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Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Cattle-There were
not many choice cattle and few were good
enough to sell up to 5.25 Sales of cows and
heifers ranged from 1.70 to 4.40 for fair to
prime. Veal stock went at CTS and fancy
calves up to 100; western rangers at $3.50
44O.
Hogs-Common to choice lights sold at
4.O0d4.35: culls brought 1.756375 mixed
lots sold at 3.95@425; heavy packing lots
sold at 37O64.25.
Sheep-Western muttons sold at 375 and
several punches of lambs sold at 5. 5.25G5.65
most fair to good fat lambs sold at 435 and
feeders at 4.25G4.75; farmers were buyers
of stock ewes around 3.75 and feeders took
fair to good westerns at 3.50m3.70: nothing
of any quality going below $40: most of the
fat muttons went at 3.65di4.00. as high as
40 being paid for choice lots
Receipts-Cattle, 100; hogs 10000; sheep
14,0OO.
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San Francisco Produce

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per ton; California
and Oregon bran. 14.50m1500.
Hay-wheat 11.5o@14.00; wheat and oat.
1oOO0I13.O0; oat, 10.0O@120O: river barley. I. 90
@s.oO; best barley. s.00@12.0O: alfalfa, 5000
10 90: clover. 7.5OG9.5O; stock, 7.0O@S5O; COM
pressed wheat. 12.0O@13.5O per ton; straw,
per bale. 3Oq40.
Dry Beans-Pink, 14O@1.50; lima, 2.15
@2.sO; small white. 1.25Q1.4 40; large do, 1.3O
01.40
Vegetables-Early Rose. 30140 per cental
River Burbanks, 35G40; River Reds, 40@50;
new sweet potatoes, h@1 per ID; new
silverskin onions. 9O01.00 per Genital; bay
cucumbers, 25@35 per box; dried pepper, 5@7
per lb.; garlic. 11A@21s per h.; green peas,
1@2 per lb.; string beans. 1hQ2h per lb. ;
bay squash, 3O@40 per box; tomatoes. 25@5O
per box; green corn, 50@75 per sack; chile
pepper, 25@S5 per box; egg plant. 3OQ40 per
',ov. green okra. 25Q40 per box; lima beans,
11@uz72.
Fresh Fruits-Apr,er ,arge box. 5O@6o;
crabapples, 25@35 per box; Strawberries,
s.0o@4.0O per chest; blackberries. 2.00@s.O0;
cantaloupes 50@1.00 crate; figs. 40@50 per
small box, 10000 large box; Fontainebleau
The herald., 1897-09-17

THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 1887.
G. V. SmiN to G. Lacour-Part lot 5,
Peck's subdivision of block 81, San Pedro;
$500
J. F. and ]. M. washburn to I. Lehman
Lot 80 and part of lot 81, James F. WASH
burns subdivision; $556.
M. p. and c.. P. Patterson to ]. john
ston-Lot rs, ]. E. Packards vineyard
tract; $500.
F. A. to A. Ramsey-Lots 10 and II, block
2, Johnson & Co.'S subdivision Pomona;
$1050.
Banning company to A. r. Steller-Lot H.
block E. South Bonnie Brae tract; $1250.
w. H. and E. Wells to M. Schmid-Lot 10,
Fl. c. Thomas tract; 500.
J. M. and H. A. Newell to G. s. Harker-
Lot 9, Fletcher tract; $1,000.
A. J. Wilson to r. c. Andrews-Lot II
and west half of lot 49, block 20, California
Cooperative Colony tract; $3.50.
L. Terrific to G. Bornatico-East 25 feet of
lot II, r. M. Baker tract $3.50. 'lN
II. B and M. E. Botsford to M. Bronson
Lot IL and part lot 12. block 2s, California
Cooperative Colony tract; 5000.
M. E. Moore ct AL to c. III. Lamme-Lots
Al and As, Granada tract; $2500.
e. w. and F. M. Lewis to r. e. Paul
Lot 97 M. L. Wicks' subdivision of Kiefer
tact; $3.50.
NJ l.. and S. X Lindley to A E. Sale
Part lot IS. block 8. East San Pedro; $500.
G. w. and E. A. Mann to G. A. Daniels
Part lots and g. block H, San Pasqual
tract; $4S46.
c. r. and H. L. Phillips to H. and ].
Dirksmeyer-Lot AZ, block S, Wolfskill Or
chard tract; $675.
A. and E. Bixel to B. Guirado-Lot 6,
block 5, Downey tract; $1100.
]. and s. Anon to A. A. Soules-Lot "a,
Grider & Dow's subdivision of Briswalter
tract: $500.
G. w. Bushnell to H. Hollar-Part Sec
tion s. north 13; $1,000.
e. A. Topping to d. Hare-Lot Is, Grider
& Dow's Orangedale tract; $1,000.
SUMMARY
Deeds Observation-Disclosures. A
Nominal .......................... 23
lOldl @GU, Ooo w
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European Markets

