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1
As an Advertising Medium
THE WEST SIDE
Takes the Lead in Polk County.
the Best Newspaper
; U ia one (M iim ''
rsrW Mnir, (mHir fA HAST
vitA ottjf jir h IW eon
INDEPENDENCE, I'QLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1C92.
Five Cents IVr Copy.
NO. 15.
VOL. IX.
2.00 iVr Year.
IMS
ro" "t. V.InIiKI'KNWM.'K ItUMiK
V. 8iV W, "!
Ituawtr hall. All t':''i WLT 'V"!"4
III. UK MII.I.KIt, KrVr.
VAI.I.KV I.OlmKNiM.
vnii hull v.ty Thuradny
Vi-ZwtiTy tiiHnt in at-
VV. K, rav-, awTrmry. m .
l.ioN 1.0IHIR. No. . a. r
A. M, rimtnl wMiimimli'
Hon. ii mountay evwiiiis
,r Iw&iri' mil Mn '" ""
u.t iwn wika Uii'iwini'f. .
W.Mttitn.W.M. W. r.iviin
way, Hi'.'l.'lBl'Jf i
1,'aik Mii.trn.K. (',
LEE & BUTLER,
I PHYSICIANS IB WEOHS,
1 -!AUOf-
? . . - . ........ Minrriwe
W . " " ' -
i on, w iit f -.
typr.i'r,xi'KNtK. - - - okkwn.
DR. B. JOHNSON.
Resident Dentist
All wivrk wnrnuiinl w i the
dbTj. k. lock p.,
Physician and Surgeon,
Bmm VtU, Oregon.
ATTORN EY8.
GEO. A. SMITH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice In all rta and fl ml
courts. Office over lutlitHUiiletiee N
tioiinl Wank.
Indsaandsnce, Oregon.
jZTjMiy. J- fc1 M c-
OIlUIBltU EIOI.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
W Ha tr "tj Witrt h ib F!k
until;. tWtU Wlnuftn iiimt..
g,,wf i,. ,n. Ni r.-nmi.lii r.iil tt
Ivltd. iRltf. IU.MU i IW " HM.
Oaltai,
Orgon.
A. M. HURLKY,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
nmri 'tit lirwiuWiw Nl'l B.
iulw(wniiii, lf.
II. K. Hnnliam.
QHA, I NCtBCJ
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
urruK im iu hm m ot k.
BtwttHil '"Urt, it.um, OK
o i'iimmorvii 11,
MISCELIASKOl'S.
. luirr mmt, stf m. Or.
All klt.Ii of boll-lid" muni I."""'
1 1,1.1.1 in
rHPXH ASWHAI.T MKATH
Nn il rni.t a lVmitinivtl Mitwl. rxiilliil
hillrii-r "I Klf in. VII luil M-tall Ulr
In mik iniU "i ii 'iJ ku"ii,
C. T. HENKIE, PROP.
Main street, Independence, Or.
Two xperiencud workmen in at
tendance. BElIirS DHGANS
Arv (It hml. Writ
dFfw Luiit ir. iK-
BANKS.
Commenced Business March 4, 1889.
EUiUbd by Nuttoiml Authority.
-TUB-
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
of Indrp'"''! Orrfon.
Capital Stock,
Surplus,
$50,000.00
$14,000.00
i. H. COOPKU. 1 W. JtOIIKItTSIfS,
rnmblent. VlcePrwIileiU
W. H ItAWI.EV, fmiblrr.
DIRECTORS.
J. H. COoprf, I- Klrlfin, Iwl Holmlfk
O. W. Wliluwkcr, W. W. CHlti.
A iniritl bunk In. bunlnini triinwul!
tliiyn mid Mllne.diBiiiio on 11 linpurlmit
P"l'"!oIM rwelved iniltjiwt to rhm k or on ocr-tirli-Htiiaf
iI'Ikm'I. r"Uii-llmtt'i.
Utile hours . in. Ui i p. m.
THE INDEPENDENCE
National Bank !
Capital Stock, $50,000.00.
II. HIItHCIIIlKliri,
A lilt AM MMiS.
W. I'. CONN AWAY
J'nwldfnl.
Vine Prenldi-nl.
Ciwhlur.
A KMicml Imnklnxand exclmnne tiiwlmn
lr,.n,n l..il Iran. ,,llllll. Illllfl d illlllf (I, lt'l
tnerrliilcri'dlUifriinlcil: di'vltii riwolvud on
current amount aubjuet to , liiuret paid
on time di!poiilt,
DIltWTOIth.
