THE MORNING ASTOKIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1901
A NEW STANDARD. OF MERIT IN
Tailor-Made Stilts
Special attention is called to tho unusual ex
cellence ot tho line of Tailor-Mado Suits we are
now showing ranging in price from
$7.BO to $20 each
New ,VoHirato Skirt, Now flilk WaIkIm, Uox C'onls. etc., etc, Kincst
JtdlicH fur InfuntH.
OUR HTORK CLOHICH AT 7 P.
All contract, for ndvcrtiMiiH In
tha Aatoi Ian urc ihhvIc on m Ruur.
Mitlce of circulation (our time
lariter thun tliHt of any paper
published or circulated In Clat
op count)'.
TODAY'S WEATHER.
PORTLAND, April II. WUrn Ore
gon, partly rlui)y with ahowera tear
the roam, cooler In tho southern por
tion; Western Washington, cloudy and
thn-ntriilng with ahownra nnar th
'imi; Kaatnm Oregon. Kuatcrn Waah
liiut'in ami Idaho, dm1y and threat
vnmg. with ahiwera, chiIit.
AROUND TOWN.
Hrt Oaaton about harnaaa.
Beat K-ent meal Hiring tlun Ws.
taurant, (11 Commercial Bt,
Japanno goods of all kind. cheap at
Yokmm Haaaar; tit Commercial Bt.
Rolled oat make a gl mush whan
you r'l th 1mm. We Uh II JOHN
BON DRUB.
Mr IUmusen It prrpamd to da up
! curtains In good or dor, Lrava or
ders at Urrfon bakery.
Waml-llrl for general houaework
In small family. Apply at No. Vi
Krankrtn Av., near Klghth.
Ham Molt, Jvm'i agnt fi.r th
l a Iiii Fuller Company, come down
frnn Portland on lat night's train.
The llrltUh hark Thiatle, with a car
go of wheat, for Kumpe, arrive down
lnt lit and will go to sea Ihla morn
ln. II. oivt-n wa fined $10 yesterday by
Pulwe Judge Nelaun on a charar of be
lli drunk and disorderly lout Sunday
tin nunc
1j puty Klah Commissioner MoIUvy
and Wal"r Bailiff Fred Wlrkmaa left
terday on a tli-en collecting trip
up th river. -
The British suimer Warflcld, for Cal
lao, Pern, will arrive down tnay. The
Wnrh'M rarrles a rargi f 1CI.3SH bush-
la .f whuil. valued At which la
the lriti-t car) of irraln "vcr cleared
from a North I'arlltc port for the Went
roaxt .
BfcST IB-CENT MBAI5 RI8INO IUN
HEBTAt'HANT. '
We Know
BEST f EN. . .
DOLLAR SUB?
On the market. These suits would
easily sell for much more, but we
were bound to have the best Ten
Dollar Suit to be had anywhere
and WE'VE GOT THEM . All new
and late styles, neat patterns.
You will be surprised to see them.
M. ICXCKIT SATURDAYS.
The MrltUh aieiuner Bt. Hde. with
a cargo of gertertl merchandise for Chi
nese port, will arrive down today and
proceed to d,
Wanted- To rent, a nicely furnlahed
houae of four r five room In central
part of city. Address, stating price, "I"'
car Momma; Aa'ortan.
Grand Maater J. W. Welch, I. O. O. F..
will leave torn rrw to pay official via
Ita to a number "f lodg'a In different
m-cllona of tDie male.
t'rertm nur ry. Amnrlca'a flnent
whUkev. Tha only pura ood; guar
anteff't rich and mrltow. JOHN I.
(.'AltLHON, Bole Agent.
If you like irod butter try our A.
Horenaon'a. Thera la nothing letter
made. Qwility and full weight guaran
trd. JOHN BON BIWW.
If you have a faatldlou palate and
vour aaatrta eeonomy la In a doubtful
condition, eonault tha appetizing menu
at th llixtm Kent an rant.
Mr. and Mr. John Walah. of New
York CHy, are In At'rU. Mr. Walh
repmtenia the Knyal Uaklng lewder
Ciitnpany on the I'wlftc c"at.
John A. Montgomery baa opened a
ahop at 421 Itnnd treet and la prejared
to do all claf of plumbing and tin
ning at the loweat poaalWa rate.
Mr. and Mm. II. Jiea. of Sitl-m,
are In the city In attendance cn the
leachera Itw.ltute. Mr. Jm- repre
a nta the Orrgn TeaMiera' Monthly.
