The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-02
Prepare ations Made by the Railways
for Handling Over 2OO.OOO Visitors
Before Thursday Noon.
WHITE HOUSE IN READINESS
PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEVELAND
PREPARED TO MOVE OUT,
After Entertaining Their SUCCESSORS
at Dinner Wednesday Evening
The Big Parade.


Special 10 the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, March 1-Preparations
for the inauguration are dimmng every
thing else in Washington. Nothing else is
talked about; nothing else thought about.
Congress is rushing headlong to a close,
and appropriation bills half considered and
full of jobs are being hurried forward for
White House inspection. Several of the big
money bills are in danger of open vetoes or
pocket vetoes on account of the incom-
pIete shape they reach the President, and
by reason of the fact that Congress in spe-
cial session will have ample time to provide
for the 1878 expenses of the government
The Capitol is the center of interest to-
night. The galleries of Congress are
crowded. The details of the business being
transacted concern few. but the Inaugural
tion crowds flock to the grand building on
the hill and watch proceedings with the
eagerness of people who have personal
stakes on the result. The great men of the
Nation are pouring in and the town Is con-
gested with the inflow of statesmen, gen
erals and sightseer6. Never before have
local preparations for the inauguration OF
a President been so elaborate. Seating pro-
vision for nearly half million people has
been provided, and, if the day is pleasant,
the cerem6akes will be e,unprecedentedly i'm
pressivs. The multtudes from the outside
may not be as large on some previous
occasions, but the display will be on a more
magnificent scale than ever before.
Tomorrow the new President and Vice
President will arrive, and from that time
on special trains will pour soldiers, clubs
and private citizens into town every hour
of the day or night until noon of March
4. Should the estimates Of the several rail-
ways running into Washington hold good.
there will be crowd of 225,0o0 strangers
in the city for the 4th of March. Such an
estimate made thus far in advance, of
course, cannot be regarded as accurate, al
though it is based on a comparison with
crowds carried in 1893, together with the
sales, applications and general organized
business of the roads up to date. The Penn
sylvania, over whose line the Mckinley
party will come to Washington, estimates
its total business into Washington for the
current week at 100000. The Baltimore &
Ohio, which will bring the Hobart party
form New Jersey, places it's total estimate
at 1900, while the Chesapeake q Ohio
counts on 10000 The Southern Railway has
only two organizations of any sort booked.
both colored military companies-one from
Charleston, S. c.. and the other from
Macon, Ga. The road does not expect to
bring more than 5000 or 10000 people to
Washington for the week.
THE AVENUE THRONGED.
Tonight Pennsylvania avenue is thronged
with increasing arrivals. Everywhere is
heard expressions of admiration at the ap-
pearance OF the city. There is a universal
wish for fine weather and if this desire is
gratified nothing will remain necessary to
make the display a success. The greater
number of those arriving to-day have been
individuals and small family parties, the
clubs and other organizations which Will
participate in the grand parade being ex-
pected tomorrow and Wednesday. Fakirs
and souvenir men of all kinds are on hand
in large numbers and are hoping for a rich
harvest from the large number of visitors
who will make this city their home during
Thursday are practically complete and
nothing remains except the finishing
touches.
Mr.. j. Addison Porter, who will be secre-
| tary to the President, called at inaugural
| headquarters to-day and informed Chair
man Bell that it was the wish of Mr. Nc
| Kinley that no ostentation should attend his
arrival in this city. He has requested that
no military escort be assigned to accom-
pany him from the Pennsyivania Raliroad
| with this expressed WISH the only persons
| who will meet the Presdent-elect and his
| will be Chairman Bell and a subcommittee
| to be named by him.
Hon. James A. Gary. of Maryland. who
| Is to be a member of President Mckinley s
| official family, was the principal arrival i'm
| the city to-day. His headquarters are at the
| Normandie, where he is comfortably To-
Gated with Mrs. Gary and several daugh-
| ters. Mr.. Gary spent the evening in the
| lobby of the hotel, where he received a
| number of callers who rendered their con-
gratulationS.
| Governor Lloyd Lowndes, of Maryland
| also reached the city during the afternoon
| He was accompanied by Colonel Griffith
of his official staff. The other members OF
| the staff will be here tomorrow or the next
| day Others who reached the city to-day
| were Mrs. Leland Stanford, OF California
| who is at Nillards s; Senator-elect Turner
of Washington, who was accompanied by
Mrs. Turner; James G. Carter and James
Seligman. of New York; Mrs j. b. For
aker. of Cincinnati: Mrs. Potter Palmer, OF
| Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick
| of Cleveland. and Mrs. c. q. Dawes, OF
Evanston. Ill. Hon. III. Clay Evans, OF
| Chattanooga and received hearty welcome
| from his former official associates in this
| city.
| Hastings and staff of Pennsylvania who
| put up at the Metropolitan during the aft
| ernoon. Lyman j. Gage, of Illinois, who will
| be Secretary Carlisle's successor as secre-
| tary OF the treasury, arrived over the G. q
| O. Railroad from Hot Springs. Va. where
| he has been sojourning for a short time
| and is now temporarily domiciled in the
| residence of Thomas Il. Bryan, on Rhode
| Island avenue. Mr.. Bryan gave dinner this
| evening at which Secretary Carlisle and
| other leading treasury officials were pres
ent. Mr.. Gage Tomorrow will meet a Sc
| lect company at dinner to be given by
| Thomas Nelson Page.
| Inaugural committee headquarters were
| crowded during the day, though little bust
| ness transacted. Governors Bushnell, OF
| Ohio, and Tanner, OF Illinois. called 10 make
| final arrangements for horses for theil
| staffs. Mark Hanna and Senator Elkins, OF
| West Virginia, were among the other Wis
/ itors General Granville NJ. Dodge. CHIEF
| marshal OF the first military grand divi
sion of the inaugural parade. has announced
] hia staff as follows: Gen. Andrew j. Hicken