Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09
Late Er>t1rn News.


E.ale s:r>t;rn News.
Pro, ">iiion to s,li tnr Navy Yards.
WN~nIN"ro>. j IN. /. -R.irc>cnta-
i've Mcre". Of i;p,iun. has :: new
scheme for hulin4 Il navy without
great expense to the Gul.lnurut.
lie fayors the safe of the Boston
Navy lard, which hc SAYS lie thinks
would bring a; least tea millions.
Investment Of th;s amount at / per
cent. Wcu!d yield SiNO, GOO. The
Government Now approprlatcs for
the maintenance OF the yari about
: uo .Gnt "A YEAR. Tins amount added
+" The yearly interest would make.
:NU0, $50. sir Morse SAYS tha' if
&c l"dInt"i ance ari r"PrIation is
Hdi,i TO each year, Inlc:rst ihat
would J.: derived lrom the money
rrcciv. Il n ~ ;hr sale III The ward
he WOuI .uirantee TO turn ont
every two Year, II steel vessel of the
most approved plan. He SAYS the
sale OF the ward will undoubtedly
work II temporal injury To- those
who are employed therein, hnt III !.
short Time the purchasers Will I'M
doubtc lily develop industries on the
property that Will give employment
to :; :, eat many more than are now
on the payroll of the yard. His
cXpcricnr, on the naval affairs con-
mlttcc L. is him Ia bclievr HAT tao
money 4p,I expended 1t all :uc navy
yards, = applied t. the YMro-r,
would ia euiiicicn' 10 mliHtllu the
four principal one, in the mo-, per-
icct order.
President Arthur "a F.irt.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Wuoiing-
ton Is just now Swing good Zeal Of
attention to ihc plcaiiont Hhd Miss
BcchwIjh. Last Summer it VAS re.
ported hc Wa> engaged to Mrs.
Wad,wolth. He certainty paid her
Il great deal OF attention and rohh, Il
;hc hot house of the Executive NAL
SION of Its choicest buds and b.o5-
SONS III order to furnish bouquets to
that charming widow. Ms. Wads-
worth is now III F.'Iope and rumors
are busy with the name of Miss
BrckWith. She Is now at The Ar
hnS!uu house with her mother. She
Is New York lady, about - ears
OF age, and Is not on.y beautiful
but has many TraccS of figure and
mind. The President has gwen sev-
cral very nice little dinners at the
White house in her honor. and Der
table at the Arlington is all the
white decorated with the choicest
flowers of the White House conser-
vatoly. To-day the President or
gnnizea little party, for her hone-
fit, to make Il visit to Mount Vernon.
The Government boat N'>Ioth was
used 20 convey them to the tomb of
tie father of his country. IN EN-
mcnt society lady day or 50 ago re-
marked that the President WIS II
great flint, bnt she probably only
means that he has the good tate to
like the society of pretty and accom-
pil,hcd women.
Phelps ON bancroft.
NEW NoEk. Jan. 80 t Charles II.
Phclrs, III this evening: Past =,
notices the recent lengthy review OF
Bincroft'S History of Central
Amer in the Post, and adds:
&" But IT stem, TO me the time has
come when word should BE- sud
aS to the methods emp Dyed by
this author in the mauufact IrinS of
books, before htrlldinG his name.
The part which bancIoft has played
has been simply that of Macenas
now trying to plume himself IN the
laurels of Horace There ale two
or three gentlemen and one lady
engaged III writing histories which
bear Bancro!t's name. 1t is not
said that what they write is sub
mittel to Bancroft, who is SAID to be
managing editor OF the bureau
which he has founded; bat l am
crcdihiy informed that page after
page goes into print without mark
or iuterlineatlon of Bancroft ;.
-Four or five different histories en-
different sections of the Coast, such
IN Oregon, Utah, California, etc.
aye III course of simultaneous pro-
duction, each section being taken by
different writers; that these fact,
are deliberately suppressed, and
that Il real slurnnE ackhowltd2 meni,
simply intended to quiet those who
know the facts, are sufficient reasons
why these facts should be published.
The Bancrofts received Sieat credl,
for the expenditure of large sums of
money in collecting valuable hietori
cal material.
The writer also charges Bancroft
with soliciting friendly newspaper
criticism by offering remuneration.
The only magazine on the Pacific
Coast contained long article laud-
ing Bancroft. from the pen OF lady
tlIpiolGH III MS bureau
Cotton Centennial Exposition.
The bill extending recognition
and general AID by the United
States to the Cotton Centennial En-
position of 1851 passed the House
and only needs the Presidents sly
nature, which is assured, to become
IL law. The Quilted States Govern
ment, the National Planters Asso-
citation, and the city wherein the
Exposition is to be located, ae to
jointly conduct the Exposition
through thirteen commissioners, APP
nointed by the President of the Uni
ted States. The bill provides for
the opening and closing of the Tx
position by IL proclamation Of the
Presidents; fol the official notification
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