The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-07-02
cnLr OF TEE coRRIpoRs.

CHAT Or TIE CORRIDORS,
Mrs Harrison has done an excellent thing in
ordering that mono but American materials
where thew tsn be had-shall De used in re-
fitting and 4 coratng the White House. There
will he lltt a. occasion for the use OF ANY foreign
stuHs. The development OF house decoration
in this country has been so rapid in the last
few years tbf aHr Gos gnoraand manufacturer
are fully ,qaal in npa'ly everything 70 the best
OF those abroad, and in many things tuey are
decidedly superior. Nowhere in the world
can as many tasteful designs and such excel
lcItmaterial- for house decorating be found as
iu the United States.
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when Mrs Harrison gets through renovatinE
the Executive Mansion the stately old barracks
will have an interior beauty never drca ed Of
~ its former occupants She is now engaged
upon The shabby yestbule, corridor, Stale
dining room aud Green room, each Of which
will be transformed with new and strange
beauty. Ono happy aud very artistic idea is
10 surround The busts OF Washington and Lin
coin on tine mntc,s of the yestibule with
medalious vlteh will throw The sculpture
into bold relief The ceiling will be a soft sky
with bright stars 10 give il a National character.
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met Dr. Walter Wyman, successor to ljT.
John b. Hamilton as Surgeon-Geueral Of The
Marine Hospitals, on the street and asked him
ms 10 the danger OF an epidemic visiting our
shores this season.
AT present t appears very slight ms TO the
cholera, he said. There are reports ofcho'era
IN Siam and Oh the Red Sea, but none nearer.
Generally cur cholera comes from pilgrims to
Mecca, Who start it on its Hyages through
Europe, Whcu,e 81 reaches this country. Re
comfy British steamer arrived at the Island
OF Kamarau in lhc bed Sea- which is a quarau-
tine station, with cholera on board. There
were : case. who were taken of and sent 10
the hospital -Four Of the victims have since
died. The ship was sent back to Bombay
whence she had sailed. There is more fear Of
the yellow fever which has been raging as an
endemic iu Bio Janciro an Winter, the deaths
sometimes rcacl.iug as high as $50 week
Vessels infected with The fever are already be-
ginning to arrive here from South American
ports. Winch is unusually early, as they do not
generally beg coming in until July OF August
We are fully pr,p pared for them, however, and
feel confident tsat we can prevent the intro
duction Of the d isease The vessels are MI sent
to the quarantine stations and thoroughly DIS
infected"
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Superintendent Of the Census Portor denies
ell the reports that he intends to resign. He
says he VIII not leave the Office until the last
volume Of the census reports is printed. The
work Of printing viii begin at once, and 10
volumes will be IN tho hands Of the Public
Printer this wear.
60.
After a careful examination Of our census
system tie Ausrian, Australian and Canadian
Government have resolved 10 adopt il in its
entirety. This is deseryedly high compli-
meul 20 Congress aud Superintendent Porter.
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The homeopathic doctors will hold their Ma
tiouai Cau,eatiOu here next year. Their re-
ceptiun viii 30 rs pleasant as theE pills and
their entertainment as large as their bills.
Another ~ our Ministers 10 Liberia-Hon
Alexander CiHk of Mu5catiuc Iowa, has q Tod
This makr- De ouath Minister who has died
there during 4. term % Office. Minister Clark
WAS only appointed last year. ] find it The
general opinion in Washington among thos,
familiar with Liberia that man over 70 car
go tu..her and survive the fever. Mr. Clara
was c.
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Senator Pp,'iprew Of South Dakota, who il
here Tor q l,s days bases his advocacy Of fire.,
silver on ty ground that the present deprcs
fiou B. damaging 10 the farmers because they
lave to sell their wheat ia competition viii
that of Hiudustan, tho people OF which still
rate silver 30 CTS old valuation, and sell the
grain GA tuaI basis, which would make Las
India wheat about - per cent cheaper in Eng
land than American grain. He thinks IA,
next CougIr-a Viii pass o free coinage bin. tn
Alliance and lAe Democrats will combine il
South Dakota. hu. DE believes that The Rcpub
lioaHs viii carry The State
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Representative JoAn "a. Caldwell Of Cincin
naii. o. came % The city last week to transac
some business before leaving for Europe III
b very sassu.Doo i Republican succcss in Ohio
where tae feilt viii be- made on the tariff an,
che Democrat &c mismauaPemeut OF State Attain.
u is going TO Dee q struggle o. unusual warmth
even lor 0hiu where tine campaign themome
Ter frequently ranges higher than any know
record IN tbc East. Bu, be is sure that Dc
Kinley will have splendid majority.
spoke last wcol, Of the general improssio
thai the "a WAS poised over the necks Of Chi,
Of polce Hoore. Tax Collector Davis no
Health Officer Iowushcnd IL tel FIRST on IA
Iatter's WHO was requested 70 resign ia term
that could not De denied d seems thar m
request ha. boon made twice previously bl
tie Doctor quietly ignored il each time. ono
be- wHs Offered a 80 days leave ur ahsenc
which fav0r Was not extended iu the last on
CIa misalye. liIs successor hHs already bee
selectcd, aud b Dr Robert Reyburn one Of a
leading phy- riaus Of the city. a strong Repul
lcsu su poHurs and who served through a
Nar as o Surgeon, coming out with the brew,
oi Leafauaui Colonel. After The war he ~,
GA duis Coz eerarA years ga the Freedman
Bureau and f'en was Cor Eve years Ia char
81 tic Freedman Hospital.
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For the Gr.l time since $40 during Pres
don't Van Igrcu's Administration. the po.
Office Department is being reoreauzed Tn
has been found necessary % comply with Il
aei Of Che Dist lonprcs which created the ia
Office Of four.a Assistant Postmaster Gcuou
% nh.cI position Mj Ea.lbone WIS arpau
"a Iulv I'll las been decided 10 rIuc1