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says:
The stock market here was quiet today
and dull, but after setback on the receipt
pf the New York opening prices closed
|tronger. Low priced shares were largely
bought by speculative opeators here. Grand
runks were booming early in the day, but
psed under the best The remarks today
d the governors of the Bank of England
9, put silver in the reserve had little effect.
II provisions attached to his letter to the
cha cellor Of the exchequer are so impos-
sible THAT 1t is believed that nothing will
come pf the negotiations.
TheyParis bourse was weak on the sharp
break Spanish securities.
The HArlin market was steady.
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Oysters Barred Until October

The Brookhaven town trust1es have de.
cided to forbid the taking of oysters ir
Great South Bay until October y under
penalty. The Great South Bay committee
is charged with the enforcement d this
resolution. Notices have been ordeAed tc
be distributed to this effect; the tru\te
Lane anes>Smith. were appointed con3nt-
tee to procure legislation to abolish drV V1g-
ing In these waters.
Fine oyster spawn has appeared in be
bay In great quantities this season, aAd
1t is desired to allow the young oysters a
chance to grow. A veritable Klondike
promised II this Is sdone.-New York World
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ON CHANGE
What Was Done Yesterday on Wall
Street

What Was Done Yesterday on Wall
Street
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The market
closed with the general level of prices lower
after day of great irregularity and con-
stant movement up and down on the whole
ist OF narrow range. Quite large num-
be of shares showed small fractional
gains, few stocks show notable rises. hut
the grangers, Vanderbilts, trunk lines and
transcontinental lines as a whole declined
in value.
inis Is true notwithstanding the fact that
London was buyer OF favorite stocks ali
the day and all the general news as to i'm
proving business and increased earnings Of
railroads continued to favor advancing
prices. Prices were in fact higher at the
upening, s,p out Liquidation quickly set In and
prices generally receded. The closing of tho
q accounts OF a failed firm under the rules Of
tne stock exchange had something to do
Win The undertone Of heaviuess which wss
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mand and 4.s21kd4.s2% for sixty days; post
ed rates. 4S31aa4.S41s and 4.S51hQ4. 4.S61a; COM
mercial bills, 4S2.
LONDON, Sept. 16.-Consuls. 116 9-16.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1s. = Drafts,
sight 5; teregrapt, TX.
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Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, Sept 16.-California dried
fruit firm. Evaporated apples, prime, wire
tray, 6%M7; wood dried, 6h; choice, N;
fancy, w.
Prunes-S1a@71a per h., as to size and
quality.
Apricots-Royal. 7dS; Moorpark 9611.
Peaches-Unpeeled 7910; peeled, 11q14
per pound
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LIVERPOOL Market

LIVERPOOL. Sept. 16.-Close: Corn
American mixed spot new, quiet; S.
2% d.; do. old, quiet; 8 S. 81 d.; September,
nominal; October, steady; S. 81 d; No.
vember, steady; s. Ssl d.
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'Wilhelm's 8 Status

Emperor Wilhelm declares that he is the
vicegerent of God. Billy's remarks would
sound better If they were merely neat and
not goddy.-Stockton Mail
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Money Quotations

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Money on call
firmer at ih@1x; last loan, ~: closed 1k
per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4@4h;
sterling exchange weak, with actual bust
ness In bankers bills at LslN@AeS for de-
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Petroleum
NEW Vol

NEW YORK, Sept 16.-Petroleum, dull.
OIL CITY, Pa, Sept. 16-Credit balances,
GO; certificates, no bids; sales, 5000; ship
ments, 77,059; runs, 106, 459.
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Silver Bullion

NEW Y YRK. Sept. 1s.-Bar silver, 5S%;
Mexican d&lars, 43.
SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 16.-Bar silver,
54M; Mexican dollars, ..gi4M
LONDON. Sept. 16.-Bar silver, :st.,
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DIR. d. Cave, dentist, rooms 2o7-21o Lank
ershim block
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Boston Quotations

BOSTON. Sept. 16.-Atchison 15X: Bell
Telephone. 27s; Burlington, 100; Mexican
Central, 6A; San Diego, 131s.
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Legal Banking Notes

