Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-06-13

WASHINGTON. ID. c., June II, 1888.
Of all the men in public life who disliked
to be ridiculed bv the cartoons in the comic
papers Senator Conkling was, perhaps, the
most bitter. He has now reduced the chances
Of such ridicule by becoming the controlling
power in the Judge Pucks rival in comic il
lustrated journalism. The paper recently
Gowan is the editor. 1t is evidently intend
ed to boom Mr.. Conkling for something
the powers above only know what. 1t is said
that all the cartoons Of political nature are
submitted to Conkling for his approval. The
cartoon showing Garfeld's ghost haunting
President Arthur was submitted to Conkling
and received his unqualified approval. Mr..
Conkling is evidently "agin" the administra-
tiol.
Real estate in the city is having an almost
Unprecedented boom, especially that portion
lying north Of ex-Secretary Blaine's house,
between Seventh street and Twenty Second
street. Just north of Mr.. Blaine's resi-
dence is a hill overlooking the city and
extending along its entire northern boundary.
This land is being gobbled up by real estate
spectators and laid off in lots. This land
embraces the Columbia college propertya
part of which was recently sold at auction to
Mrs. General Mckee Dunn for $4,000. In
two weeks she sold at an advance of $780,
900 to a real estate speculator. Don Gamer
on recently bought half a square of ground
on Nineteenth street for which he paid $780,
600 and he will hold it for rise. Mr.. ID. p.
Morgan, q wealthy wall street broker was
.here recently and after trying in vain to lease
the "Stewart Castle" as it is called, on Du-
pont circle, decided to build a handsome resi-
dence in that locality TO be occupied by him
self next winter. The Russian Legation are
looking in this vicinity for a cite for a per-
manent residence similar to that of the Eng
lish government. 1t is said that Congress will
be asked at the next session to extend the
northern boundary line of the city some
distance into the country. The real
estate men are helping themselves and the
cause Of temperance by inserting clause in
their deeds prohibiting the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors upon the lands decided, an infrac-
ton of which forfeits the title.
Many of the rich men who are buying lots
in this section Of the city have an eve to
economy. They hold their property. ano
when it 10 sold the profits very nearly. if not
quite. cover the cost Of their own residences
It is said that ex-Secretsry Blaine has clear
ed enough on real estate in that locality to
ence of a great name is immense in real
estate transactions.
The Ohio Republican State convention de-
clared in favor Of repeating the Limitation to
the arrears Of pension act. In justice to the
soldier this ought to be done. The arrears
act provides that in all claims filed in the
pension Office on or before June so, 1850, the
pension, If allowed, should date from the dis
charge Of the soldier. There have beer
thousands of claims filed since June, 1850
but under the law they are only pensioned
from the date the claim was filed. Now mar
may have contracted a disease or received an
injury while in the army and suffered with
that disease or injury ten years, so as to rem
der him unfit to do a full days work and al
that time recovered. If he applied for his
pension prior to June so, 1880 he could re-
ceive pension for the ten years that he was
disabled which would be stopped when the
disability ceased but If his claim was filed
since June 1880 he would not be ENTITLED to
any pension. Two men received gun-shot
wounds in the army resulting in per
manent injuries and were discharged in
1868. One of the men applied for a pension
in June, 1880, and the other in July, 1880
The one who applied for his pension in June
wolld receive his monthly allowance from
the date of his discharge in 1868, and the
other man would receive his pension only
from July, 1880. Was there ever q more
manifest outrage perpetrated upon the SOL
der? II was perhaps unwise to pass the bill
granting arrears of pension, inasmuch as the
soldiers did not ask for it but it wa,
simply outrageous to insert q clause lim-
iting it, operation. Ifany are entitled to pen
sions, ell should be, no matter when their
applications are put in. Under commission
er Dadley's Management Of the Pension Of