The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-06
AFTER THE INAUGURAL,
The Capital Deserted BY All
Save Place Hunters.
cLEvELANo's QUIET SUNDAY.
The White House Was Closed and No
Visitors Were Admitted.
Baby Ruth and Its Bantam Rooster-
The Cabinet Members Receive Callers
Work Of the Fifty Second CONGRESS
-eoo New Laws.
cLeveLAmo's QUIET SUNDAY.

Four-fifths of all the crowd of enthusiastic
Democrats who were here yesterday to
witness the Inauguration have gone, and
of the remainder fully so per cent. will
have departed by noon on Monday. Those
who stay over are nearly all interested in
the distribution Of patronage, and the
president would have little difficulty in
filling every place IN his gift from those
who are now in this city, but since the
Inauguration address yesterday the opin-
ion is gaining ground that few changes
will be made this summer. The president
will send the names. of his cabinet to tho
senate tomorrow. bat it is not thought
that there will be any other names sent in
before Tuesday.
ant changes IN tho diplomatic service
of important bureau positions will also be
filled. Among the latter is tho Indian
commissionership, now vacant. which will
probably go to Atkins, Of Tennessee, who
served in the same capacity during Mr..
Ceveland's last administration. There
win be one and possibly three assistant
secretaries Of the treasury and at least one
assistant postmaster general appointed be-
fore the next administration il . week old
and perhaps = new pension commissioner.
But there will be comparatively few ap-
pointments made. Those who have read
between the lines Of the inaugural address
claim to see in it warning that seekers
after places need not be in q hurry, % they
will not be gratified just yet.
The first day passed by President and
Mrs. Cleveland in the executive mansion
was of the most quiet character. The
public entrance remained closed, although
constantly bes,eged by visitors whose Gu
riosity prompted them to seek admittance.
The various walks through the grounds
adjoining the White House we're con-
stantly thronged with strangers who qui-
etly inspected the exterior Of the historic
building. The only formal caller at the
executive mansion today was Judge
Gresham. The Judge called shortly after
midday. paid his respects to the president
and remained to luncheon. Later in the
afternoon President and Mrs. Cleveland
took . drive in the suburbs, carefully
avoiding the crowded thoroughfares to
prevent any possibility of demonstra-
tion. A small bantam rooster which had
been conspicuous in the inaugural process
sion yesterday was presented to little
Ruth Cleveland. and proved source Of
delight and amusement to the child.
Vice President Stevenson spent the day
quietly at the h.tel His daughters, Mary,
Julia and Letitia, started on their return
to Bloomington at o'clock today with
their aunt, Mrs. Scott, and daughters. In
the afternoon the vice president received
few calls from personal friends.
H~ -A~l
inauguration. Sunday mornings dawn
was almost irreproachabie. Throughout
the day the streets were thronged with
pedestrians and every thorough are was
enlvened with more or less striking
equipages. Clubs and bands paraded and
groups of guardsmen promenaded and vis-
tied the various favorite points of interest,
and each stranger enjoyed himself in his
own way.
Private Secretary Thurber was at his
desk in the White house nearly all day
and he and Clerk Prudden made q large
hole in the formidable mass of mail that
had banked up in various places in the
working end of the building. Cleveland
did not answer any letters except q few
which related to personal matters.
The cabinet ministers of the new ex-
ecutive spent the day quietly. Hoke
Smith held reception and received the
congratulations and good wishes of many
of his friends. Col. Lamont received q
number of friends informally, . few of
whom he entertained at private dinner.
Judge Gresham and Mr.. Bissell had sew
erai visitors during the afternoon and
each went for drive in the early evening.
c. c. Baldwin. of New York 0ave a din.
ner at the Arlington tonight. Besides the
vice president and the gentlemen who will
be members of the new cabinet, covers had
been laid for the governors of Pennsvl-
vania and Massachusetts,. the speaker OF
the house, a number of senators. the
attorney general of Pennsylvania; w. F.
Harrity, chairman of the Democratic ma.
tional committee; Henry Willard and sew
eral representatives. The dinner was en-.
tireiy informal, no speeches being made.