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with Congressman j. Is. Robinson, Of
Pennsy ylyanin, ns chairman and II. q.
Knowles, OF Delaware, as secretary.
This organization was against tho
silyeritc', but tho lnttor wore not dis.
conragol and opened up tho fight from
tho start Tho committee waa In open
session I'LL after o o'clock, whom, on
motion OF Congressman Tawncy, OF
Minnesota, II adjourned I'LL S p. H., for
an executive session, at which tmo II
sub committee OF niue was to DO an
nounced by Chairman Robinson md
time given to tho silver men aud others
for II hearing.
Tho resolution of the silver mon was
offered, also other silver resolutions.
Tho opponents Of FREQ ailyor. through
Mr. Hunter, OF Missouri, oiIerod tho
financial plank OF 1892; also tho recent
Ohio plank adopted at XanesvilIc last
month. Tho compromise resolution
attracting tho most attention, wns pro.
scnted by Sonator.elcct J. NJ. 1hurslon,
Of Nebraska, rs follows:
"Wo approve tho declaration OF tho
last Republican convention that tho
American pcoplo from tradition aud
interest favor bi.motallsm. and tho Ro.
publican party demands tho use OF both
gold and silver as u standard money
with such restrictions and under such
provisions to bc determined rs will So
euro tho maintenance OF tho parity Of
| value, OF the two metals so that tho
purchasing and dobt.paying power OF
the dollar, whether Of silver, gold or
paper, shall DO at all times equal, aud
refer tho action for more specific doc.
laration to tho next Republican na-
tional convention, which alone has the
power to bind tho party or make plat
forms aud declare principles"
There was no discussion OF tho tariff
or any other issues in the committee
except that OF the silver plank. and no
differences OF opinion existed in the
committee OF forty.six membors except
on tho silver question. Nearly all tho
members Of the committee wcrc in.
structed on the silver question by their
respective state delegations, 80 that it
will not be ditIicultto adopt report.
Still, it is conceded that these instruc'
tious make it almost certain that both
majority anu minority reports will be
preIonted to tho convention. and that
tho silver question will be fought ou.
on tho floor tomorrow. Tho silver
men still have confidence in their
strength among the delegates. although
a majority Of tho committee is asains!
| them.
When tho committee on resolutions
rrasscmblcd n. S p. m. the following
subcommittee was appointed TO draf:
the resolutions:
Hon. John D. Robinson, Pennsylvania
chairman general committee tex.
| otticio); Horace G. Knowls. Delaware,
secretary general CO onmittes (ex.oiiicio)
J. a. Tawney, Minne'ota; James |.
IIatkuess. Missouri; Henry B. Black
well, Massachusetts; L. NJ. Hubbard
Connecticut: c. Z. Allen, Utah; S. A.
Robinson. New York; Senator +. I,
Dubois, Idaho; ". W. Curry, District
Of Columbia; II. N. Coke, Oregon.
The full committee heard arguments
on the silver. question pro and con for
hours before the -sub.com,nittee went
into nm all-niGht executive session tc
prepare repor. TO DO made to the iul
committee tomorrow morning.
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INTERFERING EXPERIMENT
10 uo Made on hrmor Plato aiountod Like
n ships Side.

