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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY HORNING, AmiL II. lt:7,
13
IIOW LITTLE GIRL SAW Y
WHITMAN MASSACRE
IT IS
HEWS TO FOSTER
Mrs, Caaon, Before Her Recent
Death, Told How Frightful ,
Scenes Appealed to Her. .
"I
Chief Wilkle of .Secret Service
, Has the Power to Fill .
' Bell's Place
APPOIU!
'W&M -v-' v ,; ' Another illustration
MOTHER DIED ON PLAINS. .
INDIANS SLEW FATHER
Intwcutlnf Account of Long Journey
Vrotp minola Homo! to Orrgon
, .". Cooatry-Away liack-ln h Days
. Beforo tlUllroada.-
kre. Vary B. Caaon, who died at
Spray. Wheeler county. Oregon, April
, waa om or th Una than a doaea our
vlvora of, tha Whitman massacre. She
vu over 'Jfl yoara xf age at tha time
of bar death and bad lived in eaatern
Oregon for nearly to years. Wit ner
Itli husband, James R. Caaon, aba was
anions; tha first settlers of Morrow
eoonty, taking up a homestead ta Caaon
Caa17ea. lt miles south of-Heppner;
She was a woman of many sstlmable
traits of character. ,. -
For tha past few years aha had made
' her home with Mrs. A. V. Templeton.
at Spray. . -. - r
A few months prior to lira Ca eon's
, death, she prepared tho foUowlng ac
count of her trip aoroas tha plains, from
Illinois to tha Oregon country, and of
tha Whitman massacre, of which aha
was an aya witness: . , -
, ftoiy of Pioneer's Trip.
- "Mary E. Marsh, daughter of Walter
' and Lavlsa Marsh, waa born in Spring
field, Sangamon county, Illinois, la tha
year MS. October s. My father soon
moved from Springfield and opened up
a farm in tha big land of tha Sangamon
river; lived there until 187. Then
there was great ruah for Oregon.
My father sold out to go to. Oregon,
ao la April of 1847 father, mother, bro
ther and myself started to Oregon over
land, a Journey of nearly S.0vv miles,
taking six months to make the trip. '
"A person that has never made such
a journey cannot imagine the trials
and hardships they hare to endure. 1
myself cannot realise them, for 1 was
too young. It was mora of a pleasure
trip for me. - I can't remember many
of tha different places that wa paasad
nor very ssany clreum stances that oc
curred.' Z can remember Independence
Rock. It Is a very Urge rock, as large
as one of thaaa small hills that we see
here. I went upon It and saw many
names and dates carved upon It -'
Hatha Dies om Plalaa.
: "One or two long drives had to oe
made all night and day for water. When
Snake river was reached there was
trouble in crossing: the, wagon beds had
to be propped up high! one wagon and
TIATW
Stransky. Steel Ware, imported, quadruple
coated. All Stransky ware is imported, but
all imported ware is riot Stransky. We have
just received a shipment of Stransky ware,
and in order to introduce the ware WE
WILL SELL ON MONDAY A
U Quart Sauce Pan JAp
; Worth 35 Cents for IV V
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
SALE BEGINS MONDAY "AT 9 'i M.
, " Only one to a customer. None to children.
Iloneyman Hardware Company
: Eight In die Center tithe City Fourth and Aider
Moiiday 's
See our Imported French Chip Flats, round crowns," black
and wfcite only; value $2.50. HERE ' , f sex
MONDAY. ; . ... . . 51 ,6"
i
' , . Corner Morrison and Firit Streets
)use of Millinery, Bargains, the Largest in the
The House
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Mrs, Mary J8. Caaon,
team got Into deep water and floated
down stream. My brother would not let
me stay In tha wagon, but took nie on
a horae with him across the ' river
guided by an Indian. Before we got
to Bear river my dear mother took alck
and when wo reached the soda springs
Just a abort distance beyond, aha died.
Wa had to bury her there, on the lonely
plain, no coffin to lay her In. not even
a rude box, but wrapped in her bed.
It was awful and a great many mors
shared the same fata.
"We Journeyed on until we reached
Dr. Whitman's missionary station some
time ' In October. ' Father being tired
of travel, also tha team, he concluded
to stop there until spring, then go on
to tha Willamette valley, having got
employment from the doctor.
"It. was on the Itth of November
about I o'clock In the afternoon that
the Indians broks out and murdered
Dr. end Mrs. Whitman snd eight others.
There were six families In an adobe
house not far from the doctor's house.
My father and I occupied an upper
room where we i cooked our meals and
slept. He had coma and hsd his din
ner, his 'last dinner and had gone to
work. He was attending the grist mill.
That was the laat time that I over saw
my poor dear father.