Draft Not Payment.-In the absence of
an express agreement or other circum-
stances avoiding the operation of the rule
the remittance of a bank draft Is not a
payment in fact until the draft has been
received, presented and honored. National
Life Insurance company vs.. Goble (su-
preme court, Nebraska), 70 Northwestern
Reporter 503
Restrictions in Guaranty of Note.-Per-
sons may sign a note as guarantors and
deliver 1t to the payee, with the agreement
that they shall not be bound unless other
persons also sign; and If the latter do not
sign the first ones. cannot be held. State
bank VS.. Burton-Gardner company (su-
preme court. Utah). As Pacific Reports, 402.
Liability for Interest on Coupons-A guar
anty of payment of principal and inter-
est mentioned in the within bond, accord
ing to the tenor and effect thereof" rem
ders the guarantor liable for the amount
of each interest coupon as default is made
Dougan VS.. E. & T. H. r. Co. "a N. ".
Supp. Rep, 503
Limitation of Action on Note.-Where a
mortgage provides that on default of in
terest the whole sum shall become due
and the mortgage may be foreclosed, the
statute of limitations begins to run only
when the note natures according to its
terms, and not on default Of interest Rich
ards VS.. Daley (Sup. Ct. Cal.), As Pacific
Rep, 220
Payment to Bank Not Payment to Mort
gagee.-Where a mortgagor had been in
the habit paying interest coupons to a
bank, which remitted the proceeds to the
mortgage. which bank was not in fact
nor ever had been held out as the agent
of the mortgage or holder of the note and
mortgage. the payment of the principal
to such bank to be forwarded to the mort
gageet did not constitute payment on
failure of such bank to so forward the sum
paid Greenman VS.. Swan (Sup. Court
Neb.), 70 N. w. Rep, 504.
The herald., 1897-09-17

Latest style Of wall paper ar A. A. Eek
S24 South Spring street.
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Instructions given on the plano and gui-
tar; twelve lessons for IS. Address post
once box =
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Bond List

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The following
were the closing quotations on bonds to-
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interpretations

Interpretations
Bushman Gold Mining company, San
Francisco, $5O0,000; subscribed $25OO.
ore Mountain Mining and Smelling COM
pany, . Los Angeles, $1,000, 900, ali sub
scribed.
Richmond Gold Mining company, San
Francisco. 100000, all subscribed
Spence Mineral company, San Francisco
100000; subscribed, $40.
Etna Packing company. Etna, Siskiyou
county $4,000; subscribed, $2050.
Jones Bazaar company, Oakland, $50 900;
subscribed, $40, 600.
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U S IS reg. .1261s
u s n As coup. .126
u s As ........111h
U s As coup ....1131a
U 8 Eds .9S
U S IS reg. .114H
U S 5s coup. .114A
District 8 65's. .1O9l4
Ala Glass A. .107
Ala Glass B. .106
Ala Glass Co.. 9S
Ala Currency. 98
Atchison As -. .8S1s
Atchison ad As. 60H
Can South 2ds.1 1861
Can Pac lists. =. -
C & Ohio Is. .112N
c & N P tr IS. 471s
C H & Da1ss'. .106%
D & r G lists. Ill
D q q r As. -. S9la
East Tenn lists. 1884
Erie gen As 80. 1874
F w & D lists. "A
Gen Elec 5s. .100is
G H & S A IS. .10iN
G H & S A 2ds. 100
H & T G IS. .1091s
H & T c Is. .106
Iowa C lists. .. 9S
Kan P Con .102h
K P 1st ID D).11S
La n consols As SO
L & N I'm As. -. S5A
Missouri 6s. 100
M K & T Eds. 65B
NJ K & T As. :. 81
N Y Cen lists. .117H
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Real Estate Transfers

per lb.. 51a@5% mutton, 6; hogs, 5%; lamb,
Z; veal, 6@7R.
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 16.-The Of
ficial closing quotations for mining stocks
today were as follows:
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ter market was firm: creameries. 12M1S;
dairies. 9M15. Cheese-Easy, sG9 Eggs
Firm. fresh. 13.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The Earl Fruit
company sales: Grapes-Tokay S5M1 30;
double crates, 2.25a2.60; Muscat, 7OMS0;
Carnichon, LOS. Peaches-Salway. 4O@SO;
Georges cling 6567O; strawberry cling, 6O@
65 Peas-Bartlett, 2.35T3 40
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Mining Stock Quotations

