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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-04
CLEVELAND TAKES THE OATH.


Followed by the Acclaim of a Vast Throng
the Chief Act of the Day Occurs.
It was vast sea Of faces that witnessed
the emergence of ;he distinguished body
that now streamed ont on the east porch Of
the capitol Seats had been put up for the
late occupants OF :he senate chamber and
stand built wei! out in front for the cere-
mony OF taking the oath AS the president
and pres.dent-e!ect appeared leading the
column the multitude burst forth in a
cheer that rent the heavens and it was
some time before silence fell over the
throng There was another roar as the
president-elect stepped forward to deliver
the inaugural address. He spoke, as he
always does, slowly and distinctly, but it
was only few of that vast crowd who
could hear his words He spoke without
manuscript and his address was short.
An Outline of the Address.
The address did not enter into detail on
the questions the administration will have
to meet and solve 1t touched in a general
way on tariff, leaving to future messages
the more careful elaboration of that mat
ter. 1t was the same with the monetary
question, the tenor of the address being in
line with the speakers well-known views.
The question of annexation, with an in
ferred direct reference to Hawaii occupied
prominent placs. On this point the adj
dress disapproved of any action in the mat
ter unit! after careful inquiry; not inquiry
after annexation. IL favored anneXing the
Pacific islands in case an examination of
both sides of the question shows that such
course is desirable and expedient Re-
form in the pension Office occupied consid-
cradle space, and the alleged frauds perpe-
trated cn the pension list were condemned
| severely. In this matter sweeping reform
was advocated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-04
CLEVELAND BOYS ARE MARCHING.

Gathering of the Clans aud Procession to
the Capitol.
IT was about II a. m when Presiden.
Harrison and President-elect Cleveland en-.
tered the carriage of the former at the
White house to drive to the Capitol.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-04
At the White HOUSE Again.

On arrival ot the presidential. party's car
riaGes az the White House President Cleve-
land and the either notabies alighted and
took places on reviewing stand and are
likely to remain there the balance of the
afternoon, as 1t will take the procession
about four hours-perhaps more-to pass
the stand Is it worth while to describe
the cheering and singing, and general ioI.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-04

| |Etbe Capitol today
marked the culmi-
.a.ior o. all the elo-
rerce the enthusi-
An, and the politi-
al agitation and
.He-a.ship W hich
began a year ago
re- two years ago
l,l resulted in the
srouudsw ell and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-04
g.ETELAND RULES
..doemocracy Takes the Reins
Of Government.
IN ENTHUSIASM AT THE CAPITAL
~-unohsrt Party Gives the New
Administration q Great and
Joyul Sead-of.
Trrons,, Pack the streets and the
'.....,l vicinity and Cheer the New
r,s,utiyc from Beginning to
TrI of the Ceremonies

,.-.-s 70 the Capitol and Back to the
.,r... House - Ceremony Of Installing
.,...---- .a ,rc Senate Chair-A Distin-
'..,,a 9asIercc Present Adjournment TO
y. r-.. Fsruco-Thc Great Event OF the
~. -.--r.aaa's Address outlined The
~. -.ss- .ad the M5meatoas Act Com
~. r--- SC the Wa3tc House Not
-. -..-e, g.. .ac Parade Festivities a.
W.-.NtI,>. March Grover
.r . WAS iuducted into the high
H.a president at noon today. the
na--ar.ru taking place in confor-
.sg with the usual custom. Chief
-.a.. ta''cr. of the United States
r~ court. administering the
alb Office. At 1910 Il heavy snow
form .t. the wind blowing a gale
rI making ir worse than rain. At
,l.f.. storm slightly abatcd and
t. .---...r exercises were resumed.
N. cHr.U~ir> between Presidents
lw.-.nmi cleveland were observed
a-a cheerful alacrity indicative of
rl'a. friendship. The other pro-
.fL.r., were almost the same aS
I1r gaar. ago with the actions of the
tirt participants reversed. except
D extent ot demonstration which i
r.. -urr extensive on this oc-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-04

