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About The Leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1895-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1902)
gW WHITE HOUSE. the grand east room, w ill be so thor oughly changed as to be hardly recog nizable. * I confess to a feeling o f amazement as well as o f bewilderment when I en- tered the executive mansion the other day anil gazed about me. In common K v e r T 1>re* * ll e n t o r f> re * 1 ,,en t' » with the rest o f the world, diplomats 1 Ulfe Since A d a in e* T im e H ue H ud u princes, servants and the public gener fry ut " i m p r o v i n g ” th e E x e c u t iv e ally hnd previously been admitted at the entrance underneath the great plosion. north portico; but now all this Is changed. Instead o f elbowing your I »ullniuin correspondence: T 1» ii speaking commen w ay through the crowds assembled at tary on tbu statu of the public receptions and fighting your architecture os an art " V out through the doorway which at to-day that In the restora I lllt‘ 8ame time afforded Ingress and tion o f the W hite egress you w ill be ushered in at one H ouse now pro ■ entranceandshownout at another. One feel ------- rather lonesome, o f course mucouuie, ut course, gressing the origin | w ill ---- al a r c h l t e c tural not to have his ribs punched and his (EVERSION T O O R I G I N A L P L A N 8 1 IN I T S R E S T O R A T I O N . I plans are being fo l low ed In almost ev- le v e r y particular. In »th e tlrst place, there ( has been a turning ’ ubout, so to speuk, l o f the W h ite House I Itself, so that what we have for so I many years regarded as the front Is I relegated to the rear and comparative I obscurity and w h at has been looked I upon as the rear portion o f the execu- I tlve mansion Is now restored to Its 1 place of kouor, as prim arily Intended. James Hoban. the architect, with trbom President W ashington consult ed long and seriously, w as a master of his art, as this tribute to his genius now shows. It Is 110 years since W ashington lnld the cornerstone and 102 since John Adams went to the W h ite House to re side, or, rather, to camp, the mansion being so cold and damp that a literal house-warming w as goin g on all the time. I'p to that tim e Its coat had been about 1280.000, hut up to th > pres ent the total expenditure. Including the L IT T L E W H IT E HOUSE. O LD W ITITE HOUSE toes trodden on, but the behest has gone forth, and the fiat Is said to be final. 1‘ restlge will count for nothing with the committee o f almllshinent, and relics hitherto regarded as some what sacred from association with Lin coln, Grant, Arthur, Hayes. Harrison, et nl., have been ruthlessly swept uway, even the opalescent screen that divided the great corridor and made the space so limited at receptions. H a lf a million dollars Is a goodly sum to be spent In the renovation o f a single structure even If It be the C O L O N N A D E C O N N E C T IN G T H E T W O “ W H IT E H O U S E S ." lut appropriation o f 8500,000, w ill not tall short o f $2,000,000. N early every President or President’ s w ife since Adams’ time has had a try at "Im proving” the W h ite House, and the ^ft-A C IS O F O U X D A T IO H O F E A S T WI.NO executive mansion o f a big nation like ours, but It Is hoped that this last over turning w ill suffice and that the next Incumbents o f the bite House w ill accept the art and architectural deci sions as Anal—at least fo r another dec ade or so. The conservatory has been taken bodily away, the state banquet room has been changed so that no for m er visitant to the mansion would know It, and as to the east room It has never had such an overhauling since the virtuous Abigail Adam s hung up her “ w eekly wash” to dry within Its walls. The red, the blue and the green rooms still preserve their prevailing tints Inviolate—no pun Intended—but otherwise they have undergone radical changes. Even the furnishings— chairs once sat on by Abraham Lin coln, mahogany tieneath which a dozen Presidential occupants o f the W hite House have bent their knees and china that erstwhile adorned the tables at many a festive board—are to be re placed by modern articles. W h ile the original plan o f the struc ture has been adhered to—with Its front facing l ’ otomacward and Its colonnaded wings stretching out east an 1 west—there has been erected one building which la In every sense an Innovation. I refer to the “ little W hite H ouse." already am ply described In the columns o f the press. It w ill be devoted exclusively to the President’s executive business. By means o f this building all business can be trans acted without the confines o f the W h ite House proper, and the latter 1 « reserved, according to the original In tention, as a private dw elling place fo r the executive and his fam ily, with an occasional throw ing open o f Its doors to diplomats and the public at great receptions. It w ill be preserved as a show place, o f course, as hereto fore, but the sanctity o f the President's domestic circle need not be Invaded, nor need there be any repetition o f the jam s and mobs