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t otm rOKTS CORNER. OMCCION. Th original inrdm of RAmi, Wth original tnakM left out, And which wlih original weedln Will grow ft crop right out Th fttr U iwt with bloaaoma. And irut and plowed ground,, While th wood to teemln' 'Uh poaaum, And plenty o' cooni ar found. But the trree, U white and downy, Somehow take my eye, And I for H ton't "towny," To can aa I im by. And the iM are a alght of comfort. If a man rel Hl blui They'd ln even to a beggar, 'Thout nary hat nor ahoe. And the un he a way o' uhlnln That' aympathe'lo and kind, Makln' you fool 'wur ,,n,n' Oft o' the morula's rind. And there's the diamond raindrops A netllng among the grass, Shinto' Uke ngU teardrops And makln" a rainbow glasa. BOA MoMCNN. The Lost Regiment. TJtK MAJOR'S EXECUTION. UKINU me war ui I'cVSiilon I served for thive years to the ConfeJeral army. I belonged to what was known as the Forlorn regiment. I was only 17 when I joined the reglm-tnt. but that was not an uu isual thing In the Southern armies, and In my case I had the less dltlloul ty of being admitted to the ranks be- '- cause my father, captain Aiaina, nnmmanded the company which 1 Joined. He ws shot through the head three days after I reached camp, so I was not long without feeling to the full the horrors of war. . ' The Forlorn regiment received Its name because It was always employed whenever a forlorn hcpe was neeied, and because the men were so gljomy and reserved, and never Joked and laughed and enjoyed themselves like the soldiers of the otner regiment. After the loss of my father I soon fell In with their ways. There was no merry-making In our regiment. After a victory there would be hand shakings and solemn congratulations. but no laughing or singing. The truth was that after we once acquired our reputation no recruit who had a liking for Jollity would Join us. If any such did come anion us ne ai ways changed to some other regiment as quickly as he could. The recruits who stayed were sober, earnest, . gloomy men like the ret t of us, who hsd heard that the regiment had never yet given back when the, col onel bade them stand their ground, and whj wUhed to share the glory of our reputatlen. We were alwxys " on the march or fighting, nnd that was Just what we liked. How It was that we kept up our unbroken series of victories I do not know. It was nit because we were given easy tasks, for we often at tempted wh;t' seemed the Impossible. Jt was partly because we fought with the discipline of automatons and the fury of so many devils. The Confed erate armies suffered defeats from time to time: we never happened to be present. But we were at Bull Run, and at Oroveton, and at Fredericks burg, and at scores of other battles. We had the good fortune that pro verbially attends the desperate. To most soldteis, however brave, the fear of death Is something that holds them back from doing what they might do. To us death was a ntitter of Indifference. One of the few time I can remember a smile traveling over the grim faces of our regiment was at roll call cn the morning after the second Bull Run, when we bad lost a third of our men. The ranks filled gradually after that battle, but they were never so full aa before. Our regiment was respected, but H was never popular. On the fifth day of September, 18G3. the regiment was undjr arms early, as usual, and ready to mtrch. We were encamped at some dlstsnce from the rest of our brigade, at the foot of a little hill, somewhere In the western part of Virginia; I never knew the name of the place. A quar ter of a mile or so from the hill were some straggling woods with open country beyond; but we were not afraid of a surprise, for the old col onel ,-was very careful about post ing vedettes. Instead of forming us In marching column aa usual (he colonel drew us all up company front, as he did at parades. Then we knew there was to ue an execution, for the colonel! never delayed the march for anything else. I bad seen several executions since I Joined the regiment; they werj not uncommon. . Far any serious breach of discipline the offender was shot. John Cullender was shot for falling asleep at his post, though he had not . slept for thrje nights, and though his brother Amos had gone dawn on Us knses to the colonel end begged for mercy. Nothing ever moved the tolonel. I knew that there had been a court juartlal the night before, but who -vas the offender and what was his fate I had not learned. Imagine my as tonishment when I saw the major of the regiment led out In front of us with his hands tied behind his back. Major Frieland and Colonel Hen nrlcks never agreed well, except In action. There they were both cool, resolute, and utterly fearless, and both seemed able to foresee what the ether desired. But other times th?y were sure to be at loggerheads. Major Fraeland was the dariin nt . the reglmjrrt. He disapproved of the sarshness of the colonel's discipline. The colonel considered the major as ....... a very lax officer, though he was really as strict as anyone couli de sire. In fact, the colonel had been heard to say that if he were killed sis only reason for regretting it would be that Major Freeland would succeed him In ;command. Such smoldering passions are easily fanned to a blaze. I do not know what the malor had , . .. ne. Ho was condemned as having 1 9 Y nela communications with the ene-iUffy-" 1 believed him as loyal as the u,ronel himself; dnd