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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-01
Dieo.



Nn,l,.r.i-Aug. -, Mr- Nancy circuit. aged :.
wears, mouth and ~ DAYS
fENpBS, OF.
Lae-Au n Nyru Winnfred Kicker. second
daughter 81 Joseph g., and sarah f. Kicker, aged
= years. Il months aud - DAYS.
Hsmpd-n-- Aug ~, t,torgr 9, Reed, aged =
5 rur~. months.
.rrington Aug, y, susan. wife of Iu.cph hing
aged ~ years, months and j. dafs.
SNb NtAtirt.
Bath Aug. aH, clara VI, owen, widow Of tht
late Henry " Owen, aged :. wars. IL days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-01
M. Chick Not the Authnr.

Secretary of State Fessenden bands the
.iutRsAi a letter written 10 him from Mr.
Arthur 4. fowlr, managing editor of the
Boston Globe, relative 20 n dispatch dates
Augusta and making statements concerning
the Australian ballot.
la this letter Mr.. fowle say. the Globe
rurresp ondent at Augusta, Mr.. Charles Is
Chick, was not its uthor and had nothing
fn ,lo with il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-01

Of the plants used in manufacturing the
pleasant remedy, Syrup of Figs, has per-
manensly beneficial effect on the human
system, while the cheap, vegetable extracts
and mineral solutions, usually sold as med
icines. are permanently injurious. Being
well-informei, You will use the true remedy
only Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-01
t}orll
tts EH4tfI

BgckBeld- \ug -, 20 ;he sfe of John G"rrt>t
{ snH
NORWAY Aug p. {" the wife Of Isaac 'obh,
daughter
kSpN
Racklapd August q. tp tbr wtr III te". . u
irtekrti u daughter,
Niualhatrh August q. tn the wife Of ! II
Lame, - son August -. to The wife u job I. iel
man, daughter.
south rholuas,on August -, to the wife Of u
4 harrington. a daughter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-01
4 p.n Ca ss,sr = Esssl = ~ whsss.

Whole means entire complete in all 10
parts. The cAiiteA paiais are whole paints
complete in their component parts. There
are other paints that are part paints because
the proper proportion Of Iinseed oil Is re-
daeed, and water substituted.
The price Of pain, often varies accord
in9 % the amount Of water used in IL. 20
if yon find paint that Is just as good as
the chilios paist. but good deal less IN
price. remember the hint ne give you, "a
,.r ea, never b. equal to the rhole-" By
..s SAY have sou Color Card For sale
by n. l.. Clark. cony street, Augusta, Me,
deoizwehv kytopcolnr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-01
A CARD.

TT by Customers and the i.a,sir:
My many years. ~rperiesee
in the clothing business has con-
riHced me that can serce my eas-
toners better and gice them great
er raiue for their money IL am
able to do my business on a
strictly cash basis. i hare decisir.f
to make that the rule. rom memo
ing Sept. 10, 1892. litter that
dafe IN the Clothing. Furnishing
and Hat Departments no goods
miA be sold except for cash. liz
the Custom Department the terms
eiH he 10 per rent. discount fo,
cash. or net 50 duys. This rnie
1iH IN no Way interfere With the
customers pririieye to take goods
ho8ae for examination.
Hope IshdH hare the cordiat
assistance Of my oid customers
nnd the pubiic IN making a sur
cess Of this near depdrtnre Whirh
! beiierf to be for the mataai ad-
rantaye Ofthe buyer and deaier.
Thanking my customers for
their generous patronage in the
past and hoping for Il rontin-
H1nce Of he same. I remain
Yours respertJMiiy.
G.. III. MASON,
The one Price d. Cash CtOthier.
I It z -AVeH's Building,
1nyHstu, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-01

Personals.

Fresh supply of oysters and clans dsli
al hnowlton & loungs
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23
Ice Madt by Natural Gas.

An inventor in Buffalo has devised a
process for making ice by utilizing the
intense cold created by the expansion of
natural gas when liberated from the
hirh pressure at which it issues from the
wells. In the experimental plant the
gae is used At it, initial pressure Of ron
$50 to 200 pounds to drive asmal. ca
slnc. After use III the engine tie gas
ryhausts into i closed box, and tnr cX-
pan.ion generates sufficient cold u tocm
Slabs Of ice three iacuc. thicN - the
amount Or ta~rec-4Ga7ter3 q Ton II 4
dav. i is cla.nel that the principle
can BE applied economically OIL. laf.e
tcaIe.-Iert Itt ~Ie.G2rart.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23
4 Mysterious Suicide.

