The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-27

snrcia! Dispatch TO the Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-Washing-
Ton is already assuming a holiday aspect
in anticipation Of the coming inaugural
event which. from present appearances,
will eclipse In display and the multitude
Of visitors, any former similar occasion.
The people are arriving from distant
points already, and the trains from this
lime on win add daily to the crowd.
Members of the incoming cabinet are
collecting about the nucleus furnished in
The perSon OF the next secretary OF state,
the Hon. John Sherman. ar. Gary. Of
Maryland, being Of the number, and the
principals, the president and vice presi-
dent, are announced to be here on sched-
uled time.
The general orders for the inaugural
parade have been issued by the grand
marshal. The list OF organizations
which win take part in the parade Is an
imposing one aud shows conclusively
that in size and popular features. It viii
equal or surpass anything of a like char
aeter seen heretofore in Washington. The
Presidents personal escort win consist Of
troop A, OF Cleveland. and after the
Presidents carriage will march q detoeh.
ment OF veterans OF the Twenty third
ohio volunteers The presidential party
will follow In carriages and aeter them
will ride Gen. Granville NJ. Dodge and
stan at the head OF the military grand
division.
The parade necessarily VIII be q long
one, but by marching the columns az
half distance and In platoons OF twelve
lilies each. It Is expected that the whole
parade viii move at the rate OF u 900 an
heyr. which will make the whole time
OF the parade abOut three hours.
The inaugural committees under
Chairman Bell, have completed the de-
tails Of their wnrk. The practical duties
will come next week, when the comfort
OF visitors will require attention.
The entire committee on public order,
composed OF 100 district cltizens, was to-
night made part Of the constabulary.
ali having been sworn in as 'addftinnai
policemen" and supplied with badges,
for duty on March TO ., especially. out
who are expected to assist during the en-.
tIrs weak n preserving the peace and
dignity OF the capital city. The deeora-
ti5ns Of streets and ball room. already
begun, promise to be completed on
rrand scale, and the pyrutechnic display,
ON the evening OF Inauguration DAY WIZ
snrpass the finest ever witnessed here
AMONG tha aTriyals to-day wefe Hon.
n B. Scott, and Mrs. Scott, Of WheelinE.
They arc guests at the ShOreham. They
came in With Representative DoyeneF'
whose return to the city Yas delayed sew
eral days by the foods
General John $. Witcher is mere. hs
IA an leave from his duties as paymaster
10 Ihs united States army, and made the
trip from the Pacific slope to renew old
Associations and witness the inangura-
tlon N lfis old comrade Major Mckinley.
General Witcher sends greetings tnrougn
tho TnteIligencer to his west virginia
friends. many al whom Sere his tm.-ie-
diate Constituents when he N'ns IN Cons
Eress years ago.
The washington Post publishes me
following in connection win GeheFal
Witcher's visit to washington:
General John s. Witches, f9rmeriy ot
West Virginia, now OF san fEal.c1SeU' MSa, :.
WIN IA al WlllIard's, was as gallant
soldier as any who bore arms in defense
Of tbe Union. He was colonel OF the
Third west Virginia Cavalry, ana prev
etsd brieadier general. In the Hayes ad-
,,,jnIstration he was United States PEN
sion agent in this city. He Is now pay
Uaster, with rank OF major, and VIII re-
main in washington until after me m
auguration. Years ugo he server N ln
Congress frorl the West Virginia district
Al present partly represented oy ms
friend, Mr., Huling. .-. v,,,,
general Witcher says thar san fTan- -.lIi
cisco Is experiencing healtny gr9Wetl,
and that there does not appeas, 70 Ds II, ~
much complaint OF business EtaGnation
an the slope as ne has heard since COM