70 ue Made on hrmor Plato Mounted Like
SHIPS Side.
WASHINGTON, Juno l9.--Socrctary
lIerhort has authorized the ordnance
bureau OF tho navy department. to mako
practical ballist!c tCit Of an armor
plato mounted on backing represent.
ing as nearly as possible tho aldo OF tho
bat!loslip Iowa Tho experiment is
expected to DO interesting and instruc.
1.-Two to our naval officers. but II is
not probable that Foreigners will
DO permitted to know tho results, rs
It would bp bad policy to mako
thom acquainted with tho resisting
power Of our battleships and any weak.
ross thcy have. So tho ordnance bu.
rcau will tako one OF tho fourlccn.inch
nickel stccl llarvcyizcd plates submitted
by tho manufacturers Tor ballistic, Just
what plato not being known, and
mount it upon backing like the sido
OF the Iowa. Behind the armor will bo
twelve inches OF tough oak, then two
skin plates cach lvo.elghtha Of M inch
thick, thon q collerdGm filled with
celulo9c, then coal bunEcrs, tho whole
structure being about six ieet thick.
ORDERS nre now on tho way to tho
Norfolk navy yard to build this struc.
ture md ship it to tho proving grounds
ut Indian Head. This backing ditlcrs
materially from that ordinarily used in
making proof tests OF plates, where the
. platois backed by heavy iimbers strong.
| ly braced against solid bank OF still
clay, and tho test is intended 10 afford
| n comparison between tho solid timber
backing and tho side OF the ship upon
which 1t will bc actually tested in time
| OF war.
Very littlo is known by nc.uul expert
cnco OF tho effect OF Il heavy shot upon
modern hardened armOr. and the sub
| ject haI been fruitful thome OF specu
lation for years, come officers believing
that tho plate will be more easily per
fora!ed upon tho elastic ship side than
upon tho solid proof butt, aud others
hold that tho side OF modern battle.
ship Is really stiiIor than any timber
backing that is used on the proving
grounds, and therefore that the plate
will prove stronger. Tho latter element
backs its views by results Of experiment,
with fixed gun carriages, which have
certainly proved TO bo sitter on the
deck OF a ship than when mounted OIL
heavy timbers.. buried in the earth
Even tho British know very little upor
this point, for the last experiment!
they have made were conducted som,
years ago on tho old hulk Nettle, ant
tho arInor used was not OF the moderr
hardened type. go that the effect OF :
twclve-inch riticd shot upon fourteen
inch ilarveyized plate mounted on tn,
Iowa's side will DO watched with grea
| interest,
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THE WEST VIRGINIA "BoYS.'

The Impression Sado by tho Delegation
n, Ci"rrIand-AIeNi NinIry Thik-ElHin>'
FoItlnn-Upposed to Platform IiuIidlrG
liy thu I.rnCur-Out Tor n Good Timr.
CL&TcLAED, o., June l0.-rhc Glove.
l'Hi Leader hna tho following regarding
iGo "0st Virginia delegation:
Senator EIkins Ront word with tho
delegation from West Virginia that no
i'no, n candidate for tho presidency Of
i'a IeaITIo. lIis friends have his narao
N arnd Tor uso IN connection with
conc nomination fCr plnCo near tho
tIa Of the national ticket before many
EtArsha!l have passed. "a
!"i'lnraa arrangements prevented tho
senator ftOia attending tho league con-
Ye"IIon, anu it was stated ny the mem
hr'a oi tho delegation hu had mot At nnv
TINS 1cnn his way cloar 10 promise hiH
W"encr. 4 numbor Of prominent
"r7t Virginia nowspapcr mon @orc
among the delngatca from The sthiu
Which hnH swung ont of tho Democratic
l'9iid ,onth." and ono nitheSc was Mr
I. u. Hart, Of tho Wheeling JSTrLLIGGS.
GER.
@bont tho first mattor mentioned BY
MN npOn meeting II Louder rGporior
vas tho suggestion that Mr.. djlsina
m'2Et hs named az Il candidate for tho
p'4cH o; lnngun prenit.ont.
1T I"absnrd," said Mr.. Hart. ~ am
bfhpa'od to rpoak With authority on
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THE COUNTING OUT BOARD
At Huntington, ". Va, Resumes Busines,
Mt tho Old Stand.