Jiwbua MisDanlul, H. H, Japron, A. J
Uoodmnn, II. HlrnclibfrK, A. Netnon,
T.J.l-ee. I, A. Allim,
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF OREGON
MONMOUTH, OR.
I. A, MACUI'M
Prwldnt
I.CAMI'UKI.I,
.Vipe-rriia.
1UA 0. i'OWKLL, CuHhlur
PAID CAPITAL, $25,000,
DIRECTORS.
J A Miwrnin, J. I,. I'iiinplll, I. M.HIinpann
. U, V. JJutlur, J. H. Ktuinii, Y. H. Powell
A KPiinrnl bankliiK nJ xcliunie IhihIiium
lrmiBiu!tli loinn niiule; dniioMlm rimlv-d
mibjMit U cbiick or on wrlllll,of dilt;
InUiriMt paldon tlmndnpo""- , , ,
-Vrn proof vault and burglur jirwif mini,
Hwiired by Vttlc time Ux.
Office Moure: II a. in. t i p. m.
Mitchell &Bohannon
NUnuNctu-Ti o!
SASH AND DOORS
AMO WMOI.I MWINO.
Main aiivot . liitliimtw
Harness,
Saddles,
Whips,
Oils,
Robes,
and Brushes.
HALF-HOUR SERIES
Huarrw ana uwaw n
OZXAXI-X.S MOBBIQ.
I'wfcm! la m;W, tim, mi VUIk.
MAi.r n1R WITH TMR BUT
III OHUI l AITIIOKM,
four .hwwa. I !. It.nl. gill A.a,
IUU (U . I Iko tn if, l I .
Til. ..UrlMM ! ll' VfluMW9 90hrm HW tt
tK. tNufeM vtlllM 4 t4 AiMvWan. Ilnlii,
U.I tuiih,mu.MU. 1mm n4wtt.rilirt
)w(tfiMt.l ftiwl tails, Mmf nr. lnuMH, MlMlt l
KWUnkli.vll uiM, bill Wt IIMIMwtHnM,
uxur iioi'ni wtrii acica
IIIMTORr.
Two ntnaww. Ci Im. Iloih fe Hutftalf,
m. I hfw, rrltf . ;lf, A hk
tiiutty labb Is Hinw wuk m nk Ul
f.W IkMM 111 AWfh A hMttwy IH . ftlwW, PI w
IIhim wbtt 4lr Hi l-.4 p b-tMwuU, wbjMtt
It t. w ul n In iwlM.t ) l t al Ita
U.i ihtflf w iu K h dmrlvllu Hi lb
.UU. UcnU nu tfft.tilMl lp.nM fit
talMlHisst AmiK. fg. ywtMg rtwku a MMt
tun UuUl .ttrwilniMM,
IliLIMIof H WITH TIIK BEAT
AHi:HU-Af A IT MO.
Cnlw In turn to Iiuim. I1k. ' .
IUU fjilf, $ I uftr cil, i,a.
Mr Muirt h rliiJ . lu amtM.nl ef In
Mm, tt mnii rrn-l-r mu.f ihai. cr fa
tun! mi tmM4 Mir mWr lim nlil Ik. c b
Minted km Ulo.nr, lh I-'I Mlrtpl torn
.rwtv Akm-i, n uiS- af n'l In liirtury, (wIT, rl.
6. n.i., .ml t-ft'ltMut-fiy r imipd Imt, Mi llwl lb
rikr .a t..k up y em ol im Um tttumm
rrni4 l luwiuni, n biil pru.uUili
iw.riton.MM in trti , niMittri hi. SmhJi
bq4. OMV. IV I fthly h .Jji. ut (wy .bunt tbMl,
but ili m bill f tului mI wlul wluuiMa.
H l.l'-lllrH-t WITH THE BUlT
roatriux AiTiiome.
torn vohHDM. Crown . IVlh, (ill top, ft- as.
H.lf , mm. Thtrvarwn wlf, in
li t ib only ciilWtkrii .(l--Uutf tti.l trvy
ti rtwvrwli.tiv Mwisn
rnrwOTrtli. biisil w.Mh. 11 oblM a way fn
wrtwrnl n. i. Ur. ba r not t.t' t bfcfiw
no.mir.l lih lh. qiuhitoa aad atyto ol lb. maatw
at atHianl and madam wrtlara, and rab.
rub th oval ilal)biiul attUitalwiMllt, ilaatwt M
e bfuadal liiarary nilluta.
