Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-23

THE INAUGURATION.
What shs Executive Commissee are
Doing-Supposed lmp0stoFs An VIZ.
Ginia-The Public Comfort. &c.
The pubic comfort committee has provided
accommodations for 100 people, and stil have
accommodations for i6,lS7 people TO provide. They
have rooms. halls and hotels on their books with
capacity TO accommodate l3,447 people, and vacant
houses TO be lifted up with cots having an esti-
mated capacity OF s,70o In addition TO that they
have on their lists nine dining rooms capable OF
ns 1om % g Is l cents asy @ are
coming In daily for quaroen
CONTRIBUTIONS TODAY.
Mr.. Clever, treasurer OF the Inaugural fund. TO-
day reported to Mr.. Gait, chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee, the following sums received
Simpson 8 Guy, SIS; Jackson & seufIerle, 500;
Woodward Lothrop, s5o VIM Shuster & Sons
SIS; W. A. Thompson, s.; Emmons, smith Z Co.
$40; Parker Townsend, Sos; Michael Tally, s.; c.
G. Schneider, $40; George c. Henning, $10 Robert
Mala Dunn h Waiter suTe rayss ss
son. SIS: T. e. Spindle. g; George NJ OYSTER Sous,
IS Charles Baam o Tnopson "a Edward
] stenwayen. SIS; Thomas N. Gale, SIS; Ralph L
Gait, $40: L 0nn Meek. $40 u. g. Davis, e2s c; W..
s15; sMarks," IS; VIM. L Cowan, S; K +. Casey, S;
Charles c. Duncanson, $25 A. NJ. Tutman, S.; L.
Monkey. q. Total received TO date, sl4,osl.
SUPPOSED TO BE SELLING BOGUS TICKETS
Letters received by members OF the Inauguration
committee indicate that some parties are going
through Alexandria and the adjacent counties Of
fering for sale reserved seats to the Inauguration
On the Sth inst. postal card was written 10 a
ciuo In Annandale, Va, dated Alexandra, and
ISOLATION, informing that club that the writer un-
derstood they proposed coming to Washington as
sary for all SUCH organizations "A to N COM
municate with the writer and his associates
This card had line across one edge saying:
"HeadQuarterS Democratic National Committee,
d. c." Then card signed j. T. Wilson, and dated
January Is, was addressed TO w. c. Smoot, AMMAN
dale, Va, saying that the writer wanted TO see him
on important business before the Annandale club
was called together. Then on the geo inst. the in
augural committee received q letter from gentle
man In Alexandria asking who j. 7. Wilson was,
stating that he was going through Alexandria and
the counties pretending TO represent
auguratiOn committee and Offering 10 sell reserved
seats according TO diagram which he exhibited.
Whether the tickets were the Inauguration ball
or for stands on the street the writer did not un-
derstand. The Inauguration committee state that
they know no such persons as II. 7. Leigh or j. L.
Wilson; that the tickets for the Inauguration ball
TO be sold for Is each VIII entite the holder TO all
the privileges OF the building, and that parties Of
fer1ng other than this are impostors and acting
without the authority or the committee.
THE EXECUTIVE ooMMrTTEE
At the meeting OF the executive committee last
evening the action or the fireworks committee In
awarding the contract for night fireworks to the
Unexcelled Fireworks company was ratified. The
question OF accepting the day fireworks was re
ferTed back TO the committee for further conSidera
ton. Mr.. Norris, chairman OF the fireworks COM
mittee, reported that the gas company had con-
Sented TO furnish the necessary pressure and the
Commissioners had given permission for placing
brackets with three arms holding red, white and
Brighton Beach, would make an experiment at the
corner OF 5th and + streets, Saturday night with
the lighting apparatus with which he proposes TO
illuminate Judiciary square and the neighbor-
ing streets. Mr.. Dickson stated that he thought
permission would be given for the erection OF
stands In the Botanical gardens. The committee
decided that they could not entertain any PROPOSE
ton to make use OF the Pension building FOR any
other purpose than for the Inauguration ball Mr..
new Pension building.
THE FLOOR AND PROMENADE COMMITTEE
The committee on floor and promenade was Or
gained at Mar1nis hall last night, Mr. VIM. Cor
den presiding as chairman. Major Throckmorten
and MI. W. c. Mcintyre were appointed vice chair
men. MI E. B. Hay was chosen secretary. Sub
program: Messra e B. Hay, R. o. Hoffman, Jay
Cooke, r F. Chew and c. a. Cragin. Distribution
Of programs %sad Richard aaS Smith, M Waters
tons OF the ball room and door: william Wheatly,
Lieut. l. L Reamy, !. Holorook and A. B. Crop
ley @ Management OF the ban: A. A. Brooke, s H.
ny. The question Of locating the music and other
matters was postponed for further consideration.
NOTES
w W. L Towers writes the following IN the sugges
sixty days instruct bis special and his regular
officers to let up on the policy men and the Sunday
ing some OF the notorious thieves and pickpocSets
that now infeSt the city. II necessary let liberal
amount be set aside fer the purchase OF spectaces
Another suggestion 10 "that every member OF the
different committees be authorized to arrest such
Offenders as may come under their observation"
VIII require about 10000 yards cf canvas instead Of
10000 feet, - enormously stated. There WIN be
over e saaaT by q .,
that ''the committee having charge OF the floor put
lines for the head and sides forming set on the
or white chalk after the moor has been waxed. and
IL Will obviate the necessity OF having large num-
Der of floor managers, and at the same time VIII
greatly facilitate the formation OF sets"
Mr.. stein, who represents the Siemen's burner,
Will arrive In the city this afternoon to see about
putting burners In the ball room
Sers put 10 place at the new Pension building and
they are now being tautened.
Msss Cone sr a md Collins who have the boot
backs In uniform, consisting Of white aprons and
black tOx coats
The veterans OF the old Baltimore fire depart
ment have decided to turn out ana receive the New
York veterans when they arrive In Baltimore
March 81 on their way to this city to take part In
E. s. Stokes, OF New York, who WAS here yester-
day, was given few days to consider whether he
would undertake to supply the supper for the ball.
ofer although he thought the expenses OF material
and transportation OF help will Involve an outlay
"The Inauguration OF Grover Cleveland. A
Book for Fifty Millions OF People," handsomely
illustrated, is on sale at Chapman's. 1t Is Q book
likely to be In general demand
District Government Affair.