Confined OF Fourth page)
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-04

rouudswell and <SS~ =
genera! political upturning OF last Novem-
er And as he uttered them there was
sound as o.. the gathering of the waters. ="
From hundred thousand throats arose a
l7sr-aot all at once, but gathering, grow
| 1s IH.. j. had rolled from those standing
lose enough TO hear the end of the presi.
lH'la. oath. out 20 the extreme fringe Of
Lsu9.rld.
io"r Years More for Grover.
twas done The king is dead: long live
he A.a-" As four years ago today the
L'1l- cLacred when President Harrison
Uttered 'lr same words, SO it did today
DO. % WASH the same throng. 1t was "the
'teT fellows. in fact. And as happened
our years ago the roar of cheers was pune
'-a.el by the sharp crack Of a salute from
NE guns Of battery stationed near the
monument. Grover, Grover, four years
more io7 Frover!" sang the happy Demo-
iais a.,er the cheering had subsided. as
ley ha- been singing on the streets, in the
'o;e .guules-every vhere-for the past
Vo Or three days. And meantime the
.ls.le 0f preparation for the march TO the
White House went on.
Long Time Between Drinks.
II wa, said above that the Democrats
were happy And why shouldn't they be?
li. been thirty years and more since a
De'Aa.rat.. president had been inauCu-
a,ea Under such satisfactory circum-
''aAee', and only one Democrat had been
Iaug-ra,ea at all in all those years. But
% 'aa. occasion there was a "hy in the
'A'"e-. a Republican senate stood
'e'"'al what Democratic administration
wanted Z" do and what it could do. But
aus 'lN' ine sountry had made a clean
WV, ",,gi'--'eHa,e. house and presidency land.
-, y. 'heT'1l remarked, part of the cabi
were "a. Democratic What the party
~. ,r,...G '7. taai il could accomplish. The way
i"'y Shouted end Made Merry.
~ tHey chepred and cheered and cheered
Jan when the act of making the presi-
el, was completed. For days the Demo
"a ial. host, had been gathering to make
marking as it did the return of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-04
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president OF the United States, and with
the concluding so help me God" Ben
jamin Harrison was private citizen again
and the nation had been given a new
chief magistrate.
Thrilling and Uproarious Scene
The multitude could not hear what was
going on, but they could see, and as the
presidents hand fell to his side the cheers
broke out with redoubied volume-a roar
that waxed and waned and waxed again;
that was taken up by those who were con-
gregated on the side streets and away out
of sight of the actors in the ceremony, and
again taken up by throng after throng
until the whole city seemed to have burst
forth in cheers. That which finally
abated the tumult was the movement of
the president and others from the stand,
and the single gun, following the salute.
which announced that the time for the pro-
cession back to the White House had ar
rived
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-04

John p. Hopkins. of Illinois was COM
nander Of tie ffth division. the western
contingent. Among the clubs present were
the lroquois club and Cogrty Democracy,
pf Chicago. the Stevenson Escort club and
.he First Voters Democratic club of
Bloomington. lIi~; the Cleveland club. of
indianapolis; the Pas~:watime. club, of
Council Bluffs. IT,; the DuckworIh club.
of Cincinnati. and Tammany Hail. OF New
York
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-15
EXERCISES At BUTLER.


Senior class day Butler University was
duly and quite properly celebrated by the
undergraduates, .tlO. to put the seniors
to rout The seniors met In the morning to
hold their humorous exercises. but before
the programme was well under way the
younger classmen made their appearance
and contributed flowers" took the doors
off the hinges and treated their elders
to doleful songs while parading down the
aIsles. Luther Thompson read she class
history and +. 4. Hummel the class
prophecy. Miss Evalyn butler read the
class poem, but before Will ID. Howe tin-
ished thee class will the undergraduates had
every thing their own way.
At night reunion of the alumni was
held In the gymnasium. To-day the CON-
mencement exercises are to be held in the
Chapel Hon. Albert q. Porter is To ad-
dress the graduates.
The trustees OF the university made ar
rangements yesterday for q medical course.
to bo equivalent TO the hrst year course at
the Indiana State Medical College. The
medical college will offer prizes amounting
To $40 year tor work at the university.
The resignation of Prof. Harriet Noble
was accepted with regret. Her health
made il necessary for her TO give up her
college work Tor time.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-15
CITY NEWS NOTES.

