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THE RENOVATED WHITE HOUSE.

All through the past Summer wcrkmcn have
been engaged IN 0ycIhauiinr, painting and
decorating the Executive Mansion, aud the
work LI5 just been completed. Tie Blue Room
ls uOY light, delicate harHoniziug Of several
shades II blue and creIm, deepening into gilt.
The shape ofthc room being a true oval. brings
All tAe parts into nearly tie same light while
tie scheme OF treatment is pGrcly Colonial, with
The addition Of symbolic designs and il makes
everything agree perfectly. The wood work,
the basc.JCaIGs, holdings. and inside blind s
have been painted an ivory white, traced
lightly with gilt The walls arc hung with
blue damask silk Of American manufacture.
and the pattern rs Gf the carly Colonial period,
Above and below the silk, and separated from
10 by a narrow Eit-tmccd moldluu, tie wall
is bordcred by a deep lricze in plaster relief.
Near the floor It's tint is deep marine shade.
and in the pattern ars small Shields and stars
ln gilt Acag tic ceiling the lIiczs is many
shades lighter, aud the gilt is used with a fresr
hand. The ceiling which is the gem Of the
whole represents clouds on an azure sky in
their varying phases from sunrise 10 sunset,
deepening iu tint. From the windows 20 the
far end Of the ROOM a deep border in plaster
relief winds around the ceiling, with garlands
Topped at regular intervals, at each end Of the
room eEtwiHing shield Of - stars The
Brnssels lace curtains and tho materials with
which The furniture is upholstered are the only
things ~ the room Of foreign manufacture.
The Eew hangiHRs Tor the East Room windows
are 81 old gold aud cream damask silks The
rooms are made up more tastelully aud Gle.
gaGtiy than they have ever been before.
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THANKSGIVING AT THE WHITE HOUSE

The President and staff devoted but little
attention 10 public business on Thanksgiving
Day. The Presidents family arc very domestic
IN their tastes and therefore Thauk -giving was
quiet and nnosientatious. The grandchildren
were absent IN indianapolis, which fact was
deplOrcd by both the President and his wife.
The dinner was a genuine oId-fdshioned home
affair, the piece de resistance being a monster
turkey weighing 80 pounds, which was ilanzed
by a goodly array Of the products of farm aud
garden, with puddngs, confrrtions fruits nuts.
ices, aud coffee. Mrs. lIarr.son's father Rev.
DR. Scott, Miss Dimmick, Secretary Halford
ana Miie' aud two or three other friends OF tie
family constituted the dinner party. There
was i noticeable lack Of formality about TIC
whole affair.
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-kFTER THE ARMY ChMrFrn-

a committee Of ladies, Of which Mrs. l.. G.
Hughes, Of Arizona was chairman, who were
appointed by the National Convention Of the
w. G. f. T., recently held in Atlanta. Ga
called upoa the President and Secretary OF
War last week, and urged them 10 issue an
order iorbiddiHg the sale Of beer and light
wines at military posts. The committee SAID
that the Government was not only licensing
and encouraging beer aud wine drinking. bui
was even compelling commissioned officers OF
the Army TO he '0gcrscors Of military saloons.
called canieens, thus giving a semLlauce Of re-
spectabihty 10 beer drinking"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-12-04
The y,xt House OF REPRESENTATIVE.

The unofficial list Of members of the SD
Congress, which has been compiled in the Office
of the Clerk Of the House, is as nearly correct
rs any list will be until all the certificates have
been filed. II is not likely that this list will
be changed even then, as it has been prepared
with unusual care and from official returns in
almost every instance. The list shows that 222
Democrats have been elected on the straight
ticket and 81 Republicans. The list gives the
Farmers Alliance II members, but az II Of
these come from the SOGth, il is thought they
will act with the Democrats, thus swelling
their vote % 23i. Tho Democratic majority
will therefore be $50 or III, if the II Alliance
men are counted rs Democrats. There will be
only III members Of the present Congress in
the next Congress, the Democrats returning
llJ 10 the Republicans 56. No Congress since
the war will have many unfamiliar faces in
il as will the sd Congress.
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THANKSGIVING spread mr. Veterans.

