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OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 17, 1905.
No 27
23rd YEAR
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HOW WHITMAN
SAVED OREGON
England Had a Bare Shadow
of a Legal Claim.
EMIGRATION WAS SECURED
Agents of British Government
Tried to Force Possession
of Territory North
of Columbia.
Sotrthwest Corner Fourth and Morrison
Portland, Oregon
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The celebrate four act dramatic success
"The Hand of Shame"
Wdi be pfodaccd tinder the auspices of Oregon
City Assembly, United Artisans at
Shively's Ope a House
Ft icJay, Night, November 24.
This drama will be fully mounted, costumed
and will have splendid orchestral
music for the occasion.
5b
cents
Admission, including reserved seat.
Children 5 cents.
Tickets can be had from members.
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE
Thos. E. Carrico, Cnair'n, Mrs. S. A. Gillett, Pauline E. Schwartz
Mrs. Mable Bacon, Sec'y.
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Clackamas, Ore., Nov. 6. (Editor of
the Courier) The article in the Cour
ier of October 20th in regard to the
efforts of Dr. Marcus Whitman to save
Oregon to the United States, it seem
to me contains more historic truth to
the square inch than any effort of the
kind ever read. And I have read a
good many such within the last thirty
years.
The ever grasping mind of England,
though with but a bare shadow of a
legal claim sought to hold this country
as her own. Notwithstanding Uncle
Sam's clear national right to all the
country watered by, and adjacent to.
the Columbia river, consequently a
dispute arose between the two coun
tries as to the right to govern all the
territory lying west of the Rocky
mountains, and north of the 42nd to
the 54th parallel of north latitude.
But as this vast area was then of
but little use to either country, a com
promise between the two governments
was adopted In the form of a treaty of
joint occupancy to run ten years, be
ginning in the year 1826. But to be
renewed by mutual consent for an
other ten years.
The first ten years of joint occu
pancy having expired In 183G, the
treaty was renewed for another term
of ten years, ending In 1846.
This last ten years was the crucial
period in which tentorial rights to this
country must be permanently settled.
And England, ever watchful for mater
ial on which to feast her greed, and
knowing full well the value of first
settlement In a dispute or tms Kina
contrived through her ever faithful
subjects, the Scotch trappers, whose
tines r of trade with the native tribes
extended from Montreal and Quebec
to Astoria, to bring immigrants from
Canada, and aid them to become per
manent settlers in the Willamette val
ley, and valleys within easy reach of
Vancouver.
The far-seeing Whitman knew that
this proselyting of settlers by the Hud
son's Bay Company was being carried
on in England s iavor, ana ui mm
memorial dinner given by English sub
jects at Walla Walla in the Autumn
of '42, when the news came, and the
shout arose, "A hundred imigrants
for Oregon. The United States are
too late, we have won in the race."
Whitman perceived at once the criti
cal condition In which our claims to
this country stood. And being a true
patriot, a patriot whom our nation to
day should be proud to can ner son,
hastened home to his no less patriotic
wife with the sad news, "England Is
about to beat us In our race for this
country by virtue of first settlement.
I am going to Washington, shall start
now to lay this matter before, the
president, and before congress If by
that means I may save Oregon."
The preparations for starting, and
the details of that wearisome and per
ilous journey across the plains from
Walla Walla on the Columbia to Inde
pendence, Missouri, in winter time, I
need not now stop to mention, but let
It be sufficient to say that early in the
year '43, the newspapers of the West
proclaimed the fact of the arrival from
Oregon of Missionary Dr. Marcus
Whitman on his way to Washington
to lay before the president and con
gress the precarious condition of our
claims to the Columbia territory.
At Independence and on his way to
the national capital, Dr. Whitman gave
natural wealth and beauty of this then
far off western country, all of which
was printed at the time In the news.
papers of the west, "And the people's
eyes wera opened," and a flow of pa
triotic sentiment fell from many
tongues, "why I thought that country
was a worthless waste, but Whitman
tells a different story, shall we sit Idly
by and let England take It from us,
never." And before the warm days of
April had passed, trains of emigrant
wagons were seen slowly moving west
war, hoping to reach the Willamette
valley before another winter should
come.