William Boight. OF Peru. was arrested
yesterday by Deputy United states Mar
sbal Jones. on the charge of violation of
the internal revenue laws The prisoner
was brought to this city and placed III Jail
in default of $500 bail.
The Shorthand Training School of lndi-
annapolis filed articles of incorporation yes
terday. The capital stock is S5. 900. and S.
Fl. East. Benjamin Booth and others are
among the stockholders The HOrtOnsville
county. with capital stock of $685. was
also incorporated.
John Sullivan was arrested by patrol
man Sewers yesterday afternoon for
drunkenness and carrying concealed
weapons. Sullivan. while intoxicated. ap-
peared upon Louisiana street where a
crowd of stone masons were at work and
wanted to practice with q revolver, using
the stone upon whioh the men were at work
as target.
Charles LangdOn was arrested last night
for assault and battery and malicious tres
pass. He is accused of assault and battery
upon John Stone and Thomas Flannery,
attempt to demOlish hOnse in the East
End. While intoxicated he kicked three
doors off their hinges and did other dam &c
to the premises.
A horse attached TO q wagon belonging to
the Brill dyeipg establishment on Massa-
chusetts became frightened at some boys
playing on the street, yesterday evening
while left standing on Greer street. 1t ran
MP Greer and turned into Stevens street.
Going east on Stevens street. il ran to Vir-
gInia avenue. whore in attempting to turn
TOO sharply it slipped upon tho Asphalt
pavement and fell. turning the wagon upon
it's side. A large crowd soon gathered and
the animal was unhitched and the wagon
set upright Neither the horse nor the
wagon was damaged.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-15

Students Notify the President They Will
Receive No One I'm Tompkins's Place
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. June 14.-There will
be trouble at the State Normal School to-
morrow unless some of the Iebellious
students with draw their Endorsement of
o resolution adopted last week when Prof.
Tompkins was discharged. The resolution
and action on il is thus reported by the
committee. consisting of Misses Emma
Leakey and Stella Hunter. and Mr.. j. +.
Evans:
We, of the Indiana Normal reading class, at
meeting this morning, took tho following ac-
ton: The motion TO receive no other teacher In
the place OF the one who uniustly taken
from us was carried by unanimous vote.
A committee was then appointed to wait
on the president. On his appearance he
was plainly informed that the GLASS would
receive no other teacher. To-day President
Parsons sought to have the resolution
withdrawn. Some of the class willing.
but others are not. The latter were given
until to. morrow, when they will be given
the alternative of withdrawing the resolu-
tion or leaving the school.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-15
TAXPAYERS WAKING UP.

Ex-Tre ssurer Srnttha, of Clark County, Short,
and Further Investigation Demanded.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind. juno 14.-Experts
Guernsey and Heaton finished their lnves-
tiGation of the books of the
county treasury, this afternoon. and
ir was found that ex-lreasurer
A. w. Smitha. who preceded defaulter
Jenkins in the Office. was short to the
amount of s.. 3.3o9.l4. The total deficit up to
the time of Jenklnss resigna-
tion Will reach about $4,000. When
Smitha retired from Office the County Com
books, but it is now fully disclosed
that when Jenkins took the Office
be assumed tie amount of Smitha's
deficit. as he was his debtor TO that
amount. 1t is presumed that Smitba's
b0ndsmen will not lose anything, as he 10
In comfortable circumstances. jenkins
stated to-day that be was the victim
of other mems errors. which could
be proved should investigation
be made for fifteen years back. He also
made the statement to County Assessor
Schlamm t1at Immediately after his resig-
nation certain parties came to him and of
fered him $500 TO leave town. The people in
the country districts of all political par
ties are loud In their announcements of the
way the office has been run and state that
they will not pay another dollar into the
county treasury until an Investigation for
years back has been made.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-15
FARNHAM POST WILL APPEAL.
Its Troubles to Be Referred 10 the National En-
campment of the G. A. r. OF Indianapolis.

NEW YORK, June 1.-the members of
the old Farnham Post now banded togeth-
er under the name OF the Noah l.. Farnhsm
Independents. have decided to appeal to
the National Encampment of the G. A.
r., which meets in Indianapolis In
September. for settlement of their
troubles. 1t was resolved 10 send let ter
TO the National EDcampment incloslng
their report OF the troubles The report
doubts the wisdom of leaving the
entire control of pension matters IN
the Grand Army in the hands of a
committee composed largely of pension
agents; declares that the resolution of
1854 violates the spirit OF the constitution
by abridgiDg freedom of speech: that If the
enc ncampmeDt leaves the matter In it's pres
ent condition the post Will feel more
comfortable outside the order. but
that If IL will prove that the
voice of calumDy has been raised
against il and that nercenary men are not
In control OF its counsels. tho post would
request TO have ITS charter returned OH the
ground that it's action has been taken
solely In the interest of honorable MEN,
bers OF the Grand Army.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-15
ANOTHER WIFE AsTRAY.

