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HILLSBORO. WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNB 1 1900
No. 2
Vol. XXVIII.
GENERAL 1HRF.CTORY.
STATB OFF1HKBH.
Uuvoraur
tfoaratarv of UU.
T. T. Oe-r
,. . F. i. lunbr
.. I hUi B. Huurv
- ' ;:::rVH
Juds Fifth Diatriot T. a. BoHnJj
.uLer wia Uiatnct r J.!
OOUNTV OFFICER.
L. A.Hod
..J. A. Voiiun
. . 1'. O. Todd
.... I. A. I'm
,.W. U. H'd rU
. . .lalv'a J'k
... . A. H. a-ly
V A. U-.V.I
II. A. bail
A. A. Morrill
C. I.. Larar
JnilMa....
Oi.ra
Huarif
Rdaufiic
iMMiir
Hobuut miiuriuluiWBl
Surooyuf
Duroner .....
ORKOON CITY. LAND OFFICE.
Cliaa. B. Muorea
Ww. jiiy ...
.ttaiator
. luxxHvor
t;il okHOKIU.
f ..Uea. Wili-os Mayor
I
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J. M. a
reaar
Koare of Troi
1.. 1... 11
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K. Watoreiier
JuIkU
Mima
..Win. B
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II MOO
Kvoardar ...
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Manual-.'
mi
Manual w m
ib
faatioa ol Paaoa J. B H Humph
ireyn
tmV OFFWK INFOBnUTION.
Tha aialla aloaa at tb Hlllaboro
I'pat
"fTwaat Dale., bulbar, .nd (W.r
Mill, at :au a. .
Ooina: Booth, 8:30 a m. ....
OoinS to fonlaud aud way-offloea, .M a
dirmiSitoi and Laaral. daily a. II
CHCROH AND WOOIKTY NOTICE.
T.tu'iuhUlATIONAL CHURCH, eoruw
balbaob.l at 10 o'ol.
iMttiiu 1'burailay aenm.
4mi7t rt-HU p. ui. All -ryi. will b
K"i?MW.'' h,,,,,,",
-"" IVAN V H HUMICU m-.
rw4N(ikiu(AI. CHUBOH. Oornr
K V.nAand Kii I'nwb.uM "-S;
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"a. .l Hu?l, ib.K.1 ft t a.
M i liallaniyiif. pantor.
.FMabiaiiavarV Habhalb moruiiiR and
au?ub"h "..ool avery Hal.b.tb a
ibondat avaninn. lUdW and "
IbVriiird 'IWay -
inootb.
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UbrMiau 'rVui.KE lto .
A. 0. V. W.
W , Mraia avary Ural and third
,.d.y -"HEKAK.M.IW.
W. II. Wehrunij. IUotder.
Ilsachten r Klkah.
M, I. O. O. nioeta IB Odd iIH
Ball avan tialarday avonta
r. ! h.
ILLHbOBO UltANUK. NO. W.
iid aud tb H-- dyol aaoh a.ouib.
M 1 ca.iriU, Miuikw,
aaoNTK.UMA U)UOK, N . SO. oiarta
VI Wadua.iayaniut,allo,olH.k.lu !..
V.Hall. Viaitoramadeweloouia.
U. M.C. Uaot.T, beo'y.
Iltres sf Hsasi.
...HI DKUUKK OK HONOR. A. O. P.
t.t and Iblrd ,V'I
month. .. " rr.
Mra. Null! Hara, Bw onlar.
Katkbase SNUra.
DHiKNH'U TKMHI.K NO. 10. B. 8..
1'woauavary 2nd and 4ih Krii!,. iiiaa.
iVooih at7:30i'lorE in WabruiiK'aHalU
Mra Nallia Hara . K. U
M. ol B. and U.
K. at P.
twBinSof aaohwaah. Hojoamio bratbren
lmtaJ M todgi" anwtluim.
a. r. a. .
n.,..iiTijiiinn Nil A. V. A A. M..
I maata awy Batorday nwbt oa of after
tail awoa ol aain bmjdiii.
r. A. BAlLK, W. V.
K. lBaDm Heoratary.
o. c s.
flM-ALATINrHAPTKR.NO.Sl.O K 8;.
1 niMla at Manoolo Tamplo on ln inf
anil 4th Tuaailay 01 ach month.
K. 0. T. M.
VIOLA TKNT. NO. IS, K. O T. M..
maata in Odd rKllowa1 HalL on a
and lourth Thoraday eyanlnira
ton In.