the whole regl VSJk If, except the colonel, believed 'ilm ft Iinocent, But Colonel Hendricks had influenced the other tters at the ourt-mA4t4.Zajor Free fend was to ljjl!r7 Our regiment w4fBo different from the others and kept so much apart from the rest of the army that we nad a good nany customs peculiar to urselves. All these customs were tarried out with the most rigorous formality. The ceremony that at tended an execution was especially ,, iBtvarkable. Our executions were all ' done In the most public manner pos sible, so that mutineers and deserters Sight know what to expect. The Teglment was drawn up in line, and lien the colonel read aloud the nanns . f the six best marksmen In the reg iment. These six men stepped for ward and took their position at some -...... thirty yards' distance from the crim inal. The - -prigoner was stationed near a tree. On his breast was pinned a piece of white paper, cut in the shape and size of a heart, and a slm- Jar paper was attached to the tree, fhe major gave the orders: "Ready! Aim! Fire!" The six men fired at the heart on the tree; nnd I never knew one of them to miss it. Then the major gave the orders again, and this tlms they aimed at ths hearl pinned on the prisoner. The custom had arisen from an in- cldeul In the first year of the war. A deserter, sentenced to b shot, had been wounded but not killed, and had suffered terribly before he died. After this unfortunate aculdent, Major Freeland had devised the pUn of the duplicated heart pinned to the tree so as to make sure that not a hand was trembling and not an eye was untrue. Sines then, svery crim inal had been killed at the first vol ley. And now It seemed that the major was to enjoy the small benvnt com ing from the plan devised by his own humanity. How I remember that scene! The old colonel standing still as a statute with one hand on his horse's mane; the major erect nnd defiant as we had seen hlin a hun dred times In battle, only now his hands were tied behind hia back; I he grim line of six lanky veterans wait ing for the word ot command, A mo Cullender wa on ot them. He had taken part In every execution .ilnce the regiment was formed, except when his own brother was shot; for he was the best marksman In the regiment. Every one i t the six would have given his life for the major; and now they were to send six but lets through his heart. The day was perfect. The sun wns rising high In the east In ths west great whits clouds were sailing bully before the wind, as they do In mid summer. The birds were singing everywhere. It was a day whn llf seemed very sweet; a day for living. not dying. The major had asked and obtained the privilege ot giving the orders to aim and fire himself. He was a fine man to look at, Major Freeland. Hlx feet three In his stocking feet, and a noble head on a noble pair of shouk'ora. He had lightened our backs of many a heavy burden that the colonel hnd laid on them; and now. In spite of the colonel's frown and our usually perfect discipline, there was muttering In the ranks. The paper .heart was pinned to tho major's breast, Its duplicate to the tree, and then the major raised his voice and gave his orders without a tremor: "Ready!" Six rifles were brought to six stmdy shoulders. "Aim!" There was a prolonged moment of suspense. "Fire!" Six bullets whlssed throoffh the air and struck together In the tree with a thud. A sergeant who was detailed for that duty examined the heart and then approached the colonl with a salute. "There are six bullet holes In the heart, sir," he said. The colonel nodded. "You may take your post, sir." he replied. TiVn, still with an unmoved voice, he went on: "Proceed, Major Freeland," The major turned to the regiment, and I thought I saw tears In his hon est eyes; but his voice was full and strong as usual. "That I am Innocent Ood knows," he uUd. "And it Is hard to die by the hands of those I love. But disci pline must be preserved." Then turn ing to Callendjr and the others, he gave the three orders: "Ready!" "Aim!" "Fire!" I heard the loud report of the guns, but did not hear the bullets sirlke. I looked st the major, expecting him to fall, but he remained upright. He seemed dazed and bewildered, and did not appear to be hurt. For a moment I could not understand what had happened, and fhen It Hashed ncrosa me. Not one ot those six men oould make up his mind to aim at the major, Kvery bullet had flown wide, except Amos Calender's; and Calen der had not shot at all. II. TUB RDGIMENT'B LAST BATTLE. The colonel was purple with rag). He drew his pistol, and for a mo ment I thought he himself was going to shoot the major. But before he could make up his mind what to do, and before the reg iment could realize Just what had happened, a mensenger rode head long Into the camp and Jumped down from his horse at the colonel's side. He was splashed with mud from head to foot, and bis trembling horse foamed at the meuth. "Are you Colonel Hendricks?" he asked. "I am." "Well, then, the general sends you word by me that he's left you here alone, and that you'ra to hold this hill till he omrs. The enemy'U be here In five minutes I've had a -ace with 'em, I can tell you. They'll out number you thre to one, but tne general says he knows the Forlorn regiment He says If you'll hold 'em for two hours, he'll have 'em sur rounded and beaten. That's all. He'll be here In two hours." And with that he mounted, wavod his hat, put spurs to the bloody sides