The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
SOME FAMOUS MANSIONS VACANT AND
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Cot Fine House st = Moderate Rsut-
TsriE Debate TO Bsgin On Wednesday.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.-An Eastern senstor
n few days ago offered the agent Of eX-Nice-
President Morton's handsome house In this
city $1,000 a year rental for term Of five
years. The offer was declined. as the price
fixed By Mr.. Morton is $4,000. The house IL
the one in which Mr.. Morton lived while In
washin gton and which was the scene Of many
elaborate entertainments. 1t IL one OF the
largest, finest, and most pleasantly located
residences in Washington, and was purchased
by Mr.. Morton OF Alexander Graham Bell. the
telephone inventor. for about 100000 The
house has been vacant since the Mortons It,
and is apt to remain so for some time OwinRto
the financial stringency or some other cause.
o great many Of the finest houses In Washing
ton are vacant and the windows occupied by
for sale" or FOR rent" signs. One OF the
finest houses in Washin gton is the handsome
brown-stone structure built by ex-senator
Palmer Of Michigan on the north eide OF Nc
Pherson square, near Vermont avenue. one OF
the most desirable sections In this city. Mr..
Palmer spent about 5000 on the house.
lived In It three years. and since he left WASH
ington in May. 1889. to go to Spain as Minis
ter. the house has been occupied only once.
ex-Secretary Elkins living in It for few
montha Last spring Senator Sherman moved
into four story double white-stons house.
two squares east OF the Palmer house and
facing the beautiful franklin Park. The
house which the Shermans were living In
when they built the new one was COM
modious and handsome residence which tho
Senator had erected only seven or eight years
ago, and into which no had moved from an
unpretentious o-story houee next door. He
owned all the houses, and his wife has
christened the new marble mansion An Oh
tain hut very little. Tho house which they
abandoned to move into the white stone one
sistentiy advertised rs I" for rent"
The large; handsome. imposing house op.
occupied by the family Of the late, Justice
Blatchiord. has wooden sign on 1t almost as
FOR sale t or rent oU but noSody seems to want
euch an expensive establishment Just now.
TheS tSe stees Of cSSsso have lived IN Tor
several years paying an enormous rental Tor
tho privilege. is now, vacant and dark. the
Letters having moved across the street into
their Imposing establishment, Just completed.
which has cost moro money than any two
famous old house that stands between the
Blaine and Letter houses, has been un occupied
Embsssy but it IS hintSd that Senator stewart
having struck Oh again nottwiith stI,l
and reoccupy the house and make II again the
scene Of those brilliant entertainments for
There are , plenty OF good houses in Washing
ton. therefore. that the Eastern senator can
get for $1,000 1.-The does not care to pay SO:
do well to take a lesson from shrewd Secre-
tary Lamont, who kept his eyes open and sue
In Sne sns a pre
that ia generally asked. Col Lamont now lives
in very handsome and arstocratic fopr-story
q the White House. The house Is a very Gne
thntis possessed By few. houses in Washing.
ton; and = w so situated ted that when when tn, the
il he walks a straight line across the park. no
will bring up Just half way between the door
Of his ose and that Of the For th:
Warrington the 6a:iness,ilke secret%r1 q
becomes generally known. IL may result In
bringing down some OF tho fictitious rental
values OF Washington houses peg or two
Representative Joe Cannon OF Illinois is one
OF the few public men who believe that tho
worst thing that can happen to n young man
these days Is TO be Apo nted to a Government
place In the departments at Washin gton or
elsewhere Still Mr.. Cannon apprecia ties. as
others do the benefits derived by o young man
who can draw a salary from Uncle Sam while
pursuing his studies at one OF the many law
and medical colleges In this city. These COL
faculties are made up Of some Of the most dis
tinGuished professional men In the country.
Ssnrly all the Associate Jns n ts Of the
other courts n Washington are lecturers at
fnS law SeSs' ef men SHys
their studies under advantageous circum-
stances. IL the course OF his long career in
ments for many young men who contem plated
resigning as soon as they could get their diplo-
to with the country Most of thasa
young men, however. mover got ready to start.
and are still sitting at their desks as clerks
Uncle Joe" determined recently not TO be
fooled any more. and he has succeeded IN se-
two nephews, One is a student at m sdleai
college and the other at dental college. and
they S9pre on the day set TO' for their "fr
graduation; The medical Students ap.
Engaged in the practice OF his SUI proiess iom
The appointment OF the dental nephew runs
until next spring when he must leave Wash
samuel J. Randall was one OF the public men
who persistently refused to aid In getting a
thought all SUCH places destructive Of praise
worthy ambition
Mrs. Cleveland has had responses from all
the ladies invited to assist her at the Official
reception on New Years Day. Mrs Stevenson
and the ladies OF the Cabinet. with the Presl-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland. will compose the re-
ceiying line Behind the line will be- the wives
OF Chief Justice Fuller, speaker Crisp Major
Gen sehoneld. senators German. Gray, frye.
Hrice, Gordon. Manderson, md SHERMAN,
Representatives Reed. W. l. Wilson, Savers
burrows, and cultivate. Adiutsnt- Gen. kug-
giles, and Commodores Ramsay. Kick uoon, ami
LhAdwick; the wives Of Assistant Secretaries
McAdoo and Curtis and the Misses Humlin
sisters OF Assistant Secretary Hamlln: the
wives OF Col Haywood leommandant OF tho
Marine COTpsl and OF Private Secretary Thur
Der; Mics whitney; the Misses Stevenson, Miss
Thomas, Mrs. A. A. Wilson. Mrs Sunderland
lwife Of tho Presidents pastorl Miss Eiggs
Miss Tuckerman, Miss Mary Sanders Miss
Letter. Mira W. K. Carlisle. Miss Barry. Miss
Henderson, the Misses Scott. Miss bertha
Crisp. and Miss Sheffield.
Secretary Hoke Smith has directed that all
action be suspended for thirty days under the
recent decision in the case OF Black TomA-
hawk against Jane Waldron- The decision
held in effect that the daughter OF a white
man, q citizen Of the United states and an
Indian woman, his wife. Is a citizen OF tho
United States and not an Indian, and hence is
not entitled u an allotment OF land made 10
Indians This decision involves many i'm