Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-07

SWpiiaI hV more than an equal number of visitine strangers and, that all were ont to see the sight Every building on the line of mareh was draped in bunting of tue national eolors. and every window and point of yantpge was occupied The beautiful Stars and Stripes were everywhere seen. with other appropriate banners and emblems. In addition to these IestlVe demonstrations, 50,00O miniature Tinted otates hags had been gratuitousiy distributed py the committee of arrangements These we're eXhlblted at all available points and were waved With enthusiasm as the two presidents and other known public men rode by. At least one hundred thousand throats voiced continuous welcome from the time the procession started until the capitol was reached. and these yociferations were still more enthusi- asncaily echoed on the return trip
 Grand Marshal Gen. Horace Porter.
 The grand marshal intrusted with the direc- tion of the days pageant was Gen. Horace Por- ter, formerly of the staff Of Gen Grant His organizing skill had been tested in peace as well as in war-notably in the conduct of the great sound-noney procession through the narrow anu tortuous streets of New York city last Octo- Der during the presidential campaign. With the broad and smooth aSphalted streets of Washing ton' Gen. Porter had full opportunities to dis play his genfns for controlling the movements of large bodies of men, and he availed himself Of them From the nature of the day s pro- ceedlngs there were practically two proeessions though at the close they merged into one mass i've ana impressive body part military, partly civic, and each most effective. The escort. largely military, but also consisting Of goYern- CTS of different states, and other distinguished guests of honor which accompanied the president-elect to the capitol naturally formed in the immediate vicinity Of the White House. the executive mansion. The civic organizations which md e,,--T s41as,s their return journey from the capitol to the White House, were formed on streets adjacent Go the capitol grounds. All was so arranged that each division fell into line at the appointed time without delay or confusion.
 The Inaugural Parade.
 The military division, preceded by platoon of mounted police, and followed by the Gov ernor's Island CN. Y) band, was headed, of course. by the grand marshal his staffs and aides, 300 in number, selected from the states in the Union, all well mounted, some wearing crimson sashes and others white The grand marshal himself wore a sash blending the national colors. By a happy thought invitations had been extended to all the living sons of those who had served as the nations chief executive. and Ulysses S. Grant dhird), Webb c. Hayes, Harry A. Gar field Chester A. Arthur, and Russell Harrison served as special aids on the occasion.
 The first division of the military parade commanded by the gallant cavalry leader Gen Wesley Merritt, included battalion of United Statesengineers, the Seventeenth United States infantry, four batteries of United States artil- lery, a regiment of United States marines 300 sailors of the North Atlantic squadron. made up from the crews of the New York Columbia and Indiana, now anchored at Hampton Roads, and commanded by Capt. Sands of the Columbia Cwhose appearance, as is always the case when the blue Jackets are ashore, was welcomed with t4.,Js< artillery and regiment of United States cav airy.
 President and President-EIeet.
 Presideat-elect Mckinley, who had left his handsomely -htted-up suite of rooms at the Flo. pitt house sufficiently early to pay his call 0, ceremony on the retiring president was driven to the White House, escorted ny the senate committee appointed for that purpose. where. in one of tue handsome state apartments. he Was received and welcomed by President Cleveland and his cabinet. Then the tive presidents descended the White House steps and together entered q four-horse carriage. Mir Cleveland sitting to the right, and amid the booming ef cannon, the chatter of cavalry. the deep hoarse rumble of artillery, the measured tramp of many columns of infantry, and the blare et iHnumerable bands. the march to the capitol began. In another four-horse car riage following the president rode Vice P1esident-eleet Hobart and the senators deButed to escort him to the scene oi his future duties Then in long stream of carriages came the distinguished guests. The presidents personal escort was troop A, of Cleveland, O., 80 oavalry1nen mounted on coal-blaek chargers, and still more interesting a detachment of griz- zled veterans from the Twenty-third Ohio volunteers. Maj. McKinIey's old regiment.
 Commanders Of the Army and Navy.
 Gen. Nelson Miles, commanding the United States army, and Rear-Admira1 George Brown, ranking officer of the navy, in full uniform, rode immediately after the presidential party.
 The second brigade of the first division con sisted of the superbly-drilled and handsomely equipped national guard of the District of Columbia. A more brilliant and inspiring scene than this part of the pageant presented could hardly be pictured The yellow plumes, scarlet lined eloalzs and bright blue tunics of the cavalry; tne huge black bearsl1in shakos and spow-White trousers of the national guard; the gaily-eaparisoned and gold-bedecked white plumed officers of the staff; the vivid crimson and gold-laced coats of the famed Marine band, contrasting with the blue uniforms of the ma rine corps and the pieturesquesailor costumes of the Jack tars, formed a eonstantly-changing kaleidoscopic picture of flashing light and color extremely beautiful to witness.
 The second division of the parade, which by change in the arrangements, did not fall into line until the return from the capitol, was not secondary to the first in public interest except that itIacked president-to-be and president that-had- been. In lieu thereof 1t presented to the admiring plaudits of the crowd the gevernors of ten states, each es- corted by gorgeously- uniformed ustan and detachmentS from the national guards of their states At the head of the division, a fitting honor to the state from which the presi- dent was chosen, rode Gov. Asa s. Bushnell of Ohio. as marshal. Then followed Gov. Lowndes of Maryland, Gov. Black of New York, Gov. Grout of Vermont, Gov. Tanner of Illinois, Gov. Drake of Iowa and Gov. Schofeld of Wisoon- sin. Each of these dignitaries was accompanied by numerous aides, and most of them by regi- mentS CT companies of their state national guard in this latter manner the states of Con- necticut, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Caro- lima. Rhode Island, Texas, and Minnesota, were also well represented.
 Grizzleds Veterans of the Grand Army.
 At the head of the third and last division of the military parade rode one-armed Gen. o. 0 Howard and after him marched the grizzled veterans of the G. A. R.. many of whom had served under him at Gettysburg and Chatta-