that the mansion has witnessed many a time In the past. T h e modernized W h ite House w ill ap peal to all lovers o f the beautiful, but the future visitant, say nt the Presi dent's public reception In January n e x t w ill need a guide, even If he be w ell acquainted with the mansion o f old, in order to find his w a y ab ou t J“ t to have this p rivilege Is Mrs. “°e*evelL who shows herself more radical and far-reaching than any o f * r predecessors. Talented Thomas Jefferson’ s Influ- «ce was apparent id the W h ite House ^iteration after It w as burned by the itlsh In 1814. and he was especially favor o f the colonnaded w alks pro- «tln g east and w e s t which are the fMef features o f this Intter day reno- r»llon. By means o f these extensions ,0d by the rehabilitation o f the base- ®«t, hitherto devoted to Ignoble uses i domestic economy, the W h ite °nse wl11 he made to face abont to rt the Potomac, as projected by H o ik and Will present its back to Penn- Wanta avenue. A ll the b igw igs o f **hmgton, the ambassadors, 8u- C°urt Justices and diplomats in , ' ral w l" he driven to the teno In chasing the Ideal one often suc ns k !** entrance and enter the base ceeds In catching up with the material. band Wf0re beln* adnj|tted to the T h e expected happens ottener than «ton I,“c,’pt,on room In the second And this reception room, like the unexpected. TREATY MELD UP. vention Human serum, contrary to expecta tion. has proven effectiv« In counter acting effects of the tsetie fly bite In low er animals, and feebly active as a preventive. The vibration o f the diaphragm o f a telephone receiver Is not easily mens- ured, but the best calculation Is said to show a movement o f about one twenty-millionth o f an Inch. By the new electrical apparatus o f Prof. C. W . Carmen, pictures on any opaque material are projected upon a screen. Even a view from the object Itself, If the latter Is not too large, may be magnified and tbrown upon the sheet, without any lantern-slide. Wood yam , as now manufactured In Germany, Is stated to cost about half as much as cotton yarn. It Is supplied WANT CANTEEN President Palma Has Pigeon-Holed Cuba’s | Reply to the United States. General Corbin Declares in Favor of the Post Exchange. Washington, Nov. 8.— con trary to the common understanding here, it ap pears that the draft of the Cuban re ciprocity treaty has not yet left Havana on its return to Washington, but in SAYS GOOD DISCIPLINE DEMANDS IT stead is now reposing in a pigeonhole in tiie desk of President Palma. The Annual Report ol the Adjutant dcncral Deals with Every Feature of the • misunderstanding as to the location oi | treaty arose from a statement from | Minister Squiers at Havana that be expected the tieaty to be sent the day | Army—More Amusements. W’ ashintgon, N ov. 10.— The annual rBP °rt o t Adjutant General Corbin, of the arm y, deals with every feature of the arm y, and begins with a statement i showing that the army ia to be reduced 1 *>y December 1 to 60,020 men, of which about 2,877 belong to the staff depart* meats. The report shows that during the fiscal year, 35 officers were killed in action or died o f wounds or disease; 21 resigned, and 08 retired. Of the enlisted men, 1,277 were k illed or died Uat“ ,ral, Kray Bla.te ,do^ no* I changes that the Cubans desire to make of wounds and disease; 35,806 were bleacb well, but can be dyed almost in the convention. Of course, gener- discharged on the expiration of service; any color. It Is claimed to be well ally, these are known to be connected 5,498 were discharged for d isa b ility or adapted for a variety o f uses, such as with the increase o f the rebate to be dismissed by order of court m artial; linings for garments, bed ticks, blinds, allowed on Cuban Bngar and tobacco 4,667 deserted; two were missing, and crumb cloths, etc. entering the United States, and there 203 retired. A new Industry In Norway Is the are indications that the administration General Corbin has the follow in g to manufacture o f pent fuel as a substi may be w illin g to yield sligh tly on this say regarding the canteen: tute for coal, the machinery being point if no unreasonable delay is e x “ The restoration of the exchange, as driven and the peat dried and pressed hibited in the negotiations on the part it existed before the passage of the act Into briquettes by electric pow er de of the Cubans. The rate of rebate pro of February 2, 1901, prohibiting the rived from waterfalls. Peat In Its nat posed in the original convention is 20 sale of beer, is desired and urged by ural condition contains 85 per cent per cent, and it is gathered that the the great majority ot officers and men, o f water. The heat needed to expel Cubans want 50 per cent. This late and by none more than those of pro It ia obtained from electricity. There cannot be allowed, in view of the belief nounced temperance views. Numerous Is talk o f Introducing tbe system Into that congress would certainly not sanc reports confirm tbe views leng held by Ireland. tion such a cut in duties, but between this office that the old exchange con A self-lighting cigar Is tipped with these figures there is so wide a margin tributed to sobriety, health and con a cap o f ground gloss, saltpetre, po tliat theie is room for compromise on a tentment of the men. The increase of tassium chlorate and gum arable, and a basis that might be acceptable to both desertions, and of trials for infractions of discipline is, by those best informed, frictional Igniter Is placed on the sur sides. The coaling station matter is, for the attributed to the abolition oi the former face o f the cap. On scratching the Ig niter, the cap burns freely and cannot tim e being, held in abeyance, the privileges of the exchange.’ ’ In conclusion the report says: be extinguished by an ordinary wind. 10,000 tone of coal belonging to the “ The instruction for men in vocal The cap Is rendered Incandescent and United States navy now lying in a tbe ground glass fused, so covering warehouse at Triicornia is being dimin- mnsic would be a step in the direction the end of the cigar that no unpleasant sished, according to the needs of the of contentment and better discipline. navy in G ulf waters, so that the Cuban Every regiment should have its march taste results. ing song. Frequent practice in singing, Starless parts o f the sky are not rcm P '* 'nt of th « existen t» of an Am er dark. A t the L ow e Observatory In ican ™ va l station in Havana harbor is particularly daring the long winter adjusting itself without friction, and, evenings, would do much to make the California Edgar Larkin states, ^ indeed, it is said that tbe matter has men satisfied to remain in quarters and stellar floor,” the background o f the away from the baleful influence of the visible universe, has been proven to be not been officially mentioned lately. barrooms that exist in too great num a vast sheet o f minute stellar points of bers in the vicin ity of our m ilitary QUNBÓAT TO HIS RESCUE. varying degrees o f brightness, with poets. These barrooms are under the here and there a rift seeming to reveal protection of the license law of the sev tbe blackness o f outer space. It Is United States Will Compel Release of Her eral states, and are beyond tiie control Consular Agent by Venezuelans. thought that the universe may be far of the m ilitary authorities.” larger than Is commonly believed. Port of Spain, Island ol Trinidad, Nov. 8.— The United States gunboat A mysterious loss o f water Is often FOR OREtfON STUDENTS. noticed In boilers under steam but not M aiietta arrived yesterday at Barce lona, Veueuzela, in order to compel the In use. The valves appear to be tight, Society of Sons of American Revolution no escaping steam Is seen, but In a revolutionists there to release the Unit Offers Prize for Best Essay. fe w hours It Is necessary to Introduce ed States consular agent, Ignacio H. Tbe Oregon society of Sons of the more water. What becomes o f the Baiz, who was arrested for refusing to Mr. Baiz American Revolution at Portland offers lost steam Is a problem that could be contribute to a forced loan. thoroughly Investigated with p ro fit In is the richest man in Barcelona, and three prizes of $25, (15 and $10, re The treat spectively, for the best essay w ritten one case It was Btated the loss was a man of high position. partly accounted for when windows ment to which he has been subjected by any student in any public ecnool in over the boiler w ere opened, the cold ! is only an incident sim ilar to many Oregon, on any „one of the follow ing air making visible a leak o f steam from others which have occurred in every four subjects: The Battle of Bunker H ill. every valve. i part of Venezuela. The Burgoyne Campaign. Recent discussion o f the future ex- The Beaport town of Hignrote, Vene- The Treason of Benedict Arnold. haustion o f fhe coal supply leads D. E. *oeja, w a s occupied tor three houra yes- The Partisan Warfare in Hie Caro Ifutclilns, one o f the government forest terday * - - by - - forces - - landed * from the Vene The landing lines; Marion, Sumpter and Pickens. officers In Cape Colony, to advocate the zuelan gunboat Crespo. Essays are lim ited in length to 2,500 plan o f cultivating forest timber for party is said to have caused great fuel. In Cape T ow n to-day, he says. damage to property owned by Spanish words; must be written on legal cap on It Is cheaper to plant a forest o f quick and French residents, and tiie French one side of the paper in the student's grow ing trees fo r fuel than to Import warship D ’Estree has left Guayara to own handwriting and must be accom panied by the certificate o f the princi- coal. The eucalyptus Is an excellent investigate the matter. The Dutch cruiser Holland and the j.al of the school attended by tiie au wood for this purpose. Experiment has shown that, when planted on tropical Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan have thor, to the effect that the author is a bona fide student in the school and has mountains. It w ill produce fuel at the arrived at La Guayara. been in attendance therein not lees rate o f twenty tons per year fo r each than six weeks during the school year DANISH ISLAND DEAL. acre. But Mr. Hutchins thinks It of 1902-3. Essays must be forwarded would be possible to find some plant to the chairman of the com mittee in which. In sunny latitudes, with plenty People Who Blocked Sale of West Indies charge, W allace McCamant, 34 Con Are Badly Disappointed. o f rainfall, would produce tw ice as cord building, Portland, so as to reach much fuel as that. This, he calculates, Copenhagen, Nov. 8.