The herald., 1897-03-03

passed and 1ocked about when It stop
ped. No speeches were made, but at
Philadelphia the party went to the rear
platform of the train and were intro
duced one by one to the crowd in wait
ing. After leaving Philadelphia the
party sat down to bountlful luncheon
which was not completed when the train
reached Washington.
Engineer Alpaugh and Conductor
Grill, with engine At, drew the train to
Philadelphia and Engineer Schultz and
Conductor Petit brought 1t the rest OF
the way. General Passenger Agent
Balwin Of the Jersey Central accompa-
MED the party ard Superintendent Bent,
Of Philadelphia, and Spurrler of Balti-
more, together with number of Balti-
more and Ohio officials, Joined the train
at Philadelphia. Beside Mr.. Hobart.
his wife and son, the party was made up
of the following state officials Hon.
John w. Griggs, governor of New Jersey,
and Wife; General w. A. Stryker, Gen.
Richard A Donnelly, Jceeph Congdon,
Gen. Spencer, Gen. Edward p. Meany,
Judge Advocate General Col. William
Barbour, Col. Henry "A. Porter, Col.
Anthony r. Kuser, Col Nathan Raines,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert A. Wilcox of Pater-
son and Mr.. and Mrs. e F. Bell of Pater
son.
The Weep -president-elect and his wife
brought sixteen trunks with them.
When the party left the depot they
were driven at once to the Arlington
where apartments had been reserved
for them near thcee occupied by the
family OF Mark Hanna.
PREPARATIONS PROGRESSING
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The na-
tional capital today shelters the outgo-
ing and incoming presidents and vice
rgfdanfc and a tiopS ff,r
grand ceremony of making the change
OF administration go on with feverish
haste.
Major Mckinley ard Mr.. Hobart were
welcomed to their future home by one
of those glorious bright days which
Washington takes pride in when in the
mood. The entry of the two was made
with little ceremony and sratively
slight public demonstration. OF the
prospective new cabinet there are in the
city Messr. Sherman, Gage, Alger, Ga
ry and Wilson, besides McKenna, who is
expected tonight or tomorrow, and Il
possible cabinet officer in j. J. McCook
Of New York. who arrived during the
day. OF the governors there are already
here Governors Black of New York.
Tanner of Illinois. Grout of Vermont,
Lowndes of Maryland. Scofield of Wis
ccnsin, Hastings of Pennsylvania,
Griggs Of New Jersey and Bushnell of
Ohio.
Governors Drake of Iowa and Pingree
Of Michigan will be in Washington by
noon tomorrow. The picturesque chi
executive of the Wolverine state sent
word today the he was coming, and he
and his staff were assigned to the head
of the third brigade, second division,
&C ommanded by Gov. Grout Other arriv-
ais of note include Senator-e Fora
ker of Ohio, H. Clay Evans of Tennes-
see and A. e. Buck of Georgia
The arrival of Mr.. Mckinley and the
presence OF such large proportion -of
public men of influence, influence sufli-
cient to effect the forma ton of the new
cabinet, started flood of gossip con-
cerning the members of President Nc
kinley's official family. but through all
the fog of guess work and speculation
the fact shows clearly that the cabinet
is still uncompleted and for precisely
the same reason that it has been
known to be for about week, namely
that the president-elect desires to honor
New York with place and that man
has not been found acceptable at once
to the leaders in Empire state politics
and who will take the position which the
cabinet slate as arranged marks as his
berth Senator-elect Platt saw Mr.. Lc-
Kinley during the afternoon, but the
conference was indecisive.
The coming of SO many visitors of not .
also started the social activity of the
town and there were innumerable din
ners and receptions in the fashiona BILE
parts of the city in honor of inaugural
sojourners. Grand Marshal Porter kept
hard at work at his quarters arranging
for the big parade on Thursday.
A rough total of the number of the
regular and militia soldiers and sailors
who wilf be in line shows an aggregate
OF II, coo to 12.C00 The escort of Presi-
dent Mckinley will number about 5000
The civic organizations vary In
strength but are estimated at about b.,
900.
AS the day wore on the depots clogged
with the rush OF incomers and there was
constant succession of loaded trains
bearing individuals, military bodies and
clubs.
The most noteworthy of these arrivals
were the crack cavalry company of
Cleveland, which will form the personal
escort to the president, Troop A of the
Ohio National Guard.
At the Pennsylvania ard Baltimore
and Ohio stations 1t was estimated that
10000 had been brought to Washington