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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07
WHITE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.
Repairs Commenced in the Basenent-In
terestlng Legcnds.


teresting Legends.
The repairs at the White House commenced
yesterday morning, and the first point Of at
tack was the basement The stone flags along
the long corridor have been pulled up prepare
tory to laying a smooth concrete floor. Under
these flags, which have been in place for years,
was found thick bedding of sand, then broken
stone, and under that brick pavement, which
was probably laid when the house was built.
All this is now being torn mp. The stone and
brick will be broken up and relaid there as the
foundation for the new cement and concrete
floor. One Of the White House legends is
that Gen. Jackson's bathtub will be found.
before the workmen get through digging. in a
corner OF the corridor near the kitchen door.
What particular necessity there ever existed
Tor Gen. Jackson to have a tub in this spot does
not seem clear, but that there is a cemented
tub-shape cavity in this corner is among the
reliable stories Of the house. Evidently the
name was given it in jest, and the real use of
the tub was to keep the butter and milk cool
and nice for President Jackson's table. The
basement of the mansion is invested with as
many interesting stories, il they are bit COM
monplace, as any .: the more aristocratic
quarters above stairs. There is no doubt
existing as to the location of Gen.
Jackson's kitchen, as the thine fireplace and
the cavernous oven are still In place. The
room adjoins the laundry and ironing room on
the east side of the basement and now accom-
modates the hydraulic pump that runs the ele-
vatOr. What was President Grants wine room,
under the front portico, is now used as lum-
Der room. What is now the paint shop would
be invested with considerable old-time fancy
and sentiment if it had been kept as it was in
the years of early occupancy the milk house,
where the butter was churned &c.
The laundry is also q scene Of desolation,
with the ironing room and the lsundress'
room adjoining. The floors are being torn
up. First of all there was board
floor. under that a tagging laid thickly in
cement, and under that is revealed q solid
brick pavement. Between all the floors the
rayages made by rats and reaches displayed a
condition Of things anything but attractive.
The reaches not having been disturbed for
many years had created a regular settlement,
OF which now only an unwholesOme smell re-
mains, and the feelings of the servants, who
have been treading over them for years, was a
laughable feature of the wholesale cleaning
out. Ills no WONDER" said the laundress,
''that l have had to cover the floor with
bOrax night after night" The laundry business
is, however, in active operation in the kitchen,
and when it gets back to its old quarters the
floor of the three rooms will be neatly tiled and
so will the wall, six feet high. all around them.
Upstairs the Presidents bedroom is being re-
papered, as it was the only room not touched
last fall
From today the White House il closed to
visitors until the LIST Of October.
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Oscar Mile, the nine-year-old Charleston
MASS boy in whose right lung q tamarind
seed lodged. was discharged from the Msssa-
chusetts General Hospital yesterday. The seed
is still in his lung, but otherwise he il pretty
comfortable.
The body Of Mrs. Julia jackson Christian,
daughter OF Stonewau jackson, has been TO
moved from its resting place in the city ceme-
terry At Lexington, Va, and placed in the vault
in which il the body Of her father.
Through counsel the Queen Victoria Jubilee
Niagara Falls Park Association will oppose the
bill i'm the Canadian parliament 10 incorporate
the Whirlpool Bridge Company 1t Niagara
Falls.
The Order Of Railway Conductors Is negotiss-
TO secure il possible, the reinstatement OF nfty-
one conductors discharged last month
wilbert J. Case, aged ffty-four, for twenty
four wears employed by Heyer Bros. OF Boston,
vss arrested Yesterday charged with embez-
cling a large sum from the firm.
Conkling, the clerk who set IRE 10 Deming's
store in New York and robbed the place of
q, 500 worth Of jcwelry, pleaded guilty yester.
day Of grand larceny and viii probably be sent
to prison for ten years. Ihe charge Of Arson
viii not be pressed
DIR. w. G. Barrett, Md, DDS, Of Buffalo
has accepted the professorship Of pathology
and morbid and comparative dental anatomy
In the dental college OF Chicago.
i Monroe county Qndiana) white osps whipped
Luther Jones three weeks ago for alleged III
treatment Of his wife. He left the county. but
has now been brought back home In . dying
condition and his case has just been mads
public.
David wilbur Wood, sentenced 81 Boston -
pay Ans Of "a, 500 for smuggling, took H.
poor debtors oath yesterday and - ssasassa
from custody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07