The old soldiers at the National Military
Home at Dayton, o., are 10 have a great Thank ks
giving dinner. 1t will be made up as follows :
Four thousand five hundred pounds OF roast
turkey, 900 quarts of cranberry sauce, So gal
Ions OF giblct gravy, 50 gallons Of oyster dress
ing 40 bushels of sweet potatoes, 40 bushels of
mashed potatoes, $50 dozen punches Of celery.
80 bushels of stGwed onions, one cord of bread.
525 pounds of butter. 1900 miuce pies, 40 bar
rels OF apples, 500 gallons of coffee and 400
pounds of cheese. The yeterns will drink about
80 barrels of beer in the afternoon.
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just amidships. This i>ciuded portion Of the
bottom and the boiler supports. Tho wood
gave way like so much punk
Adj teen. keltOu, U. $. Army, who has
been i'll for a number Of months, being unable
to attend to his official duties has returned to
his desk in the War Department. The Gen
erals sickness has made 10 pCrccptible change
In his appearance, except that he has grown
quite n beard during his enforced absence from
tho Ofice
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WkNT 40 CoME 49,.

Foriy-iour years ago the people Ia the Viz
Rnla portion Of the District o. Columbia-in-
Guiding the ancient aud moss grown city Of
Alexandria decided that they bad made n
mistake ln coming into the Federal District %
aud succeeded in getting themselves aud the
az square miles that they occupied Cedcd back
10 'he State OF Virginia. The rapid develop
meut OF Washington and the remainder OF the
District Ia the last few wears, while their region
remained az a staBdstIil, convinced them that
they had made mistake. aud row they are
anxious 10 resume their former status IN the
District OF Colombia The thing lms been
talked 81 Tor some years mainly by real estate
people who we've anxious 10 share n the active
boom TINS side Of the Potomac. twill probably
take shape this Winter IN an effort 20 pei Con
gress 10 rcanncX the strip, or the Attorney
General 10 bring suit against the State Of Nir-
Rinla 10 dlspossess her Of it, The people OF
washington are generally quite indifferent
about the matter There il already more terri
tory IN the District than Congress viii take
care Of properly, and to add about 60 per cent.
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and taking pains to show all the fine points Of
the mansion. In one % the corridors they
came across President Harrison. and he also
was gracious in helping tho lady visitor TO
view the different apartments. Tho lady was
not acquainted with the President. but thought
his attentions merited some kind of rscogni-
tion at her hands, so she said, " / think l re-
member You as being about tho mansion under
the Arthur administration. were you nOt?"
The big Speaker enjoyed this joke hugely, but
President Harrison barely smiled.
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more would be 10 spread the already-too-small
appropriations over much more ground. Then,
too, Alexandria is a dead-aHd-aliye place, far
behind the District in everything, with on old
fogy population that would resist to the death
any attempt 10 bring their town up to modern
requirements. They are just suited 10 Nir-
gnia, and consequently not suited 10 live,
growing community.
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THOUGHT SHE HAD NET THE PREsI-
DENT REFQRE

a story about Rhode Island lady who was
visiting the Capital during the last SESSION of
Congress has leaked out IL seems that Sneaker
Reed was showing the lady through the White
House, aud was particularly attentive 10 her
explaining everything in his graphic manner.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-12-04

We think we have just as good a chance as
tic old n.Ilies in the following Slales:

II we can carry half Of these States we
viii throw the election into the House Of Rep
reaeutltIves where our chances OF eIec ion wiz
d. at least as good those Of the other PARTIES"
/" Boz laia J. as ] ran my eye over the totals
"y0u have only accounted for "a votes, while
thrre wele fJl in thc a.t Electoral College"
" That e0n he admitted. WbaL've / left
grft ID erE.
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We'll, give Oregon and Nevada to the Re-
pubiicaus. That vii mase them 49, Give as
tIC others That viii make or ly3 or more
ilHn 1ur-i0urth 0f tie Electoral CaIIcge 10
start ".tH. and minority in pretty easy reach. /"
Z" 3lt SOU have still left out" ] persisted.
several new States 4"
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Well you might as well count 'cm FOR Us.
100, ior we've better chance Of carrying en-
Khan tuc other fellows. You just come down
with me 70 our National Congress al Dcala.
FH.-Im oB my way therc uUw-aBd You II
hear something tlatII open yOur eyes"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-12-04

II Is q duty you 0rs TO your comrades TO act at
east one ne0 subscriber for THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE
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HEALTH HINTS
For Old and Young.

