Evening star., 1897-03-01
CROWDS IN THE CITY
The Advance Guard of the Inaugural
ton Army Reaches Washington.
TEE CELEBRATION ARRANGEMENTS
Participation of the Grand Army Of
the Republic Assured.
GENERAL NEWS OF THE DAY

GEN ERAL NEWS OF THE DAY
The advance guard Of the Inauguration
army has come down upon the capital
city and the hotels and boarding houses
are filling up with strangers from every
section OF the country. There Is much
satisfaction and admiration expressed at
the appearance of the city and crowds
walk the streets and avenues examining
the private and public decorations already
in place and watching the busy workmen
who are everywhere adding to the adorn-
ment. There is a deep and general wish
for fine weather, and if this desire is graf
flied nothing will remain necessary to
make the Inauguration of Mckinley the
most successful on record
The arrangements for the reception of
President-elect Mckinley and Vice Presi-
dent-elect Hobart, who will arrive in Wash
ington tomorrow, have been completed, as
well as those for their entertainment while
in Washington.
The southwest corner of the Ebbitt
House, on the third floor, has been prac-
tically all reserved for the Mckinley party
The side halls leading to this part of the
house have been boarded up, and the en-
trance to the main corridor will be con-
stantly guarded in order to prevent in
trusion on the part of those who have no
real business in that part of the house.
A special dining hall has been set aside
for the presidential party. 1t is the small
banquet hall in the rear of the main din
ing room, capable of comfortably accom-
modatinS about seventy-five people.
The police arrangements are perfect. In
addition to the regular and special police
men of the metropolitan force, there will
he a detail of detectives from the central
offices in the big eastern and western cities
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who will act under Inspector Hollnberger's s
orders. The Baltimore and Ohio and Penn
sylvania railroad companies have also sent
their best detectives for duty here under
their respe ctive chiefs.
The presence of a large number of what
are known as sure thing men, who are
poker sharLs. shell game players and con-
tidence men generally, hes been noticeable
here since last week and are under close
surveillance. If they attempt to operate te
they will be quickly apprehended. Stran-
gers are warned about making acquant-
ances too freely about the hotels and pub
lie places.
Inaugural headquarters today was the
converging point for scores of visitors,
both from the city and abroad and the
committees on public comfort. military or
ganzations and civic organizations We're
simply buried in work. AS usual the forces
were equal to tie demands upon them
and none of the callers were sent away
unsa tisfed
Fhe Honest Money Democratic League
of Baltimore which includes several clubs
will have 80. men in line under command
of Chief Marshal w. o. Breckenbaugh The
men will wear black clothes black derby
hats and carry flag canes. They will march
behind 6 fine band and be subsisted at
Emerchs Hotel, opposite the Baltimore
ard Ohio depot.
The Fireworks Display.
The program for the grand aerial dis
play of fireworks on Inauguration night
at the foot of the Washington monument
has been completed by Mr.. C. H. Roster
of New York. 1t is as follows:
l. Salute of 100 aerial guns
.. Illumination of the grounds, monu-
ment. etc, with 300 colored fires. red, white
and blue.
3. Display of 100 six and eight-pound
Congreve rockets, fired from three posi-
tions.
4. Display of fifty twenty-four-inch
bombs. Manhattan Beach tints
.. Ascent of 100 touroillions, or fiery
whirlwinds.
6. Flight of 100 fifteen-inch bombs: gold
en- cloud, studded with jewels, fired by
electricity.
l. Display Of twenty-five Pains man.
moth eight-pound rockets, with hanging
chains of iridescent fire.
y. SalvOS of 800 Sauci.son mireS
y. Display OF twenty thirty-inch bombs;
all the latest novelties and effects.
10. Flight of fifty six-pound rockets;
aerial search light.
IL. Display twenty-five mammoth rockets
gold and silver threads.
= II. Display of ten Pains mammoth thir-
ty-siX-inch bombs.
13. Old Glory mile high Immense
pyrotechnic United States flag unfurJed in
the worlds fair. Chicago; Manhattan
Beach, and on the occasion of the water
parade, New York, October. 1896.
IA. Flight Of fifty flfteen-inch shells, pea
cocks nl,lmPS fyl
10. Ascent twenty-five six-pound rockets
national stresmers.
IS. Battery 1000 silver snakes.
IL. Flight fifty thirteen-and-one-hal
bombs. Torrents of Illuminated gold
Is. Ascent of twenty-five siX-pound rock
cts Pain's worlds fair specialties).
IS. Battery of twenty cracker mines.
20. Magical illumination Of the Capitol
with 1,O0O pounds of composition.
IL Flight of twenty twenty-four-inch
bombs, changing stars.
-, Twenty large batteries, Pains chro-
q. Flight twenty eight-pcund Pains
sextuple rockets.
q. Display ten Pains quadrrple bombs,
opening red. changing to white, thence to
blue, and finishing with hanging chains
QS97 novelty.
25. Twenty six-pound rockets. Liquid fire.
26. Flight of 100 -half-inch
bombs. fThe rainbow. Fired by electri-
city.
q. One electric SHE'LL lighting up the
whole of the city new compound).
d. Final flight of 5000 large colored
rockets. forming the inaugural bouquet
%. Grand freu de joie
30. After the display it Is proposed to IL
illuminate PENNSYLVANIA avenue with varie-
gated colored fire.
Grand Army Participation.
Department Commander Thomas s. Hop
kins of the Department Of the Potomac, G.
A. R.. issued today the following general
orders:
/. This department will participate in the
inaugural parade on the 4th instant, and
will constitute the first brigade Of the third
division of the military grand division.
.. 1t will assemble at 1880 o'clock pm
on street southeast: head of column ON
LIST street east, at which place the line will
be formed, and must be prepared to move
at Las O'Clock pm.
3. Post commanders are urged to take the
necessary steps to call out the full strength
of their posts. and il is, important that the
comrades report to them promptly in ac-
cordance with the requirements Of para
graph of this order.
A hall has been secured near the point Of
rendezvous for the convenience OF COM
rades who will participate In the parade.
4. The department commander considers
1t of sufficient importance to again call the