Last night about 10 o clock man entered the
lobby Of the Arlington Hotel to escape two men
who. he said. had assaulted him. His face Mas
scratched and bleeding and he said he did not
know who his assailnnts were.
His statement was that he lived in Fast
Washington and had been in the north western
part Of the city visiting friends. that he was on
his way home through Lafayette Park TO catch
metropolitan car when the two men AZ saulted
him. IL is said that his name il Chas. Brown.
The affair was not reported TO the police and
nothing was known of the affair by the officers
OF the third precinct this afternoon other thaa
what they had read in the newspapers
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SEVENTEEN MISSING.

on Dover, England.
The steamer Kinloch and the steamer Dun.
holme collided of Dover, Eng, at O'Clock
yesterday morning and two minutes later the
Dunholme sunk and seventeen Of the persons
on board Of her at the time Of the collision are
missing. The Kinloch landed part Of the crew
Of the sunken steamer at Gravesend. The
bows of the Kinloch were completely smashed,
and but one mast Of the Dunholme remains
visible above the surfacs Of the water. The
Kinloch, LIT tons register, was from Zebu
May n, for London, and the Dunholme was
bound from Middlesborough for Rio Janeiro.
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A BRIDEGROOM IN JAIL.
His Father Abandons Him, But His WI
Tries to Get Him Out.

His Father Abandons Him, But His Vile
Tries to Get Him Out.
Calvin F. Lamberton of Oil City, Pa, has
come to grief at Niagara Falls and lies in Jail,
while his young bride pines for her husband.
Lamberton went to Lockport, N. Y, last week
and married Anna Laura Barrett. They went
to the falls and stopped at the Hotel Porter.
There Lamberton went on a spree and was ar
rested, charged with passing bogus check for
s25 in Buffalo, and with attempting to pass
another on Landlord Murphy. The bride
persuaded her sister to pay the latter check and
their board bill, but the other check 10 I'M
iquidated.
Lamberton comes Of q good family in Oil
City. He telegraphed to his father, but got no
aid from him. The young man said that all he
wanted in Jail was bottle Of whisky, some
cigarettes, a rocking chair and his wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07

Voters, under the new constitution Of Missis-
sippi, are required to register at least four
months before the next election. Sufficient
returns have been received to make it reason
ably certain that for the first time since recon
struction majority Of the legal voters Of the
state are white.
The Brighton Railway Company in conss-
quence Of the recent Norwood, England, acct
dent has decided to rebuild eighty of its
bridges
The King Of Denmark gave banquet last
evening to the officers Of the French squadron.
The royal family and all the diplomatic repre-
sentatives were present The usual toasts
were drunk. The king conferred decoration
ON the French admiral
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Beacon Lodge. No. Is. l. o. O. f.. Installation

Beacon Lodge. No. Is, 1. o. o. F., Installation.
The ceremony Of formally inducing into
Office the officers of Beacon Lodge, No. Is,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, took place
last evening. The officers for the current term
are: William E. Perkins, n. G.; ]. E. Shane, v.
g.; Jos. II. Keefer, recording secretary: Henry
Taylor. permanent secretary; E. Dwight Clapp,
treasurer; Frederick A. Sitter chaplain; Percy c.
Calvert, warden; Frank l. Wood. conductor;
s. ID. Luckett. r. s. to n. G.: J. II. Homage L.
S. to \. g.: Edward b. Hay, r. s. to V. c.; o..
II. Budlong. r. S. s.; C. Il. Mcbride, L. s. s.
The representatives to the Grand Lodge are
Andrew Balm, b. F. Crawshaw, Frederick A.
Stier and Chas. b. X. Colledge. After the
installation exercises were concluded there was
presented to the retiring noble grand, Charles
A. McEuen. in behalf of the lodge very hand
some gold badge. upon which appears the fol-
lowing inscription. ''Chas. A. McEuen. p. q.
From Beacon Lodge. No Is, l. U. o. F.,
Washington, ID. c., July 6. 1891" The presenta-
ton address was made by b. F. Crawshaw, ia
which the recipient feelingly responded. The
badge is a very artistic and unique piece O,
workmanship. Competent judges pronounce
| it one Of the finest they ever saw. Mr.. McEuer
has been an indefatigable worker during hi,
| term as presiding officer and made himself
very popular. Past Grand Webster of Eastern
Lodge. who has on various occasions Rendered
efficient service to Beacon Lodge, was pre-
| sented with a beautiful bouquet, F. A. Site,
making the presentation speech, to which Mr.
Webster appropriately responded. An address
was also made by S. +. Faunce, p. G. NJ. Tn,
| lodge then adjourned to the blue ROOM wher,
ice cream and cake were dispensed in abund
ance. The affair is red-letter day in the
history Of Beacon Lodge.
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President Hyde's Orthodoxy Questioned.

