The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-22
INAUGURATION DAY WEATHER.
NOT SUCH AS TO MAKE THE EVENT
THE SUCCESS THAT 1T
MIGHT BE.
Notable Secrets Well Kept by the
White House COachman-
Capital City Gossip.

likely that the South will be very well
represented in the next inaugural pa
rade. AS matter of fact. the South
ern people have made but one display
on inaugural day, and that was in 1885,
when Cleveland was inaugurated-
the first Democratic president elected
since the civil war. On that occa
sion the Southern contingent attracted
the most attention, and FitZhugh Lee
was more enthusiastically applauded
than even the new president.
Nobody who was present will ever
forget the scene when Lee came along
riding a big black stallion at the head
of the Southern militia. He is a very
f1eshy man, but he sat on his fine horse
beautifully, and every motion Of the
prancing and mettlesome steed was
met by his rider in undulating grace
A roar of applause and cheering fol-
lowed him all along the line of march,
even in places on the avenue where
Cleveland and Hendricks had pre-
Viously passed in comparative silence.
GOV. Lee is a Warm-hearted man,
fond Of good fellowship and a born
soldier. 1t is a pity he does not intend
to ride in the procession this year
at the head of the Virginia militia.
He certainly would be as warmly well
coined as he was twelve years ago
and there is every reason why the
splendid scion Of proud family should
participate in the Inauguration of
president who was elected by the nom
rs Isfic fv~3o%
Democrats as we'll as Republicans
having voted for him.
In that parade Of 1885, there was a
very suggestive contrast between the
Southern and Northern troops. The
Southern men were given much more
to display and effect. They had gor-
geous and fanciful uniforms. They exc
cuted fancy movements on the march.
and illustrated in their appearance the
kind of fighting they did during the
war. the desperate charges, the wild
rebel YELL" the dash, verve and reck-
less gallantry OF the Southern soldiers.
They, however, did not carry an i'm
preston Of solidity, and the forceful
qualities Of endurance and patience
that are winning cards in a war.
Those came with the appearance of
the Pennsylvania militia Dressed in
the plain blue Of the United States
army, the Pennsylvania trooDs
marched by the reviewing stand in SOL
ID platoons for a whole hour. with
oVercoats, knapsacks, blankets and all
requirements, ready to go into camp,
INTO active service or into line Of bat
tie, prepared for an engagement with
any enemy. We shall see this magnifi-
cent body of infantry again on the
ensuing Attn of March. 1t is to be hOped
however, that when the PENNSYLVANIA
soldier boys are off duty here they will
De tr1t1e less frisky than thew have
peen on former inaugural occasions.
Some of them have dallied with the
demon OF the still, and have made de-
mons Of themselves; greatly to the re-
greet OF their officers and comrades
It is generally understood that Gen.
Horace Porter will be in charge of the
parade, assisted by Gen Nelson
Miles, commanding the army, and that
lnsureS strict precision in the move
ment Of all bodies, civil and military.
Gen Miles is a handsome man, Oe
military bearing, either on foot or on
Ino[sepack. He is a born soldier, and
looks like the hero that he is. Gen
Lee is handsome man on horseback
put ne IS no more graceful and at
lTactlVe III appearance than Gen. Miles.
by the way, when he was fighting In
dlans on the frontier Gen Miles used
TO wear buckskin suit, wide SOM
prero and regular frontier outfit, Hn
was recognized by Chief Joseph. Sill
ung Bull and all of the Indian lead
eIS' IoF ne invariably corraled and
Subdued them. Since the retirement
OF Lieut.. Gen. Scott, in 1861 all of our
army commanders have been graduates
OF West Point; but Gen. Miles never
went to the military academy. He
enlisted as a private soldier in Boston
IN 1861, and passed through all the
grades until he reached the chief com
mand OF the regular army of this re-
public.
President-elect Mckinley will proba-
bly, have two Of the handsomest horses
ever seen in Washington. The lata
Gen. Joseph T. Terrence, of Chicago
possessed as fine a stable Of horses as
was owned in the Windy CITY. IT was
the generals intention before his death
that two magnificent brown horses. thn
pest matched pair in his stables, should
be presented to Mr. MCKINLEY to ride
behind to the capitol on inauguration
day. The general left no written will
10 this effect, but it is said that his
daughter, Mrs. Magoun. who has COM
INTO possession Of the estate, will carry
out her fathers wish, and present
the horses to the PRESIDENT elect and
they will take their place in the Whit
mousse stables on the 4th Of March.
Poor old Albert Hawkins, He was
the proudest colored man in the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, For twenty wears
ne was the presidents coachrnan He
drove President Cleveland and Presi-
oent-elect Harrison to the capitol in the
inaugural parade Of March 4, 1889: but
during the Harrison administration he
was given a place in the pension Of
nee, and a younger man was given the
coachman's place. 1t almost broke the
Ga mans heart. On March 4, 1898.
Mrs. Cleveland honored the old man
py having him act as her coachman on
inauguration day, but he has remained
IN the pension office since that date.
He will never draw rein again for q
president or president-elect, although
MAJ. Mckinley knows him very we'll
On the Sunday afternoon preceding
the nomination Of Robertson to be col
lectOr of the port of New York. Albert
drove the White house team
all over the hills back of Georgetown.
having in an open barouche President
Garfield and Secretary Blaine On
UnaI occasion II was determined that
Conkling should be Inundated. Albert
heard the entire conversation, but he
has never opened his lips on the SUBJ
ject until this day. He Is probably
the only man living who could give the
complete inside history Of that cele-
brated case; but he will probably die
without saying a word.
The results, the most apparent re-
suits Of that action on the part of
{ q f11a.
of Garfield, the retirement of ConkIing
to private life the emhitterment of