Birtor Powaia,
R. K.
W48HINOTON SNUAMI-aiA;! no.",
I. 11. O. V.. macta oa brat and
ltd Tanodara of aaoh month.
UK Dalcbaun
HE. KAJHOSCOUrSNO. W.r,
MKKTS IN OIl KKLUIW8 HALL
Uillaboro, oa tha 1st. tnd M. Krldaya
f aaoh month at ! p. m.
Mra. H. V. Oalr.
Eliianath O'Van.lall. Hralarv.
EH. KASM01 I'OHT, SO. 69, . A. R.
MRKHI IN Ol)l KLI.OWH II A LI. ON
th Brut and IhlH Hamnlaya ol aarh
M.nth, all OOo'olocli. P. M.
I. r. Hlcka, B. I'randall V.
Adiaotn.
Tasr Fsr.
8how tha aUta of yonr fn!lnir ami the
aUt of yonr hrllh aa arrll. Impara hloml
niakn Itarll aiiparrnl In a pala and (Ml low
romplrilon. iSmpU-a and Mkin Krupliona
"youara Iroling wrak and worn out ami
Ml not hurr a hcallhy apraran- you
-tmildlry Aoker a BKkkI r.lnir. Ilrurva
ol blood diaraam whrrhrap Bamapanllaii
andau callrd pnriRrr fail, knoainir tlna
wa aril rvrrv holt Iron oriliTfrnaraiit.
lh uta iriH Store.
PROFrSMOAL CAKIIN.
TMia. TIIMUI'M,
a. a. ToMun
N- lurjf I'ulilic.
THOH II. A E. U. TOSUIE,
A1
m RN KYK- AT-1.A W,
ilLLHOKI, OKWHJH
Orruia: B hiiiib 3, 4, 5, Moriraa hi.
W. X. BARRETT,
1TORNKYB-AT-LAW,
HII.I-HHOIKI. OUSmN
trm-a: Cunl Hlooa. Ituosia t ad I.
BNT.lB BUMAS )
Notary ful.llc.
HITM BOWMAN,
TTORNKYS-AT LAW.
HILLMIMHlO. llltH)N
Or no a: Bonnia and I. Uortfao bkwk.
H. T. BAUI.I V,
ATrOUNKY AND
( -O U N CKLO 11-A T-L A W
Illl.lH"KO ORKUON.
Deputy Di.lrici Aitomry lor Wiu.lili.g
Ion Ooiiiiiy.
nriiit: OvrIeltal)ruKHlora
JOIIH M. WALL,
YTTORNKY-AT LAW,
IIILUSIUiltO, OUHOON.
Bnilny Mort;nri Block, lloomn 1 A 2.
8. T. LINK LATER, M. B. V. M.
pilYMlClAN AND 8UWJEON
H1LLHHOBO, OKKIION.
Drrioa: at reaidnnoii, aaat nf toiirt
HouM. whera ba will h found at all uouia
when not vUitiua patioota.
J. P. TASIEMIE,
s.
i P. R. B. 8UIU1W)N,
IIII.IXIMlUO, OUK.OON
11.... .mi. 1. ..titkMra: aorner 'I'bird
and Main hr. ta. tillio.- hours, HUM) to U
a iu., I to and I to p. iu. I olKpnuna to
all b .nra. All .alia promptly atinded.
niKutor any.
V A. litlLEV, M. I".
HYNlCIAN,HlTK(ii:N AND
i ArttHTfllKDK.
HII.MHOIC'I. OUKtiON.
!., m Piiarniau. I'mou Block flalla
attantlMl 10. nii'bl or day. Bwiidiiiioe, H. W.
Coc. Ilaaa Lina and Hoooud atraeta.
N. 11. in wI iii;kvh.
(KlNVKYANriNti ainu
j a itHTUAirn no ok rrri.Ks.
HILIHORO, ORKOON.
Ioal iia.mra d awn and Lonna nn IU.I
Kotata m ifotinU I. BnninMa atton.led to
witb promptuena and dintwli b
JAM, M THOMFHON. HOTt rillil.in.
TIIUMI'NON ft 80?).
20 yparaaxprrirnrrin I Hire lgnl Uuai
ii.hm. td'iiriiii iriiBinn" ""-". '"r")
of KatuU-a and liiilividiiuU cki1 for.
Orlice at the Ilaruur, Foredl (lniv. Oo-Ron
. E. liKHiKK,
n()MFXI,ATIH0
PIIYHKIAN andSUU(1FX)N.
FOHK8T (I ROVE llKKOON.
t
Bnn-inl attfiitioii paid fci Meilioal and
Hnrtiirnl l)iii.-a of Women anil nu.in-ii
and all rliroiiittilim-uHea.