Bangor, Me-, dispatch says: A heated con-
troversy between the liberal and the conserva-
tive wings Of the Congregational denomination
broke out in the meeting Of the trustees Of
Bowdoin College last week, . small minority
questioning President Hyde's orthodoxy. The
members OF the graduating class were called in
and asked whether they were satisfied with the
soundness Of the theology which has been ex-
pounded to them. This questioning Of the
students to settle a religious controversy be-
tween the trustees was considered most extra
ordinary, but as nothing has been heard Of the
matter since it is inferred that the young men
were satisfied with the theology dispensed at
BowdOin, or else didn't care anything about II.
and the trustees gained nothing BY the per-
formance. 1t il evident that the "new school,
~ In the ascendant at BoVdoin.
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A TOWN IN DARKNESS.
The Youthful Residents Parade With Laa-
terms aud Tallow Dips.

tefns uUu HhIIOW DIpe
Owing TO the action and inaction OF three
members of the council Of Bedford, Pa, the
borough is in darkness. few months ago the
council declined to accept the proposition Of
light company to furnish street lights for
81 500 for one year, alleging that il Was too
expensive and that the income of borough
taxes was too small to meet il. Since this
action threeanembers Of the council declined
to attend the regular meetings, thus obstruct-
ing business. As a burlesque a number Of
young ladies and gentlemen paraded the streets
carrying lanterns and tallow dips. Numerous
tallow candles were placed on doorsteps. old
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Put the Railifrs Head Through q Wipdo,

Put the Bailih's Head Through . Window.
Bailif Kendig had trouble with one of the
prisoners this morning who was being taken
from the prison cell Of the Police Court to the
court room on the second floor, and the result
was that his head went through q closed
window. The prisoner, James Lomax, . col
ored man, was not hurt. It appeared that
when the prisoners were being taken through
the corridor Lomax Jagged behind, and when
Bailiff Kendig spoke to him to hurry him
along he turned upon the officer and at
tempted to bite him. They clinched and the
bailif's head went through the window.
Lomax was tried for assault and Judge Miller
fined him S25 or 60 DAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07

George Pryor plead guilty in the Police
Court this morning to q charge Of stealing
some ,obacco belonging to Thomas Coyle and
was given three months in jail.
Judge Miller today fined John O'Brien go
for assaulting . colored woman named Fannie
Campbell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07

$3.50 TO ATLANTIC CRY AND RETURN VIA
RoYn BLUE LME-tS.50.-Special train from
B. and O. station, Warrington, at 4 O'Clock
Saturday, July IL. Pullman parlor car at
tached- Halt an hour for supper ct B. and o.
Atlantic City on return trip ct .. M. SUNDAY.
Tickets also valid on all regular trains return
ing Nonday.-Adrt.
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Moy Quong Held for the Grand Jury.

One Of the cases resulting from the raid on
the Chinese houses Sunday night was called up
in the Police Court today and disposed of. 1t
was the case in which Sun Sing Lung, alias
Moy Quong, was charged with conducting q
gambling house. An examination was waived
in the case by Lawyer Shillhgton and the case
was sent to the grand jury. Bond in the sum
Of $500 was furnished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07
Criminal Court Jurors.

Criminal Court Jurors.
The jurors for the July term of the Criminal
Court were called today and Judge Bradley
explained that but lit lie service would be asked
of them. as the court proposed to adjourn
over by the first OF next week. John Miller
was returned not found. C. b. Hudson, A. j.
Curtis, NJ. J. Maher. Charles Lee, H. NJ Del
linger and F. J. Royce were excused. The court
ordered fifteen talesmen to be drawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07
A Midday Musicale,

Miss Eva A. Chase Of 1l09 street gave q
midday muncale yesterday in honor of her
guest Miss Tllie Herbert Of Trenton. Mis
Julia Aston, Miss Title Herbert, Mis- saidee
Gaskins, Miss Lilly Gross, Miss Martie Levis of
Pen Valley, Miss Clarke of Philadelphia. Mis-
Matte Bruce, Mr.. Thomas Clarke, Miss Free
man and Mrs. B. n. johnson took part in the
musical and literary part Of the program. A
collation. was served
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07
In the sweat summer time.

