speak as follows:
Metcalf at Charleston, W. Va., Oc
tober 10.
Wright at Baltimore, October 30;
also at Richmond, October 28.
Meyer will speak at Paulding and
Sandusky. O.; Be la ire, Md.; Trenton,
J. and Boston.
Root at Cincinnati next Wednes
day, Toledo Thursday and New York
City October 31.
Cortelyou at New York Thursday
light.
Bonaparte, two speeches In New
York City next Tuesday.
Wilson, Straus and Garfield are at
present on speaking tours.
Secretary Root admitted after the
conference that Ohio is somewhat
'split up." He Is sure New York is
absolutely safe for Taft.
WOMAX ATTEMPTS 8l'KHK.
She Jump. In the Lake at Klamath
Falls. But la Itesrued.
KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 23. Mrs.
Jack Hortoa was rescued from a wat
ery grave yesterday afternoon by the
timely arrival of some good Samari
tans. About 3:30 p. m. some per
sons on tbe west end of the bridge
over Link river heard a woman
moaning and talking to herself un
der the bridge. Jumping over the
railing, they found a woman who was
about to throw herself Into the rapid
waters of the stream. Seizing the un
fortunate woman, they conveyed her
to the Lakeside Inn and from there
she was taken In a carriage to the
American hotel, where she had been
stopping with her husband.
While at the Lakeside Inn the
would-be suicide begged those who
held her to let her go. "The lake
for me and me for the lake. I am
sick and tired of life and want to
die," declared Mrs. Horton.
Mrs. Horton has been under the
care of a physician for some time and
her physical condition may have af
fected her mind.
FIVE NMJROKS HAXOF.D.
That Many Murderers Executed In
Louisiana In One Day.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 23. Five
negroes were hanged In different
parts of the state today for murder.
STOP: "YOFI18 TRIXV"
Movement In ltoton for Elimination
of the Phrase.
A Bostonian "shorthand expert
and authority on business English'
has written to 100 ot the leading
business bouses and literary men of
Boston, whether business literary
men or literary business men we are
not Informed. The authority on busi
ness English wants this committee of
100 to co-operate with htm In driv
ing out ot business letters the "Tours
truly" of convention. A phrase to be
"relegated to obllvlno," says the au
thority on business English, wbo, we
Judge from the beauty of bis lan
guage, must be one of the Boston
llterarl; at any rate a shorthand
llteratus. "Yours truly" strikes him
as "meaningless, oftentimes" no
poor docked "often" for the llteratus
"Insincere and occasionally ridicu
lous." Surely the same may be said
ot most formulas of politeness. It
may not be sincere or without ab
surdity to Inquire after the health ot
your dentist or to thank a man for
bringing you a bill. Tet such axle
grease, to use Hisgenlan term, helps
the world go round.
The stenographers and typewriters
cannot be so pressed for time or
short ot ceremony aa to need to dis
miss "Tours truly" It that Is the ac
cepted business good-by. True the
feathers and furbelows ot the old
days have been mostly shed and
stripped. "My very singular good
Lord" ot the 16ht and 17th centuries
has dwindled away Into "Pear Sir,"
or the common democratic style of
"boss," "young feller," "Bill"; "I
am with the most progound respect
your most obedient servant" Is gone
with the great periwigs and the glid
ed roaches. "Your truly," "Yours
faithfully," "Yours sincerely,"
"Yours, etc.," are all that are left of
those courtly compliments of cere
monious leave and loving farewell."
Are they to go too? Spinning In, d
vll wagons and record breaking
steamships, people may have only to
howl "How!" or "So long!" through
a megaphone.
Yet there Is time enough In Bea
ton. She at least ran afford to be
leisurely and dignified. We are
wholly sure that the authority on
business English, who Is willing o
advertise his business a little "on the
side," perhaps, will get no majority
vote for his elimination of "Yours
truly." If Boston did away with th.it
she would substitute something more
classic. If "You are well, we are
well." for Instance, or "Give yon
good den."
FARMER PAINTER.
Alfred Montgomery Well Known 1
Puluter la In Med ford.
Stooping o'er tbe golden
treasure,
Reached for a 'nubbin
rare,
When I found 'twas Just a 4
4 picture 4
4 . That Montgomery painted 4
4 there. 4
4 Lydia M. Keck In Epworth 4 1
4 Herald. 4
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Alfred Montgomery, known all
over the United States as the "Farm
er Painter," and a number ot his
paintings an on exhibition at the
Hotel Nash. The above verse refers
to his greatest work, a painting of
some oars ot corn, which Is pro
nounced to be a remarkable picture
and a work of art.
Mr. Montgomery Is not altogether
a stranger In Medford, aa be was
here last year and spent some time
with Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Streets, wbo
are old friends of his. This time,
however, "the painter man" la ac
companied by bis wife and daughter,
the latter Gloria Quayle Montgomery,
amed after Bishop Quayle. In ad
dition to that, it is the Intention ot
the family to locate either in Med
ford or some other part of the val
ley. This morning tbe artist will ad
dress tbe scholars in some of the
schools and will also lecture and
speak in some of the churches. Mr.
Montgomery claims that the paint
ings he has with him are worth over
$90,000 and he carries them with
him wherever he goes, and that Is
pretty near all over the world.
The following are some of the
things which have been said of this
wonderful though peculiar man:
Peculiar? Yes. "So peculiar
that he dares to be true."
