The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-03
READY TO EXCHANGE
ARRIVAL OF MR.. MKlNLEY
Only a Slight Demonstration on
the Entry Of the Notabies-Ho-
bart Goes to the Capital In
Record Breaking Time.

| NH' 'heohhihs pftsiuthts ana vice pres
idents, and preparations for the grand
ceremony marking the change OF ad-
ministration go on with feverish haste
and hustle.
Major Mckinley and Mr. Hobart were
welcomed to their future home by one
OF those glorious bright days which
Washington takes pride In when in the
mood. The entry Of the two was made
with little ceremony and comparatively
slight public demonstration. OF the
prospective new cabinet there are in
the city Messrs. Sherman, Gage, Alger,
| Gary and Wilson, besides McKenna
who Is expected tonight or tomorrow,
and possible cabinet officer In ]. j.
McCook of New York. who arrived dur
ing the day. of governors of states
there are already here Governors Black
OF New York, Tanner of Illinois, Grout
| OF Vermont, Lowndes OF Maryland,
/ Sconeld OF Wisconsin. Hastings of
pennsylvania. Griggs of New Jersey
and Bushnell Of Ohio. Governors Drake
OF Iowa and Pingree OF Michigan will
be In washington by noon tomorrow.
The picturesque chief executive OF the
! wolverine state sent word to-day that
he was coming and he and his stan
were assigned to the head of the third
brigade. second division, commanded
by Governor Grout. Other arrivals Of
note include Senator-elect Foraker Of
Ohio, II. Clay Evans Of Tennessee and
A. T.. Buck Of Georgia.
The arrival of the president elect and
the presence of such large proportion
of public men of influence started a
Hood Of gossip concerning the members
| of President Mckinley's official family
but through all the fog OF guesswork
| and speculation the fact shows clearly
that the cabinet Is still uncompletcd
| and for precisely the same reason that
| II has been known to he for a week
namely. that the president-elect desires
TO honor New York with place and
that man has not been found accept
able at once to the leaders in the En-
| pire state politics and who will take
the position which the cabinet slate ar
| ranged marks as his berth. Senator
elect Platt saw Mckinley during the
afternoon but the conference was in
decisive. One interesting suggestion
arising from the cabinet gossip was an
intimation that the senate might ad-
journ over Thursday. until the follow
ing week. The significance OF the in
timation lay In the fact that there has
been canvassed the possibility that Me
| kinley's cabinet would not be ready
for announcement on Friday and there
fore no occasion would arise for a ses-
sion to confirm the successors of the
| present cabinet.
Inquiry at the senate on the matter
| Of adjournment was answered by the
| statement that IL would be as Mckin-
ley might wish. The incoming of SO
many visitors of note also started the
social activities of the town and there
were innumerable dinners and recep-
| l.. N ~ a. H. ,stx
| in honor of inaugural sojourners.
Grand Marshal Porter was kept hard
at work at his quarters arranging for
the big parade on Thursday. A rough
total of the number OF the regular and
| militia soldiers and sailors who will he
in line shows an aggregate of ll.OO0 to
| l.. 900
As the day wore on the depots clog
| ged with the rush of incomers and
| there was constant succession Of
loaded trains bearing individuals, mill
tary bodies and clubs. The most note
worthy of these arrivals was the crack
cavalry company of Cleveland. which
will form the personal escort to the
| president. troop A of the o. N. G. The
first military organization that reached
| here over the Baltimore & Ohio was
| the Newport, X. l., Artillery company.
| With the men were CARROTS bugle
corps of Boston, and the Cambridge
manual training school band.
At the Pennsylvania and Baltimore
e. Ohio stations II was estimated that
| sc. 900 had been brought to Washington
| and the officials say their bookings
were larger than on any former occa-
sion. A national salute Of q guns will
be fired when President Cleveland
leaves the white house in company with
Mrs. Cleveland for the capitol, and an
her salute of Il guns will announce
that they have entered the capitol. One
gun will be fired when Mckinley takes
the oath of office, and national salute
of q guns at the conclusion of the in
augural when Mckinley and Cleveland
begin their return march to the white
house, and the same number of guns
when the tour Is made and President
Mckinley enters the white house and
the reviewing stand.
President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland
tonight entertained at dinner President
elect Mckinley. The invitation, while not
N novelty. Is always usual to a change of
administration. A handsome brougham
stood at the doorway OF the Ebbitt house
at : o'clock. The president-clect emerged
from the hotel at half past o'clock and
was greeted with applause by the crowd
which formed on either side OF a lane on
the sidewalk. He was driven In few min
utes to the white house. II WIS expected
that Mrs. Mckinley would accompany her
husband TO the dinner. but owing 10 the
exhaustion that followed the exciting
events of the journey from Canton and
the day In Washington. she was unable
to do so. At the white house the prcsi-
dent-elect was greeted cordially by Presi-
dent Cleveland. who had been waiting
with Mrs. Cleveland for this purpose.