V Fn aaU by alt rV.ik-IUra. or viS U last,
boat paid. ra m.clut of iba urka,
i. is. umxnm coPAit,
I'uMl.hnra,
,i) ar.l 71 MU St , M,ib.l, lkla.
From TEP.MINAL or I.NTKUIOU
roiNTrt (ho
R. R.
la 1 be lino lo l?ke
73 ill Wi M aad U
It Is the DINING-CAR ROUTE. ' It
runs Through Vcstibulcd Trains
Every Day In the Yenr to ,
ST. PAUL
and
CHICAGO
(No lll'lVlB Of itllla)
CoinpoHiMl of DINING OAKS tin-
HiitpiWHi'd, riillnmn Drawing ,
IJooiti Hlci'iicrs of latest
pqiliptlll'llt,
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS,
Ufwfc that can lo coiiHli uclntl, and
In which accomiiiiMlaUoim are
bot h frooaml fiu iilHhod for
hohli'in of fifHtor Bi!C
oti cliWH tiekctn,
and .
ELEG1NT DAY COACHES.
1 Continuous Line, Connecting
with all Lines,
a w. jt 1 x .... Jk I ..la.am.l Ait aUtrulflA
Pullman m-i mt rnn.Tvul 1ui,h mn h nwMircU
THROUGH TICKETS
to nnrt from nil
tu.1i.lu In A tnri.
mi li'n(1nnii. Hlld
i.'iiimik. f!iiti hii nurithiMf'tl rtt any tnkiit oHWki
of ttilM niniiMiny. Kull InfominMon rwinl
..... ....... ..r IkiiIiim ftiiilji.. nt.il Atliiiriifi
tuila, ruriillid on milli':llon to any ugiint, or
A. D. CHARLTON,
AmlHtitnt f iKnnnil I'lww.nirnr A mint,
tin, Ul Klrat atroot, ir Wiwlilnulon,
PORTLAND, OR.
JAMES GIBSON, LOCAL AGENT
Indapandanot, Oragon.
Farmers and Merchants
Insurance Co.
Capital Stock.
w, r. nAi,
1'm.tiiMtt.
J, U I'rnvai,
Trvaaura.
(I, r, rXHrWW
Vl Praldnt,
M, Maxiialta,
Awl MwroUry.
Hun. It H, mrabnn, t'lilrf Jnaibw nt lb Hti.r.'mn Cmiri; Hun, jubn rtumnlt, ea'AaMrclntii
JuMI.-iMif ilH.Hu,itvmtiuni Him, J. K, Wwiibnrmnl, Aiiiiriiu,ll Htiuiri Hun,
i, L Ciiwmi, I'miitmu I Inn lmniy Nailmial lUnk: W. r. lira. I, Mwhanlj
t). tHmww, t ilinll.t, M, Hlmilwra, MrliMit 4, (I, rllamn,
Cmntullal; K r'litny, I'hf atvlaM,
I'rt'mlum mHlta hIikh oiKnnliuittoii,
mld kIiici orpittUittloit, , ,
Hurjihw im wnntrlty to iwllcy holdors,
MM 1 M
THE NEW
Livery, Feed and Sale Stables,
Y0UNQ HORSES.
DOUBLE
AMt
SINGLE TEAMS.
rtrat-ClaM TurnouU (ur Cornmorclal Trtvelam. I'riia reaaoaalla aad Ratlla
Uon ttaianU4. Ut w a fall.
K0RTII END MAIN BTREET, J. N. JONES, rora
WATCHES.
Elgin, Walthani, Scth Thomas, Swiss,
or any movement desired, in gold or
silver case, hunter or open face.
CLOCKS.
Our line includes every kind of )()
hour and 8-day clocks.
JEWELRY.
Our stock is complete, and it will pay
you to select your jewelry from it.
SILVERWARE.
Our stock of silverware is the finest in
the county. We sell at a very small
margin of profit.
SPECTACLES.
Of Spetaclcs we have a large stock,
and can fit all kinds of eyes.
MUSICAL GOODS..
We carry a line of Banjos, Guitars,
Violins, etc., oi the finest quality.
We also carry a large stock ol Lime, Plaster,
Paints, Oils, and Glass.
