The herald., 1897-03-04
For the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Mckinley
FINE WEATHER PROMISED
Tremendous Crowds Gather at the Ma.
tionaI Capital
The Cabinet Complete and Today at Noos
the New Administration Assumes
Direction Of Affairs
Associated Press Special Wire

| Wv WAChfNGlOlN, Marcn Sine OH
cial ceremonies tomorrow will begi,
with the departure of, President Cleve
fand and President-elect Mckinley an,
Vice President-elect Hobart and the
senate committee of arrangements ant
their escort of 5000 troops from ths
White House for the capitol, where the
oath of office will be administered tc
the new chief executive
Major Mckinley will drive over from
the Ebbitt house to the executive man
sion at 1O:S0. and will meet the presi.
dent In his private offices. The presi.
| Dental party with its escort of United
States troops. Troop of CLEVELAND
and the District National Guard will
leave the White House at II o'clock and
reach the capitol shortly before noon.
| Vice President Stevenson will not ac.
| company his successor, the vice presi.
dent-elect, as Mr.. Stevenson will be en-
gagged in presiding over the session OF
the senate.
| Mr.. Hobart, instead, will be accompa-
MED by the senate committee of ar
rangements, consisting of Messrs. Sher-
man, Elkins and Mitchell.
AT the capitol the presi ent and other
officials, the president and vice presi-
dent-elect will assemble in the senate
| chamber, the members Of the supreme
| court and of the house and senate being
| president Vice President Stevenson
will administer the oath Of office to Mr..
Hobart. and at the strike of IL will de-
clare the senate of the ffty-fourth con-
gress adjourned without day.
The new vice president, an extra ses-
sion of the senate having been called,
will then administer the oath to the
newly elected senators.
The senate will then take a recess and
the procession move to the stand at the
east portico in front of the rotunda,
President Cleveland and President elect
Mckinley leading. On this stand the
oath of office will be administered to
President Mckinley by Chief Justice
Fuller President Mckinley will then
make his inaugural address. On con-
cluding he will return to the presidents
room In the senate wing of the capitol,
and from there will be escorted to the
White House by the inaugural parade,
which will begin to move from the cap
itol, it Is understood, at o'clock.
The parade will move from the capitol
by way of Pennsylvania avenue, west
to Washington circle, thence east
through K street to Vermont avenue,
where the organizations will be review
ed by Grand Marshal Porter and dis
missed. From stand in the front of
the White House the president will re-
view the parade.
On the return to the White House,
which President Mckinley will reach
ahead of the main body of the parade.
a luncheon will be hastily served for
him before he goes to the reviewing
stand. At this time he and Mrs. McKin-
ley will take leave of ex-President and
Mrs Cleveland who will at once leave,
the former probably going down the
river on a trip, and the latter to Prince
ton, N. j.
At night there will be an illuumina-
ton and display of fireworks in the
Washington monument grounds, begin
ming at 7:45 o'clock.
The inaugural ball will be held in the
pension building, the doors being opened
at o'clock and the ceremonies begin
ming at o'clock.
The forecast of the weather bureau
is that the weather tomorrow will be
pleasant with a moderate temperature,
leaving nothing to be desired in that all
important matter. 1t rained here all
this forenoon, but cleared beautifully
during the afternoon so that the public
generally Is impressed with the accur-
acy of the official forecast.
CABINET MATTERS.
The chief event of the day was the
definite completion of the cabinet, which
probably will be sent into the senate on
Friday for confirmation by that body,
as required by the constitution.
The last name added to the list was
that of Cornelius N. Bliss of New York,
who will become secretary of the inter
ior
The new cabinet WILL therefore, be as
follows:
Secretary of state-John Sherman of
Ohio.
Secretary of the treasury-Lyman ].
Gage of Illinois.
Secretary of war-Russell A. Alger of
Michigan.
y-general-Joseph McKenna
r-general-James A. Gary
of Maryland.
Secretary of the navy--JohnI D. Long
of Massachusetts,.
Secretary of the interior-Cornelius N.
Bliss of New York.
Secretary of observation-disclosures A.
Wilson Of Iowa.
The members of the outgoing cabinet
were busied with clearing up their
desks. Their designations are at Mr..
McKinley's service, and most of them
have explained their duties to their sue
cessors, who are all here for the inau-
raj, save Gov Long of Massachusetts.
SOCIAL EVENTS.
OF the social events of the evening.
the dinner given by Col. John Hay to
President-elect Mckinley was the most
important. the attendance including
many Of those who will take prominent
parts in the work of the new adnNnis-
tration. Those invited to meet the
president -elect at the dinner were:
Speaker Reed, Senators Hale, Cameron,
Aldrich, Frye. Davis, Elkins, McMillin,
and Wetmore Senators-elect Foraker
Hanna and Platt, Representatives
Grosvenor, Hit and Wadsworth. John
Addison Porter, Gen. William Osborne.
Horace Porter. Russell A. Alger. Ly-
man ]. Gage. Henry A. White. Assistant
Secretary Rockhill and Mrs. A. 81 Hay.
Senator Sewall of New Jersey tonight
gave luncheon in the room Of the SEN
ate committee on military affairs to
Vice President-elect Hobart. to which
all the senators were invited.
Mrs. John A. Logan gave a dinner to
Gen. and Mrs. AlEsr at her home on
Clifton street. Judge EcKenna was ex-
pected to be present but was delayed.
Among those present were GGl. and
Ma A1n&f. Mr. and Hx0 I0Gxfnn n