Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-03
GRAND INAUGURATION Aruo,.p
eiFx-A SPLENDID sUCCEnu


slumbers with salute from the fort
consisting of thirteen guns. At oil
o'clock the church bells called poodlv
audiences to the Catholic, the Epis-
copal and the Methodist churches i,
accordance with the Presidents proc
iamation. Your correspondent
dropped into the latter. The Gov
ernor, E. A. Stevenson, and Col.
Shoup, soon to be Governor, were in
the audience. The exercises con-
sisted of singing, the reading of scrip
ture, prayer, and fine extempore
address by the pastor, Rev. Skidmore,
and were interesting throughout. All
was then quiet until IL, NJ, when the
grand salute of thirty eight guns
from the fort and the ringing of all
the bells in town began and continued
for thirty minutes or more. turned
my eye towards the capitol grounds
and fancied | saw the wooden Wash
lngton and his wooden charger pant
ing for charge upon some British
force which they could see in am
bush, but it might have been only an
illusion on my part.
AT about 2 P. NJ. the procession was
formed on Main street, made up of
the military from the post, the
Governors guard, the Grand Army
of the Republic and sons of veterans,
the fire companies, the mill
tary band, the Caldwell band and
the carriage containing the Secre-
tary of the Territory, Chief JUS
tice Weir and the outgoing and in
coming governors. The procession
was a very creditable affair aud
marched through various streets, ar
irving at the capitol at 2:30, when the
inaugural ceremonies began amid
music and ample bunting. Secretary
Curtis acted as master of ceremonies,
and, as he always does, did his part
well.
Rev. J. H. Barton, Of the Preshy-
teran church, opened the ceremonies
with prayer. Rev. H. X. Hines was
} then intro iuced and made for forty
minutes an eloquent, spirited ad-
dress upon our natural history AID
the glory and greatness of Washing.
ton, No abstract of his remark car
do it justice. As he stood in the
Main entrance of the building witt
the vast audience before him in the
capitol yard, the frequent applause
: and sympathetic attention ne received
showed he was touching the Amer
-can heart. He was followed by Hon
J. r. French in a speech OF SOM
twenty minutes, but your correspond
ent could not hear enough to form
an opinion of its merits, though
is we'll spoken of. The OUTGOING
, Governor was then introduced an
made some plain and sensible re
- marks, mainly in regard to what ma
" been done during his admlnlstratlo
in defeating the dismemberment
&c Idaho. In his remarks he expresse
9 himself as glad to commit the atfall
. of the Executive Office into the keel
! ing of one so able and worthy as b
- was sure his successor would prov
himself. Col. Shoup then stood u
and with uplifted hand took the oa'
of office as administered by I'm
p Justice Weir, and began his inaug
n raj address. 1t was PLAN, man
K production, delivered without or
Is torical flourish, or any attempt ther
t. at and held the audience to the en-
at He declared his determination
De know no section, but to labor for
he rood of all the people OF the Ter
nd tory, and dwelt at length upon
H. advantages of statehood, anu nrg
u ,,on all, without reference to pom
a cal considerations, to work for hr
class constitution, and assured
- fellow citizens that if such cons
:, ,ution is formed and ratified, the NJ
IRA session of Congress will enroll
:. Gem of the Mountains among
~ ~ stars upon the flag of our count
o The new Governor was eviden
.basbed somewhat at the new deI
as ture in regard to Inauguration II
=, ;pg calculated that he would be
srs pected only in quiet way to T.
:. the oath of office and make le"
= marks in regard to his policy;
~. instead, there was all this d'sp
l,s. bunting, music, professions, &c,
but he was willing to divide all
nS' -. Caorrs Washington