Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-03
M'KINLEY ON HAND
Presidential and Wife Arrive Safely at
National Capital.
WASHINGTON REACHED ON SCHEDULE TIME
Crowds Of People Cheer the Presidential
Train Along the Route.
MAJOR IS ENJOYING EXCELLENT HEALTH
Conducted by the Reception Committee to
Quarters at Ebbitt House.
FEW VISITORS ADMITTED TO SEE HIN
Mrs. Mckinley is In Good Health anu
Enjoys the Trip-Nice Press
ident Hobart Arrives In
Washington.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The national
capital tonight shelters the outgoing ana IN
coming presidents and vice presidents ana
preparations for the grand ceremony marx
ing the change of administration go on Will
feyerish haste and hustle.
Major Mckinley and Mr.. Hobart were
welcomed to their future home by one OF
those glorious bright days which Washing
ton takes pride in when in the mood. IDe
entry of the two was made with little cere-
mony and comparatively slight public
demonstration.
of the prospective new cabinet there are
In the city Nossrs. Sherman. Gage, Alger'
Gary and Wilson, besides McKenna, VINO Is
expected tonight or tomorrow, and a pcs
slhle cabinet officer in j. j. McCook OF New
York, who arrived during today.
OF the governors of states, there are al
ready here Governors Black of New YORK,
Tanner Of Illinois, G,out OF rmoh
Lowndes OF Maryland, Scofeld of Wiscon-
sin. Hastings of Pennsylvania, Griggs OF
New Jersey and Bushnell of OHIO. GOV
ernors Drake of Iowa and Pingree OF Mlchl-
gan will be in Washington by noon tomor.
row. The picturesque chief executive Vi
the Wolverine state sent WORD TO-DAY tnat
he was coming, and he and ms stan were
psoigned to the head of the third brigade,
second division. commanded by Governor
Grout. Other arrivals of note include Seha-
tors-elect Foraker of Ohio, Evans OF Tenn
essee and e. A. Buck OF Georgia Inc ar
rival of the presidept-elect and the presehce
of such a large proportion OF puDhc men
OF influence sufficient to effect the lorna
tiop of the new cabinet started a noou Oh
gossip concerning the members OF President
McKinley's official family, but through an
the speculation the fact shows clearly ttau
the cabinet is still uncompleted, and tor
preeisely the same reason that 1t mas peen
known to be for about a week, namely, that
the president-elect desires to honor new
York with a place, and that a man mas not
been found acceptable at once to the leaders
In t,mnire state politics, and who will take
the %nosition which the cabinet slate, as
arranged marks as his berth. Senator-elect
PIatt saw Mr.. Mckinley during the AFTER
neon. but the conference was 1nuecislVe'
One interesting suggestion arising from
tbe cabinet gossip was an intimation that the
senate might adjourn over Thursday, unt'i
the GLOWING week. the significance . u the
animation ley in the fact that there mad beeh
canyaesed the possibility that Mckinney :
cabinet would not be ready for announcement
on Friday, and that, therefore, no occasion
would arise for a session to confirm the sue,
cessors OF the present cabinet. inquiry a.
the senate on the matter OF adjournment was
answered by the statement that IL "ouiu w
as Mr.. Mckinley might wish.
The incoming of so many visitors OF hot'
also started the social activities OF the town
and there were innumerable dinners ana re
centions in the fashionable parts OF the city
in honor of the inaugural sojourners.
PARADE PREPARATIONS.
Grand Marshal Porter kept hard at worl
st his quarters, arranging for the big parade
on Thursday. A rough total or the numDe
of the regular and militia soldiers and sailor
who will be in line shows an aggregate o
- non tn 10 00O The escort OF DreSlQen
Mckinley will number about 5000. The civil
organizations vary greatly in strength, bu
are estimated at about l2,OOO.
Supplemental orders issued by General FOR
ter TODAY announced that Captain James II
Sands of the Columbia will command the bat
TALON of 900 United States seamen, wn
will represent the navy in the parade.
The occupants OF the reviewing stand an
vicinity doubtless will rejoice in the orde
that Hail to the Chief" shall not be pei
formed, except by the band at the head of tn
column Several hundred bands, 1t may b
stated. will be in line, and Will play alter
nately.
AS the day wore on, the depots were clogge
with the rush OF incomers and there was
constant succession of loaded trains pearln
individuals, military bodies and clubs. IN
most noteworthy of these arrivals was III
crack cavalry company Of Cleveland, whic
will form the personal escort to the presiden
troop A of the Ohio National guard. III
first military organization that reached hei
over the BaltllnOre AZ Onlo, CANT oH u speCl
train Just ahead Of the Hobart special, al
It bore the Newport, r. l., artillery compan
l07 men. With the military were Garret
bugle corps OF Boston, and the Cambrldt
Manual Training School band. At the Pen
sylyania and Baltimore a. Ohio stations,
was estimated that 30 900 people had be-
brought to Washington, and the officials 81
their bookings were larger than on al
former occs sion.
A national salute OF twenty-one guns W
la nrpd when President Cleveland lea YES Al
white house in company with Mr.. McKinlt
for the capitol, and another salute OF twent
one guns will announce that they have enter
tae capitol, One gun VIII he fired when NJ
Mckinley takes the oath of office, and a n
floral salute of twenty-one guns at the co
clusion of the inaugural, when President NJ
Kinley and Mr.. Cleveland begin their retu
march to the white house, and the sar
number of guns when the tour is ma
and President Mckinley enters the VIII
house or the reviewing stand.
Locally. the all-important question now
the weather. The indications favor Shove
weather. and possibly rain Just before
after the Inauguration day, with a prosp'
that the day itself may escape. and, inde'
that showers may be either light or fore
In another direction.
DIMES WITH II CLEVELANDS.
President and Mrs, Cleveland tonight {
t~ertained at dinner President-elect McKinl
This invitation which, while not a novel
is not always usual to a change OF admin
%tration. The invitation was extended throu
Secretary Porter several days ago, but
10 a late hour this afternoon 1t was doubt
whether or not It could be carried out, owl
10 the indisposltion Of President Clevelal
Word came to Mr.. Porter, however, abe
8 O'Clock that the president had so FAR
covered from HIS rheumatic attack as
he able TO carry ont the engagement, VIII
was returned in pressing form. Thereto
a handsome brougham stood at the doorM
of the Ebbitt house at about Z O'Clock tonig
The president-elect emerged from the no
at 7:20 aud was greeted with applause by
crowd which formed on either side Of
sidewalk. He took his seat IN company "
Secretary Porter and was driven in a I
minutes TO the white house. i, was
peeted that Mrs. Mckinley would accomp'
her husband to the dinner. but owing to
exhaustion that followed TIE exciting eve
Of the journey from Canton and the day
Washington she was unable to do so.
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