The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-04
PREPARING FOR INAUGURAL
Immense Crowds Pouring Into Wash
iBgtOn City.
PRESIDENT RARRIsoN's LAST WORK
An All Night Session Of coigress-arr.
and Mrs. Cleveland and Harrison
Dine Together.
PRESIDENT RARRIsoN's LAST WORK
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, March s.-The scenes
about the city ars of the most animat-
ed description. All day and night they
show no signs Of abatement 1t took
but few hours today to convert the
national capital into one great camp.
of armed men. Regiment after regiment
and club after club poured into the
city. The greater portion of the 'vis-
itors who will be here are are now here
but the adjacent cities OF Baltimore.
Richmond. and the large towns of the
surrounding country viii send in their
quota during the early hours OF the
morning. Everybody in Washington to-
night is looking anxiously towards the
heavy clouds that are hanging over
the city and which threaten a bad day
for the ceremonies tomorrow.
Tammany was the most conspicuous
and numerous organization in Wash
ington.
Visiting governors objected much to
the attention that Governor Peck. Of
Wisconsin received.
General Bragg, of Wisconsin. is kept
busy receiving friends.
The biggest of all big political chief
tains, Richard Croker, sat in his ap-
oartment at the Arlington chatting
pleasantly.
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people," said Croker, who affect to
decry machine politics. Well, every
instrument Of society must be well
equipped to run smoothly and success
fully. Tammany, however. does not
care for such criticisms. 1t knows
what it has done in the past. as 1T al
ways does in securing great national
victory. 1t is loyal to Cleveland and
will be fund supporting his admins
tration from the day he takes the oath
of office up to the last hour of his stay
In the White House.
The crowds at the capital gave some
token of the crush tomorrow. At times
1t Is almost impossible to pass from one
end of the building to the other.
One slight change in the program for
tomorrowregarding the place where
Cleveland shall greet the procession
and go on the reviewing stage, was
adopted by the Inauguration commit
tee at a suggestion from Mr.. Cleveland.
1t is understood he secured this change
to crafty Mrs. Cleveland, whose posi-
ton would not allow her to see her
husband In his triumphant return from
the capitol IL he left the line at the
place selected by the inaugural COM
mittee.
Tomorrow morning President Harri-
son will go to the capitol, driving with
President Elect Cleveland. Mr.. Cleve-
land will go to the room Of the vice.
president and remain until the hour
for the Inauguration ceremonies to be-
gin, while President Harrison and the
cabinet will spend the last hour Of his
term in the presidents room, disposing
of the closing business of congress-
When he returns to the White House
1t will be as private citizen, and for
the purpose Of removing the last Of
his effects prior to his departure for
The last day Of the outgoing execu-
tive is always busy and fatiguing. and
President Harrison's experience today
has but served to emphasize the truth
Of this statement. At an earlier hour
than usual the president was OF his
desk going over the bills ready for his
examination and approval. He was
subjected, however, to constant inter-
ruptions until a late hour in the after
noon. Before the hour for opening the
White House to the public, the presi-
dent received a number of callers.
chiefly. senators and representatives,
who were interested in measures on
his desk waiting for his signature. In
diana people who were in Office to the
number of half a dozen or so, called to
bid the president farewell, and this
was one Of the hardest experiences OF
the day.
After an exchange of calls with
Cleveland and a brief but touching
Of the cabinet. the presi-
lent received the members Of the dip
omatic corps. who called in body to
say farewell.
In the afternoon the president re-
ceived and accepted the designations
of Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Gear and Solicitor Of the Treasury
Hepburn. Both are members elect Of
The SD congress.
This afternoon the president returned
unsigned to the interior department,
he corrected deeds by which the
rhocktaw and Chickasaw Indians com
rew to the government their equity
title to the Cheyenne and Arapaho
ands in okiahama. for which the last