The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-02

Pretty 4na rsclufeSxi1H q zs@fS pfeSSstsI
by the wife os Minister Yang Yu- The
new Austrian mirsaster. Mr. Hsngsenaul-
Ter. was Respondent In Hungarian ant-
form that In cofur and richness cutshcze
all others The diFaonatic corps driftea
slowly into the east room. mingled with
the crowd gathered there. and the re-
ception went on BY rights. the supreme
court should come next. hut they wers
besatei ami came IA after the other menu
bers OF the judiciary. the SQUIRT OF claims.
court OF appeals and district judiciary.
being In fact preceded BY = number o.
senators and representatives.
The number of members os both houses
was noted as being unusually small.
Hardly more than twenty senators were
TO be seen. There were more Republicans
than Democrats among them. Among
those present were Senators Sherman.
TeilEr. Dubois. MePherson. George. Call.
Lodge, Wolcott and PETER. The members
OF the house were scattered generally
through the line that followed for the
next half hour. Gen. Hc-atIo King was
in the section allotted to ex-cabinet men.-
bers and ex-ministers Of the United States
to foreign countries. The army and navy
in solid lines. and they were the main
part of the exhibition from spectacular
view. with their g5li lace glitteriag
through the corridors ana their swords
c.ankirsg martialiy. There was = notably
large gathering OF army officers. no less
than three department. commanders
marching with their STATS. Several of
the higher officials are making their last
New Years round in active service. as
they viii be relegated TO the retired list in
the course OF the year. Following the ar
my. OF course. was Gen. Schofeld with
his staff. Gen Vincent, and Capts. Scho-
field and Bliss. Gems. Mccook, Ruger and
Otis followed. attended by their stats,
but Gen. Miles. who had been expected
from New York. failed to appear. Oaher
warriors in the front ranks were Adju-
fant General Ruggles, Inspector General
Breckin<idge. Quartermasfer General
Bachelor. Surgeon General Steinberg,
PayInaster General Smith. General Casey,
Of the engineer corps. and Gen. Flaglar,
chief OF ordnance Red cavalry plumes
next waved through theS doorway. Their
wearers We're the officers OF the 9Th cav
airy, stationed at Fort safyer and COM
manded by Col Morgan. sRed plnmes her.
aided the artillery. which %as led by the
officers Of the Fourth regiment, from the
Washington City arsenal ard after them
were several infantry officers ON detached
service. The naval contingent made an
even more brilliant array than the army.
Two officers OF the retired list, Admirals
Russell and Erben. were at the head, fol-
lowed by Admiral Ramsay and Conilo-
dore Selfridge, commodores Cochran and
Matthews Chief Engineer Melville, Pay
master General Stewart and Judge Ad-
yocate Lemly The uniformed delegation
was ended By the marine corps officers,
led by Col. Heywood. Ar half past twelve
a long line OF government officials We're
admitted. Il included the regents Of the
Smithsonian institute. The civil service
and interstate commerce commissioners,
assistant secretaries Of the departments,
commissioners of Labor aud heads of sey-
eral bureaus.
The delegation of war veterans was
smaller than usual. but Included repre-
sentatives of the veterans of the Mexican
war, the Loyal Legion tsse G. A. r.. aud
Union Veterans, most of them wearing
their plain blue uniform. Several walked
on erutches in the line. and empty sleeves
were numerous.
After these organiza tons several hum
dred people. who had been shiyerins on
the sidewalk IN q long line, poured
through the White House gates and were
nlarshalled tip the steps. two by two.
There were all conditions of society, all
ages, and not a few colored people In the
array
The venerable members of the Society
Of Oldest Inhabitants of Washington, who
never miss this yearly event, were some
what beiated, but secured a place in
line. AT the appointed hour of two
o'clock, Mr. Cleveland shook hands with
the las. person and the doors were closed.
Those remaining in the mansion fingered,
hoping To see the presidential party pass
upstairs, but the president led the way
through q side room and thus elusled his
admirers.