River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-21
WILL suRPAss ALL.

Will SOnFASS AL.
The Ceremonies Attending the Iuaururn.
ton of President-Elect Harrison In.
tended to Guido All Like Affairs-Pro.
gramme of the Parade and BaIl-How
the General VIII Take the Oath.
WASHINGTON Feb I6.-The preparations
Tor the Inauguration of President-elect Har-
rison are very nearly completed, and if the
day is fine the demonstration will be more
imposing than any thing of the kind the
country has ever seen. The size of the pro
cesSion will be limited only TO the width and
length of Pennsylvania avenue. Fifty
thousand soldiers and members of civic
organizations viii be in line, and under the
rules of the committee ON arrangements
they must he uniformed. There have been
few great parades in this country, and the
intention has been TO make this one suIpass
all the rest
The Inauguration proceedings take place
at Il o clock ON the eastern pOrtico Of the
capitol General Harrison will be accom-
panied from the White House to the Senate
chamber by President Cleveland and his
Cabinet, by committees from both houses,
by the citizens in charge of the in
augural proceedings, and the escort of
the party will be composed of 500 troops of
the regular army-cavalry, infantry and
artillery-and by the National Guard of the
District of Columbia, which comprises
about 800 men The immediate personal
escort of General Harrison viii be
the members of the regiment he CON-
manded during the war, The SEVENTEEN lndi-
ana Arriving at the Senate chamber the
President elect will see the Vice President
elect sworn in, and then. accompanied by
both houses OF Congress, win proceed TO the
east pOrtico, where the Oarh will be admin
istered to him by Chief-Justice Fuller He
viii then deliver his address, get into car.
rage, and 1e escorted to the White House
by procession of $1,000 men.
This procession will be of six divisions
In the first division viii be the regular
troops under the command of General
Schofield, and the militia of the District
of Columbia, numbering about 200
men. The second division will be the
National GuarG of Pennsylvania command
ed by General Hartranft 5000 men. The
third division viii include the other mill
tary organizations, numbering about 600
men, who will be commanded by Governor
Foraker of Ohio The fourth division viii
be composed of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, under the command of Representa-
tive William Warner, OF Missouri, COM
mander in-chief, 5000 men The fifth and
sixth divisions will be composed of
civic organizations under the command of
Myron NJ. Parker of Washington, and Ed
win 5, Stuart of Philadelphia, respectively.
As soon as the formal proceedings at the
capitol are concluded and President Harri-
son and ex-President Cleveland have been
escorted to their places, the processio
viii then pass down Pennsylvania avenu
to the White House, where the two Presi-
dents will take their places in the re-
viewing stand
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and street are to
be deliberately decorated for the occasion,
and there viii be a show of bunting such as
never has been seen here. In the evening
there viii be parade of tiambeaU clubs a
prize having been offered for the best dis
play There will also be $1,000 or s 900
worth of fireworks exploded in the park
south of the White House and private illu-
limitations on the principal streets
The ball takes place ia the Pension build
ing, which has floor room to accommodate
1900 people
The doors of the Senate chamber will be
opened at II o'clock to those who are emit
tied to admission. President Cleveland an,
President-elect Harrison, each accompanied
by a member of the committee of arrange
ments, will enter the Senate wing by the
bronze doors in the east front. MIR. Cleve-
land will 90 TO the PRESIDE 1T :
room and Mr.. Harrison to the
president room, and in these APART
ments they will remain until they enter the
Senate chamber When they enter the
chamber they will take possession of the
chat set apart for them Immediately in
front of President Ingalls,, while the
members of the committee on ar
judgements Will be seat to the left
Of them. Mr. Morton viii be escorted to
the capitol by the third member of the
committee, and he Will remain in the Vice
Presidents room until he enters the Senate
chamber, where Senator ingalls, will adj
minister the oath of office to him. The
rendezvous for the diplomatic corps viii
be the marble room, and at IL Is they viii
proceed to the Senate chamber in
body and occupy seats ON the right of
the chair. Ex-PTesident Hayes, the only
surviving President and ex-vice- Presi-
dent Hannibal Hamlin If he is able TO at
sendJ will also be on the right of the chair,
and in the same portion of the chamber viii
be the Supreme Court and the ex-Justices of
the bench On the left of the chair
will be the heads of the Executive
departments, and for the first time
In the history of the United States
here will be eight Cabinet officers, in
stead of seven, the Secretary of Agriculture
being the latest addition to the Presidents
official family Also on the right viii be
The retired Generals of the army, the Major
Generals commanding the army, the Ad-
miral of the navy and the officers of the
army and navy who by name have received
The thanks of Congress, Governors and ex-
Governors of States and other officials.
The Marshal OF the strict of Columbia and
the Marshal of the Su RENE Court, the rex.
President and ex-V ce-Presdent. the Supreme
Court, the Sergeantat-Arms of the Senate,
the committee of arrangements, the Prest
dent-elect the Vice-Pres dent and the Secre-
.ary OF the Senate, members OF tie Sen
ate. the Diplomatic corps, heads Of de-
partments, the ret red General Of the
army, the Major-General commanding the
army the Admiral Of the navy and
the officers Of the arrNv who, by name, have re-
Sc we'd the thank ngress members OF the
House of Represe' at es and members-elect,
Governors and ex-Covernors of States, officers
If the Senate and officers of the House OF Rep
-esentat YES, all other persons who have been
admitted TO the floor of the Senate chamber,
followed by those who have been admitted 10
the gallery.
The oath of office will be administered to
the Presidential by the Chief-Justice, or,
IN his absence, by the senior Associate
Justice present On the conclusion of
The cermony the members of the Senate,
preceded by the Sergeant Arms Vice
President and the Secretary, will
return to the Senate chamber, and the
President accompanied by the committee
of arrangements, viii proceed to the Exec
utiye Mansion.
ASSASSINATED