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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05
THE DAY

Washington, March I-Thc capital
oily never looked upon sucn perfect
parade as that which escorted prcsi-
dent Mckinley from the capitol to the
White House and then passed In re.
view under his eye The feature ot
the splendid pageant was the perfect
balance between its contrasting parts
and the high order of skill that was
shown in the handling Of 10000 or more
men In line
Upon his return from the capitol.
where he took lunch. Presiden, Mc<in.
ley reviewed the parade from the stand
erected on the avenue in front OF the
White House grounds. when ne stepped
into the stand TO review the monster
parade he was received with tumultu-
GUS cheers from the tens OF thousands
of his fellow citizens who crowded the
streets and acres OF reviewing stands
in that vicinity His wife and mother
and their party had proceeded him by
half an hour or more, He was accom-
panied by President Hobart and
both At once took their places, Just as
the platoon OF mounted police which
rode In advance Of the parade came into
view a block away. The taiigues Of the
day bore heavily upon the presidents
aged mother and wife. and they left
the stand early, returning 10 the white
House for II little rest.
For three hours or more Mr.. Mckinley
and Mr.. Hobart stood on the stand
returning the salutations OF the passing
multitude, The only enthusiastic dem
onstratIon seen from the presidents
stand occurred as the last OF the pa
rade passed AT that moment the
thousands Of people who haa lined the
streets rushed into the middle OF the
street and surged around the president.
and gesticulating likemad. The
president and vice-president waited for
a moment and then hastily left the
stand and returned to the White House.
The center of interest in the decora-
lions Of the city is Pennsylvania avenue
stretching for an unbroken sheet of
asphalt $50 feet broad and mile long,
from the capitol to the foot Of the
treasury, and thence. after the short
break at Fifteenth street for an
nther mile and half past the north
front OF the treasury, past the White
House and the state, war and navy
departments to Washington Heights
There the inaugural procession turned
IN It's backward march past the review
Ing stand Of the grand marshal on X
street.
The great trough OF buildings from
the capitol to the treasury is a wealth
Of bunting There are flags of all
nations waving from the windows or
from all the available flag STATS,
The stores and office buildings east
ward OF Seventh street are decorated
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05

ed that the road viii be completed
through 10 Wasco In Sherman county
this fan In time 70 handle the wheat
crop. AZ the route has been surveyed.
this can easily be accomplished.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05
ENGLAND APPROVES.

London. March 4.-The financial clau-
ses of President McKinley's inaugural
address have been received in business
circles here with every expression of
satisfaction.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05
GREECE WILL FIGHT.

Athens March 4.-The reply of Greece
to the note of the powers will be mega
tive The government has decided on
a general mobilization of the Greek
forces.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05
FOR ARBITRATION

Denver, March 4.-The legislature in
joint session today unanimously adopt
ed the report of the committee on the
Investigation Of the Leadville strike,
which recommended arbitration.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05
FIRST DIVISION.

General Merritt L. s. A.. marshal:
Col. J. +, Baboock, adjutant general;
aides. First Lieut. L. y. Strothers. L,
:. A.. II, G. Hale. T.. $ A. T Ben,le
Mott. L S.A
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05

Wait for the "Huseby," the best
bicycle on earth for the least money.
$40 and $50. F. L. Parker. agent.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05
ORDER on PROcEssIoN

The division constituting the presi-
dent elects cr'curt TO the capitol was
composed OF the brigade OF the United
States forces and the brigade Of the
District of Columbia National Guard.
the whole amounting 10 about 5000
men. They moved In the following or
dor:
Platoon Of 30 mounted police. gov
crnor's band of 10 pieces Grand Mar
sha General Horace Porter, stan A.
Noel Blakeman. chief OF staff Colonel
H. +. corbln. L $. A Adjutant Cen
cral. Captain J A. Johnston. t. $. A. ,
chief u aides Mounted aides and spe-
clal aides 900
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05
THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
Mckinley Made President in Simple but Impressive Man
ner In the Presence Of the Thousands Who
Gathered at the Capital City,
RETIRING DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS ASSISTED
Memorable In the History the United
Great Parade Which Many States Were RepresenedSpca
Session OF the New Senate Cleveland Leaves the City

m0fc aith bunting and banners than
with print muslin and cambric. The
residence portion Of the city is also
Handsomely decorated Each nouse hae
adopted I,s own style Flags. ban
ncrs and inscriptions predomiuaie.
They wclcom" the incoming ad-
mlnlstrHton. naming Mckinley and Ho-
bart personally. as the "people's''
choice" and the advance agents OF
prosperity"
An interesting feature Of the inaugu-
raj parade was that among the special
mounted aides there were Ave sons Of
cX-presidents Of the United States They
were II :. Grant. ". II Hayes. II.
A Garfield. c A Arthur ana Russell
y Harrison. The banner of oregon
was carr1ed by Captain Pricht. the
only representative Of that state In
line
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05
FIRST BRIGADE.

