The morning call., 1893-03-05
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
An Effort to Change the Date of the
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+. Inauguration.
p: WASHINGTON, March 4-The programme
/; ARA ged by the fireworks and illumination
committee for the Illumination of Pennsyl-
yania avenue:promised for tonight, was to
have been one of the finest displays ever
witnessed in the city, but the weather this
morning required change of programme
and;lt was decided to postpone the fireworks
un&il Monday night.
. In the course. of the afternoon Private
Secretary Tnurber took the oath of office in
the room lately: occupied, by President Har-
r{sQn and formerly occupied by Private
Secretary Lamont.
(. "A SMALL ga theTfng of personal friends and
ladies, Of the Supreme Court circles assembled
insttie Supreme. Court this morning in ad-
vance, Of tlIe great inaugural cerem onies of
the day and witnessed the Induction into
70 flee Of j Rstiee of the Supreme Howell
F. JacEsqn, successor to the late Justice
-IxailaT.
!. The incIemency Of the weather to-day is
ilke1y 10 add TO the popularity of PROPOSE
!: tioifs to:ctaHes the date Of the Presidential
iha1guFatloh to later period n-the spring
: The Heqnois Club Of Chicago held meet
*{Rg this: Afternoon and adopted resolutions
/ ilfemoffaliziAg Congress to take such steps
! as: VIII ..preyide that tne>inauguration of all
Pres idents after this date shall take place
az such h.dateednFiRg the month Of May as in
their wisdom may. be deemed best.
! II was anHounred tonight that it is the
+ ,i#tenf on .ot this. IE0qu0is Club to communl-
cate with all other political organizations
Of the country of both parties. and to en-
deayer TO secure unity. Of action in this de-
nlatld for refotRr.
f.. The last Organization IN the first grand
division of tile parade passed the reviewing
stand at5:f5 e,clook. just at this time
+ large mum bef OF Pennsylvania militiamen,
who had withdrawn from. the parade and
had been allowed to break ranks, came
+ d5wn PENNSYLVANIA avenue toward the re-
/ g(ewing stand and. pushing through the
: lines Of pOlieemet, gathered near President
Cleveland, crowded the. street in such
manner *as: to: prevent THE free passage of
| the: leading organizations of the second
grand division. The police attempted to
clear the street. and for a. while there was
great disorder. ColOnel William Dickson,
chief marshal the division, and the mem
beFs OF his. staff. were disorganzed by the
mob, and for q while it looked as If their
exciled horses would trampie down
seIHe OF the: .tDo- cnrieps: soldiery.. For
tnRalely, however. the police succeeded
ip clearing the limo of march, and fu so
doing arrested a; soldier fot alleged dIsor-
derly conduct. The policemen started with.
their. prisoner on run flor neighb0ring
patrol wagon. when the comrades of 1.-THE
arrested man; saw: him in. the custody OF the:
efffcets and made a:rush as if to attenpt
rescue: 1T! looked for q few minutes as
ID ohgh a formidable riot was imminent, but
tie, determined: action of a number OF police
menisueeeeded in keeping back the crowd.
and preventing serious. consequences, and.
the prisone er was whisked off to The station.
The guard Of honor to Cleveland con-
sisted of 100 members ,of the New Fork
Business Mems CleYeEand- Stevenson Asso.
citation; re presentiugl fifteen mercantile
organizations in the Empire City. The.
passage Of. the President along the avenue
was one continued ovation of :tRe most en-
thtisiastjc kind. -. :.
: A feature disiinetively novel was intro.
dncet Into the parade by the Engineering
Corps Tiijs was the releasing Of: a number
Of carrier Itfgeons with messages rela ting to
the inauguration destined for Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Annapolis and other points.
=: In close pr0xfml ty TO the Louisianians In
line was n. small but com pact delegation
representing the Tuscarora Society Of Salt
Lake Cl1ys-t he Tammany of :Utah---the
members OF which had taken a 3OOO-mile
: journey to participate in the inauguration
Of a DeHioeratic President.
A mounted battalion Of exceedinely good
looking young women led the Cleveland and
+ Stevenson Club Of Montgomery County.
ND. They were sisters apd daughters Of the
members, and their riding habits and low
crowned riding-hats presented decidedly
attractive appearance.
The spectators were not slow recognizing
the novelty. and the bellies from "My Mary
land" were cheered until their faces were of
carmine tint. The organization OF which
they formed the escort had 316 men in line
precisely the majority given by the county
| 10 the national ticket
There was but one civic delegation in
line that could claim the distinction of bay-
ing marched in the Inauguration parade to
the glory of Republican President and
under Republican banner. This was the
John j. O'Brien Association OF New York.
There were twenty ranks OF ten men 10
each rank.