The following are the quotations of the
Mos Angeles and Mining Stock exchange:
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The Cincinnati Price Current says: "When
1t is considered that the worlds yearly
wheat consumption represents approxi-
mately $500, 900, 900 bushels or 2,2oO, 900, 900
bushels or more for food purposes, and that
per cent decrease in average consumption
Tor food would mean 100 900 bushels, 1t
Will be seen that if, as Beerbohm states is
apparently the situation, there is a fair
balance between supply and demand with
out such allowance, 1t must appear reason
aoie 10 regard with doubt the probabilities
OF prices having occasion for averaging
much' II any. higher for the remainder of
the year than already reached, unless the
power OF speculation becomes more force
full than demand"
letter signed by J. H. Rothschild. from
London, England, positively announces
that syndicate of that name will, erect
smelter in Vancouver, B. c., next winter
10 cost s25Oooo; capacity, $50 tons a day.
4 + y
Anyone outside Of California wishing a.
sopy of the last report of the state miner
llogist should forward one dollar to tho
state mining bureau, San Francisco Anv.
one, In California can secure O cow NV
senoing II cents to pay postage. 1t is un
derstood that the present state minera1n-
Bist VIII rot issue similar report
+ + +
The celebrated coffe planter, Philip Korn.
dead. He was worth $5,O00,000, all made
IN coffee planting.
4 \ 4
The court of appeals has decided the case
nvoiving the ownership of the valuable
Iaiiroao teff7inel properties in Sioux City.
including the Union passenger dsleos, = al
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once box =
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

In the United States district court at
Topeka yesterday, Judge Foster re-
fused to grant the injunction asked
for by the Travellers Insurance COM
pany to restrain Insurance Commits
sicner McNaH from examining the
cnmpany's books.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Borseman and a
young child, who resided at Burkett,
md, were driving across the Nickel
Plate railway near Claypool when they
ere run down by a train Mrs
Borseman and the child were instantly
killed and Borseman was fatally in
ju1ed.
Under the decision of Judge Siebeck-
er, in the injunction suit of the
Travellers Insurance Company, of
Hartford, against Insurance Commits
sioner Fricke, that corporation will
have to pay the state s34,101.59 to con-
tinue it's accident business in Wiscon-
sin.
The grand jury convened in special
session at Taunton, Mass, found in
dictments against w. Shay and Frank
Ford, members of the common coun-
Gil of Fall River, for soliciting brides
in connection with the awarding of
contracts for furnishing a school.
John H. Laskey, eX-lieutenant on
the Boston police force, has been
sentenced to three years in the house
of correction for forging signatures on
his bond, given to the city of Cam
bridge in 1894, in connection with the
building of an engine house in that
city.
Aged Ellen Peck, whom the police
regard as one of the cleverest conf
dence operators among women in the
country and who is now under five
years sentence because of transac-
ton by which she obtained $500 worth
of jewelry from Christopher Gini, of
New York, was granted a certificate
of reasonable doubt in the supreme
court in Brooklyn.
Fire destroyed the barn and con-
tents belonging to Richard A. Nc
Curdy, president of the Mutual life in
surance company of New York, and
situated at Morris Plains. Two or
three handsome carriages and num-
Der of implements were also consumed.
Loss SIT, 500, covered by insurance.
Mrs. Florentine Moser, a fortune
teller, committed suicide at her home
il New York because of grief over the
death of her little daughter. The child
was poisoned from chewing the end of
matches Mrs. Moser went into the
room in which her daughter was laid
out for burial, and, producing re-
voIver, shot herself twice.
In a recent report to the state de-
partment concerning the use of BIZ
cycles at Gibraltar, Consul Sprague
incidentally refers to work in progress
at that place that is not generally
known. He says 5000 workmen daily
erter the fortress and labor on the
extensive improvements now going on
in the building of docks and other
government works.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
FOREIGN.

