Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-11

PRESIDENT WILLIAM NEINLEY
~er- soon augmented bT the ba.lse fakir-. sslt-
inz god bugs badges. anil the silt-cRped men
Vao sold Official programmeS
ineiicntal - the actual Assuming = ore By
the pr--i.eat. AMI slightly Preceding Il In psin,
II time, Carrot A. Hobart. Cd. S-E JERSEY "a
gentleman not herssofar, proullnerr in nattou-l
politics. took The oath %; o-ce A. vice. r-zsleut
= tie Uuits-i STAT All 7Tas ia--ziei IS er-e.s
nsiD presiding o-ieer q err senate.
he pTocr@-ifngs - the day were character
iresi b. %. The ilnTosins spectacular ELECTS snA
congratulations q popular interest which have
pefor-e growing feature q inaugural ce~e-
monies. ~ the Ration has sfvAn--t.
n population and wealth Bstwaen
con and sa0s1 IN the Procession. partly mill
tary. partly civic. escorted the retiring uresf-
deaf sni pr--stsIt-elect To aud from the cap
roL AZ hast so.oo people witnessed the ID.
uinistrztion q the oath of-ce 81 the eastern
Iortico d the capitol. anil listened OF attempt
81 ~ listen. % the delivery q the new p,esi=
dents brief inaugural siircss and ~ nisht a
gorgeous state ball e; With ire President AMI
vice-prestient ~eFo present. clossi the mr.
eceitnS~
Interchange Of C0urtesies,
The graceful Interchange O, calrtesie< ~
tween the outgoing and iac0ni.nz u-arisis rhleS
has only tw,ce haea tnterrnlrtes Gags =uen
blHr John Adams packet BE z-,psack a.
the sih of March 70 avoid shaking hands WITH
hi- hated fesieralist successor. the llIustria,s.
JEFFERSON; and once. within the living memoir.
when Gen Grant. because % his str.teet rer-
Sonal relations with ArdrsS johnson. frova
In his buggy nom the cid var depart
mem 20 ne capitol Aec9mpen'ei e.if
oy Gen John 4 Ez%iln- his
chief u star were On this occasion
exercised 70 the flll extent Mr.. Cleveland an
Mr.. Mckinley rode side By side to and from th4
capitol They had dined together az the WHITE
House TUESDAY night. exchanged formal cal,
Wednesday. and thsy luache'i in each others
company on the day In whic1 they transferred
the sovernmen, q this great nation. the one 70
the other An additional air Of cortiality vas
infused into the Proceedings By the similarity
between tha views entertained BIZ the
retirinZ president ard his cabine.
Or the financial question ard those
upon which the Successful candidate
q the republican party was elected. Mr.. Cieve-
lsnd, in truth. felt more qualification, probably
Ia Installing at the capitol Is his successor the
leader Of az OTposiug Political party than be
would have has IA escortinz under Ike cir.uun-
stances, .he leader chosen by his own political
s-socist=s as their candidate 20. the preSidencT.
This Innovation on the usually eiosely-drawn
partisan lines e American politics gave aheei
piquancy 20 the proceedings
The Decorations
NJ 8AAs4aAn u SIC ~eFE
effective. With but one potable exception That
sas tbs treasury department.. the majestic out
lines q which were disaF1rci II violation q all
rules a taste. Zach q the graceful fiutad col
urglns q the eastern facade on Fifteenth street
was partially srSiiIe. IN striped pautaIet-es
/ falling short % the peiiraeuts. exactly after
the fashion % "Uneis Sans trousers a. de-
/ pictsi In the eOuic paper. and over ths en-
/ tablstur-s st zach eni AMI also over
/ tho main eastern entrance. the shield
/ and Eagle % the United States Eere dAuhe-f
/ upoL hideo1s yellow background the whole
| forming . tawiry combination on which q
/ thirf-rate circus would scoru 70 display.
/ Everywhere else. however. the scenic e-ec,
we the. and even the bad taste DISPLAYED II,
I the treasury department. designs vas In part OBJ
/ liberated b. the animated concourse OF en-
ployes and their families ard guests. who occu-
/ p!sd the Temporary seats which piled tier above
/ tieE reachsi hal. way Up the side Of the build
/ ins. and entirely covered the garden Il the
/ south end. looking down Pennsylvania avenue.
/ The pavilion IN front % the White
/ House. from which President Mckinley re-
viewed the returning procession was 4 thing Of
beAuty-aa architectural creation Of white and
gold. strongly resembling n It's apparentiy-sub-
I st2ntial pillars and rs general outlines the
/ peFtico q the historic Arlington, and convsyins
/ tie impression that Il was not-simply q fiulsy
str's@sure o: EoOd erected FOR dsy.
Arrangements for Spectators
No grader thsAser Cor such a pageant could
Il vel be found Pennsylvania avenue Is feet
/ nom curb % curb. along Ehtca the procession
/ pAsSei from the White House - ths
I capitol. presented an uninterrupted vista d
/ over = mile. commencing With the massive
9reciAn faeaie o; the treasury department.
/ which fntersect= the vtew At ore eud ~
/ tsrminaring In the beautiful Ehite uarnl.
eOms-eroEned capitol 81 the other sud a.tt
The needIe-lfke shaft % The Washinstoa noau-
nnent standing seutsnel-sruard On tEe r-shi
hand. towering so fe@t upEar1s 70 The c1ou5s
o. ell the little p1rktrgs and EoTsrzg1eai
reservations formed b The tt-errnr azslss q
the interesting stree1- ami The rzG1zrznx ave,
nues, gAily-deooratet sta1ts bad bees e-sctsc
capable Of stating - lezs- Sl.ae1 D~o,1e an
these were censely packed win spectator O.,
row above the other. Ike tn towers e
1recian trir@Ee
The entire route from the White Hou.- % u.
capitol vas banked With hosrseiy-sasursEr -
th1siastic spectator AL street czr trz-
Vas Of oo--se. slspeudec along the route q u
procession; the Sidewalks we're rupe9 O. a..
sere % crowded With people that l0oo-o.pi
vas inprzr-icabie Mounted police p-e-ea,e.
anyone from attempting 70 break through -
''rroehA- II seemed as II washinztoa's zo-
s.Al populat.oa OF eooooo had been s~ellsd 3
: more than an equal number % visstin
. srra1gsrs And, TIA. al we're o1s . -
, he s.xha Every h1ilcinE On the H1s Q
: march vas crzped N bunting o. the rAsiona
eol1rS. AID ever wineow snd poizi a THa-ss