The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-13

He is PRESIDENT
Mckinley Takes Oath Before
Vast ASSGmblagG.
IMPOSING SCENE AT CAPITOL
Thousands of Men Parade
Washington's Streets.
Inaugural Ball a Success OlneN
and Cleveland Fall Out Over
Cuban Affairs.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March A.
William Mckinley of Ohio, at twenty
seven minutes past l o'clock today
succeeded Grover Cleveland as Presi-
dent of the United States. when he was
sworn to preserve. protect and defend
the constitution. Before an assem-
blage of fellow-citizens as representa-
tive of American manhood and woman
hood as greeted and previous chief ma
gistrate, and as great in numbers as
the accommodations would permit,
the fourth son of the State of Ohio to
occupy the high office became the head
of nation of 7O,OOO,0O0 people
The day break bright, clear and
crisp. The memory of the last two
Inauguration days was sufficient to
cause worry to anybody, but this me-
mory soon faded away. The sun soon
came out bright and warm and dis
PEELED the slight chill of the atmos-
phere.
At the Ebbitt House, President-elect
Mckinley was preparing for the day.
At 10 o'clock Senator Sherman and
Senator Mitchell of Wisconsin, the
committee from the Senate of the Unit
ed States appointed to escort the Pre-
sident-elect to the White House, were
ushered into Major McKinley's apart
ments. The party drove at once 10
the White House where they were
joined by President Cleveland
hn of 1nY inl
party to the Capitol building was made
through a vast concourse of people,
and the appearance of the retiring and
the incoming Chief Executive was an
nounced by vociferous cheers. Mr.
Mckinley proceeded TO the Vice-Presi-
dents room accompanied by Senator
Sherman.
1t was eighteen minutes after noon
when President-elect Mckinley, with
Senator Sherman, walked to the Presi-
dents room and joined the retiring
President. Headed by the assistant
ergeant-at-arms, Senator'S Sherman
and Mitchell preceded and escorted Mr..
Cleveland and Mr. Mckinley to the
main entrance to the SeDeate. Fol
lowing them came the members of the
Cabinet, with the exceptions of Secre-
tary Olney.
The Senate chamber was already
crowded nearly to suffocatiOn. In the
diplomatic galleries were the families
and friends of members of the Govern
ment the families of the foreign am
bassadOrs and distinguished guests.
Mrs Mckinley occupied a seat in the
first row of the gallery on the left Of
the Vice-President's chair. She was
assisted down the aisle of the gallery
to her seat by Mr.. McKinley's private
secretary. Addison Porter, and o. J.
Bell chairman of the inaugural com
mittee. A step or two behind Mrs.
Mckinley was McKinley's mother,
Nancy Allison Mckinley. bright
faced old lady in the eighties. EX-
Queen Lii was the copper-cOlOred cen
ter of attraction. Little Julius Palmer
of Boston sat on one side of her and
a chOcolate-colOred individual sat on
the other. there being ample room for
moro. They were seated three rows
back of Nine. Yang Yu. the wife Of
the Chinese Minister Hundred who
could not get seats crowded against the
walls and blocked the dOOrways.
Speaker Reed and the members of
the House of Representatives were
seated in the right hand section of the
hall The vast assenblage arose as
the Presidential party entered. The
arrangement was as follows:
President Cleveland and President
elect Mckinley. in the two chairs in
front of the Vice-President, facing tn
left.
To the right, the four ambassadors
from Great Britain. France. Germany
and Italy-Sir Julian Pauncefote, n
Paternotre. Baron Won Thielman and
Baron Fava.
The semi-circular row of chairs fac
ing the Vice-President was occupied,
the left-hand section by the members
of the President Cleveland Cabinet and
his private secretary: General Miles
and Rear-Admiral Brown. in full uni
form: the right-hand section by the
Chief Justice and justices of the Su-
preme Court of the United States; the
Marshal of the District. Mr.. Wilson.
and General Porter, marshal of the
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