Talker? On his chosen theme,
"American Art." a veritable whirl
wind.
Originality and Individuality are
noticeable In every act of this Inter
esting man.
Commonplace? Not a bit of It.
Montgomery never does anything like
any one else.
Thoroughly unique, yet In exact
line with the high educational alms
of chautauqua work. Seated at easel
while painting. In his running com
ment and bon mots, he Is the supreme
teacher, by inspiration.
A sane talk on American art, with
flashes of exquisite humor. Old
ideas in new and charming setting.
Profound things made clear by sim
ple Illustration.
A realist of the realists, but by
diligence he attains the ideal. No cir
cular can describe this man. To meet
him and see his painting and get his
message is to become Interested.
Achieving distinction after 30
years of diligent toil In his own
chosen field, he comes with reassur
ing words to those who believe and
strive putting courage Into the lives
of those who aspire, but In whose
hearts hope lies so low. He has given
to the world the first original philo
sophic definition of genius, account
ing for its existence In the "Power ot
Desire."
Farmer Painter? Yes. Looks like
one. "Born on a farm, bound boy
on farm, and now haa sense enough
to desire to abide on a farm." He de
sires to be underrated. This makes
him a distinct novelty and most peo
ple unconsciously grant him thla one
desire.
Discovering the very basis of all
art, he proceeds with a subtle psycho
logical analysis that would do credit
to John Ruskln, and with the aanest
reasoning, resolving to a last analy
Is he reaches the strong, high ground
that the typical representative Am
erican la the man ot the hour, and
that It Is to him we must Intelligently
look In the future to take up art
lines and carry them to the undiscov
ered and unconquered realms ot hu
man usefulness.
Standing on the firm ground of
Individual Judgment, following his
own heart's desire, he has evolved un
wittingly a style Indigenous, distinct
ive, heroic. When those In high au
thority were declaiming against Am
erican civilization as It Ilea Intrench
ed In the undertow ot art when
there was nont to champion American
art, with the courage ot bis convic
tion he threw himself Into the breach
and strode forth as a protagonist of
It all, creating a school of thinking
and Interpretation all his own.
SOLDIERS WHO ARE INSANE.
Insane Soldier. Were romioHv Sent
To Washington.
According to an order just Issued
by the war department. Insane sol
diers from all over the Pacific coast
are to be pht In California state asy
lums and maintained there at gov
ernment expense, instead of being
sent to Washington as has been the
custom.
Heretofore when an enlisted man
became demented In any other part
ot the country he was sent to the
District of Columbia for treatment.
This caused visiting friends and rel
atives much Inconvenience, as In
some cases they had to travel across
the continent to see patients.
The order reads: "Persons serving
In the army on the Pacific coast who
become Insane may, under authority!
from the secretary of war, be sent
for caret maintenance and treatment
to a state asylum In California."
COACHMAN POSES
GERMAN BARON
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 23. A
bogus German "baron," known as
Von Senden, at the Paclflo Union
club, and as "E. Miller" on the board
of health's list of "rat-catchers," aud
In an Oakland livery stable, whert
he worked. Is missing. He disap
peared October 13, taking with him
115,000 In gold contributed by some
of the most prominent of San Fran
cisco business men.
With a month's salary aa a rat
catcher for his original capital, he
patronized the most fashionable cafes
and established unlimited credit by
borrowing from one restaurant man
to pay another. He spent thousands
SCALE SPRAY
Lime and Sulphur
SOLUTION
Manufactured at Medford Spray
Factory. The man that has
charge of our plant has had more
experience in the manufacture of
spray than any man in the state.
We are not asking the people to
try any experiment. We have
sold 5 to 6 cars of the Niagara
Spray in Medford for the last
three years. Every barrel is
guaranteed. Get our prices be
fore buying your winter spray.
J. A. PERRY,
TAKE A RIDE
In one of our now rigs and you will be happy.
West 5ide Stables, c. e. tull, Prop.
PLOWS
For all kinds of soil.
HARROWS
For Orchard and Field Use.
Mountain Hacks
For hard service.
HUBBARD BROS.
Med ford's Implement Dealers
SEVENTH ST. and RIVERSIDE AV.
IRRIGATED
Best irrigated small farm in Jackson
County for $2,500; 40 acres in tract;
3D acres under ditch; 20 acres under
cultivation ; come and see for yourself
Benon A, Lowell, Woodville, Oreg
FARMERS
We can supply you with Choice
Seed Wheot, Barter. Oats,
of all kinds. At reasonable prices.
HEDFORD
t -
on chainpague, automobiles and the
gay company of the tenderloin. He
waa Introduced at the Pacific Union
club. He asserted that he was the
proprietor of a UOOO-arre Marin
county dairy farm, delivering 1000
pounds of butter a day to local com
mission men, and borrowed large
sums from Meyerrield of the Louvre,
and other cafe proprietors. Tuesday
he had borrowed 115,000 In cuvh
and disappeared.
Investigation Indicates the prob
ability that the "barou" was once a
coachman on the famed Von Senden
estates In Germany.
Bar Out Politicians.
PEORIA. III., Oct. 23. After a
stormy session ot the State Federa
tion of Labor today adopted an
amendment to the constitution barr
ing politicians, political tricksters
and wardheelera from membership.
MAIL WANT AOS BRING RESULTS
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