TIE Austrian Vlce-Consul at Buenos
Ayres committed suicide q few days
act. FOR ressons IN q save to himself.
Amoa@ he let,ersFft in MS room was .
seael one, upo~nica he had write
q, follows This letter must bs pl. IN
mr. raTe unopened, because It coatain,
og5g p-lFse correspondence. Ny curse
i ttte. Mo ,isge Ia open II. | a.
y ,'a- \, Geip, - fulf! this nv la.
~- -lleuo, Ayr@>. September IS,
l2fi. Ia C3ar. a: Criminal Appeal
,,e-aa ,als d..ec1lo9'o be talaile!.-
-Nea fe~4 1rsteaz.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23
The Indian as a Cuitiva:Jr

The popular idea of the Indian Dam.
ing ove. prasiss, living on the fruits oi
the chase and Just what he can gather
does not properly characterize all o. .ne
tribes. Some of the Indians OF sne
South and Southwest were excellens az
riculturists. In Georgia and Alabama
when the white man first went among
the Natchez indians he found them all
eultivatioe maize, beans, sunfiowers'
sweet potatoes, melons, pumpkins ana Q
large number of the native fruits growing
IN orchards-persimmons, honey iocus's'
mulberry, black walnuts and sheilnarhs
OF the best kind were sorted aud planted
by them. Many Of the New Mexican
and Arizona Inlieus ~sre also far adj
vanced in the art.cultaral ar.~--aesaaa !
Ioatd'y
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

ny local Applications, as they cannot reach tho
diseased Dpftipn or the ear. There i only one
way 70 cure d-aiLee9, aAd that j. by con-titu-
fiphat r"ntraIt1. deafness is caused by an in
flIn"d c1ta.fl0n OF the mucous lining Of the
i.uatacAlaa IHhc. When this tube gets in
Named Non hhtc.a runbling sound or imper-
1tCt hearing, ana when 1t is entirely closed.
deafness - the result, and unless the ~intarn-
iiitti"iI 'hn u 4t&"n out and this tube re-
stored - itS norma, condition, hearing viii be
destroyed lufcitr, niic cases out of ten are
caused rs calarth. which IL nothing but an in
named 'ondtt.ua ~ the mucous surfaces.
N"Wil give tue Hundred Dollars for auy
chsc ~ G~taiht>H ,Caliscd by catarrht that we
cannot clic Is taking Halls .Catarrn cure
ecAd Tor circulars, free.
-. CnENFr Il Co., Toledo, O.
sod by Druggists, $50.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

FITS stopped free by DR.. KLrsE's GREAT
NERVE REsroRER No fits otter first days
as. Marvellous cures. Treatise and s. bot
tie free. Or. Kline, 931 Arch st. Phila., Pa
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

The cos, per family Of food in the
United Ststes is $243.65 a year against
$122 50 in Europe.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

Browns Iron Bitters cures Dyspepsia, AAla-
ria, Biliousness and General Debility. Gives
Strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves
creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers. weak women and children.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
FRANCE has 40, 900 Anarchists.
JERUSALEM now has 80, 900 people,

