The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-05


General Horatio Vattel,
Lightning Scout of the Mountains.
He will describe graphically and
humorously The characteristics of
the Various Indian Tribes; The Curl
Gus Habits of the Game; Singular at
mosphere. Phenomena and Grandeur
of Natural Scenery; The American
Desert; Death Valley; Yellowstone
He'll; The Mormon Beliefs and Prac-
tices. What They Have Done and
What They Are Doing; What the
Chinese Are Good for and How They
Live on the Pacific Slope; Present
Developments of the Agricultural and
Mineral Lands--How the Precious
Metals Are Found and Saved; Pro-
gress of the Union, Central, North
ern & Southern Pacific Railroads, and
Their Branches; What Young Man
or Woman may Honocably and Prof
table do Along the Lines Of These
Great Continental Thoroughfares.
Doors open at O'Clock. Speaking
commences at 8 O'clock. Tickets
Fifty Cents.
The above is copy of the bills
used by Leigh. Richmond Freeman
more than forty years ago as he trav-
eled over the east and lectured about
the west.
Recently there has been an article
syndicated to eight hundred big mag
aZines in the east sent out by friend
without his knowledge. This includ-
ed Mr.. Fl eeman's picture, his an
nouncement as candidate for the
United States senate and the story of
how rs years ago he preempteo
three-quarters of the earth's surface
all of the high seas as he threw
from the stern of the Queen of the
Pacific an anchor and buoy on voy-
age from Portland, Oregon, to San
Francisco. An account of the claim
which he set up was published in all
the principal papers in all the Ian
guages of the world. Mr. Freeman
represented that he was a French
general named Horatio Vattel. 1t was
over that name that he explored the
western two-thirds of America on
horseback and described his trips in
his magazine, 1.-THE Northwest Farm
and Home"
1t was in March, 1885, that he
made the voyage referred to when
North Yakima was yet in her swad-
ding clothes.
He wore a robe made from a white
Polar bearskin and on his head was
q helmet representing the head of
alrus with eagles wings.
He marshalled the cabin paSsen-
gers and marched them to the upper
deck of the vessel. Capt. Alexander
was pacing the bridge. Mr.. Freeman
gave him military salute which was
returned by the captain and then Mr.
F. addressed him in these words:
Captain Alexander, where are we
now, sir?"
Seven miles off Fortunes, north
ern arm Cape Medicine, coast of Cal
ifornia, United States of America"
was the answer.
Mr.. F. then said: Captain Alexan-
der, l am now about to perform the
most MON entous act ever recorded in
human history. My name is General
Horatio Vattell. l am a direct de-
scendent of the Vikings on both pat
ernal and maternal sides and as such
| here set up my claim to three-quar.
ters of the earth's surface. all of the
high seas and shall proceed in the
presence of your ships company and
the cabin passengers at this place one
hour before sunset March II, 1885,
to throw off an anchor and buoy to
mark here the initial point of the Re-
public of all the High Seas. the CAPT.
tai of which / now locate on the crest
of Erie peak, Fidalgo Island, Ska
git county, Washington.
The revenues 10 support my gov
eminent will be derived from two
Inf a
and royalties collected from all
precious substances taken from the
mighty deep. For executive and jul
diciai purposes all of my territory
shall be annexed to the governm ent
of the United States"
The prime object Mr.. Freeman says
he had in mind was the purpose OF
attracting the attention of the people
of this country to the necessity for
restoring the American merchant
marine on all the high seas.
Among other planks in his plat
form, as candidate for the U. S. sem
ate, is the one which announces that
he stands for the restoration of the
American Merchant Marine. He dis
agrees with the president in regard
| to a ship subsidy and he does not Ia
vor the purchase or vessels built in
other countries. He thinks that no
matter what it costs to build vessels
in the United StateA or how high the
wages of the sailors may be, If we
can carry between this country and
other countries the products Of our
| farms and factories on our own yes
sells. He proposes to accomplish this
by the restoration upon the statute
books of the nation the law which was
in force from the very foundation of
| this government up to the war of
1912. The law provided that vessels
should be built in the United States
and owned by it's citizens and pro-
vided a discriminating tariff Of 10
per cent in favor of all goods import
ed into the United States in Ameri-
can bottoms. Prohibitive duties were
placed on importation of teas
brought by foreign ships and a fine
of fifty cents ton, at each entry.
was imposed on foreign ships, while
American vessels were to pay only six
cents a ton once year.
Under this law, British vessels dis
appeared as If by magic from our
ports. 1t was in consequence of this
that England declared war against
the United States in 1872