New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-13
HAIL TO HARRISON.
On His Old Family Bible President
Harrison Takes the Oath
of Office.
The Army, Navy and Supreme
Court Dignifed Witnesses of
the Imposing Ceremony.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, March 4 ~
Benjamin Harrison is president The cere-
naony which made him SO had an i'm
pressveness that dripping skies could
not quench, nor depressed spirits cloud.
For the first time in half generation
the responsibility for the entire con-
aol of the government is laden in a
single political party, taught by its own
errors and siren gthened by adversely This
reflection lent sOberness to the memories
and earnestness to the hopes of the Re
publican leaders who assembled in the
senate chamber TO witness the Inauguration
OF President Harrison. This circumstance
gave an Importance to the ceremony and
meaning to the new epoch it inaugurates
higher than any found in recent political
changes. The scene in the senate chamber
was worthy of the occasion. The surround
ings lent an intensifying influence to the in
SEPARATION of the hour. The day was dismal
failure in every other spectacular aspect
Costly decorations = were dim med and
draggIed. The pomp and bravery of the
military procession was clouded. The
dramatic effectiveness of the inaugural
proper on the east steps of the capitol was
destroyed. Every thing which had been
planned to take place in the open air by the
persistent downpour of rain from early in
the morning TIL late in the afternoon. ac-
'companied at noon by strong wind that,
sucked across the capitol park, drifting the
rain drops in slant;ng sheets under UNI brelias
and into the very teeth of the president and
the knot Of people bold enough to surround
him during the delivery of his address
At IL :O5 Mr. Pruden the efficient assistant
secretary of the president of the United
States, who has, been handed down in that
confidential office by word of N outh by every
president since Gen. Grant, came to an
nounce the last official message from the
president of the United States. Directly after
Mr Pruden had made this announcement
there entered the senate chamber a tall man
with heavy head of iron gray hair and
long curly iron gray beard. It was ex. Sen
'ator Jones of Iowa, one of the oldest men
I'm the body. He was second in the famous
Jones and Scilly duel; he for many
years was in the United States senate and he
always was Democrat until the last cam
paIgn, when, in response to the claims of
the lnugwumps that Iowa was to go Demo-
cratic, he published two-column letter
declaring why all Democrats should vote for
Harrison. At ITO the presiding officer ap-
pointed committee to wait upon the presi
dent of the United States to join commit
tee on the part of the house to announce
that the work Of the session was ended and
TO inquire whether he had any further mes
sage TO communicate. There entered soon
after another reminder of the DAYS of Re
publican rule in Louisiana, ex- Senator Pitt
Kellogg and Frank Morey of that state. A
little time before there had Joined a
notable group of which Hannibal Ha1nlin
and Senator Sherman were conspicuous fig-
ures, q gentleman who was unknown to most
In the senate He resembled in appearance
very much Mr.. Hunt of Louisiana, who was
the secretary of the navy under Garfield, and
who was one of the last discoveries of Gar
field in the trying hours in the morning of
q the 4rh of March, when he was endeavoring
TO patch his broken cabinet slate. This gen
f; tleman was Mr. Noble of st. Louis, the man
whose name is supposed will be sent to the
senate Tomorrow as secretary of the interior.
He looked like man of strong character,
and had altogether fine presence.
THE ARMY STAFF.
At 1870 Gen. Schofeld, major general of
che United States array in command, APP
peared 1T the east door of the senate cham
Der, which was the wrong door; but he soon
found his right place. He was dressed in the
wart figure filed out every fold of his heavily
git-laced coat until not a single wrinkle re-
manned; yellow silk sash crossed his broad
breast; he held in his left hand richly
mounted sword and in his right he carried a
cooked hat with a trailing plume. The retired
general of the army, the admiral of the navy
and the officers Of the army and navy, who
by name, have received the thanks of con-
,gress, were ass gned seats in the area
Tin front of the desk OF the presiding
officer. Time is laying heavy hand upon the
general staff. AT the last Inauguration place
was kept for the retired general Of the army
and for the lieutenant general Of the army.
The great commander who was the retired
general of the army then, now lies by the
side of the Hudson at Riverside. The great
soldfer who was then the Lieutenant general
If the arinyslies in another grave on the
ieights of Arlington, overlooking the Poto-
mac, And the old soldier, who a few
nonths ago stood by the side of that then
pen grave who is now retired general of
he army, is among the last of the long list
ii noted heroes OF the war Scattered about
n the brilliant assemblsge were the staff
,fficers in their gorgeous regulation uni
orms.
THE SUPREME COURT.
AZ Il:ZO Gne supreme court OF Cne Un1ueQ
atates appeared at the door of the senate
,hamber, preceded by their marshal, Maj.
Wright, and by their c'erk, Mr.. McKenny.
the justices wore their silk robes With
he exception of the chief justice, whose
commission is of the latest dare. they seated
themselves in the order of their commissions
mt large red leather upholstered chairs
IN the right ofsthe area Immediately in trout
If the vice presidents desk. As seated they
we're in the following order: Chief Justice
fuller. Justices Miller, Field Bradley. Har-
an, Gray, B atchford and Lamar With
hem, too, was ex-Justice Strong, retired,
and Bancroft Davis, the clerk Of the United
states supreme court The latter carried
With him the family Bible of the Harrison
arnily, upon which latter Gen. Harrison was
sworn. Stanley Matthews was the
,nly member of the court who was
tot present; he has not yet recovered
from the long and serious illness with which
f,,r GU m aY,y months mas haen rroStya ed