Mrs. Cora Sserns Flees with the Intended
of Columbus Girl.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind. june 14.-Somewhat of
q stir was created here to-day when it was
learned that Bert HaIbert. superintend-
ent of the Commercial Electric.haht
Company's plant of this city, had
eloped with Mrs. Cora Sterns, now
of this city. but who, until q short time
ago. resided with her husband, a prosper
Gus grocer of North Vernon. Mrs.
Sterns came here some time ago and
set mp ter father in she sa-
loon business. and it was in this
manner that she met young Hal
bert. who. at that time was engaged to
marry q Miss Horton in this city Yester-
day morning. at 10 o'clock, Hslbert, accom-
panied by Miss Horton. went 10 the Penn
sy lvania railroad station together. He
embraced her, and the parting. as
the train pulled out, was rather excit-
Ing and interesting to spectators. On the
next train he was followed by the Sterns
woman. Who had drawn all her money from
q bank and left in the bank q note due to-
day against her father for
collection. Friends followed the
SterDs woman to Indianapolis, where
she was seen TO meet Halbert, and tried to
persuade her to return. but the two re fused
TO leave each other. and left that city for
Chicago. Miss Horton, of this city, Is
heartbIoken
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-15
COUNTY SUPgRlNTENDENTS.
officers Elected and the Association Adjourse
TO Visit the State Normal School.
The County Superintendents' Association
adiorrned yesterday afternoon. after elect
ing the following officers:

The County Superintendents' Association
adjorrned yesterday afternoon. after elect
ing the following officers:
President-T A. Cotton, OF Henry county.
First Vice Prestdent-W. III. Eichorn, OF Wells
county; second vice president. +. .. Hutchins. OF
Hamilton
Secretary George X. wilson. of Dubois
Treasurer-J. Ii. Gardner, OF Cass.
Executive Committee Chairman. w. III. So
nour, OF Frapklln; w. j. Griffin, OF Bartholomew;
j. W. jenkins OF Decatur; T. W. McAlpine of
kosciusko w. W. Pirmmer. OF Newton.
At the meeting In the morning Thomas A.
Mott. of Wayne county. read n paper on
The Purpose of the County Institute and
the Character of it's Work." Variety IN the
work of the institutes he held TO be the most
progressive and advantageous He thouRht
1t would be well 10 open these Institutes TO
men from other professions TO give them an
opportunity TO be beard on school laws ana
other matters OF general In terest 10 teachers
and the public. c. w. Osborne. of Union
county. was not in favor of admitting out
sIders into the institute discussions. John
i. Morris, of Martin. favored persistence
on the line of work mapped out by the in
stitutes. j. A. Gardner. of Cass county.
Thoughts the introduction of discussions by
outsiders would divert the teachers minds
from the true work of the institutes.
A paper was read by g. N. Naber. of
Whitley county. on THE Evidences ~ Be
Considered in Licensing Teachers" The
mere ability to pass an examination should
not qualify teachers, and their influence
over scholars and their faculty of exercis-
ing good control should be considered.
The afternoon session was devoted e
the reading CIRCLE work. w. HI. Elston.
the president of the State Reading Circle.
made q eport, in which he showed that
5000 children belonged TO the Childrens
Reading Circle in the State, and that 1000
teachers were in the circle formed by tho
teachers. This morning the county super.
intendents will visit the State Normal
School at Terre Hsute.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-15
WEAK WOMAN'S DUPLICITY
Wives at Fort Wayne and Columbus
Flee from Their Husbands Protection.
Further Shortage in Clark County Treasurers
Office, and Intimation of Something Big
to Come 0ut-0ther Indiana News.
A PICKLE wIFE's WEAKNESS.

