The evening world., 1890-07-19
BEN HAS A RIGHT OF DOVER.
Mrs. Harrison Buying Washing
ton Suburban Corner Lots.
White House Ladies' Making Large
investments n Ia Red Top.
nrht,n. thtin- nnt,.in y

lNlll't AhlNlNs tlNEhllVs
II ia n mistaken idea that the Indian.
apoi s lawyer Inns not r'scn to the oppor-
tunitios afforded him by his preposterous
elevation to the Presidency. 1t all lie.
ponds on how YOU look at it.
When the long faced elder was ROM.
mated Ivy tho Repubi cans TO carry his
graudfath, RS hat TO Washington he was
comparatively n poor man, with n numer.
GUS family OF vet poorer relatives. His
election wa more or less justiinbly con-
strued by him and by them as an interpo-
Sition of Providence for the exploitation
OF the Harrison family fortunes.
In nj his cnpa ties IA, In lie Ben,
Cousin Rcn. Brother Ben and Grandpa
Ben, the Ire ,ident Ben has borne the
clan in mind. and every known member
OF the Harrison family. except one un.
~reGeneratc Democratic brother. has hnd
his. name placed OF Uncle Sans pay.
roll. An era OF prosperity has dawned
On the whole family.
When the spirIt Of grateful appreciation
Of vnue received led Wanamuker the
Good to bestuw upon Mrs. Harrison the
cottage by the sGa al Cape May. with the
Presidents r ght o dover inserted in the
private CONVEYANCE II rot in the recorded
deed, the OCCW renee was added con.
sclent uusy TO the accumulated roofs
that tho iintr sons were truly of the elect.
D~cr minniing hut unieelmg newspn-
perS having commented unkindly upon
this lcstOwnl upon The President Of
va uablo real estutc for au implicdly
dlshonurahlo cOnsideration their utter.
nnces reused the good lidy Of the White
House To de,out indignation, and she
ne TmlttaH haTLnlf IN hn tpt.t yiny "a oil La, a.,
organic reporter. Tho piece of her
mind" was flashed over the wires all over
the land thus
There have been suggestions from various
sources about purchasing summer home
~ the suburbs OF Mashir gton, which, at
the end ot Ills official term, might be sold at
considerable advance.
Hrhtr~ hId di 'Jdmpie or UfS. but ne
Presidr"t { not use hiS oMridt rdIE az u
means OT biuhIiV mOu"g 90 u 10 me er'eHt Or
ImfhnSiHG u h,uP rUr his Shmmer rsp ana
- it"g II rh'h h- retfrrS rom o1'cs. The
P,,t"td,nihds dectded ScrupL's GoTf mat.
The Commissioner of the District. his
own appOintecs. would doubt ear feel dir
posed TO maze improvements IN that direc-
tion which would still further give the trans
action TIE APP earNnce OF n deliberate money
making scheme.
The country rejoiced that sufficient
grace had been youchsafed the President
TO - have scruules against Washington
zeal estate y. eculation. Hypercritical
editors dit say that the spIteful a~llusion
20 the Red Top home Of Mrs. Cleveland
was IN bad taste, but they were not au iait
Ill INDIANAPOLIS social ethics.
Ii has now been made public that while
Mrs. ii rrison spoke the technical truth
when sue denied any intention ON the
part of the President Ito purchase n
Summer home in the suburbs of WASH
%ington." Elder Harri,on's decided
scruples" did not prevent members of
his family from making prudent invest
ments III undeveloped suburban real
estate to a very considerable extent.
In the Registry of Deeds OF Montgom-
cry County, NIL, there liz duly noted the
fact that within IA few weeks Mrs. Harri-
son has become the owner of 2l3. 900
square feet of corner lots at Glen Echo,
u beautiful suburb eight miles from the
Capitol, Just over the District line. for
the pr ce of s2l. 7S3.
Father-in-Law scott. who hasn't $40 in
the world. bought ii md sold il TO his
Presidential daughter for the customary
nominal dollar as n token of grateful
affection.
Baby McKee's mother has n piece OF the
pie, too. She is a proprietor AT Glen
Echo TO the tune OF 81. i31. Aunt Mary
Scott Dimick. Mrs Hurrison's sister. also
CANE in on the ground floor for s9. 1854
worth of Glen Echo grass land.
The mania for real-es'ate plunging
caught on TO Private Secretary L &c Hal
ford. ana -. OOO of his savings went into
the Gil II Echo pool. White House
Steward Crook Clipped in $4,000 for the
same object. and pretty. thr fly Type
writer Alice Sanger raised the ante by
buying n $4,000 kitchen garden i'll the
Viii o House trnct AT Glen Echo.
decided scruples" have kept Presi-
dent PENS name OF all the deeds; but a
iavoring real estate agent permitted the
choicest lots to lie Sc ectai by the White
House laiies, aud should the District
authorities appointed by the President)
- feel dis oSed to make improvements in
that direction. - the profits OF the invest
ment will go "A long way 30 amelIorate the
condition of the Harrison family when n
public shall invite them
back to Indianapolis.
Mrs. Harrison tO'd 10 lie. The Presi-
dent has bought no Summer house in
the suburbs of Wash ngton !" but it will
lie extremely odd if there Is not a big
boom IN Glen Echo real estate, eight
from the Capitol, and that due to
the Presidential family Investments.
What would Mrs. Opie say2