United States forces. Col John : Po'
land. L. 5. A.. commanding. stan, Firs;
l.lcuts. Robert W. Dowdcy. L, 5 A..
and VIM. c. Wren T. :. \ Battalion
Of engineers. Z. :. A.. 500 men. Major
John c. Wright. L. 5. a. command
ing stan. First Lleuts. VIM. Craighill
f.. Van Lucas. l7th L. :. A. Infantry
500 men. Major F. f. Tracey, u. S. A..
commanding. stan regiment, L 5, ar
tHlery. 400 men. Col. $. l.. Guenther, L
$. A.. commanding stan, regiment T.
$. marines. l5O men. Lieut.. Col. Higbee,
Il. $. A., commanding. First battalion,
Major r. L. Meade commanding. Sec
ond battalion, Major c. + Williams,
commanding Third battalion, Capt f.
m. Robinson. commanding. Battalion
L. :. syumen. 500 men. Capt. James
Sands. T.. $. y. commanding. stan, bat
TALON Of light artillery, l6o men. Major
James Lancaster. L. $. 4, command
Ing, Light battery r.. First Artillery,
capt Allyn CaprNn, commanding. Llshl
battery u, Fifth Artillery, Capt. Frank
Thorpe Regiment of L. s. cavalry,
500 men. Col $, 5. summer L. 5, A.
commanding Stan. First Lieut., George
H. Sands. Robert L. Howse. L. s. A.
Troop \, Cleveland, with 100 men. Capt.
Russell Burdick. personal escort to the
president-elect The president and pres
ident-elect. Detachment Of veterans or
the Esd Ohio volunteers. The vice
president-clect and the senate commit
tee of arrangements, Messrs. Sherman,
Ohio. Elkns. West Virginia, and Nit
chell. Oregon, Members Of the cab
met. Major General Miles commanding
the army. The senior admiral Of the
vtat
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05

School Battalion. Major c. r. Wormley.
commanding. Lieut.. VIM .. Davis. al
jutant
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-05
SECOND BRIGADE.

/ The District of Columbia National
Guard, Col. Cecil Clay, commanding,
1900 men. Lieut., Col. Theodore Mosher,
adjutant general. Engineer corps Ma
jor Gilbert Thompson, commanding,
First regiment infantry, Lieut.. Col.
Clifford s. Walton, commanding, Lieut..
Joseph w. Ander, adjutant First Bat
TALON. Major Burton NJ. Ross COM
mandng Second Battalion, Major
Richard : O'Brien. commanding. Third,
Fred T. Wilson. commanding, Second
Regiment Infantry, Lieut. Col. NJ. EN-
met Urrel. commanding. Capt James
II. Mott. adjutant Fourth Battalion,
Major Edward Il. Campbell command
ing. Fifth Battalion. Capt. Guy e.
Jenkins. commanding. sixth Battalion.
Major Geo. r. Bartlett. commanding.
First Separate Battalion Major Fred
EC. Revels. commanding. Battery A,
Light Artillery. Capt. Henry q. Fors-
burg. First Separate Company, 60 cav
airy. First Lieut.. Charles Beattie' Am
bulance Corps, First Lieut. Warren b.
Foles. Second Separate Company (bl-
cycle) Capt II. Wiggtn High School
Cadet Regiment Of Infantry, Col. Frank
IC. Daniel. commanding. Staff, Lieut..
C. e. n. Julian. adjutant. First Bat
TALON, Major j. N. Hooper command
ing. Second Battalion, Major j. S.
Miller. commanding. Colored High
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-22

She stood looking at him for an
instant then turned and hurried
from the room.
North gazed blsukly at thu door
which had closed behind her. DE
had not known how much he could
despiss himself aud there was a
curious pulsation in his heart
which made him unwilling to see
Julia.
Il was a week before he return.
ed to rhe house. When julia In
formed him # Miss Brach's de
parture he ~onId not allow blm
self to manifest ans interest. The
few weeks that bad passed had
formed au episode in his life which
b. could not wish To remember.-
SuturdA, Night.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-22
Power OF woman's Word.