Hoalyn coal luata longer, I cleaner
and make ei trouble with atovea an1
chimney ttuea than any other. Oeorge
W. Sanborn, ag'nt; t'lephona 13H.
I'rf. Ilurnhnm. of Portland, who wa
to have delivered an aldretiH before the
tencher' Inatltute yealenlay, did nt
reach the city yratxrday but l fXx-cted
t1ay,
The captain of the Ardnatnurchan Ima
egpbUne r hOMf tha rata of aalmon were
wiahed anhore on the Clataop leach
from hla ahlp. by aaylng that a violent
tiurm mUe It nceaaary to Jcttiaon a
part of the cargo.
An unrpect.Mlly large audh pee gn-rt-ed
Kvangellat King at the Baptlnt
chunh lat night and avery one ap
(wared to be deeply Inlerented In both
hla Kinging td preochlng. After the
aannon a number knelt In a consecra
tion pr.iyer am-Ice. MeeOnga will be
hel.t each evening thl week at 7:30 and
a cordial Invitation la eKiandad to all.
SUIT
We Have ithe
mm
Tha W. P. T. If. will meet thla af
ternoon at 2:30 at their hall, corner of
Hind am Kleventh atreota. All tni'iri
bera and frlenda of the union are In
vited to be preacni and any donation
of clothing or other neceaaltlea tut tho
relief of tin. poor will be gratefully re
ceived. Miyor Iiergtnjn algm) yeaierd.iy the
ordlna-ncea conllnnlng the nmiexiiment
for Ihw Improvement of Twelfth at reel
and providing for the repairing of
Kr.itiklln nvriiie. The ordlnunca puaaed
nt the liiat rii'-ellng ImiMiMlng a lax of
t'A m Junk and aecotid hand tli-aler
baa not yet been algrieij.
A pec.il meeting of the city council
will he held next Monday night nt which
time the telephone liivriHo ordinance
will bt up for pnxH.ige. Heveral meia
nre priivlillng payment for atreet con
tructora will be Ininxluceil and the -alilon
of lanltor of the city hall will
be filled by iippolntmetit.
The Went aiiwtrtlll and fourteen u''re
of properly adj'lnlng, at W.wtport, haa
been wol I by Duvld Win I to David
Hultor ojf I'ortUnd. The deal waa made
through Jiiincii Klnluyaon, of thla city,
nnd WHa complMtml yeotenkiy. , The con
alderatlon waa not made public but la
thought to Im) about flOKiO.
AHrl Thomiamn. formerly a member
of the Aatorli allca forc, who re
turned to Finland ome time ago, write
to a friend here that 'he haa woven a
Columbia river aalm ui net and la meet
ing ith great auce na In a flahlng ven
ture, there being a ready market for
all the anlmnn he can catch at ten cent
a pound.
Murtln One-n. a patient at the h"n
pltal, who hta Ix-en ufferlng from blood
tMilaonlng. will have nn operation of
akin grafting iK-rformed If Ir. A. A.
Finch ran find aufDclent men willing
to contribute the neoiuuiry patchea of
cuticle. The nkln on olaen'a arm haa
aloughed away and the grafting opera
tion la the only relief pomOble.
The committee of Blka, appointed by
Kxaltad Ituler . W. Fulton, to dla
cu rh propiMuM utreet fair during re
iritla week, iel two meetlnga yeater
dav at which the vubject waa thor
oughly, gone over anil It la probable that
a favorable report will be made to the
l.xtir.'. t'nder the ulana now on foot
Dm IJtka will tak i iitlr charge of the
carnival, nml It la a foregone conclu
alon that It will be a roualng aucceaa.
Judge lielllng'T rendered a declalon
yeterdity In i'onltnd In the matter of
ohtectlonN of crditora to. the filing of
a petition In bunkruptcy by J. W.
I'onn, the AatorU druKglrt. The atore
her' waa ld to Mm. Conn aeveral
nmniha ng'i by the truatce and the
money wmx furnUh-d by the IHumauer
Frank Irog Comiwiny of I'ortiand.
Certain of the crJltorji claimed tht
Conn had a-orn futaely m giving the
amoi'ni of hla properly.
A! a "n-tlng he,l at the council
chamber lull night e-rmantnt organl
action wna effected of a local brunch
of the flirka' International Protective
Ai c'atlon. The following officers were
elect.-1 nl Inat.illei): Prealdent, J. H.
