The news & observer., 1897-03-04
Cornelius N. Bliss of New York
Accepts a Place.
INAUGURAL ARRANGEMENT
CLEVELAND AND MKINLEY TO
RIDE TO THE CAPITOL.
AND LUNCH AT WHITE HOUSE
Twenty Thousand Men Will March in
the Professionally Crowds
Smaller than First Esti-
mates by Railroads.

Washington, March 3.-The official GER
emonies tomorrow will begin with the de-
parture Of President Cleveland and Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley and Vice-President
elect Hobart and the Senate committee Of
arrangement and their escort of 500
troops from the White House for the
Capitol, where the oath of office will be
administered, to the new chief executive.
Maj. Mckinley will drive over from the
Ebbitt House to the Executive Mansion
at l0:3O and will meet the President in
his private office. The Presidential party
with its escort of United States troops,
Troop A, of Cleveland, and the District
National Guard, will leave the White
House at IL o'clock, and reach the Cap
itol shortly before noon.
Vice-President Stevenson will not ac-
company his successor, the Vice Presi-
dent-elect as Mr.. Stevenson will be en-
gagged in presiding over the session of the
Senate. Mr.. Hobart, instead viii be ac-
cOmpanied by the Senate committee of
arrangements, consisting of Messrs. Sher-
man, Elkins and Mitchell. At the Cap
itol, the President and other officials
the President and Observation-Disclosures
will assemble in the Senate chamber, the
members of the Supreme Court and of the
Senate aud House being present. Vice
President Stevenson will administer the
oath of office to Mr.. Hobart, and will
at the stroke OF II, declare the Senate
of the 54th Congress adjourned without
day. The new Vice-President, an extra
session of the Senate having been called
will administer the oath to the newly elect
ed Senators
The Senate will then take a recess,
and the procession will move to the stand
at the east pOrtico in front of the rotunda
President Cleveland and President-elect
Mckinley leading On the stand the oath
Of office will be administered to President
elect Mckinley, who will then make his
inaugural address.
On concluding, he will return to the
Presidents room in the Senate wing of
the Capitol, and from there he will be es-
carted % the White House by the inaug-
ural parade. which win begin to move
from the Capitol, it is expected, at 2
o'clock.
From the stand in front Of the White
House the President will review the
parade.
On the return to the White House,
which President Mckinley will reach
ahead of the main body of the parade.
a luncheon will be hastily served to him
before he goes to the reviewing stand.
AT this time he and Mrs. Mckinley will
take leave OF eX-President and Mrs.
Cleveland, who will at once leave. the
former probably going down the river on
a trip, and the latter to Princeton, n. J.
At night there will be an illumination
and a display Of fire works in the Wash
fy,r l.
7:45 o'clock.
The inaugural ball will be held in the
Pension building. the doors being opened
at O'clock, and the ceremonies beginning
at 8 o'clock.
The official forecast of the Weather
Bureau is that the weather on Inaugural
ton day will be clear and pleasant with
moderate temperature, leaving nothing
to be desired in that all important matter.
1t rained this forenoon but cleared beau
tifuly during the afternoon so that the
public generally is impressed with the ac-
curacy of the official forecast. s
From the best estimates obtainable 1t
now appears that there will be 10000 men
in the great parade tomorrow. OF these
about $4,000 will be military and 5000
civic organizations. Almost all of the lat
ter are Republican League Clubs.
The chief event Of the day was the def
mite completion of the Cabinet which
probably will be sent in to the Senate on
Friday for confrma tion,, by that body as
required by the Constitution. The last
name added to the hist was that of Mr..
Cornelius n. Bliss, of New York, who will
become Secretary of the Interior. He
declined Cabinet proffer some days ago
but yielded to-day to the pressure of his |
friends. 1t was reported that Mr.. Bliss |
had consented to serve for six months |
only, but it can be stated ON authority |
that the appointment was accepted with |
out any conditions. The new Cabinet, |
therefore, will be made up as follows:
Secretary of State, John Sherman, Of |
Ohio.
Secretary of the Treasury, Lyman J.
Gage, of Illinois.
Secretary Of War, Russell A. Alger, of
Michigan.
Attorney General, Joseph McKenna,
IF California
Postmaster General, James A. Gary,
If Maryland.
Secretary of the Navy, John ID. Long.
# Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Interior, Cornelius n.
Bliss, of New York
Secretary of Agriculture, James Will
on, OF Iowa.
During the day Mr. Mckinley and
resident Cleveland exchanged calls OF
ourtesy, the former paying his respects
Q the outgoing executive at the White |
House, and the latter returning it within
n hour by calling on his successor at
he Ebhitt House.
There was, of course, large crowd Of
alters at the Ebbitt House. but compara-
lively few of them saw the President
lect, who saved himself as far as possi-
le for the task before him tomorrow.
In the evening he dined with Mr.. John !