Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-05-17
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Under the above caHion the Port
land Land Register publishes the q.
=. N. circular with the following COM
menta and translation:
"The Portland Bee publishes the fol.
lowing very interesting r4e, law, gener.
al order. OF whatever el4 it might Be
called. issued con the slyt BY the mag
mates Of the 0. s. N. Company. We
discovered that something Of the kind
was in circulation and serl messengers
70 the company's Office aski(g for copy,
The man servants about th( place deni.
ed kn Wedge of its existente e."
The rules "a puslisbed are omtted.
"Since We have 40 appointment as the
special organ Of the kiDgdo,4 come and
the rules Of the realm Of Rid, we can
speak out with authority add say unto
our governors peoples thatIthe above
was a joke. Our rules spek il para
bles. Their language is Egyptian aud
needs translating to be understood bv
common folks. We are omtauded %
translate the above order andEeudcr il
Ineligible 1t reads AZ folkws and
comuends itself to all properly|disposed
persons as model form for tht display
Of aristocratic wit in America.
WHEREAS, Divers persons a,jong the
peopl, Of our kingdom have matifested
q spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION; andl
WHEREAS, There have coma among
Them strangers from the COUNTRY OF the
United States, imbued with f,lse and
hcretical teachings concerning thdrights
Of individuals; and,
WHEREAS, This company caus& Ii the
sun to give warmth aud rain "a give
moisture, that the soil Of the co,htries
of its kingdom may produce an alund.
anrc OF harvests for its peoples; add.
WHEREAS, This company createa for
its own kingly right OF way and uJp. all
the ground Of the level earth and the
rocks OF the high mountains, and dade
water thin that il might flow, and @n,
manded it to run downward, and sGh>
cred it together into the river called
Columbia, for its own use and bcnsit;
and.
WHEREAS, Those certain and diyws
persons aulong our peoples have listensd
to the wicked teachings Of tbde
strangers from the east, aud have set n
and undertaken to carry on dives
schemes calculated to detract from or
royal revenues; now therefore. be it
ORDEnED, BY this our circular, con.
coctcd in grand council, that the watey
which we made shall run upward aud
the river called Columbia shall shut u,s
shop and cease carrying drift wood untd
our rebellous subjects living upon the
plains round about Umatilla. For the
proper protection Of our revenues. it is
ORDERED, + at no sal,non shall Us \
cend the river called Columbia without
reporting at our royal ticket Office in our
city Of Portland, aud giving bonds with
surety that he, the said salmon, will NOT
eat wheat while above the falls of Celilo.
to the injury of our carrying trades. 1t
is further
ORDERED. That all our subjects shall
forthwith appear bef,re some Justice Of
the Peace in our realm aud make oath
that he believes this to be ..circuiar !"
and strictly acknowledge our royal pow
er to cause the river called Columbia to
flow backward and dry up at the eastern
line OF our kingdom. Ifany resident or
sojaurner 10 our realm refuse so 10 ap.
pear and make oath, then our several
ticket agents shall collect fin Of twen
~ dollars per ton levied upon the goods
and chattels Of such rebellious subject
whenever found on board any of our
royal boats. It is 6ually
ORDERED, That, i any subject laughs
at US or attempts 10 belittie our royal
works, he don't know any better and
shall agree to pay reasonable sum rs
attorneys fees in any suit we may bring
in our royal courts to prove il.
s. @. SoUEAD.
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