FINALLY, Our goods are the best
and our prices the lowest. Call
and examine our stock whether
you buy or not.
PATTERS OK BROS.,
DRUGGISTS,
INDEPENDENCE, OR.
Sclentlflo American
Agency for
OAVIATt,
CntaiON ATINT
'fTTf COPVMIOHTB, ato.
Fur Infirrmallori and fnw riandhoolj writ, lo
MIINN A .. Mil lliioaiiWAV, New VoltK.
Oklnat lniruau tor wwurlna pabuita in Amnrlrak.
Cnrr imUiiI taa ut lit u. la limiiiilit Iwfur.
til. vubllo hi a mitln. a.ren In. uf ubaois In Ui
Ireiut rtrmilatlmi of anr antantlfln ir In th.
worlil. riilaiiillillr llluairaiait. No Initiiliumii
man ahiniid Im kIIImiuI It. Wrwlilr f ,'I.UII a
Inari ll .'.l al iii.miIIi.. Ailitraaa jMtINN A 0o4
'UuLiauuw,WI Undr.r, Mo lurk.
,500,0001
IIKA'II'Y'H Orirnna tit Immnlna.
Kor inrl loiilBra 11ml aiiiinvua nil
draaa U.iiinl V. iliaitlr, Wnalilng-
Urn, Nnw Jnrmiv.
NOTICE.
Tim tuuiril of ui'liiiiil (Hnit'tora of dln-
trii;t No. Ifl) will hold tht-lr rwiltir
riiwtlnifH lu tlio (llrtictor'ii rinmi or me
i.,,l,,r.iuli.tmu "N11II111111I 1 111 11U at 4
o'clock p. in., l'Tiutiy, vwitnnsr a,
onil on Friday at the a.imo hour of
. . I. .... ... I . ., unl
evi'ry roiir weekii tunrwuu'r. wkih'o,
. I - . VI ...
U itoitru l aJiruiiitim.
EXECUTRIX' NOTICE.
In rt mM of Wm, Juno, dtwt'iutod.
NOTHIK l liomli.v Klvcn to nil whom It mny
onnmrii Hint I have btwn iH,ilntoi1 hxhu.
utri of llin Itutt will und tualiiimuit of Win.
Jonna, liiln of anld mmntr, diwi'iiai'd, liy tin)
ooiinlY Jrtilirn, ofaiild cimrl. All imrmina III
didiliiil In anld iMliim, will pli'iwi- hiilIih 11 in 1 111 -ini'dliilfl
pii.vllimil.Hlid pni'Mona holilliiKnliilina
tlinni iiitiilnat will iiriiannl .tha .amnio inndiily
vfirltliid at the hidnpi'ndnii Nutlotinl bHiik
In nix month, from thl. dnl.
HllNAM JllNKM, Kxflt'.utrlx.
PAt,r,MlHjY,4r KAKIN.
Ally., for KaUla.
MRS. A. M. HURLEY,
Millmery ; Fancy Goods
Naxt to Ind.p.udenc. National Bank.
InDHFENDEHCI, a a ObIQOM
livsam
$500,000.
J, ft, Whithkaw.
HMy. ami Mimr,
K. A, MibaHK.
l.'balilrr,
. . . 2l3,S(tf.OO
. (MJ.0H.1.8U
. . . 24a,lKW.7
::';bh:i!::,h;::
NEW BUGQIE3
GOOD
RIDING HORSES.
Jb
a
WOODBURN
NURSERY
LARGEST STOCK OF TREES III
THE NORTHWEST.
One anil Three-fourths Millions.
100,000 prune Treiw (mindly Fremili.)
85,(KX) Itoynl Ann chorry.
10,000 Eiirly Oriiwfora umoli.
10,0(10 Moorpnrk and ltoynl aprioot.
05,000 liaopui Hpilxeubortf nppla.
20,000 Ornven.ttiln npplo.
25,000 Yellow Nowton I'ippin apple. ,
10,(KX) Bod Duvia apple.
Lorijoat Stock of oil Other LondiiiR Yn
rk'tloiof Fan it.
Free From Insect Pests
CATALOGUE FREE.
ADDRE8S,
J. H. Settlemier & Son,
Wodburn, Or.
Oppoalta Pattaraon'a Drug Stora.on
Main atraat.
1.1.