BY FELIX Z. OSWALD. " D.,
Author OF Physical Education: "HorzehoId
Ecmedies's The Bible OF Nature. % etc.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-12-04

Representative Vim. Vandever, Cal. has
Formally launched Senator Stanford upon the
Iuili .cal sea for 1892. Gen. Naudever. who al.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-12-04
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

had the pleasure Of welcoming back last
week that prince among men and veterans
genial, able, wh0le-souled Col. Dave llendcr-
son, of Iowa, and the welcome was uoubly
warm on account Of the narrow escape he had
from joining the great majority, who viii re-
tire % the bosom OF thciT constituency after
March a. 1881. One never knows how much he
values his friends until he comes near losing
them, aud il gave me a shudder 10 think that
there coald be the slightest chance of lowas
FetTing so valuable a man from public life.
While j am no hero-worshipor, and do not be-
1icve for an instant that any man is absolutely
essential 90 country or a district, or IN fact TO
anything else, except his own family, yet i
mustad that some men are great deal more
valuable in certain positions than others, and
that ii is very bad policy 20 change a man who
has demonstrated his special fitness for place
for one who is new and untried. There IS
simply no better man in Congress than Dave
Henderson, no one who can accomplish more
Tor his district and tho country and no man
who deserves better the reward of reelection
aud continuance IN the place lac has done so
well in Therefore, while am personally glad,
because j am very fond OF Henderson, ] am
patriotically glad. because ] think 10 Tor the
best interests OF the country that his rec cotton
is assured aud the contest against him likely
20 fail.
T" Now, YOU don't want 70 make The hlg mis-
take of your life by leaving ont the Farmers
Alliance IN youT calculations for 1892, said
an enthusiastic Granger 10 me the other even
ing. " We have come 10 stay, and make scat
tcring among the old politicians that The last
elections won't be a iea-hito 60, aud don't you
forget d. We are either going 30 elect the
next President OF at least say who he shall be-
q" j like 20 see n man have confidence ia his
party" 4 replied "but ] have a weakness FOR
knowing the figures on which be bases that
confidence DO you happen 10 have those
about your person."
"Oi course I have" he answered confidently.
" See here: we are going 10 unite with the
working men 10 form Peoples party. This
will give ms sure the following States with
their electoral votes on the present apportion-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-12-04

The receipts for the tirst quarter Of the current
fiscal year were S37,9Ji,7 s3, an increase Of
$500 100 over the corresponding period or last
year.
Tho Commissioner says that at present be Is
totally unable 10 estimate the amount that viii
be required 10 pay the bOuuties established by
law on sugars produced in this country, bot il
viii be large.
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INTERNAL REVENUE REDUCTIONS,