of his horse, and rode off as fast as he had come. There was not a moment to bo lost. The major was sent to the rear with his hands stlTl tied. Preparations were made for instant action. The colonel was everywhere, sending out scouts, drawing up companies, giving instructions to officers. I remember how. stern his face looked as he rode up to me and grasped me by the shoulder. "Your name Is Atkins, Isn't It?" he said. "Yes, sir," said I, "Well, Atkins, you're young and spry. Climb up In that highest tree there, and sing out when you sae the enemy." " But he had hardly finished speak lng when our vedettes came flying In, shouting that the enemy . was coming. The colonel drear us up In Ihrea-J ran kg on the nill-side. I was in the rear rank. There was more than one among us who wished that the major was not under "arrest. Colonel Hen dricks was splendid; but he could not do everything; and oh, It used to be grand to see those two work to gether on the battlefield! Well, ' the pc or major was cut of the fight this time, and now we must just make the best of It. Company after company, the Fed eral troops marched out from the shelter of the trees and drew up in line of battle. When a whole regi ment had formed no more companies appeared, and I remember a grin went along our line at the idea of one regiment undertaking to dis lodge us from our position. But the delay was only momentary. 'wn more companies Issued from the wood; then faster and faster they came, ithe sun glistening on their bayonets, till there were four regi ments drawn up. After these, two squadrons of cavalry. Our general must have been misinformed as to their numbers. I could see Colonel Hendricks smile. There was nothing he liked so much as to receive definite orders. He had had them this time. He was ordered to hold the hill for ' two hours, and hold It he would. We all knew We were In for a splendid fight, The enemr advanced In four col-1 umns, keeping the cavalry In the rear. When they came within range they halted and opened fire. This was Just what we wanted, Our three ranks gave them a tremendous lire In return, It was glorious to see the hea of Hams burst uotieeilvely from the flr.t, second, end third lines. When wo In the third rank had tired the first rank was ready sguln; end we kept up a steady blnsr for ten minutes. Then the enemy fell back slowly to the wonds ng.tln. I n see Colonel Hendricks now as Its looked when the Federal troops began o give back. He was In the seventh hvaven. lie wuld havo been In the eighth If 1t could only have given the word to .charge, for Uls lighting bkmd was up, and he wss wild to try the bayonet. But It was clearly his duty to delay the action as long as possible; so he restrained himself, and ws waited. Although we had hnd the best of of It so far, we hud suffered consid erably, The first and second ranks especially had been thinned out bad ly, and we had to (III the vacanclfs from ours, though I was still left In the third rank. I felt pretty bud be cause Ike Thompson had dropped. I had fought bt'ttde him for three years, and . jjiow he was dead with four bullet holes In him. It almost always took three or tour bullets to kill one of our men. If the colomd wanted to try tho bayonet. It seemed that ho was not to be dlsrppolnted. As soon as tho Federals could form In an attacking column they sot out cn the double quick. They were evidently good sol diers, for they wtre upon us In almost no time. We could only give them two good volleys before thry were at' close quarters with us. They broke through our front rank as If It were made of paper. The mH'ond rank held for awhile, but soon that was oblljd to give back also; at leant on the left whers I was. Our right held Mint, for the colonel was there, and he managed to keep the men steady. Our third line would have gone, I x, but suddenly we heard a shout and Major Freeland csme bursting In among us. Mow ne mtd escaped no one knew. His sword hnd been tukon from hi in the night before, but In- had snatched a gun from a wounded man In the rer. His voice rami out among the tumult as It had done h hundred tlnus before, and we drank In the sound like wine, "Down with them! Down with them! Follow me, boys!" he cried, and ut every shout a man foil. We took roursge, and the Federals beg. in to give place. I ntvt-r saw a man use a bayonet as the major did that day. Kvery blow was death. The enemy retreated at lust, not with the rush like raw troops, but stubbornly and slowly like old soldiers who were coming again. It was a long time before we shook them off completely, When they at last withdrew, what a wretched looking set of men It wt that thoy left behind themt Htagg-r-lng lu grous - among the deid of both sides, ragged, almost every iiinn wounded and bttedlng, our regiment was Indeed forlorn. Not more Oian a fourth part of us were left stand ing, I was the only man I could see who was not seriously wounded, and I had a bullet hole In my chcrk and a bayom thrust In my leg. The major's right arm hung helpless, but he had found a twurd now and was grasping It In his left hand. The blood was streaming down the colo nel's forehead. A pretty set of men to repulse four regiments! And tht next time they were going to use their cavalry; I could see them form ing for attack behind the Infantry. The enemy now sent us an 'ofllcer with a flag i-f truce to receive our surrender; but the colonel sent him back with a Ilea In his ear. Our old