— The time for him not later than January 15, 1903. would give the world tbe equivalent subscribing to the stock of the Danish In awarding the prizes the committee o f at least thirty times Its present con West Indian company has expired. Of will be governed by these considera sumption o f coal. the $1,000,000 nominal capital only tions: Historical accuracy, manner of one-fifth was subscribed for, notwith treatment, orthography, giam m ar, eny- The P en Param ount. standing the advertiiwmcnt given to the u d puncto. tion A Supreme Court Justice, a diploma concern by K ing Christian and Crown Anv J d itio n a l information in Any additional relative tist and a w riter were talking o f the ex Prince Frederick taking stock. The to the competition may be obtained tent o f the Influence wielded by each, piomoters, who are anti-salera, are from W allace McCamant, chairman. and the New York Times Justly credits downcast because of the weakness of the last laugh to the writer. the sentiment in favor o f aiding the OPERATORS PROMISE. “ I can govern by Injunctions, as the West Indian plan. The leaders of the movement intend to appeal to King Populists put It," said the Judge. Coal Barons Will Abide by the Findings of “ I can Involve nations In war,” said George, of Greece, Queen Alexandra the Peace Commission. and the dowager czarina of Rnssia to the ambassador. Washington, Nov. 10.— Colonel Car "A n d I could. If I would, make the buy aharee. The banks and a few in world laugh at both o f you,” said tbe dividuals w ill probably face the matter roll D. W righ t and General John A. and stand the lossea, since the treatr W ilton, members o f the anthracite coal w r i t e r . ____________ providing for the sale of the Danish strike commission, held a brief inter A S e lle r . West Indies to the United States was view with the president today. They P layw righ t—I have here a German rejected partly on account of their reported that the individual operators in the anthracite region had agreed to tragedy. promises. ___________________ abide by the findings of the commis Manager—Don’t want 1L Ladrones Are Very Active. sion and had so notified Judge Gray, P la y w rig h t--! was about to add. President Roosevelt translated, adapted, dramatized. eoD- Washington, Nov. 8. — Manila pa- the chairman. densed, arranged and set to ragtime per8 received at tbe war department was particniariy pleased with this in* by myself. state that the ladrones are making ormation, as it tended m aterially to M anager—I’ ll take It, sir. P ra y name m o r e trouble than ever in the Philip- i m plify the problem which the com your own terms.—Smart S e t pines. They occasionally attack eon- mission has to solve. _______________________ [ stabulary officers and prey upon de- New River Found. S eek ln g R e fu g e In E nglan d. fenceless natives. The paper says that _____ _ properties _ Three In different parts o f Hampshire have recently been sold to French religious communities who are taking refuge In England. ---------------------------- - A young man w h o takes tbe tim e at noon to walk home with a pretty girl, is making him self solid with the w rong party; the girl, when It should be bis following the sending of his message. The Caban habits of procrastination, rather than any disposition to actually refrain from entering into treaty obli- gâtions with the Uniter) ¡States, are supposed to be the reason for delay. In view of the fact that the treaty has not yet come here, nor has Mr. Squiers had a look at it, it follows that the United States government is ofli- d a lly ignorant of the nature of the all bona fide insurgents have returned to ways of peace and are maintaining at least s semblance of a law-abiding career. To remedy the evils, tbe con- stabulary is to be increased to such a number that tbe lawless band i may be hunted down. ------------------------ Robbers Blow Up Bank Safe. Hutchinson, Kan, N or. 8 — Robbers employer. blew open the safe of the Tampa state The first day that a girl gets her n ew bank near here and took $3,800 in pictures home from the photographer’s c4„j,, escaping on a hand car. The she doesn’t do anything but look at m f e was blown all to pieces. them, and wonder If they are “ good." New York , Nov. 10.— W . J. W ilson, an explorer of the Canadian geological survey, has returned with his party from a tour through the unexplored country to the southwest o f Janies hay, says a Times dispatch from Ottawa, Mr. W ilson reports the discovery of a large river, hitherto ananrveyed and running between the Albany river on the south and the Ottawa Picket river on the north. It has a course of over 300 milee and near James liar divides into two branches, em ptying into Hud* | ton bay.