At Huntington, W. Va, Resumes business
Mt tho Old Stand.
S2ecrcl Dispatch 10 he In.Gdcncer.
HUSriyGrOS, W. Va, juno l9.-Aftcr
an all night session oi the city council
the returns OF the Third ward, as cast
nj tho election las. Tuesday, were re-
counted aud only few slight errors
found. These. as a matter OF course,
were beneficial to the Democrats, who
seem determined to give the Republi-
can candidates no chance.
The object is to count out D. Z. Mat.
thows tor mayor. whose majority on,thc
face OF the returns is one vote. The
juggling that the Democrats have been
carrying on since tho vote was cas-.
shows 10 what extremes they will 20 for
the spoils OF Office. Tho count was re.
sumcd this evening, the board taking
UP tho Second ward.
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That point Neither Mr.. Elkins nor his
i,r,'onds oyor thought Of such Il thing.
lilo would not inko tho place Il forced
upon him; no cnuldn't do It. Ilc 10 too
busy building railroads In Wc,t Vir.
Slnla And when hls friends mako
him candidate, il will DO ior sOmc hivh
national office. =
"llo would Il. In very nicely for Pros.
ident. aud suit any section OF tho coun.
try. north, south, caPt and west. Wo are
proud Of him, and no will bc n prom.
iment figure in tho United States sona,e.
Wost Virginia Is not irco silver state.
Tho delegation IL solid on that q ne,tion.
Wo think that we havo some SENSE"
Mckinley and Elktns sounds vol to
many West Virginia ears, although
they want their man to secure frat
place. IL ho can have ii. OF c0urso thoy
10 not enioriain high hopcs Of this for
next year, and tho Wost Virginia dele.
CATION is enthusiastic ios Mckinley and
protection. They can SEQ no impro.
priety in choosing tho nominees Tor both
fre9ident and vice president from ud.
Joining stateB, and tho fact that West
Virginia has done so well for tho party
in tho recent elections is looked upon
rs u reason why 1t il entitled 10 some.
thing good on tho ticket.
But their mission In Cleveland, they
firmly declared. has no rrietence 10
mattors OF thIs kind, and ncith0r plat.
torm'makIng nor candidnsO-naniuc
should in thoir view have any place 10
tho work Of tho convention.
Another Whcolng newspaper man
who came with tho delegation Is Hon.
S. &. Smith, member OF the legislature,
and ono Of the proprietora OF tho Even.
ing Newa. "Ot course | an for Nc.
kin!cy." no said. "if Eikina 10 not in the
race. Together they would III axe a good
team. II EIlSius would take tho vice
presidency. which l rather doubt. West
Virginia is strongly for protection
Many believe that tho vice presidency
lies between Ell;ins and Coil.
Ex.State Senator \. u. Scott, OF tho M
tionAl committee, was standing near by
among the crowd, and with an earnest
gesture exclaimed, "Elkins will take no
second place..
Mr.. Charles D. Elliott, president oI
West Virginia Republican League, wa:
prominent among the band ol delegates
and he. too. took early occasion to say
that the suggestion Of the Name OF 3lr
Elkins for tho presidency Of the nation
al league was mistake. 1Ie said hi!
delegation favored Pittsburgh as the
next place Of meeting for the league.
"Wo arc here for good time. anc
have nothing to seek" he explained
"wcat Virginia is opposed 10 platform
building. That made in 1892 suited u:
very well, aud 40 will that made in 1896
whatcve, il may be. We feel tho sam,
in regard 10 the matter OF candidates.
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THEY SHOW FIGHT.
Tho S!lvor Men nt tho Republican
League Convention
DETERMINED TO PRESS CLAIMS.
Enough on tho Resolutions Com.
mltteo to Got u Minority Report
TO Be DISCUSSED BY DELEGATES,


When Thoro Promises to DO an inter.
estlng Nmo-West Virginia Dclcsa.
tIon Unanimously Opposed TO Any
Consideration Of tho Aattcr-Thurs.
tons Compromise Attracts Somo AT.
tcntion--Tho Presidential Boutns.
Tho Names OF tho Prominent Candi.
dates Receive Impartial Conslderu.
ton from tho DelcGatos-rho Repro.
sentatIon tho Largest In tho History
OF tho Lengue-Two Thousand Dele.
gates presene from Forty.sIx States
and Territories.
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THE SILVER QUESTION

nCfora tho Cunmlttnr an Eraoiutions.
Thrro Mny bn Two Reports OF th- Com.
mlltrr--ThnrStou'S Compounds Kru0iu-
tin Ia htt,Rc:iu. n Great Dcni OF Atom
tium.
CLEVELAND. Ono, Juno lO.-Tho feat.
nrs OF tho day has been tho silyor fight
before tho committee ou resolutions
Tho commit.eo organized ut i p. In.,
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NECEIVER APPOINTED
For tho Fcwsmltn I.umbcr Conpnny-aIny
Sot Pay Ont.