Greece's cabinet crisis is ended for
the present.
The duke of Manchester was sued
for livery stable bill.
Emperor William threatened to
crush Norway.
Both sides in Cuba prepare to strike
a decisive blow.
The released crew of the schooner
Competitor sailed from Havana for
New York.
The government of Canada has de-
cided to send commission to Wash
ington to try to reach a settlement
of questions pending between Canada
and the United States.
Eight persons were crushed to death
! in panic at circus near Kovno, Po-
| land
TIL countess of Lathom was thrown
! from trap and killed near Wigan, in
England.
| A number of business organizations
in Spain have protested against the
proposed tariff changes in Cuba.
Walter Burns, manager of the bank
ing-house Of J. S. Morgan e Co.
died of heart failure in London.
Ten MeXicans were sentenced to
death for lynching the man that at
tempted to assassinate President Diaz
The president of the London board
of trade complains that American
competition is knocking British trade
out.
German semi-official newspapers
give the United States the credit of
settling Germany's trouble with
Hayti.
Cuba between Havana and Matanzas
is depopulated, the once-thriving
towns being changed to cities of the
dead.
In the chamber of deputies at Mon
tevideo, Uruguay, Dr. Herreray ODE:
demanded the resignation of President
| Cuestas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

in conflict with the constitution and
laws of this state, shall govern the
decision Of the action" This brief
act formed the basis of the mining
laws of the great gold and silver fields
of the west. Another notable piece
of legislation effected by Judge Field
was one exempting debtors from the
seizure or sale of the tools of their
calling in satisfaction of a judgment,
and also allowing them certain articles
Of necessity, so as not to cripple the
unfortunates from recovering their
financial standing.
Judge Field has always been noted
for the possession Of strong de-
termined character and an unf1inching
courage. When he says a thing he
means it, and he could never be
threatened or bluffed out of doing any
thing he made up his mind to do.
At one time, when in the California
legislature, an opponent made bitter
pei sonal attack upon him. Field
called him to account, but the man
refused to fight, whereupon Field de-
clared that he would read him out as
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

finishing cutoff and flew away.
Watching the work of construction
afterwards, it was marvellous to see
how the end of the little roll was at
tached to the strip Of work that was
being added to, by means of some
waxy gum exuded by the builder, and
Joined on laterally as it was unrolled
until finished, and then the workman
would fly away for a. fresh piece.
Each insect cut off a strip averaging
about three-eigbths of an inch in
length and a little under an eighth in
width, and nothing could be more ad-
mirable that the artistic and business
like way in which they carried on their
work.-Harper's Round Table.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
HOW WASPS BUILD THEIR NESTS

In tree in the garden round the
house where I was stopping was
wasp's nest in process of construction.
The busy insects were going back
wards carrying their material to the
paperlike fabric; but though | watched
several days, 1 could not discover
where it was collected. 1t happened
that the pillars of the veranda of the
mud-built house in which l was stop
ping were roughly hewn trunks of the
Lombardy poplar that grows in that
region to good size and considerable
height without branches, and makes
clean straight stem. One afternoon,
while lettering about the veranda,
noticed that numbers of wasps were
alighting on the side of these pillars
that was worn by the weather, and
then, after a short stay, moved off
again, apparently carrying away
small load with them.
Stationing myself close to one Of the
pillars. [ soon had the satisfaction Of
seeing wasp alight on it. After run
ming about over the surface to ind
what he was in search Of, he suddenly
stopped, and carefully feeling the spot
he was on, he cut the worn surface
with his nippers, and then proceeded
in a workmanlike manner to cut from
the surface Of the wood a strip the
width to which he could extend his
nippers laterally, and as he moved
backwards he rolled the strip up I'M
der his chin with the aid Of his fore
feet until he had as much as he could
conveniently hold, when he gave a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

less than the saving of the great
northwest to the United States. 1t
was the timely work done by Dr..
Whitman in thus thwarting the pur-
poses Of the British Canadians, that
made him d marked man, and called
Qown their vengeance upon him and
laid him Iowa martyr for this coun-
try's welfare.
1t was while engaged in missionary
work at Waiilatpuan that DR.. Whit
man, apprisen by Col. Amos l.. Love
joy, became fully aware of the purpose
OF the British to COLOMBO the country
and keep for Great Britain the i'm
mense territory from which Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana
have since been carved. DR.. Whit
man and General LoVejoy hurried
across the continent, 1000 miles on
le-back, pausing not until DR.. Whit
man secured audience with President
Tyler and Secretary of State Daniel
Webster, and by his eloquence secured
President Tyler's promise that the
Ashburton treaty should not be finally
adopted until DR.. Whitman had been
given a chance to take 1000 emigrants
into the disputed country and anchor
1t fast to the United States. The pres
ident's promise was kept and also DR..
and when he with 1000
followers from Arkansas, Missouri,
New York and other states,
gathered in Oregon, the British were
baked and Oregon was saved. But
the great leader paid the penalty of
angering the British with his life. 1t
is in memory of that heroic life and
tragic death that a beautiful shaft
Of cleaning marble is unveiled in the
IoVeliest valley that the sun shines
upon.