FRANCE has 40, 900 Anarchists.
JERUSALEM now has 5000 people.
ALAsKA's exports amounted to S., 94l, 5l5
THE latest estimates give china a popuia.
ton Of $50, 900, 600.
EXTENSIVE bush fires inINew South Wales
have destroyed crops and cattle.
BROOKLYN city officials took dinner in a
Eowiy-tinlshed sewer the other day
The English ironclad k~Dreadnaught hal
her protection decks bent by heavy seas.
THE taxable value Of property in Texas il
So, $50, 900 larger than it was a year ago.
THE nnual cloth statement OF Fall River,
Mass, shows a production of 9,9oJ. O0I
pieces.
THE dogs of tho Unitet States number
%, 900, 900, and it costs 500, coo per annum to
keep them.
VENEZUELA is or the verge Of wer.
President Paiacio is regarded as too radical
a dictator.
WHOLESALE concessions to monopo,ies
have lett the Treasury of Transvaal, South
Africa, empty. W
Two census clerks in Washington
Will OF January 30 be- furioughed for sixty
days, without pay.
UNDER the new State constitution thera
will only be one election IN Mississippi be-
tween now and 1895.
THE United States Government is said to
be e~ndeavorlng to secure q coaIng stat on IN
the Galapagos Islands.
ENLISTED men have proved unsatisfactory
TEACHERS in army post schools. Congress
viii be asked to provide civilians who are
qualified.
some -four bough: in Russia by Off al.
for famine relief, at an exorDitant prlce, has
been found 50 badly aduiterated as to b. un-
ii tor food.
THE Boston Board Of Aldermen passe1 a
resolution lobling to the establishment OF a
free university in connection with the pab-
lie school system.
THE Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
says taare ara now 65.027 postot1ices on tae
r~:oris % MS Office, about 5000. OF them being
Presidential Offices.
Y ~eASITARIUM for cure of the liquor.
OPIUM AMI tobacco habits has been opened
.hy the Women's Christian Temperance Ali
anca IN Chicago, Ill.
THE jack rabbit bounty OF twenty-five
cants IS costing some o. the California com
ties a pretty figure. In seventeen days San
bernar3lno paid on. s.43.
II the standing army OF the Argentine
Re4u6llc Of 600 men there are over fifty
e u rails, or about one to every one hundrei
so..Iers Of ali other grades.
HE Brazilian Government has asked ar
extension OF time FOR the ratidcationo Of the
arbitration treaty formulated by the Inter.
national American Conference
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

Cod liver oil suggests con-
sumption; which is almost I'M
fortunate. It's best use is be-
fore You fear consumption
when lon begin to get thin.
Consumption is only one Of
the dangers Of thinncss.
Scots Emulsion of cod
liver oil makes the thin
plump and the plump are
alrnoz, safe.
L, Us send YOU a book on
CAREFUL LlvIHG-iree.
..Searrtr 49,. ca-m>,> /. south 9Th Aveeue,
Us hut.
fo3, s's.sfk'e IS =. Emblem s,o4 .ver
o'i-ali dTa> ~ v,es> ~aese -. s..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23
CAN VOC HSD TH7 woRDi

These Is a 3 inch display advertisement IA
this paper, thi- Heek, which has no two words
Alit e exec IT one word. TIE same is true Of
each new one Appearing each week. from Tho
d. Iiarter Medicine CO.: This house p sc-- q
"ttesccnt' on everything they make and pub
iisi. Loo FOR II. send them the naInc Of lhs
word and they VIII return you BOOK, REATTI
sII IL nDdtArUs or stGpLfs FEE.
THE nan-os- war Tallapoosa has bee1 oanr
eauuuol
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

COUNTERFEIT swedish money Is Eade IN
this country.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23
It's an sas,M

to your intelligence, but some IN.
scrnpulous dealers try it. For in.
stance: yon'fe suffering from some
Skin, Scalp or sc,ofulous affection,
OF are feeling "rtn down" and
"used.up." There's a torpid liver,
impure blood, and all that uay come
from it. You've decided, wisely.
that DR.. Pierce's Golden Hle1ic2l
Discovery is the medicine 70 heS
Won. You know that its Ntrra.
ted to do SO, as 10 other blood
purifier is.
If it doesn't benefit OF cure, you
ges your money back.
But what il best for you 70 take
isn't always best for the de4lcr
TO sell. He offers something ci<o
that's "just as good" Is i Likely,
If the makers OF q medicine can't
trust it, can you?
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

Co Alliance storss ere to be
ssta b .ia..sd IA every county Ia EaD-4s-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

Dos'r fool with indigestion nor ~'1h q
disordered liver. but taxi EeechAsas go
for immediate %reliet. - cents a COX
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

II AFFLICTED with sore eyes use Dr.. Isaac Thonp-
sons Eye-water. Druggists sci! ~ &c per h";,-o
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

THERE arc SO, 1874, $50 sores Of punho
hnts still vacant
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