Hmlth- rorrcapottdlng iecretary, J. Jt.
HuHliigton. financial lecretary and
treanurer. Albert t'arb'on. Hereafter
mertlnga will be held on Tuesday -ven-Ing
of nch week. It la expeered that
nltlnately all the i Urka In the city will
alg'i the niembemhlp roll, which now
haa ver thirty algnature. The anao
elation la aitlllnted with the Amerl.'sn
Federation of I-abor.
Judge Holllnger. of the United State
dlatrlct court, rend'rvi a doclalon yea-t-'rlay
auatolnlng th demurrer In the
caae of the government agalnat Con
atable Wlllim Kelly and 8h,rlff Tho.
Llnvllte of thla county, charged with
Interfering with a I'nited States mar
ahl In the dlacharge of hla duty. The
charge grew out of the arrvat of two
aeamen. rieacrter from the Krltlsh ihlp
Cederbank. aome two month ago. by
Pherllt Llnvllle and Constable Kelly.
The men had been ordered returned
to the ahlp by l'nll?d State Commla
loner Peudy and were taken off the
vee by the Ait.nl.i otllcer. The coun
held th'it the commNaloner erred In dl
ri'rtlng the mnmhal to return the men
to the ship. They ih'mld have been
ordere.l turned over to the British con
ul. Tlie marshal exceded hi author
ity and the Aatorla officer could not
be rhnrged with Interference.
AUTOMOnrL.K8 IN WAR.
Automoblloa are to be used a army
transport w'agon. Trlil experiment
In France have proved convincing. It
I odd to note tho dlflerent uses to which
nature and science are put. On the bat
tlefield they flsht for the destruction of
life, while thiouirhotit the country Hcs
tetter'a Stomach Rltters, one of nature's
moat scientific medicines, fight to pre
serve It. For fifty years the Bitter haa
been making atrong stomachs and cur
ing dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation
and biliousness. In the spring when the
vtam Is usually run down thl won
derful medicine will bt helpful In res
toring your health and strength. It
will also prevent malaria, fever and
ague and as an appetiser It Is unequall
ed. See that our Private Revenue
Stamp Is over the neck of tha bottle.
LA LOIB FTTLLER.
Famous Dancer and Company to AP
pear Here.
Mnnnger Sellg yesterday concluded
arrangements for the appearance of the
well-known and world-renowned Are
dancer, La Lole Fuller, and her com
pany, to appear at Fisher's opera house
next Wednesdny, the 24th. Although
this attraction Is brought here at an
enormous expense, the prices here will
be the same as at the Marquam Grand
In Portland, where the company will
play next Monday and Tuesday. This
seaHon I Lole has originated two new
dances that are causing sensations ev
erywhere, called the "Tempest" and the
"Archangel." In the latter slw uses
what Is undoubtedly the costliest dress
thit has ever been seen on the stage.
The east and grace with which she han
dles this vast quantity of material Is
ssld to be really wonderful. She will
alio produce her famous "fire dance."
THE CALEDONIANS ARE COMING.
There Is somethlni? new under the
sun. The ladles of the library will
prove this assertion on next Friday,
April 20. when the Caledonian Club of
Portland appear In their unique enter
tainment at Fisher's theater The pro
gram will be a typical Scotch one, a
special feature of which will be the
bagpipe solo by one of the world's best
soloists on this particular Instrument.
This feature Is only one of many equal
ly Interesting numbers. Admission 25
and 50 cents.
C. W. BARR DENTIST
Successor to Dr. Ball.
S7S Commercial St, ASTORIA, OR.
TELEPHONE, ROD SOCL
JOSEPH HUME IS DYING
I'KOM INKNT FACTOR 1NSALMON
I'ACKIMJ INDUSTRY.
Came to Count a Ship' Cook and
Mudu Fortune at Furcka
and FIhc where-
An Aks iclatod Press dispatch !o the
Astortan from Herkeley, California, re
ceived last flight statd that Joseph
Hume, the well-known salmon packer,
waa lying at the point of euth at hi
home In that city, and the end was
momentarily expected.
