Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-03-27
Late Eastern News.
Accents an Invitation.

W
President has accepted invitations
from the Veterans of the First and
other corps to visit the battlefield Of
Gettysburg when they make their
historical visit there, on the Eth or
9TH Of May, unless prevented by
some urgent necessity Of the public
service. The President is anxious to
be on the field when tie leading
Generals Of both armies are there
to explain their movements.
A Crank.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-A man
named Winfield Scott Hancock was
arraignel in the Police Court to-day
and was committed to the workhouSe
for three months as suspicious
character. He SAYS that he walked
from North Carolina to Washington
tor the purpose of showing the
President patent lie had invented
to run the Government. He asserts
that he was elt cted President ON
the Union ticket, but Was kept out
Of the office.
The New York Postoiiiee.
NEW YORK, March 10 The Sun
SAYS it is 1umored that Carl Schurz
will succeed Pearson III the New
York postoffice.
Gold Discovery at Helena.
HELENA, Mont, March 19.-To-
morrow morning the Independent will
contain Il full account Of the new
gold find. We extract the following
The discovery was made on the
old Blackfoot road, about four miles
from Helena. Six mines are in the
course OF development and stakes
are being set for five miles around.
The ere has proven SO lich that it is
taken from the mines in sacks and
shipped without being put through
any process. Tho country is alive
with people. Within the last few
days some very promising claims
have been located within the city
limits of Helena"
UnfavorabIe Prospects FOR the Wheat
Crop.
New YORK, March 19.-The I'M
favorable reports concerning the
winter wheat in Indiana and Illinois
in the Journal of Commerce. and
other commercial journals are prom
inent topics on Change here. They
represent that the southern Indiana
plants have suffered severely from
alternating thawing and freezing. In
eleven counties in Indiana and four
in Illinois not even a fair crop is ex-
pected. Reports from eight Illinois
and two Indiana counties indicate
that the crop is uninjured, and also
that the farmers i'll the districts
where the prospects are most unsa-
vorable do not despair of fair crops,
if a few week of good growing
weather should supervene.
An Anticipated Arbitrator.
New YORK, March 23.-Rev. DR.
Burchard delivered a lecture on
Men 1 Have Met" at the United
Presbyterian church tonight. He
complained of pains in the head
heart and back before he begun. HI
told the reporters if they came to
hear of any prominent men who
have been lately before the public
they would be disappointed. Bur.
chard said the daily papers had mis-
taken linn for a " religious SLOUGH,
an ecclesiastical dude" and 6
"mule without ears" He had been
called everything but thief and q
loafer. Only last week he had beer
taken for a plumber. He had also
been mistaken for head waiter of @
hotel in Venice. Referring to pride
and riches, the speaker made use o.
the words "person, purse and pal.
ace," and then added. "You see,
am given to alletiration.' He sale
be had been called bigot, but de-
MED that he was bisot. He wa:
one who stood on a segment o
truth and never looked around a cir
Gle.
Disgusted With Minister Phelps.
New York, March "a The Her
aid in reporting we'll known law
yer, says: This list of appoint
ments by Cleveland must have
proved u startler to old Democrats
The finest mission in the heap ha.
gone 10 Yarmouth the mos
hide-bound and moss-grown Repub
lican State in the Union. 1t is 4.
warning to politicians that the,
! may as we'll take down their ban
ners from the outer wall and Gu
them up into bandages or shrouds.
A State Senator said: Phelps wa.
associated with Trenor W. Park il
several railroad lawsuits and i
known in Wall street as a Railroad
lawyer"
New Nomination.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Thc fol
lowing nominations have been con
firmed by the Senate: Samuel S
Cox, Minister to Turkey; Henry L
Muldrow, Assistant Secretary o
the Interior; w. A. Sparks, Com
missioner of the General Lane
Office.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-A new
nomination is James D. Porter O
Tennessee, Commissioner of Indial
Affairs.
The Death Watch.
CHICAGO, March 23.-The New
York newspapers have act on Gran
what they term "death watch.
He may die at any moment, and b,
may be alive three months hence
but whenever he does die the news
papers must instantly have the news
hence some one must watch til,
house for the newspapers. Th,
chief newspapers have therefor,
hired a convenient room close t,
Grants residence, and there all da,
and all night sit groups of reporter