Tae following PRETTY story l.
AIKEN from the New York Mall ard
Express, and is good enough to
sand bl itself:
He was only m Italian fruit
veneer. Theirs WAS nothing about
him at all likely to inspire the
beholder with feeling, one way or
another. He was not ragged enough
to call for especial sympathy, nor
unkempt enough TO provoke dis
gust. Yet to the policeman on bl'
beat he was undoubtedly the OBJ
icct OF considerable aversion. TbiS
was shown by the uDrelenting
vlgor with which the frult-seller
was pursued from corner 10 corner
by the jealous guardian OF tie
law.
The other day, in a too hurried
response to the everlasting order
to 'moye on the peddler's cart was
upset. aud his peaches aud pears
were scattered over the ground
aud across the street Car track
The enragsd policeman could
b rely restrain the impulse TO uS
his club.
Tue dirty loaferp be exclaimed
He did it Oh purpose--iust trying
ts excite sympathy
'ho has succeeded, then.' said a
soft voice ut the officers elbow,
and neat little woman stopped and
began to gather up the scattered
fruit.
The Officers face reodened. Ht
hssitated a momenC, and then he,
too, ioined Ia the work Of restora
| tlOu,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-22
A NEW POSTUM STORY.

There are 'pOssum stores and
,possum stories, hut the folio wing
has at least the merit OF being neN
A Georgia negro caught two
'possums in a trap, lie took them
home, put them in a little pen. and
gave it out IN the village that be
would have the fattest one for sup.
per That uight.
He lived alone 10 little cabin
on the outskirts of the town.
Two boys, bent on mischief
Oyerhesrlng hln boasting of the
'possums aud resolved to play a
trick on him,
They sscreteJ hemselves near
his cabin, and saw him kill aud
cook one of the 'possnms. When ht
had placed 1t, brown aud Juicy, on
the table, he went out doors to get
some wood to replenlsh the hfe-
which gave the only light to The
room.
Then one of the boys having pre-
viousl, secured the live 'possnuI
from the pen IN the yard, elm oea
Ia the window, took the cooked
'possum from the table and left the
living one iu its stead.
The old negro came in singing
wi, b an srmiul OF lightwood knots
He rrplenished the FIRE and then
sat down to his repast.
In the dim light be reached for
that 'possum, and then, with "A
yell, he j 'mped back.
L.sd, have mussyP he cried
i killrd him, Ell | cnoked him, en
I TUX hin up steamin', en- dsr be
sets ez Michel cz life, wid no5 a
hair sing.l On, L.wd, des hen me
'er git way frum els place, en- II"
preach do Gospel do OAlauce TT u
day ~
Then, keeping close TO the a. 4
he reached the door and jdmpe"
out. Once, before be made tor Ihr
woods, be locked back, sdd Se~lng
the 'pussun in The samo poSltlob
on the rable, he shook his hst /"
it, direction, saying:
'Ha d .r, yoa gray devIl-y1h.
Y , racs Ala no good n howl
Atlanta Constitution.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-22
TRYING HER POWER.
BY CArHARtNE EARNsHAw.

By CA pHARtNE EARNSH AW.
l can bold him against the
world
Tie speaker vas a tail girl, With
dark face, from which eyes of
vtchely looked out. She had
lbs which were now slightly cOD-
pressed as sue flashed the sen.
tnce.
j won d not be so snre, if ! were
yoI.' was tue response OF the other
p.Ison, who stood OIL the path
which lei to the road from the
country house behind them.
The two girls had strolled down
tue walk IN tue crisp winter sun
light, aud they 10 ked as unlike as
Two people could be.
Jalia Stalio turned her head
with d quick, impeTiOus movement
as she exclaimed:
WHY WUnld you not feel sure
since am sHrt? Do you think l
wolld give my promises to a Gan
who did not adore meF
'But men may adore at one mo-
meut, aud be i'd tferent the next
returned Miss Branch, stopping to
twist more closely ABOUT her head
the blue, fluffy mass of wool which
protected her from the cold.
Tue man whom love will moi
DO So was the quick reply.
Mlss Branch, who was four or
dive years older than the magnlh-
ceut 0Iuentte, looked at her curious
Y DO silence for time.
Miss Branch was small. One al
aisU would have said she va
PLAIN, but might discover that her
lace possessed wonderful power
vi expression; there might he d
co.. ceotlaitd spaIB Ia her eve
tnat would possess rce IN what
ever way she chose.
After d pause she SAID quietly;
i should Imdglue ii might bt
easy for a man 70 DC faithful 10 d
creature ike you. Is Mr.. Nor b
coming tOda.i'
Yes
'l'thluk you make great mis-
take IN loving auS man 50 much.
a 4. What is thatp
The explanation WAS caused by
the sound of something rushing
through tie shrubbery Of ever
greens at the right of where the
TWO glIls were standing.
Julia Stallo shrieked little, and
shrauk to one side, and at the
same moment a huge dark colOred
dog dashed out fiOm the cedar
hedge. His head was down, hi'
moatb scattered foam, and his
eyes emitted sparks,
While Julia, who had sprung
away, had gone directly in the
oath OF the infuriated animal, Miss
| Branch, who had remained where
she had been standing, wassevera'
yards from him.
The brute was going on will
that unswerviDg leap which is sc
terrible to see, and he bad passed
/ MISS Branch, who had not moved,
toward Julia Stallo, VINO seemed
petrfed with terror IN the spot
where she stood.
For Gods cake, jlmp out 0
the waSp cried Miss Branch, shril
Iy. 'He will not turnp
If Juiia heard she gave no sIgn
she was incap able of moving.
Miss Branch could not stan'
: quiet. There was a dash of physI
cal courage in her which enabled
her to sprlng forward, slipping OF
the crimson shawl from her shoul
ders as she did so, apd then Aaunt
ing it tllI in the face of the wil(
eyed animal, who moved to one
! side, aud wavered 10 confusion
= while Jalla StallO sank down to th
ground 10 heap, and her whit
face was like the face of the desG
save for the protrudlng eye Q
horror.
Tho dog, bahlsd for the momen
and uncertain, now turned tOwar
Miss Branch. 1t was useless Il
her to try to run. She clasped ht
. han DIS and stood stul.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-22

