The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-03-09
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WAsu1xGroy. March s, 1888.

should in the interest Of humanity be
abolished. 1t is little short of Q crime
certainly crime against health-to KEEP
thousands of peopel standing for oish'
bours in an inch or two Of snow aud slush
or sitting on temporary stands, poorly
protected from the bitter northwest blast
which drove the snow fakes in all dircc-
lions. as was done here on Saturday, IN
order to give them an opportunity 70 see
the inaugural parade. BY ten O'Clock IN
the morning there were several hundred
thousand people on Pennsylvania avenue,
between the Capitol and Twenfy-second
street, and they remained there until after
six in the afternoon, some sitting On
stands, although the greater portion OF
the time binding snow storm was 10
progress. The procession was supposed
to be started at about one o'clock. but as
matter of fact it's head did not reach
the Presidents reviewing stand until
after three. There was terrible suffering
from the cold, and President Cleveland
got his full share Of it, and if he hasn't
a constitution Of iron he will pay Ter con-
stantIy bareing his head as tho varions
organizations in the lire passed. before
him, the marching men suffering but little
less than tho on-lookers. So evident was
Mr.. CleveIand's suffering that Gen. Scho-
field, who was sitting with Mrs. Cleveland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson, and other promi-
nent ladies and gentlemen, directly be-
hind him, placed q long military cloak
over his shoulders before the parade
ended.
The attendance at the inauguration VAS
large, but not as large US it would have
been had the weather been clear. Tho
storm reduced the number OF excursion
lists from the immediate vicinity more
than one half, according to the estimates
of the railroad men, 1t also played havoc
with the street decorations, and kept q
number of the most striking features out
of the parade, besides lessening the num-
Der of paraders in the organizations which
braved the weather, and l am very much
afraid That it will result in harvest for
the doctors, and perhaps for She grave
disgers too.
The inaugural ball was a-great success.
The immense hall of the Pension office, so
we'll adapted for the purpose. looked with
its $4,000 worth of illuminationa and
decorations like q yerltable fairy land,
although the 10000 men aud women in
full dress who attended did not ut all
resemble fairies. Mrs. Cleveland, was.
of course, the observed Of all observers,
and if tho indications are not at fault she
is going to be more of popular idol dur
ing this term of her husband than she
was before, if such thing can be posi-
BILE. The official program for the ball
closed at midnight, but somehow the ball
went on quite while aftor it was Sunday
morning.
"What does it meant" WAS q question
heard on all sides when it was learned
that President Cleveland had not said ono
word about the annexation of Hawaii III
his inaugural address. What made this
omission singularly significant was that
he prefaccd the address by saying: 81
deem it fitting on this OCCASION while in
dicuting the opinions ] hold concerning
public questions of present Importance
etc. Hon. Don 81. Dickinson, whom this
Hawaiian matter was first brought to pub
lie attention, while actingin other matters
for Mr.. Cleveland, strongly endorsed an
noxation and gave Congressman the i'm
preston, if he did not say so in exactly
those words, that Mr. Cleveland also
favored it. If Mr. Cleveland favors it.,
why did lie not give some Indication
thereof in his inaugural address? or, does
he consider that it is not question Of
'present importanceT
Now that one has the chance to care
fully examine the Legislative results Of
the Fifty-sccond Congress, it is really
surprising. even to those who have been
with it during its two sessions, to see how
puny they are. Not singular measure
of national Importance, except the auto
matte car coupler bill, that was serious
" onnosed in either House or Senate, got
through. The Anticipation bill, after hav-
ing passed both House and Senate, died
in tic House through its failure to get a
two-thirds vote in favor OF concurrlng III
the Senate amendments to the bill. MI
mrrous financial and tariff bills were
brought forward, some of them were pass
Cd Inv the House and some by the Senate
but none Of them by both. No provision
for the admission ofterritories was made,
although bills for the admission Of three
were passcd by the House and endorsed
bv republican senatorial caucus. The
Nicaragua Canal bill never came to vete
in the Senate, where it originated, and the
treaty for the annexation of Hawaii was
lett Enacted upon, as was the nomination
of Judge Hanchett TO succeed Judge jack
SON on the U. s. Circuit Court and ndm-
her of others.
burning by Postal.
An article has been going the rounds Of
our exchanges that it was criminal