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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

would force a halt in the proceedings
by reason of the time required to en-
gross them that fear was dSpelled, for
umoug the first hills to be presented to
Mr.. Harrison were these making ap-
preparations for the expenses of the gov
erlIrent About the room We're the mem
bers of the outgoing cabinet, while now
and then Mr.. Carlisle. the new secretary
OF the treasury. stepped i'll to chat with
Mr.. Foster and other members of Mr..
Harrison's official family
In the meantime Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr.. Stevenson had been ushered into
the private room of Mr.. Morton, where
Il buffet lunch was served. and few
callers dropped in 70 pay their respects
The room of Mr.. Morton was made ready
for the reception of the distinguished
guests partly by the vice presidents own
hands. During the morning hour when
everybody else was busy Mr. Morton
took a brush and cle;-lcd off his own
table and wiped off what little dust
there might have collected. 1t was in,-
possible to keep the crowds. who over
flowed both galleries and floor. from the
marble room and private lobbics, and
many ladies had gathered there i'll spite
OF orders of the guards. 1t was thus,
OF ladies that at three minutes before
high noon by the clock in the senate
chamber the scrgcant-at-arms of the
senate came into the room of the vice
president, followed by Senator McPher-
son. of the committee of arrangements,
and Vice PreSidcnt-elect Stevenson.
Here occurred the only incident that
MARRIED the Proceedings.
and 1t Was repeated a moment later With
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09
Wind and Snow Make the Day
Disagreeable But Does
Dampen the Ardor.
Stevenson Takes the Oath and
Enters Upon the Duties
of His Office.
Cleveland's Inaugural Address
Delivered in a Binding
Snow Storm.

Washington. March 4.-Grover Cleve-
land, thrice nominated for president of
the United States and twice elected
was to-day successfully indicted into
that high office for his second term, with
all appropriate ceremonies, and the gath
ering of a mighty multitude and with the
accompaniment of binding snow Storm
but Notwithstanding every dis advantage
of weather. the last occasion was greater
than the first. Had the atmospheric con-
ditions been anything like favorable. III
stead of being as bad as could possibly
be, there would have probably been Co.
600 men and IL number of ladies march
ing or riding in the parade. as against
$4,000 in 1880. - They were all here
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

waiting to fall ia line but 1T the last rlo-
ment some of the organizations were
compelled to dcSiSt from participate
ing. Nevertheless the occasion was
made memorable by the vast at
tendance. To-day. also. the governors Of
eleven great states, New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts
in the North and East: of PENNSYLVANIA
and Maryland. among shc Middle states;
Of Georgia. North and South Carolina
and Louisiana in the South and of Wis
consin in the far West, participated in
the national ceremonies and thereby EN-
phasized the complete restoration of ma
tional unity. More interesting and sig
niticant even than this. perhaps in the
eyes OF other nations and the historian,
We're the manifestations of the marvel
Gus growth Of the country in population
and power. and in fact that this moment
Gus and majestic change in the govern
nent Of G3.uDo.0OO of people was ac-
complshed according to a cut and dried
formula. every step Of which was planned
and pEblicly announced beforehand, and
without noticeable disturbance of public
interests or the creation of any excite
mcnt except that naturally accompanying
great national pageant and the influx
Ct two or three hundred thousand sight
secrs into the capital.
Wintry Weather..
The morning opened with heavy
snow. which fell in great. soft flakes,
melting as they fell. bit which driven
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