colonel was a grand lighter, but h ould never underrtund the courte sies of war. He termed us In two Urns now; two short lines of wtund- ed, trembling, denporate men; and we waited for our la t- We had no hope of help. The fight had not lasted m ore than an hour, and no r- enforcements were coming for an hour more. We knew we could not outlast another charge; but every man loaded his rifle carefully and made sure that his bayonet was firm; and I do not believe that a braver set of men ever waited for death. When we were ready for the ene my, the colonel stepped out In front of the regiment his horse had been shot under him long ago. "Major Freeland, come forward," he called out. Major FrciHand advanced and si luted. The colonel drew his swoid, nnd, holding it by the blade, presented the handle to the mijor. "For gallantry on the field of buttle, Major Free lurid," he said, "you may take your post, sir." The major bowed and withdrew. And than from a hundred and fifty throats, parched with hard fighting, there arose an unrorgetahle che-r. An orderly 1rought the colonel a new sword. The colonel turned and looked towsrd the enemy, "They're coming," he said. "Now, boys, wo'll all die together." This time the enemy charged faster than before, but we had plenty of ammunition, and poured such a ruin of lead upon them that for a moment they faltered. But the next Instant their cavalry wos on our flank, and then we knew that all was over. The Idea of surrendering never en tered our minds. Our business was to still our lives as dearly es possible. The cavalry was upon us, around ud, everywhere. We were forced IqJo lit tle detachments of three and four, but still we kept on fighting. At last one of the onemy came rid lng up to me with A sword raised far up In the air above my head. tried to bayonet him, but. he wheeled his horse, and I struck tho horse In sieaa or tne naer, his diow came down on my head, giving mo an ugly cut on the forehead, and as I fell horse and rider fell over me. I could not movo. Even then I did not lose conscious- neitg, though my mind Is rather con fused as to Just what happened after ward, l am quite clear that I saw the old colonel go down; but as to the major I am not so sure. I am certain that I did not see a man .'un away, nor a prisoner taken. On-3 by one they died In their tracks. At last every ofllcer was down. The last man I saw drop was Amos Callender, with the colors In his hand; and after that I fainted away. When I came to myself It was night and the stars were out. In some con vutolve death agony, the horse that fell on me had rolled away, and 1 was free to move If I could. But for a time I lay still. Evidently the Fed erals had marched away. There-wis not a sound to break the quiet of tho night, nor even a groan; for the ene my had carried off their wounded, and our men were all dead. The dead horses and men that iay near me, magnified 'by their proximity, stood out black against the sky like great clumsy mountains. It seemed an lm possible effort for me to try to rise. I wanted to lis right there and die. I was not suffering much, 'only a dull pain, In my leg, and a benumbing sche In my head. At last the desire to live stirred within me, and grew strong enough for me to try to sit up. As quick as I did so the pain In my head increased to nuch an extent that I fell back araln, sure that was going to die and glad nt It. The rloxt day t was carried hmne by a farmer who found me lying on ths field of battle, I was the only living man that he found ttvro. I have since had a corresiMindniire with the Federal gmrol who led ths at tack against us that day, and lie tells me that he took no prisoners and that he could find no wounded, The regiment Is dead, and It Is for trotten, Hlnoe the' close uf the war other regiments have tutd reunions, Ours cannot, for I nin the only sur-a vlvor, The Forlorn regiment , has passed from men's minds. The few who have a Unity recollection of It cannot believe that I am the only man alive win mrved In it. Tliey nl wsys say that some of the rit. must be living omhert. But I know better. 1 know that the bones of every one of my old comrades are tying upon that Mil In Western Vir ginia and I have told my son Unit, when I did, 1 want mine to be laid Among tliem, Robert lleveily Hale, U..-, .. . . ' . THUMB Bl'OHTINU 1TKMH, Hlckok, ths Shot I'utter Ryan And Wright, Oarsmen. W. O. Hlckok, the champion shol putter and . hummer thrower of the world, will captutii the Yale eoliths athletic team to Knslitnd to contvst with a like team fmm Oxford uni versity. Illekuk U SO years old; lie weighs SS putind, and Is 8 feet !!v Inches (ill. He Is the mo4t powerful man In muiiy days searching, and Is really I tie Hamsun When only IB years m. n nti-KiiK Of ittu u.mwmHy. old, Hlckok threw the hammer IS? fc"t. He has now Increased his mark to Hi feet and 6 Inches. At the gam of the Intercollegiate association In New York, May m h. Hlckok broke In tetvoltcgtute record In hummer throw ing and sh it putting, Americans will be Interested In the great Henley regatta, to take place on the Thames during the first wek In July. John J. Ryan and Joseph Wright, champion American and C.t ntdlun oarsmen, will row as a double hi the dia mond sculls and In the silver goblet races. This latter race will decide the championship ot Knglund for pair JOHN J. KYAX. oars. John J. Ryan, the rhuniplou of America, ilrst came Into prominence In issj ty winning the Junior