Internal Revenue Commissioner Mason esti-
mates that the reductions on tobacco and snuff
on the special taxes on dealers in the same, aud
on grape brandy used 10 forlify wines. will
make an aggregate reduction for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1891, Of Si,35s, 352.73. The
total collect ions Of the Bureau for the past fiscal
year were Sl42 5g46 Or 81 eco 2G2 more titan
the previous year. The following are the
operations Of 1890 rs compared with 1883:
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TOO jog we've g better chance OF carving en-
Khan tuc other fellows You just come down
with me 10 our National Congress al OcaIa.
tlH.-l.m Oh my way tHero uUw-aud you'll
hear something tAai'l open y0ur eyes"
People are laughing over n very smart aud
knowing lady from Rhode Island. who moved
Speaker heeds acquaintance aud was being
shown over the White House Hy BIN. While
this was going Oh, the Pre-. idcul came along.
aua Joined tHc Speaker lu doing tle hguor.
The laay, aHEiuns o. show Oh Deer lluovIedg Of
Nasa'u too people. said alab.y 10 the Prcsi-
dent:
E" think ] remember You as about the place
undcr tle Arthur Administration. Wore YOU
u0l2H
The President murmured something about
only having come into tHc place q couple Of
year ago, while Speaker Reed took the first
opportunity 10 get Of by himself and laugh.
aa
II amy community has a surplus OF the true.
gentle reverential Thanksgiving spirit II
might be sent Oh % Washington. FOR dis.
tIIbutIon among those OF our citizens who
seem Hurely H need Of such au ameli-
ohuon % their old Adam. For example.
over 5u0 81 them celebrated the day with tho
ICrcc.L dog fights known iu the cIIy's sporting
Huuals just over he Maryland line One fsht.
between Georgetown md Philadelphia dogs,
WIS iDf 500 a SIDE, and another between
Georgetown aud Washington dogs was for 500
SIDE, aud the money that changed hands Ina
tAesAapc OF bets exceeded 50 600 IN lumber.
yard in ihc city timer and a clcTk fought a
IIizr-ift Tor The layoTs Ol "a young WomHn.
Who lD1Ecd on acted as referee, aud awarded
the victory 20 The timer. pitched battle was
Fought in q disreputaltc part OF the city DO.
tween some negro tough. and tic pol ice which
resulted iu the damaged touRhs being Luuled
% the station house. While we have our fun
quota 0i preachers, churches mud Sunday
schools b would seem likely that another
missionary or two might lud this profitable
field OF labor.
80
Representative Rowcll On ) SAYS that The elee.
lions bill must and viii be passed. The Dem.
ocfats viii undoubtedly make a fIibusterinp
light against IT, but tho way the recent cleo.
lions were conducted in many places have
demonstrated 70 all Republicans tie necessity
Jon such legislation. Nm. R0Woll SAWS that n
Tor himself he was defeated by the stay-af.
homes there being Q 400 Of these la lis own
County. The German Lutherans also voted
viii the Democrats la a body.
&c
Representative VIM. Yandever. Cal la,
Formally lauched Senator Stanford upon tht
..s.I. a. rlU -
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J. S. WALKER, Prosi-
dent of the Legislature of the
o Hawaiian Kingdom.
DEAR sIR:-The Special Commit
tee appointed by virtue of resolu-
ton adopted by this House July 1st,
directing us to 'investigate and re-
port upon the matter of public rev.
enue being used for the improve
ment and protection OF private pro-
perty in Honolulu which the public
have no interest in," now beg to
state that they have taken the mat
ter into consideration, and as the
public Market, Water Works, and
Electric Light are three of the items
brought to our notice for inycstiga-
ton, we beg leave to report upon
these now, and hope to be able to
make report at some future time
upon all the items brought before
u.s.
In this report we only give re-
suits, not details. The three items
named above are revenue producers,
and promise in the near future Of
yielding a revenue sufficient not
only to pay the running expen SEES
and cost of repairs, but also enough
to reimburse the Government tor
the money used in their construc-
ton with the interest thereon, and
thereafter produce net revenue for
the use of the Government.
Already the market yields hand
some profit. In the past period the
income has been So, 2G3.95 being
$1,000 in excess of the rate shown
in the last year of the last period.
The estimated income for the
present period is $4,000 and the
expense of running for the same
period $4,000 leaving handsome
profit of $l2, 800 for the use Of the
Government.
The Water Works do not vel
make such a satisfactory showing
but it is encouraging as its revenue
increases as the improvements pro-
gress and may yet become an i'm
portant source of public revenue, as
its increase is constant and con
siderable.
During the period ending 1886
the receipts were only &38, 1908
while the receipts for the period
ending 1890 were SS0,G04.O5. Thi;
revenue is capable of "a still larger
and immediate increase by an OK,
tension of the existing system Il
the suburbs of the city; by SO doing
not only would direct revenues bC
| derived therefrom, but large areas o
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A HINT TO POaK-sATERs.

EDITOR BULLETnG:--
Believing it TO be the duty of
every citizen, in fact every one iiy-
ing in the country, to be guardian
10 the public welfare, and to pro-
tect people from danger, / ask you
in the name Of the latter to give
space in your paper for the follow
ing statements:
IL may not be known except to
the Chinese, and a few others, who
are owners or deal in the article,
that there is at present raging
amongst pigs an epidemical disease,
that is increasing daily, and threat
ems the existence of every porlker on
the islands, involving heavy losses
TO owners, il there is no check put
To it.
This disease is supposed to have
originated from a lot of hogs,
brought by a dealer in sailing YES
sci from the coast a couple OF
months ago. 1t is known by the
best authority, even acknowledged
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Il II h:
SEA FISHERIES,

