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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-20
GENERAL NEWS.


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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-20

Mrs James P. Cason, who recent
ly died at Spray, Wheeler county.
was one CT the very few survivors of
the whitman massacre and as lit
tie girl, witnessed the horrible butch
cry Of the Whitman party by the
Cayuses on November 20, 1S47.
Shortly before her death Mrs. Cason
wrote the following brief account Of
her recollection of the tragedy:
at was on the 29th of November,
1S47, about o'clock in the after
noon that the Indians broke out and
murdered DR.. and Mrs Whitman and
eight others There were six families
in an adobe house not far from the
doctors house. My father and oe-
cupied an upper room where we
cooked our meals and slept. He had
come and had his dinner. his last
dinner-and had gone to work. He
was attending the grist mill. That
was the last time that l ever saw
my poor dear father.
Saw Famous Massacre.
81 was washing the dishes when
heard the report of gun. twas TIE
gun that killed Gillian, the tailor. He
was doing some sewing of some kind
when an Indian stood in the door and
shot him. At the same time the hor-
rible work was going on outside.
and some others went up stairs where
we could look from a window and
see part of the conflict
four men were butchering a beef
Then l saw them engaged with quite
number of Indians. Mr.. Kimball
was dealing hard with several hav-
ing an ak to fight with. He fought
desperately for awhile, but they over
powered him and disembowied him.
/ saw Mr.. Hall chased by an Indian
with an uplifted tomahawk. The In
dian was OH horse but Mr.. Hall
made his escape.
Meanwhile Mrs. Whitman had
barred the doors and windows to
keep them out of the house so long
as possible, but they broke in.
saw them break into the house, led
by Joe Lewis, the instigator OF the
trouble. There they finished their
bloody work, for that day.
"Mr. Sails and Bewley were sick
and were not killed that day. A
week later they were killed on their
| beds. / saw Bewley lying outside the
house with his head almost severed
| from his body. He law there all
| night. All of the dead bodies were
buried in one grave by the four men
that were not killed, Elan Young
and his two sons ard Mr.. Smith.
$50 I was left to the charity of the
| people, perfect strangers. You all
know how an orphan would fare
among strangers. An orphan is soon
not wanted any longer. In 1S49 my
brother went to California, but be-
fore he went he found me a home
with Mrs. A. L. Lovejoy, who was
very careful of my welfare. There !
remained until l married James p.
Cason, son of F. C. Cason of Clacka-
mas. who crossed the plains in '43.
when we arrived at Oregon City
a lady there gave me a piece of bread
and molasses and l did enjoy eating
that piece of bread. Bread was not
very plentiful in those days with
everybody. but there was plenty of
salmon with anything else that a
person could get, sometimes boiled
wheat for a change. l do not know
how many of the survivors of that
massacre are living that ere as o,l
as | am.
Il have the picture of d.. Whit
mans buildings and of the neglected
graves OF him and the others that
were killed"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-20

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by a proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly YOU can make no mistake by
taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, and over.
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect OF Swamp-Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis.
covery and book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, DR.. Xii.
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer In this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp r DOT, and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-20
Joel Smith. formerIv NJ Ortor

Joel Smith, formerly of Ontario,
Oregon, was shot by Frank Wilson,
at Battle Mountain, New. Smith and
man named Farlow, who are part
ners. had a dispute over trivial
matter and Farlow went and got
Wilson and returned to Smiths home
and called him out. A fight ensued
and while Wilson and Smith were
struggling, Wilson reached around
Smith and shot him in the back.
Smith is still alive. He is well-known
throughout eastern Oregon and has a
wife and three children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-20

Roosevelt seems to be having plen-
ty of trouble to fight off third term.
There is a reason.
Teddy surely is a big factor In ma
tional politics. This because OF his
broad -mindedness and great popular
ity.
Speaking about popularity, when 1t
comes to mems furnishings and mod
ern clothing-clothing that In style
keeps pace with the tick of the clock
and is worn by nearly all you meet
on the street, then BOND BROS,
Pendleton's leading clothiers--the
store that does the business-stands
side by side with Teddy.
There is a reason. Look It UP.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-20
BLUE SUITS FOR PRISONERS
Washington Convicts VIII Not BE
Dressed In Stripes, IL Good.