singles event In the Canadian Rowing imh.i cluilon regatta at Hamilton from n large field In the fust time (for dead w.er of 0m. 13s. At Luililne, In ltKtl, he won the seiiktr singles In Km. Ws. He was never defeated until Ih. He turned the table, however, at the National regatta at Saratoga, by win ning from both the men iht defeated him In 1WH. Ryan tis twice won the American chimploTislilp, Joseph Wright Is the champion of Cansdlan oarsmen, and will partici pate In the Henley r--Kiita un tlu Thames, Tht dia mond sculls event Is fur the cikpert scullers of the w irld, and the gob lets virtually de cides the cli:iili;lon ' ship of F.nglanu for pair oars, Jo ph Wright run mencsd rowing In i ' uul has had joesi-u wsioilT. varying success. Ills ilrst appenrsn'e was at the Na tional regatta held at Albany. HI (list single "scull race was rowed In IKK), at l.uehlne. In 1MU he won at the Nittloiml Mntla at Washington, and the Intermediate singles In the Middle atats regattt Both Wright and Ity.in nv of about the same age. being .It year old. Th'-y are, botlt employed as clerks; one In the treas urer's ottlce, and tin other lu the ;iont office at Toronto. PAUL HOUROKT. He Is Chief of tho French School of Novelists. M. Paul Bourgot, the famous author who wss recently admitted to mem bership In the French academy, Is chief of that aclKiul ot novelist)! In France knowr as the Idealists The theories of literary art fol lowed by this school nre radical ly opposed to those of the realists, of which Zola Is lh loiullnir lliiht. M . raui. ihiuu. ri(WrK(.f mrnry life did not begin until he was years of age, when a series of his torical portraits written l.y him ap peared In Le a lobe. His Ilrst work was a great succ.s, and he traveled through European cities, observing, studying and analyzing wherever he went, th'i result being twenty vol umes In thirteen yenrs, M. I'lourgot Is a christian, looks much like art Englishman and has an erect figure and quick step that suggests the athlete. Last summer, accompanied by his wife, he visited the United States, making quite an extensive tour over the country. A Q EO LOO I ST. Charles D, Walnott, recently appoint ed director of the United States geolog leal survey, Is a na tlve of Utlcu, N. Y and Is a tall and scholarly looking blond. He Is the son of a well known cotton manufactur er, and Is 44 years of age. Ills love of geology early manifested Itself, In 187(1, the federal government ordered Mr. Wulcott to stir- vatf TTInh At,"r,tia CHAB. . WALCOTT. do, So well did he discharge this task that he was appointed chief paleontol ogist of the- United States geological survey, and later chief geologist, Mr, Wulcott made a study of the early stratified rocks of Vermont, Eastern New York and southward of the Ap palachians to Georgia. He led the first sclontiflo expedition that ever studied the wonderful geological sections of the grand canyon ot Colorado, He Is the author, of many geological books. AN APPLE CORNER, Chicago Tribune. What few good apples there are in Chicago are held at $r0 a barrel, a prlco high beyond all precedent. As there are 400 apples In a barrel, this makes the price 12 cent each. One South Water street firm has all the stock there Is in the city, and Is hold ing the precious fruit until It will bel practically worth its weight In gold RE i nit How It Was Added to the Union. Interestinj?.' Chapter ot Anh'-Bellum History. Dr, Mui'ciis Wlilinmii's lVrllons Jour ney to WuHhliiiftoii utul ltd Important KeNiilts. Hnlart, Mnhn, May 19, How many people are there In the United Stales who know that to Jr. Marcus Whit man belongs ths liom.r of having saved the "Oregon country" to lh Union T Probably few. If asked about It the average cltlsen would an swor that he really did not know much about I lie matter, while tiie student would say that the credit was due to President Polk. John C Calhoun and others iuniineted with the negotiation of the trea4y o? 1K4, Hut while such is tho 'mpresloii left upon the mind by current liUloiy, the fai-t Is that the "Oregon country," embracing all the far Northwest, would, lu all tiuiti.i it probability, hav punned undr British dominion had It not been for the patriotism and energy of that marvelous frontier mUalonnry, whose name Is Imllssolu bly connected with the hnnl history of the Northwest. The stoiy of his jgfncy In the matter Is one of d.iii,".t bus couragti and determination, of dangers braved and dilllcultles over come. It was recently the good fortune of your correspondent to meet P. II. Whitman, a nephew of the famous missionary, it resident of tawlston, Idaho, who came to the Oregon coun try with the first emigration organ ised by his uncle, and from him the following facts were gleaned bearing upon the subject lu hand. Ir. Mureu Whitman first crossed the mnuntulns lu IKH1. In November f that year he established his mission In the Walla Walla vall-y, and for several years he 'Kissed his life p-jaee-fully lu mlulsirntlons to the savage and scattered fur traders among Whom he had set! led. TI1K SITUATION IN Jd. The country, embracing Idaho, Ore gon, Washington and part of Mon tana, was tbe'i under Joint nrltl.ili and American occupancy und tr the treaty of liin, which was renewed in !27. Iii-ttlsh power wi.s represented by the lliid-mn is.iy company, while Ameri can blteicsls were urotected by the Am tlcnn Fur company. The Hudson Hay compuny was dominant, and It enjoyed the sympathy and co-upra-lloo of