The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-31
FLOOR GETS WEAK
CARPENTERS WORK IN TIE WHITE
HOUSE FOR CURIOUS CAUSE.

Not Pie, or who Can't Get Any, is tn.
Lobby wherein the Pie-HunGry Geo
Their Reels-carpenters Take the Eas
out of the Floor while the President II
Away Washington News.
Washington. July 3o.-some idea Of
the size of the vast throng of office
seekers that has called upon the presi-
dent since the 4th of March was con-
veyed to the visitors at the White House
today when they saw number of work
! men lifting up and strengthening the
floor of the large lobby just outside the
presidents office This hall had sunk no
less than four inches from the weight
imposed upon 1t. 1t lies directly above
the vast East room and so cannot be
supported from beneath without disfg-
uring that splendid apartment. A plan
has been prepared by Colonel Bing-
hampton, the superintendent Of public
buildings, for suspending the floor from
the beams above.
AT NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.
washington, July 30-The Republican
national committee is maintaining its
headquarters during the summer and
keeps force of employees at work get
ting out documents for use in those
states where their campaign next fall
will be of national character. The
states are Ohio, Maryland and Iowa.
The legislators who will be elected next
fall will choose United States senator's.
Major Dick, the secretary Of the Repub-
lican national committee. is in charge of
the headquarters and will be assisted by
S. P. Perkins. A literary bureau is
maintained to supply campaign matter
to country newspapers.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee also has its headquarters opened
1t is not expected. however, that much
viii be done before next winter, except
planning out the lines of literary work.
Chairman Babcock says that the Repub-
l'cans will elect a majority Of the legis-
ture and return Mr.. Hanna to the senate.
The free silver men are not behind
the Republicans in their industry. The
American Blmetallic union has head
quarters, with Messrs George E. Bowen
and h F. Bartine in charge. Litera-
ture bearing on the free silver question
is being distributed. Much of it goes to
Iowa and Ohio.
ARMY ORDERS.
Washington, July 30.-Major Henry
Jackson, Third cavalry, has been reliev-
ed from recruiting duty at Boston, Oc-
Aol 1 NJ 70 6fC acriv1 aor,f OF
Fort Ethan Allen.
These officers have been relieved from
recruiting duty and ordered to join their
regiments: First Lieutenant j. D. Hart
man, First cavalry, at Albany N. T.;
First Lieutenant Guy Carleton, Second
cavalry. at st. Paul, Mimi: Captain NJ.
D. Parker, Seventh cavalry. CINCINNATI;
Captain Henry F. Kendan. Eighth cav
airy, ST. Louis, Mo-; Captain George H.
Evans, Tenth cavalry, Pittsburg, Pa;
Captain Egbert B. Sagave, Eighth in
fantiy, New York City; Captain Ralph
J. Hoyt, Eleventh infantry, Indianapolis,
Ind; Captain Leon A. Matte. Four
teenth infantry, Cleveland, Ohio; Cap
tain George H. Palm :. Sixteenth in
fantry, Chicago; Captain William T.
Wood. Eighteenth infantry, Louisville,
KY; Captain E. B. Pratt, Twenty-third
infantry, Milwaukee, Wis; Captain A.
c. Markley, Twenty-fourth infantry,
Philadelphia; Captain James c. Ford,
REIMBURSEMENT / infantry, Nashville,
Tenn.
First Lieutenant s. M. Foot, Fourth
artillery, has been relieved from duty at
The Vermont academy. Saxtons River,
VT, and detailed as professor Of milf
tary science at the New York military
academy, Cornwall-on-the-Hu Sec
ond Lieutenant c. c. Smith, Second cav
airy. has been relieved from duty with
the national guard OF Arizona, and or
dered to join his troop. FIRST Lieutenant
George Green, Twenty-fifth infantry,
mas been ordered before the retiring
board at Fort Wayne. Mich. Second
Lieutenant j. K. Miller Eighth infantry,
has been detailed as military instructor
at Allegheny college, Meadville. Pa,
vice First Lieutenant F. j. Rooster,
Third cavalry, ordered to JOIN his troop.