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tramp .. 1.zrT o-ollla.s O. ia,s1rry. s1i .ae
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csp.'9. 5ezzl Il s11t1=y ~.5g--a5.ss car
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iep4tac % esh1:t hin 70 TIE scene o. ais future
duties. -asn "a a long stream Il carriages
ca1s the distinguished greats Tie Presidents
p@rs9lal sscn-r Ess irooy \ o. Cleveland, D.,
u cevsiry1@a z1l1,ef q cos!-bisck chargers.
sn4 I'll. n1rs Interesting sietacanert Of yriz-
1.ei 7efeiaas rom The Trea,y-thtrd OnIo
Volunteers. Maj MeKlnIey's Old regiment
Commander Of the Army and Navy.
Gen NalB0l Miles. Commanding the tinted
s;aies army, sad B~saf-Ad.1.rzl George Brown,
ranking o-icer o. the navy. n .1il Uniform, iChe
Immediately after the presidential party.
The SCENT brigade o: the frs; division con
sisted o; tas sgyerbiy-d.!llaI and handsomely
equippod national guard o, the Distrlc, d
Columbia, a more oriI!iantani Inspiring scene
thar This part 0: The pageant presented could
hardly be pictured.
The second division d the parade, which by a
change In the arrangements, did not fall into
Iiae until the return from the capitol, was not
secondary % the first In public interest, except
tia, it!acked q prcsident-to-be and PRESIDENT
tnat-had-heen. In lieu thereof ~ presented
TO the admi5ing plaGd!ts O, tho crowd
the governors, O. ten states, each es-
corted By a Rorgcously-uniformed ,stan
and detachments from the national guards
81 their states. NJ the head Of the division, a
Att!ng honor to the state from which the presl-
dent vas chosen, rode Gov. Asa s. Bushnell Of
Ohio, as marshal. Then followed Gov. tovndes
Of Maryland, Gov, Black Of New York, Gov.
Grout u Vermont, Coy. Tanner Of Illinois. Gov.
Drake d Iowa, and Coz. schoheld Of Wiscon-
sin. Each Of these dignitaries was accompanied
By numerous aides, and most Of them by reg!-
ments or companies Of their state national
guard. In this latter manner the states o, Con-
n%ect!cut, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Caro-
Ina, Rhode Island, Texas. and Minnesota, were
also veil represented.
Monotonous FtstHru K1si19.
From a spectacular point Of view the parade
was distinctivel7 benefited by the absence Of
some features which we're conspicuous in the
corresponding parade, Of previous inaugura-
TONS The Pennsylvania militia, 300 strong.
who marched 70 the capitol with Cleveland,
efch Company 30 exactly the one that went be-
fore, that the monotouy tired the eye, and all
affixed IN the serviceable, but dull
ana sombcrlooGiug regulation blue.
were not ordered 70 Washington. Tammany's
1900 braves, in black coats and tall silk hats.
who came over from New York to sec Cleveland
installed, had no interest in Mckinley and
stayed at home This vas not T~ammany's
year,
Grizzled Veterans of the Grand Army.
At the head Of the third and last division Of
the military parade rode one-armed Gen. o. O,
Howard, and after him marched the grizzled
veterans Of the g. A. r., many Of whom had
served under him 81 Gettysburg and Chatta-
noOga,
In the meantime the houses OF congress were
making preparations for their part in the cere-
monies. The house Of representatives, headed
by Speaker Reed, proceeded in o body TO the
senate chamber, where,scats had been assigned
to them. Vice-President Adlai L. Stevenson
presided over the Joint assembly, bn,
simply TIL the house should arrive
when he would step down to make way fol
his successor. The eight justices Of the supreme
court Of the United States, robed In silk gowns
but wearing no wigs, occupied q front row Of
chairs to the right Of the presiding officer. Be
hind them in their order OF precedence entered
the diplomatic corps, oil Of whom, except the
representatives Of tho Swiss and South ant
Central American republics. were resplendent
In official uniform and adorned with the IN.
signia Of decorations conferred. Sir Juliar
Pauncefote, the British ambassador tool
precedence; he was followed by tn,
French and German ambassadors; the Mexi
can ind Austrian ministers, and, wildly con
spicuo1s In there quaint silkcn dresses, tn,
members Of the Chinese legation came next
They were the only orientais who wore thei
national costumes.
In the enate Chamber.