TELEGRAPH NEWS
A Compromise Proposed.
Washington, Juno 5. A proposd
compromise has been offered in the con
ference on the sectarian tcliool amend
merit of the Indiau appropriation bill.
It provides that the appropriation for
such schools shall extend (o the next
two lis al jears. It is thought the sen
ate will accept the compromise. In the
house tho t-ncstio't is doubtful, Itepre
sontative Linton and Hairier, who led
the tight against the appropriation for
sectarian purposes, both declare such a
compromise cannot be, accepted.
Campos' Difficulty.
Madkio, June 5. Among the multi
tude of rumors and press reports with re
gard to the Campos-Borrero imbroglio, it
is difficult to arrive at anything like an
absolutely correct version of the alliair
in all its details. The following, as far
3 can be gathered, nearly explains the
position :
For a considerable time there existed
undisguised ill-feeling bjtween the two
generals, which culminated in a supio
sitiou, erroneous, it appears, on the part
of General Borrero, that Geueral Canines
had exerted himself to get his election as
senator from Caenca annulled. He
therefore addressed a letter couched in
the following or similar terms to Gen
eral Campos:
"Having heard of the underhand
work your excellency is organizing with
the object of annulling my election as
senator from Cuenca, and takiug into
account that for 14 years you have bjen
prejudicing me in my profession, and
that in this world everlhiDg must have
an end, my patience is exhausted. I
haye a pair of pistols at your dhposal
I am inclined to do for yon what the
Cuban insurgents failed to do."
Thereupon General Campos Sriit his
evconds to demand retractian or satisfac
tion. A meeting resulted at tle Villa
OJea. The minister of war appeared on
the scene, and failing to set their word
of honor from the principals that thev
would not fight, placed both of them un
derarres:. The situation remains thu
at pn sent. The minister of war s idlest
statement is that both generals are undo
arrest in their honses awaiting further
orders.
The queen has instructed the minister
of war to confer with both principals
with a view of patting an end to the
matter. The affair is cansing intense
excitement and party feeling.
The iloscow Crush.
jj.tj-o.i-v, June 4. Lye witnesses of
the terrible crush on the Hoeynsky
plain last Saturday agree that M. Vlass-
orsky, prefect of police, is chietiy to
uiaine ior me ursjster. tie nnuuy re
fused military offers of troops to control
the crowd, declaring that he knew his
own bniineS3 and that there was no
need oi any fear of 2n accident. Popu
lar feeling against Vlassovsky is intense,
and his name has become a curse among
the populace, who, armed with bottles
and stones, would haye lynched him
the same day upon his arrival at the
plain if be had not had his route lined
with .troops and himself strooglr es
corted.
It appears that during the crash
number of Co-sacks, finding themselves
surrounded, freely used their whips on
the crowd in order to force their way
oat. Three were torn from their saddles
and were killed and this led to the flight
of the others. A number of peasants
were urownea in me vats ot fceer pro
vided for the ft-ast, in which they
plunged m order to secure the liquor.
A Solid Delegation.
Lumxuton, Jnne 4. The democratic
j-Etatc convention closed this afternoon af
ter the free-silver men had secured every
thing m the organization, as well as in
the platform. The resolutions not only
instruct the delegation for Senator Black
burn lor president, but also for the unit
rule, eo the two delegates from the
Louisville district will bTe no voice
whatever at Chicago. The free-silver
men have the four delegates-at-large,
and all the other delegates except the
two from the fifth district. The more
radical delegates wanted the credentials
committee to seat enough delegates in
the fifth district to change the selections
made yesterday, bat with the unit rule
as adopted today, this was unnecessary.
The Kentucky delegation stands 24 to 2,
and under its instructions for Blackburn
and the unit rule it is the same as
sold.