For tho FcwsmIth l.umbcr Compnny-aIny
Sot Pay Ont.
sptTGl Dipdtch 10 &c lnte'iigenccr.
PAHEEEsHuEG, ". Va, Juno l9.-Iu
tho circuit cour; today Judge Boreman
sittin: in chambers appointed 4 rc-
ccivcr for tho Fewsmith Lumber Com
paay, on motion OF tho Traders' Ma.
tional Bank Of CIarlssburg. Walter l..
Fleming, OF Elizabeth. was appointed.
There aro largo number OF heavy ut.
tachmGnts and Judgments against tho
company and 1t will probably not DO
abIO to pay out.
The company owns mill, 10000 logs
up the Lililo kanawha aud Il farm oil
several thousand acres i'll Richie
county.
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OPENING FESTIVITIES
or tho Dedication OF tho Grout Cor
man Canal ut Hamburg,
THE EMPEROR CORDIALLY GREETED

Whcrcvcr Ilo Makes Ills appearances.
Ills Triumphnl Trip from Berlin to
Hnmbur:-iiIs Speech ut tho Ban.
quot Containing Touching Refer.
onco TO Ills Grand father ltcccivcd
with Great Enthuslnsm-Ilo Pro.
claims FOR tho Pcnco of tho Cont.
ncnt Nbuvo All Things,
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$pccia' DIpditi 10 ;ir in'tiiissDctr.
FATNMoSr, ". VA, Juno l0.-At
mootinc Of tho board OF regents OF tho
S,aio normal school. tho following local
executive committee was appointed.
DR.. j. II. Growntield, Joseph L. Sands
and Owen S. Mckinney.
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THE lNSURGENT ARMY
OfGonoral Gomoz, Flftoon Thous-
Strong, In Good Shape,
MAJ. HNNN'S INTERESTING LETTER

Describing tho Camp as lIo Found II.
IIo Delivers n Quarter OF n Million
In Gold to the Revolutionary Com-
mnndcr, Together with Five Hun-
drcd RilloH Captured from tho
Spuulsh Troops-iIore Mon Enlist
lug Than There aro Arms for-IIx.
pcct to Capture Spanish Cruiser,
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Hamilton Glns, Factory isnrnc cd

