Evening star., 1897-03-04
HE SLEPT SOUNDLY
Mr.. McKinley's Night Before Inau-
guration.
LIVELY SCENES At HIS HOTEL
The Start for the White House
This Morning.
MANY CONGRA TULATIONS
Y SCENES At HIS HOTEL
MANY CONGRAT ULATIONS

President-elect Mckinley retired i'm
mediately on his return from Col. John
| Hays dinner at 1890 last night and en-
joyed eight hours of rest. At 6:;O this
morning he awoke and found the air in his
room somewhat nippng, he having suffered
| the CRATE fire in his bed room TO go out last
| night on account of the balniness of the
| air. He rang for a porter, and in a few
| minutes there was a bright fire blazing in
the CRATE.
The President-eect was up and dressed
| long before any of the members of his
party had thought of preparing for the
| pleasures of the day. He had two very
comfortable hours in which to dictate some
| letters that had probably been held in abey-
ance for some time. and I'm this work The
assistance of Mr.. ]. Addison Porter, who
| presented himself at Mr.. McEinley's door
at I o'clock was probably of some value
| Mr. Mckinley found. when he had dressed
and advanced somewhat reluctantly to his
| overloaded desk, that there was a litter of
| several hundreds of kilograms awaiting his
| inspection. Most of these dispatches were
| from personal friends. congratulating the
President-elect upon his accession to office,
| but there were several cables of some i'm
! portance.
..Do Yourself Proud.''
one OF them was from a close personal
friend of Mr.. Mckinley, who now resides
| in Paris. 1t read
! In Paris the colony members are ceIe
/ brating your inauguration with flags, din
| ners and other festivities. We look to you
| 10 do yourself proud in your message"
| The two Pinkerton detectives, Gardner
| and Dougherty, who have been with the
| President-elect ever since he left Canton,
| reported to Mr.. Mckinley while he was
engaged with his correspondence. He gave
each of them hearty handshake and
| praised them for their clever work yester-
| day in relieving him from the attacks of
| bcres and cranks.
At o'clock DIR. Phillips Mr. McKinley's
| physician, was admitted to the President
| elects room. DR.. Phillips is a typical med
| ical man and of somewhat crusty tempera-
ment. He strongly reproached Mr.. McKin-
| ley for having eaten some salmon salad
| at the Hay dinner last night. and gave a
| really beautiful exhibition of a professional
| man bullyraggtng a gentleman whom fate
| and the suffrages of the American people
mad chosen to the presidency Mr.. Mckin-
| ley displayed the greatest humility during
| l)r. philips TRADE, and concluded the IN
| terview by promising that he would never
| do II again.
He. Too. Praised the Weather.
Chairman Bell of the inaugural commit
tee. was the Presdent-elect's next guest
Mr.. Bell" said MIR. Mckinley to the
chairman when he presented himself Il
must congratulate you upon your weather
II is the most beautiful day 1 remember in
| Washington"
| Chairman Hahn of the Ohio national state
| committee was the President-elect's next
| guest.
The Cleveland Troop began to assemble
| around the Ebbitt House shortly before .
| o clock. They presented rather nobl.
| spectacle. Their horses Were all black. and
| their riders seemed entirely capable of TAX
| ing care of them.
| Senator Mitchell of Oregon of the Senate
| committee in charge of the inauguration
| made his appearance promptly at 10 o C ock
| and was closeted with the President-eleci
| for seven minutes.
Promptly at 1910 Mr.. Mckinley leaning
| somewhat heavily upon the arm of Senator
| John Sherman emerged from his room. Mr..
! Bell locked arms with Mr.. Porter. the Pres
| ident-elects private secretary. and fol-
| lowed.
Leaving the EhbftL House.
| Arriving at the elevator Senator Sherman
| touched the button.
| Il think l shall walk down. said the
| President-elect- So, walking on the arm OF
Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Mckinley descended the
| stairs. Meantime the main corridor was
packed with the representatives of all the
| national guards of the states. which have
| sent their most conspicuously handsome
men to Washington.
| AS Mr.. Mckinley appeared a great shout
| sion was trifle marie ed by the appearance
| at the foot of the stairs of a well-dressed
| crank, who requested Mr.. Mckinley to
| iEdorse very peculiar card which he had
| in his possession, representing one of the
| trees which grew. supposed to
| have grown, at Mt. Olivet. Mr.. Mckinley
| raised his hat to the man. who was imme-
diately thrust back from the throng by
| Detective Dougherty.
| Passing through the throng with many
| bow Mr.. Mckinley stepped into the car
| riage, accompanied by Senator Sherman
| removing his silk hat many times in re-
sponse to the plaudits of the crowd. Into
the same carriage followed Mr.. Porter
and Chairman Bell.
4 Sign of Good Times.
AS Mr. Bell stepped into the carriage he
dropped his elaborate badge, a negro news
boy picked it up and presented 1t to him,
Mr.. Bell gave the boy half dollar.
THE good times are arriving very soon"
said a republican standing by.
Mrs. Mckinley, the Presidents mother
stood bareheaded at the 14th street en-
trance, and watched her sons departure
| for the Executive Mansion. While she thus
| stood. her son Abner approached her and
! said:
We'll. mother, this is better than
| bishopric"
| AS Mr.. Mckinleys carriage departed an
immense cheer went up. The Maryland
Zouaves came TO a present arms, and as
| nue. the ring of their guns upon the pave
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