Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-03-08
General Harrison Duly 1nauguratsd
President, and Democracy's
Reign at en- End.
Washington Filled to Overlooking
and a Wonderfully Successful
Affair Despite the Rain.
The Presidents Inaugural Address
Plain, Statesmanlike and Char
acteristlc Document.
The Aim Of the New Administration
Clearly Outlined-Scenes
and Incidents.
The Elements Defied.

but impressively solemn ceremony Ben
jamin Harrison was to-day inaugurated
president of the United States. People
were here from all quarters in countless
thousands. The city was well decorated
for the occasion, the houses on the main
streets being almost hidden by masses of
flags and bunting. Bunting waved from
lofty poles, dangled from slender wires
like giant creepers across vast
expanses of brick and clarified
everything it touched. Looking up Penn
sylvania avenue the general effect was
as if looking into some giant kaleidoscope,
so warm and rich and full of prismatic
coloring was the scene. And that inn
preston was further borne. out if one
changed his point of view, for at every
step new combination was effected. The
weather prediction for the day was ''storm."
1t rained hard but the wind this morning
somewhat dried up the streets and bunting.
Bands were heard in all directions and the
sound of cheers abounded.
The senate chamber was metamorphased
during the recess. which ended at $50. In
front of the presidents desk stood three
large leather covered chairs for President
Cleveland and the president and vice-pres-
ident elect. In semi-ciccle IN front of the
presiding officers desk were more chairs
and lounges for the heads of the depart
ments commanding officers of the army
aid navy and those who received the
thanks of congress by name. The seats
On the center aisle being especially
marked for Hon. George Bancroft. On the
right wore more chairs for the justices of
the supreme court. To the left of the
desk were chairs for the committee of ar
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hoar, CullOm and
Coc;lerell-and opposite them was space re-
served for ex-presidents and ex-vice-presi-
dents of the United States represented by
Hon. r. B. Hayes of Ohio and Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. The
first two rows of seats to the right
back of the supreme court were reserved
for diplomatic corps and back of them
were seats set apart for members of the
house of representatives and members
elect. Opposite sat the Senators, and in
the rear governor, 4, Of state states Or o. senators.
and others. Although the Senate wing
technically. was not open till 10 O'Clock,
the galleries in some way began to fill up
by nine, and by 10 they were at least half
occupied The senators began to gather in
force about 10 o'clock, and separated into
little knots for conversation in frequent
and lengthy lulls of business. Hannibal
Hamlin
TIE VENERABLE Ex-vICE-PREsIDENT,
was escorted to his seat to the right of
President pro TEN ingalls, by his friend
Captain Bassett, and as he moved across
the chamber over which he presided for
four years he was greeted by generous
clapping of hands. the first demonstration
of the day. Mr.. Blaine came in at this mo-
ment by the rear door and modestly took
his seat at the extreme end of the senate
rial body but could not escape discovery,
and a ripple of applause ran over the cham
her. This was increased to wave as
Senator Hale went down and escorted him
to more prominent seat
The foreign embassy costumes we're
gorgeous, the picturesque costumes Of
COrean and Chinese embassies received
their full share of attention and after the
procession had been given seats, the plain
people Of the floor were sadly neglected by
guished n0tables came in without attract
ing much attention, among them ex-Secre-
tary Window and John w. Noble. Of Mis-
souri,. The justices of the supreme court
with becoming solemnity were escorted to
their seats to the right Of the presiding Of
fcer.
At one minute to 12 O'clock Captain Bas-
sett announced the President of the United
States and q great hush fell.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ENTERED
arm in arm with Senator Cockerel and pre-
ceded by Captain Bassett, and followed by
members of his cabinet, he walked to the
seat assigned him in front of the clerks
desk, Eight heads of departments Bay
ard Endicntt Eairchild Whitney Garland