PlrrsnuRGH, Juno 21.-The Hamilton
glass factory was almost totally de-
s,roycd shortly after midnighs The
loss is $4,000; partly insured.
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WILEESnAEEr, Pa, Juno l9.-In a q.
OF jealousy Samuel Loahman fatally
wounded his wifo this afternoon by
shooting her in tho loft breast. The
wonId-bo murtorcr tried to escape. but
v.os nrrnGtnl
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Rnttcrlnm-MalWlam. New YORK.
LvrTpDol-SIrlaian Montreal
GlhSS0w-Sclnn iunyinu. Bo,tOn.
Hamburg -NlaSknnlpnulG, Baltimore and Now.
port News win London.
:. Lonhun-DrittIh ptinco's, phiadcIphIa
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livcrcd in Tampa by private indiYld.
uni. It roads:
"lS CANT AT TuSAs, |
''PRoyIaCE OF CAMAGEY,
"CUBA, Juno Is,
"viA TAMPA, June IS.
"Wo reached Gomez camp this
morning at 10 o'clock. after marching
part OF tho night. Our entry
was triumphal Gomez troops were
drawn UP. to receive US. Colonel
Hernandez was with US. | had tho
pleasure OF turning over the gold, $780,
900. 10 Con. Gomez. VINO will use it in
buying supplies aud paying tho sol.
diers. Tho rifles aud ammunition wo
turned over to tho quRrtermaster, as
well rs the 500 rifles captured from tho
Spaniards yesterday in battle. | will
now give you description OF General
Gonez's army. l! comprises 1900
men.
Second regiment, colorod, 0S2 strong.
under command OF Colonel Guanaha,
recruited at Cicniugos. Fifth regiment,
colored. 795, recruited near Cien-
iugos, under command OF Col
ouci Canarre. Sixth regim ent,
Cuban, Colonel Rodriguez, which has
seen some Of the hardest fighting oil any
regiment in the service. When recruit
cd near Nucvitas, it was 1000 strong.
but six weeks later had only GOO men,
having lost the others in battle, iuclud-
ing our first Colonel Aretino. 1t has
been newly recruited and is again 1000
strong.
1--WE hope soon to have all
armed with rifles, but men are
coming in faster than arms at pres
ent. Ottaese regiments, tho Second. Nine
teenth, Fifth. Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, Thir.
ty-iourth. Twentieth, Twenty.tifth and
Thirty-ninth are in camp here, also the
battallons OF Nataza, Damunceo, Santa
Cruz and two companies OF Ameri-
cans. Tho others are marching
TO join, and as soon as all arc
in camp we shall march upon aud
try to take Puerto Principe, which is
our objective point. We are expecting
another expedition with 1000 rifles and
one million rounds OF ammunition. We
also hope to take one OF the Spanish
cruisers soon. as We have plans made TO
that end"
(Sigued) "F. P. HASS,
"Major Sixth Regiment,
Cuban Volunteers"
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spirits. nnd S7,O32 from olcomargnrlno.
Tho lncreascg worc, tobacco. Sl3O,IbS;
iOrmontCd liquors, $283,7OS; miacclIa'
neous SOURCES, SlG,iii.
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For West NlrsiuIR, showers; coolcs; notsherly
winds.
For Western Pennsylvania, showers; cooler In
southern portion; rcrthcrly wInhS
For Ohio. fair. except showers In cxtreme
eastern portion; nOrtEcr,y winds.
TIE TrMrEEArvRr YESTERDAY,
Is tnrniShcl br O. SclSErr. drusSlSs corner
Market aud Fourteenth StreatI
"a. ino."."..,."."..". 6,l Sp. Hi.."".-.-....- a5
n. .m"""..""".",.". ~ y. m""...:.,.".,..". 81
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Juno l0.--A spe.
cial to tho Citizen from Gainesville says
Il. I. Andorier has received another
letter from Major liam, which was do.
livcrcd in Tampa by private indiyld.
uni. 1. roads:
The Washington times., 1895-06-16

"Tell you something aboutmy experiences
in the White House While installing the
electric plant there? Certainly ! will, If
you think the various incidents are OF inter
est to your readers"
The speaker was one of the half dozen
men who Were employed by the government
to trans form the old mansion into a thing
of modern beauty by the agency of cleo
tricity. 1t is safe TO say that not a
foot of space about the building was left
unexplored when that important work
was completed
Congress made two appropriations,
amounting to $50 600, think, TO carry on
the work, which was begun in October,
1890 We took advantage of the tenn
porary absence of the Presidential family
to lay our mains the entire length Of the
house along the upper corridor.
''Soon we had the place i'll apparent
confusion. Sections of floors We're taken
up, walls Were channeled, and ceilings
perforated We finished most of the rough
work before the family returned, but had
frequently to evict first one member of the
family and then another as the progress Of
the work demanded the occupancy OF the
different rooms.
Mrs Harrison took q lively interest
in the advancement of the work, espe-
cially in the Blue Room, and when the
current was finally turned on she was the
first to open the switch and light up that
The Washington times., 1895-06-16
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

