The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-19

gins. lie owned Thousands OF acres OF
coal lands and had great faith in their
ultimate valuc-iho faith anl pertinacity
attributed 10 "Si Hawkins" In the drama.
Clemens, Sr., died owning them. but his
heirs parted with them since "Thc Gildcd
Ago was written. The first nppropril.
ton for this river WIS obtained by Mr..
McNiillin under peculiar circumstances.
The Committee on Rivers aud llarbors
had refused 10 grant his request that an
appropriation be granted for the improve
mcnt Of the stream. When the bill came
before the House, il was the disposition OF
the body 10 pass II without alteration,
but MIR. McAlillin arose 10 offer his amend
ment. He found that the House was not
In a humor 10 grant IL, aud though b. had
been careful, for fear OF ridculc, 10 refrain
from telling the committee that Obcds
River was Mark Twain's Columbia" ho
concluded, before the House. 20 take the
desperate chance aud trust 90 getting his
appropriation through In burst Of good
nature. lie then made lively statement
Of the importance OF tho stream, and
closed with a hypcrbolic panogyric In
which hc made the declaration that Ohed's
River aud Columbia River weru one and
the same, and drew a pathetic picture Of
THE DEcADENCE oF "NAPoLEoS"
because Of the failure Of Congress 10
improve the stream. Atthis junctnrc Val
cntine, OF Nebraska, cried out, abiding TO
the fact that McMilin was n southern
man: "McAiillin, are you IN favor OF the
old Tag and an appropriation The
house roIrcd. and Mr.. McMillin replied
In his most patriotic manheE sir, ! want
al nj 4 Al "a.
flag. appropriation or no appropriation"
Voices rang out all over tho hall, "Yon
shall have ~" aud McMillin got IL. Some
time aiterward, when Mark Twain was in
Washington, he told S. = Cox ho wanted
10 meet the man who had secured the ~.
preparation for columbia River" Cox
brought them together aud in the laugh
that accompanied the comments on the
improvement Of the river and tho possible
rcsuscilatiOn OF the town oi Napoleon, Mr..
McMillin said. "Mr. Clemens, | don't
want YOU 70 coni0uni me with your Scna-
tor Dilworthy aud bis appropriation. The
difference between my appropriation aud
bis Is that Il took all OF his aud none Of
mine 10 get II through Congress" IL will
be remembered that Proctor Knott, when
q member Of Congress, made himself tam
Gus by
AsAriHICAL EuiOGY oF DULUTH,
which was at that time regarded ~ place
impossible OF development Yet today
Chicago looks upon Duluth ~ a iormid-
able rival and In the light Of hcrgrowilfand
commerce the world is rather Inclined 10
laugh NJ Knott Therefore. Il Ia not un.
reasonable TO suggest that the day il not
NO very far distant when there may be
thriving city upon the site OF Mark
Twain's Napoleon, for in this ago cities
are built in n day. and the country which
Obed's River waters is a. fruitful as any in
tho world. But as / have already said
Il Is
a STORED REGION.
Tho nomenclature Il, Ia many instances,
OF a prcseryatiyo sort, as In the case OF
peyton's Creek, in Smith County, socallod
becauscd In q battle fought with the In
dlans upon its banks, Balio Pcyton's
father had his thigh broken and dragged
himself Trough the canebrako for miles
and escaped. There are, however, many
names Of places that seem altogether ir-
rcleyant-as In the cases Of Carthage,
Rome, Lebanon, Cairo, Alexandria, 0lym-
nus and Mount Pisgah. Gen. IraP. Jones
explained the anomaly 10 mo. lie said