But with Whitman It was "on to
Washington." The president gave
him respectful audience, but blandly
Informed the missionary that "we
thought that country a barren waste,
and are now In negotiation with Eng
land to exchange our claims to that
whole country for fishing rights off
the coast of Canada. But In deference
to your claims that emigrant wagons
can reach the Dalles safely, and in
good season, we will defer further
dealings' In the matter until another
year."
The special mission of Whitman
was ended, and congressmen seemed
to be Inspired with more patriotic zeal
for the northwest, yet the restraint of
the treaty of joint occupancy still held
our government from making any spe
cial laws of occupancy for that coun
try. But congressmen, many of them,
were free to express the opinion
tha the country would eventually be
declared ours, even as far north as the
54th parallel. Also, at that time, con
gress would grant 640 acres of the
public lands to every family who
might choose to settle within the
boundaries of Oregon. These sugges
tions were viewed by the people as a
true prophecy of the action of our
government in the settlement of this
country. Also the question of owner
ship was virtually settled, and the do
nation land laws already as good as
passed by congress.
Congress was moved by this appeal
of Whitman's, and by the expression
of many of our people to give special
notice to England, that at the expira
tion of the joint occupancy treaty, in
46, we should claim Oregon as our
own. England demurred somewhat to
this action on the part of our govern
ment, and bulldog like, probably
raised her "bristles" as much as to
say, "we will strain our diplomacy to
hold every sqtiare mile of territory if
we can," and what was the result of
this more than doubtful tenacity?
Five degrees of territory on our north
boundary, by 600 miles long.
These are facts that were probably
known by every Interested mind in
those days, and we may well ask,
'what would the results have been
had Whitman turned a deaf or care
less ear to the shouts of English sub
jects that arose at the dinner table at
Fort Walla Walla on ail autumn day
in '42? Or careless had deferred to
the cold and snows of the coming
winter, and remained in his mission
cabin on the banks of the Walla Walla
until summer should come? Or hav
ing crossed the plains in winter, had
proceeded directly to mission head
quarters, made his report and returned
home without seeing Washington, or
the president? Let each one decide
in these matters for himself. But for
me, if Whitman had failed in any one
of these acts, this whole northwest
country to-day had been under Eng
lish rule, and we had been ashamed of
our lethargy in caring for our rights
and interests. In that article a para
graph begins:
The British agents slowly poisoned
the minds of the savages against the
new comers."
There was an added difficulty to
Whitman's labors to save the country
to "Uncle Sam. ,
I remember of reading In 44 or 5, a
printed pamphlet, entitled, "Journeys
in Oregon, written by Col. Hastings,
if I remember rightly, wherein it was
claimed that the Hudson Bay Com'
pany, feeling sure of holding all the
territory of Oregon north of the Co
lombia river for England, entertained
the hope that through intrigue in the
Indian tribes south of that river they
coul make it unsafe for United States
citizens to settle there. Thus en
abling England to say on flntti settle
ment of the boundary question, "why,
you have no settiers on the south side
of the river, give us that part of the
country also." And I have strong cor
roborative evidence that the claim of
this low-handed intrigue was based on
actual fact, a force brought to bear
against our rights in this country.
In '46, when I first came to the Wil
lamette "Valley I found the Indians
surly and Impudent, often declaring
us unworthy people as compared with
King George men, and threatened to
murder us all in our homes, a hatred
which soon materialized In the shape
of Indian wars on the settlers of Oregon.
WM. PHILLIPS,
Pioneer of "46.
ORDINANCE
IS VETOED
Mayor Sotnmt'r Knocks Out
Railway Franchise.
BOWS TO POPULAR WILL
City Executive, Refuses to
Sanction Measure That
Majority of People
Oppose.
Mayor E. A. Sommer Tuesday ve
toed the ordinance granting to the
Oregon Water Power and Railway
Company a franchise for the operation
of freight cars over Main street for a
period of thirty-five years. In a long
message the mayor reiterated his po
sition on the matter and still believes
that the ordinance was carefully
drawn and that the interests of the
city were well protected, but he bows
to the will of the people, and refuses
to approve a measure that is antag
onized by more than half of the voters
of Oregon City.