Olllice and resilience. RowIIit hoo-1'iu-ilic
aye., went ol'KorwKtllrove hutel.
K. SIX0M,
IJKNTIHT,
KiiHHHT ( KOVK, ORF.OON
Beat art. -lul Uelh $.Wper.t. Onietit
n.l inilm ttllinini ftii i-enia iu-li. Hold
tilliiiK" from $1 up. ViUliae.1 air for pain-
leu eiira.-lion. .....
n..i,i! ihrfw JMwa north of Unok
ta. OfBoa boom from H a. m. o4 p. m.
J. E. AIklM.
I)k.n nsT,
IIII.I.SIIORO , ORE
Orrii'i llonita : 0 a. in. to 4 :M p. m.
Officii in Union lilock over I'liarmary.
Makl Tea n.lllyelf cure Sick Head
srhe, iu.liir Btion anil ronalipatton. A
li-liKlithil livrh .Irlim, neinoTe an rr.i(F
nf th .kin nnMlucititf a rM-rlt-ct com
iileiion, or money r-fundiil. ifi eta. and
iicla. 1 lie IKIU DruK flora.
WISIMLVM K0RF.RTME
Wlwlom'a lbiM-rlin rornH-lit all
Mpmirtliftf of h f0 mnkw a
hmullfiil cnniplpxifm. lh-lta Drug
Store.
NERVITA PILLS!
Retlaret VITALITY,
.LOST VIGOR
'and manhood
Cure Impotcacy, Night Kminnionaand
wa-itlnc dlcae, all effects ol self.
ymf abuae, or excess and India
ifcretlon. A ner tonic and
Lj'w'f blood buililer. Ilrlnps the
g Mrplnk plow to rale chceka and
IKw reatorea the Bre of youth.
PTPw"t f''1" fiOO per box, O boxes
lor $.AO: with written frnanan
tre)tocnre or reltind tli money.
Send for clrcutar. Address,
NERVITA MtDICAL CO.
Clinton A Jackson Sts CHICACO, ILL,
I for acceptable Idsaa.
State If patented.
THE PATENT RCCOIIO,
Biltlaiars. mi.
BuiMkfiauua prM of toe i pa i Hwav ai.w
8 TATE KEriBLltAJI PLATFURX.
The rfiHihlit'sn plat for uj of the
June election in Orein Is as follow:
"The republic ins of Oregon, in
convention atwcniblwl, rsffirua tbelr
liflkf In and loyalty to ths gold
tMiidsrd. We coiunieud the repub
lican eon;rt) for its recent legixla
tlon making the gold standard a pari
of the statutory law of the land.' H
long as either of our great political
i .art lea advocates the free coinage of
ailver, the maintenance, of the girtil
atandurd is the most important poll
Ileal iiUH, anVctina: ss it dues the
value of the fitrmer's crop and the
laborer's wugex. We call upon all
who lie ieve in sound money lo unile
with the republicans of Oregon Iu Ibe
iuiiorlant elections of this yesr iu
order thai a victory may be won for
the gold ataudard sodetlniveaa for
ever lo preelude Ibe debaaeiueut of
our currency by the free coinage of
silver.
"We heartily indorse the policy ol
the admiuiHlraiion particularly in st-
vuring the Philippine inlanrlM, and
leuiand that they shall be retained
aa American territory. We hav.
confidence that the Americau people
without departing from their trail!
tiona, will give security to personal
and property right, justice I i ta rty
and i-qualily before the law to all
who live beneath ittt tg.
"Veludirae the policy of the ad
in in titration in anppreaaing the in
Murrecllon In the PbiliipiueH, headed
by Aguinalilo. We point wllh pride
to the honorable purl played by the
iSecoud Oregou regiment in this war.
They met with victory In ever com
bat aud covered their atate and coun
try with glory on every field. We
coniloie with the families of Inuae
uiemltt-ra of the regiment who lost
their Ifvea iu the conflict and extend
our congratulation lo the aurvivora
of Ibe regimeul on the brilliaiit auil
honorable record they have inado.
"We regard trade with the Orient
aa one of the great sources of our na
tional wealth in the future, and an
open door in Chlua as an important
aid to lip- growth of our trade in the
Orient. We commend the aucceaaful
eflorta of the present administration
and eM-cially of its wrelary of atate
lo secure by treaty with the aeveral
Kuroeaii towerthe right lo the Iree
introduction of American goods into
I hia great empire.
