The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-03
WASHINGTON AG0G,
Eager Crowds Throng
Streets, Hotels and
Public Buildings.
M'KINLEY's DINNER CALL
Two Minutes Devoted to a
Greeting to the Out
Going President.
HOBART AT THE SENATE CHAMBER
Vice President Stevenson Intro
duces Him to the Men Over
Whom he Will Preside.
MRS. cLEvELAND's ONLY CALLER
Fair weather Prophesied for the
Great ceremony TOMORROW
Cieveland's Zeal stays
to the End.
MRS. CLEyELAND's ONLY CALLER


WASHINGTON, March 8, 1ss7.-Profes-
er Bureau. has issued to Chairman
Charles ]. Bell, the following favorable
prediction
1t gives me much pleasure to be able
to state that the storm is now central over
Western New York, moving rapidly east
ward, giving heavy rain through New
England and the Middle Atlantic States,
but the weather has cleared in the West
behind the storm, and with the rapid
movement eastward of the storm centre,
am able to make the following definite
prediction THURSDAY, fair and colder;
threatening weather and rain will con-
tinue today, but 1t will surely clear by or
before Thursday morning, with colder,
fresh northwest winds. The temperature
will be between thirty and thirty-five de-
grees during the day, with clear, pleas
ant, bracing atmosphere.
Rain commenced falling in Washington
at $50 this morning, but with a prospect
held out of clearing in the course of the
day. Regiments of cavalry and other
troops have been marching up the ave-
nue. all morning, and there is no cessation
in the constant fn-pouring stream of yisi-
tors.
The President-elect is in an excellent
state of health this morning He rested
well and was exceedingly pleased with
the quiet dinner and evening which he
passed at the White House with the Presi-
dent and Mrs Cleveland DIR. Phillips,
the Mckinley family physician, who
accompanied the President-elect from
Canton, said: major Mckinley is in
fine healths and spirits today and think
that when he is inaugurated he will be
as well and strong as ever
An interesting ceremony took place this
morning in the parlors of the Ebbitt
House. by which President-elect McKin-
ley was made the recipient of beautiful
diamond set badge, the official emblem
of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
President-elect Mckinley is member of
this Greek letter college fraternity and
still takes great interest in it.
When he was inaugurated Governor of
Ohio, he wore on the lapel of his coat a
very pretty badge and tomorrow on his
Inauguration as President he will again
wear his college fraternity pin. This
time. however, the badge, though similar
in general design, is more elaborate and
costly, and is the gift Of the fraternity at
large. The national convention of the
order at st. Louis in December last pro-
vided for the purchase and presentation
of the badge and 1t is probably the hand
soonest and most costly badge possessed
BY any member of the fraternity.
Prominent among the committee of
presentation were Postmaster General
William H. Wilson, who is now the Past
Supreme Archer of the order; Hon. John
6. Capers, of the Attorney-Generars Of
flee; Judge Charles H. Howry of the
Court of Claims Bench: A. H. Austin, of
Ohio, at present the chief executive officer
of the fraternity, and many other mem
bers of the order who are now prominent
in social and official life here.
The Charles L. Kurtz Republican Club
Of Columbus, Ohio, handsomely uni
formed and drilled organization which is
named in honor of the Chairman of the
Ohio Republican Committee. serenaded
Major Mckinley at the Ebbitt House This
is the best looking political club that has
thus far arrived in Washington, but
ther are others coming
= Hon. James Wilson, of Iowa, who is to
be Secretary of Agriculture, called and
had a short talk with Mr.. Mckinley. J.
H Brigham, of Ohio, will be Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture. Senator j. r.
Thurston of Nebraska was another yisi-
/ tor. The President and the President
elect exchanged calls of ceremony this
morning, and Mrs. Cleveland hopes to.
be able to call on Mrs. Mckinley during
the day if that lady is sufficiently re-
covered from her fatigue to receive her
Two of Governor McKinley's. nieces who.
are students at Smith College, Miss Mary
Barber and Miss Grace Mckinley, arrived
late last evening. They will make their
debuts in Washington society next win
ter and will be much at the White House
during the Mckinley administration. Al
half past ten Gov. Lowndes of Maryland.
accompanied by his staff, called and were
received in the hotel parlor.
Late this afternoon there willSbe num-
Der of conferences at the rooms Of the
President-elect on the subject of the
CABINET. 1t is believed to be President
elect McKinley's desire to fill the remain
ing place tonight w. A. Atterbury of
Brooklyn, the original Mckinley man of
Brooklyn, who is most outspoken in his
opposition to General Woodford, says he
is opposing him because he thinks Major
Mckinley ought to have devoted per-
sonaI friend In the Cabinet from New
York. General Woodford's s friends say in
his behalf that he is strong friend Of
Mckinley and that the fact that he is ac-
ceptable to Senator Platt ought to be in
his favor.
Il was just eleven o'clock when the
President nt-elect drove up 70 the White
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