The evening times., 1897-03-05

The thousands OF visitors who still re
main in the city congratulate themselves
that yesterday was not as today The
Weather Bureau made another successful
hit OF predicting rain for today.
There were no signs OF it last night, ex
rept slight haze around the stars, and
after the exceptionally beautiful weather
OF the day il was a surprise 70 have sharp
Sleet storm break over the city in the wee
small hoars.
Ihe skies were dull and leadea this morn
ing. aud tain fell at intervals. Carpenters
were busy tearing down the stands and
decorations, the latter sadly bedraggied
by their rough usage from the weather
during tie night, and the city is prepar-
ing To resume its normal appearance.
The upper rloOrsof the War Department,
which were the camping-ground OF the
regular troops yesterday, have been re-
stored TO q senblace OF order.
The Capitol. the Congressional Library
and all the department buildings were
throngcd with sight-seers.
BY way of resume of the general results
of Inauguration day, it may be said that
in point of favoring weather conditions
has never been urpassed. But the num-
Der of visitors was not so great as on
former occasions and the effects of hard
tines was made distinctly apparent by
the fact that few or them apparently
had any surplus money to spend.
It was, comparatively speaking. tenn
perance crowd. The saloon and restaurant
keepers. who, anticipating a renewal of
the harvest OF four years ago, had made
elaborate preparations to accommodate a
rush. scarcely had more than enough GUS
tom 10 repay them their extra expenditure
An the police arrangements were excel
lent: no serious disorder and few Tobheries
were reported. The most conspicuous SUI
ferer in the latter class was Mr.. Eckels,
ComutroIler OF the Currency. Some irrev-
erent person broke into bishouse and stole
$500 while he was rejoicing over the
sound money victory which he had con-
tributed to bring about.
Chairman Bell and the other managers
OF the Inauguration ceremonies were happy
today when the report came in from the
bah last night Mr.. John Joy Edison stated
informally that about 10000 tickets had
been sold The number taken in was about
the guarantee fund with snug surplus.
Everybody who deserves pay and can
properly he paid for work in connection
with the great affair viii get his money
promptly and fully.
The Inauguration. for Washington, from
a purely financial standpoint, is shown 10y
the results now-being gone over TO he as
great a success as everybody knows it has
been in every other respect
It is impossible to give any accurate bal
ance OF receipts and expenditures at this
time. Is the tables have not yet been made
up. But il is safe to say that there will
be a neat surplus in the committee s hands
for whatever use may be found TO be
wfses6.
A survey Of the field today shows that
aninauguural ball has seldom, il ever, pass
ed off with SO little loss aud annoyance TO
individuals Certainly none in recent years
since it has reachedits present proportions
There was no crush at any time except
when the President became the center Of
attention and everybody tried to get as
close as possible to his party Even then
there was only inconvenience nobody hurt.
It is said hardly even a dress was torn
except by pure carelessness throughout the
whole evening.
The losses. so far as known at the Pen
sion building, are inco nsiderable.
staff officers hat, with black feathers
and gilt trimmings, was returned TO Col
Hancock, superintendent Of the Pension
building, this morning. Some one sug-
ees.eCi that it might belong to an ohioan,
nut this was rejected, as the chapeau was
worn, and Gov. Bushnells
staff ALI had new outfits. IL was con-
sidered more likely that it belonged 70
one of Gov Griggs' Officers Almost the
pulv other thing returned to Col Hancock
was a brown plush opera glass cover
Col. Swords, who has been active under
the committee throughout the preparations
for the ball, has in his possession some gilt
tering bits OF jewelry. which he does not
know whether TO can diamonds or paste.
They ma v beeyen topazes. Theywere found
by a fireman and returned 10 Foreman Boss,
who turned them over TO Col. Swords &c
hold for their owner.
The nremcn drawn from several cOmpa
nies and nut under Foreman Boss and As
dstant Nicholson, OF No ] company, hava
done ali sorts OF duty in connection with
the ball. and have proved To be of great
service. Fortunately there was no fire
TO put out, but they turned their hands
to anything that c@fne in their way to do.
In so great a multitude OF duties there
was plenty of work for every hand with in
tell gence behind it.
There has been a good deal of gossip
over the absence of intoxieants at the
han. There was scarcely any drinking
even on the outside. 1t was due to this,
in part, that almost perfect order was
preserved throughout and hardly a single
unfortunate incide occurred to mar
the occasion.
Later Col. Swords said everything lost
had been returned TO its owner except
the supposed diamonds which had proved