Evening star., 1897-02-11
GEN. PORTER HERE
Stops Over to Consider Some Inaug.
uration Details.
Mr.. BELL RETURNS FROM CANTON
Disappointment Felt Concerning
the Pennsylvania Guard.
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST

General Horace Porter and Mr. A. Noel
Brakeman arrived in Washington this
morning. General Porter coming from Can
ton, where he has been the guest of Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley. General Porter came
to his office in the Glover building shortly
alter 10 o'clock, leaving almost imme-
diately for a visit to the War Department.
He returned to headquarters about noon
and held a consultation with Captain j.
A. Johnston, chief of aids. The confer
ence was an important one, as the line of
Parade and the formation of the process
sion was the subject matter under con-
sideration.
time and was participated in during it's
latter portion by Chairman John w.
Thompson of the finance committee, who
came around from the National Metropoli-
tan Bank at Gen. Porter'S request. AT it's
conclusion Gen. Porter said there was moth
ing to say about the subject of the consul
tation.
In relation to the failure of the Pennsyl-
vania troops TO come, Gen. Porter said
there would be plenty of troops in line, and
while he regretted the loss of Pennsyl-
vania it would have no deteriorating eff
feet on the parade.
Cannot Come,
Lieut.. w. F. Richardson, quartermaster
of the Sth Pennsylvania Regiment, arrived
at headquarters this morning from Har-
risburg to announce that the Pennsylvania
National Guard would not participate in
the parade. He said the men were greatly
disappointed at the turn affairs had taken,
but there was no help for it. He thought
Governor Hastings and his staff would
come, but did not believe any of the Ma
tlonal Guard commanders would be here.
He remarked that Washington would feel
the absence of the Guard substantially as
the members would have spent many
thousands of dollars here.
The Original Mckinley Man.
The original Mckinley man Is found at
last.
Isaac Fl. Smith of New Berne, N c., a
colored broker, who recently sent 80 to the
inaugural fund, has written again to Chair
man Bell, inclosing his check for two in
augural ball tickets. In the course of his
letter Mr.. Smith says:
Since l am the original Mckinley man
south or. perhaps, anywhere on earth who
declared for him in a letter signed that
letter and caused it to be published and
stuck right to it throughout, can you not
have banner or some transparent at my
seat, The Original Mckinley Man. The
republicans here celebrated the Mckinley
victory, &and they had it arranged so for me (:
Prof. Isaac II. Smith, the Original Nc
kinley man. l desire to take my proper
place in the procession. Kindly write me
just the kind of arrangements 1 may ex-
pect and all about it, and you will greatly
oblige more than myself. Mr.. Smith
signed himself From the Original Nc
kinley,'' and as a postscript added: 1.-The
pay, you know
The list of aids selected by Gen. Porter
is nearly completed and will be ready for
early next week.
yuij laay No
and will return next week, to
remain permanently until after the inaug-
ur2tion.
Public Comfort Work.
Col. Wright will call a meeting of the
public comfort committee for February II,
and requests a full attendance of mem
bers, as the highly important work of max
ing the assignment of committeeman for
duty in receiving the strangers who will
come to the Inauguration and direc ting
them to their quarters will be undertaken
The labor of the public comfort committee
has thus far devolved almost entirely upon
Chairman Wright, his clerks, assistants
and inspectors, but the time is rapidly ap-
proac hing when every member of the COM
mittee VIII have plenty of work to do, and
the character of the gentlemen comprising
the membership is believed to be a sufti-
cient guarantee that they will do it WELL
present at the railroad depots and will
wear distinguishing badges of white to
allow visitors to recognize them and make
any inquiries they may desire. Some mem
bers of these committees will be on duty
at all hours, so that every train will be
met.
Adverse Report.
The House committee on appropriations
has reported adversely on Mr.. Hartmans
be hereby authorized to designate some
public space or reservation in the city of
Washington Immediately adjacent to the
proposed line of the inaugural parade as
contemplated in the program of inaugural
ceremonies of March 4, and to arrange with
the executive committee on inaugural cere-
monies for the erection and construction
of stand or platform for the use of SEN
ators and representatives and their fam
lilies from which to view the inaugural
parade.
The Temporary Kitchen.
The work of erecting the temporary
kitchen and dining tables for the inaugural
ball was commenced this morning by Mr..
Frank c. Potts, the contractor and builder
whose bid of $1,000 was the lowest made
for the work. The kitchen will be the
largest of tie temporary places erected,
and will be located on the north side of
the pension building. taking up the entire
space east CT the middle northern en-
trance. 1t will be 800 feet long, twenty
six feet wide, and on an average of eigh-
teen feet high. 1t will be attached 10 the
wall of the pension Office, in such man
ner as not to in1ure the brickwork, and yet
be absolutely waterproof At its highest
point the kitchen will be nearly twenty
feet high, with a gradual pitch in one
direction to about height of fifteen feet,
sufficient to shed the water.
The structure will be of common boards,
ana VIII be completed in two weeks with
the force that it is possible to use. The
pi ~ of the structure call for the location
CT Two ranges in the place, each thirteen
rect long. making the range length equal
twenty-six feet. All of this work will be
located on the exterior of the pension Of
flee.
The dining room and the tables will be
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