The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
WHITE HOUSE CHANGES.
THE BUILDING BEING RENOVATED
IN MANY WAYS
During the Absence of the President
and Mrs. Cleveland at Gray Gables
Some Gossip i'm Connection with
the Supreme JustIceship-NOtes.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE absence
of the president and his family at Buz-
Yards Bay is being taken advantage of
TO thoroughly renovate the white house
and to make some domestic changes in
the arrangement of the interior. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland's sleeping-room
will be in the future the chamber on the
north side of the house, a favorite room
with them before, and the same room
used by President Arthur in his day.
The smaller room at the corner was used
before by Mrs. Cleveland as her boudoir
and has again been arranged for the
same purpose. These two rooms were
the nursery during the last administra-
tion and were entirely dismantled after
the sickness of little Marthena Harri-
son. Both are now decorated according
to Mrs. Cleveland's taste. The presi-
dents bed chamber is now a red room.
Mrs. Cleveland's boudoir is being decor
ated in a light shade. President Harri-
sons old bedroom, known as the prince
of Wales room. is to be set apart for the
use of the presidents daughter Ruth and
her nurse.
The other rooms on the south side of
the mansion are reserved for visitors.
On the parlOr floor the red room is be-
ing prepared for an entirely new decora-
tiOn from floor to ceiling. The artist
who is TO decorate the ceiling is begin
ming to put on the ground color. This
room will continue to be a red room.
There are so many large pictures i'm
the room that the walls will be only
plainly covered with the red paper
that will serve as a rich ground for
them. The ceiling will be a study in
red plentifully hecked over with gilt
All the old wood work has been taken
out and mahogany holdings will be
substituted to match the very fine man
tel-piece which has been the most eIe-
| CANT thing ever in the room. Portraits
| of President Cleveland and President
Arthur will always hang in this room
| The public stairway at the east side
| of the room never looked shabbier than
| ii has lately. The army that passed
| over it since March has left indeIible
| marks. The staircase has been painted
and vanished and begins to make a
very much better appearance.
Concerning BIatchfOrd's Successor.
NEW YORK, July 17.-Congressman
Thomas F. Magner said this afternoon
| that President Cleveland had rendered
to Supreme Court Justice Edgar NJ. Cul-
| len the appointment to the supreme
court of the United States in place of
the late Justice Blatchford. Mr.. Magner
| said that this information came from
lawyers, and he understood ii was cor
rect "It is a fact that President Cleve-
| land weeks ago offered the collectorship
| of the port OF New York to Judge Cullen.
who declined 1t. The president also
offered the collectorship 10 Joseph c.
Hendricks. A reporter saw Judge Cul-
| len today, and in answer to a question
| all he would say was that he had not
| heard of such an appointment. He re-
peated that statement when asked If
he would accept the appointment if
made.
Proclaimed Dictator.
Secretary Gresham has received a
ed July 1S. as follows:
1.-The N1caraguan president and min
| ister Of foreign affairs are still in prison
at Leon A meeting of the cabinet pro-
| claimed Zavilla dictator. A large ma
| jority of Nicaraguans support the gov
ernment."
Capital Notes.
One hundred and nineteen fourth-class
postmasters were appointed yesterday,
/ of whom seventy-nine were in place OF
| postmasters removed.
Telegraph orders have been sent to
| Commander Whiting, commanding the
/ L. s. S. Alliance at Calao Peru, to pro-
/ ceed at once with that vessel to Corinto,
J the port nearest to Leon, where the
1 latest revolution is at It's height.
Secretary Herbert, accompanied by
| Miss Herbert and his naval aide, En-
| sign Wood, left Washington on the pres
ident's yacht, Dolphin, for a visit to
| the naval stations at New York, New
port. New London, Boston and Ports
mouth, N. II.