The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-05
THE INAUGURATION.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ASSUMES THE
DUTIES OF HIS HIGH OFFICE.
A Hundred and Fifty Thousand People
Witness the Grand Pageantry.
Gorgeous Decorations and Most Beau
tiful Designs in Colors
Embellish Public and Private Build
ings and Residences.
The Inaugural Address Delivered by
President Cleveland,
Which is Filled with Sensible and
Patriotic Utteranees.
The New Executive Gives His Views
on Leading Questions.
A Hundred and Fifty Thousand People
Witness the Grand Pageantry.
Gorgeous Decorations and Most Beau
tiful Designs in Colors
Embellish Public and Private Build
ings and Residences.
The Inaugural Address Delivered by
President Cleveland,
Which is Filled with Sensible and
Patriotic Utteranees.
The New Executive Gives His Views
on Leading Questions.
The Inauguration.

The Inauguration. |
WASHINGTON, D. c., March Al
Washington to-day entertsins a hun
dred thousand strangers. They began |
to come before the dedication of the
monument and they have come IN famI-
ly parties, in clubs and companies
and regiments. Hotels were filled q
week ago and private boarding
houses and dwelling houses
have since done what they
could do to lodge the shelterless
and feed the hungry. Nevertheless not
a few of the later corners. who brought
little besides their patriotic memories
and exultant hopes, tramped the avenues
last night from necessity and breakfasied
this morning with coffee and sandwich
es with the vendors of the markets and
street corners.
The morning opened haZilY, but with
excellent prospects of fair weather,
which were fulfilled before 0 O'Clock.
The throngs were abroad early, walking
and riding from point to point, striving
to see what they could of public build
ings, parks, statues and the monument,
before the great event of the day began
Filing and drumming and the march
ing of clubs and troops were the enliYen-
ing elements of the early forenoon, while
morning serensdes, rendered 10 popular
political favorites, served to amuse and
interest the participants aud crowds.
Whatever il is possible to do with scant-
ling and boards, and bunting and gilt 10
bedeck town for an occasion, WASH
ington has undertaken and performed.
The harvest of decorators and carpenters
began ten days ago and the noise
of them, saving and pounding,
and the click of their hammers
has been heard day and night ever since,
down to the moment of the starting of
the procession. At first the erection of
rough timber brought out along the pro-
posed line of march, from the White
House to the Capitol, covered the doors
and windows of stores and dwellings
and filling the little parks and openings,
and upon these were tackled ADVERTISE
ments of seats tor sale, later,
flags, banners and tasteful devices
In snowy colors, concealed the rough
wood work and then building fronts be-
work is very beautiful and the statsliest
of American auenues has been trans
formed INTO
MOVING MAZE OF GAY CoLoRs,
which fittingly testifies the heartIness of
this city's welcome to the new admins
tratIon.
The building at the corner of Twelfth
and Pennsylvania avenues, occupied by
the pension bureau, was perhaps the
most deliberately decorated structure in
the city, and the decorations were at
once pleasing and unique. Long
lines of streamers were suspended
between the fagstaffs and the roof. Just
below, on either side of the building, an
immense golden eagle clutched long
lines of red, white and blue bunting,
which were artificially woven into
vast network, covering the entire build
| ing. At the intersection of the lines of
bunting shone stars of gold, and framing
the whole design were handsome shields
bearing the names of the states of the
Union all linked together with gilt
chains. at the second story similar
stats bore graceful tri-colored standards
with the names of the various presidents
of the United States. The west front of
the building represented the legislative
branch of the government. A NAM
moth picture of the capitol
was hanked by great Roman
Fsscas," and above all colossal her.
aids. At the corner of the building the
Goddess of Liberty, armed with sword
and shield, represented the executive
branch of the government. An eagle
bearing national shield surmouuted
the figure. An excellent oil portrait, oil
heroic size. of the presldent-elect was
suspended above a shield bear
ing the name of New York
state. On the south face of the
building justice, blindfolded, with 9
sword and scales. represented the judi.
ciary. Altogether tue effect was very
pleasing.
Hotels were tastefullY decorated. Viii
liard's was profusely draped in grace flu
testoons of gailV colored fabrics of which
that of welcome" wrought IL
tinsel, shone above an i'm
mense blazing star at the doc
way and great arch of gas jets spanneC
a circle enclosing a symbolic owl head
/, of the Americas club of Philadelphia
Elegant designs wrought in cunnIngl,
woven bunting transformed. the marble
facade of the Metropolitan" into thin
OF beauty Tue Ebbltt WAS fairly GOV
cred with flags and pictures and figures
and other hotels showed great ingenuit,
= in devIsing pleasing original decors
tons. a great floral ladder, reachin
to the roof of a business house on Penn
syivsnla avenue, bore upon its rungs tn
Z words: sheriff, mayor, governor, presi
c dent, thus graphically symbolizIug tn
: lite work of the President-elect.
All government buildings on the lin
e of march were gay with bunting
:, Large american flags encompassed tn
II gray columns of the treasury and Ion
b lines of pendants of eyer
n hue of the rainbow ran scroS
l. in front of the great building and reliel
IS ed Its severe architecture by giving it a
e appearance IN keeping with the gala da,
d Handsome rosettes and designs in part
lie colored bunting adorned the state, Wa
is and navy department buildings.
N Long before the hour set for tie NOV
d men; of the procession, the music of
HUNDREDS OF BANDS
heading organizations seeking the
=, posts sounded IN one confused ros
;, Everywhere the shrill note of the fif
= and of the kettle drum was heard
v. By 10 O'Clock the entire population
lie citizens seemed 10 have deserted
IN home and occupied the stree
or on the line ~ march. T.
I'd crowd was something unurecedente
IS even in this city accustomed to recei
the OutpourIngs of nations The pop
D. latiOn of men, women and children pus
Oh ed anu elbowed in the vast throng, y
re It's was a good-nstured crow
OF and evidently disposed to
oi Justice to the occasion.
e was willing and anxious to be ANUS
as for instsnce when an unhappy loo
lY ing individual passed the avenue
ire his shirt sleeves, pushing a wheels
row, IN which reciined with a self sat