Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-28

PaSe"h' neAs f'h Vi Marcn. Chairman Brit
ton was closeted during the morning with sol.
dierly-lookIng men, and Col. Wright. chair
man OF the public comfort committee. was ex.
ploring the town with other soldierly-lookine
men, searching for quarters The indications
are that the inaugural procession will exceed
| in numbers and in general display ANYTHING OF
the kind ever witnessed on Pennsylvania ave.
nue..
THE OHIO TROOPS
Gen. Axline, Acknowledgement of the Ohio
national guard. and Col. Gedney. Capt. TAYLOR
Capt. Smith and other Ohioans are in the city
to-day looking for quarters for Ohio troops tina,
are coming to the Inauguration. Gen. Axline
had pleasant Interview with Chairman Brit
ton. The Ohio national guard will be repre-
sented at the coming Inauguration for the first
time. 1t has been positively decided to send a
brigade OF 1850 men. so composed az to repre-
sent every arm of the service. The artillery
will make an especially fine display. The dele.
CATION here say that there may be many more
troops sent, but that depends on whether the
Baltimore and Ohio road will make proper ar.
| rangements. The railroad company it is said
| is in doubt whether they can furnish transpor-
taaon for the entire national guard at that
time, when the greatest demands will be made
on the equipment Of their road
LOOKING FOR QUARTERS
visited the Washington barracks and the navy
yard to see whether the Ohio troops could be
quartered in either of these places. As the
regular troops coming here from Fort Monroe.
New York. and other places will be quartered
at the Washington barracks. it was found i'm
possible to arrange for quartering troops there.
-Four years ago some visiting militiamen were
quartered in the navy-yard, but the changes
made in the yard since then make it doubtful
whether ha ritz !, Z,
time. 1t is expected that some of the market
houses can be used.
THE PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS.
Gen. J. P. s. Goblin, commanding the third
brigade Pennsylvania national guard. and Gen.
ID. NJ. Hastings, acknowledgement of Pennsyl-
vania, arrived in town this morning. Gen.
Hastings is tall man, with blonde moustache
and goatee, and looks like a French field mar
shal. Gen. Goblin wears short. grayish beard
and is veteran soldier. 1t is expected that he
Will be governor of Pennsylvania before long
They came down here to make some prelimi-
nary arrangements for the coming of the ma
tional guard next March. They called on
Chairman Britton this morning and had a long
talk with him. Gen. Hastings when asked bv
STAR reporter how many men were coming.
replied: "The whole national guard"
Have you secured quarters yet?"
mo; not yet" said Gen. Hastings This is
big city, and there is plenty of room for u.s.
The inaugural committee is arranging eyerv-
thing 80 well that there is not much for us to
do here"
Gen. Goblin said that they would bring as
many men as were here four years ago, and in
addition the mounted men and artillery
1t is expected also that Indiana will be largely
represented in the line. Already it is stated
arrangements have been made for the trans
portation here of Gen. Harrison's old regiment
and the Wanamaker guards, who will act as
escort. The Minnesota newspapers say that it
Is proposed to send regiment from that state
THE PENSION BUILDING.
Chairman Britton yesterday afternoon visited
the pension building and had further inter-
view with Commissioner Black relating to the
use of the pension building for the inaugural
ball. The result of the interview was extremely
satisfactory to Mr.. Britton. In effect Gen
Black consented to the use of all rooms re-
CURED. The desks, record cases, and other
furniture will be pushed back against the
wall. Mr.. Britton says that ornamental screens
can be put up 80 as to hide them from view
Gen. Black was to draw up detailed agree
ment to-day, which, after beingeigned by Mr.
Britton, is to be submitted to Secretary Villas.
PUBLIC COMFORT.
Col. Wright said to-day that he had received
applications from fifty or more organizations
for quarters. A clerk was installed in the
room of the committee public comfort to-
quarters were put in his hands and he was busy
making the proper entries in his register.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE FUND.
The following subscriptions to the inaugural
guarantee fund.- in addition to those already
published in THE STAR, have been received by
Capt. Geo. E. Lemon: William Laird. jr, $50;
DR.. Harrison Crook, S25; W. ID. Clark Il Co,
S25; Julius Lansburgh, 800; Abram Frey, S25:
John sherman Co., $50; Ellis Spear S25
Frank j. Tibbetts. 525: b. U. Keyser, $685.
Anton Fischer, 800; W. II. Speare. 500; Thos.
J. King $685. Henry F. Blout. 800; b. W.
Frazier. S25; w. G. Dodge, 800; Charles w.
King. S100. Total amount received up to 2
p. m. to-day S38.S05.
The Republican Invincibles, of Philadelphia,
commanded by ex-Mayor Smith, will come on
Inauguration day with 800 men and band.
The Phelps Guards, of Paterson, N. j.. have
secured quarters at st. Johns college, on Yer
mont avenue for 100 men.
The Republican Block association, of Phila-
delphia, will come with 100 men,
Mr.. Somerville held a conference with the
Commissioners yesterday for the purpose of
securing the enactment of similar police regu-
lations as were promulgated four years ago for
the protection of the rights of visitors in hiring
public conveyances.
Gov. Beaver. of Pennsylvania, and his staff,
have, through Gen. Hastings, secured quarters
at the Riggs house for the inaugural period.
Citizens of the 14th legislative district met at
the residence of Lemuel Mackall last night and
organized 1.-THE Harrison and Morton fire de-
partment' to take part in the Inauguration.
Mr.. Mackall was elected president; James Har-
yey Hill, secretary, and Edward Thornton,
treasurer.
STATE DELEGATES IN THE PARADE.
MIR. NJ. NJ. Parker, the chairman of the COM
mittee on civic organizations, has devised a
plan which he thinks will have the effect of
bringing into the inaugural parade good rep
resentation from each state. He proposes to
appoint some leading man from each state on
the committee. and place in his charge the en-
tire state and let him make the necessary ar
rangements for its representation. Mr.. Parker
Maryland. Gen. E. w. Ross, of Baltimore; Penn
sylvania, VIM r. Leeds, of Philadelphia; New
York, Gen. IL. A. Barnum, of New York city and
A. b. Phillips, of Brooklyn. Other appoint
ments will be made as rapidly as possible.
INAUGURATION NOTES.
Mr.. John Gibson has been appointed addi-
tiOnal member on the committee on carriages
Col. Swords, the new corresponding secretary
of the inaugural committee. left Des Moines
for Chicago yesterday and will telegraph the
time of his arrival here.
The Eagle republican club of Georgetown,
of which II. d. Ruffin ispresident, last night re-
solved to turn out in full uniform on inaugura-
ton day. A committee of three, composed of
II. ID. Ruffin, Linsey Cain and Robert Gilmore.
was appointed to communicate with the inau-
gural committee and ask that they may be
allowed to have the clubs organized by the
president of their Climb to march in one column