TlcKle
The Eartb
Wnk t Hm.IOW MMV'a IttDI aa4
nalur. will da lh. IM
HaJ lal.lr dwaia ilia b.ill.y
ulatit tha twat-fKMHV't,
A bmdl fill! ul IttMraailu .lll itaidaaii
aad Ual to ral ,.!., aant ll. In .11 b aak
an iit Aab l Ja.
D. M. FERRY' J DETROIT.
CO.. Jf MICH.
PATENTS
Ottttnia and (t laatin. wwurnl, Tra.la Hark
rntairnl, atnl all miiar iwlMil twtiaaai In Ota
fuiwil lllMm.ui.1 Uol.iHi ilia t nulla lifoiuil)y
ml rnrvlull, ,r'iit"d.
I lni mwiiii id NiiaM m aidh of lnanlla,
I Kuan rMiralul maiuliiai lull, and adtla. M In
Mtntiwliilllii fiumif .'lmia.
Man, ,4lua dina-lly aitnia. fmra h. rlal
limrwa, arid atlatilliMl la airmail, twllnl iMlny
utfl and bw atolillabad lai lllH li.f ma.,
lug .r..u.l btnltitiiiwri anmolina, ti Ilia nuait
trtrfiirittia atwl .i.walu ofuraaiutlun of lld"
miMtta (iir imli.nl. ami lur .ilauditit, l all
liu.mrM Mitmalnl I" 't . I llrtal
laamlliln lima. Ikj".'tl Mtaea a a"llll.
bm Miaimata ami n lu.ua aii. iiti..n lvl)
l liiil tiu.iiKa. Ibaib f liifi.riimtliiB ami
aiirlra, and aiuailal rvlorviwiaa, .Mil without
.bMa-ar,--.. 1L,my
MaiHillii( aad Allunw in Nlaal 'an-.,
W aalilllaltrtl. II. I ..
"i'ti
Mrtilli.tl kU wfiawi
OliiHtaita 0. H. I'alul Ulllpo.
H. M. LINES,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
UNDERTAKER,
!.MK!i:XtKNCR, OKKOOS.
mm
A full a)4 omidnla Una ol Fuuoral ixU
ailaaya on UaiiJ.
Luth.or hmk
Dtala In
lfuniarts iUiM'iwwuit', tiuwun,
atovrN, mhI ol Imt mlnwIlnnwiWH tir
licit, call tlio tUduitiim of tin'
jwlilie to hin fliicMiM'k f U? ttlwv
iirtii lifi now on luiiiit.
llin jirltfitwIU uitr fuvoralily
with jirlfi in iiy oihiT liK-iilily.
t'tiniii mitt wo tm hiuI you will I
Riitinlloil with jirlt, ijunittity, ntnl
quality.
MONMOUTH, OR.
Til. BOWMAN.
6UUIT1G OF 111 KINDS
Naatly Oont,
MACHINERY REPAIRING
HORSE SHOEING
A Specialty.
Wood Workinpr and Car
riage Painting Done in
First-class order.
C STREET. . INDEPENDENCE.
J. M. BECKLEY,
Livery and Sale Stables,
Konmouth, Oregon.
Havlnir iiiin'tinntHl tlio lutiTint of
Ocorno ltotitliliy In tlio Monmouth
Llvi ry nml Hnlu Htnlili'H, I aollt lt it fnlr
almro of the piilnmnpj of the pulillo.
I mil pn 'piinil t fwrnlKh utuxl tinuw
ml vvlilrh nt aliurt iintkv, ilny or
nlKht, ami nil tntimlt'iit tuiBttim will ro
wive ihio alttnitltut. Heml In your or-
ttom.
One Dollar Weekly
lluva n maid mill wnli-ll tlY our fllllt avuli'lll
our ll.imrnt anlil.ltllr.1 niai ar.' wnrraiilnd
A.r 'ill vimr Fun. l-Jallt or Wlltltllllll IllilVfl-
mi'iit, ali'in wind ami H. Idy 'a or mml a
ln. 1'iimil In any wiiU h, T awnm
ititi'tila wlinm p himi until', wit ai'll oni ol thn
liullllhll.ril"' Wllti'ln lur inri film iirii-r. w,
nml wild ('.(, I. hy i.iri'aH Klih irlvllin ol
oiiiiiliiiillnu iK'Hira imylmi fiir ihv aniiio.