'"''ph-toh SpiNiCtS WIFI MOI He
Dressed I'm Stripes, If Good.
With the adoption of the merit sys-
TEN at the state penitentiary, the
striped suits which are looked upon
as degrading to the men who are fore
ed to wear them, will be gradually
eliminated, and in their stead will be
introduced uniforms of coarse sky
blue texture, says the Walla Walla
Union. Within the next 10 days 40
of the most trusted inmates of the in
stitution will be given the new uni
forms, as will also the criminally in
sane.
All prisoners, when received at the
penitentiary, are placed upon the pro-
baton list, and at the end of the six
months, when either promotion or de-
motion, according to the behavior of
the prisoner, is made, the convict is
taken from the probate list and given
such rating as is deemed advisable by
the authorities. Instead of using the
dungeons and the hose for unruly
prisoners and for those who continu-
ously disregard the rules of the in
stitution, the striped garments will be
used as punishment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-20
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths,

I NAAS
is because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-lieart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
'apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
Observation-Disclosures
the ekidney-poison-
oil b1pnJ will %
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-20

Coeur d'Alene, idaho, is to have
100000 brewery-the largest in
the northwest outside Of Seattle. II
is backed by Christian Bernhard Of
Ohio. -t+..' ..
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-20
Notice.

All parties knowing themselves to
be Indebted to me, will kindly call
at my office and settle by June 30th.
ROBERT FORSTER.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-20
SAW THE MASSACRE.
Mrs. CAsoN TELLS
or WHITNiAN'S DEATH

As Child She Saw the Cayuscs MUIR
der the Missionary PaIty-Her
Own Father Was Killed In the
Mission Grist Mill-Two Sick Men.
Sails and Bcwley, We're Tortured
a week Before Being Killed.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-10-30
TELLS HOW TO
CURE CATARRH
SIMPLE HOME RECIPE WHICH
ALL SUFFERERS SHOULD
MAKE UP AND TRY.

The coming months will be a har-
vest for the doctors ana patent medi-
cine manufacturers unless great care
is taken to keep the feet dry, also
dress warmly.
This is the advice of a well known
authority and should be needed
by all who are subject to rheumatism,
Eiddney and bladder troubles and es-
pecially catarrh. While the latter is
considered by most sufferers an In
durable disease. there are few men
or womne who win fail to experience
great relief from the following simp-
le home prescription, and IL taken in
time it will prevent an attack Of ca
tarrh during the entire season.
Here is the prescription which any
one can mix: Fluid Extract Dande.
lion ope-hali ounce. Compound Kar-
aEOn one ounce, Compound Syrup
SarsanariUa three ounces. Shake
wen in a bottle and use in teaspoon
full dose after each meal and again
at bedtime.
These are mostly vegetable ingre-
dents and can be obtained from any
good prescription pharmacy at small
cost,
The Compound KarasOn in this pre-
mInaivo tissues Of the kidneys to
mako them filter and strain from the
blood, the pois0ns that produce ail
forms Of catarrahal affections Relief
is ofte felt even after the first few
doses and it is seldom That The s1f
fcrcr ever experience a return at
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-10-30

The biggest furmfurc sT1e vet al
'.e.tsy N l0a 2I3 Gfart street.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-10-30

BACON To, TALK
!. Il cana: {: "A.
MgRcs Bra THURS
DA ERNooN.
Atlanta Is goT4 SS
to secure that q
Tennessee river &c
The Atlanta charSs Il &i1erce
will hold a meeting tomorrow af5er
noon to consider the proposition ana
United States Senator Bacon will ad
dress the meeting. The Atlanta
Journal of yesterday contained the
following ON the subject:
The commtte of the chamber OF
commerce, which has been named to
push the matter Of the proposed canal
from the Tennessee river through Al
lanta and to connect with the DC
mulgce rive near Macon. with the
view Of establishing water transpor
tation from the Mississippi river to
the Atlantic ocean, win hold a meet
ing Thursday afternoon at 4 o'cloel
United States Senator A. o. Bacon
of Macon has informed Secretary
Cooper that he win be present at th
meeting and talk over the matter
with The committee. The sena or
states that in his opinion the scheme
is entirely feasible and taht the
completion Of the contemplated canal
would be mcalculable advantage to
the American people in general, as
wen as those who live in the partic-
ular sections through which the canal
VIII 20.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-10-30

Tie success Of the i rsuson Col
Leg is phenomenal and it is based
upon its merit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-12
REVENUES OF INTEREST.
SHOWING ON THE PASSENGER
BUSINESS DONE is WATCHED.
Effect of the TWo-Cent Rate viii Be
Determined by the Reduc-
ton Shown.

