The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-06

WASHINGTON, d. c. March 81
The first day OF the Mckinley admin
,stratlon was marked by nothing polit-
heal more extraordinary than the fitt-
Ing ot the cabinet by officially sending
the names OF the new ineumbents to
iat senate, the swearing In OF sena-
tors.eIect. aad tho transaction OF the
usual routine business at the white
house. The visitors who crowded every
fhorouahIare OF The ely yesterday and
tine military and civic organizations
witch helped 10 make up the big pa
g,de. went out by thousands last
night. and to-day. and by tomorrow
morning the outflow will cease for
sheer want OF material. The represen-
tauye organizations OF the National
League OF Republican Clubs, which
constitute about nine.tenths OF one
nraud division. and the military, NA-
tionai and state. left to-day.
President woodmSnsee expressed re-
gret to the IntellIgencer correspondent
that tho Elkins Club. Of Wheeling,
could not be here to take their place
IN the parade. but admitted that the
Charleston attraction. the first Repuh-
Mcan event OF the character in q quar-
ter OF q century. was pretty nearly as
strong as the McEialey installation
was, and was not surprised that state
pride prevailed.
There were not many West Virgin
laas here. as previously teleGraphed.
Those who came. with few exceptions,
remained but one day Some are sim
here. among them these. +, G. Pier.
a candidate for United States marshal.
who resides in BuckhanuOn; senator
Young and Editor Burnside. also Of
Ruckhannon; Hon. George c. Stur-
giss, OF MorRantoWn: Hon n. b. Scott,
who Is overwhelmed with National
Committee work: Senator Davies, of
Fayette county: Sheriff Fowkes. of
II pR1ur counts: Henry Sehmulbach.
and George Wise. OF Wheeling, w.
y. Linch, Of MartinsburE: Editor Hay
den, OF the Weston World; James
Hughes. OF Cabeli county Eugene
Campbell. OF Eanawha county; Hon.
D W. Marshall, OF Hancock county;
and Major 4, c, Moore. OF ClarksOurg,
Most OF these leave this evening for
nome. Hon. James H. Hultnq expects
10 leave for Charleston tomorrow
night. He lays aside his congressional
privilege without regret, aud Will go
home 10 assist in maintaining Republl-
canism at Jts present high tide In the
STATE Major Moore will also leave to-
night. Senator Elklns was called 10
New York to-day and will not return
until Monday, or later.
Now that the Presidents chief ad-
vlsers are named, there is much in
terest in the probable changes to come.
The assistant secretaries and heads
Of bureaus are still TO be changed, and
It Is probable a great deal Of work viii
he done la the interest Of aBplTnnts
between this date and March l5.
when the extra session win convene. 1t
seems 10 be an assured fact that Ma
inr PIckler, the choice OF the G, \. r.
will be placed in charge OF the pension
office. He has among other strong In
dotsements petitions from his COM
raieS fu every state In the union, some
OF them bearing from five hundred to
one thousand names One OF the
most numerously signed papers IL
known as the widows mite" bearing
no names but those OF the widows OF
soldlcrs,
Every West virginian Is pleased with
the prospect that the state is to have n
representative at the head OF another
Important bureau. that OF Internal rev.
onuc or some other equally important
The present Incumbent is not likely to
be disturbed as early as some others,
owing 10 his position In the campaign
and because, also. OF the fact that he
assumed charge 50 recently. II Is writ.
ten. however, that IN the fulness OF
time every available office viii be filled
by Republican.
Official Information has been recelv-
I'd at the navy department that The
United States gunboats, Wheeling and
Marietta. win be launched at the Tn
i51 Iron Works, IN San Francisco
March u. II Is understood these twin
boats viii Leave the ways at the same
moment, tho lrst double launching ev-
or attempted on the Pacific coast. The
affair cannot fail to attract wide at
tentlon for that reason.
GARNET CONEtOWED