Once of two things has TO happen.
You're cured Of Catarrh, or yoqse
paid $500 cash. That's wiist il
promised BY the proprietors q pr.
Sace's Catarril Remedy. u is
mild, soothing, cleansing, AMI hca.-
ing properties, it cures the worst
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

HORSE flesh in Germany u now nosray -
eostiy 40 best.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

On, SWANS PAsTILIs Cure female ,nt esses:
his Tablets cure chronic consultation Sam.
pies free. DR.. swan, Beaver Dam. Wis
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-23

lord, let 1t alone this year also. but pressed
upon my attention first CT all, last OF all.
and above ali. were the words: 'TaIs wear
thou shalt die.
Perhaps II may mean me. Though IN per-
te2t health now. il 3oss not take Col one
week 70 bring down the strongest Nh Zeal
constitution, | 10 not want 10 die this year.
We have plans and projects OH foe. that /
want osee coTUlecea III Gol Knows best.
ana He has 3 thousand hetta7 r2en than / u
do the wCro vet uat}0ua. | have n nora
"ander4ngs, shall. through. the in
finite mercy OF my Saviour. come ont At tee
right place. I rGTe naIGiuG to braS of
by way OF Christian experience. bur Two
Things / have learnaC-nv utter help.essness
fttore God ami the al abounilng grace OF
the Lord Jesus II rho text means come Of
ygu. nv bearers. J DO not want y6l 10 BE-
cau-nt ur0gepareG / would Ike t. have
YOU. either through money voI had laii up
sr Tie insurance. Is ~ - leave the
world feeling tEat ycur FANNY need no. rs
Come Iaupers hut Il veI haT- done your
f~>t ans vots !taTe nos one dollars worth OF
esfate- voa may confidently trust the Lord
vino hath promised o care for tie wl4rw
ami iathesteSs ! would ike 10 have YOUR
sd! ltd cUt for eternity. 50 that if any
A!orat1G ar nooa or evening CT night or
tte>s 'a,e- .Eniyf! ana elxty-fve day..
tsata >.l'i.i iooz n AMI a.k, Ar. YOU
r:a" >aa n.t-s-, VIA ~ o~utsnI~t II
1i%. ~ t..uslg., -n>"s-r. Aye. a,et.a4
rsatx
s1.-F -, waat ctr last words NAV be.
I - ,A->te-d ii pr4fet himself on Ms 10
I->ne~>- e.s4 s4l! III as last moment. Give
Dayrn..es . cAar Dr. Adam. a dying
schoo'mfss-r- said. III grows dark. Ths
soFs Lorl Tsnteraaa. sup
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1892-08-04
AVIS.

Nous prions ceux qui ne aont
pas en- reggie avec administration
dc notre journal, de nous faire
parvenir imm6diatement le mon
tant qu'ils nous dolvent.
Nous esperons done que les re
retardataires feront diligence ct
somprondront que nous ne pou-
vons pas leur envoyer lie journal
pendant des ann6es sans renum6-
ration aucune. ST vous ne pouvez
payer le tout. envoyez au moins
une partie.
Tout argent devra nous etre
transmits par lettre enregistr6e on
par mandat de poste don't le colt
sera 4 nos charges ct que nos de-
biteurs pourront d6duire du mon.
tant qu'ils nous doivent. Nous &C
eepterons aussi des tlmbres postes
de liz on deux centins.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1892-08-04
Cleveland ct Stevenson.