as cherries and uncomfortable as
lonely seashorc pavilion with nasty
northeastern in progress.
Nivc President Stevenson drove direct
ly to the Arlington and arrived there
just before 1880 o'clock, at which hour
il had been understood Mr.. Cleveland
would drive to the White House, and
after waiting in their carriage a few
minutes they alighted and were escorted
to the Cleveland parlors. The crowd in
the street constantly increased in size
until it almost completely blocked the
sidewalks for a square or more About
IL O'Clock u fine four-in-hand turnout
came briskly around the corner and drew
up in front of the hotel. AS every one
knew it was the one which had been
provided to convey the president and
president-elect to the capitol. Then en-
1t was shortly after IL o'clock when
President-elect Cleveland and Vice
President-elect Stevenson, accompanied
bS the sen.t committee on arrangements,
entered the executive mansion. They
We're received by President Harrison in
president and his successor reappeared,
and; entering an open carriage, the march
of the procession to the capitol began.
The Presidential Party
with their military escort came in sight
vi the eastern entrance of the capitol
few minutes after II o'clock. A large
crowd had assembled at the east front
and cheered loudly as Mr. Cleveland
approached. He went in by the base
ment entrance in order to avoid the some
what slippery steps on the outside From
the moment he descended from the car
rage he was received with lusty cheers,
and when he entered the senate wing
the cheers on the outside gave way to
an ovation. When Mr. Clevelond stepped
to the entrance to the marble room with
Mr.. Harrison both men had the collars
OF their great coats turned up about
their ears and their silk hats showed
the effects of the Indictment weather they
had encountered on the trip from the
White House to the capitol As they
crossed the threshold of the marble room
MIR: Harrison bowed to his successor
and walked unattended to the presi-
dents room. where he found an abund-
ance of work to keep him busy. In fact,
1t was such au amount of
work that three times did
it become necessary for the vener,l-
BILE Capt Bassett to turn back the
hands of the clock. If there had been
any. fears that The appropriation bills
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09
Chief Justice Fuller.

limited by party lines or controlled by
partisan affiliations. ana which have so
ators may be extended to him. Aid now,
Sc latorS and officers of the senate, from
whom have received SO many good Of
fees in the discharge of my duties, accept
ton of your Kindness, with my heartfelt
wishes fer your future welfare, happiness
and prosperity in life
4 New Vice President.
Then Vice. President Morton administered
tie oatl, Of office to his successor, and
yielded to him the chair: Of the presiding
third congress was then formally opened
with prayer by Chaplain Butler. Vice
PRESIDENT n, Stevenson s arose and addressed
senators: Deeply; impressed Will, Il
sH : Of its reSnonsibiliies and of its dig
duties Of the high Office e to ' With u have .
been called / am not nnmir dful of the
fact that among the occupants OF this chair
history have been statesmen eminent alike
for their talent and their tirnlesS devotion
TO public duty Adams. Jefferson and Cal
e1lly days Of the republic. While AZ Afth Iue
Hendricks and Morton have at later peri
cd of our history shed lnster upon the Of
flee OF president of the most august deliber-
alive assembly known to man. l assume
the duties OF the great trust confined to me
with that of grave distrust OF nv abiItv
may be hardened Tor snyng tHat It shai be
my earnest endeavor to discharge the i'm
portant duties which lie before me with
no less of mpaltiality and courtesy than OF
1rmncss and fidelity. Earnestly invoking
the cooperation. the forbearance. the
charity OF each of it's members, l now enter
upon my duties as presiding officer of he
senate" 'AS
Fifty-Third Congress.
AS he closed his remarks he directed rho
secretary of the senate to read the Drccla
nation of the president converting the SEN
ate in extraordinary session. Mr. McCook
read the proclamation, and then the sen
vited by the vice president to come for
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

ny the wind, rendered umbrellas a use
less protection. The troops who were to
participate in the first part of the pro-
ceedings as the escort of the retiring
and elected president to the capitol pre-
scented a wintry appearance, mutled in
their snow-covered overcoats, the guns
of the artillery protected with tarpaulins
and covered with snow. The concourse
in the streets were nearly all under UNI
brellaS. and the open stands were
stunned, while the covered ones were
eagerly sought The admirable asphalt
pavements of Washington reduced the
discomfort to a minimum, and while
there was abundance of moisture. there
was no mud. At the capitol the thick
and fast falling snow flakes made the
inaugural stand on the main east portico
of the capitol! notwithstanding it's border
of red. white and blue bunting. look
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