the Catholic missionaries scat tered throughout the country. There was no clash, but, while the patriotic uissionnry lived on In l be hope that ill government would come Into pos tesilon of He country, he was often concerned h,eue of the overshadow ing Influence of reprcs ttitatlv js of llrttbh Interests. It was In IMi! that news came to Ir. Whitman's car that stirred his patri ot lo blood, and chung J him, for the limn being, from a missionary and ,hyi.lan Into a statesman and colo nUer, In September of that y'ur he was tailed to the Hudson liny fort at Walla Walla to attend a patient. He looh dinner with the officers and priests, who made their headiuurtcrs at the fort. While they were at dinner the 1! d river express arrived from the north and letters for mmbers of the party w-r passed around. A dif ferent nerons read tlndr mall pleased xprfSK,u,i b.-oke from them and an air of -'sulfation pervaded the com pany, i-'lually some onu nhou'.ed: "lluivah! The country Is ours, not wllhH' rtdlg i tin United Stale!" The doctor u.u inquiring concerning the news received, and was told that negotiations were In progress between the British and American govern ment which would lead to tho cos don of the country to Canada, and that a party of sixty families would juine In Ilm spring from the Red river .'ountry as n party of occupation. Ir. 'Whitman's mind wis made up whllo he Untuned to the exultations of iho British representatives. He shortly Axcused himself and went home. The next day he was In the sadillj on his way to Washington, determined to pre vent the sacrifice of such a magnificent domain. He, realized that the Joint oc cupation could nut last much longer. The starting of British Immigration would give that government a" foot hold from which It could ,.tiot be dis lodged, mid tho preservation of the Interests of the United State d,p?nded upon si-curing American Immigration and upon Maying any negotiations that might be In progress looking to the rclliii'ilshment of the American claim. A DANC.rSROUS JOURNEY. The (ourncy from Walla Walla to Ulcers Broke Out SLUGGISH LIVER. Cured by Using Dr. Grant's Sarsaparilla. Dear Sirs: I wish to tluvnlc Dr, Grunt by letter for tlio wonderful cure effected upon me by using bis SarBttparillft and Grupe Hoot. Last summer I was taken sick with what the doctors called la Kripps. I did not socm to got any better. My liver whh in a horrible condition, as I was conKtnntly throwing up bile. My legs commenced to swell nnd In a short time ulcers broke out all over them an-i I suffered terribly. A traveling man whom I knew advised me to try Dr, Grant's Sarsaparilla nnd Grape Root. I did bo, nnd after taking seven bottles I was completely cured, Bears nil healed up nnd I felt like a new man. I highly recommend Dr. Grant's Snrsaparilla and Gnvjo Root to all afflicted, Yours truly, " -' REUBEN WARNER, Colfax, Wash. Prlca 50c.! 6 bottles $ 50. WIN Washington wss fraught with count less dangers, which were magnllled by the ugeiit of the Hudson Bay com pany. These snouts apprehended What Whitman's purpose was. They knew what thulr own people contemplated and surmliwd lint Ihs pinns formid would be Int-jrfured with by tho Intrep id American, At Fort Hull the doctor learned that ths direct route east was beset by dan gers from the Indian. Tht agent warned him that ho could not get through and endeavored In every man ner to Induce him to turn back. Jlo was not to bs bsflled, however, but took the rout to Uintah. From there h went to Taos, to Bunla Fe, to Bont's Fort on the Arkansas, and thence to Independence, Mo. At Independents he announced that he would lead an emigration train Into Oregon In the spring, find requested all who wished to go to rendfsvous at that place. This notice was wldnly circulated and led u tho assembling of a largo company to make Him long Journey. Ur. Whit man reached Washington February 12, 14,1 He saw Daniel Webster, socrs tary of sluts, and urged that the su thmlty of the United States be extend ed over Ori-goti, Webster, inrwever, threw cold waier on his hopes. He wss fresh from the negotiation ot ths Ash burlon treuty by which ths Interna tional boundary was d -lined as far as ths Rts ky mountains and he seemed to have an libia that the government lu future negotiations could obtain fish eries cone,(dons In eastern waters for the relinquish uent of Its Oregon claim. Whitman told Webster of the wonder ful resour.!s of the Northwest and ph-udd Unit It would be tin act of folly If not crliu i, to surrender such a vast domain without having made a de termined effort to secure It as a land of homes for the cltisens of the re public. But the secretary of state was obdurate, refusing to hold out any en couragement that the government would end -Hvor to raise the Stars and Stripes over those whom Whitman pro posed to lead to Oregon in the spring. Not to be bulked, the sea Ions mis sionary, wli) had traveled '!o0 mllis under a seaae of patriotic duty, sought an Interview with President Tylr, To him he unfolded his story, and In htm he found a willing listens. The picture drawn by Whitman of the wonderful country awaiting American occupancy, appealed to I he imagina tion and to the patriotism of the pres ident. Whitman was assured that If tho region, could be colonised, A mer es n rights would bo ass.