Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
The Star. From ths Whits House.

! After quarter of an hours delay to
await some moderation of the weather.
Mr.. Cleveland, escorted by Senator
Teller and Senator Ransom, APP
peared and entering the car
riage they We're rapidly driven
To the white house. Lieutenant John
VI. Carson, of the Fifth cavalry, L. S.
A.. and Lieutenant Patterson, of the
First artillery, acted as special es-
! cort TO the carriage of the president.
, Nh. Stevenson was escorted by Sena-
\ tor Mcpherson and accompanied BY his
son Louis, who is to be his private sec.
retary. Mr.. Stevensons carriage
reached the white house only u moment
behind that of the president-elect.
/ The household and official force of the
white house We're up and about most of
the night
Cleveland had said adieu after the din
ner, President Harrison returned
his desk and continued the examina-
tions of bills sent TO the capitol.
At midnight the desk was practically
cleared. There being then nothing to
attend To. Mr.. Harrison said he would
take little rest and retired 10 his
room. lie was awakened and dressed
at q o'clock and shortly afterwards the
whole household was astir
For the last time the morning ron
tine was performed. the last good-bys
said TO the domestics and attendants
and the final touches given TO the pack
ing Of the personal effects for shipment
10 indianapolis. There was large
two-horse express wagon loaded and
sent To the station at 10 o'clock. The
members of the cabinet began to as
semble TO accompany their chief on his
last ride as such to the capitol. While
the cabinet were assembling Major
Gencrat 5chofietd commanding the
army. attended by Captain Schofield, OF
his staff, and Admiral Gernartii, li,.,
senior naval officer, with MS flag cffi-
eel, Lieutenant Ridgeley Hunt, reached
the white house for the purpose of nc
companying the retiring executive and
his successor to the capitol.
Shortly after III o'clock Presidents
elect Cleveland and Vice-P President
elect Stevenson, accompanied by the
senate committee on arrangements, en-
tered the executive mansion. They
were received by President Harrison in
the blue room. Five minutes later the
president and his successor appeared
and entering an open carriage the
march of the procession TO the capitol
began.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee remained al the
white house TO receive the president
and Mrs. Cleveland upon their return
from the capitol.
Exercises at tbs Capitol.
The proceedings at the capitol fol-
lowed prescribed program issued by
the committee of arrangements. The
president and president-elect entered
the same wing by the east front and
occupied seats reserved for them in
front OF the presiding officer. The
diplomatic corps. a. 1l:15 a. m. pr0-
ceeded to the senate chamber, whore
they had been preceded by the supreme
court justices. heads of departments,
officers Of the army and navy, govern
ors and others- Members Of the housc
OF representatives entered the senate
chamber at 1850 a. m. and occupied
seats on the right OF the chair.
After the organization of the new
senate under the call for an extra ses-
sion those assembled In the senate
chamber proceeded to the platform on
the central portico Of the capitol Ia the