Our tia-Mit t iMirhiun, N, ('., wrlti':
"tmr li'uilna luivn rinn'aid lhiy don't
know how you tun riirnlah aui'li work fur the
nioniiy,"
Our niti'iil at ltinlh Rirlnn, H. 0 wrlto
"Voiir wnli'hua tnk til alilht. Th. anllllti.
man who K"! Ilm hi't wnli'li anld Unit Im t.
nmllipil unit pilnil a Ji'Halir'a wnli-hea 111
l.itncnati'r, t tint wiirii 110 ot'inrwrni yuuia, uiu
Ihf prltn Wtteflu.'
Our iibimiI nt IVntilmtloii, Tnxtia, wrlti!
"Am In nwlpl of thp tviiti'h.Biid m tili'iiard
wltlmiil iMfii-uri'. All who !'nnii'ii It any It
would Im iilifiip ul iu."
Oua good ri'lhililn kki'iiI wnuti'it for rm-h
IHimhi. w ma iur imnii'iiiitr..
Kmi'iiih Watch Co., New York.
MONMOUTH'S
Hew SroGoryl
W. J. MULKEY, Prop.
SittiHfitolion Kiiarivnlootl In pritxis
and jrooilH. Htoisk fiwh ami bought
for tush. Fuir diutling and good
barijitiiiH. t
VREK DELIVERY at tlio hours
ol 0 to H u. in. iiikI 3 to 5 p. in.
PLEASE GIVE 1 1 CALL.
llll. .fOHIMK A (TH
GREAT MUSEUM OF ANATOKY
1051 Miirknt M .Nuti Fiaimlatn
. I. .......... Ml I. . .1-4 -l
1B Co and learn how voiulcrfullj
,aW a .,., mm mm . n...l l,.u !,, ..., ,
iikncaa and dUcascs, Museum
'cnWreil wit Ii ihoiia.inil.of new
olijeoti, Ailmlislim 3$ eta,
1'rlvatn Olllw, V 1 1 floury Nt. IllaiiH.ci nl
mini: (Irldlurii, lima uf mniiliiniil,illiiiiiini.ii( thu
Kin mill miimiy. nick ly onrod without th.
u.i! oi imtrciiry. i ruiiiuitiiil uoriuUriity or Dy
lultur. Bond tor book.
ri.f". a.!
IK t
ink
'i
rhatica Wlltmn IVala.
j.ino. Hhar.la.
Ulloart Muart.
WASHINGTON
buiui
DARK DAYS INDEED.
0UTNUMDCRE0 BY FOES, CRITICISED
BY FRIENDS AND YET RESOLUTE.
rna Uia Ktaaaallaa ! liwlilya la tba
H talari. High! a I ha Ralawara, Wart
laftaa abad Many Taara, bo I Ker
la.Hlra4.
Afinr ilia Krai inlafiirtutMiof lila career
tn the, lUiYolailon-tlie lt of Uruoklyn
-Vrwlliurt"u MtablMlieil bia hmMlnnar-
Inn .1 Kliiiralirtilira. but hut fore WM
ao anmll Uwt he fouml tlia enemy cloa-
ut in upou him mini every aula, wm-
maa. Ihn be To to. luft Ul fat of the
ti tn tha baniU of Wtwbinirton. and he
ealtetl a council of war, at which It wm
docliM that the evacuation of the city
wee otvraumry. ami the morement waa
tmirnn md a inntnoiit too aoon. On the re
treat eorerul of the comiwnloe of troop
were thrown Into a pnulo uyuiocao-
annul, fnun lha ahltat of War. aill
howeu" the moat ahameful cowantie
Waahitiifttiq waa d'vuateil with thnn
and alnuwt In diwipair, "Are theae the
Dieu," be eiclaimwl vehemently, "with
whom I am to dirfoud American
Itowavvr. he eotm renaioeil hit cmiil
The city waa finally auanilonetl to rap
Idly that themtiatof the heavy cannon
nil eoiwlilitrable amount of etore wore
ten behind. It waa a terrible day-hot,
eultry and oppremlve. The eonfualnu
waa terrible and the iu(Turttig intouae.
COIAKKI. IIRNMT UK. '
The army wm "enonmbered with women
.ml rhlldmn totturlin along. moAutmr.
crying, fiilnt. thiraty, exhausted nd in
nuiitturuble woe." Colonel llnmphreya
wrotei
"I biwl frotinent opportunity that day
of beholillng Wtwhington liimiliigorilere,
enoonntinif the trooim, llyiii( on hia
home eovoretl with foam wherever hl
preeonoe waa moat necowiary, Without
hie extraordinary exertion, the guard
murit have been Inevitably lost, ami It U
powilble the entire oorpe would have lieen
cut lu pioooa."
