The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-04
a II The INAUGURATION.
!. pr.,id.nt-slect Spent the
Day.
,,,,1sp BY PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
~ pistinsuishcd Visitors
psssph x,uley-Crowds Smaller
y - Expected ut the Capital

',orrow will begin WIN 'he "e-
SniH 'vD PRESIDENT Cleveland and Presi-
r'.n s'.e + Mckinley and Vice President
49, and the committee OF arransemen's
Hobart -. escort Of 5000 troops from the
90 wv" .,.a for the capitol where the
W. ~ !, Office will be adlh,s.aruu ~ ,s sn
sl :, executive. Major Mckinley VIII
~ 'u .. from the Ebbitt house to me
s i.',o W., At 1880 a. M. and will meet the
p... in his office. The pres'a s
F''' 9TH its escort Of United states
w q. 4 .. Cleveland. and the District Ma
s '.sl Guards will leave the Mni,e ., aOtse
wv. .,lock and reach the capitol shortly
,oon Vice President stevenson VIII
~ company his successor, the vice pres
!, ,s,,..lect, as Mr.. Stevenson will be en-
:. IL presidlng over the session of the
\ Hobart instead, will be accompanied
sMe senate committee OF arrangement,
E.,s.,,ne Of Messrs. Sherman, Elkins ana
ss,ssll' At the capitol. the president ana
~. oiHcials the president eject and vice
's..i,snt-elcect, will assemble in the SELL
=. Aamber. the members of the supreme
~ md Of the senate and house being
' ~ Vice President Stevenson will ad-
Latter the oath of office to Mr.. Hobart
- iii at the stroke of IL declare the
..n,ts OF the Flfty-fourth congress ad-
:.1.rsd without delay. The new vice presi-
a. an extra session of the senate having
IN called, will then administer the oath
!. NJ newly elected senator's. The senate
", ,hen take a recess and the procession
nj move to the stand at the east pOrticc
!, ,ront Of the senate. President C!eve-
ia and President elect Mckinley lead
~ IN the stand the oath of office Will
= administered to President elect McKin-
= Nv Chief Justic Fuller. President Me
rhlsv will then make his inaugural I'D
IN
IN concludlng he will return to the
,,s.,aenis room In the senate wing of the
spjtol and from there he will be escorted
"A Inc White House by the inaugural par
N which will begin to move from the
apitol. II Is expected. at O'Clock. The
Mnde will move from the capitol by way
| 4 PENNSYLVANIA avenue west TO Washing
"a Circle, thence east through X street
i Vermont avenue. where the organiza-
| tns will b. reviewed by Grand Marshal
iNr and dismissed.
From stand in front of the White House
+ De- president will review the parade.
On the return to the White House.
vtth President Mckinley will reach ahead
he main body of the parade, luncheon
in be hastily served for him before he
ra to the reviewing stand. At this time
y and Mrs. Mckinley will take leave OF
n.predent ard Mrs Cleveland, who will
! L once leave the former probably going
| Inn The river on trip and the latter to
Princeton. N. ].
Al nlsht there Will be an illumination
I'd display of fire works on the Wash
brtm monument grounds, beginning at
Mhm.
Ne Inaugural ball will be held in the
! pnaon building, the doors being opened
tin m, and the ceremonies beginning
NsAm
N xdcial forecast OF the weather bu-
~ That the weather on inauguration
wMee clear and pleasant. with a mod
@ Mperature, leaving nothing to be
MIN that all important matter.
~ the best information 1t now appears
Gn1e will be about % 900 men in the
~ tomorrow. OF these about $4,000
~ military and 5000 civic organiza-
un Almost all of the latter are repub-
~ Mgue clubs. There will be only
W. tlsnt detachment organizations.
puns the day Mr.. Mckinley and Pres
NC! Cleveland exchanged calls Of courtesy,
N''ner paying his respects to the out
~ executive at the White House and
- n'sr returning 1t within an hour by
a.lR on hts successor at the Ebbitt house.
lle'e was, of course, a large number of
aaen at the Ebbitt house. but compare
way rev OF them saw the president elect
10 nyed himself as far as possible for the
y. cslofe him tomorrow. In the evening
y ulea with Mr.. John Hay. who will be
Tw ambassador to the court Of st.
~ ~, and then retired early.
m rresdent-elect Hobart spent most
us aay meeting his future senatorial
= na'es and tearing the rule and customs
W. eaate under the tutelage OF Vice
.r, ~mslt stevenson. The members OF the
e~ls cabinet were busted with clearing
y. 'sa' desks. Their designations are at
H. Achinley's service and most of them
~, w e2piained their duties to their sue
~ IVA, VINO are all hero for the inaugura-
~ ~. save Ex-Governor Long OF Massachu-
s an.ae canitol clerks worked away on ap-
ss w'Auoh bills. gradually reducing the
tn~s, s'eeiueht between the TWO
~ ue streets there were the usual
NM sno decorations and scenes incident
~, immediate m approach of great gala
krs,, me number OF people arriving,
kM,er, vas smaller than first estimated
~ very noticeable feature of tho i,-
s ras organlzations was The sma,,
A. aa, Of parade and music with which
hsa wsa their entry into the city.
I'll M, very general remark on the
Ne with lew -, OF them paraded up the ave-
srs,. w.. uaals playing, A noticeable ox-
NiA ma. 'he Blaine club of Cincinnati.
inru nr,ss a hne appearance in neat
w ns,.s o,'ns and high white hats as
,ssnus ,sas IN good style up the oroad
astruus hsns sOo strong. preceded by
tsesb, a a,n of his cabinet remoyed
" Me- ssS =. responsibility from the mind of
\ ia r,nl-eect as was soon indicated
srts souys A "a Of the rules that no
saa s,s. ue received of any person ad-
snrl arr, uhose having to do the in
asnst arrangements or seemed to ,als
he mat,
as promira consented to receive some
ineirg .'i.s persons, who had sought
ATuhIs si'h him ever since his arriyai
In n on The governor ~ -, ~ a.,a,"'
aOable figures In Ne n ,,r ., tie states
sss'saell Of ob,o 81 Vermont, Governor
ssasrshire, Gov loyernor Cheney of New
~ Goyerpor erh,or Lowndes OF Mary
a some me,cs uriggs Of New Jersey, all
Y. Wiser n Of their stats.
" II asricn Ino VIII be the next sacre-
sswho vii, h' called, as did MIR.