Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-03-12
INAUGURATION
OF
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Wsshing-
ton entertains to-day 100, ,00C strangers.
They have come in family parties,
squads and companies and regiments.
| The hotels were filed q week ago, and
private boarding houses and dwellings
have since done what they could to
lodge the shelterless and feed the hun
CRY.
Filing and drumming and the march
| ing of clubs and troops were the enliv-
ening elements Of the early forenoon,
while moving serenades, rendered to
popular political fayorites, served to a
muse and interest the participants and
the crowds. The decorators and the
carpenters began ten days ago. and the
noise of their saving and pounding and
the click of their tack hammers has
been heard day and night ever since
down to the moment Of the starting of
| the procession.
A better day for the celebration of
any such event never dawned than was
to-day. Hundreds Of people did not
60 to bed last night at all, but content
ed themselves in walking the streets,
anxious for the dawning of day. Many
of them carried grip-sacks in hand,
while few held their visiting clothes
in bandboxes. At an ealy hour the
people began to fill the streets and
when the time for the formation OF the
parade had arrived, the largest number
of people that this city has probably ey-
er seen patiently awaited the order to
march. All the stands that had been
erected for the occasion were packed.
The house tops were lined with people,
and every available place from which
glimpse of the procession could be OBJ
tanned was occupied. The profuse dec.
orations futtered in the morning breeze
while contentment sat enthroned upon
every face. Precisely at 10 O'Clock the
carriage containing President Arthur,
President elect Cleveland, Senator'S
Sherman and Ransom, followed by a
carriage containing the vice president
elect and Senator Hawley, were driven
to the capitol, and the seen es along the
route battles description The presl-
Dental party was escorted by the First
division alone.
The presidential party entered the
capitol through the basement passage
way. Mr. Cleveland went by the pri-
vate door to the senate, and proceeded
Immediately to the vice presidents
room, where President Arthur engaged
in signing measures passed by con-
gress.
Later, Vice. President Hendricks was
escorted into the senate chamber, and
without delay, but with the solemnity
and decorum befitting the occasion, the
oath was administered to him by the
president pro tempore Mr.. Hendricks
took the gavel and called the senate to
order in extra session. The new sena-
tors were then sworn in.
The Ceremony Of Inauguration.
Precisely at II. 80 p. m. the head of
the procession appeared, coming out of
the main east door of the capitol.
President Arthur stepped to the front
of the platform, followed by the presi-
dent-elect, Chief Justice Waite and the
sergeant at. arms of the senate. All
uncovered as they stood facing the
! crowd, and the vast assemblage cheer
ed again and again for several minutes.
The persons who were to assist at the
ceremonies were seated on the platform
in the following order
Chief Justice Waite and Senator
Sherman sat with the president-e-
lect.
The committee on arrangements oc-
cupied seats Immediately to the right
of the president-elect,e ex- presidents and
ex-yice- presidents aud associate justlc'
es of the supreme court.
The yice-president, secretary and
members of the senate occupied seats
f,rt hor on tho rioht
The diplomatic corps occupied seat:
on the left of the president and the
heads of departments. The retired
general of the army, the lieutenant
general of the army, the admiral of the
navy, and the officers Of the army and
navy who had by name received The
thanks of congress, governors and ex
governors of states and ex-members o.
the senate, took their seats just behind
the president.
At. I240 p. m. the presldent-elect a
rose and began delivering his inaugura
address.
The Inaugural Address.
Felloao Citizens In the presence o
this vast assemblage of my countrymel
am about to supplement and seal, b.
the oath which | shall take, the mani