Jisteph Hume has been Identified with
the salmon packing Indusiry almost
alnco Ita first weptlon on the Pacific
cMist. He was horn In Augusta, Maine,
about r,7 years ago, and In early man
hood shipped aboard a sailing vessel
as cook and came to the Columbia riv
er. Ills half-brother, William Hum",
who was the first man to pack salmon,
waa then operating a cainery at K'igle
Cliff on the Washington aide, and as
sociated with him were other brother
who ha.d pi-eded Joseph Hume to the
coast.
The firm name at Che time wis Ilap
good, Hume A Co., and the new arrival
worked as a day laborer at the can
nery for two years. It was the custom
of the elder Hume to admit his broth
er to partnership as the buslnes In
creased, but for aome ream Joseph was
not taken Into the firm. At the expir
ation of the two years he persuaded
Ivverldge, Wad hams St Co., to back
him In a cannery at Kureka. He was
unusually auccesMful there and laid the
foundation of a fortune estimated to
now amour', to a million dollars. In
W he wis u partner for a
short time In the Blmore Pack
ing Compiny. -u ritly he ran
a cannery at Knappton, which he dis
posed of In 1HH2.
He returned to Astoria the follow
In tr vejr and packed for two seasons,
hi canmry standing on the site now
occupied by the Hchmldt cold storage
plant. Since 1XS4 he has not
hevn a factor In the Columbia packing
Industry. He removed to Han Fran
clv. where he engaged largely In real
estate transactions and, according; to
current reports, made a substantial ad
dition to his already large fortune. In
hW he again re-entered the pocking
Industry, locating on t'hlgnlk bay. Al
aka. I'nder the firm name of Hume
rtrother. and Hume he ha operated
continuously there sine that date.
Mr. Hume was twice married. He wa$
separated from his first wife and mar
ried a prominent society woman of
lWkeley about two yearn ago. Mr.
F. P. Kendall, of Astoria. 1 a niece of
Mr. Hume, her mother. Mrs. Neal. hav
ing been a half-sister. Mrs. Kendall
was not aware that Mr. Hume was III.
much less at the point of death, and
hla acquaintances generally in the city
will be surprlsd at the announcement.
He has several son by his first mr
rtag? who are associated with him In
the Alaska canneries.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
Harvey Soott to Deliver Address To
night at M. E. Church.
TODAY'S PROGRAM.
MORNING.
10:00 Subject, writing. Specimen
work from classes of Miss Sayre, Miss
Olsen. Miss Fossett, Mrs. McCormack,
Mtas Garner and Prof. McCue.
(ieneral discussion led by State Su
nerlntendent Ackermon.
10:30 Educational Journalism, Prof.
C. H. Jones, of Salem.
AFTERNOON.
1 SO Music. Singing by pupU of
fourth grade. MoClure's school.
3:00 Subject, manual training, Prof.
D. P. Dyer.
3:1- Subject, reading. Specimen
readlnas from classes of Miss Stockton,
Miss Deaiey and Mrs. Lemon.
EVENING (M. E. CHURCH.)
Hon. C. W. Fulton, chairman of the
evening.
8:00 Music. vocaJ duet. Miss Shively
and O. A. Thornton.
Invocation. Rev. W. S. Short.
Address of Welcome, Prof. W. W.
Payne.
Address. "Progress of Education In
Oregon." J. H. Ackerman, superintend
ent of public instruction.
Music, vocal solo, Mrs. J. T. Ross.
Address. "Exploration and Settlement
Near Astoria." Hon. H. W. Scott, of
Portland., ' .
The Clatsop county teachers' insti
THE PLACE TO BUY
CANNERY SUPPLIES
FISHING BOAT SUPPLIES
BUILDING MATERIAL
SEWING MACHINES
AND FARM IMPLEMENTS
IS AT.
riuvinvruvutAruvinnxuinjvinx
n tvjJK i ljilj
. PORTLAND, OR.
tj The Only First-Class
tute was opened yesterday morning at
ths High School by Huperintendnt Ly
man, who delivered an address of wel
come to the forty-five teachers esem
bled. Ralph Worseley was made sec
retary and Miss i;adole acted aa as
sistant erre;ary. The folo.vlng teach
ers were enrolled:
High school Prof. V.', W. Payne,
Misses Dora tiadollet Ktuma Warren
and Eleanor Crlt hley,
MrClure school Mr. Cirrle Krager,
Mrs. Jfs!e McCnrmacIt, Misses May Ut
siltiger, Laura Oray, Anna S. Olsen and
Harrl ;t M. rSayre.