In the matter of sea fisheries there
appears to be misrepresentation in
the minds of some people, who con-
tend for the opening of those fisher
les to the public by Act OF the Legis-
iaturc, without regard for vested
rights. These people should under
stand that fisheries in this country
are as much private property rs
land estates. They are bought and
sold in the same way. There is no
more injustice in taking from n man
for public purposes, without COM
pensation, piece of land which he
has acquired Ivy purchase, Inherit
ance, or other legal process, than in
confscating fishery which he has
become the pOssessOr of in the same
way. He has as much and as good
legal claim to the fishery rs 10 the
land. When land owned by a pri.
vate person is needed for public
use, the government may legally
take possession for that purpose,
but not without fully compromising
the owner for his loss. This is rea-
sonable, right, and just. To appro-
pirate the land and omit the com
pensation would he a barbarous act
Of the grossest injustice. Why
should "water estate" acquired pre-
cisely in the same way, be consider.
ed property that the government
may seize for public use, without
purchase from the owner? Sucl
proceeding would be manifestly
unjust. We conceive that the Sc;
fisheries should be public property
and have at different times advocated
this view; but they can justly b.
made so only by purchase.
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BY kuTNuR y,


To PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF
SALARIES AND Expenses OF THE
GOVERNMENT, UNTIL THE 30rH DAY
OF SEPTEMBER, A. y. 1890
Be it enacted by AN King aid tie
Legislature Of Tie H""ojjan
hpgdom:
SECTION |. The Minister OF Iii.
nance is hereby authorized to con
tinuc to pay Salaries of Government
Officers and the expenses Of the
several departments and bureaus oI
the Government enumerated in Sec
tons | and OF Chapter INV. %
the Laws OF 1858 until Tive Goth day
OF September, A. ID. 1890, unless :
new Appropriation Bin b. passed b,
the Legislature before said last men
toned date
SECTION 2. This Act shall TAX
effect upon the date OF its approval
Approved this 9th day Of August
A. d. 1880.
kALAKAUA REX.
BY the King
c. n. SPENCER,
Minister o! the interior.
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real estate In the city suburbs
would be Increased many times
their present value, by making
water from the city system availa-
BILE thereon. Besides the above all
vantages arising from nm extension
of the city water system, 200 horse
power would I've created ut The Same
time and could be made available
for running machinery to engeudef
electric hight, thus Killing two birds
with one stone.
The total expense for the Homo
lulu Water Works during The past
80 years has been 65S,S9S 50 and
the receipts for the same time have
been SGOl ,343.OG, thus leaving only
S57, 5a5.74 of debt, and with wa
ter property owned by the Govern
mcnt worth $4,000 commercial
value. Besides the income in dol
lars named above, the Government
has been reasonably supplied with
water for sill purposes free OF
charge.
The electric light does not figure
so favorably as it is yet in its in
fancy, but there is eight ahead '
aud perhaps a larger revenue viii
eventually be realized from it than
from The water system, if the inn
provements contemplated are car
lied into effect. The estimated re-
venue derived from this source dur-
ing the present period, ii the cot
tempialed Improvement WAS com.
pletod, would he S57.G0 aud the
running expenses for the saint
period $50, 1928, leaving net over
SIC, 600 Tor the period, which wouI'
pay the Interest for the time, anc
rapidly repay the principal as thC
, years roll on, aud after all is paiC
, the income realized after paying eN
4 penses. will he direct Government
; realization, and we are intorme,
{ that the system is capable of being
, still further improved in fUtur
D ''periods. Besides the incom
D above named the Government woul,
have its supply OF light without cost
: and the streets of Honolulu wou!'
be lighted at the same rate.
+ So your committee think,-as I'll
n burden of these improvements hay
h been borne by the people at larg
Y these many years-that as busi
e ness venture wisdom would dictat
Y that now as they promise all to be
come profitable they should b
d speedily carried TO successful issu
i by the Government, and hy so dc
: ing no injustice in the end will re
e suit to the people outside of Homo
II lulu az their taxes will eventually b
e lighter in consequence of these Gov
5 ernment realization5.
l. JNo. NJ. HoRSER,
+ PAUL IsENBERG,
e A. MARQUES,
s. Y. kNuDsrN.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE Oh Wa
TER WORKS, ETC.

HosoRADLE J. S. WALKER, Prosi-
dent of the Legislature of the
O Hawaiian Kingdom.