The sun., 1889-03-05

hRS. BENZ. HARIlSOS
sweoping through tho streets likes fires upon
prairie: political clubs with red. white. and
blue umbrellas. and clubs all In whito over
coats and tan-colored gloves and white tiles,
with flags at shoulder arms. Up among tho flag
decorated balconies. rented out to sightseers,
tho pretty girls and wel-dressef ma
irons Of each of the fortv-two States
looked down upon these pictures un-
conscious OF their own picturesqucness.
They saw much more than We have described.
much more than there is room to tell of. They
saw cavalrymon and artillerymen, with their
yellow and red plumes. Gathering over the as
pnalt pavements upon fiery war horses. They
saw lum berinG trains OF cannon and ammuni-
tion wagons laundering through tho streets,
mad cowboys dashing round the corners ut
the imminent peril Of pedestrians, and all the
gorgeous military bands of the country.
There were about 10000 souls in various mil
itary and political organizations, including the
Grand Army, and had II not been for the Har
rison hoOdoo they would have formed and the
rest would have enjoyed wonderful process:
our country. But it was false hope that lured
SO many persons here and that sent SO many
out OF doors in this lul in the storm: The hoo
dOo that pursued the formation OF the Cabinet,
and made the new Presidents life burden,
had entered into the weather with ,ulicious
in It's former lcisurely way: it raincd sptefully.
i, i came driving nnd nelting down. started % by
forces its way into everything it touches. the
kiHd that ycn feel IN IN y3nr m bones. , T..
half an hour. The great sprawiing stands that
had been erected along Pennsylvania avenue
nav becnma mnrn rotc tha pm' ra NOV
Some OF them wero filed by the people who had
bought their hiGh-prced seats and some re-
empty. they were depressing as seen In the
rain. The storekeepers who had been offering
seats in their windows at nifty cents and
storm. and raised their prices. TO s.
sea-" T9sTo we're tive or three 1 the large
packed rs sheep are loaded into freight cars.
Although more than two hours were to pass
sightsecrs were al in their places by 10 O'Clock.
They stood three or four lines deep on either
side Of the avenue. and filed the stands, win
patiently in tho soaking rain rather than lose
their places by coming late.
nSre ana cSn spSn m0n thsn
half the daylight hours OF yesterday The ma
jority kept Still. either standing up along the
GU TBS or sitting down in the seats they had
hired. The minority elbOwed and fought their
way from point, TO point, and Kept moving
from ono liquor ST ore o another. countc racting
their outside drcnc!ing with LIQUID sustendnce
and growing more and more tipsy and noisy as
men or women. they formed the most miser-
a1io unhappy. sorry-lookinE multitude that
Ihs Immense army Of peddlers that had been
Struggling into town for several days was out
in iull force. They di their best to amuse the
dripping muses.. Tho greatest number sold
medals and badges and it WAS the fashion for
them TO cover The frpnts of thelr; coats. with
plate themselves Others peddled flags. flag
games. Harrison canes. 4,ictules OF the new
White House HEROES, sandwiches; toy , log
chiefs. fruit and half dozen sorts of what
We're called official programmes. One peddler
seemed TO afford vast amusement by simply re-
sSsh asLa day ts as s'" ihls pA''So' goes
:, Among tho ten million curious incidents Of
Johnny o Briens heelers cheering. for, Harri-
son in the roadway. On a corner stood tre-
an % 'f r"nt like s bu IT, He S bawed e 0Sn out
a: ~" Three cheers for Grover Cleveland by thun-
One Of the shivering and saturated mon near
by said. You had better look out you will get
The ' Democrntic ] enthusiast @ m last ' turned m iAfd and
looked at his adv User, ana then roared out his
cheers for r., Cleveland once { again Then TI he
said. May be will but it wont be by any
body BULL Ike You" He was SO big and fierce
looking that II is doubtful whether any one
would have molested him whatever he called
out.
While tho crowds were standing like drown
tai attention OF the civilized world was fasten-
el, wero creating u new page OF history. Grover
still President, Tor he was kept ut his desk un-
III nearly O'Clock this morning studying, the
bills that Congress kept pouring into tl 10 " lite
House. lie went to bed lust before daylight.
He got w. rdhn and drefSed at IN the m9rnIng
OF his timc whose system does not demand
a great dual OF sleep. His never did. Ia Al
hany he used 10 do lust as he did last night.
did this morning, llo bgeakla-tod with his
Wife and Mrs. folsOm, and laid out his plans
Tor tho rest OF tho morning, basinE thom on tho
tion that his successor would come TO
at II 4. ", as both had agreed.
hurry TO bo made President or not. he break
fasted mt an earlier hour than Is his custom,
His eprrinGo, which containod himself, Vice
President Morton, Mrs. McEoe. and baby or
two, was tho leading one Of u procession Of
twelve coupCs. 1t Is the custom for tho out
ro,ms % a a and in Tho Willard House, iV' tIonae
out 'G'0 o Preseney @ u1HS,'p Tha nPatent ~ lent
President elect waited in lhcso two rooms, full
ed ior tho NEio House With Mr.; ilor!on to see
what WAS the matter with President Cleveland
Even after al this he got 10 the White House
hall mn hour before llc was expected. and the
With lin, took him int, tho, ,iilue Room
n Mnr cSveand I busiad i himself sayIna yin soedby %
% all tho attaches and servants OF tho White
House. There Is no need to say th4t this was
naturcd, kindly mar, and had lived with these
people four years. When he found II was IL
o'clork he started for the Capitol with, his
guests. Mrs. Cleveland saw her husband eff
from ,nito 9ns Of the n9ro unne9r windows boLa IN