Bhlvdy school Prof. C. A. Thornton,
Mlsae Miry Deaiey, Kathryn Shively
and Jennie Lusey.
Adair school Prof. A. L. Clark. Mrs.
Mary E. Lernon. Misses M.iul 13'iyli,
Emma Ausrnus. Kate Slnnott, Helen W.
Pl.-ke.nson.
Olney school Irof. Alfred Cleveland,
Mlaac May Morgan, Ethel P, Hl'nn
ami Maud Htockt tn.
Alderbrook school Prof. J. C. McCue,
Misses Mary Fasiwtt, Elizabeth Me
Cann. Hammond N. P. Singleton, Mis Lau
ra Prescott.
Heaslde Prof. T. C. Jory, Miss Myra
Yocum.
Melvlle--Mlss Sophia Anderson, Neal
Stupp.
Olney Frank Leahy.
John Day Miss Llllle Lewis.
Westport MIsk K.1n Titus.
Knappa Miss Westertand.
Aatorla Miss Mildred Graves.
Wlse-MIss Clara G. Barker.
Prjsp-fct Park Miss Carrie Jlffer.
Push Miss Annie Iewl.
Jeffennn Mm. Jennie Gardner.
Bvenacn Miss Nellie Oerdlng, Ralph
H. Worseley.
Warrenton Prof. J. T. Lee. Mlsa An
nie M. I'owell.
Superintendent Lyman sounded the
kevnote of the purpose of the Institu
tute when he said In hla opening ad
dress that the discussions arranged
would empniaize th" gro-vth of char
acter through mechanical work. The
narrative of school work, which was
tne- subject of Prof. Payne address.
preceded a discussion In which Profes
sors Thornton, Clarke, McCue. Cleve
land, Lee and Jory par'.lclpa'ed. each
bringing cut Interesting point Involv
ed In successful school work.
At the afternoon sesalon the children
of the second and third grades of the
snivel y cho)i sang, and drawings II
luuratlng different studies were shown
by the pupils of the McClure and Al
derbrook schools. After a short paper
bv Miss Busey, explanatory of her
metniMi or teaching drawing as an aid
to primtry work, a clas of little chil
dren from the Shively primary distrib
uted drawings, made by them, for the
consideration of the teacher. Prof.
Jory. of Seaside, spoke on "Patriotism."
and the address of the afternoon by
Hon. John Mlnto followed.
A number of visitors were In attend
ance at both sessions, Including several
from distant parts of the suite.
CLATSOP COUNTY TEACHERS IN
STITUTE. The regular annual Teachers' Instl
ture of Clatsop County will be held at
Astoria, April 17, 18 and 19. Day ses
sions will be held at the High School
building. Evening sessions, Thursday
and Friday at I p. m., will be held
at the Methodist church. Teachers in
the county will attend all sassions. The
public and all friends of education are
Invited to be present at any or all ses
sions. H. 8. LYMAN.
School Superintendent.
THE LOUVRE
Prof. Traxell, the well-known leger
demain artist will give bis marvellous
sleight-of-hand performance at the Lou
vre during the coming week, and other
features have been secured that will
make the program a most Attractive
one.
Dr. Rhoda C. Hicks,
OSTEOPATHIST
Consultation Free.
57S Commercial St., Astoria, Or.
WHERE DO TOU
BUY YOUR GROCERIES?
HAVE TOU TRIED
A. W.SHIPLEY?
151 Commercial Street.
DO TOU KNOW
That he gives you the best thsre
is to be had in the city for the
least money? Place an order
ones and see.
IT'S IP TO YOU
to try our cigars we're done all
we could to furnish you fine ones.
The tobacco In our cigars to
long filler and of -the best qual
ity, and the people wbo roll tbem
thoroughly understand their
business. So, aa we said before,
'It's up to you" to smoke 'em.
If we can succeed in having you
make a trial of one cigar, you
are very likely to finish (he box.
WILL MADISON
FISHER BROTHERS,
Astoria. Ore.
Hotel In Portland
cmrr ttm m fa worn mm Mtn
SWEET RESTORERS.
ljjLEEP cannot
appearance neiiner can ivory ooap.
There are other white soaps that
look like Ivory Soap, this is a penalty which
it pays for its great success. But you are
not deceived, there is only one Ivory, the
others are imitations of its perfections.
99Xi PER CENT. PURE.
JOHN MiWS ADDRESS
DELIVERED BEFORE TEACHERS
INSTITUTE YESTERDAY.