stapleford Divorce Case at Fort Wayne .
Sensation In the Best Society.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
Fort WAYNE. Ind, June IA surprise
was given to this community this morning &
been granted to Mrs. Caroline A. Staple
ford In the Circuit Court. Mrs. Stapleford
was the wife of Luoien p. Stapleford. one
of Fort Wsyne's prominent citizens. For
several years life at tho Stapleford home
on East Wayne street has not
been cheerful. although the hus-
band had supported his wife in
good style and at no time has he given her
grounds for procuring Q divorce. Up TO
seven years ago MIR. and Mrs. Stapleford
lived happily together. rearing . family of
bright children. About that time young
man named Henry Miller boarded at the
Stapleford house, and the tongue Of gossip p
wagged very lndustriously. Shortly after
that Miller left tho city and went
to sa,.a Toledo, h where he he. wa: wa: c,,n, en-;
Justice Waite. When . settlement was
made at the en- d of the season Miller and
Albert Painter. his employer. became in
volved in violent quarrel, and Miller
died In q few days from his injuries.
and Miller was sentenced Co term
In the Columbus penitentiary. but about q
year and q half ago was released on parole,
on condition that he would not leave
the State of Ohio. He imm ediately came
here and was SO cret guest at the home of
Mrs. Stapleford for week. and there
transacted business with his former Fort
Wayne partners. He has now served his
time and is engaged In business In Chicago.
Mrs. Stapleford has disposed of her proper
ty interests in this city, turning every thin 9
over to Mr.. StaplefOrd. She will leave this
city for Chicago, to reside there perma.
nently. Much eympathy is expressed for
Nh. StspIeford, as ne is 8 very upright aud
GOOD cltizen
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-15
PUSHED TO The WALL.

Assignment OF the Baackes Wire Nail Conn
pany, q Mammoth Concern.
CLEVELAND, o., June 14-The Baackes
Wire Nail Company has made en- assign
ment. The inability to raise money to meet
maturing paper was the sole cause of the
failure. for the liabilities of the com pany
are only s225 600 and the assets reach $780,
OOo. The deed of assignments was filed in
the Probate Court this morning in favor of
Jonn Q. Riddle, who 10 stockholder Of
the company. The bond of the assignee
was fixed at $4,000. and he at once took
charge of the immense works of the oorpor-
alton. The company 10 one OF the largest
manufacturers of wire nails in the q United
States. If not in the world. and it Is backed
by capitalists Of Cleveland worth millions
of dollars. Mr.. Baackes. vice president
and founder of the concern. is one of the
pioneers in the wire nail business In the
country.
The causes leading mp to the failure are
best described in the language OF Mr.. c. b.
Lockwood. the presidents of the company.
He said: "We simply got under cover. to
keep creditors from slaughtering rs. We
could nor get money and were afraid of
slaughter with attachments. l simply
told the ersdisors they sonid % not do % # and and
every thing. The assignment 10 not be.
cause of insolvency. We offered our cred-
itors good paper that would be entirely ac-
ceptsble. On ordinary occasions we would
have paid with 2 per cent of. but the
tightness in the money market caught rs.
The company could have gone on and
paid all Its debts this month. probably.
but 1t meant sacrifice to do IL. offered
these fellows the Roods they sold us. the
company to pay the freight on them. but
they would not have IT, All Of the stock
holders of the company offered to sign
paper individually. but would not let
them do 1t and be slaughtered. The prin-
cipsl creditor is Nsilor Il Co., OF New York
and Philadelphia. It Is really an English
concern, and we have bought millions of
dollars of steel from them and always paid
them MP. They refused to give us an ex-
tension on tho money due and insisted
upon the individual security of the stock
holders. The Baackes company has paid
get his money. There is no doubt of this" ("
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-15
NEARLY SPOILED A WEDDING.

A Lafayette Bridegroom Elect WAS Caught
Jury Panel.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind. June lathe Superior
Court OF tins county came near spoiling
wedding to-day. Robert Jones. q promi-
nent business man. had been accepted for
jury service much against his will. The
case had been on for three days. Jones all
the time being very uneasy. It was not
until nearly noon that the cause was
learned. Jones was to bo married at IL
O'Clock this forenoon. His Jury duties
w0nld postpone the ceremony unless ho
could be excused. The arrangements were
all completed. feast ready and guests wait
ing. BY mutual consent of both SIDES Mr..
Jones was excused. the case going on with
eleven jurors. Mr.. Jones and Miss Nellie
Heath were married at noon instead of at
ii O'Clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones left at once
for the worlds fair.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-15
Encampment Illumi nation.

The committee on illumination of the G..
A. r. encampment met yesterday after.
noon snd inspected the plans submitted by
the Edison Company. of New Jersey. If
the permission of the monument commis-
sioners is obtained it is proposed to illnmin.
ty Thousand incandescent lights are TO be
strung on the hinge affair and the cr0wnin Y
figure is to be flooded with light from
coloTed lamps. The total number of lamps
to be placed on the monument will be
equal to eighty Thousand candle power and
some of the lamps will he placed in the
shape of designs. The committee will take
no action until the permission of the com
missloners is obtained or refused.