Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-12-02
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
Attention, Rob Lincoln,


New YORK, Nov. 23.-Mrs. Ahra-
ham Lincoln has been III ibis city
nearly two months, submitting to
medical treatment a. The hands oi
Dr. Lewis 4. Savre. \ Tn,ss re-
porter SAYS: She has no: the needed
means to secure prope, attention
and nurses, aud the So 600 pension
granted by Congress is utterly mad
equate to supply her wants in her
present condition 1t is stated that
active efforts are making to have
Congress increase her pension. DR..
Sayre said to the Times report +:
If it were not for her illness,
which may very possibly prove in
durable, even with the best and most
constant attendance, l believe she
would get along on the paltry SO ,t00
Congress has thrown to her, and it
would neter be known from her
lips that the widow of tn, man who
did more for his country than and
other man was poor and in want.
AS it is, she is absolutely driven to
ask aid from somebody, and l he
lieve Congress is the proper place 10
apply. The widow of Abraham Lin
coin should Lot want for proper care
during her sickness. The country
owes it to its own homer, as we'll as
to the memory of the dead, to pro-
vide literally in this emergency for
her.
A MOnstrOus Affair.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-The Irish
American National Convention,
which begins its sessions on the 3Oth
inst. at McCormic Hall, promises to
be q monstrous affair. Delegates
will be present from all the principal
cities in the country, and arrange
ments have been made to accommo-
cate 1000.
Reorganizing his Cabsnet.
CHICAGO, Nov. pa Times Wash
ington special says of the President
that he is busily engaged in reorgan-
izing bis cabinet and has telegraphed
to New York to secure the presence
of some of his special advisers. It
is deemed certain that Frelinghuysen
and Lincoln will be among the
secretaries and that Postmaster
General James will retain his port
folio until March. Ex-Governor
Routt of Colorado is pressing his
claims for the latter position. His
strong point is General Grants
friendship. 1t is said President
Arthur has never mentioned his
name in consulting about the cabinet.
Timothy o. Howe is quite certain to
he Attorney General and it is thought
ex-senator Chaffe will he given the
Interior department. and General
Beale the the Navy portfolio.
More Star Route Fraud.
CHICAGO, Nov. ia Times dis
patch from Kansas City to the editor
says: 1t may interest those who
are trying to expose star route
swindles to know the following, that
Government officials may test the
truth of it: On the mail contract
from Red River mountain to Salmon
City, Idaho. the present pay is
$751; No Government mail has
ever been carried over this route.
! can prove this by reference to the
postmasters at Red Rock, Horse
Prairie, Lemhi junction and Sal
mon City. The Washington officials
:. have been repeatedly advised of this
fact, but it seems to have no effect
upon them. This route has never
had q pound of Government mail
carried over it; and yet, in the face
Of this well-known fact to all resi-
dents here, the Washington outfit
pay no attention to the matter Who
gets the money? An agent sent out
here would find out some facts, pro-
vided he could stand the miles of
mail riding here and at Washington.
I mention the above as a sample
merely. There are plenty more as
bad as this"
The Mutual Union Telegraph Company.
New YORK, Nov. 2l.-The new
telegraph enterprise, known as the
Mutual Union Telegraph company,
promises to be of vast Importance to
the press and public of all sections
of the country. James Gamble, the
general manager of the new concern,
says that it will be run purely as a
commercial enterprise. Keene is a
bondholder. but will take no active
part in the direction of affairs. Un-
like most telegraph companies that
have started heretofore. the Mutual
company does not propose to ham.
per itself with press association of
it's own, to compete with the associa.
ted press or the newspapers. 1t is
stated by its manager that no efforts
will be made to gather and supply
news to private individuals and to
the press. They will, however.
transmit the service of press associa-
tions of individual newspapers ut
low rates-lower than is done BY
the Western Union compauy-and
it is expected that by this arrange
ment q large share of the special
service of newspapers will find its
way to the new company.
O.e-sided Jadge.
A Worlds Washington special
says: It lie said on behalf of Judge
Cox that the license be has allowed
Guiteau is attributable to two mo-
lives. One is belief in Guiteau's
insanity, and the other a determine
ton that the trial shall ha in avory