Reminiscences of Early Pioneer
Days in Oregon and Trials
of Settlers.
The feature of yesterday's session of
the county teachers' Institute, a detail
ed account of which appears elsewhere,
was an address delivered by the Hon.
John Mlnto, of Salem, an old Oregon
pioneer. The paper Is reprinted by the
As tor lan in full, and is full of Interest
ing reminiscences and facts connected
with the early history of the state. The
speaker was Introduced by Prof. Young,
of the Agricultural college, and the ad
dress was as follows:
"Ladles and Gentlemen, Members of
the Teachers' Institute: I am glad to
have the opportunity to speak to you
on a subject that became almost the
sole subject of thought with a teacher,
who made himself the earliest, and I
would not be far wrong In saying, the
ablest, champion of the settlement of
Oregon. Hall J. Kelley. a teacher in
Boston, Mass., began to write, advo
cating the settlement of Oregon In 1817.
During the Interim from 1S31 to 1833
he hsd an association formed and was
publishing a periodical In Boston, styled
the Oregjnlan. advocating such settle
ment, and appealing to congress for a
grant of land as a means of encour
agement and aid to his project aa a na
ttonal interest.
"In 1832 one of his disciples. Nathaniel
J. Wyeth. broke away from hhn with
twenty-one men. reached Oregon with
eight and these deserted him. This left
Wyeth perplexed but not In despair. He
returned to Boston and made a fresh
and better start, reached the lower Co
lumbia and became Involved In a life
and death contest with the Hudson Bay
Company. It was a fair stand up con
test and Captain N. J. Wyeth retired
from the field with high esteem for the
personnel of the Hudson Bay Company
In Oregon and they for him.
"As he retired. Hall J. Kelley arrived
at enemlty with Ewlng Young, whom he
had Induced to Join him In California.
Here he was at the mercy of the H. B.
Company, whose officers furnished him
a house, a servant to wait on him. cloth
ing, money and a passage to Hawaii.
With this assistance he left Oregon, a
physical and almost a mental wreck.
But this man's writings aided much in
planting the spirit of freedom and clr
llizatlon In Oregon, and today its In.
dustrlal life is working out almost to a
realization of his most elaborate con
ceptions. "His failure seems to have lain in the
fact tha be could not induce free , men
to "work to his plans and he could work
m no others. The same was true In a
degree of the attempt of Captain
Wyeth, though we sh&ll see by a careful
study of the elements composing what
Is known as Oregon's story, both had
potent Influence through others In the
formation of a civil government In Ore
gon, through agencies that the com
mercial power of the Hudson Bay Com
pany could not control, and the Intel
ligence of the missionaries had failed
to cope with.
'In his address to the Oregon Pioneer
Association In 1873. the Hon. 3. W. Nes
mlth used the following language:
" 'In the far-off future, when the
"New Zealander will nit upon the ruin
ed pl3r of London bridge," and Indulge
In antiquarian cogitations relative to
the past. It might be convenient for him
or some other delver in historic mines,
to r?fer to the archives of the Oregon
Pioneer Society, to establish the fact
that the founders of our state, unlike
Romulus and Remus, derived their sus
tenance from something more respecta
ble than a she wolf. It is then evidently
a duty that we owe to posterity as the
second article of your constitution has
it "To collect from the living wit
nesses such facts relating to the pio
neers and history of the Territory of
Oregon as the association may deem
worthy of preservation."
"I quote this as from the very fore
most of unmarrl-M pioneers of the home
buildjrs, who arrived In time and help
ed to finish the work of forming a
government by the people and of the
oeonle. began by the pioneers, of the
pioneers, who made the call for the
wolf meeting, which took place at Che
mawa (the Gervals rldnce), March
6lh. 1843, and ended with the determin
ation to form a provisional government
May 2nd, at Champoeg.
"Dismissing as not worth the notice of
American children of today (except as
the probable origin of our word ro
mance) the story of the mythological
parentage of the twin brothers, Romu
lus and Remus and their un-natural
nursing by a she wolf, we may rea
be imitated except in
sonably assume that the Trojan set
tlers on the banks of the Tiber met
and overcame the same obstacles to
successful pastural life, as did those re
tiring hunters on the banks of the Will
amette and that the Uf of the she
wolf was the nourishing cause of the in
stitution of government In each case.
