The evening times., 1897-03-04
MR. 'K|NLEY lAAUGURATED
continued from First Page.

Tor the new president Win Oentfdi VII
son was Secretary OF the Intenu Francis.
Burcbard and Scott Hayes, sons OF the
late President Hayes, with the formers
wife. were among the callers and were
taken upstairs, but did not see the Presi-
dent
The last of the Cabinet ministers to arrive
was Secretary Carlisle, and just as be
entered the doors one OF the nshers began
winding the clock for the last time under
Mr. Cleveland's administration.
Mrs. Lamont and ber two daughters
walked from their home and went im-
mediately to Mrs. Clevclands apart
ments They also went into the Presi-
dents office and said good-by. Mrs
Lamont seemed very much affect ed ms
she took her departure, and tears weiled
up ia her eyes.
Secretary OF Agriculture Morton walked
upstairs with more than usual activity.
He bowed To everyone and said he was
glad the day was pleasant, and that he
WAS more than pleased that his official
duties were almost at an end.
Secretaries Lamont and Herbert were
very active in all pats OF the Official por-
to OF the house. They were, in a measure,
assisting Private Secretary Thurber in
getting the bills before the President as
they came from the Capitol.
About TO- 80 O'Clock a Postal telegraph
messenger 10y came upstairs with mes
sage, and asked MT. Piuden if Mr.. Cleve-
land lived there. He was Informed that
hedid, hut would move in few hours. Be
fore IL O'Clock all OF the Cabinet ladies
had called upon Mrs. Cleveland, and
said their poodhveS.
Itwas 10 20 o clock when the committee
appointed by the Senate, consisting OF
Senators Sherman and Mitchell, OF Wis
consin. arrived at the White House. accom-
panving the President-clect. The party
arrived in Senator Sherman's carriage.
Gen John NJ Wilson received them at the
entrance. and showed them TO the blue
parlor.
It was about thirty minutes thereafter
before President Cleveland came down
stairs to meet the President-elect. He
had no sooner reached the blue parlor than
the party went immediately TO the Presi-
dents carriage. which was in waiting at
the entrance To this was attached four
horses. the leaders dark bays and the wheel
horses sorrels.
The PreSideUt-elect walked upon the
right OF the President. got into the carriage
first. and MFR. Mckinley sat on the left of
the President. Four stalwart detectives
walked on either side OF the carriage until
At almost reached the gate, when they got
into a carriage and rode Immediately after
the Presidents carriage.
The President was AT his desk signing
bills until five minutes to 10 O'Clock,
when he went down stairs to 20 with the
his signature was the District of Columbia
appropriation Till
The sundry civil hilI, general deficiency,
Indian, and agricultural bills all failed
D. get the Presidents signal c.
Troop A, Of the Ohio National Guard,
acted as escort to the President-clect
from the White House TO the Capitol
The driver who drove the carriage was
Sam Beck EFT, cOlored driver, who drove
Mr.. Cleveland four years ago.
.TheooIored policeman, West, who always
rides in front OF the Presdent-elect to
the Capitol, was again on hand today as
usual.
The CIeVela nd Cabinet rode in carriages, as
follows: Carlisle, Lamont and Harmon in
the first carriage; Herbert and Wilson in
the second, and Francis and Morton in the
third
MIR. OIney was not present tits said that
he did not go to the White House today
because OF the Lee incident, when the Presi-
dent would not allow the Secretary Of
State TO recall the consul general at Ha-
vaDa.
As the President, President-elect, and
Senate committee were seated in the car
riage. waiting the movement OF the driver,
Mrs. Cleveland appeared at window on
the floor above overlooking the entrance.
The President saw her and bowed,
raising his hat very high
AS the carriage started he repeated il,
and at the same time the President bowed
10 his wife, and raised his great broad silk
hat. the last time perhaps he will salUte her
as President. During the half-hour wait
in the Blue Parlor by the President
eject and the committee Mrs. Cleveland de
scended from upstairs and greeted MI Nc
Kinley and Senators Sherman and Mitchell
when President Cleveland went INTO
the Blue Room the President-elect and
the committee apologized for their early
arrival, SAYING they were not in any haste
TO take Uhe President's job away from
him. Mr Cleveland had rot expected the
President elect until about JO:45, when
in fact they had arrived almost an hour
before that.
When the President and President-elect
walked from the Blue Room TO the car
riage the face OF each man was fairly
peaming with smiles They talked in a
secular manner and each laughed heartily.
This was also done when they got into
the carriage. and at one time Mr.. Cleve-
!, aal.a n 10 rn
The President-elect was dressed in a
new suit of black from hat TO shoes, with
the exception of gloves. which were dark
brown. The felt band Of his new silk
hat was about as wide as a column Of
The Times Mr.. Cleveland was likewise
pressedin black, but wore no gloves
The police arrangements at the White
House grounds were superb. No one wasal-
lowed in the grounds except those who had
business there, the result being there We're
not mere than loo people in the grounds at
the time OF the arrival OF the President elect
ana the departure Of the party for the
Capitol.
At 80 the committee from the House
OF Representatives, consisting OF Messrs.
palzen. Grosvenor and Sayres, went TO
the White House to inform the President
the House was now ready To adjourn. They
were very much shocked when party OF
reporbers informed them that the Presi-
dent had left the house over one-har hour
before.
They were likewise sstonished when in
formed that four appropriation bills had
NOT been signed. Without stopping TO in
ouire in an official manner, hut took the
information given them by the reporters,
and returned to their carriage and was