"The republican parly Iu Oregon
recognises the vital noceaaity of con
trol of the orgauls tiou and curtail
ment of tbo (towers of trusts and
combinations of capital by the. state
within its borders, and pledges ita
aupiiort In the approaching leglala-
ture to lawa defining and carrying
out those objects. . , ,
"We are in favor of retrenchment
and reform in the expenditure "of
public money; we pl dge Ibe repub
lican parly to favor the enactment ol
all legialallon locking to an economl
c.il administration of public Hfftira.
"We favor the anding Donaiilu-
tional ainemlment for an increase In
the nmulier of Supreme 0iirt Judgea
from three to five.
"We point with pride lo Hie legis
lation adopted by I lie lust legislature.
It abolished I lie railroad commission.
It reduced the legal rate of Interest
to G per cent.' It passed an act for
the submiaaion to. the piople of a
Const it ullonal amendment providing
for the initiative and referendum. It
enacted a registration law for the
protection of the purity of the ballot.
Aa experience demonstrates this lut
act lo be cumbersome in some parti
culars, we pledge the republican leg
islature to make (ffort for Its amend,
meut, to the end that the registra
tion of qualified voters may be facili
tated. "We are unalterably oppoend to
any measure looking lo the leasing
of the public domain, believing that
such a system would have an un
doubted tendency to hasten the con
centration of land ownership in the
hands of a few individuals and
against the long-established Ameri
can policy of encouraging home
building.
"We favor an amendment of the
Constitution of the United States so
aa lo provide for the election of Unl-
llNOriESUCH I
jn Knthtnf hnbtSea h Biatrial X
of Bad aaiu foe wvt k bka - Of
8 SORENESS 8
8 STIFFNESS
n KetMacfvlaaeatheaaadaudnB Q
W aapaady pnfectcam lib X
St Jacobs Oil
I J
text Stales senators by direct vote of
the people, and we Instruct our sent
tors and lepresentativee In congresi
lo use every effort to secure such
amendment to the Constitution. . '
"We are in favor of (he niwdlate
construction of a canal between the
Atlantic and the Pacific at Ibe .lath
nous of Psnsma, and we Instruct the
Oregoo delegation In congress to
labor earnestly and continually for
the enactment of auch legislation as
will lead .lo the construction aud
operation of the canal under govern
mental control.
"We urge the immediate passage
of the bill now pending la congress
to pension Iudisn War Veterans, and
we pledge the support of tbo Oregon
delegation in congreas to lbs saute. -"We
heartily indorse the adminis
tration of Oovsrnor CJeer and the
stale flttcials of Oregon, as economi
cal, wise and creditable to the slate,"
CONRHMIOHAL PLATFORM.
"Resolved, That we affirm our un-
awervlug fealty lo the gold strandard
as the only unit of value, and Instruct
our delegates lo tbe National Repub
lican Convention to support au un
equivocal statement ou this line aa a
part of tbe National ptaiforn ; Ib tt
we heartily indorse the wise aud pat
riot ic administration of our National
affairs, and we declare the is.licy of
expansion as eaaeulial to our Nation
al growth aud grtatneas, and we be
lieve that Ibe blessings which accrue
to those where our flag is once estab
lished should forever remain.
We believe that the best inter
ests of our couutry will be subserved
by ihe re-elect it n of William Mc
K in ley as president, and the dele
gates to the next National Conven
tion elected, by Ibis conveutloft are
hereby instructed to vole for bis re
uoiniualiou." ( ;, ,
ALL ABOUT (.'AL1FUKMA.
Califori.ia is tha natural paradh-e of
the holy maker. . Ita resources, ate
Inexhaualable, its luvitailou , uuiver.
sat, and Us resorts and, al trad loos
among tbe , most . . noted f of ' the
world. ..... . , ,
The Southern Pacific Company
publiahea descriptive literature (.-Obtaining
valuable Infoiinalion about
alloflhi m. It is for tree distribu
liou and may be oblalued from' any
Hiiutheru Pacititi agent, or C H.
Mark ham, (Joueml Passenger Agent
at Portland. If yiu apply by mail
euc-liwe a stamp for each publication
wanted. " ";1 . .
"Resorts aud Atlrsclliajia along the
Coast Line" Is haudsomely Illustra
ted folder, giving a deat-ripliou of the
health and pleasure itHtria ou Ibe
coaal Iwlweeu Hsu FraiM-iaeo and Los
Angeles. ' " '
"Hhaila Itemirls," euila linbwl with
beautiful halt loue engruviuga, 'tlea-
t-rllas Ihe aeiiic and outing allrae-
lions of the vast ' aud wouderful
yhanta region, llu graudiHl of pleas
grounds. ' ' i
'California South of Tehachapl"
tells all slatul the i-balius of thai
remarkably favored auiui lrrpi.-
garden aatt ol the world In Mouili rt
California. ' '
A hsiidaome map of Calif"idn,
compl-te iu detail, reliable, skillfully
Indexed, and full of information
ataiut the Slate's resources. It Is
the only publication of kind folded
for pocket use.
