The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-21
WILL SURPASS ALL.

VI6I SSnV roo StAk.s
rhe Ceremonies Attending the Inauguro.
ton OF President-Eiect Harrison In.
tended to Guido All Like AHairs-Pro-
gramme or the Parade and Bail-How
the General VIII Take the Oath.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-Thc preparations
for the Inauguration of President-elcct Har-
rison are very nearly completed and II the
day is fine the demonstration will be moro
imposing than any thing OF the kind the
country has ever seen The size of the pro-
cession will be limited only to the width and
length Of Pennsylvania avenue Fifty
thousand soldiers and members of civic
organizations will be in line, and under the
rules of tl,e committee on arrangements
they must he uniformed There have been
few great parades in this country, and the
intention has been to make this one surpass
all the rest.
The Inauguration proceedings take place
Mt 1s o'clock on the eastern portico Of the
capitol General Harrison will be accom-
panied from the White House to the Senate
chamber by President Cleveland and his
Cabinet by committees from both houses,
by the citizens in charge Of the in
augural proceedings, and the escort OF
the party will be composed OF $50 troops OF
the regular army-cavalry, infantry and
artillery-and by the National Guard OF the
District OF Columbia, which comprises
about 500 men. The immediate personal
escort of General Harrison will be
the members of the regiment he COM
manded during the war, the Seventieth lndi-
ana. Arriving at the Senate chamber the
President-elect will sec the Vice-Presidcnt-
elect sworn In, and then. accompanied by
east portico, where the oath will be admin
istered to him by Chief-Justice Fuller He
will then deliver his address, get into a car
riage, and be escorted to the White House
by a procession Of $1,000 men.
THIS procession will be of six divisions
In the first division will be the regular
troops, under the command of General
Schofield, and the militia of the District
of Columbia, numbering about 2,auO
men. The second division will be the
National Guard of Pennsylvania command
ed by General Hartranft, 5000 men. The
third division will include the other mill
tary organizations numbering about 600
men, who will be commanded by Governor
Foraker. of Ohio. The fourth division will
be composed of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, under the command of Representa-
tive William Warner, of Missouri, COM
mandcr- in-chief, 5000 men. The fifth and
sixth divisions will be composed of
civic organizations under the command Of
Myron NJ. Parker, OF Washington, and Ed
win S. Stuart of Philadelphia respectively.
| As soon as the formal proceedings at the
capitol are concluded and President Harri-
son and ex-President Cleveland have been
escorted to their places, the procession
will then pass down Pennsylvania avenue
to the White House, where the two Pred-
dents will take their places in the re-
| viewing stand.
Pennsylvania avenue and X street are to
be deliberately decorated for the occasion,
and there will be show of bunting such as
| never has been seen here. In the evening
there will be parade of flambeau clubs, q
| prize having been offered for the best dis
| play. There will also be $1,000 or g., 5,000
worth of fireworks exploded in the park
south of the White House and private illu-
limitations on the principal streets
The ball takes place in the Pension build
ing, which has floor room to accommodate
1900 people.
The doors of the Senate chamber will be
opened at II o'clock to those who are enti-
tied to admission. President Cleveland and
President-elect Harrison, each accompanied
by a member Of the committee of arrange.
mcnts, will enter the Senate wing by the
bronze doors In the east front. Nh. Cleyc.
land will go to the Presidents
room and Mr.. Harrison to tho
| Vice-Presidents room, and in these apart
ments they will remain until they enter the
Senate chamber. When they enter the
chamber they will take possession Of the
chairs set apart for them immediately II
front of President Ingalls,, while thu
members of the committee on ar
rangements will be seated to the lef
OF them. Mr.. Morton will be escorted t.
the capitol by the third member OF tn,
committee, and he will remain in the Vice
Presidents room until he enters the Scnatt
chamber, where Senator Ingalls, will ad
minister the oath of Office to him. Th,
rendezvous for the diplomatic corps vii
be the marble room, and ut II: is they vii
proceed to the Senate chamber in
body and occupy seats on the right o
the chair. Ex-President Hayes. the onl
surviving cx-President, and ex-vicc- Presi
dent Hannibal Hamlin III he is able to at
tendD will also be on the right of the chair
and in the same portion of the chamber vii
be the Supreme Court and the ex-Justices Q
the bench. On the left of the chai
will be the heads Of the Executiv
departments, and for the first tim
in the history of the United State
there will be eight Cabinet officers, i
stead of seven, the Secretary OF Agricultur
being the latest addition to the President
official family. Also on the right will
the retired Generals of the army, the Major
Generals commanding the army, tho AG
miral Of the navy and the officers Of th
army and navy who by name have receive
tho thanks of Congress- Governors and e.
Governors of States and other officials.
The Marshal of the District OF Columbia on
the Marshal OF the Supreme Court, the re:
| President and ex-V president the Supren
Court, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senat
the committee OF arrangements the Pres
dent-eect, tho Vice-President and the Seer
tary OF the Senate, members OF the Sc
ate, the Diplomatic corps, heads OF d
partments, the retired General Of II
army, tho Major-General commanding II
army. the Admiral OF the navy an
the officers Of the army who, by name, have :
ccived the thanks a. C ngress members OF Il
House OF Represen ut YES and members-elec
Governors and ex-Coyernors OF States, office
OF the Senate and officers Of the House OF Re
resentat.ves all other persons who have bet
admitted to the floor of the Senate chambe
followed by those who have been admitted
the gallery.
The oath of office will be administered
the President elect by the Chief-Justice, o
in his absence, by the senior Associate
Justice present. On the conclusion
the cermony the members of the Senat
preceded by the Sergeant alarms, Vic
} President and the Secretary, w
! return to the Senate chamber, and Il
, President, accompanied by the commit.
: of arrangements, will proceed to the Exc
utiye Mansion.
ASSASSlNATED.