Passenger revenues and the extent
to which they will be reduced by the
passage of 2-cent rate laws in a large
number of states are matters now oc-
cupying a large degree of attention
from railroad financiers. II is esti-
mated that revenues from this source
of all the roads in the United States
amount to not less than $500. 000. 900 a
year. This is about one-third of the
freight earnings and about one-fourth
of the gross earnings of the roads. The
normal increase in passenger earnings
from year to year is about Z per cent
when they are undisturbed by legisla-
tive interference.
The 2-cent laws. for a time at least,
are expected to wipe out this increase
entirely, If they do not cause an actual
reduction in the revenues as com
pared with previous years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-12

Indiana knights of Pythias are to
be congratulated upon the magnificent
home that they will dedicate at Indian
apolis this week. Indiana Pythians are
tion is one in which Richmond and
Wayne county plays no small part, for
they have large Pythian membership
in a prosperous condition, and they
have also furnished a supreme chan
,cellor of the worldwide organization
in the person of Charles +. Shiveley.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-12

DR.. Henry A. Buchtel, governor of
Colorado and former pastor of Grace
Methodist church, Richmond, has in
Cured the disfavor of Judge Benjamin
Lindsay, of Juvenile court fame, who
puts Buchtel in the class of machine
politicians and under the influence Of
boss rule. No doubt these will prove
surprising statements to the Richmond
public, where DR.. Buchtel is SO well
fore the chautauqua. A statement
from him. as to his connection with the
Guggenheims and others of baneful po-
litical influence, would be of interest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-12

Cat every session since several such
bills have been prescnted and an
enormous amour; of tirae, labor and
money had to be expended N pro-
venting their passage.
BELMONT THk nan
Finally, N 1904. Mr.. Flanagan
came to TIE conclusion that. 6nan-
eially and temperamenfai.y, August
Belmont was Just the man he want
ed, and he brought the matter TO
his attention in December OF that
year; but II was no. until twelve
months later that Mr.. Belmont
agreed 10 take hold OF IL. From
that time on, however, the progress
was rapid. The isthrus was sur
yeycd from shore 20 shore. bor;ngsl
were made 20 ascertain the character
OF the material &c be excavated.
estinate: OF the cost of construc-
ton, operation and maintenance
were prepared by William Barclay
Parsons, 4. l.. Corth.il and other
enliasn. engineers, the route OF the
canal was determined upon, and sta
tistics regarding the amount Of
traffic annually passing around the
Cape were collected The plans
dr-wn by Mr.. Parsons were finally
submitted to and approved by the
join; board o: Railroad and Harbor
and Land Commissioners of Massa-
chuse.ts, the contract has been
awarded, the necessary securities.
bonds and forfeits have been de-
posted with the State and County
Treasurers, and the actual work OF
digging will begin almost immedi-!
atelv.
The canal will be twelve miles
long and will extend from Buzzards
Bay, at Bourne to Cape Cod Bay,
at point rear the town of Sand
witch. 1t will be TOO feet wide at
the bottom and 200 feet on the SUR
face at the na-o%est portion, 100
feet NJ the bottom and $40 feet on
The surface ct TIVE widest part and
will have depth OF rs feet at low
water. /. viii cost $1,000 900 TO
build, and, it is estimated. will re-
quire 5000 per year for opera
ton and maintenance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-12

The eyes of all Quakerdom will be on
Richmond this fall. for the city is not
only to entertain Indiana yearly meet
body of the kind in the world. but is al
so to entertain the Five Years meet
ing, which is the general conference of
American Friends. There is little
doubt but what some important action
will be taken by both bodies and espec-
tally so by the latter The brightest
minds in the Friends society will gath
er in Richmond next October.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-12
AMIcARLE AGREEMENTS.

The trend of the times appears TO be
toward reaching amicable agreements
with railroads and the Interstate
Commerce Commission on the part of
shippers all over the country. An un-
usual agitation is spreading over the
entire shipping world toward organic
ing to carry out in the most advan-
tageous manner the ideas of men who
are putting in force new methods to
cope with the circumstances in which
the railroads, commission houses and
shippers find themselves at present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-12

would do away with the frequent
and fatal wrecks that made the east
ern shore OF Cape Cod then, as it
IS now, the most dangerous point
on the coast and the graveyard
OF the Atlantic. He brought the
project to the attention OF the
Council of Massachusetts, Bay
Colony, but those gentlemen were
so busy with other affairs that
they merely promised to consider
the matter. Ten years later COM
Inittee was appointed but there IS
no evidence extant that a report was
ever returned; certainly nothing was
done toward digging the canal. The
project has been reappearing and
vanishing, ghostlike, at irregular
intervals ever since; but in all the
many years it has been under con-
sideration only once did it get be-
yond the blueprint stage, and then
its construction progressed but one
laborious mile.
When it was announced a few
months ago that the long delayed
waterway was at last to become a
reality it is not surprising that press
and public, recalling the many futile
attempts of the last two centuries,
were somewhat dubious; but when
it was further stated that the en-
terprise would be financed by
August Belmont and Dewitt c.
Flanagan and that William Barclay
Parsons and John B. Melon
aid were the engineers who would
prepare the plans and have charge
Of the construction every doubt
was at once removed
CONTRACT AWARDED
With the awarding of the contract
apd its approval by the joint board
OF Railroad and Harbor and Land
Commits sioners of Massachusetts,
just given-the last obstacle to the
construction of the canal has been
removed and the last requirement
OF the Massachusetts Legislature
met; it only remains to apportion
the work among the sub-contrac-
tors According to William Barclay
Parsons, the chief engineer, dirt will
begin to fly within sixty days and
by January, 1910, the big ditch will
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-12