"Summer Oulings" is a 82-page
folder devoted lo the camping retreats
iu the Shasta Region and Santa Crux
mountains: It appeals more direct
ly lo that large and growiug class of
recreation seekers who prefer this
popular form of outing.
"Pacific Grove" is the Chautauqua
of the west, and this folder not only
di-scrits-s Ihe pretty place Itself, but
gives a program of ihe religious and
educational uieetiugs, conventions,
schools, etc., lo be held there this
summer.
Other publications are "Lake Ta
hoe," "Geysers and Lake county,
"Yoaemlle," "Hot I del Monte,"
"Castle Crsga,' each brimful of In
fotmatlon about the places named,
aud printed in the highest style of
the art."
Last fall 1 sprained my left b p
while handling tome heavy boxes.
The doctor I called on said at first it
wss a slight strain and would soon be
well, but II grew worse and tha doc
tor then said I had rheumatism. It
continued to grow worse and I could
hardly get around to wrk. I went
to a drug store aud tl e druggist rec
ommended me to try Cbamherlaln's
Pain Balm. I tried it and one-half
of a 60 cent bottle cut ed me entirely.
I now recommend It to all my
friends. F. A. Babcork, Erie, Pa.
tt Is f sale by Ihe Delta Drug Store.
I wish to say that I feel under last
ing fibligslions for what Chamber
Iain's Uoagh He rued y has done tor
our family. We have uaed it lo so
many cases of roughs, lung troubles
and whooping cough, and it has !
ways given the most perfect satisfac
tion, we feel greatly iadebterj to the
manufacturers of this remedy and
wish them to please accept our
hearty . thanks. Respectfully, Mrs
8. Duly. Des Moines, Iowa. For tale
by Delta Drug Store. -
SURVIVORS OF INDIAN WARS.
, SPEECH OF
HON. THOMAS H. TONGUE,
' Before Committee on Pensions, March 10, 1900.
Oi Ibe receut occasion when Re.
pn aealative Tongue ap ared befoie
the pet alou committee of tbe House
la advocacy of bis Indian War Vete
rans' bill be made an elaborate speech
in which he set forth tbe reasons
why tbe bill should bay a immediate
aud favorable consideration, if It waa
to be of any value lo tbe Intended
beoettoiarles. His talk waa to tbe
polut, all ho tha time was limited,
la addressing, tbe committee, Mr.
Tongue aaid :
"la support of this bill, let me say
one word in favor ol a band of men,
rapidly disappearing, whose worth
has never been recoguiaed, whose
every appeal for justice aud fair con
sideration, has been Ignored, who,
lueieaVl of merited recognition, have
received) from this yoverument neg
lect and almost contempt. 1 refer to
Ihe Indian fighters of tbe North
Pacific,
"Theae msgniflcent and manly old
men, lo tbe Jullest sense, conquered
tbe Northwest, annexed it to and
made it a part of tbo United States.
"Having lived among them and
their descendanU for nearly 40 years,
having studied their history and
i heir chanc er, heard the atoiy of
their trials, their conflicts, their
hardships and triumphs from their
owo lips; having known and loved
tha land tfaey gave to freedom, and
over which tbey flistted freedom's
banner, I know their worth, and I
kuow the value of their services to
civilit-itioa, t free government, and
advancing u our N t oual growth
and N tional prosperity.
"B. t while t iling fie try of
t'telr magnificet tachiveunet t, while
telling how inuch t tey have
twnefit -d, and how much t'tey have
deserved from their country, we are
compellod V -ll the fad tile of a
coub try's neglect, of merit unrewsrd
ed, or woith unreo gnlsed. The
people or the Unitl St tes can die
play, aa on many great occasions
they have displayed, magnificent
generosity. In providing for the
soldiers of tbe Civil Wsr, their muni
ttcBucB waa not circumscribed nor
cotitrolled.by the tsrms of any con
tract, express orfiinplied. When the
war closed, the pay rolls weie signed,
and the bounties received, the Gov
ernment bad fulfilled the t -clinical
requlremeiit-i of Us contract witb
the soldiers. But where the contrail
ended g.atitude and generosity be
gan. These were est Hided not only
t those disabled In their country's
defense, but tl many who had re
ceived no lujuriea.ipeiticlpet -l in no
battles, and to widows and children
born long aft-r the war. History
mi. t tin no record of a Nation's gen
erosity to It defender compsrsble t .
that 01 the American people to the
soldiers of the Civil War. This la
oot all.