81 TO ISLAND PARK AND RETURN-Special
train via Baltimore and Ohio railroad every
Thursday from Camden station. Baltimore. at
9 o'clock, and from Washington at 10 O'Clock
am. Sale of seats limited to number to pre-
vent crowding. Boating, fishing, bathing
dancing and music-Adrt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07
Good COOKING

II one of the chief blessings Of every home. To
always insure good custards, puddings, sauces,
&C., use Gail Borden Eagle" Brand Condemned
Milk. Directions on the label. Sold BY your gro
Ger and druggist
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A WEDDING TRIP On WHEELS.
Young DIR. and Mrs. Baldwin Start Out d
Cover 1000 Miles With Bicycles.

Young DIR. and Mrs. Baldwin Start Out %
Cover 1000 Miles with Bicycles.
DR.. Winfield Hart Baldwin of Norwich, Conn.,,
and Miss Fannie Benedict Stanley, the eldest
daughter of Mr.. Stephen K Stanley, we're mar
ried in that city yesterday afternoon. Miss
Lulu Stanley, the brides sister. was the maid
of honor and Mr.. Frederick Stanley, a student
in Williams College and brother Of the bride,
was the best man.
DIR. and Mrs. Baldwin left at o'clock for Q
long wedding tour through the west and south.
Both are experienced bicyclists and they took
their machines with them. They will 20 first
to St. Paul by rail and will then cross the
river to Minneapolis. On leaving the Flour
city they will mount their wheels and RIDE
along the Mississippi to New Orleans and
thence northward to Richmond, Va. and
Washington. They will arrive home next fall
after having covered at least 1 600 miles Of the
journey on bicycles. They purpose TO make
records on this trip.
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HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.
Four Young Men for Assaulting . Colore<
Girl.

Girl.
The case Of George Boyd. George Neitzey.
Richard Cook and Benjamin Thompson, the
young men arrested a week ago on a charge Of
felOniously assaulting a colored girl named
Sarah Lewis, as published in The: SrAR at the
time. was tried in the Police Court today and
the defendants we're represented by Lawyer
Shillington.
The alleged assault happened in the rear of q
saloon near the 18th street wharf late at night,
and the accused were arrested by Policemen
Wagner and Trocter.
The colored girl lives at Arlington and ac-
cording to her testimony she was on her way
home when she was pulled into the place and
assaulted. 1t was about 1890 clock when the
officers found her and she remembered moth
ing that happened afterward until she found
herself in the police station in the morning.
Judge Miller heard the proof and held the
defendants in 81 900 bail for the action Of the
grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07

Mr. Z: +. Droop has Just received the following
cable: North German Lloyd steamer Karlsruhe,
which left Baltimore June -, arrived In
Bremen yesterday 1t pm. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07
IN THE SOLDIERS. HOME.
Singular Adventure of = Couple who Were
Out Driving.

THE MAN SENT INTO THE CITY AT TIE POINT OF
REVOLVER AND THE LADY SENT HOME on
AN ELECTRIC CAR - STORIES OF THE PARTIES
INTERESTED.
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY.

FOR sALE-A HANDSOME NEW TwO-sT0RY
eottase con,sining rooms large hall and cellar
&
pi S7Se f.s rt bHlldins "a t.
LrOR sALE-NEIR BRANCHvILLE ON The B:
sSd ns waes sS
4 lns 'fs' BfodSs ~ sis 18th ST.
EoR sALE-A BEAUTIFUL COTTAGE; HALF
vf 3 fy or 20 ts as on
j. r L.. star Once n e." ''''' H-''A -' iy4-fw
EoR sALE-TWENTY-skvkN ACRES; LARGE
we Of barn s.s6es hsp Ss
OF ,n,ds and ornamepss trees tive miles or twenty
home: price. "a. 800. Map q the suburb. Of Wash:
st. n W. jy2-6t
EoR SALE-THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLA
sites and in full view of Washington city, con-
per seEs on easy terms R. A. PHILLIPS Ups SON
FOR sALE:.AT PUBLIC AUCTION--ON TUES
without reserve. neat new 7-room cottage. with ~
Chicken house se niles from washington about
Is MINUTES IN drive; hsna'ome convenient and
s%su5S'n mus.
jy.-to jy13 1871 st. NV.
EOR SALE u VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND,
pike to Conduit. 2 miles northwest Of Tenailytown
mile from Tenallytown and Rockville Electric rail-
road, lies high and rolling good house and outbuid-
ing. j. L. OBRIEN
lyl-U- 1918 st. n.
CoR sALE-NEw ,sROoM COTTAGE, WITH
about acres OF land. x of a mile from station,
Washington branch, Baltimore and Ohio railroad near
g. 55as apa healthy
je2&l2w' 1913 Est
SUBURBAN HOUSES
WITH CITY IMPROVEMENTS
AND RAPID TRANSPORTATION
Now 10 the time to buy. For full particulars terms
and permit to inspect call upon the undersigned
We also have other suburban houses from g. 500 and
upward in all parts of the suburbs
would be pleased to show these properties ap-
plication at our office.
McLACHLEN BATCHELDER,
je2O Corner 10th and g sts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07
HE SEEMED TO KNOW