"I waa . washing tha dishes when I
heard tha report of a' gun. It was tha
gun that killed 'Gillian, the tailor. Ho
was doing some sewing of soma kind
when an Indian stood In the door end
shot him. At the same time tho horrible
work was going on outside. . I and
some others went up stairs where we
Spe cials
NEW LATE ARRIVALS
:r''::: New--'';'';'';
Hair Braid Flats
New
Tuscan Flats
; New
Leghorn flats
Genuine Horse Hair and Silk
Hair Braid. Hats
ALL COLORS
O.
West
mm
Secret Service Operative Thomas EL
Footer - returned yeaterday from San
Francisco, where he has been giving evi
dence in the famous Emmons bill rais
ing case, and stated that he knew noth
ing about tha story to the effect that
ha is to succeed Captain B. W. Bell, as
head of the secret service department
on the Faclrio coast. ..:: .. . -i
Captain Bell. who haa headquarters
In Seattle, announoed hla resignation
several days sgo and stated that Foster
would probably be his successor. ; The
flrat Intimation Foster had of the
change was In the newspapers. Chief i
Wilkle has the apolntment of all of fl- .'
oers In the secret service and Mr. Foster
said yeaterday that he had received no
word from the head of tho service In
regard to the appointment.
Foster has been in the service about
seven years and has risen rapidly. He
la now Captain Bell'a flrat aaalatant.
which Is next to tha first office In the
district; T i r
The 'case on which Foster visited
Ban FTanclsco was the trial of Earl
Kmmons, who ralaed a large number of
bllla Mr. Foster worked up the case
before coming to Portland and was ac
quainted with all the details. Emmons
wi i successful In securing a hung Jury
In his first trial but was convicted when
brought to trial the second time. .
Foster will probably spend the next
few days before the grand Jury con
venes In aiding Assistant Vntted 8tates
Attorney James Cole In shaping the
evidence In the counterfeiting caaes
which Foster ran down la Oregon In the
past year. Among these Is tho Cooa
outfit which Foster located In eastern
Oregon. He has besides these cases a
number of minor offenders to his credit
could look from a window and sea a
part of tha conflict. .
"Near tha doctor's, house three or four
men were butchering a beef. . Then I
saw them engaged with quite a numher
of Indiana. Mr. Kimball was dealing
hard with aeveral. having an ax to fight
with. " He fought desperately for
awhile, but they overpowered him and
dlsembowled him. I saw Mr. Hall
chased by an Indian With an uplifted
tomahawk. Tha Indian was on a horse
but Mr. Hall made his escape.
"Meanwhile Mrs. Whitman had bar
red the doors and windows to keep
them out of the house' so long as pos
sible, but they broks In. I ssw them
break Into tha house, led by Joe Lewis,
the Instigator of the trouble.. There
they finished their bloody work, for
that day. Mr. Balls and Bewley were
sick and were not killed that day. A
week after they were killed on their
beds. I saw Bewley lying outside the
house with his head almost severed
from his body. He lay there all night.
All of tha dead bodies were burled la
one grave by tha four men that were
not 'killed, Elam Toung and hla two
sons and Mr. Smith.
Is toft AS Oiphaav
"Bo I waa left to the charity of tha
people, perfect strangers. . -You all
know how an orphan would fare among
strangers. - An orphan Is soon not
wanted any longer. In 1149 my brother
went to California, but before he went
he found me homo with Mrs. A. I
Lovejoy. who 'was very careful of my
welfare. - There I ' remained until -1
married James P. Caaon, son of. F. C.
Csson of Clackamas, who crossed the
plstns In !. -
"When we arrived at Oregon City a
lad j there gave 'roe a piece of bread
and molasses and I did enjoy - eating
that piece of bread. , Bread was not
very plentiful those days with every
body, but there waa plenty of salmon
with anything else that a person could
get. sometimes boiled ; wheat for a
I change.. I do not know how many of
tha survivors of that massacre are liv
ing that are as old ss I am.
T have the picture of Dr. Whit
man's buildings and of tha neglected
graves of him and tha others that were
killed. ,
"MRS. MART K. MARSH CASON.-
CLATSOP. INSTITUTE T0
- MEET IN TWO WEEKS
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' (Special Uspateh .te The Joaraal.)
Salem, Or., April II. State Superin
tendent J.' H. Ackerman la expected
home Monday from a trip through the
Inland Empire, where he haa been hold
ing a series of Institutes and was In
attendance at the great teachers gath
ering at Lewlaton, . Idaho. He will
bo one of the speakers and Instructors
at the Clatsop county annual Institute
at Astoria, April 14 to it. .Among the
other well known Instructors will' bo
President B. D. Ressler of the Mon
mouth state normal. Superintendent I
R. Alderman of Tamhtll county. Mlaa
Cornells Marvin of the stats library
commission of Salem, W. H. Newell of
Dilley. Dr. J. M. Holt of Astoria and
L. R. Traver, formerly superintendent
of tha Salem schools.