additional emphasis. When Mr. CIeve-
land made his appearance some man
claiming to be a member of the house
appeared in the lobby without ticket
and d. handed admittance to the floor.
This was denied by the guards and the
man became very indignant At this
moment Sergeant-at-Arms Valentine APP
peared, leading the way for the vice
presihent-elect. The man who figured in
this episode halted Mr. Valentine, who
quickly told him of the situation, and
urged him to step aside and not to in
terfere with the progress of the party.
After being compelled to almost brush
him back, the party moved on. A mo-
ment later the other members of the COM
mittee emerged from the room with the
president in charge. The individual who
had stopped the officer of the senate then
together with the others, agar. crowd.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

There has been great yearly dim
mutton during the last ten years in the
number Of soldiers in military or civil
prisons in England and Wales. In
1884 there were 1.117 soldiers in
English prisons; in 1891 there were
433, and Oh the 31st Of last
December there were hut A. Last
year not one soldier was sentenced to
penal servitude. The explosions for
misconduct have decreased since 1883
from 1920 to 1, $50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

cd forward. Every one but this man
responded to the cry of the guard to get
back as Mr. Cleveland reached point
just opposite the entrance to the senate
floor The president-elect was stopped,
and remained standing until the door
keeper could jump forward and thrust
the offending individual aside. When
asked why he did not step back, the gen.
tleman only replied that he did not know
why he was expected to get out of the
way. Because you We're ordered to-
retorted the guard, and the offending
!. Individual was heard from no more.
was gotten together, they met the presi.
dent in the red room, and marched
around the outside of the chamber
through the corridor, entering the cham
Der promptly at noon by the senate clock,
but as a matter of fact 12:45 standard
time
fore II (senate clock) the speaker and
house of representatives were announced.
The speaker was escorted to a chair at
the secretary's desk, and the representa-
tives who followed him were crowded
in wherever space could be found for
them. But as to finding seats for them,
that was entirely out of the question.
magnificent. The galleries We're filled
with elegantly dressed ladies, with few
gentlemen scattered among them. The
senators from forty-four states were all
in their places. When the senate clock
Indicated 1850, but when the actual time
was 1880, the vice president-elect was
announced. and Mr.. Stevenson, escorted
by Senator Mcpherson, took his chair
to the right Of Vice President Morton.
Immediately afterwards the president of
the United States and his cabinet were
announced, and President Harrison and
the members of his cabinet entered the
chamber. Mr.. Harrison was escorted to
the clerks desk. Immediately after
wards the president-elect was announced,
and Mr.. Cleveland, escorted by Senator
Ransom took the chair next to Mr. Hnr-
rsOn His entrance into the chamber
was greeted with applause.
A Farewell Address.
Vice President Morton arose and delivered
The time fixed by the constitution for the
termination OF the Fifty-second congress has
arrived, and l shall sool resign the gavel
of the president of the senate 10 the honor
ed son of Illinois, who has been chosen as
my successor. l cannot, however, take my
leave of this distinguished body without
n:cnts for the honor conferred by the res
oluton just adopted, declaring your. APP
prOVal of the manner in which have dis
charged the duties of the chair and express
ing my deep sense Of the uniform courtesy
and kindness, even In critical and compli-
Gated situations, extended to me, as presid-
ing officer, by every member of this body
If l have committed errors, you have re-
Trained from rebuking them; and l have
never appealed in vain to your sense of
Justice and have ever received your support
My association with the representatives of
forty-four states of this great nation in
this chan Der will be among the most cher
ishcd memories of my life: and l can ex-
press no better wish for my successor than
that he may enjoy the same relations of
courtesy and kindness that have never been
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

The wardroom hoy" on board n
man-of-war is often as old as many Of
those whom he serves, but the old
fashioned title and form of address
stick to him. Wardroom boys usually
are colored men or foreigners. When
a Haitian or Jamaican negro is Obtain
able he is regarded as a
catch. This is trler still of the Ian
me latter seems to understand by in
stinct, to remember a multitude Of do,
tails without effort, and obey promnt.
ly and without question.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

