The herald., 1897-03-01
Gather to Witness the Inau.
gural Display
THE SYMPTOMS ARE PLENTY
And the Crisis Will Be Reached On
Thursday
incumbents Of Office Packing Their Bssgsgs
Preparatory to Taking Arrs a1s.
ments to Earn Their Llving
Assoo ooiated Press Special wire

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Inaugira-
tion preparations are going on apace-
Within the past twenty-four hours vts-
| itors have begun to show Themselves
noticeably on the streets, the depot
platforms and hotel Hobbies, becoming
more and more congested with incom-
ing trains.
| Decorations begin to come along the
avenue. that is Of course. Pennsyivania
avenue, which no Washingtonian ever
thinks of calling by It's full name.
The grand arena of the inaugural
| display will be the short section of tha
avenue between Fifteenth and Seven
| teenth streets, flanked on the south "
the White House and on north by saa-
fayette square. Here both sides Of the
street is solid front of covered stands.
| This year the stands are of uniform
design and decoration, save that from
which the president will review the pa,
rade. This, with its white front. Cor
inthian columns and severely classical
outlines, is not unlike the White House in
it's rear. The other stands, those for
the multitude, are covered in imitation
of stone work, rooted against the possi-
bility of bad weather. The decorations.
as they finally will appear. are so far
but suggestions. Now there are suh-
bursts of bunting over the fronts OF thA
larger stores and hotels, and flags doat-
ing from every building that owns .
flagpole. These are but symptoms.
There will be more to follow.
After nightfal, too, there are already
to be seen garlands and clusters OF ir--
candescent lights, but these too are
only an earnest Of somewhat better
things to come. The inaugural commit
tee has practically concluded Its work.
but the headquarters In the Glover
building are still open for the reception
of more or less distinguished visitors.
Among those calling today were Gen
erals Horace Porter and 0. 0. Howard,
Chairman M. A. Hanna and Mr. Nc
Kinley's secretary, j. Addison Porter
all of whom have an Official interset In
the work of the committee, expressing
themselves as well satisfied With the
arrangements.
So far as the launching Of the new
administration can be provided for IN
advance, there seems nothing left un-
done to assure success. Practically all
of the southwest corner Of the Eobitt
house on the third floor has been re
served for the party. The suite Of
rooms that has been set aside for the
president-elect is arranged with excel
lent taste. Blue and gray are the pre-
vailing tones. All of the desks and ta-
bles are of polished cherry and birds~
eye maple. Tropical plants In jard-
nieres, but not too many OF them, are
grouped in the corners OF the apart
ments, and connecting with the suite
is a marble lined bath. The whole Is
not too large to be homelilke. and may
be appropriately described as cosy. Tho
location is such as to have the best Of
the sunlight all day long, and Major
Mckinley could hardly be more COM
fortably located before getting finally
settled in his new home.
The side halls leading to this part OF
the house have all been boarded up,
and the entrance to the main corrtdor
will be constantly guarded. and will
insure the party from intrusion by those
who have no real business In that part
Of the house.
Further. and this is not generally
known, there has been a special dining
hall set apart for the Mckinley party.
1t is a small banquet hall ir the rear
Of the main dining hail. 1t is capable
of accommodating about seventy-dve
people, and is the only thing needed 70
assure the complete privacy of the Carr
ton visitors.
The general police arrangements In
Washington have also been perfected.
Four hundred officers have been sworn
in for Inauguration week and Chief Of
Police Moore has been In correspon-
dence, as Is usual at such seasons. with
the chiefs of police In all large towns
OF the country. Details OF detectives
from the big cities will be sent to Wash
ington to keep watch on whatever MEM
bers of their own criminal population
come this way, while both the Balti-
more and Ohio and Pennsylvania roads
have massed number of their own de-
tectives under their respective chiefa
along the roads twenty miles outside the
city In each direction, in the hope Of
corralling any crooks Of prominence be-
fore they reach the city
DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS.
The ever increasing crowd Of arrivals
contained many prominent persons, and
the lobbies of the Arlington hotel. TO
which they naturally drifted, presented
such an appearance as 1t usually does
preceding important events f&
Mark Hanna was one of the most
sought-after personages In the group o&
political personages No less sought
after was General Russell A. Alger. who
Is to be the next secretary of war.
Among others who arrived were Cow
ernor Bushnell of Ohio and his staff. who
reached the city this afternoon: Thomas
c. Platt of New York. Cornelius NJ Bliss
Of New York, Senator-elect Spooner Of
the president-elect; Senator Fairbanks
of Indiana, Stuart L. Woodford, GEN.
eral Butterfield of Vermont and Eenero1
Sickles Of New York. s} 81
During the afternoon Mr.. Hanna aa1
Governor Bushnell accidentally met ~
the lobby. Mr.. Hanna had just return
ed from walk when he noticed Ne
Bushnell group. As he spied the gov
ernor there was only an inStant'e heattav-
ton on his part. He then wa1ko&
straight to the governor and stxetcbed
out his hand and said: Hello, 0ovs
ernor; glad to see you"
The governors response was equally
cordial. but there was an aNflZVard me-
ment on the part of both for the nexf
word This was broken BY Geuazqz
Samuel Thpmas, the Oh1o veteran. Who
said To Governor Bu1hnGx1: who =
your frienA7" This bf1G&1 na1y hgo1e
the ice and The two 1ea1n1B Of Ohm
pol1tics ts}1rsd on oemmAaoAgtaona
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