Mr. Flanagan's attention was hrst
drawn TO the project by Levi Hussy.
the inventor of a patent dredge
owned by company IN which Mr..
Flanagan inherited a one-fourth in
terest. Mr.. Hussy and several OF
his friends tried to obtain a charter
to build the canal but failed. He
showed the maps, plans, etc, then
in existence 10 Mr.. Flanagan who
was SO much impressed with the
feasibility Of the idea that he al
once got control of the company
and applied to the Massachusetts
Legislature for a charter which was
granted June /. 1900. From that
time TO the present he has given
almost his entire attention TO the
canal, frequently at the expense Of
other interests which would have
given more prompt and certain re-
turns; but the more thought he
gave to the project the more en-
thusiastic he became.
PREVIOUS PLANS ALL TALK
Before he applied for a charter,
Mr.. Flanagan made a contract with
4 Baltimore Trust Company. who
agreed to underwritc il, but wren
the time came to deposit the
$500, 900 security with the Mas.a-
chusetts State Treasurer, the afsans
of the Trust Company had become
involved and Mr.. Flanagan had to
furnish the money himself. In 1903
he sent a representative to London
in the hope OF interesting English
capital; but John Bull invariably
referred the matter TO his American
correspondents who, without taking
the trouble to inquire into the
merits of the proposition, just as
regularly reported that the Cape
Cod Canal was a specter, which had
stalked at irregular intervals for
two hundred years; that all previous
efforts to give it form and sub
stance had ended only in talk and
that there was no reason for think
ing that this latest attempt would
result in anything tangible.
About this time bills began to be
introduced in the Massachusetts
Legislature which had for their OBJ
ject the notification of the charter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-12

UGUST BELMONT was
a :, probably actua:ed by senti-
H. - mental reasons as well as by
financial considerations when he de-
eided to take an active part in the
ooustructioa and operation Cd the
Cape Cod Canal, for the entire strip
of yaad shrough which it will pass,
from coast to coast, including Gray
xSzGlo5, the summer Tes1dcncc OF
Sorr,er President Grover Cleveland,
was for many years .he property
Of his ancestors, the PerTys. just
sbout the center OF she penin-
sr1a, aud directly over the spot
where thousands Of ships will
toon be plying, stood the old
Perry homestead, built in 1861,
picture Of which appears on this
page, the oldest house on Cape
Cod This fine old mansion was
constructed throughout of great oak
tinrbers imported from Holland and
would have been perfectly habdtable
and comfortable for two hundred
years longer; but Senator William
"A. Nye, who acquired the property
about seventeen years ago, had 1t
torn down and erected a modern
cottage on the site, despite the pro-
tests OF the older residents, many OF
whom characterized the demolition
OF the historic old landmark as lit
Gle short of vandalism.
ADMITTEDLY FEASIBLE
"A ship canal across Cape Cod has
been contemplated for two hundred
years and more. 1t has always been
= favorite study of engineers, who
have never questioned its entire
feasibility, and many sea captain,
weary of his struggle against hur-
ricane and fog, has endeavored to
interest financiers in the project;
but in spite of the promising char
acter of the business to be derived
from it the matter was never taken
up by men who were able to bring
it to a successful conclusion.
So far as known, citizen of tho
town Of Sandwich was the first who
noted the narrow peninsula between
Bay and Barnstable, and
conceived the idea OF canal that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-12
WANTS A FAIR TEST.

The Western Passenger Association
in states having 2-cent fares per mile
has taken out all rates of less than 2
cents a mile which had previously
been made to those working in the in
terests of charity. This action is in
line with the policy of the road to
eliminate all rates which would pre-
vent an absolutely fair test Of the eff
fects of the 2-cent-a-mile maximum
rate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-12

be completed and N full operation.
: The successful bid of $II 900, 10000
was made by the Cape Cod Con
struct1on Company, of which
August Belmont is the President;
Arthur l. Devens, Vice President;
John B. Mcdonald, Vice President
in Charge of Construction; William
Barclay Parsons, Chief Engineer;
John F. Buck, Secretary and Treas
urer, and Dewitt c. Flanagan, E
w Lancaster and Dudley Pickman,
Directors.
The canal is obviously so feasible
and its operation gives promise of
such large financial returns that it
is exceedingly difficult to understand
how its construction could have been
SO long delayed 1t is almost
equally incredible that anyone could
be found to oppose it in view OF the