When some gold men protested against
the ironclad iiifctruetions, they were cited
to the caEe in 'ew York, when 20 dele-j-alce
from that state were against Cleve
land at lii-J first nomination in 1834, and
under the unit role the whole vote was
5-" cist for Cleveland, and aeain at the last
democaatic national convention it was
cast as a unit for Hill. Blackburn and
Hardin were free-silver runniDg mates
in the last campaign. Rhea and Ellis,
the other two delegatcs-at-large, have
bocn leading stump spsakers in the free
silver canvass which closed last Satur-
oratorF. e!son, Itothwell, Hallam and
Carroll, the alternates, were also promi
nent for free silver in the canvass, as
were Tarvin and Smith, the candidates
electors. From expressions amone
the Kentucky delegation it is learned
thcirsecond choice for president is Bland,
of Missouri.
the safe on accouut of thic At limes
thero havo been deposited in it quite
largo sums oi money. Tho loss in cash,
as far as can be determined, will not ex
ceed $100. Tho recoid t ooka wero some
what mutilated, but tho damage will
not exceed $50. No cluo to tho perpo
trators has yet been asceitained. It is
only a repetition of former oHoiiEes in
this city.
County Safe Blown Open.
8r. Helen's, Or., June 4. A neat job
of Bafe "cracking" wa8 done here hut
night. The large safe in the county
clerk's office was blown open, presuma-
i.t i r i. -:..:.. .
. fl . m a
earlv all the funds on hand, and thus
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t a difficult job, thon-fore, lo "crack"
Cold. Blooded Butchery.
New YortK, Juno 4 Tho World pub
lishes tho following special corres-ioud-
enco from S.ui Cristobal, Cuba, dated
May 10:
The following story of the cold-blo;dsd
butchery of mere than 40 wounded Cii-
luns in a hospital and ot four prisoners
after the fight at Las Lcmas Le Junone?,
wns told to jour correspondent hy Span
ish solJieis, who look wrt ill it, and
ttioy spoke as if such ma-sacres were
everyday occurences with them:
"Our col-rmn, under General .erauo,
left San Cristobal May 4, to oierato in
tho mountains between here and the
north coast. AtmiJnight wo ramped,
but at 5 a. m. the hugl-i sounded for us
to bo up. We wero preparing to break
camp, when suddenly there was a call
to arms. A moment later there came a
erfect ram of bullets. Tho insurgents
began to close in on us. Several times
they came down upon us with tremen
dous fury, swinging machetes above their
heads, but it was impossible for them to
stand befoie the tire of cur Mausers.
"We wero under fire and constant
menace of machetes until past noon,
when the enemy appaieutly withdrew.
A consultation was held by our officer.?,
anditwaslearnedthatietre.it was cut
off. When night came on we wore still
on the mountain side. Day dawned, and
with light came tho enemy's fire.
"Titus we fought on, bullets falling
about in a dreadful manner, when sud
denly we heard tho distant boom of a
cannon. We knew assistance had ar
rived from Bahia Honda, and the enemy
was being attacked in the rear. Tho in
surgents' tire was gradually withdrawn,
and we succeeded in taking possession
of their camp. They had retreated but
ROGUE RIVER MINES.
Kniroit Plainde.vleii: Now that wo
aro haying good weather tho miner and
prospector is fitting out to further exam
ino a find or theory of lust season. They
at o travelling in oyery direction of tho
compass in search of the metal which
they know tho possession of places them
abovo want, and in proportion lo their
success, b?yond the dictates of their fol
low?. Having just returned from atrip down
Hcguo river I thought I would claim a
little space in your valuablo paper as a
means of answering, in a manner, the
many questions 1 havo been asked re
garding that section.