When she scorned me- shrek
@ | the parlah, Il vowed she should
never look upon my face again. !
must keep my VOW
Accordingly he waved aside the
proffered washbasin and all was
still.-Detroit Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-22
WELL BORING.

lam prepared to bore wells. After
zen years experience, can guarantee my
work. ..
Prices to suit the times. Write to me
VI '' IH. FARRIs,
Sc CSsrd. wesdstssk. Va
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-22

Ny experiences with the shovel are
that you cannot do much by one push
Of that implement. and that after you
have been digging with it an hour what
you have accomplished seems very lit
tie, but Just go along by the place where
they are building a railroad through a
mountain and see what a great work
| 1. 900 shovels can 90 and know that
| while there are 1000 shovels at work
ON this side of the mountain there
are 1000 shoyels busy on the other
side. and all have to do is to manage
INV own particular shovel. IL cheers me
to think that against this old mountain
Of sin there are hundreds Of thousands
and millions Of shovels this moment
| busy. and we are all at work under the
one engineer who came down from bis
throne in heaven to oversee and help
the removal of that mountain, and who
has contracted to have it done. have
seen the contract, and he is well PAID
for it. The compensation promised by
the throne of heaven is, II Will give
thee the heather for thine inheritance
and the uttermost parts Of the earth for
thy possession. The reason so many OF
us are idle Is that we want a bigger
ti n6edcl4tbpage
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-22

'Your niece is nearly old enough
to get married.
Yes, she will soon begin to get
en- gaged.'-FlIegende Dlasttsr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-22
MoAFEE AND LOVETT
BARRIERS,

Main street, opposite the olothins
Sore Of Horsey Il AtTell.
~ Prompt aud polite attention 'H'
rsonabIepricee.
nal. .l3--
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-22

When some people have nothing
to say they seem to talk tae most.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
The Odd Fellows.

LsstTuesday Golden Rule Encam pment paid
a return visit to Unity Encampment 1t was
the occasion Of q gathering OF large number
of members OF The order, and at banquet tn t
followed the closing of the lodge there were
felicitous addresses by NJ. NJ. Estee, J. F. Cros-
EFT, George T. Shaw, D. SewelI, W. H. Barnes,
L. W. S. Downs; J. H. Young, chief patriarch of
Sunset; J. L. Crosbic, chief patriarch of Unity,
and A LIE Gault, chief patriarch of Golden
Rule Encampment.
On Wednesday evening Oriental Rebekah
Lodge rendered a reception to Mrs. Marion
Greenwood, pres dent OF the Rebekah Assem-
bly,, and Grand Mas; er Warboys of the Grand
Lodge. Mrs. George 7. Shaw, noble grand. pre-
sided and acquitted herself IN a manner that
was most admirable There were present:
Grand Secretary Shaw, Grand Secretary Mrs.
Donoho of the Rebekahs, Past Presidents Mrs.
Allen and Mrs. Hawley. c. y. Fox, W. II.
Barnes, H. D. Richardson of Vallejo, Judge A.
Jones OF Trinity. During the evening there
was great deal OF eloquence, music and song,
after which re reshments were served.
On tne 10Th inst. all the lodges OF Alameda
County Will have a grand picnic in San Lo-
renzo Grove in celebration of the anniversary
of the order
Loyal Rebekeh Lodge will initiate five can
didaIes, all gentlemen, al its next meeting.
A new lodge OF the Rebekahs will soon be in
sutuled al the Mission. 1t is being organized
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18