"A short time ago, we expended,
without dissent, alwort without de
liberation, millions In treasure and
tha beat blood ol our aona, in procur
ing Ibe Ubeity of a people alien iu
race and language. We called a
audden halt In our Industrial devel
opeoettt, deferred the improvement
of our rlv s-a and borbors, tbe con
at ruction of public building, and the
proaecutioo of public improvements,
increased our bonded Indebtedness.
Imposed more t ilea upon our people;
we have taken such action that our
property was destroyed, our pension
roll luuiossil. tbe flower of Amerl-
1..1 mI.i.uI annw, hv lha
caw nww.iii r' . "
' sword, Bkore by pestilence and dis-
: rt ft
ease la a foreign lan l. In order that
tyranny might be driven from this
continent, and that o million and a
half of people might own and govern
tbe small island upon which they
live. This la magnificent. But
among these outbursts of generous
impulses, there seems to have been
no time, no room to mte out justice
lo nomo of tbe bravest and moat de
serving of our owo people, before
tbe sod shall cover their graves. To
every other ol Its defenders, this na
tion has poured out Ita wealth and
its admiration. .To these, the bravest
of tbe brave, It baa bad .nothing but
cruel neglect and base ingratitude.
"Let me correct an erroneous im
pression that has too long and loo
generally prevailed a.uong nit-iuls-rs
of the House, The Indian wars of
the Northwest were not local con
tnatt, In which only neighborhoods
were, interested, Tbey extended
over extensive territories, ss large as
the State of Ni w York. They were
not of o few days nor of a few weeks
duration, but lasted much . longer
than actual warfare with Spain aud
were waged under much greater
difficulties. . And yet the Govern
ment will pay more millions of
dollars In pensions to soldiers in that
wsr thsu in hundreds tor these old
veterans, 1 the bill should pass.
"They were not waged In defense
of the homes of the soldiers, but hun
dred! of miles away, aometimea in
another territory,- to protect those
whom the Federal Government, in
violation of every duly, bad left dc
lenaeless. Tbey were not of local in
terest merely, but of National interest
and fraught with National conse
quences. "Mr. Chairman, aa late as I840,and
for some years after, tbe United
States did not posses a good title to
a single river or harbor or a single
foot of land upon Ibe Pacific Coast.
Between tbe undisputed boundary of
the Uuited Stales and that grand
ocean, which we hope soon to con
vert Into an American lake, there
lay undeveloped a rich and magni
ficent territory, many times larger
than Cuba, much richer in re
sources, capable tf maintaining a
much larger population and absolut
ely necessary lor our Nations! pro
tection and National prosperity. By
right of discovery il was as much a
par' of Great Britain aa of Ihe United
States. By right of occupancy it was
more English than American. Roth
nations, by their stipulations and
agreements, had admitted that the
title of neither was preferable to that
ol the other. Under treaty of 1818,
from that date until 1816, It wa open
to the occupation of both, and its
future sovereignly, the future title to
ibis vast domsin, waa a prize lo la?
wou by a contest for poasesslon be
tween Great Britain and the United
.States. When tbat treaty was signed
it was known that occupancy would
determine tbe title, that ownership
of Oregon and Washington would
follow possersion,aud Ibat Ihe future
control of the N rib west was to tie
determined in a race lor occupancy
and possession between the people of
the United States and tbe people of
Great Britain.
"While thai natiou, ever alert lo
acquire new territory, waa making
haste to unite actual occupancy witb
color of title, navigating our rivers
wllh her ships and covering our
land with her traders and trappers,
this Government, supremely Indif
ferent, strangely, criminally derelict
In duty, iaiei rot a single h nd, scut
not a single, man, soldier or ttli-er, to
d fend its rights, axert its dominion,
or represent its authority. That it wss
not forever loaf to the United States
is not due to the vigilanc of the Fed
eral Government. Had no hand but
that of Ihe Government been raised
10 claim and hold this magnificent
le-rit try aa a part of the United
Slates, it would today float the Union
Jack insead of the Stars aud Stripes.
It would belong lo Great Britain
rather than to our own Government.
Ki't -rn diK-triimires, than is now,
talked about the evils of expansion,
the danger of list enlarged natural
Isjund.iries, and Ihe autHciency of our
public domain 'o furnish homes for
the American people for all time.
