The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-03

loaded trains bearing individuals, mil
| itary bodies and clubs The most
! noteworthy Of these arrivals was the
crack cavalry company of Cleveland,
which will form the personal escort
! to the president The first military
| organization reaching here overe the
Baltimore & Ohio came on special
train just ahead of the Hobart spe-
cia1, and it bore the Newport, r. l.
artillery company. At the PennSyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio stations
it was estimated that 1000 had been
brought to Washington, and the Off
cials said their bookings were larger
than on any former occasion.
A national salute Of tWenty-One guns
will be fired when President Cleveland
leaves the White house, in company
with Mr.. Mckinley, for the capitol,
and another salute of tWenty-One guns
will announce that they have entered
the capitol. One gun will be fired
when Mr.. Mckinley takes the oath Of
office, and national salute of twenty
one guns at the conclusion Of the in
augural, when President Mckinley and
Mr.. Cleveland begin their return march
to the White house, and the same num-
ber of guns when the tour is made
President Mckinley entering the White
house or the reviewing stand.
Locally, the all-important question
showery weather and possibly rain,
| just before or just after inauguration
day, with prospect that the day itself
may escape, and, indeed, that the show
ers may be either light or forced in
| another direction.
President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleve-
| land tonight entertained at dinner
President-elect Mckinley. The invita-
! ton, which, while not a novelty, is
| not always usual was extended
through Secretary Porter several days
| ago, but up to a late hour this after
neon it was doubtful whether or not
| 1t could be carried out, owing to the
| indispOsition of President Cleveland
| Word came to Mr.. Porter, however,
about O'Clock that the president had
! SO far recovered from his rheumatic
| attack as to he able to carry out the
| engagement, which was renewed in
pressing form. Therefore, a handsome
brougham stood at the door of the Eb-
! bitt house about o'clock tonight. The
president elect emerged from the hotel
at half-paSt o'clock, and was greeted
! with applause by the crowds. He took
| his seat in company with Secretary
! Porter, and was driven rapidly to the
White house. 1t was expected that
Mrs. Mckinley would accompany her
| husband to the dinner but, owing to
| the exhaustion that followed the eX-
| citing events Of the journey from Can
| ton and the day in Washington, she
was unable to do so.
At the White house Mr.. Porter left
| the president-elect at the inner door
way and the latter entered at once
| the Red parlor where he was greeted
! cordially by President Cleveland, who
| had been in waiting with Mrs. Cleve-
! land. Without delay dinner was an
nCunced.
There was nothing elaborate about
! the dinner or the decorations. Mrs.
| Cleveland had given her personal at
| tentiOn to the arrangements and the
| table decorations and menu were eX-
ceedingly simple. Freed from the re-
straining influence of others, the re-
firing and incoming presidents and
| Mrs. Cleveland chatted without formal
| ity, and without doubt the president
elect received many hints as to the
easiest manner to bear the burdens
of responsibility that will be imposed
upon his family in the management
of the White house.
While President Cleveland was eX-
tending this courtesy to his successor,
the vice president-elect was enter
tanning Secretary Porter and some
chosen friends at dinner at the Airing
| ton Secretary Olney also provided a
bounteous dinner and invited some
friends to meet two members Of the
new cabinet, Messrs. Gary and Gage.
Mr. Mckinley left the White house
about 10 o'clock and Immediately re