WiVBhliirfton iottled uiKin the upper
part of Manhattan inland and eutob
linluxl a fortilled camp. About a milo
below him the Uritkh line began and
extended until batiked by the Boot be
low. Here he remained, HhtinK ev
eral email battle with varying enoccsa,
until it became clear to htm that thie
poaitton waa no longer tenable, and he
rotlred in good order with hl troopa to
the mainland and fortified a camp on
White Plains. Sevoral aklnnlshe took
place, with the result of teaching tho
British that they ehould iwe caution in
approaching the American., of whom
one officer wrotei
"The rebol army U in 10 wretched a
condition as to clothing ami aoeouter
uenU that I believe no natiou over aaw
inch a act of tatterdemalions. There
aro few ooata among them but mien as
are out at elbows, and In a whole regi
ment there is scarce pair of breeches.
Judge, tlion, how they niiint be ptnehod
by a wlnUir'g camimign, We who are
warmly clothed ami well equipped al
ready feel It severely, for It is oven now
much colder than 1 ever felt It in Eng
land" . This wan In the latter part of
October, and a battle had just taken
place which lasted several hours with
out any dociHive result except a loss of
about 400 on each side.
.Tndirlntr thnrofYiro. from thn differ-
H O O' - 1
ence tn tho conditions of tho armies, it
1. nlnnr t int Wiwhtriirtnn was liv far the
bettor Botierai, since under such fearful
respect in a bomniuuder like Uei.ural
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"I llruti" trrMU-h pnlullnaV
A3 HB WAS PAINTED UY VARIOUS ARTISTS.
rum Akv ti, KM, imko pncitinea 14,
Howe. The next morning after this
battle Uowe withdrew, liiUnd of ail
vanetng Hn Wadhint'tun. The latter
then retired on the night of tha 81st to
the rocky hills near Northcaalle and
adain Intrenched hiuuwlf. but the prond
Bi-HUa general had to curb liia pride
and refrain from atUtklna this U'.U-r-demnlion
army.
At nildulght of the th of November,
IIow oommencod withdrawing his
forwa, as though In n'trwt, and aoon
they dUpvired from White Plains,
bot it waa with the Intention of attack
ing Port Wanhington. and on the 13th
be sent a snmuious to surrender, aocom
patiied with a barbario threat Waitli
tngton hastened to the behagueml fort
reea, which he Kvtcbeil In tho cold gloom
of a November evening, bnt hla utmost
endeavors could not wiltuttwul the force
of numbers, and Colonel Magaw was
forced to capitulate. There were bnt
8,000 men. only I, DUO of whom could gut
Into the fort, the rest being stationed at
Die outputs Four eimultuncons at
tacks were made and the assault was a
eriea of complicated battles, some two
miles and a half distant and some with
in cannon shut. The redoubts were cap
tured and the retrnnliiig troops so
crowded the fort that the men could
scarcely move about
The UritUh could throw In a rain of
shells and hulls and capitulation conld
not be avoided. Washington stood upon
an eminence near and saw the American
flag fall and the UritUh Hug rise in its
pi nee. It was at this occoniou that ho
wept over the merciless slaughter of the
youug aoldiers. Bofore this he had
rticommondud, though not ordered, that
the fort should be evacuated and the
meu and stores be removed to a place of
safety, but some of his more sanguine
generals were confident that they could
hold the place. Deep as was his grief,
be did not reproach them Tlio cap
tives, numbering 8.M8, were marched :
off at night to the awful prison hulks of
Now York, whore their fate was worse
than that of thorn whaie blood had dyed
the ground around Fort Washington.
Waxhington now removed the most
of his army across the Hudson into Now
Jersey that he might seek refuge for
them among the highlands, and Now
York was abandoned to the enemy.
KNKMIKM AND DKTIUCTOItS.
It Is the fate of the eminent to arouse
the eumity and jealousy of smaller
minds, and Washington was by no
mentis exempt.
. He bad uo money, his soldiers were in
need of everything;, ammunition was
scarce and he was, ou the other hand,
obliged to represent his force as far
larger than It was to let the - belief exist
that all his starving and freesing meu
wore comfortably provided foriu winter
quarters, so as to mislead the ennmy, and
thus he was blamed for inactivity when
to act would have been to expose his
weakness and ruin his only hopes, which
were to harass the enemy and perhaps
manage to gain some decisive benefit by
strategy, which he eventually d!4
lie kept a cold, Impassible nianner
through it all, but that tho wound was
deep was evinced by his Jotters to his
brother Augustine and other during
that sad period.