President Harrison could be prose-
cuted under the laws of Maryland for
q grave mis'lemeanor if anybody cared
to file a complaint against him. Dur
ing his recent lucking expedition he
shot Il rabbit, and the rabbit season in
Maryland closes the day after Christ
mas. But the president was not as
wicked as he might have been. He
missed his second rabbit. Perhaps the
miss was taken as an Offset for the
hit.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09
Telegraph Wires Under the Sea-.

sea.
The worlds Submarine cables now
measure about l43,O11 nautical
miles: in 1,lGS sections. Different
governments control S33 sections. or
1882 miles. France claiming 1920
miles; Great Britain, l. 5ey; Germany,
1879, and Italy 1,O27 miles. The
remaining 335 cables, aggregating
l29,62S miles, are owned by private
companies. This great length of
cable has been nearly all made on the
banks OF the Thames, but italy now
has a cable factory, and France will
soon have two. 10 lay and repair
the cables requires the constant ser
wee OF a specially equipped fleet of
thlrty-seven vessels of SO, 1855 TONS
Great Divide,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

If we may credit the report OF a
German chemist the human stomach
finds IL cheese a pretty tough ]h"rS"'
the best known varieties occupying
from four to ton hours in digestion IN
healthy stomachs In view of the TACT
that thousands of men ana women eat
cheese believing ,hat il facilitates di-
gcstion this report is interesting to say
the least.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09
Cray VIII Go 10 Me~,c,

Indianapolis, March 4.-The friends of
ex-Gov. Gray have received assurances that
he will be rendered the Mexican mission by
! PRESIDENT Cleveland. and it is said that the
intended position The position is said to
De the best in financial sense, of the
missions ms Ions the pay being 81, 500 year and
rue cost OF living In the Mexican capital is
Gray is arranging his business with a view
10 leaving Tor the post of duty about Aprii i.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

New York. March All the agents who
dispose of stccragc tickets for the Red Star
line OF steamships. the North German Lloyd
line and the Netherlands American line,
have received circulars informing them of
the renewal of Storage passenger txpftio
from March /. and an increase Of Rites
SteeraSe passage on Red Star steamer
from Antwerp VIII cost So instead Of S27;
on NetherlhnGs- American steamer from Rot
terdam $50. instead of SD and the North
German Lloyis have made 4 corresponding
advance on thcir vessels from Bremen. All
agents Will rcE@w the sale Of Storage pre-
pad. and return passage to all ports in
Europe except Russia
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

German beds are furnished with a
huge pillow or upper mattress, winch
answers the purpose of ordinary BED
clothing. Travellers agree that there
is not enough to the continental bed
that. in fact. it ends too quickly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

A cellar OF wine. such AS mas not
been brought to the hammer within
century" is announced for sale in Eng
land this week. 1t includes over 1857
dozens, comprising port Of 1911, sherry
Of 1927, champagne Of all brands,
liquors Of every description, some Curl
ons black brandy. old white rum, and
every kind of rare wines.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

Of the entire human race, O0.OQO,-
600 are well clothed-that is, they wear
garments Of some kind that will cover
nakedness; 25O.OO0.0OO habitually go
naked. and 100000, 600 only cover the
middle parts of the body; 5Oo,00O,000
live in houses: 7OO,OOO.OcO in huts and
caves. the remaining 2JO.O0O,OOO vir-
tually having no place to lay their
heads.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

A German scientist estimates the
probable duration of the coal supply
of the world at five centuries. Don't
be alarmed. The Edisons OF that DAY
kill be storing up sun heat in the sum-
mcr and selling it in winter as Sas
and electricity are now sold.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

Calhoun county, Florida. has no rail
road within its borders: neither has
it a lawyer nor a saloon. 1t is easy TO
understand how Florida county can
get along without railroads ami law
ycrs, but it must be a very sparscly
settled county if it has no bar room.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09
Children SuROcated.

