The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-07
The Crnuds Gnina Hnms.

The Crowds Going Home.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 4, 1889, |
The strains of martial music filled |
the air today as the numerous organi-
cations marched down Pennsylvania |
avenue homeward bound. The sun |
which ever and anon shed its rays
| through a heavy cloud on FURNISHED |
| swords, muSkets, helmets and military
| trappings and restored to the flags and |
bunting the briliiancy OF which yester- |
days rain temporarily deprived them. |
The streets were thronged. A steady |
stream of humanity followed along the |
wide avenues.
ssHome again. was the refrain with |
which Gilmore's band pleased the ears
of the streets audience as it headed
the John j. O'Brien association, of
| New York, on its march to the station.
/ Every man in line carried small va
lise and all dotted their hats in unison
in response to the applause with which
they were greeted on their way.
wait till the clouds Toll by, was
favorite air with many of the bands,
and it was especially appropriate when
late in the afternoon the sun shone
forth brightly and the sky became clear
for the first time in many days.
! Secretary Whitney took official leave
of the officers and employees Of the navy
| l1llS dIDCAAOOn anu az GAAO
same time took occasion to say few
pleasant words in regard to his success
S0r. He said: 81 am personally &C
quainted with Judge Tracey and cOnse-
Quently can truthfully congratulate
you upon his selection. He is a man of
probity and ability and will make an
excellent secretary of the navy. 1t is
good appointment.
A cable message was received at the
state department to-day from the
United States minister to Persia, con-
veying the shah's congratulations to
President Harrison. The message was
submitted 80 the president, who re-
quested Secretary Bayard to make d
suitable reply. The following telegram
: WAS sent to the minister in the after
' noon:
1.-The president highly appreciates
and cordially reciprOcates the kind eK-
pressions of the shah.
;; [Signed] BAYARD."
AS President Harrison's family ex-
ceedS in number those of his predeceS-
sors during number of years, arrange
: ment of the rooms in that part OF the
executive mansion set apart for their
. residence has been made necessary.
According to the present plan the
president will occupy the central
5 apartment on the south front known'
: as the prince of Wales roOm," from
;, chamber during his stay in Washing
;: ton many years ago. Mrs. Har-
}; rison's chamber will be the adj
j; Joining room on the southwestern cor
> ner, and the rooms on the north front
}: have been assigned to Mr.. and Mrs.
u Mckee, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harri-
!. son, and the Mckee children.
u All the members of President Harri-
l. sons cabinet are in the city with the
: exception of Postmaster General Wan
I amaker and Secretary Rusk, who will
L however, be here tomorrow. All the
members of eX-PreSident Cleveland's
y cabinet rendered their resignation to
l. President Harrison yesterday and he
accepted them today to take effect
5 upon the qualification OF their success
Ii SOrS.
/ The president continued his recep
/ ton to-day up to $50 o'clock and shool
u hands with thousands of persons in
- Guiding the members of many military
~ and civic organizations. Secretar,
1t Blaine came in with the rest of thu
lG crowd and stopped for a short cha
20 with the president, He was recognized
" by the waiting throng as he left thu
u house and was given quite an ovation
- hundreds of persons insisting upoI
shaking hands with him. Another
conspicuous visitor was Representative
j. Randall, who called with the Pennsyl
I'd vania organizations.
AT $3.50 O'Clock the grounds were sill
n thronged with people awaiting admls
r. sion, and as the crowd was receiving
al fresh accesSions every minute, 1t be
3. came evident that if the president re
w ceiVed them all he would have to keel
4 up his reception indefinitely. He wa
IN also much fatigued by his continued
In exertions. The reception was there
4 fore closed for the day, and those il
lis waiting were informed that as it wa
O. impossible for the president to shak
er hands with all of them he would com
o. out on the porch and review them a
m they passed along. This announce
ment was well received and the GROVE
of formed in line and marched across tn
or portico, while the president stood il
a. the doorway bowling his acknowledge
al ments of their salutations.
at 6 o'clock this evening Presiden
81 Harrison gave special reception +
&c. about 200 persons, comprising the hoy
%, in blue,'' of Troy, New York, and thei
s. | wives, and the Cleveland Grays. a
B. organization which in 1S41 escorte'
an William Henry Harrison through Ohio
NJ The nomination of the members o
r. the cabinet of President Harrison wa
of received with evident satisfaction b.
1. the great bulk of republicans at thu
a. capital.
n Senator Allison was asked what b
of thought of it. and responded: 1t
nd first rate. The closer it is examine
n and the more the men are studied tn
" clearer it will appear that Presiden
M Harrison has done the best thing pos
sible."
F. ''He's all right; an excellent mar
7 I've known him for twenty years. an
-. his appointment will be entirely satii
o. factory to the people OF New York an
o' of the country at large when they com
- to know him."
H. Senator Spooner, speaking of til
N Wisconsin member of the cabinet, sal
4; that Governor Rusk's appointment
III would be hailed with delight in tn
m. northwest at least" SAID the senator
- He was reared upon farm and
X familiar with all the details of the pu
- suit of the farmer. He left the farI
~ to enter the union army whereby meri
~, ~. and conspicuous service. he rose
,ov the rank of a general. During b
Soy many years of public life he has n
NAMED in possession of and PERSONAL
~ conducted operations upon his farm
,he Vernon county, Wisconsin. He ha
IA much to do with the organization of tt
UU experimental station at the Universal
~ of Wisconsin. the operations OF WhiC
oId have proved of great valu
sc sc During the seven years of b
as. services as governor he recommend
o. and organized system of farmers il
81, | stituteS in Wisconsin which b;
,o n brought the farmers in every count
oP together to compare notes with eai
other and to discuss all the problem
connected with agriculture. He h
always been connected with the agI
7nC cultural societies of his state Al
The county, and has always manifest
both in public and private life an acti
inc and intelligent interest in agriculture
Tho okIahoma Bill Died.
in WASHINGTON, March 5.-Among Il
measures which died with the dyil