It is my opinion that tho Koguo river
today is one of tho easiest localities in
which n man can mako a few dollars in
Oregon. There is no question in my
miud but that a man of energy and sorao
mining experience can make good wages
on any one of the numerous bars along
its banks from iheNorthup et nl Io;ation
to tho "Big Bend." Following down
thi river from tho Northup starting
point are to be found men mining in
every conceivable manner, extracting
the gold from sand, gnvel, or tho sccre
tive bedrock, in which the yellow metal
is imbedded several inches, with re mil o
eralive results varying from 75 cents to
$3 per day. Many of these men were
green hands, some never having seen
placer gold or mining before. When
such men can obtain as a result of
ua a panning and rocking 75 cents to
$1.00, a man having a general knonl
edge of miniug should certainlv accotn
plish much more, and they appeared t
be doing to, toj. It ceitainly seemed
strange to me that men would rush off
thousands of mile?, on the strength of
hearsay, m search of the metal, a deposit
of which was practieai'v at their door,
Getting down as far as ' Battle Bar
I camped for a few days. This bar i
located on b W. S. Jones, who is com
billing farming, fruit raising and minin
waring my s;a air. Jones cleaned up
one run which netted him $3.00 per day
10 me man. ints was I rem running
through the top sand, about two-and-a
half feet in depth. Ha 8ill had about a
bad occupied another heisht. where thev
defied us It was all we could do to at-k15"00 ban t0 "0,k off heforo getting
tend to our dead and wounded. Of my
battalion we buried 1C and gathered up
37 wounded. Then we killed four pris
oners we had captured, including a Chi
naman. '"On the read the uay before our fight
in the forest we had passed a fine house.
It was said the general had stopid there
and ha I been well received by a man oc
cupying the place, wbo said he knew
nothing of the insurgents. M we came
to this house on our return a halt was
ordered, and oar officers went in. The
general went up to the man, shook
hands and invited him out Jcors, where
he ordered him to be kii.'e.i with the
down on a leyei wf.h the river. On the
north side of the river nerc seme Port
land umen just getting started. They
had icund a gcod prospect, sufficiently
si to have them saw out lumber and put
iu a good string of Iwxej. Thev had
made expenses an J better from the start
Continuing down stream we came lo V
Jonca bar. Here we also found farm
lug and fruitraising hand in band with
mining. Jlr. Jones is working haid to
couip'e'ejiis ditch, which will enabb
him to have a good supply of water next
season. He has a tine property am!
with a good head of water should obtain
flattering results. Bight here there are
machete. Then examined the houe i lwo vae-lnt bars which soma man will
and foand various buttles of medicine, undoubtedly get ho'.d cf before Ion
hich tatisSed cs that the house was an
insurgent hospital, and the man we had
killed was their doctor. We went
through the outhouses and foand up
wards of 40 sick and wounded. These
we killed with machelea and thtn ap
plied the torch. Those who had died
oatside of the house we threw into the
flames. We then resumed our march."
Exciting Fishermen.
Astoria, Or., June 3. An evening pa
per, claiming to le the organ of the
striking fishermen, today posted a no
tice in front of its place of publication
calling npon the fishermen to rise and
forcibly eject from the t i y all Chinese
employes of the canneries. A circular
to this same effect it i said, was also
printed by the paper, ,iad is rcadv for
distribution throi;out the citv. The
matter created intense excitement among
the business men and others, and Sher
iff Hare, being appealed to, went la the
newspaper office and compelled the
publishers of the paper to take down the
notice and suppress the circulars.
Among the coolheadeJ members of
the fishermen's union the movement
met with little or no indorsement, but
by others the step was favored as a
means of revenge on the latter to bring
the strike to a close.
The cannerymen have again an
nounced their inability to pay more than
4 cents per pound for salmon, but indi-
viduals among their number say they
would be willing to pay 4 's cents. The
fishermen holJ out, however, and re
main firm in their demand for 5 cents.
Meanwhile salmon are plentiful in the
river, and it is estimated that if fishing
were lo begin at once and he prosecuted
vigorously until the close of the season,
the pack might equal that of either lSt3
or 1834. Some of the fishermen fayor
a compromise, but they are in minority,
and there apcars to be no immediate
prospect of a settlement. The city is
suffering severely, the j early expendi
ture of the canneries being between
$2,000,000 and W.uOO.OOO for raw ma
terial alone.
Fire In Grant's Pass.
