Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-03-07
THE INAUGURATION.
THE CROWD ESTIMATED AT
HALL A MILLION.
The Cost of the Garnd Pageant
Will Foot up Something
sITear Four Million
szm@ Dollars.

w O3AALS E06s VA III l. ONNJ
is filled with an enthusiastic
crowd reaching at an estimated
crowd of half a million persons.
They came from all States of tt e
Union. Pennsylvania avenue
echoed early the blare Of drums,
and crash of brass. Detachments
of troops from many States
marched hither and thither to
take their places in the process
sion. The most prominent we're
the West Pointers, whose perfect
marching elected the warmest
admiration from the other troops.
Troops were present from the
following States: Ohio, New
York, Georgia, Virginia. North
and South Carolina, Maine, Mary
land and Pennsylvania. The reg
ulars from Pennsylvania will
have the largest number IN line.
Il is estimated that her quota is
nine thousand. The Oldest mill
tary organization in the Uaited
States, the German Fasilers OF
Sou b Caorlina participates.
From the White House to the
Senate and up broad Pennsyl-
vania avenu presented a spec
tacle Of colors of chromat'c
splendor and an array of military
strength aud display of war trap
pings never before seen IN this
country. L. is estimated that the
pageant cost four million dollars,
counting therein the money spent
by citiz7ns attending who haye
come from even the most distant
part of the Union. The whole
number Of troops is estimated a.
twenty thousand. Forty military
bands are in the procession
The procession was n two
grand divisions Of military witE
Major General Brook as Crane
Marshal of the first division
commanded by Governor Sion,
of Pennsylvania, with delegation
from Pennsylvania add Dsla
ware. The third division wa
commando by General Wheele
with Governors and troops frou
= the different States. The civ
grand division was comprised @
: the political clubs Of all the lead
f ing cities and student bodies fror
a deem institutions.
The procession moved prompt
q ~ from the capital at 1870, whe
t President Mckinley took the oat
s of Office on the east protico. [
the presence of an immens
t throng he began the delivery c
the inaugural address.
The President began his inaue
ural address as follows: "Whs
we assembled here the All Q
March, 1897, there was a grea
1 anxiety in regard to our currenc
= and credit. Now none exists
Then our treasury receipts. wer
inadequate to meet our obliga
. tions, Now they are sufficient TO
all the public needs, and we hav
a surplus instead of a deficit
i Then I felt constrained and ha
to convene Congress in extraor
t binary session to devise revenue
r to meet ordinary expenses for tn
government. Now we have tn
j, satisfaction to announce that tn
: congress just closed has refuge
/. taxation the sum of forty-on
4 million dollars. Then there wa
% a deep solicitude because of Ion
depression in manufacturing
INNING, agricultural and mercal
tile industries, aud consequel
" distress among the laboring POI
ulatiou. Now every avenue
% production is crowded to activit,
and prosperity, broadening. al
windening, is stimulating ever
branch of industry througho1
the length and breadth of OF
u great country.
Working Overtime.
Eight hour laws r ignored /
be those tireless. little wOrkers-D