Frederic Bond and company will in
augurate the eighth and closing week of
the comedy season at the Grand Opera
House tomorrow evening. The present
engagement OF this well-balanced organiza-
tion has been the longest star engagement
played at the National Capital during the
past fifteen years and has thoroughly
demonstrated the popularity of Mr.. Bond
and his clever associates. During the COM
ing week the following repertoire will
be presented: Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, american Assurance" Thurs
day evening, My Wife's Mother" Friday
evening and Saturday matinee, MY Awful
Dad" Saturday evening, farewell night,
pink Dominos." The charming little
one-act play, "Romeo's First Love-" VIII
be presented as a curtain-raiser at every
performance during the week.
The fourth week of the comedy season
at the New National Theater will be
inaugurated tomorrow night, with Henry
Hamilton, farcial comedy in three acts,
entitled "our Regiment" 1t is from
the German of V on Moser and inma king the
English adaptation Mr.. Hamilton stuck
as closely TO the text as was permitted
and the natural humor of the original has
heen fully preserved. German writers are
noted for their comedy achievements, and
ItiA foh AoeeI oOCupies Il CONSPICUOUS
place in the list Of the best authors of the
Fatherland. "Our Regiment" has a well
defined plot and is well suited TO the
abilities OF the New National Theater
stock company.
This comedy will can for elegant dressing
from the ladies of the company and with
the bright uniforms of the officers of the
Royal MiddleseX Regiment, will form a
brilliant spectacle. The brass band at
tached TO the regiment will discourse lively
strains throughout the play and altoNBher
'onr Regiment" win prove perfomiauce
long to be remembered.
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Adam Bede. BY George Eliot
stoi.
Beyond Pardon. BY Charlotte NJ.
Braeme.
Born Coquette, \. By "The Duchess"
Camille. BY Alexander Dumas.
Confessions of an English Opium
Eater. BY Thomas De Quincy.
Consuelo. BY George Sand
Dicks Sweetheart. BY "The Ouch
ess."
Father and Daughter. BY Freder-
tka Braene.
French Revolution, The. BY Thomas
Carlyle.
Heroes and Hero w orship. BY Thomas
Carlyle.
House of the Seven Gables, The. BY
Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Hunchback OF Notre Dame, The. BY
Victor Hugo.
Jane Eyre. BY Charlotte Bronte.
Lamplig The. BY Marie S. Cum
| minS.
Last Days of Pompeii, The. BY Sir
e. Bulwer-Lytton.
Lost Love, The. BY Mrs. Olfphant.
Lucille. BY Owen Meredith.
| Marvel. BY 1.-The Duchess"
My Danish Sweetheart. BY w. Clark
Russell.
Pilgrims Progress. ByJohn Bunyan.
| Plutarch'S Lives.
Scottish Chiefs, The. BY Miss Jane
| Porter.
Second Thoughts. BY Rhoda Brough-
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Self-Sacrifice. BY Mrs. Ohphant.
Terrible Temptation, y. BY Charles
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| This wicked World. BY Mrs. ii.
| Lovett Cameron.
| Three Guardsmen, The. BY Alex
! ander Dumas.
| Thrown on the World. BY Char
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Two Orphans. The. By r. D'Ennery.
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illness. We put an electric fan in the

Illness. We put an electric fan in the
same room before we finished there.
Accidents? No, we did not allow them
to happen; they would have been too ex-
pensive. While running the mains through
the conservatory one of the men fell from
the swinging ladder into the rare trav-
elers's plant though there were other less
expensive plants into which he might have
fallen had he been so disposed. His fall
was broken as was also the plant. After
that accidents became obsolete.
I'VE erected regular oil derrick in the
East Room, as far as appearances went,
but the height of the ceiling there-twenty-
four feet-made such a structure necessary.
Those hemispheres, or suns as they are
called, which ornament the ceiling, are
two feet in diameter aud each contains
twenty-four incandescent lamps. Before
we put them in position they were objects
of curiosity to the strangers who visited
the White House, ,andmany conjectures were
advanced as to their future use. Some
thought they were Presidential punch
bowls: others that they were to be used as
bath tubs by Baby Mckee.
HISTORICAL ARTICLES UNEARTHED.
"Yes, we disturbed several articles OF
historical interest in the course of our
work, among them the old gas chandelierin
the vestibule which was put up in Lincoln's