ii faut avouer que, dams leur vie
publique aussi bien que dams leur
vie priv6e, les deux candidats de-
mocratiques q la pr6sidence ct q
la vice-pr6sidence des Etats- Unis,
pr6sentent une curieuse analogue
Tous deux, au lieu d'agir en-
hommes dams la guerre de s6ces-
sion, au lieu de prendre lie NOUS
quet pour la defense de PUnit6
Americana, envoyerent a leur pla-
ce des hommes s'exposer aux bal
les d6mocratiques.
Aujourd'hui, leurs p~artisans les
repr6sentent CONNIE les amis, les
amis sinc6res, les vrais, les souls
amis de louvrier.
Et dependant Grover Cleveland,
alors quill 6tait gouverneur de
TEtat de New York, nit son veto
sur cinq projects de loi adopt6es
par les Chambres de Get Etat ct
toutes les cinq absolument en- "a
veur de louvrier.
QUAINT a M. Stevenson il a., pa.
raft-il, une tres-mauvaise memoi-
re.
C'est toujours .dangereux pour
quiconque Sc risque q briguer les
suffrages du peuple.
M. Stevenson le candidat demo-
cratique a la vice-pr6sidence des
Etats- Unis est ~6galement president
dc la MCLEAN county Coal Com.
pany" de Bloomington, III.
II va de sol quill s'unira q son
compere Grover pour s'6lever con.
tire lie monopole ct SO donner com.
me le d6fenseur de la classe GU.
vri6re.
Or, en- 1883, dams rIllinois, Ia
premiere des deux greves qui Gu
rent lieu dams Get Etat, fut fate
par les mineurs q Pemploi de Ste.
venson ct la cause de cette grove
telle que r6lat6e dams le rapport
annuel de linspecteur democrat.
que de rEtat pour le district d.
Bloomington est la %suivante:
La compagnie ayant renvoye quelques
uns de ses employees pour avoir pris un
part active dams la formation dun,
"Union des ouvriers", les mineurs 81
sont tous mis- en- gr6ve pour obtenir Il
r6installation des ouvriers ainsi GLASSES
Evidemment Adla1 a oubli6 |,
pass6.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1892-08-04

La Presse associ6e dit que les
appropriations faites par le Con-
gres d6mocratique actuel exc6de-
ront de 40,O00,0O0 de dollars celles
faites par le cinquante-et-uni6m
Congress republican,, dams sa pre-
miere session, sans y comprendre,
bien .entendu, appropriation que
le Congress accordera sans aucun
doute, a pExposition dc Chicago.
Et nos bons amis les journaux
d6mocratiques qui faisaient tant
de bruit pour CO qu'ils appelaient
le s'billion dollars Congress'!!!
Que vont-ils dire maintenant??
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1892-08-04
lie National.

A roccasion du dixiAme ami
versalre de So fondation, lie "Na-
tional'' do Lowell, Mass, Went de
publier I'm msgnifqus num6ro-
souvenir qu'on peut consid6rer
comm IN vrai chef-d'ouvre de
godt ct qui, certes, fat le plus
grand honneur d notre confrAre.
Contenant 20 pages, imprim6
sur pspier de luxe. tres. soipn6
CONNIE topographic, les illustra-
tions tres bonnes, CO num6ro-sou-
venir renfermait d~'excellents arti-
cles ct ne laissalt cons6quemment
absolument rien q d6sirer:
Nous prions le National" de
vouloir blen sccepte1 nos plus sin
ceres fluctuations ct nos mellleurs
souhaits fsucces.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1892-08-04

N. Pierre NORM, de Hamel Sta.
ton, Emilien Lefebvre, d'Oss6o
Geo. Gamache, Andovsr, Dakota,
Mde Paul Godin, Dayton, MINI.
Nine 81. Lafreniere, Ashland, Wis.
Il. j. Benoit, Orookston, Mimi.
T. A. Gincheraeu, Helena, Mont,
J. B. Chale, P. NJ, Olga, Dakota:
l.. D. Houde, Turtle Lake, Wis.
sont sutoris6s q collector Ut B prem.
dre de nouveaux abonn6s pour
PEOHo DE L'OUEsT.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1892-08-04
Henry de Tonty.
Par BENJAMIN Suite.
Lu devant la Soci6t6 Royale du Canada
le 30 mai 1892.
(suae.)
VII
VII
Par BENJAMIN Suite.

Tonty, fort inquiet du sort de Ia
Sale await laiss6 deux Rouennais,
Couture ct Delaunay, sur le bas
Mississippi pour tacher d'6tablir
des communication entire eux. Pen
dant CO temps, la Sale SO d6bat
TAFT contre une situation qui empi-
raft chaque jour; i parcourait
alors le Texas, cherchant q rega-
gner le Mississippi, quelques-uns
de ses compagnons, ne s'entendant
pas les uns les autres s'entre as
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1892-08-04

Grover Cleveland s'est pr6sent6
trois fois, CONNIE candidat, devant
les elections de lEtat de New
York.
La premiere fois il a obtenu une
majorit6 de $4,000 voix, la deu-
xieme fois cette majorit6 s'est re-
duite q LOO ct la troisieme fois il
a 6t6 battu par 1000 voix.
Care a la quatrieme!!
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1892-08-04
Geo. Burke par %acclsmation.

