Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

WAohiNSIONy blAicn J.-lne pyranlu
Gaping the Waahipgtou Monument has
been enshrouded in dense mist from
morning TIL night. 1t has been drizzle,
drizzle, drizzle all day long. There has
been no let up In the food of dampness |
that 10 saturatiDg the city and its crowd.
Wa 'hington never eaw more execrable |
weather. II is like u London day atmos-
phere and like q Paris Sunday In all |
ether respects. 1t has not been an
American Sunday by any manner OF
means The day before the President OF
the United States is inaugurated, in the
very capital OF the nation, there has been |
more Sabbath Dissertation than the Phila- |
delphia Law and Order Society ever
dreamed Of. All the barroom entrances
have been ns wide open as the church
doors. Many OF them did not close last
night The barber shops have done a
rushing business from morning till night.
Tie cigar stands and drug shops made
to pretepce of closing and the newsOuys
and venders of oddities made the air dis
cordant In all parts Of the city with their
cries. The Sunday law here is very stlict,
but 1t has been temporarily suspended.
Possibly the liqJor sellers will pay the
usual fnes, but that is not probable.
Concerts were given iu some OF the cheap
er places OF amusements at night.
Most of the churches have been throng-
ed at all the servicsa, bat thoughts OF
Divine worship II . enter the minds Of
the majority. They are trying to enjoy
themselves aud failing misersOly. They
iestle each other In the hotel corridors.
They wander aimlesly through the cor
ridors. THEY crowd the drinking bars,
They stand In the d''zzle on street cor
ners aud wade through the mud Of the
street crossings.
But everybody goes to tie Arlln ton
hoping to catch view Of President elect
Harrison or some OF the members of his
family. Hundreds oil people have stood
in the street for hours 10 day intently
watching the hotel, hopeful Of getting a
glimpse OF General or Mrs. Harrison,
LOOKING FOR tom WHEELER.
A stra- ger ON Georgia stopped
policeman in front Of the Riggs House in
the afternoon.
"Say, Mister" be said, "I'm looking
for a man pamed lom Wheeler who lived
| here about ten years ag'. Do YOU know
where be live,l He'd give me place to
sleep II could flnd him.
The policeman A.iG he knew man
hamcd Wheeler, but lid MOI know where
he lived. He sent the gentleman from
| Georgia to the Pubic C'mfort Commit.
tee, who provided him with cot in q
corridor.
The Public Comfort Committee, by tn
way, Is having u hard lime TO meet all
the demands made o. 1t. Tho number o.
people who have come here without max
ing any previous Arrangement Tor lodging
is amazing. They come trus Ing TO lucs
and Providence aud to the klndn IS oi
Wa. hington people. II it were not fol
the Comfort Comm ttee they would spend
the nights in the streets or pay enou, |
for quarters 10 buy II brick hou'e a.
home Rooms at Chamberlin's woult
cost $50 # any were to spare. but all hav'
been taken at that figure. Cots wer'
carted to be hotels and put up III tn
uorfidofs by thousands to-day.
PRAYING For CLEAR WEATHER.
The Inauguration ceremonies may b
ea'd to he complete. The stands at iht
Ipitol md White House are completed
so are those along TIRE route. The do,ora
ton S all done, but The bunting to-da!
looked as wet aud b -drAgeled In the RAJ
as did the Penn iylvhnia troo 8 after thei
four miles march tbs0ugh the storm frot
Bennings Station last nigh. Eyerybod
, Is hoping for It to clsar Gil. In some q
the CT urches to-day the preachers praye'
fair weather tomorrow.
A pleasant story is told about G nels
Harrison. On saturday afternoon he an
. his son Russell drove dlwn Pennsylyani
avenue AMI viewed the decorations an
other preparations for t'-diy event
HAs they Iole along the General espied
banner bearing complimentary al usio
"a.
. imentary 10 President Cleveland. A
they are to ride together, General harrl
son deemed it but courteous to have con
yeyed 10 the owner OF the building hi
disapprovAl OF the banner. This wa
done in snch maUuer as not to civ
| offence, and the obnoxious banner wa
emnved."
General Harrison ls 10 use the chair i
which George Washington was inaugui
ated In 1889.
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