The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-06-17


points, and finally terminating At Lima,
where it will connect with the West Coast.
cable company. The effect Of this la*ter
connection will be to complete with the
Brazilian snb-mafine cable campany far,
European and American traffic, and will
tend to feducs the present excessive rates.
Cleveland, June I2.-The laslies' branch
of the Parnell land league held . meeting
last evening and five new members were
elected. The president, Miss Rowland.
made remarks of encouragement and sym
pathy to the Is members present. -
Chicago, June 2-Inter-Ocean's Wash.
ington: The report which again comes from
Maine that Blaine win run for Governor, is
discredited here. Last week Blaine told
your correspondent he was out Of politics,
and that he was coal merchant.
Chicago, Jutie 12.-The Morning News
publishes four columns of matter consisting
of a very lengthy letter, dated Philadelphia,
June 10, to John H. Oberly, Bloomington.
Illinois, written by j. w. Schuckers, and
series of eleveu letters and teleerams. The
letters and dispatches are those which were
sent by ex-Presldent Garfield to Secretary
Chase while Garfield was Rosecraas' chief
of staff, and include twelve telegrams from
Gen. Hurlburt to Gen. Rosecrsus, aud Gar
field's letter to Rosecrans JANUARY 10. 1880
some of these documents have been printed
already, and some do not throw any new
light on the controversy, which started
with Blaipe's Grafton last February. Shuck-
ers explains to 0berfy that the reason for
furnishing for publication this vast amount
of private and confidential correspondence.
which occurrea seventeen years ago, is be-
cause of the controversy that has arisen
about the position which Gen. Garfield
shn,.ld be accorded in his. ory. There seems
to be no ground trtversed either in -Shuck-
ers letter or in the confidential letters and
telesrams which has not already been fully
covered by the discussion of last spring, ex-
cept perhaps Shuckers' remarks in regard
to the Famous confidential letter written to
Chase by Garfield July q, 1863. He says
Secretary Chase dill not consider that letter
confidential. 1t was not shown, however,
till after the battle of Chickamauga, lest it
should cause Gen. Rosecrans' removal
After this event Chase showed it to a prom
:nent officer Of the Government, who strong.
ly advise Il that it, be shown to President
Lincoln. On the strength of that advice
Cllase showed it to the president, ON whom
it produced profound impression, ami
practically was the cause of Rosecran's re.
moval from command of the army Of the
Cumberland. ~ --. -...
Shuckers says it was cool, deliberate
piece of work by Garfield and not intended
to be confidential. He says in answer to
the repeated question why the confidential
letter was not produced during General
Garfield's lifetime it is perhaps enough to
say til; his assassination was a surprise
and up to the time Of that terrible event no
occasion offer:d within my knowledge which
seemed to call for the publication. He
adds: ''3ut if tie particular motive which
prompted me to give the letter to MIR. Dana
Is of any earthly interest to you, here it is;
A controversy had arisen between between
Mr. Dana and Gen. Garfield about this letter.
AS understand it, this controversy had its
origin in this way: Some weeks beforcsthe
hattie IF Chickamauya Mr.. Dana, then as
%istant secretary of war, had been sent by
Mr. Stanton to headqu .rters of Gen. Rose.
Grams to make a report of the condition of
affairs in the department of the Cumberland.
Mr. Dana made report rs directed, anil he
was present at the battle of Chickamauga,
and was in the department for ssome weeks
afterwards. While thus engaged the
moval of Rosecrans took place, and on MIR.
Dana's return to Washington he expressed
to Mr.. Stanton his fears that something in
his rePart might have led to the displace-
ment of Gen. Rosecrans. MIR. Stanton said
this was not so, and added at the same time,
that it was a confidential letter of Cen
eral Garfield to MIR. Chase which had finally
determined Mr.. Lincoln's action in the mat
ter. Mr.. Daua had occasion to report what
Mr.. Stanton hal said to him, and this hav-
ing been called to Garfeld's attention by
Gen. Rosecrans. Gen. Garfield addressed to
Gen. Rosecrans his famous letter of denial
of the statement and denounced Mr.. Dana
as liar and challenged production Of the
letters.
Washington, June IA short bill was
passed by the Senate last Friday which is
of considerable Importance to the Union
Pacific system of railroads. and especially to
the kansas Pacific railroad company. The
Kansas Pacific, although in possession of the
whole grant of lands of nearly four million
acres, in Kansas and Colorado, has evaded
payment of local taxes on more than three
million of acres, by refusing to pay cost of
survey. By law, patents are withheld un
til costs of survey have been paid and there
fore the title of the land remains in the
Government, SO that the state and county
taxes cannot be laid upon them and collect
ed. Whenever a. farmer buys any OF the
land and desires a patent the company pay
all costs Of survey and procures one for him.
The Kansas Pacific unpatente1 lands in
Kansas are reported worth Sl3 .OO0, 900, and
by methods already described the State and
counties are deprive lof $24O, 900 per annum
in Texas The bill passed by the Senate
p:ov id.s that unpatented lands belonging
not My to the Kansas Pacific but to any
other company in the Union Pacific system
shall, after they have been surveyed, and
after the company have become entitled to
receive petents, on payment of cost of sur
veying, ETC., shall be subject to, state and
territorial taxes to the same extent as they
would be if completely conveyed and patent.
ell to companies,
Cleveland. juno l2-TEe Cleveland Roll
ing Mill Company to-day is working the wire
rail- and blooming mills and Seimen's and
Martha s steel works, on half time, since the
lockout. Everything is very quiet and
there is no indication of disturbance. Strik-
ers walk about in groups but are very order
ly. Rolling mill company officers say they
are prepared to meet and promptly squelch
violent riot.
. Montreal, june IA, A. MA terrible
fire is raging in Victoria square. The loss
is already over million dollars, anil the
flames are spreading rapidly. The efforts of
the department. of the city, so far, have been
unable to check the conHagration. Fears are
entertained that the whole city may be con.
sumed.
Chicago, June l2-Washington speci,i:
Postoffice officials say the surplus of receipts
over expenditures for the year will foot up
in the vicinity of 81, 600, 600. This fact is
expected to prove q fruitful cause for many
debatable propositions in congress, when it
becomes known at the end Of this month
just what the saving has been. There il a
large party In congress who argue it has no
right to be self sustaining or at least to be
y-A roE.