FARGO, N. D., "a la conven-
ton r6publicaine de l'etst, tenue
aujourd'hui en- cette vile, le gou-
verneur Burke a recu par aecla-
nation la nomination an poste de
gouverneur ct IHon. M. n. John
son, membre du Congress q Wash
ington, a aussi recu la r6nomina-
ton par reclamation.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1892-08-04

Or DIES membres du BOARD of
Education" M. L. Jaeger, 6diteur
du journal su6dois "The North
est en- favenr des punitions cor
porelles dams nos 6coles publiques.
Evidemment M. Jeager so croft
encore en- Suede on au dix-septie-
me steele,
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1892-08-04

chigan une autre bande comptalt
Sc rendre q Michillimaklnac, mails
La Durantaye en- await reggie lie
sort.
La campagne de 1857 contre les
Tsonnontouans a 6t6 trop solvent
racont6e pour la reprendre lei. Ces
Iroquo1s, les plus avanc6s vers le
lac Erie en- furent d6conits au
point que l'on ne jugea par n6ces.
saire de maintenir le poste du De-
troit. LIE 6 septembre Tonty ct le
baron de La Hontan 6taient au
Detroit en- route vers rouest ct le
q Octobre, Tonti rencontrait au
fort st. Louis DIES Illinois l'sbb6
Cavalier lequel ''crut %n6cessaire de
ne pas l'informer plus que les au-
tres de la mort de NJ, de La Sale
ct, CONNIE il await Gu la pr6cau-
ton de tirer de son frAre, avant ga
mort, un billet de cr6ance pour
prendre aux Illinois une somme
d'argent on la valeur en- pellete-
ries, Tonti ne fit aucune difdcult6
de lui remettre des marchandises
pour quatre mile francs (2)."'
Pour la dixiAme fois dams les
carrieres de la Sale ct de Tonty
nous sommes en- face des compli-
cations de la politieue de leur
temps. M. de la Barre ct M. de
Denonville, appuy6s par les J6sui-
tes, genaient lie plus qu'ils le pou-
vaisnt les anciens arais de Fronte-
nae ct parmi ceux-la on comptait
la Sale ct Tonti. Les J6suites
pretendaient avoir acquis les pre-
miers droits sur la vallee du Mis-
sissipi, de sorte que, pour eux, la
Sale etait un usurpateur. Main
tenant, Tonty ne sachant rlen du
drame du Texas, SO trouvait dams
une position delicate mails so cro-
yalt on surete: I'll recut l'abb6
Cavelier avec le meme respect
quill aura1t rtcu M. de la Sale, ct
lui preta 700 livres pour continuer
sa route. Dams la pens6e que de
la Sale 6talt mort, on que, tout al
molns il ne reviendrait pas, le Pere
d'Allouez, jesuite, await d6jA pris
la direction spirituelIe du fort. En-
apprenant son proclaim retour, il
marqua beaucoup d'inquietude ct
fn1t enfin par SO sauver. LIE 81
mars 1858, Fable Oavelier ct ses
compagnons partirent pour Mi
chillimskinac, Oh so trouvait alors
le baron de Lahontan qui eorivlt:
IN. Cavelier arriva ioi le 6 mai
aecompagn6 de son neveu, du Pere
r6collet, dun pllote,
dun savage ct de quelques Fran
GALS. Ills dissent que NJ. de Ia
Sale les a envoy6 au Canada pour
passer en- France ct porter ses de-
peches au roi, mails pous soupcon.
mons lei quill doit etre mort" En-
lin J'abb6 Oavelier ct SO suite de-
barqu6rent q la Rochelle lie z no
vembre. Sur plus de deux cents
personnes parties de la Rochelle
|e "a Juliet 1854, six settlement
'urvivaient (3).
() Silas Palmer: "History of Detroit"
}. 1926.
(2) Ferland: occurs d'Histoire," II. p.
81 Gravier: Discoveries ".... PIP.
'45-7.
"a continuer.)