Uhaxt's Tass, June 3. At 10 o'clock
tonight a lamp was upstt in the New
i ork Backet store, in this city, and in
an incredibly short time a loss of about
$3000 had been sustained by fire and
aier. meure uepartnient Hid some
of the quickest work oyer seen in the
city, and succeeded in getting the fire
under control in about 15 minutes. The
less is fully covered by insurance.
Uucklcu'H Arnica Halve.
Tho Best Salve in the world for Cuts-
Bruiees, sores, Ulcers, Salt Khcum,
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands
ChillbaiiiB, Corns, and all skin Erup,
tions, and positively cures Files, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or monoy refunded
I'rico25 cents per box. For sale at A.
C.Marstern A Co.
The U. S. Gov't Reports
show Royal linking Powdei
suoerlor to all others,
e.wesu Jones' and Mcle creek several
new men were mining and getting out
lumber and making other preparations
denoting the intention of locating.
About two miles up Mule creek Wm.
Worley, one of Oregon's old prospectors
is putting up a rastra with the intention
ot working a sixteen inch vein of free
milling ore he discovered in thu Eliza
beth mine. This mine is undoubtedly
go-d. acd judging from the immense
quantity oi ore ia sight and the assay
returns Mr. Worley has obtained, he and
his aseociatos are bound to make a hand
some thing cut of it in tho near future.
Above the hhzabeth tmine Sherman
Clark has discovered a very extensive
psrphyry dyke containing a largo body
ot iron ore, which is reputed to have as
sayed$ltier ton in gold. California
parlies have this property under consid
t-uuiuu auu u is iiopeti iney win see
their way io develop it. I was also
shown by this gentleman some very fine
specimens of copper ore, some of them
almcst pure copper.
riie Walker bar, one of the richest
placer diggings on Rogue river has been
worked very little the past season owing
to parties holding the bonds not being
able to complete their ditch last fall
Tho Marks mine was running night and
i , . . .
uay as usual, anu a gooj clean up was
anticipated. Seattle capital lias taken
hold of what is known as the Paradise
bar, and a hydraulic plant is to be put
on this property. Capital is to be invested
this summer in putting water on the
Half Moon bar, another propsrty which
has the name of containing considerable
gold.
These aro a few of the properties which
I saw during my trip, and only mention
them in detail, for the reasons that
their advantages were ruore forcibly
brought to my notice. Copper in the
neighborhood of Silver Creek seems lo
ba attracting considerable attention and
when I go into the Kogue Biver country
I intend visiting this section.
Mis Eli.
Ilioduard credits this to a Junction
girl: She is just sweet sixteen, and she
is a novice in almost everything, includ
ing kissing. She ha3 just been kissed
for the first time by the only sweetheart
she han over had, and "in spite off all I
i.i .1.. . . ..
tuuiu uu iu proveni u, too," stio ex
plained. However, what she says iu de
scripti .n of it, spoken iu confidence to
one ier own age, is worth reproducing
her . 'Why, it made me feel likoa
tub of butter sainiming in heney, col
ogne, nutmeg and cranberries, as though
something ran down my nerves on feet
of diamonds, escorted by several cupids
in chariots drawn by angels shaded with
honeysuckles, and the whole spread with
melted rainbows. It was 'just simply
delicious, bufThoy tell me that ono has
lo practice denial lo fully enjoy these
things. Do you think so?" But the
question was not answered.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WA8HINOTO, D. 0., May 33, 1890.
As red-letter days aro written in the
American calendar, tho ono anniversary
of tho year which appeals most strongly
to the patriotic sympathies of our people
is that which recur upon tho 30th of
May.
It matters little whence tho custom
has been derived, nor is it of tho slight
est consequence who urged the adoption
of Decoration Day.
In and of itself it is as logical a legacy
of the groat civil waras the vast army
of surviving veterans. It came. It
comes, legitimately, because that numer
ous and influential mass of citizens, who
wero once soldiers, desires to commem
orato with becoming ceremonial, the
heroic valor and Inspiring sacrifico made
for tho preservation and perpetuation ol
the union. It is because the heroes,
living, are resolved to keep green tho
tnemeory of tho heroes, dead, until tho
last veteran of that most memorable con
test shall be mustered out.