New York, March 4.--Fiye children were
suffOcatcd to-day in IL rear room on the ton
floor OF tenement. No 1914 Henry street.
The names of the victims are Altman Bern
stein. eleven years Old: Rebecci bernstein,
zen years Old: Haynan Bernstein, six years
0id' fanhy ltoSln. seven years old; Rachel
bernstein, six months old. The children
were alone IN the room ut the time their
parents having left a short time previous,
locking the children in.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

At last Ill" pi'odi=al son has returned.
After living in Canada nil" years. Jolln
c. Emo. the drfaulting bank president,
has returned and surrendered himself
70 the New York authorities They
will probably kill the fatt"d calf-lf he
has the money 10 settle his immense
ShOrIHwp
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

English ignorance of America did
not begin with this generation. Gold
smiths description of Niagara Falls in
cl,ldcs the statement that some In
dams in their canoes. as it is said,
have ycntureu down it safely
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09
An EIDeeted Deficiency

Washington. March 4. - Representative
Springer of Illinois has prepared for submits
sion to the ways and means committee q re-
port OF the investigation Of Il subcommittee
mo the condition of the treasury. The re-
port reaches the conclusion that def
cheney is likely to occur in the treasury dur
ing the present fiscal year and during the
creases beyond expectation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09
The Louisiana CycIone.

Marksville. La. March 4.--rhs parish
hV"veles) WIS visited Tuesday evening by
terrible cyclone, which left death and de-
Struction in its wake. It's general course
was from west to northwest. Never In the
history of this parish has such destruction
Decn seen. Two persons We're killed-Max-
hordes. About forty people were wounded,
hurt n'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

A bottle III the hands Of barE'cphr,
reinforced By three or four unueF HIS
own belt. knocked Mr.. Mitchell out
before he had spent many hours on
American soil Mr.. Mi:rhcliS career
runs much like that OF the late MI.
Sullivan. and Will probably end III the
same inglolotl$ way.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

In paying as little attention as pos
sible to the effusons of one John L..
Sullivan. Mr.. C0rbctt is comforting a
great favor upon Il weary and lonS-Sllf-
feriDg public. At this stage OF the
game Mr.. Sullivan is imuertincnt, IL
relevant and immatcrlal
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

ward and take the cath of Office They
did SO leach escorted by his colleague) anu
the oath was sOlcmnly administered by the
vice president, the senators afterwards sub
Twenty of those to whom the oath of
Office was administered were senators who
have been reelected. Five of them took
their seats in the senate for the first time.
These are: Messrs. Lodge of Massachu-
sets, Murphy of New York. Roach of North
Dakota, Smith Of New Jersey and White of
California. The credentials of John Martin
Mr.. PETER and read. Mr.. Hoar said that
the credentials Just read seemed to be in
due form isld to entitle Mr.. Martin prima
facie to be admitted into u seat In the sen
title on Its merits, the senate could pass
upon that afterwards. He moved that the
oath Of office be administered 10 Mr.. Mar
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

In chooping down a tree woodsmen
found dozen squirrels confined
in it, and several bushels of nuts
which had been stored away for Win
ter use by these little animals.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

The fear of a hoop-skirt invasion is
dying away. The princess of Wales
has decided that she will not wear a
cage skirt. and, of course, nobody else
will do So
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09
LANGDON, NORTH DAKOTA.
There are siXty-feur lawyers in the
United States senate. This accounts
for it's being called the house Of OBJ
structions and Quibblings.

A new pharmaceutical bottle has re-
Gently been invented, which indicates
the hour ut which the medicine is to
be taken.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

FitzsiHmOns' Seconds,
New Orleans, March 4.-Fitzsimmons an
noGnced MIS- seconds IN the coming fight with
Hall as his brother. Rill Fitzaimn,or. M.,-
I'm Julian aud Frank Bosworth,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09

The morning opened with a heavy
snow. which fell in great. soft flakes,
melting as they fell. bit which. driven