Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-11
UNDER THE CAPITOL.


UNDER THE CAPITOL.
An Exploring Tour Through the Cor
| ridors Of the New Terrace.
THE cHAxBxRs UNDERNEATH THE MAhBLE HsrLA.
! NADR-rREsn AIR FOR THE sUfFooArKD SENATE
| THE OLD TERRACES AND HOW they WERE MADE
SINKING WELLS TO FIND FOUNDATION
Guided BY one Of Architect Clark's assistants, a
STAR reporter went through the numerous CORR
dors and excavations Of the Capitol terrace work
now in progress. Much OF the most difficult part
| of this work Is done beneath the surface, and
therefore hidden from the eye Of the external OBJ
server.
! The reporter began at the Senate boiler room,
| which is beneath the south side Of the Senate
| wing This room has been enlarged to double Its
former dimensions by cutting out the dirt beneath
the open court on the west side, between the Sem
| ate wing and the old building. The excavation
has been converted into large room, plastfred on
every side, and well lighted and ventilated. From
| wall to wall brick arches extend, and on filling
of dirt above these the pavement OF the court Will
| be rela1d.
| THE OLD FOUNDATION.
| The excavation laid bare the foundation wall OF
the old building, and at the northwest corner an
| underpinning was found necessary to make 1t
secure. This was a work OF no small proportions.
| The wall Is eight feet thick. An excavation was
| made and supporting wall twice as thick as the
foundation was laid beneath IT. On the north side
this supporting wall was run up to height OF SIX
| feet above the surface of the sub-baseInent All
this accomplished without the least injury to
any OF the croSs-wals.
| THE SENATE ArR.DrCr.
Two new boilers Of large capacity are being
added to the Senate wing and the airduct is being
| enlarged to more than twice its former proper
lions. This Of itself is an improvement OF import
| ance for II Is notorious fact that the Senate
wing has hitherto been miserably ventilated. The
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OF this trouble. Now, in connection with the ter
race improvement, the duct has been enlarged to
increased power to be obtained from the new boil
ers and machinery now being put in the engineers
assert that they viii be able to regulate the tenn
perature OF the senate wing at all seasons SO as to
keep 1t at the degree most desirable for health
and comfort.
SINKING WELLS TO SOLID GROUND
In cutting down the terraces and running the
heavy outer wall Of the new work Mr.. Clark en-
countered serious difficulty which was not fore
SEEN The ground along the line OF this wall is of
soft swampy nature The terraces had been
made by filling in with all sorts of material. In
removing them on the north side OF The main
western entrance bed OF sand and gravel was
struck. To secure proper foundation wells had
to be sunk at each panel Of the outer wall to q
in order to reach solid ground. In each well
pier composed OF solid stone and cement was built
up 70 the surface, and by extending system OF
arches from pier TO pier strong, secure and dur
able foundation Tor the exterior wall of the ter
race work was obtained. South of the main en-.
trance on the west side where the terrace work IS
now being carried forward, the same soft, marshy
ground exists, and n line Of wells, averaging over
twenty feet in DEPTH is being sunk. The piers
ton on that side.
THE OLD TERRACES
were composed OF a variety OF material. Old
bricks, broken stone, oyster shells, sand gravel,
pieces Of rotten lumber, in fact everything that
was calculated to I'LL up entered into the mass
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sand and gravel beds that were found were
Turned turn q TO profitable account. They furnished
good material for CARRYING on the coarser and
heavier portion OF the pending work.
Russia and Bulgaria.
THE CARS TENDER sOLlCITUDB AND ANXIETY TO RE-
MOVE THE PRESSURE
The OFFICIAL Messenger, of st. Petersburg, says:
''The recall OF the Russian agents was not in
tended TO sever the ties uniting Bulgaria and
Russia; it only signified that Russia refused to
recognize the legality OF the condition Of affairs
under which ON Insignificant minority seized su-
preme power and imagined 1t was entitled to guide
Bulgarian destinies and make the people its tool.
feet upon public morality in Bulgaria. The Bull
garianS peaceful disposition and love OF work were
pledges OF their future prosperity; Through
progress. when the revolution OF Philippop0is
suddenly diverted the country into the path OF
dangerous political adventures, which en-
present condition OF affairs, which, II it con-
tinues will end In anarchy and be a constant
menace to peace In the east. RuSsta's duty Is to
show care in maintenance OF peace in the east.
While remaining on the basis Of the Berlin treaty,
she intended to endeayor to remove the pressure
which is weighing heavily upon Bulgaria. and to
re-estabish legal order, which will serve as a
guarantee OF future prosperity and Justify the
sacrifices Russia had made. The russian govern
under cover Of legality, viii merely perpetuate the
present abnormal conditions in Bulgaria. Russia
or nj tn hn
regards Turkey as working seriously for pacific
solution Of the Bulgarian problem In conformity
with existing treaties and being, therefore, en-
titled TO the support or the powers"
Opposition to the Ballet.
CINCINNATI CLERGY IN DISCIPLINARY MOOD
CATHOLIC MUSICIANS REBELLIOUS.
A Cincinnati special to the New York World,
November 9th, says: The Presbyterian clergy OF
Cincinnati are stirred up. They have two imme-
date objective points, the ballet in the opera and
| the Dow liquor law. Dow, the author OF the law,
is a PreSby teran, and he is to be called to
account for features in the law that are more
liberal to saloonists in the city than elsewhere
The lash OF discipline is TO be applied to Presby-
tertans, and there are many OF them who gave aid
bae 19 IA Tseen Gpra company With
season here. The battle Is likely to open early
next week at the preachers meeting, and after
| OF the churches.
The Methodist clergy OF this city, In private
conversation To-Day, give out word that at their
| meeting next week they will strongly condemn
! the employment OF the ballet at the opera, and
will recommend that church members who attend
| such opera be disciplined.
1t has just transpired here that Archbishop FL
der, since the Baltimore council, has drawn the
| line on Roman Catholic vocaliStS and musicians
| by iOrbiddin9 them to employ their talents in
| Protestant churches. This order, Just promul-
gated, is creating stir, and in some Instances
| evoking spirit Of rebellion among the numerous
| Catholic vocalists and Organists who serve in
Protestant churches.
Bold Insurance Fraud.
WORKED BY AN ALLEGED AGENT IN THE SOUTH.
| telegram from Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 8, says:
| fraudulent and bold insurance scheme which
has been operating from this city with
great success for the last two years, came to light
| to-day. Charles Tresenreder was the man at the
| head OF the concern. He came from GAINESVILLE.
Ohio to Nashville in 1884, and claiming to repre-
| sent the Standard Life Insurance Asso-
citation, opened an Office and scattered
| circulars broadcast over all the southern
| states with the exception OF Tennessee. On many
OF the circulars was the picture OF large building
purpOrting TO be occupied exclusively by the com
pany, but which Is not in any part OF the CITY, The
very best OF terms were offered to agents. and soon
| an Immense trade was built up. Tresenretler
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