Nothing in years has created so
much excitement as the Oregon Water
Power and Railway Company fran
chise which has been hanging fire for
two months. Two Injunctions were
granted restraining councllmen from
passing the measure, but both were
dissolved. Petitions and remon
strances have been hurled at the
council, with no result. Six members
of that body, three of them employes
of the railway company, persisted In
their position and finally passed the
ordinance, which has finally been offi
cially killed by the mayor.
GERMANS CELEBRATE.
Plaintiff Recovers $15.
Verdict for $15 was rendered by a
jury In the case of Mrs. Mary Stubbe
vs. David Warner, and, as the amount
of the verdict is less than $50, the
costs will be assessed to the plaintiff.
Mrs. Stubbe alleged that she was beat
en over the head with a club by Warn
er, and as a result she lost the sight
of one eye. The trouble occurred at
Currinsville last Spring, and she sued
for $2,000 damages. Mrs. Stubbe had
Warner arrested for assault with a
dangerous weapon but lost the case In
the Justice Court last Spring. ,
New Society Entertains Visitors With
Song and Story.
Deutschen Vereins, of Oregon City,
held a grundungsfest in Armory hall
Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2
o'clock. This was the first formal cel
ebration by the society since its or
ganization two months ago and It was
attended by about 300 mcmberB, in-
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Among the -Portland ' visitors was the
quartet of the Arlon society, which
was on the program for several num
bers. The exercises were arranged
and carried out In an admirable man
ner. The hall was handsomely decor
ated and the stars and stripes were a
big part of the decoration scheme.
After the formal exercises, all or
which except one address, was in Ger
man, a splendid luncheon was served
and many of the guests gave short
speeches and songs Impromptu. The
program follows:
"The Day of the Lord," ornestra;
speech of welcome, Dr. Ernst A. Som
mer: Sunday song, Arlon club; read
ing of constitution, R. Petzold: "I
Walk Between Flowers," Marie Fried-
richs; declamation, Walter Brand:
Blundeslled" (Mozart), choir; "Gem
of the Ocean," orchestra; speech,
President Schnoerr; "America," or
chestra; declamation, Clam WIntel;
'Out in the Wide World," Arion club;
declamation, Louis Strohmeler; "The
Chapel," ' Arlon quartet; speech In
English, D. M. Klemsen; "An Open
Secret, Marie Frledrlch; declama
tion, Anna Petzold; "The Watch, on
the Rhine," orchestra.
ANNUAL SALE.
The ladles of St. Paul's Guild are
busy preparing for their annual sale
which will take place about December
13th. Many useful and fancy articles
suitable for Christmas gifts, will be
on sale at that time.
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HERREN LOSES CASE.
Plaintiff
In Hopland Suit Was
Ready for Trial.
Not
Judge McBrlde granted a motion
for a non-suit In the Circuit Court
Wednesday In the case of Herren vs.
Marks, which was Instituted to recov
er possession of hop lands., Herren's
attorneys presented affidavits that two
of the plaintiff s witnesses were 111
and unable to appear in Court and
filed a motion for "a continuance, but
the defendant was ready to go to
trial and objected to the motion, which
was overruled by the Court.
A decree of divorce was granted la
the suit of Caroline Kuteraeyer vs.
W. A. Kuetemeyer.
Suit was commenced by Shannon
Bros, to recover from L. L. Carter
$110.50, alleged to be due on the con
struction of a hop-house. The plain
tiffs are represented by Attorneys
Fred J. Meindl and O. D. Eby.
GRATTON & NEASE FINED.
Mllwaukle
and Estacada
Plead Guilty.
Gambler
Isaac Gratton and M. G. Nease, pro
prietors of the Mllwaukle Country
Club who were Jointly indicted for
operating a poolroom In violation of
the statutes, pleaded guilty Wednes
day and Judge McBride Imposed a
fine of $100 upon them, which was
promptly paid. Gratton also pleaded
guilty to the indictment charging him
with gambling, and was fined $100.
William Cunningham and M. C. At
kins, Estacada saloonkeepers, who
were indicted by the grand Jury for
running money paying slot machine
In their places of business, pleaded
guilty to the charge. They were fined
$20 each and paid over the money.