DIFFICUI.TIKS AND DANGERS.
When danger was tho greatest and
difficulties the most formidable the
power of Washington's gifts shone
brightest, and out of what would have
been owtwhehulng defeat to another he
wrested success, Hampered and crip
pled as bo was in "the Jerseys," with
evory necessity a crying one, he man
aged by his skill, courage und strong de-
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Noard
termination to carry out plana that In
their results were little let than mirac
ulous, Lee had beeu taken prisoner In a ridic
ulous manner and Fort Lee had been
abandoned to Us fata as a corps of 6,000
of Cornwollis' bwt men bail mode their
npin-omnce on the Jersey shore, and the
soldiers from Fort Leo, about 1,000 la
number, were at liockensack without
Umts or b,srrre and greatly disheart
ened. It was clear to Washington that
the British were aiming at the capture of
Philadelphia, and to prevent that disaa-t-r
he gathered as many of bis suffering
troops as poastble at Brunswick. And all
this time there was a perpetual clamor
of indignation aguinM bim on account of
his continued retreat
it would have been the act of a mad
man to follow any other course then.
There were, on tho other band, friend
and others who appreciated the gran
deur of Watshingtoo and understood his
straggle, but the sntno motive that kept
hitn silent kept them silent too,
Washington, with his feeble, die
heartened band, lingered In a state of
fearful destitutiou at Brunswick until
tho 1st of December. The enemy tn
solid columns were marching proudly
through the country with infantry, ar
tillery aud cavalry, Impressing horsoa.
wagons, sheep, cattle ana everything
which could add to the comfort of hi
warmly clad and well fed hosts.
Irving says: "Tho people of New Jer
sey beheld the commander in chief re
treating through their country with ft
handful of men, weary and way worn,
dispirited, without touts, withont cloth
ing, many of them barefooted, exposed
to wintry weather, and driven from poet
to post by a well chid, triumphant force,
tricked out In all the glittering bravery
of war,
"The chill winds of winter were moan
ing over the fields and Ice wo be
ginning to clog the swollen streams.
About 1,200 men were stationed at
Princeton to watch tho movement of
the enemy. On tho 2d this harassed
army reachod Trenton. In that dark
hour, when all hearts failed, Washing
ton still remained undaunted, Uo wrote
to General Mercer: Ve must retire to
Augusta county, in Virginia. Number
will repair to us for safety. We will
try a predatory war. If overpowered
wo must cross the Alleghaules.'"
In these hours of despondency; and
dismay Admiral Howe and his brothor,
tlio general, on the 30th of November,
Issued a proclamation offering pardon
to all who would disband and return to
their homos. Many of those who had
property to lose complied with those
terms. On the 8d of December the
British reported that "Washington was
seen retreating with two brigade to
Trenton, where they talk of resisting.
But such a panic has seised the rebel
that uo part of the Jerseys will hold
them, and 1 doubt whether Philadelphia
Itself will stop their career. Congress
has lost authority; they are in such con
sternation that they know not what to
io." '
And all this time Lee was loitering at
Morristown with about 4,000 men, until
the 12th, when, fortunately for the good
of his country, he was captured and car
ried to Brunswick.
Washington combined in hie character
to an astonishing degree courage and
prudence, Is la doubtful whether there
was another man on the continent who
could have conducted his retreat through
the Jorseys. With these few wretched,
suffering, almost naked men he retreated
more than a hnudred miles before a
powerful foe flushed with victory and
strengthened with abuudance. He bal
ded ull their endeavors to cut him off,
and preserved all his field pieces, ammu
nition and nearly all his stores. There
was a grandour in his achievements that
far surpassed any ordiuory victory. At
this juncture congress invested him with
almost dictatorial authority, aud Gen
eral Sullivan hastened to join him with
Lee's destitute troops,
Washington thon crossed the Dela
ware, destroyed the bridges and seized
all the boats for a distance of seventy
miles up and down the river. These he
either destroyed or placed under guard
ou the west bank, Hore he stationed
his army, with the broad river between
him and his foes. He then hod about
five or six thousand men. and here he
u win tod events lu sileuce and somber
irloom, yet always on the alert to seise
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