-rted. In re turn tho doctor assured Tyler that Or egon could ami would be occupied, und It was finally agreed that nothing should be I me lu reference to the sub joct li ii I II he had demonstrated his ability to carry colonist to the new land. If the proposed emlgrutlon was to prove suecfssful the president would Insist upon asserting American su premacy, and the colonlxer readily agreed to submit his views lo this practical lest, THE FIRST AMERICAN COLONY. Ir, Whi'mun reeling' that he hud safely led the roundatlon for Ameri can government la the far-off land of his adoption, proceeded to carry th first company ot settlers Into the re glon of dispute. His nephew, P, 11. Whitman, Joined him at bis home lu ISushvllle, N. Y In April, and together they ,roc "bt.l to the enilg-ints' ren desvous st Independence. There and at other points near by, they found long people walling for their leader tc appear; and Hut long Journey was soon begun. The trip wasmile successfully and without particular hsrdshld. One child died lu-lng the Jo-irney and one man was drowned while fording Snake river. Some of the emigrants remained ut Walla Walla mission that winter bu the mijirlty went on to the Wil lamette valley Now of thi) success of the emigra tion wss soon carried back, and other parties prepared to follow, the result being that a great tide ot travel was turned toward the new country. The hope of British occupation dUd out In the h-arts of British agonts a they saw the caravans of American settlers wending 'their way Into the fertile vul Icy of the country. lu our owa country the Oregon quemlon rapidly rose to one of the flrt Importance. The people lemaiuled, not only that American authority be extended over what Is now Oregon, but that the flag of tho Union should be planted on the coast as far north us latitude M degrees, 40 minutes. Feeling rose so high over the assertion of American rights In the Northwest that the shib boleth of the whlgs In one campaign came to be: "51-40 or light." Thus Ir. Whitman saved the North west for the Union. Had he not made that journey the Idea thut were re volving In the mind of the tecretary of state would probably have borne fruit, and, before the error of his eon cliiHlons could have been demonstrated, British occupation, followed by the es tablishment of British authority, would have boon wUnutired in thu "Oregon country," And In this connection It Is proper, though sad, to relate that Mr. Whit mans neilvl'y In this matter cost him his life, The 41uiIhoii Buy company re alized that It wis he who had snatched tho country out of their government, and they never forgave him. They at ELMIRA, OREGON. Do Ton Know Whore It Is ? MRS- W. T. KAYSER, Lives There and tells in the Follow. kg Letter of the Wonderful Benefit Beoelved from using Dr. Grant's . Mediolnes. Ei.mika, Oitttucm, April Cth, 1804. Dn. Paui, Grant, President' O. W. R, Mfg. Co,, Portland, Oregon. Sir,- I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to you for the great benefit I re ceived from using your medicines. I hnve been a constant sufferer for Twelve Years will) spinal trouble nnd the complaints so peculiar to women. I have doctored with several different doctors, and from some of them I received temporary re lief, but from none of thorn have I re ceived the relief I have from using your remedies. Tho Congo Oil, was particularly beneficial, as it instant ly relieves the piiiaand quiets the nerves, and after usiii)j it 1 can go to nleep anil not awaken until break of day. I sin very grateful for the relief obtained und will do all I can to encourage tho sale of your medicines.' I have used one and a naif bottles of Congo Oil mid two and a half b llles of your Native Discovery for women's disttihOH, and Hint is all' the medicine I have taken in Six Months, and I am in better health than I have been for the' past twelve years weigh more and can work without feeling as though I should Drop Da id every minute, nnd it is duo to your med icines that I feel this well; and I am willing that nil who nre nlllicted should know of the wonderful resulta from using your medicines. Respectfully, Mitfl, W. T. KAYSER. Sold EvRiiywimnK. Conrjo Oil, prloe SOo. and $1.00. Olsoovery, prloe $1.00, Native ne began to msk his life tincom-forta-ble for him, particularly Inciting U.s indUM sgainst him. Tho Istler were told that the doctor was nlllfig the country with pecplo who would deprive them oflhelr lands, while the English sought only to maintain trad ing post among them to buy their furs and to furnish them with such ar ticle as they needed. A credit prevail..! In dealing with the Indians, and tho who matftsltd any filendllness towsrd Whitman, whom all previously recognised 6 a bene factor and friend, found themselves tut off from tredlt at the Hudson Bay ''Though the agents of the Kngllsh companies may not have so Intended, the natural result of this arousing of feeling of resentment, led to a cruel, murderous outbreak, and, on Soptem. her iO, 147, the career of this heroic character of the Norlhweat came to an end In tho bloody massacre of that duio, he and his family and all those attached to hi mission being brutally butchered. I. B, Whitman, the neph ew, was away at the time and thus es caped ihs cruel fate of his relative and frlonda.