"It may be worth our while to exam
ine the causes for the call of the wolf t
mtlng which we may concede was'
desired by a few persons then located
at or near Oregon Institute, which la
ter became Salem, as an opportunity to
begin a civil government. Why was It
this call was effective? This question
might be answered simply by saying it
was a first and pressing interest to the
poorest and most independent body of
latest settlers, not connected vlth the
Hudson Bay Company or the M. E. mis
sion settlers in Oregon coming eubes
quent to the first California cattle drive
in 1837, who were not supplied with cat
tle bv that drive excent In a few In.
stances. Of the sum of 12880 Invested In
California for cattle and horses in 183S
(M80 went for 4 head of the latter at
SL2 per head), Dr. MoGloughlin had put
In near $000 for cattle for the H. B. Co;
Mr. Slacum had advanced $500 to Jason
Lee of the M. E. mission and a sum
on his own account, which amounted
to 23 head on their division to Oregon
J1S4. Thus on this meagre Information
we have fifteen hundred and sixty-rour
dollars out of twenty-eight hundred
and eighty, original capital which did
not benefit the settlers as Independent
men.
"As to who originated this enterprise,
recorded Information leaves us entirely
in the dark. We have reason to be
lieve that Jason Lee endeavored to
bring at least one cow across the nlalns
with him In 1834, but no reason to be
lieve that he got her to the Oregon set
tlement. It was natural that he should
wish to remove the interest under Ws
charge from obligations to the H. B.
Co. for the loan of cattle. It was not
ural also that In order to Induce Sw
ine Young to employ his energies and
capital in any direction other than run
ning a distillery, he should be willing to
Join Young In the enterprise of getting
cattle from California; and it was quite
natural for Young, who knew the
cheapness of cattle In California and the
rich grasses going to waste In the Will
amette, to turn in that direction for em
ployment of his means and energies,
when he found his distillery enterprise
would be opposed by aU the power of
the Hudson Bay Company through Dr.
McGloughlln and by the missions of
Oregon. These considerations leads the
writer to conclude this first cattle drive
not only originated with Bwtng" Young,
but was being secretly prepared for by
him and others, when Mr. Slacum ar
rived at Vancouver. T. J. Hubbard who
came to Oregon with N. J. Wyeth, nev
er ceased to burn with Indignation at
the manner of the crushing out of the
second effort of Wyeth to replant Amer
ican business In the lower Columbia
valley, had been three months In the
employ of Bwing Young repairing traps
and guns, secretly as possible, but os
tensibly for a trading expedition to
Southern Oregon (should a reason be
required), and was at Vancouver to get
needed means for that purpose when
Mr. Slacum arrived there. The Rev.
Jason Lee happened to be there at the
same time; and a short conference led
to Hubbard's leaving to notify the
American settlers of a meeting to be
held at Wallamet (as the mission site
was then called).
"Note, this Information came to the
writer from Mr. T. J. Hubbard with
much other In regard to Wyeth's trade
struggle, during a ride together In the
former's wagon from Belpassa to Port
land, In 1863. But whoever originated
the enterprise, It Is plain that deduct
ing the sums advanced by McGloughlln,
the mission and Slacum. Including that
paid for horses (which perhaps was
fairly charged to costs). Deducting
Ewlng Young's capital and compensa
tion as lead r and that of P. L. Ed
wards as treasurer, which remained or
became a part of the mission herd, there
was In all probability less than three
hundred head of cattle rom the first
drive, attained by the agricultural set
tlers of Oregon. Not near enough to
liquidate the cattle Indebtedness of
missionaries and French Canadian set
tlers to the Hudson Bay Company. The
mission. It is supposed, cleared its obli
gations for loans of cattle received
from the H. B. Co., but we have no
evidence that it sold any to settlers un- .
til it was closed out by the Rev. George
Gary. In 1844. while It held Slacum's
together with Young's t'll after the or
ganization of the provisional govern
ment. Thus it was that In 1843 the
poorest settlers In the Willamette val
ley found it ery bard to purchase cat
tle, and cattle of all domestic stock
could best defend themselves aaralnst
wolves though thy were not lmnjTtse.
"The second cattle drive was, there
fore, a poor man's movement. In 1840
there was no money in Oregon. The
Hudson Bay Company', business In
Oregon waa one of barter and Its prln
rinal business was to buy fur. direct
ly with Its goods exchanged for furs at
Its terms, or. Indirectly, giving goods
(Continued on fourth P.)