The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-04

WASHINGTON. h. c., March g.
TIE OFFICIAL FORECAST OF THE
WEATHER BUREAC Is THAT THE
WEATHER ON INAUGURATION
DAY WILL BE CLEAR AND PLEAS
ANT. WITH 4 MODERATE TEN
pERATURE. LEAVING NOTHING
TO BE DESIRED IN THAT ALL
IMPORTANT MATTER,
The Official ceremonies tomorrow will |
begin with the departure OF President
Cleveland and PresIdent-elect McISIn-
lay and Vice PrcsIdent-clect Hobart
aud the senate committee of arrange
ments, and their escort OF 5000 troops
from the White House for the capitol
where the oath OF Office VIII be Hdminls-
tered to the new chief executive.
Major Mckinley viii drive over from
the Ebbitt House 10 the executive man.
sion at 1880, aud win meet the Presl-
dent In his private office The presi- |
dental party. with the escort OF L. $. |
troops, Troop A, 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 Rccompa-
ny his successor, the Vice President
elect. as Mr.. Stevenson win be engaged |
In presiding over the session OF the sem
ate Mr. Hobart. instead, viii be aC- |
cumpanled by the senate committee on |
arrangements. consisting of Messrs. |
sherman. EIkins ana Mitchell. Al the
capitol the President and other officials. |
the President and Vice President eject |
viii assemble in the senate shnmber. the
members Of the supreme court and OF
the senat" and house being present, |
Vice President Stevenson Will Rdminis-
ter the OATH OF office TO Mfr Hobart, and |
Will. at the stroke OF Il. declare the sem
ate OF the Fifty-fourth Congress Gd
Journed without day. The new Vice
President. an extra session of the SEN
ate having been called, win administer |
the oath 10 the newly elected senators. |
The senate Will then take recess and |
the procession VIII move to the stand |
at the east poTt!Co In front OF the rO-
uInda, President Cleveland and Pfest- |
dent-elect Mckinley leading. on the |
stand the oath OF office viii be admin |
is;ercd TO President elect Mckinley by |
Chief Justice Fuller. Presiden: Nc.
Einicy viii then make his inaugural
address.
On concluding he Will return to the
Presidents room In the senate wing OF
tho capito'. and from there he win be
escorted to the White House by the In !
augural parade, which will begin TO
move from the capitol, It Is expected, at
: o'clock.
The parade will move from the capitol
by way OF Pennsylvania avenue west 10
Washington Circle. thence east through
10 Vermont avenue, where the organiZa-
tinns will be reviewed by Grand Marshal
and dismissed.
From a stand in front OF the White
House tho President Will review the pa
radc.
on the return to the White House.
which President Mckinley win reach
ahead OF the main body OF the parade,
luncheon will be hastily served for
him before he goes TO the reviewing
stand.
Al this time he and Mrs. Mckinley
VIII take leave OF GX-President and
Mrs. Cleveland, VINO viii AT once leave.
the former probably going down the
river on a trip and the later to Prince
ton. y. }.
4. night there will be an illumination
and a display OF fireworks IN the WASH
ing;on monument grounds, beginning at
'I5 o'clock.
The inaugural bail tomorrow night
closes the celebration Of Mr.. McRin-
ley's Induction into Office. The great
court OF the pension Office, In which the
function win take place. has been gore
ge0usiy decorated with flags and bunte
Ing and forests OF tropical plants and
rOited flowers. The nrched galleries are
hidden with greens nnd superb designs
IN lights ard Aags. The ball proper
opens With the arrival OF the President
AZ $50, aud az he enters with Mrs Nc
Kiulcy and the presidential party. the
fu Marine band will announce II with
ihp opening march. After dlBpogln& OF
their wraps. the President with Mrs,
Mckinley, viii make the tour Of the Dnll
room. leading the grand promenade.
This Is practically his only public ap'
pesTBnce nj tho function. us he viii then
r"iirr 30 the suite OF apartments set
aside for his use and there receive a
few friends and the most distinguished
guests
Vice President Hobart Will accom-
pany the President to the ball, this ar
ranEement having been made 10 faclli-
tate the reception OF the privileged
Euosts. NS he hn1 not fully recovered
from his recent attack Of grip. Mr. Nc
Rincy has intimatcd that he Will be
obliged 10 foregO the pleasure OF shak-
ing hand3 at the ball
The great crush at this function usu-
plly makes dancing an impu8sibIlity un-
~ q late hour. when the crowd has been
reduced.
From tho bcst estimates ohlalnable II
now appears that there win BE- about
70 0OO men In the great parade t0-mor-
row. or these about 1000 viii be mili-
rary and 900 civic organization. Nj
most uIi ~ the latter nrr Republican
League clubs This organization MINI
bors s 900 clubs scattered over the coun-
try, with an aggregate strength OF two
ard n hdlt million. and WAS the great
lighting fore" In the campaign, The
three civic divisions Rrc composed all
3u0at entirely Or its members with oHiy
about eight detached organizations 0f
amy sort, one Of which ls The famous old
Harmony fire company, Of Philadelphia,
aud another the Indian school battalion,
of Carlisle
The chief event OF to-day was tho
dcnnitc completion or the cabinet, which
probably win be sent into tho senate on
Friday Tor confirmation by that body.
ne required by III" constitution TIL"
last nnmo added to the llst wa1 that or
air Cornelius n. BllsF, or New York,
WHO viii become Bcnr"tHry NJ the intc-
r,nr ifo declined II cabinet pfSifor some
days ago, but yielded to-day TO the pres
Huru Of his frionda II was reported that
Mr., Blia1 had COngputed TO serve for six