They prated about the worthleasneas
of Oregon then, as they discuat the
worthlessneHs of Porto Rico, Hawaii
aud the Philippine Islands now.
These sentiments paralyx-d the
limbs, laiuud the hands f tills
Republic and lulled it to sleep, while
others prepared to poaaesa the land
that should be ours.
"Rut where thisGovernment failed
of its duty, a band of pioneer men
and women, as brave and patriotic
:tml big hearted aa ever faced danger
or suffered sacrifice, took up the
work, sml saved ss au Integral part
of this Government the future home
of 60,00C,0(M) iteople. The great con
flict that ended by making the Pacific
Ocean the th.-n western taiuudary of
the United Stales, that opened the
way to the subsequent acquisition of
California, that made il p' -mlltle for
this country to become a world
(Miwer, that trave ui dominion over
the Pacific Ocean, annexed Hawaii,
made Dewey and the victory at
Manila possible, was won against the
organized forces of Great Britain,
under the leadership and direction
of the Hudson Bay Company, by un
aided, unorganized American farm
ers and traders, who became the
pioneers of the Northwest.
"Over 2(H) l miles of arid plains and
unbroken, rovk-ribld mount tins,
chasing tlie mirage by day, defend
ing ftcmatdvts from savage heai-ts
Old more savage men by night, they
weiubd t ieir way westward. Along
.heir pathway, in many a ap t, a
ireeh-'uriH-d aal, wit witi women's
tears, covered t l victims of asvHge
veiuen'-e. Wi ary and worn with
t'avel, t ieir rai k- t'liiined from re
peated (null, t, t'tey plantil the
stars and Kn I pes, defended by their
aliir ami l-jiptiK d by their bloo l, on
t -e Mo ri a i if t he Pact tic I lure tt ft
live tt.- I). t kiss f the) western
rot-, and ti wave lint last good
igl f i- t ie f tt ng auu.
A t r t i csv lirave people bail
idded A nii-l ti-itli isvupiti ion lo Am-i-riciiu
line, and In (I pl.n t d its fl ig
on tit" tiailK iim-i t of the lii-illi', tin
i;overinoi nl ui.l I-- .10 eft -t to defend
11 ii! or m- ... The ir- t of this
ivi rmin 1 t lii-tfiei-l i f it own e.ti
, -us .is 1101 ..-t upon tlu-ir siivKf
oiieinies. ' i lie were quick t l a-r--i-iv.
t t 1! wss iriucii sali-r 1 1 pluu-l.-r
ami ri AtneriiMii eit s-na than
lie.-n j t ofG.-eat llril.iiu. They
4ugl t ti ifnilify fieir rvHf'iilmeit
il t eiii-io.tchiiici t of fie while
man wbero il would involve the
b ast danger to t icmselveH. H"pet
iil encroachmei t without defense,
repeated plunders uitpunb tied, em
lioldcned frsh a' ticks, and t"mpted
lo repealed outrage. At laj-t fie
galherinir tt urn of Indian ventreance
and Indian treachery burrt nain the
unprolecteil heads of men, women
and children with fearful destruc
tion. "The horror of Ihe Whitman mas
sacre has never been half realized In
the K-ihI. N'osge, sex, or condition
coul I successfully plead for mercy.
Let it not tie I n tt-m that of those
who fell, the greatest p4srtion were
not therefor selfish pursues, but to
own the way for American civiliza
tion, and domif.ion, and American
settlement. Let it not be forgo' t-n
thst the Federal government, bad
full knowledge of their movements,
their intentions, their dangers, and
their defencelina coi dition. Yet the
government interi osel no shield ls
teen their defenceless headsand the
Indian tomahawk. L t it not for
gotten that in the carnage ol Indian
Vengeance there waa but one shib
boleth, but one word, that could slay
the murderous and uplifted toma
hawk, and that could successfully
plead for men-y The man -who
could trufilully any, 'I am King
George's man. a subject of Ores'
Britain, escaped the slaughter. The
Indians feared and reaper tI the na
tion whoae arm was out-stretched to
r tt it-t sub jiit i. They mercilent
ly ile troyed, with t imahswk and
scalping knif. thr tanple who were
alaindoneil by their government.
Captive women and childien owed
their release to Ihe vigoroua Interven
tion of the citisensol a foreign end
rival government.
