Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-05
Inaugural Notes.

FIX President Cleveland's par: in yester-
davis ceremonies closed when the party re-
turned to the White House from the Capitol.
There he was Joined by Col. Lamont, and
the two entered Secretary Faircbild's car
rage and we're driven direct to the latter's
residence. Mrs Cleveland preceded them
By about al hour.
About thirty thousand people went from
Baltimore to attend the Inauguration.
One of the Pennsylvania miiiiamen,
named Everett Hubbard, shot and painfully
wounded a negro nsmed Champ Evans st
the corner OF Thirteenth and d streets,
northwest, yesterday afternoon. Hubbard,
with several OF bis comrades, had become
involved in quarrel with party OF ne
rroes, during which Hubbard drew his pis,
toI and shot Evans in the breast. Hubbard
tried to escape, bat was arrested.
The inaugural committee decided yester-
day afternoon to postpone the fireworks
celebration last night on account of the
rainy weather. 1t will be given tonight at
S o'clock if the weather is propiious.
Most Of the seats on the high stands were
occupied, especially up town. As, however,
an umbrella generally covered two or three
seats and water dripped on anybody near
by, the seats were not jemmed Men stood
NJ the steps, and offered choice seats for sale
while the parade was passing. The covered
stands were filed, especially those sheltered
!:om the wind and rain. All the decora-
lions, except those in fast colors, were sad
looking things The colors had run into
each other so that what was blue coudn't
be told from red.
As stated in yesterday GAZETTE the ont
door ceremonies and parade took place in q
steady down-pour. President Cleveland
and President-elect Harrison drove to the
Capitol in an open carriage, Mr.. Cleve-
lard holding an umbrella over his successor.
President Harrison took the oath of office,
which wss administered by Chief Justice
Fuler at the east front Of the Capitol, and
rea.! his Inaugural address from beneath an
umbrella. After lunching at the White
House President Harrison reviewed the
parade. Ex.President Cleveland was not
present at the review. No accident hap
pened, and whatever little Inconvenience
occurred were taken good naturally as IL
djspensahle accompaniment OF such an
oveTp helming crowd.
| The inaugural ball was brilliant affair. The
richly drapcd galleries corridors a ID apartments
made artistic back grounds for the notable assem-
blsge who promenaded the hall or watched the
cay Gene from the galleries. Fashion and wealth
manhood and girlood, youth and beauty and old
age also, msdo up the tide which swept continu-
ous!y about from one end to the other. From the
galleries the lights and shadows of all the swing
ing lights and iluttering draperies were thrown
upon this brilliant assemblase, ard made the at
tractiveness of the view the more pleasing.
The three ccmpctirg llan,boau clubs at S:3U
last night assembled on Market space, betweea
Seventh and Eighth streets, and proceeded to give
their unique drill. The first club to perform was
the Atcbiion, Kan, Club. They marched around
the street, going through their fsncy drill and
sending off shower of fireworks. The next club
WAS the Cyclones of Lawrence Kan, and their
display is fittingly characterized by their name,
fol it was vcritabe cyclone of artistic fire. The
Sedala, Mo, Club FOLLOWED the Cyclones Their
fireworks viii c marching were not so good, but
the drilling of its members could not be surpassed
The Judges awarded the first prz1 to the Cyclone
Club. OF Lawrence, Kan the second to the Soda
liz, Mo. Club, and the third to the Atchison, Kan