HE SEEMED TO KNOW.
Miss Antiquet: ''You, sir, do not know wha,
woman's sphere u.s."
Mr.. Smartleigh: Don't II What's the mat
ter with old msidenhood being woman's fear?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07

1t is painfully astonishing how the soft vel
low gold in a sweethearts hair gets mixed into
peculiar red alloy in a wife's hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07

A taliow candle may light up as much happi
ness as a lamp of gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07

The lightning struck four times in the same
place at Sing Sing this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-07

Russian corn merchants are taling advantage
OF the scarcity Of rye 70 create . CORNER"
''Cornering" 10 illegal In Russia, but caA -
pushsd with impunity By bEibing eneialA
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MONEY WANTED & TO LOAN

MONEY WANTED & TO LOAN
VVANTED-sEvLN HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR
northwest Worth s4So address < s'.'t z sas
WANTED-TO BORROW FOR THREE OR FIVE
nS;,as' Worth slS 'f Ss. 'f OS ss4 Once once
MONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS 10 SUIT AT CUR
NJ rent rates on approved real estate security !;
ssiHsfHE RlSI hRsyH S
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE OR OTHER
NJ good security in sums from 100 UPWARD At lowest
Ilss 8 assrs' fH1 HI sss i SON. ave.
MONEY TO LOAN ON ENJOYMENT LIFE AND
~ Iontine Insurance policies; policies also pur
l3Oa59 + st. NV je2y-:,m'
MONEY TO LOAN IN LAKGE AND SMALL SUMS
pstc al and per cent On approved real ss1ats IN the
te!O- I'm sw. cor 18th and SITS. n. W.
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE. PROMPT
eA'''' 10 q sS sPlhsnslshij BRADLEY.
MONEY TO LoAN-LARGE AMOUNTS Always
rates Of interest," lnstallnent loans with liberal mar
We make osns On ss
i. Il. SMITH l. SONS.
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE IN THE
Asl District OF Coiuinbis in sums to suit. at and
iel0- hn Pacific building. GA st. n w.
MONEY WANTED AND TO IOAN,,PARTIEs
my0-tr i2sa Est.
r EAL ESTATE .SyEsTYEN STxns
SIX PER CENT PAYABLE QUARTERLY.
SMALL L f FEM q : GalxSaED.
'l s:S$$ 1gSSs
''s 50 E sfAE
ap3o-tr THOs. z. wAaGAMAN
MONEY TO LOAN-IN SUMS OF FROM $500
no delay. DUGAN BUTLEK,
aP4tr 6C9 + st. n w.
MONEY 10 LOAN AT AND Il PER CENT ON
AVA approved District real estate no deisys nvvn
mh9 l4is st
MONEY TO LOAN
In to suit GHss rates real
90 l437 Pennsylvania ave.
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE OK FIRST
NJ class security. at lowest rates OF interest de-
spI6 o. Z. GREEN. aOa 9TH ST. NV.
NJ in 81 suns hSA fNiioM $500 UPWARD.
Al FIVE AND on sIX PER CENT.
REAL. ESTATE IN THIS DISTRICT.
| X. o. HOLTZMAN.
fe2l Cor 10Th and SITS. n. W.
| M ONEY TO LOAN IN SUNS TO SUIT. Al AND
ei fsA e + f.is,s iDoS II.
| feel CIhe Arlington ire lns. Co. : ofhcs.)
| MONEY 10 LOAN IN ANY SUMS DESIRED AT
the Of no delay
yond time necessary examination Of title and prep
0n Oh papers, Tncs rf FISHER co.
fe3tf 1874 st. NV.
M CStI 70 LOAN N E sElI EsTAl5 AT Low
. Successor to DlNENhOWhh son. cor i3.h