"I charge hern and now that the
Americans slain in the early Indian
wars of Oregon were slain by tbe
neglect of thi government, and after
they had reta?atediy informed It of
their danger, and ImpUs-ed its pro
tection. Contrasted with this un
justifiable neglect, how splendid and
heroic was the response of the pio
neer settlers, huudreds ol miles
away. The agonizing cry of wound
ed and captive, borne down the
gorges of the Columbia, over the
whitened crests of the Cascade
mountain, ti the settlers in Wetrn
Oregon found ready response from a
brave, generous and loyal pople.
Then theae early settlers gave to the
a 01 1 an example ol cool, steady, un
flinching courage and sclf-sacriAciug
heroism, wilucsMHi nowhere except
among Ihe pioneers of the Weat.
There was no stirring apl Iroiu
inspired pot t or orajt ir to fire the
heait. There were no banners fly
ing to i-tir the blood, no sound of life
or drum or martial music, to dull
the sense of danger. They heard
only through the winter storms the
recital of savage cruelty, sutrriug,
(.latrcea and the cry for help, ilOO
miles away. As the story was t-ild
iu the pioneer cabin at night, the
morning found the father making
hasty preparations for the defense of
his own loved ones, then shouldering
his (rusty hurt 11 g rifl, mounting
his horse, equipping himself aa la-st
he could from scanty supplies, and
silently in dead of wint'-r, and alone
or accompanied only by his next
neighbor, wending his way to the
place of meeting.
"These brave men, neglected by
their own government, without mi
litary knowledge, without trained
military leaders, without adequate
arms or supplies, set out 3(H) miles,
in the dead of winter, over moun
tains covered with snow, against re.
lentleas enemi'S, about whoso loca
tion aud uumber they could only
guess. Remember that for mouths
they waged this wsr, not in defouso
of their own household, or of their
own neigh bos. but for the protec
tion and defense of a people hundred
of miles away, and in defense of Am
erican control of the Northwest.
Their toll, suffering, danger and
heroism waa in the d scharge of a
duty whii-h this government owed tn
ita cilizmis, but which it neglected to
perforin.
The Cayuse Wsr was only one
and a fair type of all the other wars
and coi t fU which thecitiz'iiis of the)
Ninth wei-t were compelled t') wage
t i prr-t-M-t American occupation and
Amerii-an at ttlement on the North
Pacific. Theae (Noplu were comwlled
1 1 deNiid upon their own courage,
and their own elfnti, and ttioee of
their neighbors, for the proto-tion
due from, but denied by their Gov
eritmei t. And yrt while some of
these wars closed over 50 years ago,
while the lat closed over 41 years
'go, and while this Government has
ilea t generously with nearly all lis
other defender, has pensioned thn
vi t -rans of every other war
of those t'rlKM, it lias
never accorded thn slight ft reuogni
t on 1 1 a baud of men and women
ho, for cool, dttirmined courage,
unflinching heroism and a readiness
t sacrifi-e self for the sifety and
welfare of tiers, have had no super
iors in fie bi-t iry of the civili. -d
world. The Government has ti ken
the result, ol their t til, their sacrifice
their sufferings sud heroism, tin t
which they purchased with their
ts-rt blissl, and has repaid them
with a ntudied, continuous, unjusti
fiable neglect.
"The hb-t'iry of this country
records no such merit as theirs, re
paid with such continued and un
paralleled Ingratitude. They, re
deemed and preserved for us the
fairest portion of this continent, the
future center of the world's empire
a portion that adds millions annually
t ) the wealth of the Eaet and South
and Middle Wett and 0nr ss Las
prsitically ignored their existence.
By far the greatest part of these
l-ople are beyond the teach of long
delayed justice. A mere remnant
remains, and they are ou the verge
of the grave.
"On February 7, 18U.r), the Com in ii--sloner
of Pensions, in a communica
tion to the c.iairmsn of the commit
tee on Mnsions of the House of Re
presents lives, upon a bill ihenipcud
ing, made the statement that, com
puted upon the American table of
mortality, Ihe average pensionable
period of the surviving Indian War
veterans would be 7J years. The
Commissioner overstated rather than
understated the amount required.
The men who volunteered In these
wars were nol young men. They
were the bends of families, the
fathers of children and fast ap roach
Ing middle life. Out of a delegation
of 14 veterans who met and convers
ed with Hon. Thomas B. R-ed,
Speaker of the last House of Repre
sentative, upon his viAit to Oregon
in November, I8'.M, six of these were
dead, one dying and one confined to
bis bed at the adjournment of the
last Congress. Out of the estimated
duration of their lives of seven years
and eight months, two years and
even month only remain.
"Five years and one month have
passed while we bold hark the hand
of justice. Inatead of the annual
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