If it is sweet and decent that one
should die for his country it is not less
seemly that tho living should commem
orate tho vast sacrifices made to secure
them a horitago of freedom. It is there
fore well that col tain seasons arc set
apart so that men can refresh them
selves, by contemplation of Iho heroic
past, if it shall causo them to appreciate
the priceless worth of liberty.
There is no doubt that the earlier re
currences of Memorial Days were shaded
with a solemnity which has been grate
fully modified as the years havo rolled
by. That tinge ot sadness attendant up
on any recolection of the departed has
gradually dissolved until the observ
ances of this anniversary havo been to
changed that it is not difficult to believe
that ultimately the ceremonies will par
take rather of a festal and gladsomo
stylo and be those of rejoicing Urather
than of sadness. Then will como a
nearer approach to an understanding of
tho patriarch's exclamation: "Tho
Lord gave, and tho Lord hath thaken
away; blessed be the name of the Lord."
Whenever and wherever the gloriocs
operations of nature have not suffered
from interferance the scars of war have
gradually healed until her peaceful pro
cesses have largely obliterated the vesti
ges of strife. Iu many fields the grow
ing grain waves gladly under the in
fluences of jocund breezes while tremb
ling blades arc kissed by golden sun
beams. Such peaceful signs of cnBan-
gnined array of warring hosts which
once dominated those, arenas iu all the
plendor and glory of battle. "
Forests once laid iow are again trium
phant in thrifty boles and waving
branches decked out with fluttering pen
nants and bannerets of leaves. Kivera
flow unto the seas. No longer do near'
or distant eminences reverborato to the
thunder of artillery. Long since the
clash of reeoundiDg arms waa engulfed
in the silence of perfect peace. Wide
paths of destruction and desolation oc
casioned by inarching and maurauding
columns, aro agaiu adorned by shrub or
treo bright flowers or gadding vines,
spontaneous fruits of Mother Earth, or
they may be, cheering rewards of shift
and caro and soil. Kindly rains and
biiow, frost and heat, the passing and
recurring seasons, during this onward
flowing of thu stream of lime, have
rounded out a period no longer referred
to as by lustrums or decades, but now
spoken of as the fraction of a century.
As the obvious forces of nature during
this lapse of years have wrought such
changes in the material world, time has
not stood still within the hearts of the
surviving actors in that great tragedy.
With munificent beneficence a kindly
Providence has wrought in all, the vic
tors and she vanquished, a larger meas
ure of charity than was thero before.
In vast abundance the bitter thoughts
of hostility have been tempered and
changed so that survivors of onco hostile
hosts assemble upon common grounJ
when they gather arou nd the last rest
ing places of comrades gone before.
There, in the graves of departed loved
ones, animosities have vanished. Abov
the grassy surf is parennial budding and
blossoming of fraternity and peace.
Inspired with a hopo of the utmost
freedom and liberty of all mankind, we
approach tho gravo of ono who offered
his life that we might live. It is marked
only by a symbol of the flag for which he
died. Upon the simple memorial
erected above the grassy mound is in
B;ribed the legend "unknown."
History is filled with the names of her
illustrious eons. Tho memory of the
great, the good, the heroic vallient, brill
iant ones, who led our hosts to battle and
to victory, is kept alive upon the pages
of history. They aro illustrious in the
temple of fame, but that great and grand
and solemn host of silent heroes are
most eloquent on such a day, and
grateful country acknowledges to them
its obligations.
liieir names are also written in our
archives and shall be transmitted to the
last sylable of recorded time as the heri
tagc of a common humanity and a com
mon hops. And, as the centuries roll
on, the comming generations shall read
the records of those days, men shall
inspired to deeds of heroism and valor,
their aspirations will be ennobled and
some inspired soul will indite an epic of
wnicti trie uero snail cc no more,
less, than the American Soldier.
"There is no song that wo may sing
No story we can tell,
rto change ot clime that we may ring,
Will match the glories time shall
bring
To those who fought and fell.
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