-"Olobt Democrat. OCCIDENTAL JOTTINOS. The Dulles salmon cannery ha started, . . Of the 160 pupils at the Tuyallup reservation Indian school iou nave me mumps. At Pendleton Mr. Elta Wager has been grunted a decree of divorce rrorn John P. Wsger. Mrs. Wsger la now at her former home In Schuyler coun ty, New York. , Ruby City, an Important mining .Min in ths Okanogan district in Washington, bus ben almost wlp out by the recent flood. Tho las there Is $H,0W). Sherman county ha Hen oiirfully canvassed and shows Kiss) a-r of wheat, which will yield at the very lowest estimate sixteen bushels t the acre, or 1,5,000 bushel. Joseph Hlalock, nephew of Dr, Bis Iwk of Walla Walla, living enst oi Lnonwall, took a dose of strychnine Saturday with suicidal Intent. The dose was so large as to def.at bis purpose The rno,ttter of ttemrtlng to get a new mall route from Detroit, at the front on ths Oregon Pacific, across the mountains to The Slaters and Prliievlllo Is being lalkod , up, and probably will lie attained. - At the last session of the legislature the law by which county assessors went Into office ws changed, so that hereafter the county assessor lakes his scat the first Monday In January Instead of tho first Monday In March Mitchell ha suffered severely In the recent floods. The school grounds, Including the buildings, were carried away. Several orchards wcr lake! out. Many fine places ar now noth lng but U'islghtly -gravel beds. In Klamath county the unprecetl enled high water upon I he meadow In nils w'll muke the hay crop very short this season. At Swsn lak many of tho claims located by home- stfaders within the post few year will be under water alt summer. There were msde lu the Jute mills of the Wellington state penitentiary dur ing the month of May, 1X0,003 grain bugs, 1.781 wool bag and 2.239 os bag. During the month the price oi grain bags has been reduced from seven cents to six and one-half cent each. Off the mouth of the Columbia rive a great deal of wreckage Is lighted and numbirs of uprooted trees are floating In the ocean all the way from the mouth of the Columbia to the en trance to tho straits. The. trees are considered dangerous to navigation, especially for sailing vessels and wood en ships. The wreckage and trees all cumo down the Columbia river and there Is said to be more of It In th ocean than ever. known. DARTMOUTH'S PRESIDENT. This Old College to Celebrate Its 125th ' Anniversary.' Dartmouth collcgo Is one of the old est colleges !n the country. On the 2Gth of Julie Its 12."ith anniversary will be celebrated. Win. J. Tucker the present presl dent of Dartmouth, and though he has held this office but a year, ne is re garded at Hanover as the Ideal college Vnt. Doctor Tucker was born V. J. TCCXSXt graduated from In Urlnwold, Conn In 1839. He wtts Dartmouth In 1801 and from Andover Theological sem inary In lsfifi. He was pastor of Ongregiitbirinl church in Manchester N. Y., from 18(17 to 1875 and of the Madison Hqunre Presbyterian church of New York from 1875 to 1880. From 1880 to Inst year lie was professor ol homlletics and social economics at the Andover Theological seminary. Last June tie accepted the presidency ol Dartmouth, an office he tins twice be fore refused. DEATH'S DOOR FROM IlDlMOfilWS Dear Sirs: I can scarcely realize I was so near death's door, the rosult of a bad attack of inflammation of the kid neys. My urine was bloody and terri ble pains near the spine. I tried several remedies, but got no relief. When I was Buffering torrlMy a copy of your Medical Adviser was received by some one in our household. After reading part of it I sent for a bottle of Dr. Grant's Kidney and Liver Cure, and after five doses I felt relieved. I continued taking until I had taken three bottles, aud was completely cured. : , Gratefully yours, J.A.ALEXANDER, 773 Hoyt street, Portland, Oregon. Price $1 per Bottle NEAR Oo to the C l'et BLACKSMITH J3EC0 2? And bow CHEAP You cun get four Work Pono. Wagon Repairing of A Kinds, H. 1 FULUn, Presto A, PKKHOUTT. J. A. VKMKftl Prescott & Veness, Proprietor of- IB 11 Manufacturer of ud Deal! in FIR and HARDWOOD, Rou"h and Dressed LUMBER. J. A. WHEELER, . Manager. FOR- Fine Photographs Crayon Work Pastelles India Inks Water Colors -Goto- D. H. CRAVENS Photograph Gallery ' Independence, Or, 'J.1. 11 1 1 ..... ws CHAS. STAATS, (Hikvmuor lu HCUflARO A KTAATH.) I'ttortuCTOR or City Truck and Transfer Co. Hauling of all Kinds Done at Iteuonablu Rates, Agents for the O. P. Boats. All bllU must be settled by the 10th or each uiouth. Independence, Oregon. MttliiHtreet I ndependence Th Popular Hutrl Fr 'Bu to and of I'ortluml and th tram mil Trmlni Mod Centrally and maiur Localnd. EUROPEAN PLAN m HOLM, M. D. ROCHE, Mgr. CORKER FOURTH AND llDER ST., P0RTL4HD n ( f J.R.MARKLEY, Proprietor H. It. HAYS, I M.D. KOCHE. Sperling Brothers Meat Market DKAI.KK IN Choice Meats Ilighmt market price paid for fat block, beef, muttoo,vea!, pork, etc All bills must be settled monthly. OPKX SUNDAYS FROM 8 to 9 a. in. Free Pslivcr? to nil parts of the Cii?. ECTnicmraivi Pn.l. ..,.! , . . " ..'.'.Vil,r " e ou-1 ry. X, t,, i , A' ItM.in ml Uw wl'epoii.-rth. AltJ rjih IWun ftjUoMo iM-refKT. ?. ! L V, '' " miiM it sol lh IlXJt ''!? '""""""n ! torn, wk i trf, J. C Ci . .,""v '"'nfiew. ret.v for W. P. Hkrrlwn Co., Clwk 10, Columiu 0. DR. JORDAN & M GREAT n OF IKATOMT "'" St., San (BtttUMn AtK n,i t.L V UioiSZ3irf M,",u? nl"Sl with uiuiuaiuu ol new oblfuit i.in.i. , won i!i eta, and lirfn.,!".! ?!.,Im"h0H dlsuMi-. of th. .l for book. ' Powoiulij- or by Utter. B.,l BRICK YARD J. R. COOPER Of Tllilrvrni.,l..,,. , So, .V fibri?k,m'lchine and "vend acres of Bnest clay, J8 now prepared to keep on hand a fine quality of Brick, whirl i u . 3 v Si ablepdoea. Waaa I ? : '4 t