The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-04
Theodore Roosevelt to he Sworn I'm ns
Vice President Ten Minutes Before
the Mckinley Ceremony.
GREAT MILITARY PAGEANT
G. A. II. VETERANS TO ESCORT THE
PRESIDENT TO THE CAPITOL.
Illumination and Ball I'm the Evening
-washington swarming with
sightseers and Soldiers.


set on the national capital to-day every
thing that human effort could do to make
the second Mckinley Inauguration sue
cess had been done. a majority OF the
troops and civic organizations were already
in the city and safely quartered Some
thousands more were OH the various rail-
ways hurrying toward Washington. and
the Weather Bureau predicted fair wealth
er for March A. in a special bulletin issued
by its chief. Professor Moore. The cor
rected timecard of official events for the
next three days was issued as follows:
Monday. March A.
IL a. m.-Gathering OF high government
officlals, diplomats and specially invited
guests in the United States Senate cham
ber.
11:50 a. m.-Inauguration of Theodore
Roosevelt, of New York. as Vice President
OF the United States. Ceremonies in the
Senate. attended by the President and a
distinguished company.
II m.-Presldent Mckinley takes the
oath of office I'm the presence of the as
sembled multitude. Delivers inaugural ad-
dress
1:S0 p. m.-Inaugural parade moves from
the Capitol up Pennsylvania avenue
1880 ID. m.-Illumination OF the Court of
Honor, In front of the White House
7:45 p. m.-Display of aerial fireworks
from Washington monument grounds.
ID. INDOORS of Pension Office open for
reception OF guests of the inaugural ball
y. m.-Inaugural ball opened by Presi-
des;t Mckinley.
Tuesday. AIarch g.
10:30 a. m.-Dedicatory concert, Pension
Office, in honor of the United States army.
Marine Band.
2p. m.-Dedicatory concert, Pension Of
nee. in honor of the United States navy.
Marine Band.
p. m.-Dedicatory concert. Pension Of
flee. in honor Of the States Of the Union.
Marine Band.
"Wednesday, March e.
d. m.-Dedicat, ~ concert, Pension Of
flee, in honor of the Congress of the United
States. Marine Band.
ID. m.-Dedicatory concert, Pension Of
flee, in honor OF the Vice President and the
speaker of the House of Representatives.
Marine Band ana grand chorus of 500
voices.
Inauguration eve was a quiet, but crowd
ed Sunday. The weather opened threaten
ing with a southeast wind and a clouded
SKY but toward noon 1t cleared and the
sun set fair, with every indication of a
good day to follow. From early morning
till toward midnight every street in the
downtown section was crowded. The local
churches kept open doors both day and
evening. and were crowded with worship
ers at every service. many of the visitors
being in uniform and reminding old resi-
dents OF wartime Sabbaths.
THEATERS OPEN LAST NIGHT.
In the evening the theaters We'd with the
churches In keeping open house, and they
were equally well patronlzed. For such as
sought spirituous rather than spiritual con-
ISOLATION there was rather dry and un-
profitable time. The local Anti-saloon
1RaI
committee TO see that the Sunday closing
law was enforced. and their efforts met
with considerable success. There was but
little sign of drunkenness on the streets.
The militiamen, who usually furnish a
good-natured but rather turbulent element
at Inauguration time. were generally quiet
and decorous, and up TO late hour there
had not been the name OF a single regular
entered on the blotter at any station house.
The crowd had a distinctly holiday air
on the street. The weather was mild
enough to permit large display OF fem
inine finery. and this, with the mixture
OF uniforms, gave the streets In the fash
icnable section of the northwest much the
appearance of an Easter Sunday parade.
Seldom has an inaugural gathering brought
out such an assortment OF uniforms as
were met on every street car and at every
street corner. The dark blue or the serv-
ice uniforms were relieved BY the red capes
and facings OF the artillery and the yellow
OF the cavalry The Porto Rican contfn-
gent, In sombreros and toreador Jackets.
mixed up with the jackies of the naval con-
tingent, and the lighter blue OF the Ma
tional Guard was everywhere in large ma
jority. There were not lacking strange
combinations Of uniform that distinguished
several or the crack volunteer cavalry
troops. while the variety among the men,-
bers of the various civic marching clubs
was almost endless.
The soldiers and visitors swarmed about
the Capitol building. where the legislators
were struggling with the remnants of con-
sressional work. Throughout the day and
well into the night they paced the Capitol
corridors. Tomorrow all the doors Will
be closed. except TO those holding tickets
of admission. But to-day everything was
open TO the public. II is not often that
the Sabbath calm OF the building is dis
turbed by such popular invasion. Early
in the day several hundred biue-coated SOL
diers from one OF the nearby States took
possession of the House end of the Can
itol The House was IN recess until u.
m. but the emblem OF legislative authority.
the mace. stood in position as a warning
that The dignity Of the body must not be
invaded. But the soldier boys were Oh
livious TO such Congressman hctIons.
SOLDIERS PLAY coNGREssMEN.
Before the weary doorkeepers were aware
OF Il. the chamber was In possession of
several hundred blue coats. Some of them
ascended TO the speakers rostrun and
hammered for order Others occupied the