its symboi cal work to any other side degree
now being conferred in the order,
The reports to be presented at the Grand
Parlor meeting will show that during the past
term there have been 1912 limitations and
that the total membership q this time is 1927.
During that time 923 members were the re-
cipients of assistance and the amount thus ex-
pended was $33 S19 40, making a grand total
expended by the order Tor relief of 1885, 900.
During the session Of the Grand Par. or there
viii be but little Legislation and there Will not
be any change of the rltualistic work. George
.. Clark, the yice-president, will be chosen
president Judge w. NJ. Conley OF MADEIRA will
be The vice president, Frank Mattison OF Santa
Cruz will be the grand lecturerer. C. O. Dun
bar Is slated Tor grand marshal, Henry Lun-
stedt Will. 1t IS generally admitted, be re-
elected 10 the off ce OF grand secretary, which
he has ably flied for number Of years, but
ne has an opponent in the person of T. G.
Eilers of Sacramento; J. d. Norris of Center
vile, now grand outside sentinel, will be ad-
vanced to the position OF grand inside sentinel.
There Will be II contest for the office OF grand
orator between Frank L. Coombs OF Napa and
Judge r. c. Rust. There will be great con-
test for the office of grand trustee, seven of
which are TO lie chosen. Every part of the
State will have candidate. NJ. ID. CARAT, P.
Zabala and f. Sabici, incumbents, are candI-
dates Tor reelection.
Il Dorado Parlor conferred the owl degree
on several candidates. and Alcatraz Parlor
conferred the curly bear degree on q numb Der
OF candidates last week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
Leading Question for the
"Women's Congress-"
FASHIONABLE GAMBLING IN WHIST.

FASHIONABLE GAMBLING IN WHIST
The following letter we received from the
president OF the Kate Wheelock Club of Port
land Or, Mrs. L. ". Sitton. We heartily in
dorse the sentiments here in contained On
April 81, at the Hotel Walton in Phila-
delphia, the women whist ers of America will
meet TO organize an institution that we hope
Will spread over the entire country, to be
proba bly, known The "Women's Whist
League" We hope they will take I'D the
question put forward by our correspondent
Certainly there is nothing that degrades the
game OF whist like gambling. No club should
be allowed TO join any league that will
. for one moment countepance the game being
played for stakes. The letter Is as follows:
PORTLAND. Or. April II, 1897.
To me Whist Editor Of The C1U-DFAR SIR: Not
ing in Bos on papers the or at excitement that
has been created Ii and about that city concerning
q so-calltd "fashiona Bile gambling among the
women's whist clubs of Waltham. Mass 1 d sire
10 call the ion of our readel to what have
no doubt has been greatly overd rawn and exas-
gerated, but which, nevertheless, h attracted
much Al tention TO and adverse criticism of our
nluch-loYed game.
To quote from the Boston Journal OF March 23:
1.-THE Watch City seems to have a new fad every
winter TO occupy the time of those women who
have plenty OF that article ham, TO dispose of
and this year progressive whis: has taken such a
strong grip on the social-lovtng women that even
the faces of rong men blanch and wonder where
1t is going 10 end Common whist has lost its a.
traction; II was not exciting enough. There must
be prizes; an incentiveto play, etc., The women
accused OF Jealousy aud i'll Will, tenn alton TO
cheat In order 10 win prizes Of neglect of lone
duties TO the discomfort the aged and the chi =
dren and very strongly criticized and de-
nounced by the pull pit and the womrn OF the w
G T. u. Editorials appeared in the daily press
and the fferent whist clubs have mad new
topic OF conversation.
" hiIe cannot conceive how women who love
whist SO far debase the game as 10 do and TO
be all that these women are accused Of wish IN
raise my voice in procIaiming gainst prfze-plav-
ing. Let us play whist for the pure love of it, for
1eif-tevelopmect for an innocent recreation for
rest and rel ief from the many demands of a social
and domestic nature that come TO all busy " omen
A any prizes given regularly in social clubs are
r ally OF value and only ten porary salts
L. ctioA to the fortunate winner. Money thus e1-
pended particularly in these times of distress and
poverty, could be ed for a better purpose
10 make the gtest score by honest means and
scien ific reasoning is OF itself satisfaction and
an AMBITION TO secure il Is just and bonorabl one
But 10 be paid for making that score is without
doubt, an incentive to many Tor using unfair