GRANTS PASS TO MAKE '
FOURTH MOST GLORIOUS
(Special Dispatch te The Joeraal.)
Grants Paas. Or, April IS Though
there is yet plenty of tune, the order
of Red Men, which has a large and
thrifty lodge In this city, has announced
that It- la preparing to give Grants
Pass the moot glorious Fourth of July
this camp haa ever known. plans are
already under way and the Red Men,
In conjunction with tha bualneas man
of the town, ' will spars no effort nor
expense to make the celebration an
event long to be remembered. ' As the
other cities of southern Oregon have
announced their Intention to rest this
year on the Fourth, they will be In-
vl ted to "rest- in Grants Pass, i
NEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH i
ORGANIZED AT NEWBERG
Nswberg, Or, " April II. A new'
church of the Christian denomlnaUon
waa organised Tueaday with charter
membership of 15 by the Rltchey broth,
era, evangelists. Mrs. B. A. Desklns haa
donated land on which to build a church
and parsonage.
Plant Sibson's Roses.
The , beautiful Willamette, tha sur
rounding hills, tha distant mountains
and snow-capped peaks, the climate,
theea gifts of nature aupplementad by
the love of roses evinoed by an our
people, makes Portland one of the
"beauty spots of the whole world. .The
Blbson Rose Nurseries do their full
share to maintain this reputation. They
sell strong open ground bushes, well
grown, full of fibrous roots, and - true
to name. Acres of roses I More than
I5D varieties! Office and fields, 1110
Milwaukle avenue, phone East lit.
pSWS S enjamm & (Uo.'s
. ' ; . . J ' ' '' '' ' ' ' ' " ' " ' ' '' ' '' " " '' ' '' '
; !3Slf1 ; V Which ijr vcry much x
K" SIT ;" 'be worn this . season by
-By::, up-to-date dressers ; ; . : v
for fit and Workmanship ' JJ'tfW f V , . C
Benjimin Clothes jffiffl4 ' G"IUJr sh'i'
: , . P . 311 Morrison Street, Opposite Fostoffice ;
FRIGHTENED KORSE .
V SMASHES IHTO CAR
Animal Has to Ba Killed After
- Striking Stationary Car on
' " ' Washington Street, v .
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A. horse and wagon belonging to tha
Fashion stables was left standing; at
Twenty-third and Washington streets at
noon yesterday. A fa-pound weight
waa attached to the horse, but tha ani
mal became frightened and ran down
Washington street,
At Twenty-third and Ella tho horse
ran Into car No, lit of tha Twenty-third
street line and was so badly Injured
that Detective Inskeep waa forced to
shoot tha animal. Tha oar was stand
ins; still at tha time of the collision,
but was considerably Injured. - Motor
man A. C Harlow . waa In charge of
tha ear. , "- , --
A. Fundalt Til East Ankeny, had
een driving the team. No oaa waa In
jured In tha collision. ,
Milwaukle Country Club.
Eastern 'and California rosea. Take
Sellwood and Oregon City oars) at First
and Aider
! P0PULAR-PR1CED-
FOOT TOGGERY
$3.50ano$4.00
Fifty Ntw Styles in
OXFORDS and PIMPS
' Patent Kid. Tan Calf, '
v Gunraetal Call ( '
XSI.MorrUoa St., aear FflA
THE QUAlilTY SHOP .
RAT-SNAP -The New Vermin
r.?Ji-.r,wt,.c,,l,tLfl,i",0?T,Tr J.hr ""H fter Rats and Mice eat Rat-BnapT because U seals tip , tha
K ?JjJ.ihVln and Chemically Cremates the body of the Rodent By the moot careful study of the habits
.7h2f?l?.lctIUltuA f' Rft-8"0 ' Prepared that Rats and Mloe crave It It Is a Dessert tor them--Ii.V1if"JKh,r
,TbmJ '! other tot t wn,u t0 MM of home-prepared mixtures they will not
i2 1. v,b!.n.k" all. Rat-Bnap is msde of the strongest poisons known snd. the Ingredients carefully prepared
it Sf-i i-'JTni? tiri?tLr tor$ !nr Rat "a M,f"- Rat-8nap acts very quickly, no annoyanco or trouble
SLTl. Jf ' C00"' .?'. 0,h,- Ra-8nsp never spoils, remains good Indeflnltely. fut-Bnap Is put up In a eon
venlent package and It Is only neceesary to use the dealred quantfty. when needed, li la not a powder to blow
?Z1 rl J" -p" to aetarlorata. But It is tne new and sclentino method to remove noxious Vermin from the
premises. For sale by all druggists. Price It cents. Oua ran teed to do the bualneas or monsy ref uSdedT
' ' '". - - p- MoDKnMOTT CO.. Sola Selling, Agents, Portland, Oregon,
bhowma. one oi ,
Exterminator