Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-04

its opening shows that the key which
went into It must have been at least two
inches long. This house was owned bv
the great millionaire Of 1900. His name
was Tayloe, and he had, II Is said, an
income Of $4,000 year and spent sy5,.
600 annually ON race hOurses. He own
ed 500 slaves, had iron mines ships and
other works. all run by his own slaves.
lie entertained like prince and Madi.
son came 10 his house as his guest.
After stopping here for a time he moved
to the corner Of twcntith street and
Pennsylvania avenue, where there is
now a drug store, and this formed his
home. President Madison alcrwafd
bought the house which Is now occupipd
by the Cosmos Club. This Is lust across
from the Arlington hotel aud ii was
here that Dolly Madison lived after her
husbands death.
POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL MANSIONS.
The last administration occupied some
Of the best houses at the capital. and IL
President Cleveland cares TO change his
residence 3 number ol these will be at
his disposal. Vice President Morton has
not announced that he will leave Wash
ington, but his big mansion just oil OF
SCOTS circlo would make a splendid
house ior a President II has vast par.
Tors, Kitchen big enough TO feed an
army, and the late Vice President has
spent more money on Il and Ia ID since
he came here than he has received In the
way Of salary The house originally
cost something over hundred thousand
dollars and It was estimated that his
additions cost IN the ncighborhood Of
$50, 900. 1t has along us south two
parlors, a library and7 N dining room.
which are TO lcct IN length aud so Join.
ed 10y dublc doors that you can stand al
one end and look clear through to the
other ] cannot describe the maguiii-
ceucc Of its furniture and It's linishugs.
There are carving, plate glass and cN.
pcnsivc ircsCoes everywhere. and the
kitchens Of the house are quite as inter-
esting as the plilors. You could roast
an OK ON the Vice Presidents range. "A
railway has been built to carry the ashes
out of the house. The kitchen Is walled
with china tiles and there * hearth Of
costly tiles twenty four feet long In front
Of the cooking stove. The building Is
sanitary throughout and II the Vice
President will come to the assistance Of
the democratic President there will be
no truble about this house matter being
settled. The dining room will be amply
big enough for a state dinner, and even
the diplomats who have been accustom.
ed to the palaces Of Europe will not be
out OF place in It.
THE BLAINE MANSION.
It will be a queer thing II President
Cleveland should at some time during
his term rent the Blaine mansion. The
thing is not yet an impossbiliIy. The
millionaire Letter Of Chicago, who has
now lease upon il, will have one Of the
finest houses in the United States OF his
own within stones throw Of 1t next
fall, and the Blaine house will probably
be again on the market. Mr. Letter has
rented il for years. His first lease was,
II is said. at the rate Of 81 600 a year for
five years, and a, the end Of this time
another lease was made, so ! am told, at
sIo,ooo or $1,000 a year. The Blaine
mansion is about mile from the White