The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-03-10
KISSING THE BIBLE.
Interesting Facts About This Feature Of
the inauguration.


the inauguration.
Washington. March 4.-The Bible on
which Mr.. Mckinley took the oath of
Office as president of the United States
is an unusually handsome and costly
copy OF the Testiment, made especially
for the occasion, in Ohio and presented
to the new president by Bishop Arnett
of Wilberforce college, a cJlOred insti-
tuition in the Buckeye state. on behalf
of the African Methodist Episcopal
church. It's covers are Of blue moroc-
co with satin Innings, white satin PAN
els and gilt edges. A gold pate in the
center will be engraved wi,I the fol-
lowing inscription:
William Mckinley. president of the
United States of America, inaugurated
March 4, 1897"
The book on which he was sworn
into the highest Office within the gift
of the people was matter of quite de-
cided sentiment with President Cleve-
land. Mr.. Cleveland asked the privi-
lege of being sworn on little red
Bible which had been given to him by
he first left the family rooftree, and he
took the oath at the beginning of both
of his presidential terms on this book
which he treasures fondly.
INAUGURAL PARADE.
Two Features Were the Indians and the
VETERANS Division"
Washington, March 4-Shortly be-
drove from the Ebbitt House up
Pennsylvania avenue to the capitol.
He rode in an open carriage drawn by
four horses and preceded by his mill
tary escort, composed of a brigade of
United States forces and the brigade of
the District of Columbia National
Guard, among them being the Seven
teenth United States infantry of CO.
lumbus barracks, Troop A Of Cleve-
land, the personal escort of the Presi-
dent-elect. and a detachment of veter-
ans of the Twenty-third Ohio Volun-
teers.
After the Inauguration proper at the
capitol began the inaugural parade. A
feature which was very unique was $50
Indians from the'western reserve They
were in native costume, mounted, and
were followed Ia the parade by 200 In
dams from the Carlisle school of Penn
sylvania, carrying implements of in
dustry for the purpose of contrast.
Another feature of the parade was
the division of veterans. In view of
the fact that the president him
self Is a veteran and a member of sew
eral of the associations formed of the
survivors of that struggle, a division
OF the parade was composed of his COM
rades and such of their sons as belong
to organizations of the Sons of Veter-
ans. 1t was known as the veteran
division" and Major General o. o.
Howard commanded. The Grand Army
of the Republic, the Military Order Of
the Loyal Legion, the Union Veteran
legion, the Medal of Honor legion, the
Sons of Veterans and other organized
and uniformed bodies of like character
formed this division in the parade.
The personal escort of the president,
Troop A of Cleveland, preceded the
presidents carriage. Then came a de-
Il
third Ohio Volunteers, followed by the
president and president-elect, the vice
president-elect and the senate commit
tee of arrangements, Messrs. Sherman
of Ohio, Elkins or West Virginia, and
Mitchell of Oregon; members of the
cabinet; Major General Miles, COM
handing the army the senior admiral
of the navy.
At the head of the second division
was Governor Asa S. Bushnell of Ohio
marshal, General Fl. A. Axline, adju-
tant general, with staff; General
William p. Orr, quartermaster general;
General l. X. Hamilton, Judge advo-
cate; General ]. e. Loves, surgeon
general; Colonel A. l.. Conger, chief
of engineers; aids, Colonies r. ]. Nc
Kinney, David l.. Cockley, George d.
Wick. j. w. Barger, Charles B. Wing,
c. e. Burke, c. X. Fisher, I. Fleisch-
man, H. Fl. Pettymsn. II. d. Knox, L.
X Anderson, II. A. Marting.
In the first brigade, second division
was Governor ID. H. Hastings Of Penn.
sylvania, with aids; Governor John w.
GTlSSS Vi NtW JcT5ey, ncucTdl w lllldul
S. Stryker, adjutant general, with staff
and aids; Governor Lloyd Lowndes of
Maryland with staff and aids.
In the second brigade. second divi-
sion, was Governor Frank s. Black of
New York, General c. w. Tillinghast,
adjutant general, with staff and aids;
Governor William o. Bradley of Ken
lucky, General ID. r. Collier. adjutant
general, with stan and aids.
The civic grand division was headed
by b. II. Warner. marshal. Thomas c.
Noyes, adjutant general. General Ben
jamin Butterworth, chief of stan. and
aids.
PKOFUsE DECORATIONS.
Nothing to Equal 1t Ever Before Seen In
Any Country.
Washington, March 1.-THE center
OF Interest In the decorations of the
city Is Pennsylvania avenue. stretch
ing in an unbroken sheet of asphalt
$50 feet broad and a mile long from
the foot OF the Capitol to the foot OF
the treasury. and thence. after short